BNN Report
News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
29 January 2312
Nuka Cup Tournament Announcement
The 2312 Nuka Cup Tournament will be held from March 2-28 with all 28 CBO teams competing for the crown. University Point won the last two Nuka Cups and will host one of the four regionals this year. Hosts are the four final teams in the playoffs ranked 1-4: Roxbury, Nordhagen Beach, University Point, and Starlight.
There is one change to this year's tournament with the bottom six seeds having to play one "play-in" series where the losers are eliminated. Seeds 2 will take on Seeds 7, 3 will take on 6, and 4 will take on 5. The winning three teams per region will then go on to play with the host team in a four-team double-elimination bracket.
Roxbury Regional (in seeded order): Roxbury, Fort Hagen, FHE, County Crossing, Atom, Malden, and Glowing Sea.
Nordhagen Beach Regional: Nordhagen Beach, Vault 81, Salem, Quincy, Lexington, Jamaica Plain, and Cambridge.
University Point Regional: University Point, Nahant, Oberland, Bunker Hill, Goodneighbor, Concord, and Southie.
Starlight Regional: Starlight, Egret, Sunshine Tidings, Spectacle Island, The Slog, Diamond City, and Easy Town.
Feature: Lexington Synths
As the sole original team to never have made the playoffs since the inception of the full CBO in 2298, the Lexington Synths are a strange franchise, to say the least. Set in one of the largest settlements of the Commonwealth, the Synths are a team that has fans eager to see the team play but also unable to see the team win.
Lexington has not had a winning season since 2299 when it finished 57-51 and 4th place in the Institute League. That season also marked the only season that the Synths finished above .500 in the CBO. They were 36-24 in 2297, winning the Institute League that season, but that season does not count as part of the CBO history.
Coming off a 60-70 season, the Synths also appear to be far off on the path to being a competitive team in 2312. In terms of runs scored, Lexington was 11th in runs scored and 10th in runs allowed in the NCA. The current roster is also not drowning in talent like some teams with OSA only rating three players in the upper tier of CBO players in terms of talent: SP Ahsoka Tano (8-10, 3.67), SP Chase Wede (11-9, 3.62), and 1B Eugene Jeep (.342/30/94). There are only two other players under 30 on the roster currently rated above average: RP Closecall Hubb and CL Rube Pane.
As far as what it will take for Lexington to become a competitive team, we are calling 2315 the beginning of the swing up. The Synths currently have the fourth-rated farm system with four prospects in the Top 100: 3B Tommy Whitetiger (2nd), SS Geralt Rivia (30th), 1B Freenow Sullivan, and CF Packs Ton Kling (54th).
Additionally, Lexington has a number of players that the OSA rates as having CBO starting potential. 19-year-old LF Grayson Topps appeared in 27 games for the Synths last season, batting .245/2/10. It is possible he takes the starting role over 34-year-old LF Gee Force this season. Others wth good potential include SP Gobbler Core, 1B Flip Solitary, 2B Qhoriun Halfhand, 2B Sigh Young, 3B Tarry Chik, LF Speedy Bugg, LF Clean Blake Dean, LF Red Roughing, LF Mandirali Tasilova, and 2311 1st-Round pick CF Campy Madrid who will probably vault to their #1 prospect once the 2312 updated scouting ratings come out.
Based on the abundance of outfield prospects, Lexington GM Kevin Badluck may want to make it a priority to move some of those prospects for serviceable pitching prospects. Badluck has been improving the CBO team each year, so several moves could put Lexington on the brink of the playoffs. We think, however, patience will be Lexington's virtue with too many good players coming up through the system not to find eventual success. Of course, entering their fourth year with the Synths, Badluck and manager Fourth Wall may want to start winning now so that they have a job once their team does start to turn it around.
The 2312 Lexington Synths probably will not be a good team, but we do foresee a day when the Synths see more than just their mugs and t-shirts in every Super Duper Mart across the Commonwealth; they also will one day see Synths championship banners, too.
CBO Transactions
Monday, January 29th , 2312
The Lexington Synths traded 19-year old minor league 3B Juu Racetrack and a 9th round draft pick to the Concord Radstags, getting 23-year old LF Speedy Bugg, 17-year old minor league SS Qhoriun Halfhand, 19-year old minor league RHP Diesel O'Neal, and a 5th round draft pick in return.
Sunday, January 28th , 2312
Concord Radstags: Released C Jo Go Alvarado.
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Griff Bran.
Lexington Synths: Released 2B Glowman Sepulveda.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Dario Naaharis.
Saturday, January 27th , 2312
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Josh Branch.
The Egret Ninjas traded 25-year old 1B Weldon Steak and 34-year old SS Swift Hendrix to the County Crossing Bloodbugs, getting 18-year old minor league RF Cupper Galvan in return.
Friday, January 26th , 2312
Cambridge Coursers: Released 1B Anyday Stevenski.
Thursday, January 25th , 2312
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Tato Robles.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF No-No Pinhole.
Wednesday, January 24th , 2312
The Slog Ghouls: Released 1B Scott Gunderson.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Sox Lanza.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Kissimee Deadly.
The Goodneighbor Hancocks traded 32-year old RHP Mel Gorgeous and a 10th round draft pick to the Concord Radstags, getting 22-year old RHP Pollox Troye, 21-year old minor league RHP Michel Jouan, 18-year old minor league RHP Lee Land, and 19-year old minor league 2B Sully Supermutant in return.
Tuesday, January 23rd , 2312
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Prance Runner.
Monday, January 22nd , 2312
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released SS Bobby Mohr.
Malden Grognaks: Signed SP Kevin Ballinger.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RP John Schuetzle.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Clubhouse Pengana.
Sunday, January 21st , 2312
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Dammer McReynolds.
Saturday, January 20th , 2312
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Kuvar Husband.
Friday, January 19th , 2312
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released 2B Enjoy Honor.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Good Die Young.
Thursday, January 18th , 2312
FHE Yao Guai: Released 1B Mader Sierra.
FHE Yao Guai: Released C Phoney Brown.
Wednesday, January 17th , 2312
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Released LF Vern Mount.
Tuesday, January 16th , 2312
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released 1B Eric Sandman.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Wizard Tillman.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Justin Nearhoof.
Monday, January 15th , 2312
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released 1B Jordan Jumpy Reeves.
Sunday, January 14th , 2312
Malden Grognaks: Released RP Wun Browman.
Malden Grognaks: Released C Flyface Spotts.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Timm County.
Friday, January 12th , 2312
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Troy Ways.
Thursday, January 11th , 2312
Cambridge Coursers: Released RP Vic Interceptor.
Oberland T-51s: Released LF Justin Nearhoof.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Dale Nails.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Fungo Accuro.
Tuesday, January 9th , 2312
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Tek Graves.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Adam McDermott.
Monday, January 8th , 2312
Oberland T-51s: Released RP Temmy Cricket.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Is Ildur.
The Salem Witch Hats traded 17-year old minor league 1B Huge Hugh Testerman, a 5th round draft pick, and a 3rd round draft pick to the Roxbury Rad Sox, getting 25-year old RHP David Lunchtime and 32-year old RHP Aaron Demps in return.
Sunday, January 7th , 2312
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released RP Lil Cuz Blakley.
Saturday, January 6th , 2312
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Earl Musicman.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Lunadusk Thorn.
Friday, January 5th , 2312
Nordhagen Beach Party Boys: Released RF Valdr Dagger.
The The Slog Ghouls traded 34-year old LF Boots Yellowhair and a 10th round draft pick to the Nahant Celtics, getting 23-year old minor league LHP Make Money, 17-year old minor league RHP Brand Ancrum, and 21-year old RHP Mr X Lopez in return.
Thursday, January 4th , 2312
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Zeke Thomas.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Signed LF Live Oak Taysom.
Tuesday, January 2nd , 2312
The Slog Ghouls: Released RP Mike Riverrunner.
Monday, January 1st , 2312
Malden Grognaks: Released SP Kevin Ballinger.
Concord Radstags: Signed RF Rapid Feller.