BNN Report
News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
14 October 2312
CBO Awards
NCA Hitter - What a way to finish off the year -- being honored with the 2312 Nuka-Hitter Award in the North Charles Association. It had already been a very special season for County Crossing's Babs Rooth, but today's announcement really put the icing on his cake.
All season long Babs Rooth gave opposing pitchers fits by hitting .365 as he collected 152 hits, 27 doubles, 3 triples, 37 home runs and 107 RBIs.
He received 26 first place votes out of a possible 28. Nauseous Revere of the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud finished second in voting with 1 first place vote, while Duff Fee of the Concord Radstags finished third with 1 first place vote.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Babs Rooth - County Crossing Bloodbugs - 26 - 382
Nauseous Revere - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud - 1 - 201
Duff Fee - Concord Radstags - 1 - 198
Diamond Ball - Nahant Celtics - 0 - 170
Gavin Deux-Gas - The Slog Ghouls - 0 - 165
Peter Pan Calvillo - Salem Witch Hats - 0 - 156
Aaron Squire - Bunker Hill 75ers - 0 - 155
Jig McGhee - Bunker Hill 75ers - 0 - 73
Bumpy Redfern - County Crossing Bloodbugs - 0 - 73
Eden Babz - Easy Town Assaultrons - 0 - 49
Jim Geiger - Cambridge Coursers - 0 - 20
Baktu DaWell - Easy Town Assaultrons - 0 - 4
Greenthumb Gray - Concord Radstags - 0 - 4
Brian DeLong - Salem Witch Hats - 0 - 2
SCA Hitter - Barker Cocoa of the University Point Deathclaws proved that you can step out of the shadows and onto the stage if you've got the talent and the drive to hone your skills. Hard work, long hours and a tireless resolve paid off for him today in the form of the South Charles Association Nuka-Hitter Award.
Cocoa hit for a .327 average while collecting 149 hits, 20 doubles, 3 triples, 48 home runs, 122 RBIs and scoring 116 times.
He received 28 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Donn Mattingley of the Roxbury Rad Sox finished second in voting, while Joe Rathmann of the Vault 81 Dwellers finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Barker Cocoa - University Point Deathclaws - 28 - 392
Donn Mattingley - Roxbury Rad Sox - 0 - 224
Joe Rathmann - Vault 81 Dwellers - 0 - 216
Rock Rampage - University Point Deathclaws - 0 - 202
Missile Crews - Goodneighbor Hancocks - 0 - 181
Ken Debate - Jamaica Plain Red Rockets - 0 - 96
Racky Westheim - Oberland T-51s - 0 - 67
Austin Engill - Egret Ninjas - 0 - 65
Naga Arakaki - Glowing Sea Radscorpions - 0 - 51
Nu York - Atom Cats - 0 - 51
Stu Gains - Vault 81 Dwellers - 0 - 47
Magnum Peaeye - Diamond City Swatters - 0 - 28
Phantom Vargas - Vault 81 Dwellers - 0 - 28
Sack King - University Point Deathclaws - 0 - 2
Zod Gaycey - Spectacle Island Reapers - 0 - 1
Ayag Mour - Roxbury Rad Sox - 0 - 1
NCA Starter - The Vim! Pitcher Award for 2312 has been presented and the North Charles Association winner is La'Ray Kalel of Fort Hagen.
"It's always nice to receive an award like this," said Kalel. "I just hope I can improve on my performance next year and be in the running again," the Silver Shroud star told reporters.
Kalel excelled with an impressive 19-6 record in 31 starts. In 171 innings he yielded 164 hits and 49 walks, while striking out 116 and compiling a fine 3.00 ERA.
He received 26 first place votes out of a possible 28. Elastic Man Haley of the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud finished second in voting with 2 first place votes, while Max Thunderdome of the Bunker Hill 75ers finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
La'Ray Kalel - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud - 26 - 189
Elastic Man Haley - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud - 2 - 110
Max Thunderdome - Bunker Hill 75ers - 0 - 71
Doug Creep - Sunshine Tidings Chemists - 0 - 39
Beachboy Nut - Nordhagen Beach Party Boys - 0 - 32
Chad Nailgun - Concord Radstags - 0 - 20
Jaa Thirtysix - Salem Witch Hats - 0 - 8
Zack Million - Nahant Celtics - 0 - 5
Jason Tonelli - Bunker Hill 75ers - 0 - 2
SCA Starter - The Goodneighbor Hancocks have a rising superstar or maybe even a budding Hall-of-Famer in the making. It's Clubhouse Treelover, this year's South Charles Association Vim! Pitcher Award selection. This blossoming hurler wowed fans, peers and sportswriters with a fabulous performance.
Treelover compiled a 13-8 record in 33 starts, tallied 163 strikeouts in 205.1 innings and recorded a 2.89 ERA. Other clubs managed only a .217 batting average against him.
He received 25 first place votes out of a possible 28. Mister Burns of the Goodneighbor Hancocks finished second in voting, while Paul Stains of the Diamond City Swatters finished third with 2 first place votes.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Clubhouse Treelover - Goodneighbor Hancocks - 25 - 187
Mister Burns - Goodneighbor Hancocks - 0 - 90
Paul Stains - Diamond City Swatters - 2 - 78
Mesquite Williams - Atom Cats - 0 - 43
Heaven Fontenot - Goodneighbor Hancocks - 1 - 33
Baker Dozen - FHE Yao Guai - 0 - 18
Derek Green - Jamaica Plain Red Rockets - 0 - 14
Chris Deathclaw - Jamaica Plain Red Rockets - 0 - 9
Pollox Troye - Goodneighbor Hancocks - 0 - 4
NCA Manager - Darnell Bright has molded the Fort Hagen Silver Shroud into a top-flight North Charles Association team. The 2312 Skipper of the Year came into spring training with a commitment to getting the most out of his Silver Shroud.
"I told them I had no preconceived notions about them, that all of them were blank slates as far as I was concerned. I told them to learn my system and we would win. I told them all the spots on the roster were open, that the best players would play -- young or old, rookie or vet -- and that I expected them to hustle, to work hard, and play as a team. They bought into it and made me look good."
And Darnell Bright certainly got the most out of his ballclub. The Silver Shroud wrapped up the season in first place in the North Charles Association Institute League with a 82-48 record.
SCA Manager - Club officials have reported seeing Drac Jaskula at the ballpark as early as 7 am. His dedication, coupled with a shrewd management style and a knack for knowing "who's hot and who's not" earned Jaskula the South Charles Association Manager of the Year Award for 2312.
"I guess you could say I pushed all the right buttons at the right time for the Dwellers to have the season we did. But keep in mind, too, that I also had a group of dedicated ballplayers who played their hearts out. I thank them for winning this award for me."
There was much joy in Vault 81 this season. Their beloved Dwellers took second place in the South Charles Association Railroad League, rounding out the year with a 72-58 record.
NCA Rookie - Eden Babz of the Assaultrons had a good year during 2312. In his debut season the Easy Town center fielder hit .332 on his way to the Red Rocket Rookie Award.
Babz collected 164 hits with 15 home runs, 70 RBIs and 91 runs scored.
He received 28 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. Luff Gurr of the Sunshine Tidings Chemists finished second in voting, while Fio Treelover of the Concord Radstags finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Eden Babz - Easy Town Assaultrons - 28 - 140
Luff Gurr - Sunshine Tidings Chemists - 0 - 48
Fio Treelover - Concord Radstags - 0 - 30
Campy Madrid - Lexington Synths - 0 - 19
Jimmy-James Sessoms - Cambridge Coursers - 0 - 10
Cutter Redman - The Slog Ghouls - 0 - 3
Togie Pitt - Cambridge Coursers - 0 - 2
SCA Rookie - Slip Knotty put together a sparkling rookie season to snag the South Charles Association's Red Rocket Rookie Award for 2312.
In 109 games, the FHE second baseman hit .249 with 85 hits, 20 home runs, 63 RBIs, 77 walks, 60 runs scored and a .382 on-base percentage.
He received 10 first place votes out of a possible 28. Candy Kline of the Atom Cats finished second in voting with 6 first place votes, while Boryslaw Skiba of the Jamaica Plain Red Rockets finished third with 3 first place votes.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Slip Knotty - FHE Yao Guai - 10 - 75
Candy Kline - Atom Cats - 6 - 55
Boryslaw Skiba - Jamaica Plain Red Rockets - 3 - 52
Kyran Millar - Jamaica Plain Red Rockets - 7 - 39
Brandon Larsonist - Jamaica Plain Red Rockets - 2 - 27
Esau Babz - Spectacle Island Reapers - 0 - 4
NCA Positional Hitters - The smiles were wide today as Commonwealth Baseball Organization named its BosCom Positional Hitter Award winners for the North Charles Association.
These players were the best offensive performers at their respective positions for the year. The winners are:
Pitcher
Admiral Kelm (Fort Hagen Silver Shroud)
.294/.340/.519, 395 AB, 21 HR, 27 SB, 121 wRC+, 2.9 WAR
Catcher
Biter Trout (Starlight Killers)
.286/.417/.453, 353 AB, 13 HR, 136 wRC+, 3.5 WAR
First Baseman
Baktu DaWell (Easy Town Assaultrons)
.352/.470/.597, 355 AB, 23 HR, 6 SB, 175 wRC+, 3.4 WAR
Second Baseman
Nauseous Revere (Fort Hagen Silver Shroud)
.326/.441/.527, 448 AB, 16 HR, 10 SB, 102 R, 155 wRC+, 6.7 WAR
Third Baseman
Diamond Ball (Nahant Celtics)
.344/.423/.643, 454 AB, 35 HR, 5 SB, 102 RBI, 6.4 WAR
Shortstop
Aaron Squire (Bunker Hill 75ers)
.283/.364/.570, 467 AB, 36 HR, 8 SB, 114 RBI, 5.8 WAR
Left Fielder
Jig McGhee (Bunker Hill 75ers)
.341/.429/.543, 449 AB, 20 HR, 28 SB, 159 wRC+, 5.5 WAR
Center Fielder
Duff Fee (Concord Radstags)
.322/.380/.561, 469 AB, 28 HR, 42 SB, 147 wRC+, 6.9 WAR
Right Fielder
Babs Rooth (County Crossing Bloodbugs)
.365/.449/.710, 417 AB, 37 HR, 106 R, 107 RBI, 6.3 WAR
SCA Positional Hitters - The South Charles Association passed out some hardware today, naming the BosCom Positional Hitter Award recipients for 2312.
The hitters who came out on top for their position this year are:
Pitcher
Zaire Inquisitor (Oberland T-51s)
.268/.295/.405, 400 AB, 7 HR, 4 SB, 80 wRC+, -0.3 WAR
Catcher
Nu York (Atom Cats)
.330/.432/.527, 376 AB, 19 HR, 155 wRC+, 5.0 WAR
First Baseman
Barker Cocoa (University Point Deathclaws)
.327/.445/.700, 456 AB, 48 HR, 2 SB, 116 R, 122 RBI, 7.3 WAR
Second Baseman
Harry Byrd (Vault 81 Dwellers)
.285/.388/.497, 471 AB, 25 HR, 5 SB, 134 wRC+, 1.8 WAR
Third Baseman
Donn Mattingley (Roxbury Rad Sox)
.333/.419/.570, 463 AB, 27 HR, 159 wRC+, 5.6 WAR
Shortstop
Rock Rampage (University Point Deathclaws)
.317/.363/.555, 483 AB, 26 HR, 10 SB, 139 wRC+, 5.8 WAR
Left Fielder
Ken Debate (Jamaica Plain Red Rockets)
.292/.379/.575, 463 AB, 32 HR, 6 SB, 148 wRC+, 4.2 WAR
Center Fielder
Missile Crews (Goodneighbor Hancocks)
.311/.401/.546, 454 AB, 23 HR, 32 SB, 146 wRC+, 6.0 WAR
Right Fielder
Joe Rathmann (Vault 81 Dwellers)
.328/.431/.547, 472 AB, 23 HR, 37 SB, 159 wRC+, 6.4 WAR
NCA Reliever - At the age of 21, Cora Harper says he still has a lot to learn about life in Commonwealth Baseball Organization.
But he certainly seems to be a quick study, as the Easy Town Assaultrons reliever was better than all others this year and has captured the 2312 North Charles Association Fallon's Reliever Award.
"I hope to win this a few more times before all is said and done in my career," the
South Kingstown, Rhode Island native said.
For the season, Harper had 16 saves in 31 relief appearances, which totaled 84.2. He fanned 55 betters, while walking 44 and put up a record of 8-8 to go with his 2.87 ERA.
He received 15 first place votes out of a possible 28. Yank Daley of the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys finished second in voting with 13 first place votes, while Wick Prater of the County Crossing Bloodbugs finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Cora Harper - Easy Town Assaultrons - 15 - 114
Yank Daley - Nordhagen Beach Party Boys - 13 - 110
Wick Prater - County Crossing Bloodbugs - 0 - 25
Nien Nunb - Fort Hagen Silver Shroud - 0 - 3
SCA Reliever - Professor Harriel said he thinks hitters often underestimate him, as he's only 25 years old.
But he'll certainly be getting a lot more respect now, as the Roxbury Rad Sox rising star has won the South Charles Association Fallon's Reliever Award for 2312.
He captured the award on the strength of his 2.50 ERA over 57.2 innings. He also had 37 saves in 53 relief appearances, 80 strikeouts and only 13 walks.
He received 28 first place votes, as a unanimous winner. William Butcherman of the Oberland T-51s finished second in voting, while Marc Pondsip of the University Point Deathclaws finished third.
Player - Team - First Place - Total Points
Professor Harriel - Roxbury Rad Sox - 28 - 140
William Butcherman - Oberland T-51s - 0 - 54
Marc Pondsip - University Point Deathclaws - 0 - 53
Matt Hoernig - University Point Deathclaws - 0 - 5
NCA Defenders - "Flashing the leather" and "good with the glove" are ways to describe players who help their teams by playing great defense. Today the most dependable glovemen in the North Charles Association for 2312 were announced. Corvega Top Defender Awards will be presented to these top-notch defenders:
Pitcher
Whokill Poole (Starlight Killers)
Catcher
Stuart Costantino (Nahant Celtics)
First Baseman
Brian DeLong (Salem Witch Hats)
Second Baseman
Nauseous Revere (Fort Hagen Silver Shroud)
Third Baseman
Flex Mussels (Concord Radstags)
Shortstop
Gavin Deux-Gas (The Slog Ghouls)
Left Fielder
Admiral Kelm (Fort Hagen Silver Shroud)
Center Fielder
Duff Fee (Concord Radstags)
Right Fielder
Gene Leftswipe (Nahant Celtics)
SCA Defenders - On the defensive side of the game pitchers always get the glory, but the best pitchers know their success hinges on the gloves behind them. The defensive dream team in the South Charles Association for 2312 has been announced, and the Corvega Top Defender Award trophies will be presented to these outstanding fielders:
Pitcher
Aldo Sanch (Diamond City Swatters)
Catcher
Racky Westheim (Oberland T-51s)
First Baseman
Duncan MacCready (FHE Yao Guai)
Second Baseman
Elton Goodspeed (Glowing Sea Radscorpions)
Third Baseman
Donn Mattingley (Roxbury Rad Sox)
Shortstop
Poncho Picasso (Spectacle Island Reapers)
Left Fielder
Ben Pawlak (Roxbury Rad Sox)
Center Fielder
Vignar Graymane (Diamond City Swatters)
Right Fielder
Jay Gabby (Goodneighbor Hancocks)
CBO Draft Preview
The expectation of college players being more CBO-ready than the youth league players has started to take root with 4 of the 5 players featured this week coming form the college ranks. For a further look at the 2312 Rookie Mock Draft, let's go through picks 6-10:
#6 3B Moktar Wakihuri, Greenfield College - After two years with the Greenies, Wakihuri is ready to make the jump to the CBO as one of the top-ranked prospects in 2312. Wakihuri has a good balance of hitting potential with the ability to build up his average and power hitting.
#7 SS Sincere Grey, Beantown Sprouts - The four-year starter for the Sprouts, Grey showed the ability to handle the pressure as being the team's top player. Scouts like Grey's patience at the plate. While he is not expected to have the best bat for getting hits, his OBP should be solid. Grey is also a great defensive SS, which will probably anchor him to the SS position.
#8 2B Jack of Diamonds Cordero, Holy Cross College - The man many believe will be a starter for a CBO team in 2313, Cordero declared after a sophomore season with the Crusaders that saw him get a bit banged up. Scouts like his elite power potential and his outstanding glove and range. Only the lack of a strong arm stops him from being an elite SS. While the mock has Cordero at #8, we would not be surprised to see Glowing Sea pull the trigger on him at #1.
#9 CF Cray Cris Arcos, Winchester University - Exiting his junior season with a .353 career average, Arcos is an elite hitter and outfielder who may end up as a corner OF at the next level. Scouts like his ability to work the pitcher and force a walk. When he does swing, he can place the ball pretty much anywhere on the field, but his bread and butter is squaring up pitches to drive them right back at the pitcher.
#10 SS Daniel Basaldu, Tufts University - Scouts are not high on Basaldu, who was not a starter in his one sophomore season with the Jumbos. He is considered a prospect pick, but we have a hard time seeing him going in the 1st Round, much less this high in the draft. Scouts think that he could be a good high-count hitter to work the count at the plate. he is not the best defensive SS but can hold his own. His most direct path to the CBO seems to be as a defensive replacement.
The full mock draft:
CBO Transactions
Sunday, October 13th , 2312
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Released SS Nitro Lawrence.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Alien Buckley.
Saturday, October 12th , 2312
The Slog Ghouls: Signed RP Scott Canada.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Tommy Leetch.
Friday, October 11th , 2312
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Dwight Workman.
Thursday, October 10th , 2312
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released 3B Glenn Wattz.
Lexington Synths: Released 1B Jumping Jehoshaphat Cobb.
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Suddenly Carrington.
Wednesday, October 9th , 2312
Southie Brews: Released SS Space Ellewin.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Mark Knight.
Tuesday, October 8th , 2312
FHE Yao Guai: Signed RF Happy Man.