BNN Report
News from the CBO, Minors, CCBL, and CYL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
18 August 2313
CBO Analysis
We are now just two weeks away from the conclusion of the 2313 season, and there is still action of interest to pay attention to as we head to the playoffs. Two teams, Vault 81 and Atom, are in the playoffs. Three teams--Easy Town, Malden, and Roxbury--are already eliminated. Every other team is still in the race. Here are the current team power rankings for Commonwealth Baseball Organization:
Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Vault 81 Dwellers (125.6, o)
2) Atom Cats (119.3, ++)
3) Fort Hagen Silver Shroud (116.8, -)
4) County Crossing Bloodbugs (110.7, -)
5) Glowing Sea Radscorpions (110.1, +)
6) Salem Witch Hats (110.0, o)
7) FHE Yao Guai (106.6, --)
8) Diamond City Swatters (100.3, ++)
9) Lexington Synths (99.1, +)
10) Nahant Celtics (96.4, +)
11) University Point Deathclaws (94.8, +)
12) Southie Brews (93.7, ++)
13) Bunker Hill 75ers (92.4, --)
14) The Slog Ghouls (92.1, --)
15) Quincy Gunners (91.4, -)
16) Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (90.8, -)
17) Egret Ninjas (89.2, ++)
18) Starlight Killers (81.6, ++)
19) Oberland T-51s (81.3, -)
20) Spectacle Island Reapers (80.9, --)
21) Concord Radstags (80.6, --)
22) Sunshine Tidings Chemists (76.9, -)
23) Jamaica Plain Red Rockets (74.5, ++)
24) Goodneighbor Hancocks (72.8, +)
25) Roxbury Rad Sox (67.7, -)
26) Cambridge Coursers (61.5, --)
27) Malden Grognaks (56.9, o)
28) Easy Town Assaultrons (44.7, o)
If the playoffs started today, here are the seeds and the teams still alive heading into the final 13 or 14 games:
NCA
1. Fort Hagen (Magic # 5)
2. County Crossing (Magic # 10)
3. Salem
4t. Lexington (tied series with The Slog, 2-2)
4t. The Slog (tied series with Lexington, 2-2)
6. Bunker Hill (won series vs Nahant, 3-1)
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7. Nahant
8. Nordhagen Beach
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9. Starlight (leads series vs Concord, 4-1)
10. Concord
11. Sunshine Tidings
12. Cambridge
SCA
1. Vault 81 (Magic # 3)
2. Atom (Magic # 2)
3. FHE
4. Glowing Sea
5. University Point
6. Oberland (leads series vs Diamond City, 4-3)
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7. Diamond City
8. Quincy
9. Southie
10. Egret
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11. Spectacle Island
12. Jamaica Plain
13. Goodneighbor
Brotherhood League
Unless County Crossing goes into a late-season slump, they should be in position to hold their 4.5-game lead over Salem. The Slog has been slumping, dropping them perhaps out of any home-field advantage in the Wildcard Round of the playoffs. Not only that, but Nahant and Nordhagen Beach are three and four games behind them, respectively in the hunt for the 5th seed. Both the Celtics and Party Boys are currently on the outside looking in.
A closer look at the Pennant Chase shows odds of where they five good teams will finish in the league and the association.
County Crossing- at Atom (3), vs Nahant (3), at Salem (3), at Nahant (2), at Malden (2)
Salem - at University Point (3), vs Easy Town (3), vs County Crossing (3), at Easy Town (2), vs The Slog (2)
The Slog - at Jamaica Plain (3), vs Malden (3), at Easy Town (3), at Malden (2), at Salem (2)
Nahant - at Quincy (3), at County Crossing (3), at Jamaica Plain (3), vs County Crossing (2), vs Nordhagen Beach (2)
Nordhagen Beach - at Southie (3), vs Oberland (3), vs Malden (3), at Lexington (2), at Nahant (2)
The Witch Hats have not established themselves as serious contenders for the title in a season that appears it could be a rematch between Fort Hagen and Vault 81. The Hats are 1st in the NCA in runs scored (655) and 5th in runs allowed (522). There are several stars on offense, but 1B Brian DeLong (.343/33/98) and rookie RF Thatch Heard (.360/25/89)stand out the most. On the mound, the first two starters, Paul Stains (13-8, 3.46) and Jaa Thirtysix (13-5, 3.58), can help the team win any game.
Institute League
Fort Hagen has control of the top seed by two games over the Bloodbugs and has full control over the IL with a nine-game lead over Lexington. While the Synths appear to have a hold on the playoffs, that hold is loose with the Celtics and Boys in the BL challenging to get in. Bunker Hill currently holds the 6th seed. The rest of the league is "alive" with Both Starlight and Concord seven games over .500 at the top of the alive teams. Sunshine Tidings is 13 games below .500, and Cambridge is solidly in the 12th slot in the NCA.
Looking at the Pennant Chase in the IL, we will consider Fort Hagen's position safe. Otherwise, this is the wildcard race final schedule.
Lexington - at Roxbury (3), vs Goodneighbor (3), vs Sunshine Tidings (3), vs Nordhagen Beach (2), at Fort Hagen (2)
Bunker Hill - at Diamond City (3), at Fort Hagen (3), vs Starlight (3), vs Fort Hagen (2), at Sunshine Tidings (2)
The Silver Shroud are the defending champions and appear as though they can and maybe should repeat in 2313. Currenty, the Shroud are 2nd in runs scored (638) and 1st in runs allowed (465). The two stars for Fort Hagen's offense are 2B Nauseous Revere (.343/15/69) and RF Orcin Cardinal (.300/31/100). On the mound, starters Sarthis Idren (16-6, 3.04) and Elastic Man Haley (16-5, 2.78) have been two of the best. Trade acquisitions, Nuke Laloosh (7-18, 4.83) and Clubhouse Treelover (8-9, 4.24) have better support but have struggled in 2313. However, the bullpen is now stacked with La'Ray Kalel (7-3, 4.05), Max Grove (17 SV, 4.05), and Nien Nunb (11 SV, 2.93).
Minutemen League
Atom has clinched a wildcard spot and has a Magic # of 2 with a 12-game lead over University Point. We admit that we expected the Cats to fall back to the pack as leaders of a weak league, but they have not done that all season, holding on to the CBO's third-best record behind Vault 81 and Fort Hagen. University Point is the only other team above .500 and should be in the playoffs. Quincy and Southie are still serious competitors to sneak into the playoffs despite being below .500. Spectacle Island, Jamaica Plain, and Goodneighbor are technically still alive but not really.
In the ML, the Pennant Chase looks like this:
University Point - vs Salem (3), at Jamaica Plain (3), at Southie (3), vs Jamaica Plain (2), at Atom (2)
Quincy - vs Nahant (3), at Southie (3), vs Spectacle Island (3), vs Southie (2), at Egret (2)
Southie - vs Nordhagen Beach (3), vs Quincy (3), vs University Point (3), at Quincy (2), at Spectacle Island (2)
The Deathclaws are going to be in the playoffs yet again. However, they live and die based on the effectiveness of their offense. The Claws are 3rd in runs scored (634) and 9th in runs allowed (595). Four guys have 20+ home runs: 1B Barker Cocoa (.328/37/92), CF Sack King (.272/35/91), RF Wee Willy Warrington (.287/28/71), and SS Rock Rampage (.316/21/81). Pitching has four legends as starters, though none are great anymore. Acquisition Digger Vadim (9-8, 4.30) leads the charge with Tony Bertha (10-8, 4.03) having the best ERA. CL Matt Hoernig (25 SV, 3.62) is decent.
Railroad League
Vault 81 plays in what seems to be a decently good league, but there are only three total teams above .500. The Dwellers have an 11-game lead, meaning they are just 2 or 3 games away from clinching over FHE. Glowing Sea is still a great story, and it looks more likely that they will be there in the playoffs with the current 6th seed, Oberland, seven games back of them. The T-51s and Diamond City are tied. With Oberland's bad streak of injuries, including losing star SS Stormin Normin MacDonald for the season, they are on the way down. The Swatters are the CBO's hottest team at 9-1 in their last 10, and Egret has been much better as of late. The Rad Sox are officially on watch for the draft's 3rd-overall pick.
The Pennant Chase seems to start at 3rd place, but let's take a look at every significant race.
FHE - vs Cambridge (3), vs Glowing Sea (3), vs Fort Hagen (3), at Glowing Sea (2), vs Oberland (2)
Glowing Sea - vs Starlight (3), at FHE (3), at Roxbury (3), vs FHE (2), at Diamond City (2)
Oberland - vs Concord (3), at Nordhagen Beach (3), vs Diamond City (3), vs Goodneighbor (2), at FHE (2)
Diamond City - vs Bunker Hill (3), at Vault 81 (3), at Oberland (3), vs Vault 81 (2), vs Glowing Sea (2)
Egret - vs Fort Hagen (3), at Roxbury (3), at Vault 81 (3), vs Roxbury (2), vs Quincy (2)
For the Radscorpions, first, welcome to the playoffs, assuming they do not have an epic collapse in the last two weeks. Glowing Sea is 4th in runs scored (631) and 5th in runs allowed (559) thanks to having the best Bullpen ERA (4.12). There is only one offensive star, RF Naga Arakaki (.332/33/114), who is in contention to steal the Nuka Hitter Award from Cocoa. CF Enigma Montgomery (.318/15/64/38 SB) has been the second-best contributor. Despite not having a great Starters ERA (11th at 5.10), those skewed numbers are because of the 4th starter, not the top three. Those starters have been good: Cutter Redman (15-6, 3.47), Ryan Dennislynch (17-3, 3.87), and Tony Vampire Frazier (10-5, 3.93). Redman was acquired from The Slog, making the Radscorpions a tough team. CL Pink Floyd (24 SV, 3.46) is the bullpen leader.
CBO Standings
CBO Players of the Week
August 4 - Veteran Babs Rooth had a great week at the plate for the Bloodbugs to capture the majority of votes for Player of the Week in the North Charles Association.
The 34-year-old County Crossing right fielder built a .474 average on the strength of 9 hits in 19 at-bats, 5 home runs and 12 RBIs.
Thus far this year, Rooth has hit .360 with 29 home runs and 92 RBIs.
Fairlane Ford has the tools to stick in this league for many years. The 21-year-old second baseman of the Southie Brews had a hot bat in the South Charles Association over the past seven days and won the Player of the Week honors.
Ford batted .529 with 9 hits in 17 at-bats, 2 home runs and 5 RBIs.
This season, Ford has delivered 122 hits in 387 at-bats for a .315 average with 23 home runs. He is getting on base at a .404 clip and his totals also include 79 RBIs and 70 runs scored. This year Ford has played in 103 games.
August 11 - County Crossing Bloodbugs first baseman Plain Morris walked away with the North Charles Association Player of the Week Award today after putting up some impressive numbers over the past seven days.
"The Bloodbugs fans are really behind me right now," said the 27-year-old. "That helps. They give you the confidence to go out there and do better."
Morris batted .478 (11-for-23) with 2 home runs and 6 RBIs this week on his way to the award.
This season, Morris is batting .304 with 61 RBIs, 48 runs scored and 21 home runs.
The South Charles Association has made it official -- Rock Rampage is this week's winner of the Player of the Week Award.
The University Point shortstop was sensational with a .481 batting average, 4 home runs and 9 RBIs. Rampage also had no walks and posted a .481 on-base percentage.
Rampage is batting .317 this season in 108 games with 20 home runs, 77 RBIs and 61 runs scored. He has 138 hits in 435 at-bats.
August 18 - It's always a thrill for fans of the team and students of the game alike when a superstar in the making shows what he's got. Breha Queen, the Malden Grognaks 25-year-old second baseman, put himself in the spotlight last week making him the clear-cut choice for North Charles Association Player of the Week honors.
He ripped 11 hits in 22 at-bats, compiling a .500 average with 3 home runs and 6 RBIs.
So far this season, Queen has gotten 109 hits in 415 at-bats for a .263 batting average with 8 home runs. His stats include 33 RBIs and 60 runs scored. He has played in 112 games.
His hard work and hustle paid off this week. The hard-working and hard-playing Mork Mendee was rewarded with the South Charles Association Player of the Week honors.
The scrappy Southie Brews right fielder hit .538 while collecting 14 hits in 26 at-bats, 3 home runs and 9 RBIs.
To date, Mendee has collected 115 hits for a .315 average. He has posted 16 home runs, scored 67 runs and driven in 65 runs.
CBO Noteworthy News
August 2 - Joe Rathmann, welcome to the club -- the 2000-hit club.
The Vault 81 right fielder gained membership in that elite group in a 5-4 victory over the Spectacle Island Reapers at CURIE Inc. Field.
2 hits in 5 at-bats today enabled the Dwellers star to reach the milestone.
Rathmann has a lifetime average of .301, has played in 1794 games, and has collected 342 home runs and 1058 RBIs.
August 4 - So, who leads the Commonwealth Baseball Organization in isolated power (ISO)?
Hondo Ohnaka, SI, .345
Brian DeLong, SAL, .341
Barker Cocoa, UP, .337
Babs Rooth, CC, .320
Clean Jack Spratt, CAM, .311
August 9 - It was a special day at Beantown Brewery Stadium for County Crossing's Gavin Eviritts. The Bloodbugs ace logged his 200th career win against the Party Boys. In the 11-2 decision Eviritts tossed 6.1 innings, surrendered 6 hits with no walks and 5 strikeouts.
"I'm real fortunate that I had the opportunity to play with such good players during my career," said Eviritts. "I just couldn't have drawn it up any better. I'm glad I did it in this uniform, too. County Crossing is a great organization to play for."
Lifetime Eviritts has compiled a 200-149 record with a 4.03 ERA in 463 starts.
August 9 - What a day for Babs Rooth. The 34-year-old County Crossing right fielder reached the 2000-hit mark today and the Bloodbugs whipped the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys 11-2.
Rooth told reporters, "It's good to finally get it. The closer you get to 2000, the harder it is to get there. Now the pressure is off and I can go back to just playing ball."
He went 2 for 5 in the game to reach the milestone.
Lifetime Rooth has played in 1560 games, batted .338 with 469 home runs and 2001 base hits.
August 11 - Which pitchers are leading the Commonwealth Baseball Organization in career WHIP?
Nuke Laloosh, FtH, 1.14
Beachboy Nut, NB, 1.15
Chet Arthur, -, 1.16
Sheng Kawolski, ST, 1.17
Heaven Fontenot, DC, 1.20
August 17 - What a CBO premier! It was a good day for the Roxbury Rad Sox and an exceptional one for Rodney Caribou. The 21-year-old third baseman sent three bombs out of the park to help the Rad Sox beat the County Crossing Bloodbugs, 11-5, at Atomatoys Stadium at Roxbury.
"When you're in the zone, the game really slows down," Caribou said when asked about his performance later. "I couldn't even tell you what pitches were thrown. Today feels great, but it is a long season and tomorrow is another day."
Caribou was called up to the Rad Sox team after completing a season with the Revere Beach Shoremen of the MML (AA) with a .326/41/94 season. He is in contention to win the MML's top hitter award.
For the day, he scored 3 times, drove in 3 runs and smacked 3 hits in 4 at-bats.
Rodney Caribou flied out in the 2nd, hit a solo-shot off Gavin Eviritts in the 5th, hit a solo-shot off David Bridges in the 6th, hit a solo-shot off Mike Koenig in the 7th and walked in the 8th.
CBO Draft Preview
With the 2313 rookie draft only 90 days away, teams across Commonwealth Baseball Organization are preparing their scouting missions, trying to assess their long-term needs and hoping that they land the prospect that will positively define their club for the next few years. Most of the young men in the draft pool will have gone as far as they can go, but then, a few will surprise and pan out as quality -- or even great -- professional ballplayers. As of now, a complete shift of power has finally taken place with the college players dominating the projected top ten prospects.
For a complete listing of those entered in the draft, consult the newly created draft section on the Transactions page, which will be available for 90 days prior to draft day.
The early favorites to be high picks are the following:
1. Finnan Hunt, 21 year-old 2B out of Stonehill College.
2. Donovan Mackey, 21 year-old 3B out of Northeastern University.
3. Lance Tinter, 20 year-old LF out of Holy Cross College.
4. Keen Sugiura, 20 year-old 1B out of Boston College.
5. Marco Reader, 20 year-old LF out of Commonwealth University.
6. Pro Jabonete, 20 year-old LF out of Glowing Sea College.
7. Sheedy Smith, 20 year-old 1B out of Plymouth University.
8. Mikita Sato, 20 year-old 3B out of Winchester College.
9. Phil Curnew, 20 year-old 1B out of Greenfield College.
10. Gabe Clark, 20 year-old 2B out of Stonehill College.
CBO Transactions
Monday, August 18th , 2313
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Avar Javed.
Southie Brews: Placed RP Matchbox Ollivierre on the 60-day injured list.
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: Released CF Jamel Byrd.
Sunday, August 17th , 2313
Sunshine Tidings Chemists: 1B Monsieur Camuso (AA Suffolk County) retired from professional baseball.
Concord Radstags: Released RF Brenden Titleman.
Concord Radstags: Released LF Tipper Cultbreath.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Released RF Bobby Bristletooth.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released RP C'ai Threnalli.
Bunker Hill 75ers: Placed RP Bill Satterfield on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/16/2313.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released CF Gabe Baker.
The Slog Ghouls: Released 3B Jeff Nickels.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Shop Pour.
Vault 81 Dwellers: Placed RP Tennessee Tailor on the 60-day injured list.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Marc McCoy.
Saturday, August 16th , 2313
Easy Town Assaultrons: Released RP Ed Helbor.
Diamond City Swatters: Placed RP Mike Dawson on the 60-day injured list.
Lexington Synths: Signed LF Ham Porter.
Lexington Synths: Released LF Po Greenzone.
Friday, August 15th , 2313
Atom Cats: Placed RP Lippy Lyonne on the 60-day injured list.
Cambridge Coursers: Placed SP Hry Caje on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/12/2313.
Glowing Sea Radscorpions: Released LF John Kurtz.
Oberland T-51s: Signed SS Pulp Fiction Miazga.
Lexington Synths: Signed LF Mat Sutor.
Lexington Synths: Released LF Cornelius Humperdink IV.
Thursday, August 14th , 2313
The Slog Ghouls: Signed 3B Brett Hansen.
Fort Hagen Silver Shroud: Signed SP Edwin Flowerspawn.
The Slog Ghouls: Released 3B Lindal Mariner.
Wednesday, August 13th , 2313
Oberland T-51s: Placed SS Stormin Normin MacDonald on the 60-day injured list.
Lexington Synths: Signed LF Gizmo Stripe.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Fuad Noga.
Tuesday, August 12th , 2313
University Point Deathclaws: Released LF Marvin Covington.
FHE Yao Guai: Activated SS Dathomirian Zabrak from the restricted list.
Cambridge Coursers: Placed SP Freon McMahan on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/09/2313.
Monday, August 11th , 2313
Easy Town Assaultrons: Signed RP Paul Pouty.
Sunday, August 10th , 2313
County Crossing Bloodbugs: Placed 1B Zeldolph Violet on the 60-day injured list.
Easy Town Assaultrons: Placed CF Eden Babz on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/09/2313.
Lexington Synths: Released RP Paul Pouty.
Jamaica Plain Red Rockets: Released RF Marc McCoy.
The Slog Ghouls: Released 1B Pomeroy Ignoramus.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Ghost Hildebrand.
Malden Grognaks: Released CF Josh Robertson.
Saturday, August 9th , 2313
Atom Cats: Released RF Gizmo Stripe.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Josh Robertson.
Malden Grognaks: Released LF Jeremy Johnson.
Friday, August 8th , 2313
Concord Radstags: Placed CF Duff Fee on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 08/05/2313.
FHE Yao Guai: Placed SS Dathomirian Zabrak on the restricted list.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Activated RF Brightsun Ramos from the injured list.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Sent RF Brightsun Ramos to Triple A Sandwich for injury rehab.
The Slog Ghouls: Activated CF Bill Lazarus from the injured list.
Oberland T-51s: Activated SS Stormin Normin MacDonald from the injured list.
Wednesday, August 6th , 2313
The Slog Ghouls: Signed 3B Peter Tatoeater.
The Slog Ghouls: Released 3B Peter Tatoeater.
Tuesday, August 5th , 2313
Roxbury Rad Sox: Activated SP Urm Rehfeldt from the injured list.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Sent SP Urm Rehfeldt to Triple A Sandwich for injury rehab.
Lexington Synths: Signed LF Po Greenzone.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Jayden Bells.
Lexington Synths: Released LF Mat Sutor.
Egret Ninjas: Released 3B Jayden Bells.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released SS Spacious Hoops.
Monday, August 4th , 2313
Oberland T-51s: Activated 3B Joe Malone from the injured list.
Oberland T-51s: Sent 3B Joe Malone to Triple A Lynn for injury rehab.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Mark Knight.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Hat Weaver.
Sunday, August 3rd , 2313
Quincy Gunners: Activated RF Baywatch Fischler from the injured list.
Quincy Gunners: Sent RF Baywatch Fischler to Triple A Fall River for injury rehab.
Egret Ninjas: Signed 3B Homealone Matto.
Saturday, August 2nd , 2313
Starlight Killers: Placed RP Gjak Ironbreaker on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/31/2313.
Malden Grognaks: Activated RP Wally Wasteland Wanderer from the injured list.
Malden Grognaks: Sent RP Wally Wasteland Wanderer to Triple A Plymouth for injury rehab.
Lexington Synths: Activated 2B Rabbit Forest from the injured list.
The Slog Ghouls: Released 2B Zone Hubbard.
Lexington Synths: Signed LF Cornelius Humperdink IV.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Marty Fischer.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed 3B Peter Tatoeater.
The Slog Ghouls: Released 3B Peter Tatoeater.
Lexington Synths: Released LF Many Moons Requena.
Friday, August 1st , 2313
Starlight Killers: Activated RF Hurr Lee Reyes from the injured list.
Starlight Killers: Sent RF Hurr Lee Reyes to Triple A Warwick for injury rehab.
The Slog Ghouls: Placed CF Bill Lazarus on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/31/2313.
Oberland T-51s: Placed SS Stormin Normin MacDonald on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/31/2313.
Southie Brews: Activated CF Jurgen Windcaller from the injured list.
Lexington Synths: Released 2B Abrosius Broz.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Hat Weaver.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed 3B Prowler Bubblelaunch.
Concord Radstags: Signed LF Chewie Shlankowitz.
Concord Radstags: Placed LF Chewie Shlankowitz on the 7-day injured list, retroactive to 07/29/2313.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Ghost Hildebrand.
Thursday, July 31st , 2313
Diamond City Swatters: Activated 2B Ray McMillen from the injured list.
Diamond City Swatters: Sent 2B Ray McMillen to Triple A Natick for injury rehab.
The Slog Ghouls: Signed 3B Jonathan Sanders.
Malden Grognaks: Signed RF Ghost Hildebrand.
The Slog Ghouls: Released 3B Jonathan Sanders.
Malden Grognaks: Released RF Mark Knight.
The Salem Witch Hats traded 31-year old 1B Homestay Lovetap to the Oberland T-51s, getting 37-year old RHP Chris Teddybear in return.
The University Point Deathclaws traded 34-year old 3B Nate Tivity to the Starlight Killers, getting 35-year old RHP Digger Vadim and a 11th round draft pick in return.
The Glowing Sea Radscorpions traded 21-year old minor league LF Copper Quartz to the Egret Ninjas, getting 29-year old 2B Justin Tootles, a 10th round draft pick, and a 8th round draft pick in return.
The FHE Yao Guai traded 26-year old minor league LF Admiral Kelm to the Lexington Synths, getting 36-year old RHP Aaron Somer in return.
The Cambridge Coursers traded 28-year old RHP Jahb Treasure and 24-year old LHP Lippy Lyonne to the Atom Cats, getting 18-year old minor league LF Snake Eyes Daniels and 18-year old minor league SS Packy Dillan in return.
Wednesday, July 30th , 2313
Concord Radstags: Released LF Nikulas Ville.
Starlight Killers: Activated CF Willy Mazehaze from the injured list.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released RF Josh Green.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released C Chuck Householder.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released RP Billy Moon.
Goodneighbor Hancocks: Released C Brad Radrat.
Tuesday, July 29th , 2313
Roxbury Rad Sox: Placed RP Justin Hale on the 60-day injured list.
Roxbury Rad Sox: Signed SP Kyle Gunnels.
MML Playoffs
It was a hard-fought battle for both teams to make it this far. But as the saying goes, "to the victors go the spoils." For the victorious Newton Behemoths, that meant the Massachusetts Minor League Massachussetts Minor Series trophy.
The Behemoths took a 9-5 victory over the Covenant Refractors at Synth Sympathy Center Field, winning their 1st championship after taking the series 3-1.
"We've got grit," said Behemoths left fielder Sardar Agiashvili, who was named MVP of the series. "We know how to win when we have to."
The new titleholders completed the regular season with a first-place finish in the Stars League Carl Yastrzemski Division and a 65-43 record.