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Sberl · 01-29-2026, 03:08 AM

JULY

AL
Ah, the Dog Days of Summer and the trading deadline. July is full of surprises, but in AL East there's one thing which doesn't change: Orioles leading, 60-42 and a 5 game advantage over Red Sox. Yankees and Tigers battle for the third place while Guardians, Blue Jays and Brewers are playing without objectives. Things are clearing also in AL West, with the White Sox taking an important lead over the slumping Royals, now 7 and a half game back. Little chances for Mariners and Twins, while Angels and Rangers are virtually out of the post-season.
Singleton (BAL) and Luzisnki (CWS) mantain the lead in AVG and HR (.352 and 25 HR), battling also for the OPS+ stat; Luzisnki is also battling per RBI Crown, tied at 80 with Brian Downing (CAL). Ricky Henderson (OAK) has 54 SB while Chet Lemon (CWS) leads the AL in WAR.
Mike Flanagan continues to thrive on the mound, mantaining an ERA under 2.00, sharing the lead in W with Blyleven, now in NL. To note also the 27 saves of Kevin Saucier (ATL)

NL
Despite a big add (Blyleven), the Expos still are in third position in NL East with Chicago and Pittsburgh battling for first. Cardinals and Mets are under 10 games, while the Phillies are still in last place, 17 games back (39-61). Going west, Houston mantain a confortable lead (6 games) over the Dodgers, with the Reds pushing but not gaining ground.
Buckner (CHC) mantains a wonderful .355 AVG while Cey (LAD) lose the HR lead in favor of Bob Horner (ATL), who has 25 HR. Pedro Guerrero (LAD) still in the lead for RBI; Steve Carlton maintains the highest WAR between pitchers (6.2 WAR) despite not being in top 5 for ERA (Don Robinson, Nolan Ryan e Soto carry an ERA under 2!). As in AL, 27 saves here for Enrique Romo (PIT), but with better stats than Saucier in AL.

TRADES/NOTABLE MENTIONS
July means trading deadline and this deadline was absolutey crazy! Keeping track of all movements it's nearly impossible, but let's try to recap the most important ones

- Houston sent 23 year old minor League 2B Bill Doran to Mets for bullpen depth, acquiring 38 year old Mike Marshall and also getting 19 year old minor League RHP Jay Tibbs
- Milwaukee sent 28 year old RHP Pete Vuckovich to Kansas for 21 year old LF Darryl Motley
- Yankees acquired 30 year old RHP Glenn Abbott from Seattle, in Exchange of two minor leaguers
- Milwaukee acquired 18 year old CF Todd Benzinger and 21 year old RHP Scott Gering from Boston in Exchange of 29 year old LHP Bob McClure and a minor leaguer. Red Sox try to add pitching depht for last two months of the season
- Phillies send 32 year old RF Bake McBride to Tigers for two minor leaguers
- Dodgers add pitching depth acquiring LHP Ed Glynn from the Guardians in Exchange of a minor leaguer
- Toronto shipped 31 year old RHP Dale Murray to Tigers for a 19 year old C, Bob Melvin
- Oakland add pitching depth with the 38 year old Fergie Jenkins from the Rangers (minor leaguer in return)
- In a surprising move, Cardinals sent 31 year old Bob Forsch to Cubs, receiving two minor leaguers
- Milwaukee continues the rebuilding sending 27 year old 3B Roy Howell to Padres for 23 year old 2B Jose Moreno and a minor leaguer
- Cubs adding pitching with the 31 year old LHP Larry Bradford from the Braves, in Exchange of 3 minor leaguers
- Orioles adding a reliever, RHP Bob Babcock from the Rangers for a minor leaguer; also they added 37 year old reliever Sparky Lyle from Phillies and 26 year old reliever Mike Norris from Oakland
- Yankees sent 24 year old 1B Steve Balboni to Phillies for Mike Proly, veteran reliever
- Indians and Dodgers Exchange prospects, most notables are Freddie Toliver to Los Angeles and CF Bobby Mitchell to Cleveland.
- Cardinals sent 29 year old C Darrell Porter to Houston for reliever Frank Lacorte and a minor leaguer, Glenn Davis
- Kansas City strike a deal with Rangers, landing star pitcher Charlie Hough in Exchange of 4 minor leaguer
- White Sox land 29 year old pitcher, Rick Langford, from Athletics (Greg Walker among the returns)
- Boston acquires 29 year old Dan Spillner from Cleveland, in Exchange of 21 year old minor League LF Steve Lyons; also they add a reliever, Greg Minton, from the Giants sending CF Chico Walker and 2 minor leaguers.
- Yankees acquire veteran catcher John Wockenfuss from Tigers for 22 year old Willie McGee and another minor leaguer
- Phillies acquire 24 year old pitcher Charlie Leibrandt for 30 year old pitcher Dick Ruthven
- Cubs acquire 26 year old RHP Mike Scott from Mets in Exchange of minor League CF Henry Cotto
- Astros acquire more pitching with 42 year old Gaylord Perry from Atlanta sending them two minor leaguers
- Detroit acquired veteran CF Garry Maddox from Phillies for a minor leaguer pitcher
- In one of the biggest trades of the season, Montreal acquired Cy Young Candidate Bert Blyleven from Cleveland, sending them 3 minor leaguers. Blyleven will be a free agent after the season
- Cincinnati get 26 year old 1B Ken Phelps from Kansas City for 2 minor leaguers
- Tigers get 26 year old CF Ken Landreaux from Dodgers for 24 year old RF Kirk Gibson and another minor leaguer
- Another big move, on deadline day: Angels sent 32 year old 1B Don Baylor to cincinnati for 2 minor leaguers (Gary Redus and Les Straker)

There were also many other moves with minor leaguers or bench players in a really crazy deadline with some major moves (Blyleven and Baylor mostly).

Rod Carew recorded his 2500 hit on July 29th

Midseason prospect ranking has been published with Jesse Barfield (TOR) claiming the top spot, followed by John Kruk (SD) and Mark Langston (SEA). Other notables are Julio Franco (2B) at 9th spot, Don Mattingly in 12th and Tony Gwynn in 14th.

Luzinski (CWS) won the HR Derby beating Eddie Murray (BAL), Ron Cey (LAD) and Jeff Burroughs (SEA) in the final round while NL All-Star triumphed in All-Star game 6-1 (MVP Pedro Guerrero)

MONTHLY AWARDS & NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
- Joe Ferguson (LAD) against Montreal, 5/5, 3 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR
- Brian Downing (CAL) against Kansas City, 4/5, 2 R, 5 RBI, 1 HR
- Jerry Reuss (LAD) against Philadelphia, 9 IP, 2 H, 7 K
- Mario Soto (CIN) against Pittsburgh, 9 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 7 K

AL Batter of the month: Willie Wilson (KC)
AL Pitcher of the month: Mike Flanagan (BAL)
AL Rookie of the month: Cal Ripken Jr. (BAL)

NL Batter of the month: Bob Horner (ATL)
NL Pitcher of the month: Ron Reed (PHI)
NL Rookie of the month: Danny Boone (SD)

01-29-2026, 03:08 AM	#4
Sberl Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 70	JULY AL Ah, the Dog Days of Summer and the trading deadline. July is full of surprises, but in AL East there's one thing which doesn't change: Orioles leading, 60-42 and a 5 game advantage over Red Sox. Yankees and Tigers battle for the third place while Guardians, Blue Jays and Brewers are playing without objectives. Things are clearing also in AL West, with the White Sox taking an important lead over the slumping Royals, now 7 and a half game back. Little chances for Mariners and Twins, while Angels and Rangers are virtually out of the post-season. Singleton (BAL) and Luzisnki (CWS) mantain the lead in AVG and HR (.352 and 25 HR), battling also for the OPS+ stat; Luzisnki is also battling per RBI Crown, tied at 80 with Brian Downing (CAL). Ricky Henderson (OAK) has 54 SB while Chet Lemon (CWS) leads the AL in WAR. Mike Flanagan continues to thrive on the mound, mantaining an ERA under 2.00, sharing the lead in W with Blyleven, now in NL. To note also the 27 saves of Kevin Saucier (ATL) NL Despite a big add (Blyleven), the Expos still are in third position in NL East with Chicago and Pittsburgh battling for first. Cardinals and Mets are under 10 games, while the Phillies are still in last place, 17 games back (39-61). Going west, Houston mantain a confortable lead (6 games) over the Dodgers, with the Reds pushing but not gaining ground. Buckner (CHC) mantains a wonderful .355 AVG while Cey (LAD) lose the HR lead in favor of Bob Horner (ATL), who has 25 HR. Pedro Guerrero (LAD) still in the lead for RBI; Steve Carlton maintains the highest WAR between pitchers (6.2 WAR) despite not being in top 5 for ERA (Don Robinson, Nolan Ryan e Soto carry an ERA under 2!). As in AL, 27 saves here for Enrique Romo (PIT), but with better stats than Saucier in AL. TRADES/NOTABLE MENTIONS July means trading deadline and this deadline was absolutey crazy! Keeping track of all movements it's nearly impossible, but let's try to recap the most important ones - Houston sent 23 year old minor League 2B Bill Doran to Mets for bullpen depth, acquiring 38 year old Mike Marshall and also getting 19 year old minor League RHP Jay Tibbs - Milwaukee sent 28 year old RHP Pete Vuckovich to Kansas for 21 year old LF Darryl Motley - Yankees acquired 30 year old RHP Glenn Abbott from Seattle, in Exchange of two minor leaguers - Milwaukee acquired 18 year old CF Todd Benzinger and 21 year old RHP Scott Gering from Boston in Exchange of 29 year old LHP Bob McClure and a minor leaguer. Red Sox try to add pitching depht for last two months of the season - Phillies send 32 year old RF Bake McBride to Tigers for two minor leaguers - Dodgers add pitching depth acquiring LHP Ed Glynn from the Guardians in Exchange of a minor leaguer - Toronto shipped 31 year old RHP Dale Murray to Tigers for a 19 year old C, Bob Melvin - Oakland add pitching depth with the 38 year old Fergie Jenkins from the Rangers (minor leaguer in return) - In a surprising move, Cardinals sent 31 year old Bob Forsch to Cubs, receiving two minor leaguers - Milwaukee continues the rebuilding sending 27 year old 3B Roy Howell to Padres for 23 year old 2B Jose Moreno and a minor leaguer - Cubs adding pitching with the 31 year old LHP Larry Bradford from the Braves, in Exchange of 3 minor leaguers - Orioles adding a reliever, RHP Bob Babcock from the Rangers for a minor leaguer; also they added 37 year old reliever Sparky Lyle from Phillies and 26 year old reliever Mike Norris from Oakland - Yankees sent 24 year old 1B Steve Balboni to Phillies for Mike Proly, veteran reliever - Indians and Dodgers Exchange prospects, most notables are Freddie Toliver to Los Angeles and CF Bobby Mitchell to Cleveland. - Cardinals sent 29 year old C Darrell Porter to Houston for reliever Frank Lacorte and a minor leaguer, Glenn Davis - Kansas City strike a deal with Rangers, landing star pitcher Charlie Hough in Exchange of 4 minor leaguer - White Sox land 29 year old pitcher, Rick Langford, from Athletics (Greg Walker among the returns) - Boston acquires 29 year old Dan Spillner from Cleveland, in Exchange of 21 year old minor League LF Steve Lyons; also they add a reliever, Greg Minton, from the Giants sending CF Chico Walker and 2 minor leaguers. - Yankees acquire veteran catcher John Wockenfuss from Tigers for 22 year old Willie McGee and another minor leaguer - Phillies acquire 24 year old pitcher Charlie Leibrandt for 30 year old pitcher Dick Ruthven - Cubs acquire 26 year old RHP Mike Scott from Mets in Exchange of minor League CF Henry Cotto - Astros acquire more pitching with 42 year old Gaylord Perry from Atlanta sending them two minor leaguers - Detroit acquired veteran CF Garry Maddox from Phillies for a minor leaguer pitcher - In one of the biggest trades of the season, Montreal acquired Cy Young Candidate Bert Blyleven from Cleveland, sending them 3 minor leaguers. Blyleven will be a free agent after the season - Cincinnati get 26 year old 1B Ken Phelps from Kansas City for 2 minor leaguers - Tigers get 26 year old CF Ken Landreaux from Dodgers for 24 year old RF Kirk Gibson and another minor leaguer - Another big move, on deadline day: Angels sent 32 year old 1B Don Baylor to cincinnati for 2 minor leaguers (Gary Redus and Les Straker) There were also many other moves with minor leaguers or bench players in a really crazy deadline with some major moves (Blyleven and Baylor mostly). Rod Carew recorded his 2500 hit on July 29th Midseason prospect ranking has been published with Jesse Barfield (TOR) claiming the top spot, followed by John Kruk (SD) and Mark Langston (SEA). Other notables are Julio Franco (2B) at 9th spot, Don Mattingly in 12th and Tony Gwynn in 14th. Luzinski (CWS) won the HR Derby beating Eddie Murray (BAL), Ron Cey (LAD) and Jeff Burroughs (SEA) in the final round while NL All-Star triumphed in All-Star game 6-1 (MVP Pedro Guerrero) MONTHLY AWARDS & NOTABLE PERFORMANCES - Joe Ferguson (LAD) against Montreal, 5/5, 3 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR - Brian Downing (CAL) against Kansas City, 4/5, 2 R, 5 RBI, 1 HR - Jerry Reuss (LAD) against Philadelphia, 9 IP, 2 H, 7 K - Mario Soto (CIN) against Pittsburgh, 9 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 7 K AL Batter of the month: Willie Wilson (KC) AL Pitcher of the month: Mike Flanagan (BAL) AL Rookie of the month: Cal Ripken Jr. (BAL) NL Batter of the month: Bob Horner (ATL) NL Pitcher of the month: Ron Reed (PHI) NL Rookie of the month: Danny Boone (SD)