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The Bats go 5-2 to stay atop the PR but New York and New Orleans both go 6-1 to close the gap. The Dukes are now 16-3 in the month of July while the Knights are 14-5, and both of them are now in 2nd place in their respective divisions. California had a rough week going 0-6 but are still lead the race to #1, pick that is. Some player leaders this week: Brendan Matson (HAR) cracked four home runs, Johnny Swope (SEA) drove in 11, Pat Schick (NYK) and Dave Payette (WAS) were both 2-0 with 14 K's, and Geoff Dail (MIA) stole three bases.
Power Rankings
1) Washington Bats (122.4, o)
2) New York Knights (118.1, ++)
3) Hartford Whalers (112.7, -)
4) New Orleans Dukes (110.3, -)
5) Seattle Pilots (106.3, ++)
6) Denver BC (106.0, -)
7) Pittsburgh Millers (105.4, ++)
8) Montreal Exports (105.0, -)
9) Maine Guides (101.5, +)
10) Santo Domingo Rum Runners (98.6, -)
11) Philadelphia Freedom (95.3, --)
12) Windy City Blues (93.0, o)
13) Miami Sharks (91.9, +)
14) Batavia Red Jackets (91.0, -)
15) Wilmington Wildcats (86.4, +)
16) Los Angeles Dinos (82.4, +)
17) Phoenix Roadrunners (79.6, o)
18) Indianapolis Racers (75.6, --)
19) Baltimore Bulldogs (70.1, +)
20) Carolina Tobs (67.0, +)
21) Toronto Canadians (66.3, +)
22) Syracuse Snappers (63.9, --)
23) Pawtucket Patriots (62.3, -)
24) California Kodiaks (43.6, o)
Performance of the Week
P Erik Harrell - On July 18th against Phoenix he pitched a two hit shutout with seven strike outs and two walks as LAD won easily 5-0. The 28 year old Harrell was a 2nd round pick in 2023 by LAD who came out of the bullpen the last four seasons before finally getting a chance to start this year. He's 7-7 with a 3.88 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, and 2.1 WAR.
Injury of the Week
SS Micah Overturff - When the 'worst' injury we can find is a torn thumb ligament that is a good week for the doctors and trainers in the BLB. Overturff got hurt on July 14th against Batavia during a hard slide at second by Pat Bingham during a fielders choice in the bottom of the 3rd. This was only his 37th game for Philly this year but he is hitting .280/.368/.463 with a 1.1 WAR and positive ZR at second, short, and third for the Freedom.
Prospect of the Week
RF Bailey Handy - On July 10th the Kingston Indians had 'Handy' night and he delivered to the tune of two HR's and four RBI's in a 4-1 victory. Drafted with the 11th overall pick of 2030 out of North Carolina he spent most of his time in the Rookie League last season before getting called to to A ball. So far this year in 87 games he's hitting .320 with 16 HR's and 72 RBI's. At 21 years old look for him to be in AA or even AAA ball by next year.
Five Things We Think We Think
1. Last week it was Jamie O'Hearn breaking the all-time home run record and this week he hit two more, giving him 575 now. Also this week Dave 'Tapper' Ingram hit his 400th career home run, making him the 26th player in BLB history to get to that point. Among active leaders his is #5 behind O'Hearn, Tom Lewis, Marques Edwards, and Dylan Owens. Drafted with the 2nd overall pick of the 2016 draft he played his entire career in Toronto before coming over to Pawtucket last season via trade. At 35 years old he's hitting .288 with 23 HR's and a 2.1 WAR.
2. It looks like Manny Quezada is coming into his own. The 25 year old was a 5th round pick in 2026 out of Oregon State and is growing into one of the best hitters in the league. He struggled to start the year but in the month of July he's hitting .400 with 6 HR's and 15 RBI's and was selected to his first BLB All-Star game. After hitting .253 and .259 over the last two seasons the Phoenix management has to be fired up at his progress.
3. Speaking of hitters for the first time in what seems like two seasons Turrell 'Two Ton' Morris is not leading the league in home runs. He currently has 32 but is tied with Ron 'Vampire' Hutchison who has hit 17 during June and July while Two Ton has hit only nine.
4. Washington is the only division leader with a negative zone rating as their team comes in at -18.1. Hartford is +4.9, Montreal is +9.5, and Denver is +5.1. Overall as a league though the BLB is at -110.3.
5. The 2031 All-Star rosters have been announced. Hats off to these players as they will play in the upcoming game featured this Tuesday, July 22nd.
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| Domestic League: . SP Tommy Campbell (TOR) - 4-8, 3.66 ERA, 130.1 IP, 1.37 WHIP, 5.2 K/9, 1.8 WAR SP Joey Maurer (SDR) - 6-4, 2.31 ERA, 109.0 IP, 1.07 WHIP, 5.2 K/9, 2.1 WAR SP Jarrod Peacock (SDR) - 10-5, 2.96 ERA, 127.2 IP, 1.01 WHIP, 8.0 K/9, 3.1 WAR SP Sandy Perez (SDR) - 11-5, 2.82 ERA, 127.2 IP, 1.12 WHIP, 6.5 K/9, 2.0 WAR SP Micah Scott (MON) - 10-5, 2.64 ERA, 126.1 IP, 1.07 WHIP, 6.8 K/9, 2.7 WAR SP Dave Short (MAI)* - 9-2, 2.00 ERA, 112.1 IP, 0.98 WHIP, 6.3 K/9, 3.0 WAR SP Dave Taylor (SDR) - 8-0, 2.24 ERA, 88.1 IP, 0.92 WHIP, 6.3 K/9, 2.6 WAR RP Robby Diaz (PIT) - 2-2, 21 SV, 2.04 ERA, 57.1 IP, 0.98 WHIP, 6.9 K/9, 1.7 WAR RP Erik Marrella (PAW) - 4-3, 1.47 ERA, 49.0 IP, 1.00 WHIP, 7.2 K/9, 1.1 WAR RP Ed Simpson (IND) - 3-2, 1.29 ERA, 42.0 IP, 1.17 WHIP, 6.4 K/9, 1.2 WAR CL Tom Jensen (MON)* - 3-2, 24 SV, 2.41 ERA, 37.1 IP, 1.07 WHIP, 12.5 K/9, 1.3 WAR CL J.J. Plumley (WIL) - 4-4, 20 SV, 2.56 ERA, 59.2 IP, 1.12 WHIP, 9.1 K/9, 2.3 WAR CL Gil Small (HAR) - 3-1, 26 SV, 1.26 ERA, 43.0 IP, 1.00 WHIP, 9.4 K/9, 1.0 WAR C Jamie Bisbee (MON) - .277/.343/.514, 278 AB, 17 HR, 132 wRC+, 2.8 WAR C Ian James (SDR)* - .285/.357/.549, 288 AB, 20 HR, 1 SB, 144 wRC+, 3.5 WAR C Erik MacDonough (NO) - .307/.363/.455, 244 AB, 9 HR, 125 wRC+, 2.4 WAR 1B Joy-shan Guo (NO) - .298/.356/.550, 382 AB, 23 HR, 145 wRC+, 2.4 WAR 1B Turell Morris (MAI) - .276/.359/.554, 370 AB, 32 HR, 4 SB, 141 wRC+, 2.4 WAR 1B Pat Walton (HAR)* - .226/.326/.458, 345 AB, 21 HR, 1 SB, 113 wRC+, 1.4 WAR 2B Javy Gudino (MON) - .301/.363/.475, 356 AB, 12 HR, 3 SB, 131 wRC+, 2.8 WAR 2B Gil Porter (IND)* - .366/.384/.490, 382 AB, 2 HR, 3 SB, 137 wRC+, 3.3 WAR 3B Ron Snider (PIT)* - .304/.371/.567, 335 AB, 24 HR, 153 wRC+, 4.0 WAR 3B J.R. Walling (MIA) - .301/.356/.512, 342 AB, 16 HR, 141 wRC+, 3.8 WAR SS Norm Cutshall (HAR)* - .273/.314/.423, 352 AB, 13 HR, 102 wRC+, 1.7 WAR LF Micah Anderson (SDR)* - .320/.384/.527, 334 AB, 15 HR, 150 wRC+, 2.9 WAR LF Dave Ingram (PAW) - .286/.337/.500, 360 AB, 22 HR, 6 SB, 130 wRC+, 1.9 WAR LF Dave Wagner (SYR)* - .295/.346/.463, 352 AB, 5 HR, 15 SB, 121 wRC+, 2.2 WAR RF Jaime Rush (WIL)* - .356/.449/.450, 298 AB, 5 HR, 43 SB, 142 wRC+, 3.4 WAR RF Zachary Schumacher (NO) - .306/.360/.585, 330 AB, 22 HR, 154 wRC+, 3.0 WAR DH Ron Hutchison (HAR)* - .322/.405/.649, 348 AB, 32 HR, 1 SB, 188 wRC+, 4.6 WAR . Import League: . SP Dusty Borchers (WAS) - 1-2, 1.70 ERA, 58.1 IP, 1.11 WHIP, 6.3 K/9, 1.7 WAR SP Manabu Hamada (DEN)* - 11-0, 2.24 ERA, 128.2 IP, 0.84 WHIP, 7.7 K/9, 3.7 WAR SP Tomio Ono (WAS) - 7-5, 2.90 ERA, 111.2 IP, 1.00 WHIP, 7.6 K/9, 3.1 WAR SP Hoon Park (BAT) - 11-2, 2.53 ERA, 106.2 IP, 0.99 WHIP, 5.9 K/9, 3.1 WAR SP Pat Schick (NYK) - 8-7, 2.90 ERA, 136.1 IP, 0.98 WHIP, 7.5 K/9, 3.1 WAR SP Pang Shuai (DEN) - 8-5, 2.44 ERA, 125.2 IP, 1.07 WHIP, 9.2 K/9, 3.9 WAR SP Jacob Stokes (DEN) - 8-6, 3.13 ERA, 123.2 IP, 0.91 WHIP, 10.1 K/9, 3.6 WAR RP Winston Bibb (LAD) - 6-1, 2.63 ERA, 68.1 IP, 1.07 WHIP, 5.4 K/9, 1.2 WAR RP Dave Stacey (WAS) - 6-2, 1.87 ERA, 43.1 IP, 1.22 WHIP, 8.7 K/9, 1.4 WAR RP Pat Wood (SEA) - 4-0, 2.10 ERA, 68.2 IP, 0.83 WHIP, 7.9 K/9, 1.9 WAR CL Khalil Corey (BAL)* - 4-1, 10 SV, 1.84 ERA, 83.0 IP, 0.98 WHIP, 5.6 K/9, 1.2 WAR CL Steve Fasola (PHI) - 2-2, 10 SV, 1.85 ERA, 34.0 IP, 1.09 WHIP, 11.6 K/9, 2.0 WAR CL Ethan Jackson (PHO) - 3-2, 13 SV, 2.21 ERA, 36.2 IP, 1.15 WHIP, 8.6 K/9, 1.6 WAR C Josh Allen (WAS) - .233/.342/.489, 266 AB, 18 HR, 125 wRC+, 2.4 WAR C Kaden Gaston (WAS) - .265/.348/.520, 223 AB, 16 HR, 138 wRC+, 2.3 WAR C Alpha McCormick (NYK)* - .297/.339/.512, 303 AB, 17 HR, 135 wRC+, 2.8 WAR 1B Jaime Middaugh (CAL) - .332/.368/.496, 337 AB, 11 HR, 136 wRC+, 2.4 WAR 1B Manny Quezada (PHO)* - .286/.391/.604, 318 AB, 27 HR, 7 SB, 171 wRC+, 4.0 WAR 2B Dave Bickford (NYK)* - .303/.369/.462, 366 AB, 10 HR, 4 SB, 127 wRC+, 3.8 WAR 3B Harukazu Ikeda (PHO) - .272/.341/.516, 316 AB, 19 HR, 132 wRC+, 2.3 WAR 3B Chris Pineda (NYK) - .284/.351/.537, 320 AB, 20 HR, 148 wRC+, 3.1 WAR 3B Johnny Swope (SEA)* - .258/.321/.497, 360 AB, 21 HR, 117 wRC+, 2.6 WAR SS Dave Davis (NYK)* - .279/.345/.402, 373 AB, 8 HR, 35 SB, 108 wRC+, 3.9 WAR SS Dusty Schmidl (PHO) - .286/.345/.485, 336 AB, 13 HR, 1 SB, 126 wRC+, 3.1 WAR CF Robby Brooksher (LAD) - .299/.357/.547, 364 AB, 20 HR, 9 SB, 145 wRC+, 4.1 WAR CF Dan McAlear (PHI)* - .304/.334/.521, 359 AB, 16 HR, 8 SB, 131 wRC+, 2.5 WAR CF Tom Stark (CHI) - .275/.358/.445, 335 AB, 11 HR, 17 SB, 121 wRC+, 3.2 WAR RF Zachary Bradley (PHI)* - .283/.348/.510, 353 AB, 20 HR, 132 wRC+, 1.9 WAR RF Robby Brainard (CAR)* - .311/.395/.546, 328 AB, 20 HR, 1 SB, 156 wRC+, 3.3 WAR RF Jimmy Jeffs (SEA)* - .348/.386/.592, 368 AB, 21 HR, 1 SB, 167 wRC+, 4.0 WAR |
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