The 2041 Daily Keg - Week 11

[Matt]

06/24/41

Syracuse maintains a slight lead in the PR as five out of the top six teams currently hail from the Domestic League. Those lovable Snappers went 5-1 this week with a three game sweep of Dallas while taking two of three from Pawtucket. The biggest weeks though belonged to Seattle and Pittsburgh who each went 6-1. The Pilots are now 20-7 since the Jong/Brabec trade as both players are currently "Hot" and Seattle is only two back in the Bock. Meanwhile after last week the Millers finally have a winning June record and trail Syracuse by 2.5 games for the Ale lead. Other nice weeks were Phoenix, who reversed a late slide, by going 5-1 and Santo Domingo, Montreal, Washington, Batavia, Toronto and New Orleand who all went 5-2.

Power Rankings

1) Syracuse Snappers (131.9, o)
2) New Orleans Voodoo (130.5, o)
3) Santo Domingo Rum Runners (124.5, o)
4) Pittsburgh Millers (117.1, ++)
5) Washington Bats (113.5, o)
6) Wilmington Clowns (109.0, o)
7) Seattle Pilots (109.0, ++)
8) California Kodiaks (102.4, --)
9) Windy City Blues (102.0, -)
10) Phoenix Roadrunners (99.3, +)
11) Denver Bulls (92.0, o)
12) Baltimore Bulldogs (91.8, +)
13) Philadelphia Freedom (87.3, o)
14) Batavia Red Jackets (87.0, +)
15) Hartford Whalers (81.5, --)
16) Montreal Exports (79.9, ++)
17) Los Angeles Dinos (73.9, +)
18) Toronto Canadians (73.4, ++)
19) Maine Guides (63.5, -)
20) Carolina Tobs (62.5, --)
21) Pawtucket Patriots (62.5, -)
22) Dallas Drillers (58.0, --)
23) New York Knights (57.3, -)
24) Indianapolis Racers (45.0, o)

Performance of the Week

P Ian Johnston - The 29 year old pitched the first no-no of the season against Wilmington on June 23rd. Over the course of the game he struck out 10 and walked four as the Exports won easily 4-0. On the season Johnston is 6-3 with a 2.96 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. On a side note the last time he was this close to a no-hitter was July of 2038 when he played for Pittsburgh and one-hit the Exports.

Injury of the Week

P Yuri 'Punk' Baldwin - The 5th overall pick of the 2030 draft has had a long history of dealing with injuries, even back to his Poly Prep days in high school. On June 22nd against New York the injury bug caught up with him again as he left the game and was diagnosed with an Oblique strain that will keep him out several months. The Roadrunners will sorely miss the 28 year old ace who was 6-2 with a 3.09 ERA and 1.03 WHIP on the season.

Prospect of the Week

RF Elias Steves - This guy gives 'Punk' a run for his money when it comes to time in the training room, but so far this year in AAA he's stayed healthy and is crushing the ball. In 53 games he's hitting .346/.401/.691 with 21 HR's and 46 RBI's while playing both left and right field. He was the 18th pick in the second round of the 2036 draft and at 22 years old is currently the 44th overall prospect in the league.


Five Things We Think We Think

1. On June 20th Ron 'Vampire' Hutchison recorded his 2000th career hit against New Orleans, just a few weeks after hitting his 500th career home run. All though there are 140 players with 2000 or more career hits in the history of the BLB, there are only nine with 500 or more home runs. Sadly 'Vampire' sprained his wrist two days later in a collision at second on a fielders choice and will miss at least six weeks.

2. The Voodoo are absolutely pounding opposing pitchers this season as they are first in every single hitting category, not only in the Domestic but in the entire league. Their .307/.366/.516 is off the charts as the league average is .267/.320/.434. They have scored 82 more runs than second place Washington and have a run differential of +137...in 72 games. They also have two legitimate Triple Crown contenders in Elmer 'Bane' Caceres and Parker Wood. Those two have combined so far for 51 HR's and 156 RBI's. Oh ya...don't forget about Chet Sanchez who's on pace for a 10.5 WAR as well.

3. In the we like seeing these guys standings...Washington is 6-0 against Carolina, Pittsburgh is 6-0 against Pawtucket, and New Orleans is a perfect 6-0 against both Montreal and Indy.

4. We're not even to the halfway point and if the playoff predictions are right then five of the six teams are a lock in the Domestic, while three of the six are a lock in the Import with Seattle being fourth at 98%. In the DL it looks like the only competition we might have is between Hartford and Montreal, while in the IL Phoenix, Denver, Philly, and Baltimore will battle for the final two spots. Just remember though, they are called "predictions" for a reason.

5. Same stuff, different year, as the two best pitchers in the league continue to be J.J. Plumley and Barton Mejia. Plumley is 8-1 with a 1.85 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, and 4.0 WAR. Mejia is 6-5 with a 2.44 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, and 4.0 WAR. They are on pace for 9.1 WAR's and in the history of the BLB a pitcher having over a 9.0 WAR season has only happened 28 times, with Plumley doing it once and Mejia doing it twice.


Stat of the Week
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Top Seasonal Wins Above Replacement Leaders From 1978 to 2041 (*=Active Player, +=Hall of Famer)

Rnk ▴ Player Team Pos Age Year G GS W L SV ERA IP H R ER HR BB K HLD CG SHO WHIP WAR 1 Joe Ponte+ . CAR . SP . 23 . 1979 . 35 . 35 . 18 . 8 . 0 . 1.88 . 240.0 . 202 . 60 . 50 . 1 . 25 . 221 . 0 . 2 . 0 . 0.95 . 11.8 . 2 Joe Aurillo+ PHI SP 24 1984 32 32 19 7 0 1.73 223.3 164 55 43 4 35 280 0 3 3 0.89 11.3 3 Pancho Herrera VIR SP 26 1994 27 27 17 2 0 1.10 204.3 125 31 25 5 13 221 0 3 2 0.68 10.7 4 David Rumsey HYU SP 34 1978 36 36 20 9 0 2.93 273.7 228 94 89 11 81 319 0 9 1 1.13 10.6 5 Joe Chavarraga+ WAS SP 35 1984 33 33 20 3 0 1.93 243.0 178 59 52 10 45 280 0 3 1 0.92 10.4 6 Mutsohito Kuramochi SYR SP 36 1978 36 36 21 8 0 2.30 294.0 250 84 75 21 37 283 0 15 4 0.98 10.1 7 Pancho Herrera VIR SP 29 1997 32 32 19 6 0 2.43 229.3 195 63 62 15 9 238 0 3 3 0.89 10.1 8 Joe Chavarraga+ WAS SP 34 1983 33 31 20 4 0 1.81 234.0 155 54 47 8 51 272 2 7 3 0.88 10.0 9 Pancho Herrera VIR SP 31 1999 32 32 22 6 0 1.99 235.0 178 56 52 10 23 220 0 2 1 0.86 10.0 10 Donato Guardamagni+ LOS SP 29 1986 32 31 14 7 1 1.88 215.7 172 52 45 9 34 267 0 3 1 0.96 10.0 11 Barton Mejia* CHI SP 25 2038 29 29 18 5 0 2.06 214.3 144 52 49 15 39 265 0 4 3 0.85 10.0 12 Dunmore Theodore+ CHI SP 30 1984 33 33 20 8 0 2.22 243.3 175 68 60 9 58 271 0 4 0 0.96 9.9 13 Jerry Dean DEN SP 20 1979 36 36 23 9 0 2.44 262.0 227 88 71 5 79 229 0 4 0 1.17 9.8 14 Pancho Herrera VIR SP 24 1992 27 27 19 5 0 2.00 193.3 142 54 43 8 12 233 0 0 0 0.80 9.8 15 Teagan Corrigan+ MAI SP 25 1978 33 33 21 8 0 2.14 261.3 236 71 62 14 35 251 0 8 2 1.04 9.7 16 Ed Carroll+ WAS SP 28 2022 34 34 17 7 0 2.09 232.7 171 58 54 20 18 301 0 0 0 0.81 9.5 17 Teagan Corrigan+ MAI SP 29 1982 32 32 15 10 0 2.42 237.7 218 75 64 9 25 206 0 12 6 1.02 9.5 18 Donato Guardamagni+ LOS SP 26 1983 32 32 16 10 0 2.20 212.7 170 55 52 5 50 242 0 0 0 1.03 9.4 19 Barton Mejia* CHI SP 26 2039 30 30 23 3 0 2.08 212.3 169 52 49 16 46 275 0 2 0 1.01 9.4 20 Ed Carroll+ WAS SP 26 2020 33 32 18 4 0 2.40 210.3 165 63 56 9 31 256 0 0 0 0.93 9.3 21 J.J. Plumley* WIL SP 29 2037 31 31 20 3 0 2.49 205.7 154 57 57 16 39 271 0 0 0 0.94 9.3 22 Ed Carroll+ WAS SP 27 2021 31 31 18 8 0 1.37 223.3 136 39 34 11 30 255 0 4 4 0.74 9.3 23 Joe Aurillo+ PHI SP 23 1983 31 29 22 1 1 1.50 204.0 131 39 34 4 29 219 1 2 1 0.78 9.3 24 Russ McEvoy+ CHI SP 26 1980 34 34 21 8 0 1.94 260.0 185 62 56 13 43 230 0 4 2 0.88 9.2 25 Pancho Herrera VIR SP 34 2002 31 31 18 5 0 2.00 229.0 189 62 51 8 12 177 0 5 3 0.88 9.1 26 Ed Carroll+ WAS SP 29 2023 30 30 15 4 0 1.85 218.3 148 49 45 11 25 241 0 3 1 0.79 9.1 27 Tino Suárez+ MAI SP 27 1990 32 32 22 7 0 2.33 255.0 175 68 66 11 47 231 0 8 1 0.87 9.0 28 Dunmore Theodore+ CHI SP 33 1987 33 33 16 7 0 2.86 245.3 223 93 78 18 46 281 0 3 1 1.10 9.0

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[PaulC]

Love the SOTD... Those are some ridiculous season!

[liquidcrash]

I miss Joe Ponte. Only 1 HR allowed in 240 IP that season.

And I'm thrilled with how Steves has performed this year. I've always thought he could be a star player for my team, if he can just stay on the field. That's probably the only reason I was able to draft him in the second round to begin with, since the injuries aren't a new development at all.