The 2045 Daily Keg - Week 12

[Matt]

07/03/2045

The Exports go 6-1 with a four game sweep of Maine, but the Patriots maintain their hold on the top of the Power Rankings even with a 3-3 week. Carolina and New Orleans were the other winners as they both went 5-2. The Voodoo have now built a five game lead in the Lager over SDR, while Carolina is one of the surprises of the season as they move to 43-34. They only trail those pesky Bats in the Stout by 4.5 games as the Tobs pitching staff has been lights out so far this year. On the other end of the chart those Rum Runners went 1-5, while Maine, Toronto, Philly, and Baltimore won just two games.

Power Rankings

1) Pawtucket Patriots (130.6, o)
2) New Orleans Voodoo (124.5, +)
3) Montreal Exports (116.2, ++)
4) California Kodiaks (114.8, +)
5) Phoenix Roadrunners (112.6, --)
6) Washington Bats (110.3, -)
7) Carolina Tobs (103.5, o)
8) Santo Domingo Rum Runners (100.1, --)
9) Pittsburgh Millers (98.3, +)
10) Seattle Pilots (98.1, -)
11) Dallas Drillers (94.7, -)
12) Los Angeles Dinos (94.0, o)
13) New York Knights (84.1, +)
14) Wilmington Clowns (80.2, ++)
15) Baltimore Bulldogs (79.4, -)
16) Hartford Whalers (77.8, +)
17) Toronto Canadians (76.8, -)
18) Syracuse Snappers (76.2, +)
19) Philadelphia Freedom (74.2, --)
20) Windy City Blues (71.5, +)
21) Denver Bulls (69.9, -)
22) Indianapolis Racers (67.8, o)
23) Batavia Red Jackets (57.8, +)
24) Maine Guides (44.5, -)

Performance of the Week

Nathan 'Missing Link' McKelvey - The 46th overall pick of the 2039 draft has turned into a top tier pitcher in the league for the Voodoo. On July 27th against Dallas he dominated the Drillers with a complete game shutout while striking out 10 and only walking one. Needless to say New Orleans won easily on the day 8-0. On the season 'Link' is now 7-5 with a 2.77 ERA and 0.88 ERA.

Prospect of the Week

P Zack Timlin - Talking about late round draft picks how about Timlin. Baltimore picked him up in 2040 in the 7th round and he's worked his way up to the 63rd overall prospect in the league. Unfortunately for the Bulldogs he's now in Pawtucket as he was traded for Dustin Sisk in April of this season. He was 5-2 with a 3.43 ERA in A ball this season but just got called up to AA. In his first start he went eight innings, gave up no runs, and struck out three during a 6-0 victory.

Game of the Week

Jun 29, 2045: Box Score | Game Log | Season Series

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 W: S. Holt L: C. Stone

In a pitching match-up that any fan loves to see it was Derek Bell vs Sean Holt in this Thursday evening game. Needless to say there wasn't a lot of hitting as Holt went eight innings and allowed only one hit, a single in the second by Rory Levin. Bell went 6.1 innings and allowed no runs, but was pulled in the 7th after getting Lucas Wilkins to ground out. Cole Stone came in and immediately walked speedster KJ Avery, who then stole second base. A single by Landon Campbell brought Avery around third and he was waved home. He beat the throw at the plate at it was 1-0 Carolina. In that end that was all they needed. Garret Clausnitzer came in for Carolina in the ninth, got two quick outs before a Chadd Cua double, but got David Tripp to fly out to end the game. A few days after his performance Holt was named the IL Pitcher of the Month. During June he was 5-1 with a 1.73 ERA.


Five Things We Think We Think

1. The DK has become fascinated with A ball thanks in part to Barre and their losing streak...which now sits at 56 games. The Greys are now 1-62, with their only win coming against Evansville back in April. They are 0-30 at home, 0-23 vs LHP, and believe it or not only have a PYT of -4. They aren't even close to winning either as the average score of a game is 9-2. The locker room is currently feuding and several fistfights have broken out in the clubhouse. We have never seen anything like this.

2. Christian Vines made his first start in 27 days on June 28th and it showed. Over the course of 5.2 innings he allowed four hits and two runs, while striking out 13. For a normal BLB pitcher that's a pretty good start but for Vines it was his first loss of the season. In 59.1 innings this season he has now racked up 111 strikeouts. Erik Foley leads the DL with 122 K's, in 118 innings pitched. His career average of 12.4 K/9 would place him second all-time behind only closer TJ Mileski. Among starters only Derek Bell is close as he checks in at 11.38 K/9.

3. The DL currently has a combined ERA of 3.59, the lowest in history. The IL currently has a combined batting average of .238, the lowest in history. What has the league office done to the baseballs of the BLB!

4. In the 'we really like to play these guys' category we have the following nominees: Pawtucket is 8-0 versus Indy, Montreal is 8-0 against Maine, Carolina is 6-0 versus New York, California is 7-1 against Baltimore, and Phoenix is 7-1 versus Batavia.

5. Looking ahead at the 2046 FA class and we have a few big names (not counting opt outs): Montreal 3B Karson 'Super' Blair, Voodoo LF Sean Sayers, Toronto 3B Theo Mallen, Roadrunners P Gerold Schumacher, Santo Domingo P Sheng 'Admiral' Jong and P Harold 'Crabman' Valentine, and finally Whalers P Treshawn Cooks.


Stat of the Week
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Largest Decline in Team Wins (Top 25 Teams)

Team Year 1 W's Finish Year 2 W's Finish Decline Syracuse Snappers 2036 94 1st 2037 36 6th 58 Pittsburgh Millers 1985 114 1st 1986 72 4th 42 Santo Domingo Rum Runners 2037 99 1st 2038 57 6th 42 Pawtucket Patriots 2005 88 3rd 2006 47 4th 41 Phoenix Roadrunners 2024 91 2nd 2025 53 6th 38 Hartford Whalers 1993 89 3rd 1994 53 4th 36 Maine Guides 2034 89 2nd 2035 54 6th 35 Pawtucket Patriots 1982 81 4th 1983 47 6th 34 New York Knights 2037 91 4th 2038 57 6th 34 Wilmington Wildcats 1982 110 1st 1983 77 4th 33 Los Angeles Dinos 2017 97 3rd 2018 64 4th 33 Los Angeles Dinos 2039 95 4th 2040 62 6th 33 Denver Bulls 1999 77 3rd 2000 45 4th 32 Windy City Playboys 2000 78 3rd 2001 46 4th 32 Seattle Pilots 2019 76 5th 2020 44 6th 32 Carolina Tobs 2038 90 2nd 2039 58 6th 32 Los Alamos Bandits 1987 89 1st 1988 58 4th 31 Dallas Snappers 2012 88 2nd 2013 57 4th 31 Toronto Canadians 2012 74 2nd 2013 43 4th 31 Indianapolis Clowns 1988 89 2nd 1989 60 4th 29 Syracuse Slammers 2018 76 6th 2019 47 7th 29 Montreal Exports 2031 91 2nd 2032 62 5th 29 Baltimore Bulldogs 2036 91 4th 2037 62 5th 29 Dallas Drillers 2039 83 3rd 2040 54 6th 29 Batavia Red Jackets 2040 96 1st 2041 67 4th 29

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[PaulC]

I thought I'd see the 2024 Kodiaks on that list... What a quick decline that group had... Alas, only 24 games worse!

Great read Matt!