The 2045 Daily Keg - Week 16

[Matt]

07/31/2045

And we're on the second half of the season as the Dallas Drillers continue to roll! They went 6-0...again...and have now reeled off 15 straight wins. Once this team was in the midst of a struggling wildcard season, and now they are only 4.5 games behind the Voodoo for the Lager lead...and it's all happened in three weeks. Another big week was Carolina who went 6-1. The Tobs haven't been the postseason since 2038 but now sit atop the IL wildcard while only being three games back from Washington in the Stout. Throw in Baltimore who went 5-1, and Montreal and LAD who went 5-2, and it was a successful week for more than a few teams. The other side of the pillow wasn't as soft though as New York went 1-6, and Philly, Santo Domingo, and Indy all went 1-5.

Power Rankings

1) Dallas Drillers (135.2, o)
2) Pawtucket Patriots (120.0, +)
3) New Orleans Voodoo (118.6, -)
4) Montreal Exports (114.9, +)
5) Carolina Tobs (114.2, +)
6) Washington Bats (113.2, -)
7) California Kodiaks (109.0, -)
8) Los Angeles Dinos (105.0, ++)
9) Phoenix Roadrunners (100.1, -)
10) Santo Domingo Rum Runners (99.8, o)
11) Pittsburgh Millers (97.2, +)
12) Baltimore Bulldogs (95.2, ++)
13) Seattle Pilots (93.3, --)
14) Denver Bulls (86.0, o)
15) Syracuse Snappers (80.2, o)
16) Wilmington Clowns (77.8, +)
17) Toronto Canadians (73.9, ++)
18) New York Knights (71.2, --)
19) Hartford Whalers (69.6, -)
20) Windy City Blues (63.5, o)
21) Batavia Red Jackets (63.4, ++)
22) Philadelphia Freedom (63.2, --)
23) Indianapolis Racers (59.4, -)
24) Maine Guides (49.7, -)

Performance of the Week

P Martin Hoffman - The 23 year old tossed the third no-hitter of the season on July 29th against Wilmington. Over the course of the game he allowed no runs, no hits, struck out 10, and walked five as the Voodoo won 2-0. On the season he's now 4-1 with a 1.43 ERA in 21 games. He has officially moved into the starting role where he has started eight in a row with a 1.62 ERA while going 3-1. Just another young gun to dominate BLB hitters.

Prospect of the Week

1B Joseph Llamas - Selected by California with the 55th overall pick in 2043 he's #99 on the prospect list but #1 in our hearts. Well maybe not #1 but we do like him a lot. He's not much of a fielder, and he can't run very fast, but scouts think his slugging potential is off the charts. This season in the Rookie League he's hitting .282/.387/.486 with 6 HR's and 23 RBI's in 60 games.

Game of the Week

Jul 26, 2045: Box Score | Game Log | Season Series

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 R H E Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 17 0 Los Angeles 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 19 0 W: R. Lara L: T. Smiley HR - PHO: J. Englund, R. Levin (2), P. Klopf LAD: H. McDaniel (2), J. Jacob, B. Monay, B. Wallace (2)

Another ridiculously long game where we can't even fit the entire box score in print. To sum up the first five innings Phoenix scored two in the first off a Julian England two-run home run. Brian Wallace for LAD answered with a solo shot. In the third Wallace hit another solo shot, but Phoenix answered in the fourth with a two-run home run by Rory Levin then a solo home run by newly acquired Neel 'Tracer' Benarrivo. LAD responded with another home run by Bear Monay. Onto the 8th with Phoenix winning 5-3 there was finally a run not generated by a long ball as Roadrunners pitcher Corey Galindo was called for a balk and Wallace got to trot home. Then in the bottom of the 9th Jehvon Jacob hit another solo home run for LAD to tie things up. So 5-5 into extras with nine of the runs coming on home runs.

In the 13th Benarrivo hit a sac fly to allow Harrison Breshears to come home and give Phoenix the lead. LAD was down to their last out, but Hassan McDaniel hit a 1-0 pitch into the left field seats to tie it once again. Four innings later Chadd Chua scored off a single after he tripled in his bat, and then two batters later Levin smashed a three run home run to put the game out of reach. Not so fast my friend. In the bottom of the 17th McDaniel once again homered, this time on the first pitch of the inning. Jacob then singled, then Remington Melville singled, and then Micah Bahm brought them both home with a triple. With the score 10-9, and a man on third with no outs, the home crowd was going nuts. Sadly though it wasn't meant to be. Wallace quickly grounded out, Chandler Beck grounded out, and then Julian Morgenson struck out on three straight pitches to end the game. Nineteen runs, 36 hits, and 10 home runs...what a game.


Five Things We Think We Think

1. Has the hot trade market over the last few weeks paid off for teams around the BLB? Treshawn Cooks just went from Hartford to Seattle, then proceeds to throw a five hit shut-out against Washington in his first game as a Pilot. Elmer 'Bane' Caceres was traded from Toronto to Pittsburgh and in 13 games is hitting .263/.356/.605 with 4 HR's and 12 RBI's. Hartford sent Logan Wilcher to Pawtucket and he's hitting .272/.343/.489 with 4 HR's and 10 RBI's in 24 games. Johnathan Cathcart went from Denver to Baltimore and in 34 games is hitting .279/.311/.456 with 6 HR's and 17 RBI's. Finally California picked up Harold Delgado from Batavia for a 3rd and he's hitting .350/.480/.600...in AAA. Wait what? Well I guess they aren't all winners.

2. Christian Vines has a 5.6 WAR, almost a point higher than second place in the entire league. He's also only started 16 games and pitched in 99.2 innings. A line of 7-3 with a 1.08 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, and 164 K's (also tops in the league), is just downright silly when he hasn't even reached the century mark yet for innings pitched.

3. Robert 'Stretch' Jessee recently just hit his 800th extra base hit, and is currently in a tie for 79th place all-time with Pete Miller and Robby Brooksher. How many of the top 10 all-time can you name? Answer below the Stat of the Week.

4. After a 1-5 week there are rumors that Santo Domingo is thinking of selling...and selling hard. The Rum Runners are currently 56-44, which believe it or not is only good enough for fourth in the Lager. Still though their current playoff odds are...let us double check this number...100%. Not very often does a team that is almost guaranteed a playoff spot think about selling. Considering their GM is 667 games over .500 and been to the playoffs an amazing 36 times, we are going to assume they know what they are doing in the DR. Will anyone buy? This team is loaded in talent from Sheng 'Admiral' Jong to Ben Clewley to Jaden Feldmann to Christian Carroll and it could affect more than one playoff race.

5. When we talk about 'no respect' how about Exports ace Maynor Franco. The 28 year old is a lifetime 81-38 with a 3.24 ERA. Last season he was 3-0 in the playoffs and helped lead Montreal to yet another BLB championship. This year he lost his opening day game to Santo Domingo, and now has won 12 in a row. What does 12-1 with a 2.54 ERA get you in the DL...apparently not even an All-Star bid or a place on the OSA Top Pitchers list. He was an international amateur free agent from Guatemala back in 2035 and Montreal wooed him with a nice $7.5m bonus to head north. Talk about money well spent.


Stat of the Week
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More Strikeouts Than Hits Allowed (Top 25 Players)

Player Team Year W L IP H BB K CG SHO Diff Christian Vines SYR 2044 18 4 211.0 113 53 333 0 0 220 Christian Vines SYR 2043 20 6 203.0 149 60 305 1 1 156 Derek Bell PHO 2043 17 2 185.7 106 60 253 0 0 147 Satchel Ramirez CAL 2043 9 7 113.3 52 36 188 0 0 136 Derek Bell PHO 2044 15 6 197.3 123 56 258 1 0 135 Barton Mejia CHI 2041 17 7 203.3 150 34 284 2 1 134 Gil O'Moore+ MAI 1986 18 9 215.7 126 74 257 5 3 131 Ed Carroll+ WAS 2022 17 7 232.7 171 18 301 0 0 130 Jacob Stokes DAV 2026 13 8 204.7 141 37 270 0 0 129 J.J. Plumley WIL 2035 13 6 195.3 131 59 260 0 0 129 Willie Fajardo+ DVS 2015 14 4 185.3 111 23 240 0 0 129 D.J. Engstrom+ NO 2017 13 10 228.7 162 58 289 0 0 127 Jamie Herberholz+ CHI 2004 13 8 201.3 139 84 265 1 0 126 Jamie Herberholz+ CHI 2005 20 3 204.7 137 84 263 1 1 126 Aman Djorovic WIL 2043 11 11 196.0 127 57 253 1 1 126 Derek Bell PHO 2041 14 6 184.7 120 76 246 0 0 126 Pat Yahn+ LAD 2016 19 6 247.0 163 54 287 3 1 124 Derek Bell PHO 2042 19 4 185.3 115 63 238 0 0 123 Jamie Herberholz+ CHI 2007 17 5 211.3 156 73 278 0 0 122 J.J. Plumley WIL 2042 17 5 206.0 139 43 261 0 0 122 Cordarius Gomez PIT 2043 14 4 176.3 107 34 229 1 1 122 Barton Mejia CHI 2038 18 5 214.3 144 39 265 4 3 121 Ed Carroll+ WAS 2021 18 8 223.3 136 30 255 4 4 119 Johnny Talley+ CHI 2021 11 10 204.7 122 27 240 6 2 118 Johnny Talley+ PAW 2013 21 3 215.7 162 43 279 0 0 117

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Top Career Extra Base Hits Leaders From 1978 to 2045 (*=Active Player, +=Hall of Famer)

Rnk Player Team Pos Years G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OPS WAR EBH 1 Rex Knight+ IND(7) CF 1986-2005 3004 11022 2777 666 93 555 1836 1972 1752 625 243 138 .252 .845 121.4 1314 2 Harry Keppel+ HYU(4) 1B 1978-1998 2901 11397 3443 755 60 496 1992 1699 1299 988 7 6 .302 .882 73.8 1311 3 Dani Álvarez+ WIL(4) 1B 1983-2001 2736 10524 3031 674 56 572 2001 1631 1311 1848 4 9 .288 .895 82.1 1302 4 Mel Woodbury+ PHI(4) RF 1980-1998 2705 9901 3011 513 104 561 1982 2024 1963 1559 530 168 .304 .964 127.1 1178 5 Jamie McPherson+ DEN(6) CF 2006-2023 2778 10273 3206 693 74 408 1547 1751 1433 2630 279 118 .312 .912 78.7 1175 6 José Guzman+ DAL(3) RF 1979-2001 3103 11537 3483 660 108 396 1786 2101 1948 1615 220 109 .302 .889 100.8 1164 7 Dylan Owens+ TOR 1B 2017-2039 2855 11157 3295 619 39 502 1721 1468 712 1900 25 22 .295 .833 68.7 1160 8 Pedro Zamarida+ DEN(4) 3B 1978-1999 2835 10565 2891 614 94 426 1799 1702 1477 1827 155 70 .274 .835 85.8 1134 9 Jamie O'Hearn+ PIT(3) CF 2014-2033 2547 9766 2757 443 66 612 1724 1659 910 2283 201 89 .282 .878 84.0 1121 10 Everardo Gremades+ PIT(5) 1B 1979-1999 2898 10572 3344 658 56 390 1812 1891 2383 1557 13 19 .316 .941 115.8 1104

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[PaulC]

What a great SOTD... We are hoping for big things from Joey Llamas... Hoping that slow and steady wins the race... And, yeah, Delgado was a total bust in his four weeks in California!

Great Keg again Matt!!