WEEK 2
RECORD: 5-1
PLACE: 11-1 +4.5
Owner: Ecstatic
Fan Interest: 76/100
Schedule: 1 vs Alaska/Off Day/3 @ West Michigan/2 vs Dayton
4/8 CHI 7 ALK 0 Ken Lee (2-0) went the distance 9-5-0-0-0-6. Lorenzelli had another 3 hit game with a single, double and a triple, and stole his 3rd base. Morgan (2) and Riggs (1) homered.
4/9 Off Day Managed to sign free agent reliever Brandon Andre to a 4 year 2.36M dollar deal. The 24 year old was discovered and signed out of Canada in 2012. He's a lefty with a triple digit fastball and a developing curve who will provide insurance, and eventually a dominant IBL arm. Puts the 40 man at 33 players now.
4/10 CHI 4 WMI 3 Luis Chavez went 3-4, Collins (1) and Knox (2) homered and Bryan Rogers (1-0) overcame a 4 walk 1st going 6-5-2-2-6-7 with Ellison (1) Winston (3) and Pennington (1) holding for Cruz to get his 2nd Save.
4/11 WMI 2 CHI 1 White Cap SP Matt Potter (1-0) went 7.1-6-1-1-4-1 and former Iron Pig Craig Frank got the final 4 outs for his 2nd save. Zamora (1-1) was solid, going 7-6-2-1-1-9 in the loss.
4/12 CHI 15 WMI 4 Wes Morgans 1st inning 3R HR (3) and Bill Alexanders 4th inning Grand Slam (1) propelled Chicago. Both drive in 4. Mike Hamilton (1-0) went 6-2-3-3-4-6 for his 1st win. Alexander was hurt making a diving catch and is out until further word from the medical staff.
4/13 CHI 3 DAY 1 Coates 8th inning 2R HR breaks 1-1 tie. Martinez goes 7-7-1-1-2-8 in ND, Cruz perfect 9th for 3rd Save.
INJURY NEWS-Alexander has a mild hamstring strain, and will be out about a week. We'll hold off on a DL trip as long as we can.
4/14 CHI 9 DAY 1 Lee (3-0) loses SHO in 9th going 8.2-8-1-1-1-7. Salinas 3-4, Lorenzelli 3-5 3 RBI's, Coates (3) and Collins (2) homer.
GREAT GAMES-Former Iron Pig Bryant Thomas punched out 15 Grizzlies in a 6-3 Driller win.
INJURY NEWS-23 year old super prospect SP Angelo Esparza (SAN) will miss the rest of the year with an elbow injury.
WEEK 2 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Pedro Debesa (COL) 12-27 6 HR's 17 RBI's
CL POTW-Todd Helton (PHI) 17-28 3 HR's 10 RBI's
WEEK 2 POWER RANKINGS
1) Chicago (2)
2) Las Vegas (1)
3) Corpus Christi (16)
4) Buffalo (8)
5) Edmonton (13)
OUT-West Michigan (12) Pittsburgh (8) Houston (11)