Week 10
Current Week: 2-3 (41-20 .672 / +9.0)
Next Week: 3 vs Dover Generals, 3 vs Christiana Blue Hens
Power Ranking: 1 (-- / 122.0)
Fan Interest: 100
Owners Mood: Ecstatic
Expectation: Playoffs
Runs Scored: 334 (2nd)
Avg: .280 (1st)
HR: 61 (6th)
SB: 55 (2nd)
Runs Against: 209 (1st)
Starters ERA: 3.28 (1st)
Pen ERA: 3.06 (1st)
Def Eff: .730 (1st)
Game 57: Virginia Beach 2, Norfolk 4
Joaquin Hernandez (6-1): 7.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 3 K
MA Gonzalez (SV 17): 1.0 IP, H
Trevor Parker: 1-3, HR (12), R, 2 RBI
Leonard Lawson: 2-4, 3B, R
Henry Rojas: 2-4, 2B, RBI
H: 7, LOB: 5
Game 58: Virginia Beach 6, Norfolk 3
Ernie Kennedy (6-4): 7.0 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Francisco Gallegos: 1-3, HR (10), R, RBI
Henry Rojas: 1-4, 2B, R, RBI
H: 5, LOB: 6
Game 59: Norfolk 4, Ocean City 9
Angel Rivera (4-4): 5.0 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 3 BB, K
Robinson Lopez: 1-3, HR (1), r, 2 RBI
Leonard Lawson: 2-4, R
Sergio Rodriguez: 2-4, 3B, RBI
H: 7, LOB: 4
Game 60: Norfolk 11, Ocean City 1
Paul Brown (8-2): 8.1 IP, 5 H, R, BB, 9 K
Francisco Gallegos: 4-5, 2B, HR (11), 2 R, 4 RBI
Trevor Parker: 2-5, 2B, 3B, 2 R, 2 RBI
Leonard Lawson: 3-5: 2 RBI
Bob Short: 3-4, HR (4), 2 R, RBI
Sergio Rodriguez: 4-6, 3 R, RBI
H: 19, LOB: 8
Game 61: Norfolk 2, Ocean City 3
Carlos Coronado (5-5): 8.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 7 K
Bob Short: 2-4, 2B, R, RBI
Bryant Frank: 2-4
Mario Vazquez: 2-3, RBI
H: 11, LOB: 9
Injuries:
SP Cornell Pearson, Torn UCL (Undergoing Tommy John Surgery), 7 Months
Draft Pick Signing News:
Round 1, Pick 20, 20th Overall: SS Mauro Osorio (Salem HS) - Signed
Demands: $1,400,000 (Easy), Offer: $1,200,000
06/10/2027: Mauro is excited to get his season started and will be sent down to A to start playing ball.
06/10/2027: Mauro didn't wast anytime, making his professional debut going 2-4 with a double.
Round 2, Pick 20, 47th Overall: C Ambrose Sutherland (U of Michagan) - Signed
Demands: $490,000 (Extremely Hard), Offer: $370,000, Current Offer: $510,000
06/06/2027: Not happy wants more. We upped his offer to more than he was demanding, and will see how that goes.
06/11/2027: Ambrose signed and will be sent down to A-Ball. SS-A doens't start for 2 weeks and I'd rather him play.
06/11/2027: Made his minor league debut, going 1-4 with a 2B and 2 RBI's.
Round 3, Pick 21, 68th Overall: RF Pete Davis (U of South Carolina) - Signed
Demands: $280,000 (Extremely Hard), Offer: $245,000, Current Offer: $300,000
06/10/2027: Not happy with our small offer, we will meet his demand and see what happens.
06/13/2027: He signed, and will be sent to A-ball.
Round 4, Pick 20, 88th Overall: C Su-Shun Yi (West Genesee HS) - Broken Off
Demands: $2,400,000 (Extremely Hard), Offer: $180,000, Current Offer: $1,000,000
06/06/2027: He isn't happy and wants more, I don't see us meeting his crazy 2.4 demand but we will bump it up some. I'd like to sign at least one of our 2 catchers.
06/09/2027: Was not satisfied and said he will not talk further and will re-enter draft.
Round 5, Pick 20, 108th Overall: SP Edward Hill (Valley View HS)
Demands: $3,000,000 (Extremely Hard), Offer: $150,000, Current Ofer: $3,00,000
06/07/2027: He isn't happy either, no suprise. he is probably the best player we drafted so I am thinking I will meet his demand. I will put it all out there for Hill and Osorio, if I miss out on anyone else, oh well.
Round 6, Pick 20, 128th Overall: 3B Howard Wiggins (Bolingbrook HS) - Broken Off
Other/Roster News:
The Newark Millers have release Steve Ingram, who they selected from us during the Rule-5 draft and he has been returned to our system. In 22 games for the Millers Ingram did better than I though he would hitting .300-2-12. Not really sure what to do with him...
GM Notes:
Nothing drives me more crazy than struggling to get hits, or runs, and then one game the team just goes bezerk. If we could of just spread those 19 hits and 11 runs around we could of swept the Tourists series. Those one game outburst, that surround lulls bother me. I know its impossible to do the same thing every game, but there would be nice if the team could be somewhat consistent about it, right? Maybe its just me.
I have 3 or 4 guys down in AAA that are knocking on the door and ready to come up and play with the Cav's. All 3 guys have been on the "watch" list, and should make the team at some point this season. However, with the team winning games there is no reason to stir things up. Now if we start slumping...
LF Blake Quirke: .324-8-31
CF Juan Hernandez: .378-24-74
3B Angel Hernandez: .345-16-50
1B Oliver Ramos: .360-17-54
If you told me at the start of the season that Sergio Gavlez would be the "lightest" hitting outfield I would of said you are crazy, he is a perennial Silver Slugger candidate... yet after 61 games he is:
Bob Short: 181 AB's, .309-4-33
Leonard Lawson: 205 AB's, .312-8-37
Sergio Galvez: 236 AB's, .250-6-36
Trevor Parker: 183 AB's, .301-12-41
Sergio Rodriguez: 214 AB's, .327-2-25
Not a bad group of outfielders right there. I have started playing Short in CF taking some AB's from Galvez in hopes to even out the AB's a little more. Plus Short is crushing the ball right now, not over the fence, but everywhere else.
One thing I would of never predicted is that catcher Henry Rojas would lead the team in average this far into the season. He has been hitting the ball really well lately and has his average up to .331. I took a risk with him last season acquiring a kid who played only like 10 games in AAA and threw him into the starting lineup... Well it paid off more than I had hoped.
The only thing I may end up doing before the trade deadline is move Bryant Frank. He should have some decent trade value. He is hitting .250-1-17 and would be an everyday player for most other teams. I feel like he hasn't blended well here in Norfolk and just isn't playing as good as he could. A change of venue may do him well, and would make my defense better. Either with Robinson Lopez or Angel Hernandez, both are better on the D side. Hitting is fairly mute at this point based on what Frank has done. Something to think about, maybe I can find a prospect for him, that would be a nice money saver... not that we need it, for once.
I am getting to like this starting staff. Its not like days of old when the Cav's were throwing out ace after ace, but these guys are pretty solid. I was a little nervous about them when the season started, but they have grown on me.
Standings Leaders
DE Southern: Milton Brewers: 38-25 (+4.5)
DE Northern: Wilmington Iron Pigs: 37-24 (+3.0)
MV Eastern: Virginia Beach Surf Dawgs: 38-24 (+3.5)
MV Western: Norfolk Cavaliers: 42-20 (+9)
Players of the Week:
Delaware: King Brock (Lewes Braves) 11-24, 2 HR's, 8 RBI's
MarVa: Ricardo Hidalgo (Washington Senators) 10-23, 3 HR's, 6 RBI's
Power Rankings:
1) Norfolk Cavaliers (122.0)
2) Virginia Beach Surf Dawgs (117.3)
3) Milton Brewers (111.6)
4) Newark Millers (103.0)
5) Wilmington Iron Pigs (102.2)
News:
New Castle Colonials: OF Peter Peters has suffered a small set-back that will push his return back 5 days. Peters came into camp this season ready to get back on track and rid himself of the tag "injury prone". He is hitting .295-7-26.
Virginia Beach Surf Dawgs: OF Wayne Weaver and the Virginia Beach Surf Dawgs agreed to a 5 year/$75,000,000 extension. Weaver has struggled some this season hitting .236-6-37.
Milestones:
Batting:
OF Kent Davis (Richmond Cardinals) 35 hits from 2500 (career leader) (DL - 4 weeks)
1B Francisco Reyes (Georgetown Sixteens) 70 hits from 2500
OF Peter Peters (New Castle Colonials) 22 HR's from 500 (DL - 2 weeks)
Pitching:
Pedro Rivera (Milton Brewers) 62 K's away from 2500 (3rd pitcher)
Arturo Herrera (Chesapeake Blue Crabs) 13 games from 976 (all-time record)
Arturo Herrera (Chesapeake Blue Crabs) 37 games from 1000
Mike Banks (New Castle Colonials) 47 games from 1000