Week 15
Current Week: 4-2 (54-41 .568, +1)
Next Week: 1 vs Cape May Beacons, 4 @ Milford Clippers, 1 vs Balitmore Barons
Power Ranking: 8 (-3, 106.3)
Fan Interest: 81 (+1)
Owners Mood: Happy
Expectation: Close to .500
Home: 32-16 .667
Away: 22-25 .468
Runs Scored: 470 (1st)
Avg: .267 (1st)
HR: 105 (6th)
SB: 25 (12th)
Runs Against: 361 (3rd)
Starters ERA: 3.17 (1st)
Pen ERA: 4.51 (11th)
Def Eff: .710 (5th)
Top Performers:
Hitting: Joe Smith: 4 G, .357-2-3 (5-14), 2B, 4 R
Pitching: Robert Shepherd: 2 GS, 1-0 2.16, 16.2 IP, 10 H, BB, 26 K
Week 15:
Game 90: Cape May 4, Chadds Ford 5
Robert Shepherd: 8.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, BB, 12 K
Tim Meyers (4-4): 0.1 IP
Matt Douglas: 4-5, 3 RBI
Phil Davis: 3-5, HR (10), 2 R, 2 RBI
H: 12, LOB: 8
Game 91: Chadds Ford 0, Milford 1 (10 Innings)
Nobukazu Higashi: 8.0 IP, 4 H, 7 K
Jonatha Loeffler (2-8): 1.1 IP, H, R, K
Bo Keller: 1-1
H: 4, LOB: 8
Game 92: Chadds Ford 6, Milford 5
John Robertson (3-7): 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 3 K
Jonathan Loeffler (SV 14): 1.0 IP, 2 BB, 2 K
Dan Foley: 2-4, 2B, HR (15), R, RBI
Juan Guzman: 2-3, 2B, HR (6), R, 4 RBI
John Smith: 2-4, R, RBI
H: 11, LOB: 12
Game 93: Chadds Ford 6, Milford 8
Gregorio Costello: 3.2 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 3 BB, 4 K
Juan Cuesta (3-2): 0.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R
Naofumi Ohayashi: 1-4, HR (20), R, 2 RBI
John Smith: 2-4, 2 HR (15), 2 R, 2 RBI
Tully Maxwell: 2-4
H: 9, LOB: 5
Game 94: Chadds Ford 1, Milford 0
Robert Shepherd (11-5): 8.0 IP, 3 H, 14 K
Jonthan Loeffler (SV 15): 1.0IP, K
Ryan Urbina: 1-2, HR (11), R, RBI
H: 3, LOB: 4
Game 95: Baltimore 8, Chadds Ford 9
Ying-Hua Ji (7-3): 6.2 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 3 ER, 2 BB< 7 K
Tim Meyers: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R
Gehrig Pearl (SV 1): 0.1 IP
Phil Davis; 2-5, 2 R
Giovanni Smith: 2-3, HR (4), 2 R, 2 RBI
John Smith: 1-3, 2B, R
Dan Foley: 2-4, 2B, HR (16), R, 2 RBI
Julio Casanes: 1-4, R, 3 RBI
H: 11, LOB: 5
Transactions:
Traded 21-year-old minor league catcher Ramón Rodríguez, 19-year-old minor league catcher Salvador Durán, 20-year-old minor league shortstop Doeke Cornelis, 28-year-old second baseman Francisco Chávez, a 8th round draft pick and $600,000 in cash to the Virginia Beach Surf Dawgs, getting 29-year-old shortstop John Smith and 23-year-old minor league reliever Tim Starr in return.
Demoted CF Forrest Johnson to Triple A San Juan.
Placed SS John Smith on the 40-man roster.
Placed SS John Smith on the active roster.
Injuries:
MR Dani Rubio, strained forearm, 11 day DL, AAA-Rehab (16 G, 2-1 3.60)
-- Rehab: 6 G, 3.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, BB, 4 K, 0-0 8.10
Other/Roster News:
GM Notes:
Well we are back in first and it feels good up here. I just hope we can hang on. The trade for John Smith looks to be a good one so far. I am hoping having him at SS will improve our defense and his bat will make a difference. I was never sold on Francisco Chavez, and John Smith is unsignable in the off-season, but we if he gets us over the hump and makes us a top contender I am all for it.
I am wondering if I should deal Nobukazu Higashi or not. Right now he his hot, he is fragile pitcher, and is due a lot of money next year. So if I deal him for someone close to him for a few years it will be more useful for this team and the future. Plus any time you are dealing with a fragile pitcher you never know what may happen... and I hope I didn't just jinx me. There is a huge market out there for him, but to make a deal work I will have to pull off a lot of magic. A younger Higashi has to be there, right?
Our manager was super excited about Dan Foley and how he has become a team leader and important part of this lineup and then ever since he has been doing nothing. In July he is hitting just .236 with 5 HR's and 9 RBI's over 15 games. Funny thing is this has coincided with him asking for a wacky extension. I guess he isn't happy I can't offer him the money he is looking for.
Raul Garica hasn't caught much since being called up, starting in just 3 games, playing in 11. He is 4 for 12 with 2 RBI's so I am hoping to see him get some more AB's... I do have our top prospect Miguel Cortesini who is hitting .290-5-30 in AAA and Jose Matos who is crushing hitting .359-10-50, but slumped when he got his call-up. However, he probably needs more AB's up with the big club only getting 13 AB's... and then we have Emilio Alba who is our back-up catcher who is hitting .351-9-40. Talk about depth at a position.
We have a couple of tough weeks ahead of us as we face off against the Barons, the Colonials and the Iron pigs. That Iron Pigs series is going to be a huge series for us, and a crazy way to start off August. If we can make it through that series we should be in pretty solid shape for the rest of the season.
Speaking of August, there are 11 days till the trade deadline is here. Now I have to figure if I am willing to pull something else off of just chill and be happy with my depth and with what I have in the minors. I will be doing a lot of thinking
Standings Leaders
DE Colonial: Milford Clippers: 49-46 .516 (+3.0)
DE Northern: Chadds Ford Cannons: 54-41 .568 (+1.0)
DE Atlantic: Georgetown Sixteens: 56-39 .589 (+1.0)
WC1: Lewes Braves (DEA): 55-40 .579 (+7.0)
WC2: Wilmington Iron Pigs (DEN): 53-42 .558 (+5.0)
MV Beltway: Baltimore Barons: 63-32 .663 (+6.0)
MV Mountain: Richmond Cardinals: 50-45 .526 (+8.0)
MV Coastal: Norfolk Cavaliers: 64-31 .674 (+10.0)
WC1: Washington Senators (MVB): 57-38 .600 (+4.0)
WC2: Chesapeake Blue Crabs (MVC): 54-41 .568 (+1.0)
Players of the Week:
Delaware: Tadiyuki Kiyomizu, Georgetown Sixteens: 7-17, 3 HR's, 8 RBI's, 5 R's
MarVa: Gabriel Krook, Baltimore Barons: 11-21, 3 HR's, 6 RBI's, 5 R's
Power Rankings:
1) Norfolk Cavaliers (128.3)
2) Baltimore Barons (119.4)
3) Georgetown Sixteens (112.1)
4) Chesapeake Blue Crabs (109.3)
5) Lewes Braves (108.2)
News:
Norfolk Cavaliers: Lost SP Emilio Medine for 2-3 months with shoulder inflammation. Medine was 8-4 3.41 and will be missed.
Annapolis Admirals: Saw 3B Rafael Ramirez crack 5 hits during a 14-2 win over the Senators.
Ocean City Tourists: Lost SP Scott Vanciny for the rest of the season. Vanciny who could be one of the games best one day, just can't stay healthy. He was 7-8 3.83 on the year. He tore a back muscle during a start this week.
Washington Senators: Lost OF Ira Kelly for 5-weeks with a torn ligament in his thumb. Kelly was hitting .233-16-39 on the season.
Washington Senators: 3B John Minor cracked 5-hits during a 5 for 6 day during a 14-1 win over the Express.
Chesapeake Blue Crabs: OF Richie Black went crazy during a 6-4 win over the Cardinals, going 5 for 5 with a run and 2 RBIs.
Milton Brewers: Acquired OF Luis Sanahia (.226/.314/.419, HR, #44) from the Harrington Mountaineers for MR Valentin Hernandez (AAA, #99)
Martinsburg Mountaineers: Dealt away prospect 3B Manny Cerda (AAA, #153) to the Milford Clippers for Closer Nori Suzuki (9-5 5.04, 5 SV)
Harrington Ponies: Made a odd trade, dealing away prospect 2B Troy Watson (.216/.259/.345, 5 HR, #159) to the Cape May Beacons in exchange for 35-year-old reliever Pedro Lopez (3-0 0.69) and 3B Manuel Lara (SA)
Salisbury Ports: Swapped prospects, sending C John Thmopson (AAA, #67), to the Lewes Braves for 1B Danny Sexton (AAA, #115)