Week 9
Current Week: 5-2 (35-24 .593, +2.0)
Next Week: 3 vs Georgetown Sixteens, 3 @ Milford Clippers
Power Ranking: 6 (-1, 112.8)
Fan Interest: 71 (+2)
Owners Mood: Happy
Expectation: Playoffs
Home: 17-14 .548 | Away: 18-10 .643
April: 9-16 .360 | May: 21-7 .750 | June: 5-1 .833
Runs Scored: 336 (2nd)
Avg: .280 (2nd)
HR: 74 (4th)
SB: 58 (5th)
Runs Against: 267 (8th)
Starters ERA: 4.29 (8th)
Pen ERA: 3.12 (3rd)
Def Eff: .674 (11th)
Top Performers:
Hitting: Eugene Todd: .261-3-8 (6-23), 2 2B, 5 R
Pitching: Juan Cuesta: 2GS, 2-0 3.00, 15.0 IP, 10 K
Week 9:
Game 53: Lewes 5, Chadds Ford 1
Gregorio Costello: 8.0 IP, 6 H, R, 3 BB, 11 K
Tim Meyers (0-3): 0.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R
Phil Davis: 1-3, R
H: 4, LOB: 5
Game 54: Lewes 3, Chadds Ford 4
Juan Cuesta (6-2): 8.0 I P, 5 H, 3 R, BB, 6 K
Tim Meyers (SV 9): 1.0 IP, 2 H
Mikel Wallstreet: 2-4, HR (10), R, 2 RBI
Giovanni Smith: 2-3, 2 2B, RBI
H: 7, LOB: 9
Game 55: Chadds Ford 4, Milton 0
Ying-Hua Ji (6-2): 8.1 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 6 K
Melvin Wallstreet: 2-3, HR (9), R, RBI
Eugene Todd: 2-4, 2B, HR (12), 2 R, RBI
Jose Matos: 2-4, 2B, R, RBI
H: 10, LOB: 10
Game 56: Chadds Ford 10, Milton 5
Gallin Krall (2-1): 7.0 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 4 K (1st Big League Start)
Mikel Wallstreet: 2-4, 2B, HR (11), 2 R, RBI
Melvin Wallstreet: 2-4, 2B, R
Byung Ch'on: 1-4, 2B, 3 RBI
H: 10, LOB: 5
Game 57: Chadds Ford 5, Milton 6
John Robertson: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, K
Tim Meyers (0-4): 0.2 IP, H, R, BB, 2 K
Eugene Todd: 2-4, HR (13), R, 2 RBI
Melvin Wallstreet: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Phil Davis: 2-4
H: 11, LOB: 9
Game 58: Chadds Ford 5, Milton 3
Gregorio Costello: 7.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
Oscar Robinson (3-1): 1.0 IP, H, BB, 7 K
Tim Meyers (SV 10): 1.0 IP, BB, K
Chris Mildmay: 3-5, 2 2B, 2 R
Ambrose Gutierrez: 2-4, R
Phil Davis: 1-3, HR (8), R, 3 RBI
H: 9, LOB: 4
Game 59: Georgetown 2, Chadds Ford 6
Juan Cuesta (7-2): 7.0 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 4 K
Francisco Franco (SV 1): 2.0 IP, BB, 5 K (debut)
Phil Davis: 3-5, 2B, RBI
Jose Matos: 3-5, R, RBI
Eugene Todd: 1-3, HR (14), R, 3 RBI
H: 12, LOB: 12
Transactions:
Demoted RP Gus James to Triple A San Juan.
Placed 1B Naofumi Ohayashi on the active roster.
Activated 1B Naofumi Ohayashi from the disabled list.
Draft Negotiations:
Drafted
SS Murray Wallstreet in the 2038 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick).
Signability: Extremely Hard | Demand: $2,650,000 | Offer: $2,650,000
SINGED $2,650,000 - Sent to A-Ball, will play SS and bat 5th
Drafted
RP Ernie Sampson in the 2038 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 24, 24th overall pick).
Signability: Very Easy | Demand: $250,000 | Offer: $1,220,000
SINGED $1,220,000 - Sent to SSA-Ball, Will play DH and bat 6th, and is the 6th man in the rotation
-- I will have to see how this goes.
Drafted
RF Cristián Reyes in the 2038 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 12, 44th overall pick).
Signability: Extremely Hard | Demand: $250,000 | Offer: $1,020,000
SIGNED $510,000: Sent to SS-ABall, starting in RF batting 7th
Drafted
SP Sean Parkinson in the 2038 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 24, 56th overall pick).
Signability: Impossible | Demand: ??? | Offer: $790,000
BROKEN OFF - Heading back to draft.
Drafted
2B Flint Shears in the 2038 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 25, 57th overall pick).
Signability: Extremely Hard | Demand: $290,000 | Offer: $770,000
SIGNED 370,000: to SS-ABall, be the back-up 2B starting ever 4th day
Drafted
SS Willie Mitchell in the 2038 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 26, 83rd overall pick).
Signability: Hard | Demand: $260,000 | Offer: $370,000
Injuries:
MR Dani Rubio, Calf strain, Unknown , 11-day DL
SS Jose Ayala, Torn ankle ligaments, 4 weeks, 60-day DL
MR Dustin McNeil, torn UCL, 11- months, 60-day DL
SP Robert Shepherd, Unknown injury, 6-days, 60-day DL
SP Gehrig Pearl, Forearm stiffness, 3-days, 11-day DL
SS Brad Sims, strained PCL, 1-day, 11-day DL
SP Gregorio Costello, Hand soreness, 1-day DtD
Naofumi Ohayashi was activated and placed in the starting lineup. But this is going to pose some issues with the active roster. I am not sure what to do with all these guys that deserve to be here. Krall wasn't supposed to last that long, but now he is my #5 man and doing well. Pearl is just about back, Shepherd will be back after a few AAA starts, Rubio could come back at any moment... then what?
Other/Roster News:
Our second round pick Cristian Reyes is off to a red-hot start in SS-A ball hitting .545-3-5 in his first 4 games.
GM Notes:
We are playing well and have took the lead in our division. I am sold that we are going to win this division yet, but if we can continue to pitch the way we have been we will be in good shape. And with Pearl and Shepherd coming of the DL soon it will make the pitching staff deeper, this will also be quite interesting to see who I have to send down, cut, etc. I really don't know right now.
Part of me is ready to send down Tim Meyers and go with a different closer. He is 10 for 12 in save opportunities, which I can live with, but he is also 0-4 with a 4.81 ERA. However the opponents are hitting .296 against him... so I will have to watch this because I need a closer to close games out even if they aren't save opportunities.
This offense has been very well rounded this season as we are #4 in HR's, #5 in steals and tops in on base percentage in the Delaware Conference. I am not sure we have had an offense this good around here. I wish I could sign all these guys to stay for 5 more seasons, but I know that won't be possible. We have is speed and power all through the lineup and a good mix of lefty and righty bats. This team is going to be one of those teams that other teams aren't going to want to pitch too if we can keep it up.
In 6-days Robert Shepherd will return to the field. Yes it will be in AAA, but he will be back and that is getting me excited. If he can return to his magical form from last season our pitching starting staff will end up being quite tough. Not to mention if Ji and Robertson find their groove. Shepherd took a little hit while he was out, but nothing that should make a huge difference. I am curious to see how many AAA starts he will need to earn his way back up... He will be back before the all-star break. The important thing to note is the break falls after only 72 games. We will have him for more than half the season. That should be a huge boost!
I don't know if we really are this good or just going through a hot streak. But I have to say I am having fun here in Chadds Ford and I am going to enjoy it while it lasts (hopefully through the title game, but I am not holding my breath).
Standings Leaders
DE Colonial: Milford Clippers: 41-18 .695 (+4.0)
DE Northern: Chadds Ford Cannons: 35-24 .593 (+2.0)
DE Atlantic: Georgetown Sixteens: 39-20 .661 (+9.0)
MV Beltway: Baltimore Barons: 34-25 .576 (+1.5)
MV Mountain: Ellicott City Express: 33-26 .559 (+2.0)
MV Coastal: Norfolk Cavaliers: 37-22 .627 (+2.0)
Players of the Week:
Delaware: Mark Hayes, Milford Clippers: 11-27, 3 HR's, 8 RBI's, 4 R's
MarVa: Carlos Ramano, Virginia Beach Surf Dawgs: 13-28, 4 HR's, 5 RBI's
Power Rankings:
1) Milford Clippers (130.1)
2) Georgetown Sixteens (121.0)
3) Norfolk Cavaliers (119.9)
4) Baltimore Barons (114.7)
5) Seaford Blue Jays (114.7)
News:
Dover Generals: Acquired prospect OF Roberto Munoz (AAA, #178) from the Newark Millers for 2B Roberto Perez (.192/.248/.262, 2 HR) - (Deal happened 05/26/17)
Georgetown Sixteens: Lost MR Hisashi Miyakawa (18 G, 0-1 3.98, SV) for the rest of the year (10 months) after he was diagnosed with a stretched elbow ligament.
Washington Senators: 1B Manuel Miranda crushed HR #500 during an 18-3 drubbing of the Blue Crabs. Miranda joins Yann Gosselin (506), Peter Peters (547), Francisco Reyes (643) and Ricardo Hidalgo (730) as the only players to reach the 500 mark.
Milford Clippers: Lost OF Julio Rodriquez (.252-7-20) for the rest of hte year (9 months) with a ruptured MCL.
Norfolk Cavaliers: Lost SP Bob Davis for 4-months with a bone spur in his elbow. Davis was 3-4 3.33 in 12 starts this year.
Delaware Conference: OF Lorenzo Montoya (.296-27-59) took over the top vote getter slot, and leads with 1,684,708.
MarVa Conference: The Cardinals catcher Hector Pagan (.339-10-44) remains the top vote getter in the MarVa Conference with 1,662,969.