The IBL's Chicago Iron Pigs

[gehrig38]

Well this isn't bad news. Predicting a blow out in the Midwest. HR title for Chavez? Predicted to score 1000+ runs with a sub 4 ERA. My 1-2's predicted to have great seasons. Arizona going to plummet that badly?

[gehrig38]

Holy crap. Someone's not buying into the Colts 'rebuild' effort. And I'm going to do a little write up next, but check out Boston's prediction, 3.80, winning 94 and scoring just 804 runs. That organization may have drafted pitching better than any club in IBL history. Tulsa and Corpus Christi falling? Houston regaining prominence? A HR title for George Quinn and another enormous season out of Esparza.

[gehrig38]

This is a blueprint to building a world championship pitching staff.

They entered the league in 2017, and in their 1st draft, with their 1st pick, took LHP Pat Kelley (#1 overall). He went straight to the show and was 7-6 3.16 in 15 starts. He left via free agency this year but was 54-56 3.86 in 146 starts, going 17-8 3.80 in their championship season last year.

In 2018 they picked 6th overall and took Lee Case out of Texas Tech. Case broke camp with the big club in 2019 and was 12-15 5.03 in 32 starts his rookie year. He missed all but 2 starts last season after having elbow surgery, but returns at 26 this year and will pitch in the 4 slot.

In 2019 they picked 2nd overall, taking Cody Miller out of Horizon HS in San Diego, CA. He dominated the minors and was a September call up in 2020. He is 29-13 3.19 the past two seasons, going 14-8 3.01 last year in 34 starts. He's the ace and takes the ball opening day.

In 2020 they picked 10th overall, selecting RHP Greg Dickson out of Ogden HS, Ogden, UT. If you don't feel like scrolling to the bottom of the previous page I'll save you the trouble, he's the 8th ranked prospect in the IBL. He's won 29 games in 2 minor league seasons, with a 2.47 ERA with 459 K's in 371 IP. He's starting the season on the Archer Bombers roster, Boston's AAA affiliate.

In 2021 they picked 7th overall, selecting David Shields out of the University of Iowa. David entered the 2022 season as the IBL's #40 prospect before tearing a meniscus in June and missing 3 months. He begins the season as the Archer Bombers #2 starter, behind Greg Dickson.

Last year they had their first 'bad' pick, selecting 27th overall. They took right hander Alfonso Pena out of Virginia. The 23 year old enters the 2023 season as the IBL's #75 prospect. He'll be the opening day starter for the Johnson Lane Bombers, Boston's AA affiliate.

6 picks, 6 starting pitchers, and to date 6 home runs.
Now you add some cash, and smart choices, and smart trades, and their rise makes sense, total sense. Their rotation this year is:

1) Cody Miller (RHP) 23-#2 overall pick 2019, 2 time all star
2) Colin Durham (RHP) 31-Signed 5 year 88M dollar free agent deal 12/09/19
3) Adam Shirley (RHP) 23-120th overall pick in 2017 out of HS. 14-11 3.63 33 starts 211 IP in 2022
4) Lee Case (RHP) 26-#6 overall pick 2017, top 10 3 straight years in HR/9.
5) Eric Arnold (RHP) 28-Acquired from Chicago along with Vinicius Montaury and 4th pick, for C Alex Vela and LF Ramon Castro and 3rd pick.

Draft, trades, free agency. There is no one way, any good GM knows it, and excelling in all three areas makes it very hard to fail. You've got 2 home grown 23 year olds and a 26 year old, and you've got 3 top prospects, close to IBL ready, waiting for an unfortunate injury, or for the 28 and 31 year old to move on or move out.

Below are their rotations career numbers to date.

[gehrig38]

A peek at that Boston rotation, compared to the staff we're breaking camp with.

[hfield007]

Interested if you (curt) could direct me where you get the WAR gained and lost season overview chart that you found? is this a new feature or has it slipped past my noticing all this time?

Also, interested to see that division if Boston does indeed hold on

[gehrig38]

You can only find it in the off season. Once you hit opening day that screen will go away (I could be mistaken but I cannot find it at that point).
Under you league drop down you'll see an option for "Off Season Coverage" or something like that.
When you go to that screen, check the upper left, below the page header, above the actual page, where all the tabs usually are, you'll see 2 tabs, one for the page you are on, and one to the right for the WAR page, can't remember its name.

[gehrig38]

A little different way to look at the team breaking camp. Very few new names, except for the fact Collins is out.
You will notice one "huge" difference this year.....Ya, 11 man pitching staff. It may only be for a week, could be more, going to depend on the innings I get from the rotation, but all the starters are guys that should, barring disaster, be able to get into the 7th pretty routinely.

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 1
RECORD: 0-2
OVERALL: 0-2 2 GB
RUNS SCORED: 10 6th
RUNS AGAINST: 12 t-12th
OWNERS MOOD: Very Happy
FAN INTEREST: 96/100
WEEK AHEAD: 2 @ Columbus

4/1 COL 3 CHI 2
W-Colon (1-0) L-Pacheco (0-1)
HR CHI-Salinas (1) COL-Hedden (1)
Hedden hits Pacheco's 2nd pitch for a walk off HR. Hall 8-7-2-2-3-7 (ND) Morales 7-5-2-1-4-5 (ND) Tanner (COL) 3-4 2 RBI's

GREAT GAMES-Angelo Esparza (SAN) picking up where he left off. Tosses a 5-hit shutout in Las Vegas for a 4-0 win on opening day.

4/2 COL 9 CHI 8
W-Amaya (1-0) L-Casas (0-1)
HR CHI-Hudson (1) COL-Gomez (1) Hedden (2)
Casas BS (1) and Segura hits a 2 out walk off 2B to win it. Gomez (COL) 3-5 HR 2 RBI's Hudson 3-5 HR 2 RBI's Shaw 3 BB's Martinez 5-11-5-5-0-2

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 2
RECORD: 5-2
OVERALL: 5-4 T-1st
RUNS SCORED: 48 (38) t-2nd
RUNS AGAINST: 30 (18) 4th
OWNERS MOOD: Happy (-1)
FAN INTEREST: 96/100
WEEK AHEAD: 2 @ Columbus/3 @ Brooklyn/2 vs New York

4/3 CHI 3 COL 0
W-Trujillo (1-0) L-Fowler (0-1) S-Casas (1)
HR NONE
Trujillo 8.2-7-0-0-0-4 111 pitches. Ash 1-3 2B 3 RBI's Cannon 3-4 2 2B's

MILESTONE-Chandler Harris (LV) went 1-3 with his 300th career HR in a 7-2 win over San Antonio. Harris is a .251/.332/.476 hitter in 1245 lifetime games.

4/4 CHI 3 COL 1
W-Morgan (1-0) L-Gomez (0-1) S-Casas (2)
HR NONE
Morgan 8.1-6-1-1-2-10 117 pitches. Ash 2 RBI's Hudson, Salinas 2 hits apiece.

ORG NEWS-Top CF prospect Tim Harvey (2019 Sup. Pick (30th) broke his hand and will miss at least the next 4 months.

4/5 CHI 5 BRO 0
W-Pimentel (1-0) L-Espinoza (0-1)
HR CHI-Shaw (1) Hudson (2) Cannon (1) Chavez (1)
Pimentel 9-3-0-0-2-8 in first Chicago start. Cannon 2-4 HR 2 RBI's SB (1)

4/6 BRO 8 CHI 3
W-Zambrano (1-0) L-Hall (0-1)
HR CHI-Chavez (2) Hudson (3) BRO-Fiermonte 2 (2) Hart (1)
Fiermonte 4-5 2 HR's 3 runs 2 RBI's X.Castillo (BRO) 3-4 Hall 5 ER 11 H 5.2 IP

4/7 BRO 7 CHI 1
W-Lowry (1-1) L-Martinez (0-1)
HR NONE
Martinez 5.1-9-5-5-0-5 Lowry 8-8-1-1-3-4. Fiermonte 4-5 2B 3 runs 2 RBI's SB (1) (8-10 2B 2 HR's 6 runs and 4 RBI's last 2 games) Barrios (BRO) 2-3 2B 4 RBI's

4/8 CHI 11 NY 2
W-Trujillo (2-0) L-M.Smith (0-1)
HR CHI-Salinas (2) Chavez 2 (3)
Trujillo 8-5-2-2-2-4 Chavez 2-4 2 HR's 3 RBI's (6) Salinas 1-4 HR 3 RBI's (5) Miranda 1-4 2B (5) 3 RBI's (6)

4/9 CHI 12 NY 0
W-Morgan (2-0) L-Catuncan (0-2)
HR CHI-Chavez (5) Jackson (1)
Morgan 9-2-0-0-1-15! Chavez 4-4 HR 3 runs 3 RBI's (9) Shaw 2-4 3B (1) 3 RBI's (5) Jackson 1-3 HR 3 RBI's (4)

WEEK 2 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Howard Mathis (HAW) 10-16 HR 5 RBI's
CL POTW-John Woodard (BOS) 16-31 6 RBI's

AAA Tulsa- (31) 3-6 5 GB 3 injuries week 1
AA Bakersfield (25) 3-6 5 GB
A(S) Belleview (21) 5-4 2 GB Buckley 1-0 0.64 14 IP 16 K's
A(N) Denison (28) 3-6 3 GB

[gehrig38]

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[gehrig38]

In the upcoming draft.
Start pouring over the list guys, someone here's making my 1st pick.

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 3
RECORD: 4-2
OVERALL: 9-6 .5 GB (Dayton 9-5)
RUNS SCORED: 95 (47) 2nd
RUNS AGAINST: 56 (26) 3rd
OWNERS MOOD: Happy
FAN INTEREST: 96
WEEK AHEAD: 1 vs New York/Off Day/3 @ Michigan/2 @ Providence

DL NEWS-Collins is 1 day from returning, short rehab stint and back to work, Battle is a week out, he'll be sent to AAA and get AB's and PT in CF.

4/10 CHI 12 NY 3
W-Pimentel (2-0) L-McCormick (0-2)
HR NY-Gomez (2) CHI-Rush (1)
Beat NY 35-5 in the 3 game set. Pimentel 7-6-3-3-1-10. McCormick didn't register an out (0-2-6-6-4-0) Martinez 1-3 3 BB's Hudson 3-6 2B (2) 2 RBI's (7) Vela 3-4 2B (2) Castro 3B (1) 3 RBI's (4) Rush HR 3 RBI's (3)

4/11 Off Day Top SP prospect Gerald Buckley will miss 7-8 weeks with a bad hamstring injury. He was 1-0 in 3 starts 14.1IP 12 H 17 K's 3 BB's. Acquired last winter from Fresno for 4 players and a draft pick, IBL's #23 prospect entering the year.

4/12 MICH 5 CHI 4
W-Paterson (2-0) L-Hall (0-2) S-Robison (2)
HR CHI-Chavez (6) MICH-Grant (2)
Leave them loaded in the 9th after getting 1, with no outs. Hall 7-7-5-3-2-9 Paterson 7-13-3-3-1-7. Chavez 4-4 2 2B's (2) HR 2 RBI's (11) Grant (MICH) 2-4 HR 3 RBI's (10)

4/13 CHI 7 MICH 4
W-Martinez (1-1) L-Sanchez (0-2) S-Casas (3)
HR MICH-Tobias (4) McBride (1)
Martinez 7.1-7-4-4-1-2 Vela 3-5 SB (2) Rush 3-5 2 2B's (2) 3 RBI's (6)

4/14 CHI 11 MICH 3
W-Trujillo (3-0) L-Domingo (1-2)
HR NONE
Hudson 2-5 2B (4) 3 RBI's (10) Salinas, Jackson 3 BB's each. Trujillo 5-6-1-1-3-6 9 run 3rd inning.

ROSTER NEWS-Hugh Collins has been recalled from his rehab assignment. Stan Cannon was optioned out. He was 9-22 HR 2 RBI's, and will be back. He's likely the reason I'll probably have to let Collins walk at years end.

4/15 PROV 3 CHI 1
W-Bryant (1-0) L-Morgan (2-1) S-J. Martinez (4)
HR CHI-Hudson (4)
Morgan 8-9-3-3-2-9 CG (L) Soper 5.1-4-1-1-2-4 (ND) and 3 relievers combine on 5-hitter.

4/16 CHI 12 PROV 8
W-Pimentel (3-0) L-Daugherty (0-2)
HR CHI-Hudson (5)
Pimentel 7-6-2-2-1-8 pen implodes for 6 in the 9th. Pacheco sucking (0-3-4-4-1-0). Hudson 2-3 3B (1) HR 5 RBI's (16) Castro 3-5 Blakeway 3-5 2B (3) Dunbar (PROV) 3-4 2B (1) 4 RBI's (7)

WEEK 3 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Luis Chavez (CHI) 8-12 2 HR's 6 RBI's (.385-6-12)
CL POTW-George Quinn (PHI) 12-27 3 HR's 8 RBI's (.339-3-11)

AAA Tulsa (21 +10) 7-8 4 GB
AA Bakersfield (25 -) 6-9 5 GB
A(S) Belleview (6 +15) 9-6 t-1st
A(N) Denison (30 -2) 4-11 4 GB

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 4
RECORD: 4-3
OVERALL: 13-9 t-1st
RUNS SCORED: 135 (40) 2nd
RUNS AGAINST: 92 (36) 4th
OWNERS MOOD: Happy
FAN INTEREST: 96/100
WEEK AHEAD: 1 @ Providence/4 vs Green Bay/2 @ Dayton

4/17 PROV 7 CHI 5
W-McDonald (2-0) L-Hall (0-3) S-J.Martinez (5)
HR PROV-Rojas (1)
Hall bombed again, 2-8-6-6-1-3. Mirand 2-4 3 RBI's (16)

4/18 CHI 7 GB 3
W-Martinez (2-1) L-Thomas (1-2)
HR GB-Alvarado (1) Rolen (3) CHI-Salinas (3)
Martinez 6.1-5-3-3-0-5 1hr rain delay in 7th. Collins 3-4 2B (1) SB (1)

4/19 CHI 9 GB 7
W-Trujillo (4-0) L-Hernandez (0-1) S-Casas (4)
HR GB-Brooks (3) CHI-Rush (2) Salinas (4)
Blakeway 2-4 3 RBI's (12) Castro 3-4 2 2B's (3) Rush 1-3 HR 3 runs 3 RBI's (10) Salinas 2-4 HR 2 RBI's (12) Walker (GB) 3-4 SB (3)

4/20 GB 9 CHI 4
W-Brooks (3-1) L-Morgan (2-2)
HR GB-Walker (4) Dominquez (3) A.Jones (3) CHI-Collins (1) Ash (1) Chavez (7)
Morgan 3-9-7-5-2-4 2 errors (Miranda, Jackson) Brooks 8.2-10-4-4-3-1. Ash 3-5 HR Chavez 3-4 HR SB (2)

INJURY NEWS-Jorge Pacheco was removed with a sore elbow and upon further examination he and his 10.80 ERA are headed to the 15 day DL, and out at least a month. Gerald Davenport is added to the 40 man roster and recalled, Steve Rush is optioned to AAA and Juan Moreno is recalled, moving the pen back to 7 arms.

4/21 CHI 5 GB 2
W-Pimentel (4-0) L-Lopez (2-2) S-Casas (5)
HR CHI-Vela (1) Hudson (6)
Pimentel 7-3-0-0-2-7 Lopez CG (L) 8-8-5-5-1-5 Blakeway 2-4 Hudson 2-3 HR Vela 2-4 HR 2 RBI's (5)

MINORS NEWS-2021 Sup. Pick Jim Burns (34th overall) will have TJ surgery today and be out at least the next 12 months.

4/22 DAY 5 CHI 3
W-Kennedy (1-0) L-Casas (0-2) BS (2)
HR CHI-Castro (1) Collins (2) DAY-Rodriguez (3)
Rodriguez walk off 3R HR off Casas in the 9th. Hall 6.2-7-2-2-3-4 (ND) Zamora 6.1-3-1-1-2-3 1-hit us into the 6th.

4/23 CHI 7 DAY 3
W-Davenport (1-0) L-Canales (2-2)
HR CHI-Collins (3) Hudson (7)
Davenport 1st IBL win. 6 run 9th capped by Hamlyns 2 run 2B. Kelley (DAY) 6.2-2-0-0-3-2 (ND) Martinez 6.1-6-3-3-5-1 (ND)

WEEK 4 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Tony Greene (DAY) 13-27 4 HR's 7 RBI's (.370-8-17)
CL POTW-Keith Cole (HOU) 11-19 2 HR's 6 RBI's (.329-4-20)

IBL CAREER LEADERS: RBI's
Curt Whimster (TUL) 1334
Travis Bryant (DAL) 1201
Wes Morgan (BUF) 1130
Ross Tunstall (LA) 1130
Hugh Collins (CHI) 1121

AAA Tulsa (4 +17) 14-8 3 GB
AA Bakersfield (21 +4) 10-12 6 GB
A(S) Belleview (10 -4) 12-10 3 GB
A(N) Denison (30 -) 6-16 8 GB

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 5
RECORD: 3-4
OVERALL: 16-13 2 GB (Dayton 17-10)
RUNS SCORED: 183 (48) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 139 (47) 6th
OWNERS MOOD: Normal (-1)
FAN INTEREST: 96/100
WEEK AHEAD: 2 @ Dayton/3 @ Edmonton/2 vs Arizona

4/24 DAY 10 CHI 3
W-Villa (2-0) L-Trujillo (4-1) S-M. Alexander (1)
HR CHI-Jackson (2)
Trujillo 3-8-7-7-4-3 Greene (DAY) 4-5 2 2B's 3 runs R.Lopez (DAY) 2-4 3 RBI's (10)

4/25 CHI 7 DAY 1
W-Morgan (3-2) L-Woodroffe (2-2)
HR CHI-Hudson (8) DAY-Powers (1)
Morgan 6-4-1-1-4-6 Collins 2 RBI's (6) Miranda 2-4 2B (8)

4/26 CHI 17 EDM 7
W-Pimentel (5-0) L-Morales (3-2)
HR CHI-Chavez (8) EDM-Brewer (5) Johnston (3)
Castro 3-5 2B (5) 3B (2) 4 RBI's (14) Hudson 2-3 3 RBI's (23) 4 BB's Chavez 2-6 HR 4 RBI's (19) Shaw 3-5 2B (4) Blakeway 3-5 2 2B's (6) Brewer (EDM) 2-4 2B (7) HR 3 RBI's (19)

4/27 EDM 4 CHI 1 (10)
W-MacLean (1-1) L-Moreno (0-1)
HR EDM-Weeks (1)
Weeks 3R HR to walk it off in the 10th. Hall 8-4-1-1-1-6 (ND) Muggleston 7.2-6-1-1-5-7 (ND) Weeks 2-3 HR 4 RBI's (7)

4/28 CHI 7 EDM 6 (10)
W-Davenport (2-0) L-B.Smith (1-2) S-Casas (6)
HR CHI-Shaw (2) Chavez (9) Collins (4) EDM-Williams (7) Morris (3) Diaz (3)
Ash 4-6 Chavez 3-6 HR SB (6) 3 RBI's (22) Miranda 3-5 2B (11) Blakeway 3-5 2B (7) A.Williams (EDM) 2-5 GS 4 RBI's (25) Johnston 3-4

4/29 AZ 5 CHI 4
W-Lucas (2-2) L-Trujillo (4-2) S-Daniels (6)
HR AZ-Lopez (1) Boyd (4) CHI-Miranda (1)
Lopez and Boyd back to back in the 7th. Miranda 3-4 HR 2 RBI's (23)

4/30 AZ 14 CHI 9
W-Hill (3-2) L-Morgan (3-3)
HR AZ-Wilkins 2 (6) Hernandez (4) Boyd (5) CHI-Chavez (10) Hudson 2 (10)
Andre comes in, bases loaded, grand slam to Wilkins then solo to Hernandez. Wilkins (AZ) 2-3 2 HR's 7 RBI's (19) Hernandez 2-4 HR 3 RBI's (11) Chavez 4-5 2B (3) HR RBI (23) Miranda 2-3 2B (12) 3 RBI's (26) 3 errors (Morgan (1) Miranda (3) Chavez (3))

WEEK 5 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Javier Martinez (BUF) 1-29 HR 7 RBI's (.352-5-20)
CL POTW-Ron Miller (CC) 13-24 HR 6 RBI's (.306-5-20)

IBL CAREER LEADER: WINS
Walt Thompson (-) 163
Alfredo Alejandrez (SJ) 158
Vincente Romero (NO) 158
Chris O'Slattery (BAL) 155
Tommy Hobbs (LA) 149

APRIL SUMMARY
FL HITTER- Luis Chavez (CHI) .412-10-23
CL HITTER- Chris Green (LA) .304-10-28
FL PITCHER- Raul Rubio (ALK) 5-1 1.84
CL PITCHER- Chris Patterson (LV) 5-0 2.39
FL ROOKIE- Tom Wood (PROV) .394-1-12
CL ROOKIE- Chris Patterson (LV) 5-0 2.39

ORG POTM
AAA Pitcher-Orland Rea 6-0 2.54

WEEK 5 POWER RANKINGS
1) Boston
2) Dayton
3) Las Vegas
4) Dallas
5) Brooklyn

AAA Tulsa (6 -2) 17-11 3 GB (Russell .373-5-14/Swagat .378-1-14/Battle .341-0-5/Vaughn .400-4-20)
AA Bakersfield (15 +6) 15-13 4 GB (Cordero .402-3-21/Hinson 1-0 2.25/Watanabe 3 SV 1.29)
A(S) Belleview (5 +5) 16-12 3 GB (Miller .342-0-6/Garrett 2-2 2.88)
A(N) Denison (30 -) 8-20 9 GB (Rodriguez 302-4-10/Wilton .314-1-10/Blankenship .325-4-17/Butler .297-4-15)

April Records (Bold denotes record set/tied this year)
AVG .479 Todd Helton (GB) '16
HR 14 Julio Morin (PIT) '22
RBI's 39 Todd Helton (PHI) '19
SB's 17 Carl Crawford (GB) '18 Jimmy Rollins (PHI) '20
Wins 6 Raul Gonzalez (HOU) '13 Chris O'Slattery (BAL) '14 Barry Zito (EP) '19
Saves 18 Michael Ross (HOU) '13
K's 61 Ramon Roa (PIT) '19 Esteban Figueroa (SAC) '23

[hfield007]

Dallas seems to have an excellent batting trio, at 16-11 wondering what their pitching looks like?

Baltimore disappointing haha

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 6
RECORD: 4-2
OVERALL: 20-15 t-1st
RUNS SCORED: 218 (35) 2nd
RUNS AGAINST: 157 (18) 4th
OWNERS MOOD: Undecided (-1)
FAN INTEREST: 95/100 (-1)
WEEK AHEAD: 1 vs Arizona/Off Day/3 @ El Paso/2 @ Houston

5/1 CHI 7 AZ 5
W-Pimentel (6-0) L-Ellis (2-2) S-Casas (7)
HR AZ-Wilkins (7) Hernandez (5) CHI-Chavez (11) Hudson (11) Collins (5)
Pimentel 7.2-8-4-4-2-7 Carlson allows his 2 runners to score before Casas bails him out. Hudson 3-4 2B (5) HR 4 RBI's (29) Blakeway 3-4 2B (10) Hernandez (AZ) 3-4 2B (4) HR 2 RBI's (13)

5/2 Off Day

5/3 CHI 5 EP 4
W-Hall (1-3) L-J.Morris (3-3) S-Casas (8)
HR EP-Peeler (5)
Chavez 3-4 Salinas 3-4 Peeler (EP) 2-4 HR 3 RBI's (16) Hall 6.1-6-4-4-2-1 carries SHO into the 6th before giving up 4.

GREAT GAMES-Christian Wilkins (AZ) went 3-4 with 3 solo HR's in Arizona's 5-3 win over Fresno today. It marked the 5th time an Arizona hitter had accomplished the feat with the last time being the last time being in last years post season when Angel Hernandez slammed 3 HR's vs Chicago.

5/4 CHI 10 EP 0
W-Martinez (3-1) L-Dodson (1-4)
HR CHI-Jackson (3) Chavez (12)
Martinez 7-5-0-0-4-8 Chavez 3-5 HR SB (7) RBI (25) Collins 2-5 2 2B's (4) 3 RBI's (12)

GOOD GAMES-Maurice Paterson (MICH) is at it again. After going 23-1 3.30 last year he's off to a 4-0 2.53 start this year after his 3-hitter at New Orleans. He punched out 10 and walked 2 in his 3rd career SHO.

5/5 CHI 7 EP 1
W-Trujillo (5-2) L-Prado (2-2)
HR CHI-Salinas (5)
Salinas 3-5 HR 2 RBI's (16) Trujillo 7.1-5-1-1-1-3 Jackson 2-4 2B (2) 3 RBI's (13)

5/6 HOU 4 CHI 3 (10)
W-Warner (3-1) L-Casas (0-3)
HR CHI-Hudson (12) Jackson (4) HOU-Susanti (5)
Susanti game tying 3R HR off Casas (BS 3) in the 9th. Morgan 8-3-1-1-2-10 takes 2-hit SHO into the 9th. Salinas 3-4 3B (1) Hudson 2-5 HR 2 RBI's (33)

5/7 HOU 4 CHI 3 (14)
W-Warner (4-1) L-Tucker (0-1)
HR CHI-Hudson (13) HOU-Fulton (1)
Casas BS (4) Pimentel 9-4-2-2-3-6 (ND). Hudson 3-7 HR RBI (34) Castro, Martinez both 3-6 Fulton (HOU) 1-3 3 BB's

WEEK 6 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Wazir Ubadah (NH) 13-25 4 HR's 9 RBI's (.314-7-25)
CL POTW-Lance Berkman (SAC) 14-32 4 HR's 9 RBI's (.296-8-21)

WEEK 6 POWER RANKINGS
1) Boston (1)
2) Corpus Christi (-)
3) West Michigan (-)
4) Pittsburgh (-)
5) Edmonton (-)
OUT Dayton (8) Las Vegas (22) Dallas (14) Brooklyn (10)

AAA Tulsa (6 -) 21-14 5 GB Battle (328-0-10/Swagat .404-1-20/Cannon .299-5-17/Medina .325-1-14/Vaugh .373-5-20/Rea 7-0 2.35)
AA Bakersfield (14 +1) 19-16 4 GB (Cordero .397-4-26/Brown .244-4-30/Hinson 2-0 1.65/Watanabe 5 SV 1.13)
A(S) Belleview (13 -8) 18-17 6 GB
A(N) Denison (26 +4) 13-22 8 GB (Wilton .305-2-15/Blankenship .322-5-20)

NEW FEATURE! FORMER IRON PIGS (AND PROSPECTS) IN THE NEWS
Alex Cuellar (EDM AAA) won POTW. Alex was taken in the 6th round of the 2014 draft out of Florida International, and traded to Edmonton in the 6 player+ deal that brought Hugh Collins back to Chicago (and Orlando Rios) in 2020. He's had 2 cups of coffee with Edmonton, in '20 and '21, playing in just 18 games.

[gehrig38]

WEEK: 7
RECORD: 5-1
OVERALL: 25-16 +3.5
RUNS SCORED: 281 (63) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 185 (28) t-1st
OWNERS MOOD: Undecided
FAN INTEREST: 94/100 (-1)
WEEK AHEAD: 1 @ Houston/Off Day/3 vs Columbus/2 @ Green Bay

5/8 CHI 10 HOU 4
W-Hall (2-3) L-Montgomery (2-2)
HR HOU-Pujols 2 (4)
Sallinas 3-5 2B (5) Shaw 3 RBI's (13) Blakeway 2-4 2B (12) 3B (2) 3 RBI's (20) Lambert (HOU) 3-4 2 RBI's (20)

5/9 Off Day

5/10 CHI 13 COL 9
W-Martinez (4-1) L-Morales (2-4)
HR COL-Sweeney (6) Gomez GS (12) CHI-Martinez (1) Hudson 2 (15)
Pen gives up 5 over final 3. Hudson 4-5 2 HR's 3 RBI's (37) Salinas 3 BB's Vela 3-5 2B (3) Martinez 4-4 2B (3) HR 4 RBI's (6) Ash 3-5 2 2B's (7) SB (7) 3 RBI's (21) Garcia (COL) 4-5 2B (5) Gomez (COL) 5 RBI's (34)

5/11 CHI 5 COL 1
W-Trujillo (6-2) L-Barnes (4-2)
HR CHI-Miranda (2)
Trujillo 9-3-1-1-2-7. Miranda 2-4 2B (16) HR 3 RBI's (31)

GREAT GAMES-David Walker (GB) went 4-4 drilling 3 HR's and driving in 4 in a 7-4 win over Dayton. It marked the 3rd time in club history a Blizzard hitter had hit 3 (David Miller 3-4 6 RBI's '15 vs Michigan and David Brooks 3-4 6 RBI's '21 vs Staten Island). Guess there's something to playing for Green Bay and being named David?

5/12 CHI 17 COL 2
W-Morgan (4-3) L-Fowler (1-4)
HR COL-Lynch (2) CHI-Shaw (3) Salinas (6)
Salinas 2-5 HR 3 runs 5 RBI's (21) Collins 4-4 2B (5) Shaw 3-5 HR 4 RBI's (17) Blakeway 3-5 3 2B's (15) Morgan 7-4-2-2-2-7

5/13 CHI 11 GB 3
W-Pimentel (7-0) L-Lara (1-1)
HR CHI-Miranda (3) Jackson (5) GB-Hood (1)
Season full of HUGE innings it seems, 5,6 7 run innings. Shaw 3-4 2B (8) 4 runs Miranda 2-5 HR 3 RBI's (34) Jackson 4-4 HR 4 RBI's (21)

5/14 GB 9 CHI 7
W-Lopez (3-4) L-Hall (2-4)
HR GB-Walker 2 (14)
Hall putrid again 4-8-7-7-2-3 2 HR' (2-4 5.70 ERA) Vela 4-5 2B (4) SB (4) Butler (GB) 3-4 2B (3) 2 RBI's (10)

GREAT GAMES-Angel Marquez (ALK) went 4-4 with 3 HR's and 4 RBI's to become just the 2nd Avalanche player to homer 3 times in 1 game (Ron Stokes 3-4 6 RBI's vs Staten Island '21)

WEEK 7 SUMMARY
FL POTW-David Walker (GB) 11-28 4 HR's 8 RBI's (.285-14-41)
CL POTW-Calvin Dundee (SJ) 10-26 6 HR's 13 RBI's (.414-7-14)

WEEL 7 POWER RANKINGS
1) Brooklyn (-)
2) Corpus Christi (2)
3) Boston (1)
4) West Michigan (3)
5) Chicago (-)
OUT Pittsburgh (6) Edmonton (17)

AAA Tulsa (8 -2) 24-17 5 GB (Battle .345-0-17/Swagat .394-1-22/Cannon .300-8-23/Medina .324-1-15/Vaughn .356-5-31/Rea 8-0 3.42)
AA Bakersfield (14 -) 23-18 5 GB (Cordero .371-5-30/Hinson 4-0 2.97/Watanabe 7 SV 1.00)
A(S) Belleview (14 -1) Martinez .284-4-14/Flynn .316-2-26/Gonzalez 0-2 2.36/Day 5-0 2.94/Caine 5 SV 1.13)
A(N) Denison (20 +6) 18-23 5 GB (Butler .291-4-17/Ellis .230-7-23/Walker .244-7-25/Turner .310-1-21/Garcia 1-0 2.57/Lozano 7 SV 2.55)

FORMER IRON PIGS (AND PROSPECTS) IN THE NEWS
Gabriel Fies (BALT AAA) took home AAA PotW. The 28 year old Fies was acquired from Pittsburgh in 2014 along with 2 other players and a 1st pick for RP Craig Frank, cash and a 1st pick. Last 2 seasons he's been the Colts 4th OF.

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Originally Posted by hfield007

Dallas seems to have an excellent batting trio, at 16-11 wondering what their pitching looks like?

Baltimore disappointing haha

An offense that gets on, hits for good power and runs. A strong bullpen, some struggling SP and a Defense that could become a serious issue. It's still early but 3 teams in this division serving notice. Their 69-93 record last year was the most wins in their 6 year history.

Their minor league system features 3 of the top 31 prospects, all OF's. Their top 5 prospects are all OF's.

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WEEK: 8
RECORD: 5-2
OVERALL: 30-18 +6.5 (Columbus 22-23)
RUNS SCORED: 322 (41) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 214 (29) 1st
OWNERS MOOD: Normal +1
FAN INTEREST: 92-100 -2
WEEK AHEAD: 2 @ Green Bay/3 vs Staten Island/2 vs Buffalo

5/15 CHI 11 GB 3
W-Martinez (5-1) L-Yates (3-2)
HR NONE
Blakeway 3-6 3B (3) Hudson 4 RBI's (44) Hamlyn 3-4 2B (2) 3 RBI's (7) Vela 2-5 2B (5) 3B (1) Castro 2-3 2 BB's Hill (GB) 3-4 2B (3) 2 RBI's (6)

5/16 GB 3 CHI 1
W-Trujillo (7-2) L-Brooks (4-4) S-Casas (9)
HR CHI-Hudson (16)
Cruz comes in bases loaded 0 outs, gets out for the hold (3). Trujillo 6.1-4-1-1-3-5. Hudson 3-5 HR RBI (45)

5/17 CHI 11 SI 6
W-Morgan (5-3) L-Miller (2-3)
HR SI-Bennett (2) Garcia (8) Barlow (3) CHI-Shaw (4) Vela (2) Chavez (13)
Chavez 3-5 HR SB (9) 4 RBI's (32) (.405-13-32 now) Vela 3-4 3B (2) HR SB (5) 3 RBI's (12) Barlow (SI) 3-3 2B (6) HR

5/18 CHI 4 SI 2
W-Castro (2-1) L-Tucker (0-2) S-Vazquez (1)
HR CHI-Shaw (5) Salinas (7)
Guerrero (SI) 3-4 2B (6) Pimentel 6-7-2-2-3-7 Castro (SI) 8-3-2-2-4-9

5/19 CHI 3 SI 2 (11)
W-Casas (1-3) L-Peck (0-2)
HR NONE
Casas BS (5) 3.1-3-2-2-0-5. Hall 5-5-0-0-0-4 long rain delay in the 4th. Martinez 3-4

NEWS-Ernesto Cruz has been inserted into the Iron Pig role of Closer once again. Cisco Casas is 1-3 and 9 of 14 Save opportunities, with a 5.50 ERA. He's just not getting the big outs and blowing saves in extreme fashion. Cruz will take over the role for a little bit and see if we can't get Casas righted. Gerald Davenport was optioned (2-0 9.00 in 9 IP 18 Hits) and Jorge Pacheco was recalled off his AAA rehab to balance the pen at 3 lefties 3 righties again.

5/20 BUF 10 CHI 7
W-Lopez (2-0) L-Martinez (5-2) S-Artlano (11)
HR BUF-Hammon (4) CHI-Shaw (6) Chavez (14)
Martinez 1.2-9-9-9-2-3 now sporting a 6.59 ERA. Ash 3-4 2B (9) Chavez 4 RBI's (36) Wes Morgan (BUF) 3-5 V.Soto 3-5 2 RBI's (15) Hammond 2-5 HR 4 RBI's (19)

5/21 CHI 4 BUF 3
W-Tucker (1-2) L-Payne (1-1) S-Cruz (1)
HR CHI-Salinas (8)
Tucker 3-3-0-0-0-2 Cruz gets final 3 outs. Salinas 2-3 HR 2 RBI's (27) Hamlyn 2-3 SB (3)

ORG NEWS-Pete Flynn of Belleview slammed 3 homers today in an 11-5 win. Pete was a 14th round pick of Alaska in 2020, released in June of 2021, signed with Pittsburgh and was released after the 2021 season. He signed as a minor league FA in April of this year. He's hitting .325-6-32 in 46 games.

INJURY NEWS-Huge news out of Boston. Lee Case (who made just 2 starts last year before having season ending elbow surgery) will be out at least 4 months after being diagnosed with a significant tear of a back muscle. Case was 4-3 3.55 in 9 starts for the 1st place Bombers.

WEEK 8 SUMMARY
FL POTW-Angel Marquez (ALK) 14-29 6 HR's 12 RBI's (.299-11-30)
CL POTW-Cliff Edwards (SAN) 13-26 3 HR's 9 RBI's (.344-11-34)

IBL CAREER LEADERS: OBP
Thomas Hood (GB) .420
Todd Helton (-) .419
Rich Alfred (FRE) .417
Mathew Moore (Retired) .411
Angelo Gomez (EP) .411

WEEK 8 POWER RANKINGS
1) Coprus Christi (2)
2) Chicago (5)
3) West Michigan (4)
4) Boston (3)
5) Brooklyn (1)

AAA Tulsa (2 +6) 30-18 1 GB (Battle .369-1-24/Swagat .378-1-30/Cannon .346-9-33/Medina .361-1-23/Vaughn .349-5-36/Rea 9-0 3.21)
AA Bakersfield (7 +7) 29-20 5 GB (Cordero .330-7-35/Villarreal .331-2-15/Watanabe 9 SV 0.81)
A(S) Belleview (6 +8) 26-22 6 GB (Flynn .325-6-32/Day 6-0 3.16/Caine 6 SV 1.00)
A(N) Denison (24 -4) 20-28 -7 (Butler .304-4-20/Ellis .235-9-30)

FORMER IRON PIGS IN THE NEWS
Tom Jackson (PIT) tossed a 5-hitter over Baltimore. He's 2-2 7 Saves 2.83 in 14 games. Last year he was 7-1 37 Saves 2.40 in 59 games, 7 starts. We drafted him in the 2nd round of the 2016 draft out of Glen Rock HS, NJ. He was a 2-way guy that we tried both ways, and he's turned into a hell of a catch for Pittsburgh. They took him in the 2020 Rule 5 Draft. He's tossed 3 shutouts over the past 2 seasons. Career now he is 12-4 46 Saves 2.62 ERA in 150 games, 10 starts.

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Roberto Martinez, 26 years old with a mid 90's fastball. The 2021 Koufax Award winner. A 3 time all star. Missed about 10 starts last year but the season was a wash when he did pitch. His peripherals weren't off, but the W/L and ERA was.
Coming in this year he was my 1A to Hall's 1. If you take his 22 starts last year, 10 this year, that's about a seasons worth of starts, 32.
In his last 32 starts here's the line.
11-11 5.51 192.2 IP 204 H 28 HR's 59 BB 177 K's. That's a number 5 guy, if that. Certainly not on this staff. He's got a 10.8M club option for next year that, barring catastrophe, I pick up. But the next 20 or so starts are being made on the 'hope' that he finds his self and bounces back.