OOPS I did it again

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CHICAGO REVAMPS BULLPEN
Chicago announced the trade of veteran LH reliever Mark Williams. He will head across town for two prospects, 19 year old OF Santiago Correa and 20 year old P Craig Rich. Both players were sent to the Iron Pigs Class A affiliate in Nashville.
After the trade was announced manager Sean Spicer informed the media of news he'd already brought to his players.
“Mario will resume his role as our closer, Nate and Rick McKitrick will set him up with the rest of the guys falling into various roles. Aaron Prochaska has been recalled as well.”

BACKROOM CHATTER
It needed to be blown up. The blown late leads and losses should have us in 3rd place at best were our offense not just raking. The only saving grace in our pitching has been a couple starters who are eating innings and this is all with no sign of the real Joey Morris (3-7 5.70)

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WEEK 14
OFF DAY 3 vs San Diego 3 @ Phoenix
RUNS SCORED: 493 (t-1st)
RUNS AGAINST: 461 (14th)
OBP: .333 (4th)
STARTERS ERA: 4.88 (14th)
RELIEVERS ERA: 4.94 (15th)
DEF EFFICIENCY: .693 (6th)
ZONE RATING: +17.7 (3rd)
ERRORS: 44 (4th)

RESULTS (50-40 +4)
2-1 vs San Diego 1-2 @ Phoenix
7/6- OFF DAY
7/7- CIP 4 SD 3 Perez (W) 7 IP 4 H 3 K 2 BB ER (5-4 5.28) Gross SV (13) Brumfield 2 HR (28) 3 RBI (65)
Velazco (L) 6.1 IP 2 ER no-hitter into the 6th
7/8- CIP 7 SD 1 Merera (11-3 3.25) 6.2 IP 5 K 5 BB 0 H 1 ER (120 pitches) combined 1-hitter Becker 2.1 IP H (2 out 1B by Matt Schempp in the 8th to break it up). Guzman 2B (34) SB (21) 2R Garcia 2B (15) 3B (6) BB R RBI (67) McLain 2H HR (14) 3 RBI (47) Krieg 2H HR (4)
7/9- SD 5 CIP 2 Morris (L) 3-8 5.81 7.1 IP 9 H 11 K 0 BB 5 ER
Laurel (SD) 9-7 3.18 8 IP 8 H 11 K 0 BB 2 ER Slavin SV (20)

• Charlotte's 1st pick this year Mike Garcia signed this week and the 21 year old was placed on the active roster. He went 5-5 today scoring 5 and hitting a 2B and a HR. He's hitting .333-2-6 through 9 games.

7/10- PHX 9 CIP 3 Bush (L) 4.1 IP 7 H 2 HR 8 ER (3-5 5.69) Nieves HR (9) E (12) Krieg 2H 2B (16) R Perez HR (8)
Mario Rodriguez (PHX) 3H 2 2R HR's 6 RBI
7/11- PHX 6 CIP 1 Avendano 6 IP 6 H 4 ER (8-5 4.57) Guzman 2H 2B (35) SB (22) R
7/12- CIP 2 PHX 1 Perez ND 6.2 IP 6 H 1 ER Mendoza SV (19) trailed 1-0 after 8. Nieves 2H 2B (17) GW 1B moved up to third. Brumfield led off 1-4 BB R Krieg 2H 2B (18)R Dames 2H


LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS
AL POTW- RF Michael Mcvaugh (WYO) 12-26 6 HR 15 RBI
NL POTW- 2B Luis Corona (SF) .414 3 HR 13 RBI 10R

IRON PIG NEWS

• AA All-Star Rosters were announced
• Milwaukee sent Luis Ornelas (10-3 2.65), Sergio Zapata (6-5 2.57) C Gil Ermatinger (.280/.359/.498 13 HR) IF Andy Alvarado (.283/.351/.494 14 HR), IF Adam Brigham .292/.372/.509 10 HR, and OF Jaden Brown (.316/.413/.435)
• The North defeated the South, again, and Jaden Brown took home MVP honors going 2-3.

• And the Class A All-stars were announced as well
• Albuquerque sent SP Joe Holsinger (9-3 2.94 120Ks 66 BB 101 IP), RP Dustin Reyes (2-1 1.66) C Dean Hahn (.285/.327/.446 9 HR), IF Josh Logan (.280/.361/.519 16 HR), IF Jake Pena (.288/.375/.470 12 HR) and OF's Jonathan Vittone (.326/.388/.489 10 HR) and Johnny Blackwell (.260/.334/.474 18 HR)

• In IBL All-Star voting Gus Garcia leads at 2B while Rico Guzman leads in CF and Bill Brumfield leads at DH. Alberto Merera is the 1st pitcher we've ever had in the top 5 and Joey Morris, despite his horrendous year, is 3rd in the voting.

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WEEK 15
3 vs Washington 3 @ OKC OFF DAY
RUNS SCORED: 514 (2nd)
RUNS AGAINST: 497 (15th)
OBP: .332 (4th)
STARTERS ERA: 4.97 (15th)
RELIEVERS ERA: 4.98 (15th)
DEF EFFICIENCY: .693 (7th)
ZONE RATING: +19.9 (3rd)
ERRORS: 45 (4th)

RESULTS (51-45 +5)
0-3 vs Washington 1-2 @ OKC OFF DAY
7/13- WAS 10 CIP 4 Merera (L) 6.1 IP 10 H 7 ER 11-3 3.58 Rivera 3R 2 IP Roberts 2H HR (10) 2 RBI (37)
7/14- WAS 6 CIP 2 Morris (L) 3-9 5.80 6.1 IP 8 H 8 K 4 ER Brumfield HR (29)

• 2012 2nd rounder Tommy Beach hit 3 HR's in a 7-4 win over Liberty. He's hitting .341-5-10 early on.
• Gus Garcia has taken the NL lead in votes for the all-star game.

7/15- WAS 6 CIP 2 swept at home. Bush (L) 4.1 IP 6 H 2 HR 6 ER (3-6 5.95) Brumfield HR (30)
7/16- CIP 7 OKC 4 (10) Avendano ND 7 IP 7 H k 2 BB 4 ER Mendoza SV (19) Guzman 2H GW 3B (8) 2 BB 3R 2 RBI (64) Brumfield 2H Garcia 3H HR (24) 4 RBI (72) SB (14) Pedraza game tying HR in the 8th (7)
7/17- OKC 7 CIP 4 4-3 lead into bottom 8. Gross gives up a run and then puts 2 on on back to back HBP. McKitrick comes in and gives up PH 3R HR. Gross BS (4) 1-5 5.35 Perez ND 5.2 IP 6 K 3 ER Krieg 3H 2B (19) 3 RBI 41

• Normally 3-7 in our last 10 would be a huge problem, but Indianapolis has co-operated going 1-9 over their last 10.

7/18- OKC 3 CIP 2 Tied 2-2 entering 9th. McKitrick 0 IP 2 H BB R (L) (5-4 3.53) Merera ND 7.1 IP 5 H 7 K 4 BB 2 ER (3.52) Dames HR (2) Chavez 2H 2B (2) R Krieg 2H BB leading off

• 1st rounder Mike Harper remained winless in his 5 starts. He went 6 allowing 7 H and 1 unearned run in 3-1 loss. He's 0-4 2.86 in 34.2 IP 38 H 34 K 17 BB.

7/19- OFF DAY


LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS
AL POTW- 1B Carlo Ambrogi (WYO) 13-23 3 HR 6 RBI
NL POTW- C Joey Syck (SD) 11-19 2 HR 9 RBI

IRON PIG NEWS

• AAA 1B Adam Higgins went 13-26 3 HR 4 RBI to win AAA POTW. He's hitting .321-7-29

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WEEK 16
3 vs Indianapolis ALL-STAR BREAK

• We are a combined 3-17 in our last 20 games. But sort of a big series considering we're +5 on them and OKC, a sweep of them would be huge, and the reverse is true.

RESULTS
7/20- CIP 5 IND 2 Morris CG 4 H 5 K 3 BB 2 ER 137 pitches. I managed the game and for the first time I can remember I was reluctant to go to the bullpen. Morris threw 137 pitches. Garcia HR (25) 2 BB 3 RBI (75) Roberts HR (11) SB (17)
7/21- IND 13 CIP 4 Bush 2 IP 8 ER (3-7 6.49) Guzman grand slam (12) 4 RBI (68)
7/22- CIP 7 IND 0 Avendano 6.2 IP 3 H 116 pitches (9-5 4.35) Guzman 2H HR (13) 2R 2 RBI (70) Garcia 3H 2B (17) 3B (7) 2R 2 RBI (77)

ALL STAR BREAK

• Wyoming's Michael McVaugh beat Alex Aguillon 10-9 in the final round to win the 2014 HR derby.
  
• The NL wins 8-2 and 24 year old Phil Ward (OKC) wins the MVP
• Bill Brumfield should have won it! He went 2-3 2R RBI. Merera and Morris both tossed a scoreless inning. Think that was Morris' first of the year...

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LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS
AL POTW- LF Garrett Nelums (WYO) .455-2-6
NL POTW- SP Ricky Avendano (CIP) 2-0 0.00 First time in 4 seasons a SP has won this award

IRON PIG NEWS

• On Monday Adam Brigham and Jaden Brown went 9-10 2 2B scoring 5 and driving in 5 in an 11-6 win. Brigham was 5-5.

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2014 ALL STAR GAME AND ALL STAR BREAK

• Luis Corona ends up winning the NL voting contest and beats our Gus Garcia by 24K votes. Rico Guzman will start in CF and Bill Brumfield will start at DH. Alberto Merera won the SP vote and will get the start. Somehow they fans got SP Joey Morris (4-9 5.53) voted in as well.
• Those were the Iron Pigs 4 All-star selections.

FUTURES GAME

• RP's John Alex (AA) Manny Rodriguez (Rookie) 2B Robby Czarnomski (SS) OF Diego Martinez (SS) were elected to participate in the futures game, this is the first year it is being held.

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WEEK 17
3 @ Los Angeles 3 vs SF 1 @ New England
RUNS SCORED: 582 (1st)
RUNS AGAINST: 548 (14th)
OBP: .335 (3rd)
STARTERS ERA: 4.92 (15th)
RELIEVERS ERA: 4.89 (14th)
DEF EFFICIENCY: .693 (6th)
ZONE RATING: +23.1 (2nd)
ERRORS: 49 (2nd)

RESULTS (59-48 +7)
3-0 @ LA 2-1 vs SF 0-1 @ New England
7/27- CIP2 LA 0 Avendano took SHO into the 9th 8 IP 6 H 5 K 2 BB (10-5 4.09) Mendoza SV (20) Guzman 2H SB (24)
7/28- CIP 5 LA 4 Brumfield 2 HR (32) 3R 3 RBI (72) McLain 2H GW 1B RBI (52) Nieves HR (10) Merera ND 6.2 IP 8 H 4 ER 8 K Mendoza IP K SV (21)
7/29- CIP 2 LA 1 Mike Perez 8 IP 6 H 2 ER (6-4 4.61) outpitches Eric Davis 8 IP 6 H 2 ER (12-7 2.27) Mendoza IP K H SV (22) Brumfield GW HR (33) Guzman 2H 2B (36) CS (6)
7/30- SF 14 CIP 9 Staked to an 8-2 lead Morris fails again. 5 IP 9 H 8 ER Eichele (L) 1 IP 4 ER Prochaska 1 IP 2 ER Brumfield 3H 2B (21) 2R RBI (74) Garcia 2H 2B (18) 2R 2 RBI (79) Roberts 2H SB (23) 2 RBI (40) Nieves 3H 2B (22) 3 RBI (44)
Luis Corona 2B (24) 2 HR (38) 5 RBI (108) did not pitch around 2 times, HR both AB's.
7/31- CIP 11 SF 6 Bush (W) 6.2 IP 9 K 5 ER (4-7 6.50) McLain HR (15) 3 BB 2R 2 RBI (54) Pedraza 2H Grand Slam (8) 4 RBI (26)
Deadline deals, see below
8/1- CIP 10 SF 3 McLain 2H grand slam (16) 5 RBI (59) Guzman HR (14) 2 RBI (72) R BB Garcia 2H 2R SB (17) Avendano 5.2 IP 4 H 3 ER (11-5 4.12)
8/2- NE 6 CIP 5 Merera ND 6.1 IP 7 H 4 ER Guinn (L) 0.2 IP 2 H BB ER Guzman 2H BB 2R RBI (73) Brumfield 2H 2B (24) 2 BB 2R 2 RBI (76) Pedraza 2H 2 SB (9) R 2 BB


LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS
AL POTW- RF Andrew King (UT) 14-30 3 HR 10 RBI
NL POTW- 1B Bill Brumfield (CIP) 13-32 4 HR 11 RBI

IRON PIG NEWS

• John Tite (AAA) went 9-22 5 HR 8 RBI to win AAA POTW. Tite is hitting .293-21-44 in 68 games

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CHICAGO GETS SINCERE
The Chicago Iron Pigs announced a trade with the Atlanta bombers just minutes before the deadline. Chicago sent their top-rated OF prospect, Diego Martinez, to Atlanta for Closer Sincere Guinn. Guinn, a 2nd round pick in 2011 (55th overall) is 1-5 25 Saves with a 4.74 ERA. He led the NL with 80 appearances last year, going 5-3 5 Saves, 3.35. He's fanned 172 in 155 IP with 56 BB 132 H allowed.
Martinez is the game's #56 prospect and the highest-ranked OF prospect Chicago had. He was signed out of the Dominican in 2011 and has elite offensive tools.

BACKROOM CHATTER

• I've traded, before this franchise, maybe 2 ranked prospects in my OOTP life. This year I've done the unthinkable but I am trying to build something while winning this year. Very different approach. Sincere is an arm I almost drafted (on name alone) but he's going to be here for years as he has just 2 years service time and is LH, and has an enormous power arm. Right now he's going to setup, but he's the guy, I think, in future years. He's just 25.
• Right after this, to make a spot and clear room, I sent Ramon Rivera to Utah for a minor league LHP Javier Colon. Colon has 27 K's in 19 IBL innings this year. He'll head to New Orleans for now.

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MONTH IN REVIEW

• AL PLAYER OF THE MONTH- CF Chris Willis (BOS) .367-9-24 23 R
• NL PLAYER OF THE MONTH- LF Joe Henderson (SF) .398-4-15 22 R
• AL PITCHER OF THE MONTH- Rusty Francis (POR) 3-1 1.20 38 K 45 IP
• NL PITCHER OF THE MONTH- Adam Sharpe (PIT) 4-1 1.12
• AL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH- RF Andrew King (UT) .333-5-19
• NL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH- C Chris Reed (WAS) .276-8-16

IRON PIGS MONTH IN REVIEW

• PLAYER OF THE MONTH- Justin Krieg .371/.437/.516 7 2B 2 3B 4 HR 20 RBI 3-3 SB
• PITCHER OF THE MONTH- Rick Avendano 3-1 2.21 36.2 IP 15 K 0.95 WHIPs
• MINOR LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH- John Tite (AAA) .293/.369/.717 12 HR 23 RBI 20R 1.086 OPS
• MINOR LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE MONTH- TIE
• Mario Correa (Rookie) 3-1 1.11 40.2 IP 42 K 1.13 WHIP
• Mike Harper (Rookie) 0-2 0.93 29 IP 30 K 8 BB 1.17 WHIP

• Andy Alvarado (AA) hit .362-6-23 to win AA POTM

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WEEK 18
2 @ New England 3 vs Pittsburgh OFF DAY 1 @ Las Vegas
RUNS SCORED: 623 (1st)
RUNS AGAINST: 574 (13th)
OBP: .338 (2nd)
STARTERS ERA: 4.82 (15th)
RELIEVERS ERA: 4.93 (14th)
DEF EFFICIENCY: .694 (6th)
ZONE RATING: +23.6 (2nd)
ERRORS: 53 (2nd)

RESULTS (64-49 +9)
1-1 @ New England 3-0 vs Pittsburgh OFF DAY 1-0 @ Las Vegas
8/3- CIP 8 NE 2 Perez (7-4 4.38) 7 IP 4 H 5 K 1 ER Guzman leadoff HR (15) 2H 2R 2 RBI Brumfield grand-slam (34) 4 RBI (80) Perez 2H HR (9) 2R RBI (26)
8/4- NE 9 CIP 2 Morris (4-10 5.93) 6.1 IP 4 BB 7 H 5 ER Eichele 4 ER 0.2 IP 2H 2 BB
Bobby Cotter (NE) 2 2B (32) HR (18) 4 RBI (72)
8/5- CIP 8 PIT 5 Bush 6 IP 6 H 2 ER (5-7 6.34) Mendoza SV (23) Guzman 3H 2B (37) SB (26) R 2 RBI (77) Nieves 2H RBI (48) Perez HR (10) 2R Dames 3H 2 2B (14) 2R 2 RBI (27)
8/6- CIP 4 PIT 2 Avendano (12-5 4.04) 7 IP 5 H 2 ER Mendoza SV(24) Guzman 3H 2B (38) 2R RBI (78) Brumfield 2H 2 RBI (83)
8/7- CIP 10 PIT 3 Merera (12-3 3.69) 5 IP 8 K 5 H 2 ER (108 pitches) Brumfield 3H HR (35) 4 RBI (87) Krieg 2B (23) HR (5) 2R RBI (44) Stachowski 2H 2R 2 RBI (48) Roberts 3H SB (25) 2R Dames 3H 2B (16) 2 RBI (29)
8/8- OFF DAY
8/9- CIP 8 LV 6 Perez (8-4 4.19) 6.2 IP 5 H 8 K 1 ER Gross 2H 4R 3 ER 0.2 IP Mendoza 0.1 IP H K SV (25) Guzman 4H 2 2B (40) HR (16) E (1) 2R 3 RBI (81) Garcia HR (26) 2 RBI (83) Nieves HR (11) Stachowski 2H BB R RBI (49) Perez 2 2B (15) E (3) 2R

LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS
AL POTW- CF Zach Stewart (PHI) 8-21 7 HR 13 RBI 10R
NL POTW- CF Rico Guzman (CIP) 13-24 HR 6 RBI

IRON PIG NEWS

• At rookie league Minneapolis Mario Correa (4-1 1.60) Mike Harper (0-4 2.98) SS Bill Sanchez (.270/.378/.496 7 HR) were named to the all-star team.
• For Short-season Nashville 3B Larry Hileman (.314/.375/.529) and OF's Tim Brooks (.321/.414/.534 8 HR) and Tommy Beach (.279/.340/.486 9 HR 15 SB) made the all-star team.

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WEEK 19
2 @ Las Vegas 3 vs Atlanta 2 @ El Paso
RUNS SCORED: 649 (1st)
RUNS AGAINST: 602 (t-12th)
OBP: .337 (3rd)
STARTERS ERA: 4.83 (14th)
RELIEVERS ERA: 4.77 (14th)
DEF EFFICIENCY: .694 (6th)
ZONE RATING: +25.1 (2nd)
ERRORS: 57 (2nd)

RESULTS (67-52 +9)
2-0 @ Las Vegas 2-1 vs Atlanta 0-2 @ El Paso
8/10- CIP 9 LV 1 Morris (5-10 5.66) 8 IP 3 H ER 4 K Krieg 3H 2B (24) 4 RBI (48) Nieves HR (12) 3R
8/11- CIP 7 LV 6 Bush ND 5.2 IP 4 H 4 ER (114 pitches) Mendoza SV (26) Garcia 2B (21) HR (27) 2R E (12) Nieves 3H 2B (24) 4 RBI (53) SB (8) Stachowski 2 2B (15) RBI (51) Perez 3H 2B (16) RBI (28) 2 SB (2)
8/12- ATL 7 VIP 2 Avendano (L) 1.1 IP 6 ER (12-6 4.38) Krieg 2H HR (6) 2 RBI (50)
Jason Fricke (ATL) 4-5 2B (21) HR (8) 2R 2 RBI (46)

• New England's Francisco Alvarez went 7, fanning 8 in a 5-2 win for his 200th career win. He's 200-140 3.42 lifetime. He's won 2 Koufax awards and is a 9-time All-Star.

8/13- CIP 7 ATL 1 Merera CG 5 H 8 K 1 ER (13-3 3.54) McLain HR (17) 4 RBI (64) Garcia 2H 2B (22) BB R RBI (85)

• Isaiah Wiggins (CBK) was lost for the year. Columbus is 2 up in the AL Southern division and Wiggins was 9-11 3.72 on the year.

8/14- CIP 7 ATL 5 Perez ND 5 IP 3 H 5R 1 ER Brumfield 3 H R McLain 2B (19) 3 RBI (67) Pedraza HR (9) 2 RBI (30) Guzman (2) Garcia (13) errors.
8/15- EP 7 CIP 2 Morris (L) 5 IP 10 H 5 ER
Justin Gonzalez & Alex Bazaldua went 6-10 2 HR 3R 4 RBI

• Luis Corona went 4-5, hitting 4 HR's, including a grand slam, and drove in 8 in a 12-5 win over Phoenix. He's hitting .282-43-123 on the year.

8/16- EP 2 CIP 1 Bush CG 8 IP 7 H 2 ER (5-8 6.10)


LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS
AL POTW- 3B Chris Searle (AUS) 11-24 2 HR 12 RBI
NL POTW- SS Will Williams (LV) 13-27 4 HR 10 RBI

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WEEK 20
1 @ El Paso 3 vs Jacksonville OFF DAY 2 @ Fresno
RUNS SCORED: 687 (1st)
RUNS AGAINST: 629 (12th)
OBP: .338 (2nd)
STARTERS ERA: 4.87 (14th)
RELIEVERS ERA: 4.50 (9th)
DEF EFFICIENCY: .696 (6th)
ZONE RATING: +25.2 (2nd)
ERRORS: 62 (t-3rd)

RESULTS (72-53 +11)
1-0 @ El Paso 2-1 vs Jacksonville OFF DAY 2-0 @ Fresno
8/17- CIP 4 EP 3 (10) Avendano ND 7 IP 8 H 8 K 0 BB 3 ER Guinn (W) 2 IP 2 H 2 K Mendoza SV (28) Juan Chavez PH GW 1B Guzman HR (17) Nieves 2H 2 RBI (55)
8/18- CIP 8 JAX 7 (10) Garcia game tying 3R HR bottom 9 Krieg walk-off HR 10th Garcia 4-4 2 HR (29) 4 RBI (89) BB SB (18) Krieg 2H HR (7) Calkins 2H HR (1) 2R 2 RBI (5) Merera ND 7 ER 3 HR 3 IP Bullpen 7 IP 2 H 4 K 4 BB 0 R Prochaska (W) 2-0 2.20

• Mike Harper went 8 scoreless fanning 12 on 3 hits in a 4-0 win. He's 2-4 2.38

8/19- JAX 8 CIP 7 (11) Perez ND 3.1 IP 3 HR 6 ER Bullpen 7.2 IP 5 H 7 K 6 BB 2R 1 ER Prochaska (L) 2-1 2.60) Stachowski 3 2B (21) 2R 3 RBI (56)

• Derek Dames suffered a sprained ankle and will head to the IL. Pedraza will take over vs RHP with Calkins taking on lefties.

8/20- CIP 8 JAX 2 Morris (W) 8.1 IP 4 H 11 K 2 ER (6-11 5.58) Guzman 3H 2B (42) SB (30) 2 RBI (85) McLain 2B (20) HR (18) RBI (68) Krieg HR (8) Dan Milazzo 3H HR (2) 2R 2 RBI (11)
8/21- OFF DAY
8/22- CIP 6 FRE 5 (12) Bush ND 7 IP 4 H 8 K 4R 3 ER Mendoza BS (2) 2 IP ER Guinn (W) 1.2 IP 2 K 3 BB (2-1 0.69) McLain 0-5 2 Errors (7) Guzman 2H 2B (43) RBI (86) Stachowski 3H 2 2B (23) Krieg HR (9) 2 RBI (57) Garcia 2H HR (30) RBI (90)
8/23- CIP 5 FRE 2 Avendano ND 7.1 IP 6 H 2 ER Guinn BS (1) Gross SV (15) decided to give Jose Nieves a day off, it's been a grind and he's not had a good year. That worked, as he comes in to deliver a GW PH 3R HR (13) in the bottom of the 9th. Guzman 3H 3B (9) SB (31) R Krieg 4-4 2 2B (26) SB (7) R


LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS
AL POTW- 1B Taylor Squires (POR) 10-24 4 HR 9 RBI
NL POTW- SP Jared Ventura (PHX) 2-0 0.00 16.2 IP 13 K

IRON PIG NEWS

• Is it happening? 1B Mike Johnson went 10-28, 5 HR, 10 RBI to win Class A POTW. The 2011 #1 overall pick is hitting .274-23-59
• Milwaukee (AA) is 78-47 and on Sunday clinched their division.

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Meeting with SP Mike Perez
Acquired early in the year in the trade for Bobby Guijosa Mike has been what I'd hoped for. He's 8-4 4.44 and the solid #5 guy we traded for. That being said he's looking for an extension. I have no plans for him next year. I fully expect Luis Ornelas, or one of the other young arms to take over the bottom to bottom half of the IBL rotation. He's willing to take a 1 year deal and for less than half of the 4.4 he's making this year (he's asking 1.7 on a 1 year deal) and while that is absolutely appealing I cannot see giving him a contract when I fully intend for him to not be back. I'm not saving 2.7 million on a contract I wouldn't offer to begin with. I think he could be had for less than that as well. The other piece to this could be I am missing the pitching market? Over/under valuing what the top and bottom of a rotation looks like? I actually need to think more on this now that I have had a night to think about it.

• Nick Terrell, acquired from Fresno in June is 6-4 3.31 at AAA New Orleans.
• Luis Ornelas went 11-3 2.89 at AA and has struggled a bit at AAA going 2-2 6.17 with some gawdy peripherals that indicate he's likely to need another year in the minors at least. He's just 20.
• Brian Pennington continues to tantalize, with a great out here and a few bad ones there. He's 25, and 7-9 5.78 in 21 starts at New Orleans.
• The guy I think ends up here next year is our 2nd pick this year Elijah Washington. He's 22, and 4-0 3.65 over 11 starts in 69 IP with 73 K's and 27 BB's at AA Milwaukee. His stuff is all there, he needs to improve his control a bit before he gets called here.

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WEEK 21
1 @ Fresno 3 vs New York 3 @ San Diego
RUNS SCORED: 721 (1st)
RUNS AGAINST: 654 (10th)
OBP: .338 (3rd)
STARTERS ERA: 4.81 (12th)
RELIEVERS ERA: 4.40 (9th)
DEF EFFICIENCY: .698 (6th)
ZONE RATING: +28.5 (2nd)
ERRORS: 67 (4th)

RESULTS (75-57 +9)
1-0 @ Fresno 1-2 vs New York 1-2 @ San Diego
8/24- CIP 6 FRE 5 Merera (W) 14-3 3.89 5.1 IP 7 H 3 ER Mendoza IP BB HR 2 ER SV (29) Pedraza 2H 2B (7) HR (10) BB SB (11) Garcia 2H Brumfield 2 HR (37) 3 RBI (96) Nieves HR (14) 2 RBI (62) Error (15)
Zach McMillion (FRE) (L) 13-9 3.41 4 IP 6 ER 4 HR
8/25- NYP 9 CIP 8 Perez 9 H 8 ER 4 IP ND Garcia 3H 2B (23) SB (20) 2R BB Guzman 2H 2B (45) SB (32) 2 RBI (88) Brumfield 2H 3 RBI (99) Nieves HR (15)

• Bryan Morrison tossed a CG 6-hit SHO fanning 3 to go 2-6 5.46. The 2013 4th round pick has actually been throwing better of late.

8/26- NYP 4 CIP 3 The nightmare season continues for Joey Morris. (6-12 5.44) 7.1 IP 7 K 5 H 4R 2 ER 2 errors in the 8th Brumfield HR (38) RBI (100) Chavez 2H R RBI (10)

• Derek Dames suffered a “setback” and will be at least a week longer than expected.

8/27- CIP 9 NYP 0 Bush (6-8 5.72) 7 IP 4 H 5 K 6 BB 124 pitches Brumfield 3H HR (39) 2R RBI (101) Nieves 2H HR (16) 2 R 2 RBI (66) SB (9) Krieg 2 2B (28) 3 RBI (60)
8/28- SD 3 CIP 2 Avendano (12-7 4.26) 6.2 IP 5 H 3 BB K 3 ER left 2 on 1-1 tie. Guinn 1.1 IP H K 2 IR 2 IRS
8/29- CIP 5 SD 2 Merera (15-3 3.78) 7.2 IP 8 K 1 ER outpitches Juan Laurel (17-8 2.50) 8 IP 16 K 2 ER Roberts HR (12) RBI (46) Brumfield HR (40) RBI 102 Krieg 2H HR (10) 2R 2 RBI (63)

• Travis Hill (CLE) won his 17th with his 4th SHO, a 1-hit 5 walk 4-0 win for his 12th CG of the year.

8/30- SD 2 CIP 1 Perez 7 IP 4 H 2R HR in the 1st (8-5 4.76)
Mike Geiselman HR (22) 2 RBI (95) Jermaine Bowser (8-12 4.44) 7 IP 1 ER 5 K John Slavin SV (32)


LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS
AL POTW- 3B Chris Searle (AUS) 11-20 2 HR 8 RBI
NL POTW- CF John Cleary (LA) 13-27 3 HR 8 RBI

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WEEK 22
3 vs Phoenix OFF DAY 3 @ Washington
RUNS SCORED: 759 (1st)
RUNS AGAINST: 666 (9th)
OBP: .339 (3rd)
STARTERS ERA: 4.66 (11th)
RELIEVERS ERA: 4.33 (8th)
DEF EFFICIENCY: .700 (5th)
ZONE RATING: +31.0 (2nd)
ERRORS: 70 (3rd)

RESULTS (79-59 +11)
2-1 vs Phoenix OFF DAY 2-1 @ Washington
8/31- CIP 4 PHX 1 Morris (7-12 5.27) 7 IP 3 H 3 K 4 BB ER Mendoza IP 2H SV (30 1.91 ERA) Garcia 2H HR (31) SB (21) RBI (91) Pedraza 2H GW HR (11) 2 RBI (34)
September call-ups, see below.
9/1- CIP 9 PHX 0 Bush (7-8 5.44) 7.2 IP 4 H 3 K Pedraza 2H 2B (9) R RBI Garcia 2H HR (32) 2R RBI (92) Guzman 2H 2B (47) 2 RBI (90) Brumfield 0-4 4K Stachowski 2H 2B (26) 2 RBI (60) Roberts 2 2B (19) R RBI Chiquete 2H 2B 2R RBI 1st start

• Nashville won 10-3 Dan Williams CG 8 H 6 K 3 ER (1-3 6.64) while 2014 5th round pick Bobby Chapman went 4-4 2B 3B 2 HR and drove in 6 he's hitting .344/.475/.688 in 11 G

9/2- PHX 3 CIP 0 Avendano (L) 6 IP 5 H 3 BB 2 K 2 HR 2 ER 12-8 4.21 Garcia 3H Brumfield 0-4 3K Nieves 3H 2 2B (29)
Aycock (PHX) 7.1 IP 5 H 8 K 11-12 4.02 Hatfield SV (28) Miguel Rodriguez 2 HR (31) 2 RBI (75)
9/3- OFF DAY
9/4- WAS 5 CIP 4 Merera ND 6.2 IPI 5 H 9 K 3 ER McKitrick 1 out runner on 3rd, walks them loaded for the force, WP walk off.... 0.2 IP H 2 IBB ER (6-6 2.92) Garcia 3-3 BB 2B (25) RBI (93) Brumfield 2H HR (41) 2 RBI (104) Roberts 2H SB (28) Krieg HR (11)
9/5- CIP 9 WAS 2 Perez (9-5 4.65) 7 IP 9 H 3 K 2 ER Garcia 2H HR (33) 3R BB 2 RBI (95) SB (22) Nieves 3-3 2 BB SB (10) 3 RBI (69) Krieg HR (12) 3 RBI (67) Roberts 3H RBI (49)
9/6- CIP 12 WAS 1 Morris CG 6 H 9 K (8-12 5.06) 10R 6th inning Brumfield 2B (27) HR (42) BB 3R 4 RBI (108) Nieves 2H 3B (4) R 2 RBI (71) Krieg 2H HR (13) 2R 2 RBI (69)


LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS
AL POTW- LF Zach Stewart (PHI) 9-22 5 HR 11 RBI (.301-47-99)
NL POTW- 2B Gus Garcia (CIP) 14-22 4 HR 8 RBI

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SEPTEMBER CALL-UPS

• With New Orleans below .500 and 6 out I am going to make moves not concerned with how they finish out.
• Pitchers:
• Allen Henderson went down and got his innings in going 4-3 9 Saves 2.43 striking out 31. Still having control concerns, as he walked 14 in those 29 innings,
• 26 year old SP Rodolfo Nunez went 10-7 3.53 in 23 starts and earned a promotion. Nunez was a waiver claim from Brooklyn last November.
• Sean Garrison (25) was acquired in a July trade with El Paso. He was lights out there going 0-1 2.92 in 12 IP with 16 punch outs. In New Orleans he was better, going 2-0 6 Saves 0.84 over 10 IP with 12 K's. Gotta find the strike zone more often but a huge arm.
• Just 3 position players, 22 year old Matthew Brittingham was having another great season (.315/.355/.495) and earned a spot on the 40 man after his big year at AA last year.
• Same with Matt Chiquete (25), who followed up a 2013 at AAA that saw him hit .289-15-60 with a .363 OBP.
• I love the flexibility 3 catchers provides and the main target of the July deal with El Paso was Catcher Skyler Houston (30). + Defender with elite eye. Was hitting .236 with a .411 OBP at New Orleans after a quick stint in El Paso where he sported a .400 OBP in 35 PA's.
• John Tite (.266/.346/.572 29 HR 61 RB), Danny McKeith (.300/.351/.424 4 HR 36 RBI) and Andy Williams (.257/-29-72) were all considered but right now none are on the 40-man. Williams and McKeith will be rule-5 eligible this winter.

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AUGUST IN REVIEW
AL PLAYER OF THE MONTH- LF Zach Stewart (PHI) .296-15-26 27 R
NL PLAYER OF THE MONTH- LF John Parillo (LA) .330-9-29 23 R
AL PITCHER OF THE MONTH- Jared Bland (WYO) 5-0 2.13 42.1 IP 24 K
NL PITCHER OF THE MONTH- Juan Laurel (SD) 5-1 1.41 56 K 51 IP 10 BB
AL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH- 1B Taylor Squires (POR) .347-7-21 19 R
NL ROOKIE OF THE MONTH- 2B Chris Nicholson (IND) .304-9-28 25 R

IRON PIGS MONTH IN REVIEW

PLAYER OF THE MONTH- Bill Brumfield .345/.415/.555 7 HR 28 RBI 19 R
PITCHER OF THE MONTH- Sincere Guinn 3-1 0.50 18 IP 14 H 16 K 1.11 WHIP
MINOR LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE MONTH- SS Bill Sanchez (Rookie) .442/.506/.688 4 2B 5 HR 16 RBI 1.194 OPS
MINOR LEAGUE PITCHER OF THE MONTH- Mike Harper (Rookie) 3-0 2.35 38.1 IP 21 H 37 K 0.91 WHIP

• AA Closer Jamie Bowden went 1-2 11 Saves 1.35 to win AA PIOTM. He's 2-2 1.26 29 Saves. For those that don't remember Jamie was our 3rd pick in the draft this year out of San Diego State.
• Our 1st round pick, Mike Harper took home organization pitcher of the month and rookie league pitcher of the month. He's 3-4 2.35 with 37 K's in 38.1 IP and holding opponents to a .153 average. May be time to see how he handles short-season
• At Class A Albuquerque 2011 16th rounder Blake Reynolds went 5-0 2.70 to win PiOTM. He's 10-7 4.13 with 109 K's in 146 IP.

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WEEK 23
3 vs OKC 3 @ Indianapolis 1 vs Los Angeles
RUNS SCORED: 799 (1st)
RUNS AGAINST: 694 (9th)
OBP: .339 (3rd)
STARTERS ERA: 4.65 (11th)
RELIEVERS ERA: 4.20 (6th)
DEF EFFICIENCY: .700 (5th)
ZONE RATING: +28.6 (3rd)
ERRORS: 76 (4th)

RESULTS (84-61 +12)
3-0 vs OKC 1-2 @ Indianapolis 1-0 vs LA
9/7- CIP 9 OKC 4 Bush (W) 8-8 5.43 7 IP 4 ER 6 K Garcia 3-3 2 BB 2 HR (35) 4 RBI (99) Brumfield 2H HR (43) 3 RBI (111) Roberts HR (13) Krieg HR (14)

• Luis Ornelas (AAA) took a SHO into the 9th going 8.1 7 H 6 K and is 3-2 3.63

9/8- CIP 12 OKC 3 Avendano (13-8 4.13) 5.2 IP 3R 1 ER Garcia 4-5 HR (36) 3R 2 RBI (101) E (16) Brumfield 2B (28) HR (44) 4 RBI (115)

• Last years #2 pick, Josh Frohling (PIT) came out of a game complaining of elbow soreness. The Miners have put together a potentially insane starting staff with Sharpe, Andrezejewski, and this kid.

9/9- CIP 4 OKC 3 Chiquete inserts as last minute starter, walk off 2R HR Guzman leadoff HR (18) 3B (10) 2R RBI (91) Merera ND 6 IP 9 K 3 ER

• John Laurel (SD) fired a 4-hit CG SHO to go 19-8 2.40 on the year.
• Josh Frohling will undergo Tommy John and miss the next 12 months. The 19 year old was 11-7 3.43 in 29 starts at AAA Amarillo (PIT).

9/10- IND 6 CIP 2 Perez (L) 9-6 4.96 2.1 IP 5 H 2 HR 3 BB 6 ER
9/11- IND 5 XIP 1 Morris (L) 8-13 5.03 6 IP 5 H 6 K 3 ER
9/12- CIP 9 IND 6 Bush (9-8 5.35) 6 IP 1 H 8 BB!! 2 ER Mendoza SV (31) McLain 2H HR (19) 2R 2 RBI (73) Brumfield 2H HR (45) 2 RBI (118) Nieves HR (17) Skylar Huson HR (1) 2 RBI (2)

• Gus Garcia has a sore groin and will sit until it's 100% which is looking like a full week.
• Luis Ornelas fired 8.1 scoreless IP in New Orleans final game to end the year 15-5 2.95 in 26 GS between AA/AAA.
• Milwaukee was beat 2-1 in their best of 3 first round.
• P Bob Van Arsdale, Nick Terrell, and OF John Tite (.272-32-69) are called up. Tite needed to be added to the 40 man roster which leaves 1 slot open.

9/13- CIP 3 LA 1 Avendano (14-8 4.02) 7 IP 3 H 5 K ER Mendoza SV (32) Brumfield 2H HR (46) 2 RBI (120) John Tite 2H 2B R

• Derek Dames comes off the IL and will get 2 weeks of AB's to get ready for the postseason.

LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS
AL POTW- 1B James Bruce (CLE) 11-22 4 HR 14 RBI
NL POTW- 1B Mike Geiselman (SD) 14-24 9 RBI

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WEEK 24
2 vs LA OFF DAY 3 @ San Francisco 1 vs New England
RUNS SCORED: 833 (1st)
RUNS AGAINST: 716 (9th)
OBP: .339 (1st)
STARTERS ERA: 4.63 (11th)
RELIEVERS ERA: 4.14 (4th)
DEF EFFICIENCY: .701 (5th)
ZONE RATING: +28.5 (3rd)
ERRORS: 80 (t-4th)

RESULTS (88-63 clinched)
2-0 vs LA OFF DAY 1-2 @ San Francisco 1-0 vs New England
9/14- CIP 6 LA 3 Merera (16-3 3.83) 6 IP 5 K 3 ER Mendoza SV (33) Pedraza 2H 3B 2R Nieves 3-4 R RBI (73) Roberts 2H 2B (23) Chavez 2H RBI
Nick Terrell will get the start tomorrow
9/15- CIP 7 LA 0 Terrell 8.2 IP 4 H 7 K Guzman 2H 2R Nieves HR (18) 2R 2 RBI (75)
9/16- OFF DAY
9/17- CIP 8 SF 6 Morris (9-13 5.00) 5.1 IP 4 K 2 ER Mendoza SV (34) Pedraza 2H 2B (10) SB 12 Brumfield 3-3 2 BB HR (47) 2R 2 RBI (122) Nieves HR (19) 2 RBI (77) Roberts 2B (25) HR (14) 2R RBI (58)
9/18- SF 6 CIP 4 Bush (L) 4 IP 3 HR 5R 4 ER 9-9 5.43 Brumfield 3H 2 RBI (124) Nieves E (20)

• Zach Stewart (PHI) went 3-4 hitting 3 HR's and drviing in 4 in a 12-10 win over Portland. The IBL record holder is hitting .304-54-113.
• Indianapolis loses today, so Chicago clinches the NL Central Division title, it's their first.

9/19- SF 5 CIP 3 Perez (9-7 5.14) 4 IP 7 H 3 HR 5 ER McLain HR (20) 2 RBI (79)
9/20- CIP 6 NE 2 Avendano (15-8 3.97) 7 IP 2 K 2 ER Mendoza SV (35) Matt Chiquete 3B HR (2) 5 RBI (9)



LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS
AL POTW- 1B Carlo Ambrogi (WYO) 16-26 3 HR 9 RBI
NL POTW- 3B Alex Aguillon (FRE) 11-25 3 HR 8 RBI

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WEEK 25
2 vs New England 3 @ Pittsburgh 2 vs Las Vegas
RUNS SCORED: 882 (1st)
RUNS AGAINST: 736 (7th)
OBP: .341 (1st)
STARTERS ERA: 4.51 (9th)
RELIEVERS ERA: 4.09 (5th)
DEF EFFICIENCY: .705 (3rd)
ZONE RATING: +27.6 (4th)
ERRORS: 85 (4th)

RESULTS (95-64 Clinched)
2-0 vs New England 2-1 @ Pittsburgh 2-0 vs Las Vegas
9/21- CIP 13 NE 1 Merera (17-3 3.71) CG 6 H 8 K Pedraza 2H HR (12) 2R Guzman 3H 3B (11) HR (19) 2R 4 RBI (96) Nieves 2H HR (20) 3 RBI (81) Krieg 2H HR (15) 2R 2 RBI (75)
9/22- CIP 7 NE 1 Terrell (2-0 0.57) 7 IP 4 H 5 K ER Garcia HR (37) 2R RBI (102) Guzman 2B (49) 3 RBI (99) Chiquete 3H 2 2B 2R RBI Milazzo 2H 2B R RBI

• Jose Nieves is banged up and will sit for a few days.
• Zach Stewart (PHI) suffered some sort of elbow injury and will miss the season's final 2 weeks. Philadelphia leads Boston by 3 in the AL East. Stewart might be back for the postseason. He'll end the year hitting .305-56-116.

9/23- CIP 3 PIT 2 Morris ND 7.2 IP 6 H 2 ER Mendoza SV (36) Stachowski 2H HR (11) 2 RBI (63)
Sharpe (PIT) ND 8 IP 10 K 5 BB 2 ER

• Jacksonville clinched the NL South today.

9/24- PIT 4 CIP 3 Bush ND 6 IP 6 H 3 ER Brumfield HR (48) RBI (126) Tite 3-3 HR (1)
TJ Bauerle (PIT) 2 HR (38) 3 RBI (111)
9/25- CIP 8 PIT 7 Perez (10-7 5.18) 6 IP 6 BB 5 H 5R 4 ER Mendoza SV (37) Guzman 2H 2B (50) 2R SB (39) Brumfield 3H 2B (30) 2R 2 RBI (128) 2 BB McLain 2H HR (21) 2 RBI (81) Tite HR (2) RBI (3)

• Wyoming clinches the AL West, the 2nd straight Division title.

9/26- CIP 8 LV 4 Avendano (16-8 3.95) 5.2 IP 7 H 2 ER Garcia 2H 2B (29) RBI (104) Brumfield HR (49) 2 RBI (130) McLain HR (22) BB 2R RBI (82) Tite 3-4 2B 2 RBI Perez 2B (18) HR (11) 2 RBI (34)
9/27- CIP 5 LV 0 Merera (18-3 3.60) 6 IP 0 H BB 4 K Chiquete PH 3R HR (3) Garcia 2-2 (.348). Guzman SB (40)


LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS
AL POTW- RF Andrew Hubbard (POR) 13-24 4 HR 7 RBI
NL POTW- RF Mike Weems (SF) 13-24 2 HR 13 RBI

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6 GAMES LEFT TO PLAY

• Boston and Philadelphia are tied atop the AL East with Staten Island 4 GB.
• Chicago leads Dallas by 3 games in the AL Central.
• Wyoming clinched the AL West.
• Cleveland is 1 game up on Charlotte and 4 on Columbus in the AL's Southern division.
  
• In the NL Washington is 4 games up on New York in the East.
• Chicago has clinched the Central
• San Francisco is 3 games up on LA and 5 on Fresno with the Bears at least clinching a post-season berth.
• Jacksonville clinched the NL South.
  
• Carlo Ambrogi will win the AL batting title as he's hitting .369 to 2nd place Andrew King (UT) .320.
• Zach Stewart will win another HR title with 56.
• In the NL Gus Garcia leads New York's Sean Kramer .344 to .335.
• Luis Corona has 56 HR's, leading Bill Brumfield by 8.
• San Diego's Juan Laurel has 22 wins, leading Eric Davis (LA) and his 19, 278 K's to Zach Mcmillion's 236 and a 2.47 ERA to Eric Davis' 2.48 as he tries to win just the 2nd pitching triple crown, and his 4th Koufax award.
  
• The playoff rotation will be on 85 pitch limits to use this last start as a short tune-up and rest outing.
• Likely go Merera, Avendano, Morris, Bush for the opening series.
• All the position players will be getting spelled all week. Either mid game or getting young guys starts.
  
• The Hitmen got bad news as 21 year old Sid Woodward (8-7 3.65) went down and will need shoulder surgery. Their 2012 1st rounder (7th overall) was a key piece to the team that is about to clinch their division, being 3 up with 3 to play.

IBL League Leaders in Quality Starts

1. Eric Davis (LA) 27
2. Dan Wilkins (BOS) 26
3. Juan Laurel (SD) 25
4. Mitch Boge (CHA) 23
5. Rusty Francis (POR) 23