NABO48 w/ MLBPA ... Updated for '26

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- Outstanding week for Steward, 1 R in 13 IP
- Harris get hit around quite a bit in 2 starts
- Angeli and Takiuchi also have poor weeks
- Gauer continues his hot streak with 5 more scoreless IP
- Javier M Martinez Jr has a decent start filling in for injured Justin King
- Melchor has a poor start
- Birley sees more action, delivers 4 scoreless innings

- 1 run in 13 innings, 2-0 0.69 this week

- 4 pitchers at 2 aWAR or more this season

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- Birmingham has a tough week with regression, injuries, cold streaks, etc
- 2-5 record this week as a result

RF Elijah Beverly returns from the Injured List
- Rookie Kevin Brown returns to 1B, Danny O'Neal to 3B, Chris Culbertson and Jason Maddox utility infielders

- 0-3, got swept, at home against 3rd place Jacksonville
- 2-1 at home vs 5th place Nashville
- 0-1, so far, on the road vs 1st Place DC

Series W-L: 31-8-2
Season W-L: 88-44
+/- .500: +44 over

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- a tough week for the batters
- only 2 qualified batters league average or above this week
- O'Neal has a "weird week", 26 OPS+, but 7 RBI

- 1 batter with 5+ RC this week
- Roberson takes the BOW award with 9.2 RC

- Roberson reaches 4 war for the season
- 2 players have reached 3 war
- 6 others achieved 2 war this season

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- Takiuchi bounces back with 2 great starts, 0 ER in 12 IP
- Melchor has 2 more not-so-great starts
- Fabiaschi turns it around this week with 5 scoreless relief innings
- Heronemus with 5 more scoreless innings
- Javier M Martinez Jr with an adequate start filling in for injured Justin King
- Last week's POW, Steward, was having a pretty good start, then he allowed a 3R HR
- Justin Goss, called up to replace King who went to the IL, 4 innings with 1R allowed ... will move into the rotation until King returns

- Taki takes the POW for week 20 with 2 great starts

- Harris continues to produce at CYA quality
- Steward very close to 3 aWAR
- Taki under performing for the year, 1.5 aWAR
- Melchor also struggling with 1.3 aWAR
- Heronemus, Gauer, and Skar will all likely receive votes for Reliever of the Year
- Kyle Wells has emerged as a legit reliever and not just a lefty specialist
- Birley keeps earning more action, 31 K, 19.2 IP

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- 2-4 week
- Birmingham desperately trying to hold on to their position as one of the top 2 teams that would receive a 1st round bye in the postseason
- The Boars trying to make the postseason for the first time in franchise history
- The offense continues to struggle

- Goss rejoins the team after another 1.5 years in the minors
- Goss replaces injured SP Justin King as he heads to the IL

- 1-3 on the road vs 1st place DC (G1 of series was last week)
- 1-2 on the road vs last place Baltimore
- Team scored 6 runs in 3 games at BAL

Series W-L: 31-10-2
Season W-L: 90-48
+/- .500: +42 over

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- Only 2 qualified batters league average or above
- It's the lowest number of league average or better batters during a week for Birmingham, this season

- Not a single batter achieved 5+ RC this week
- This is the only week of the season where the team failed to produce a 5+ RC batter for a given week
- Dahl takes the BOW award with 3.7 RC in 5 GP

- 4 batter with 3+ WAR for the season
- 5 more batters with 2+ WAR for the season
- Total of 9 players league average or better value

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- Goss with a great start filling in for a now injured (calf strain) Mike Melchor
- Harris had a below average start
- Steward 6 innings of no hit ball
- Takiuchi with a rough start this week
- Justin Smith returns from IL with 5 shutout innings, left game with came strain too (1 day)
- Heronemus with another scoreless week
- Gauer allowed an ER, but still on a long hot streak
- Martinez Jr with 4 shutout relief innings, picking up the win
- Birley continues to be a strikeout machine, effective even against RHBs
- Wells puts up 2.2 more scoreless relief IP
- Melchor, off to a good start in his outing, left the game with a mild calf strain
- Skar shaky as he battles arm trouble, gives up 2 runs and takes the loss

- Birmingham had a very good pitching week
- Steward takes the POW award with 6 no hit innings
- Steward ran out of pitches, but not effectiveness

- Harris still in the Top 5 for CYA
- Steward was lights out and continues to develop into the good #2 pitcher the team needs him to be
- Takiuchi having an below average season, but very effective at times, more walks than K's is a growing concern
- Melchor having a below average season by any standard, pitching below his ratings and past performance
- Justin King having a very good season, even coming back from small injury, free agent at the end of the season
- Heronemus, Gauer, and Skar should all receive some Reliever of the Year votes, likely in listed order
- Kyle Wells continues to emerge as another very good bullpen piece, possible spot starter
- Birley continues to be a K Machine
- Goss will remain in the rotation, Melchor possible move to bullpen

Next Up: NABO48 Update for end of 21 weeks (August) Update ... playoff runs, more key injuries, some surprising surges, a very tight division and wildcard battle in the West

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We'll start off with the key injuries ...

- 1st place DC loses its starting SS for the rest of the season (9 mo) to injury

- 1st place Havana loses 2 starting pitchers, McKernan and Morris, for the rest of the season
- Ace Chris Miller could return to the team in another week

- Playoff contender Montreal learns that it will be 2 more weeks until their starting LF will return
- Montreal also loses their closer for the rest of the season

-2nd place Mexico (0.5 GB) loses SP Hudgens for the rest of the season

- 2nd place Minnesota loses 2-way star, All-Star SS and SP, Carlson for another 3 weeks

- 1st place, San Antonio, loses their closer for the rest of the season (13 mo)

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MILESTONES AND NEWS

- Tatis Jr hits his 400th career Home Run as he finishes what is certain to be a Hall of Fame career.

- Riley Greene retires after a great career, 7x All-Star

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- 15-13 in August, 27-27 post ASB
- DC hopes its 5 game lead is enough to hold off Gotham (getting healthier) to make its first trip to the postseason in 9 seasons

- Motor City overtakes Indiana as the 1st place team in the Great Lakes division
- 19-9 in August, 35-18 post ASB
- 34-34 on road, losing record in X-inning and 1-Run games
- 53-18 at home, 24-9 vs LHP
- Motor City made the playoffs in 5 consecutive seasons from 2030-34, and look to return after missing the postseason the last 2 seasons

- 16-14 in August, 35-21 post ASB
- It is almost certain that Birmingham will win the division and make the postseason for the first time in franchise history
- The bigger question is whether they can hold on to 1 of the top 2 spots in the East and get a 1st round bye in the playoffs
- Tony Harris appears to be a Top 3 candidate for the CYA award

- 17-12 in August, 29-26 post ASB
- After not reaching the postseason in the first 10 season of NABO, Havana signed FA Colt Emerson and reached the postseason. The next year they won the World Series
- Havana is certain to win the division and qualify for the postseason, but they also have an outside shot at 1 of the Top 2 seeds
- 2 more SP injuries have Havana's playoff future more uncertain than ever

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- 18-13 in August, 35-21 post ASB
- Seattle is on pace to make the playoffs for the 7th consecutive season and win the division for the 5th straight year

- 13-16 in August, 31-26 post ASB
- Sacramento looks to hang on to the division lead, making the postseason in back to back seasons and the 2nd division title in franchise history

- 19-9 in August, 35-20 post ASB
- After Teo Lomas won ROY last year, WIN spent in FA signing SP Marlon Franco to compete with Oklahoma and Nebraska in the division. The plan worked
- Windy City is set to make its 4th trip to the postseason while winning the division for the 3rd time

- 16-13 in August, 33-22 post ASB
- San Antonio is looking to make their 3rd consecutive trip to the postseason, winning the division in back-to-back seasons
- The Stallions may also take home both the MVP award (Hernandez winner past 2 seasons) and the CYA.

- 4 teams have a legit shot at earning a wildcard

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- The offense is starting to slump, used to be 3rd in runs scored ... now 9th
- Kevin Brown has been in a cold streak

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- Fan interest go up all the wat to 59
- Now 24th in attendance
- We've capped our spending house rules on scouting and development to 2X the league's baseline

- We'll achieve a winning record and make the postseason, so that goal will be met
- We've met our attendance goal (so far) and should very reasonably keep increasing that as the season goes on
- The real concern is if we can keep the Top seed in the East and have a 1st round bye and homefield throughout the playoffs

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- 4-3 week as Birmingham tries to get its act together, especially at the plate.

- 1-2 on the road vs Port au Prince
- 3-1 at home vs New Orleans

Series W-L: 32-11-2
Season W-L: 94-51
+/- .500: +43 over

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- Only 2 qualified batters with OPS+ > 100 this week
- Batting continues to struggle

- Another week without a single batter with 5+ RC this week
- Tesmer takes BOW with 4.7 RC

- Batters with OPS+ > 100 for the season
- 9 players with WAR > 2 WAR

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- Only 2 SP with ERA+ > 100 this week
- 8 RP with ERA+ > 100 this week

- Harris takes the POW award with 0.5 rWAR this week

- 3 SP with aWAR > 2 aWAR
- 3 RP with aWAR > 1 aWAR

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- The struggle continues with a 2-5 week
- Birmingham trying to hang on to one of the top 2 seeds

- 1-2 on the road vs 3rd place Toronto
- 1-3 on the road vs 3rd place Jacksonville

Series W-L: 32-13-2
Season W-L: 96-56
+/- .500: +40 over

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- 3 qualified batters with OPS+ > 100
- Andrade monster week backing up Dahl

- Only 1 batter with RC of 5+
- Danny O'Neal takes BOW with 6.2 RC

- 6 qualified batters with OPS+ > 100
- 9 players with WAR > 2