The IBL's Alaska Avalanche

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This is just heartbreaking news if it leads to the end of his career. This is a young franchise player just starting to make his mark.

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2032 WINTER MEETINGS DAY 4
Boston lands former SP Jake Goldsworthy to a monster contract. Apparently he is, was, a phenomenal offensive prospect coming out of college and after a 39-31 3.84 career as a pitcher with the Colts he has elected to become an every day player as a free agent. They then get a 25 year old ace in the making in Jasper Myers from the Yankees for gold glove 3B Carlos Garcia as they hand their 3B job to 25 year old Juan Marquez (.292/.356/.431 in 75 games last year).



Staten Island has an unprecedented day in dollars and deals. Moving or gaining 8 players in 2 trades and 2 signings. Grabbing 2028 Koufax winner and 6 time all-star Mike Lewis and 4 time all star Juan Barrios with big free agent contracts and then dealing away one of the premier 25 and under arms in the game in Jasper Myers for gold glove 3B and leadoff hitter Carlos Garcia and an outstanding OF prospect in Alvin “Blade” Nelson, while letting go of OF Bobby Weber and cash to grab a very good 3B prospect in Donnelly.

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WINTER MEETINGS DAY 5
Some promising news out of Alaska, though best estimates have him back in 6 months, at the earliest.

Holy cow what has Boston done? Adding Las Vegas SP Nigel Fouracre to an already formidable rotation. The 51's are ready to give 26 year old Joe Burks and Ron Cochran (7-0 1.72) rotation spots heading into camp. Marquez is a prime time middle of the order bat who's just starting to blossom.

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2032 OFF SEASON DECEMBER NEWS
Some big signings. Colts grab former Silver Star closer Davenport for a steep 12M a year times 3. Michael Griffin, who sat out all of last year, is back and got a huge deal from LA.

Leroy Balfour moves into the lineup with Miguel Cabrera to give the Mountaineers a big time 1-2 punch.



IBL ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS: SHUTOUTS
28 Stan Hall (ALK)
27 Mike Lewis (SI)
26 Jesus Romano (NY)
25 Angelo Esparza
20 Cordell Bond

Enreecko Obispo signed a 5 year 81M dollar deal to remain in San Jose and veteran SS George Tanner inked a 4 year 68M dollar deal to remain in Columbus the next 4 years.

The 'big fish on the market, as far as SP were concerned, signed today.

And the news out of Alaska is cautiously optimistic.

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2032 OFF SEASON NEWS-JANUARY

1/3
LA grabs veteran closer

IBL ACTIVE CAREER LEADER: SLUGGING PERCENTAGE
.582 Ramon Castro (GB)
.577 George Tanner (COL)
.572 James Welch (SJ)
.570 Tony Greene (PHI)
.561 Benton Crowder (HOU)

1/9
Providence lands the “Big Unit”



1/10
Fresno adds a big power bat and a veteran presence in Flores.

1/11
The Express get one of the better young arms out there, for 3 at 28.2.

1/13
Vegas adds power lefty John O'Halloran as a bridge man to Fernandez. O'Halloran has the single season mark in saves for the IBL with 50.

IBL ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS: STRIKEOUTS
3866 Jesus Romano (NY)
3275 Mike Lewis (SI)
3093 Esteban Figueroa (DAL)
2906 Stan Hall (ALK)
2762 Angelo Esparza

1/17
The De Los Santos brothers sign within days of each other. Rumors had them both going to Columbus, but Felix has decided to leave for Fresno, instead of possibly catching his brother as a Clipper.



1/19
Former Silver Star closer Roy Mathews hit paydirt in Tulsa.

1/20
SILVER STARS, SHARKS STRIKE A DEAL
San Antonio has acquired 25 year old switch hitting outfielder Quincy Hutchison from the Sharks for Utility man Jeff Buck, P prospect Sammy Allison and minor league 3B Bill Stone.



This is a huge deal. Hutchison is a switch hitting speedster who can play across the outfield, and handles the bat well enough on both sides to play every day (though his LHH side is a bit stronger). He's an elite prospect no doubt. Turned down big money as the 15th pick in 2029 by LA, then signed with Providence as the 18th pick last year. He will hit at the top of the lineup vs RHP. Our scouts have him as a .300 30/30 bat and a good defender. Great teammate and a future leader.

1/23
I have managed to ink 28 year old free agent T.J. Miller to a 3 year 2.25 million dollar deal. He's a 4th starter on a great staff but as young as we are I need some stability. He's an iron man as far as taking his turn every 5th day and he competes. He'll eat innings and help mentor the young staff.

1/25
The Colts get a middle of the order bat in Soto, for 63.5 million.

1/27
West Michigan continues their active winter.

2/3
Pat Kelley comes full circle. Veteran readers may remember Kelley being drafted 1st overall, spending not one day in the minors and going from the draft, to the signing table, to the IBL for a 7-6 3.16 rookie campaign back in 2017. He's 143-151 4.24 after 13+ years with a 4.24 ERA. He's won a gold glove, made an all star team and won a world series with the Bombers in 2022.

2/10
I poked around on Keen but the ask was a bit high for the health risk in my mind.

Andre Blakeway, a former player of mine and the IBL's all time leader in triples finds a great deal in Columbus (much to the chagrin of Iron Pig fans) and will now play through his age 40 season as a Clipper.

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2/16
Dayton solidifies their catching options for the next 2 years. I thought he was going to be a monster player when I drafted him in Chicago.

2/18
Monster deal for Tulsa and Villareal. Him leaving led to the months biggest news, which was the Clippers grabbing perennial all-star Manny Ramirez 7 days later.

2/20
Edmonton manages to keep Reyes in town for another 4 years.



2/25
Bit heavy on the dollars for a guy that has trouble hitting .250, but the Texans did find some pop in Berino.

And New Hampshire, rather quiet this winter, snags former gold glove 2B Chris Brooks for 2 years and 6 per.

While the headline signing is this one. Manny lands a home for the next 6 years for about 6-7 million less per season than anyone was expecting.





Corpus Christi looks to be the winters 'loser' so far, 13.7 WAR lost. Providence gains big while Alaska adds no one and RJ walks which is a big chunk of their WAR loss.

NEWS
Man, top prospect Jake Scott did NOTHING but decline this winter, reporting to camp not even remotely ready to resume his career. I have concerns he won't be able to break camp with the club. His stuff is flatter, command worse and stamina appears to be a problem, he's lost 2-3 MPH off his fastball and it's only the 1st week.

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3/10
Bad news in Dayton as Bashir Malik will miss 6 weeks, putting him out until late April while in New Orleans the Voodoo manage to re-sign star slugger and reigning MVP Jim Edwards to a 4 year 58+ million dollar deal.



3/15
Dayton fills the void, signing former all star Mountaineer OF Andy Davis to a 3 year 23M dollar deal.

3/31
Mid spring training I worked the free agent market very hard to fill a ton of spots in Wilmington. Part of that was signing 2 older starting pitchers to major league deals. Both are former top 6 draft picks Former Iron Pig draftee Carlos Hernandez and 6th overall pick (2022) Aaron Jones were signed to deals. I mention this because today, in a final push to pare down to the 25 man roster I dealt Hernandez, along with INF Alfredo Sanchez and RP Marcos Sanchez to Michigan for P Yasuoka Terada and the top overall pick in this years draft. Michigan gets our #1 in the exchange.

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2032 OPENING DAY ROSTER AND NEWS

Had a good camp, no injuries to speak of and overall decent performances on the hill and at the plat. Jake Scott regressing has thrown a wrench into the plans to go with a young rotation except for Cody Miller. Weijers had a bad spring, no matter he's in there every day.

Mr. Phillips is again asking for a close to .500 record.

In the FL it looks like more of the same. Alaska with another dominant season. RJ moving to Providence is going to disrupt the Northeastern Division, but still no Michigan in the post season....

Another huge year from Cole Martin, and is there another Koufax in store for Stan Hall?





An 85 win season would be fantastic if we can pull it off. Bullock predicted to win another HR title. Everyone's buying what Boston did this winter, they, and Vegas (again) are supposed to lap the field with their pitching. Converted pitcher Jeff Goldsworthy predicted to win a batting title!

Derek Craig becoming an IBL player pushed us down 2 slots in the rankings. Alaska is just stacked. I'd like to think the process can begin in earnest now.



The minor leagues have some semblence of normalcy, and the big league team is stable enough and the budget managed well enough to chart a true path and follow it.

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ROTATION
1) Cody Miller RHP (32) The one true veteran on the staff. 13-8 3.28 in 32 starts last year. Looking to him again for some consistency.
2) T.J. Miller RHO (28) Signed in late January along with Carlos Hernandez. 63-69 4.79 lifetime in 162 IBL starts. Takes the ball every 5th day. A career best '31 season at 14-11 4.42 for the Bulldogs.
3) Aaron Jones RHP (28) Signed at the beginning of camp, a former 1st rounder (2022). 52-65 4.65 lifetime in 144 starts. Signed to a 3 year 2.1M dollar deal.
4) Randy Kirk LHP (24) The first of my draft choices to get here. 2nd overall pick in 2028 out of UCLA and a top prospect coming in. Will get his chance to work it all out at this level this year.
5) Ruben Trujillo RHP (27) Acquired from the Yankees last winter for Paul Williams. 4-1 4.06 in 38 relief appearances in Staten Island. Signed in 2021 out of Mexico. Along with Miller and Jones, a guy I need to just give innings and help bide time for the younger arms to mature.

BULLPEN
Hidalgo (RHP 30) will close again. Going with 6 total relievers as long as possible.
Tewodros Kijani LHP (27) 4-1 4 SV 3.06 last year in 94 innings. 83 K's 85 H
Milovan Opacic RHP (22) 1-0 1 SV 3.38 in just 5 games after being acuired from El Paso. Spent most of the 2nd half in Wilmington. Possible closer candidate.
Allen Hawking RHP (26) Spent most of last year in New Orleans AAA and in Wilmington. Triple digit arm with outstanding split.
Miguel Valdez LHP (27) 6-4 1 SV 2.08 in 48 games, 60.2 IP. 72 K's and just 42 hits.
Ron Brooks RHP (25) 5-4 14 SV 3.12 in 57 AAA games at Alaska's affiliate in Eagan. Rule 5 pick who must remain on the roster. Huge arm, works ++ fastball with a ++ change up.

CATCHING
Jose Perez (LH 28) .278-24-65 will again take most of the games vs RHP, with Ralph Irwin (Switch 31) .228/.268/.317 as the backup. I am looking to remedy this quickly, Irwin has wanted out since mid last year. First real chance I get to make it happen, it will.

INFIELD
Whereas in former situations I built my offense starting from the outfield working in, this is the extreme other end. My core infield looks like this:

1B) Derek Craig RHH (25) .233/.342/.414 27 HR 81 RBI's in 161 games. The average is lacking, but that's of zero concern. Went into last season as the games #2 offensive prospect and from everything we've seen nothings changed. He's ready to make a statement this year, a true 5 star prospect who is now, per our scouts, at 4.5 of those 5 stars. Drafted 13th overall out of UC-Riverside in 2027

2B) Sancho Ramirez RHH (24) .221/.296/.353 in 82 games last year. Probably the 'weak link' in this young group but still a 3.5 star guy. Right now we feel is at about 2.5 stars. Plays an outstanding 2B, very good 3B and SS. Tick above average speed but his supreme tool is his eye, plate discipline. A .400+ OBP guy. He will strike out his share, but also draw walks. Still has room to grow, looks to be a 15-20 HR ceiling, but will hit 2nd or at the bottom and handle himself. The 8th overall pick in the 2030 draft out of Wichita State by Boston, was acquired for 4 players and a pick in May of last year. Entered last season as the leagues 11th best prospect.

3B) Jonas Heeren LHH (23) A career .323/.361/.463 hitter in 304 games with 41 HR's and 149 RBI's. Prime time bat from the left side. Now capable enough to move away from any sort of platoon. Potential batting title in his near future, hit .350/.378/.508 in a stellar sophomore campaign. Issue is defense. An ok defender, made too many errors last year, 16, but improved his zone rating from -0.3 to +5.4 and his EFF from .998 to 1.021. 32nd overall pick in 2026 out of Sulphur Springs HS right here in Sulphur Springs Texas. Led the Coastal League, at 22, in total hits last season with 202.

SS) Dave Peterson Switch (23) A 5'11” sparkplug. A supreme defender at 2B, SS and elite at 3B as well. Hit a combined .267/.304/.412 in 94 games last year between here and Dayton. Still maturing, and our guys say 4.5 to 5 star ceiling. Dominant from the left side, his defense will keep him in vs LHP depending on how we handle roster spots and our utility roles. His versatility is huge. 35+ doubles 30 HR bat with 3 or 4 hole capability. Sent 5 players and a pick to Dayton in the 8 player deal. Entered last year as the leagues #33 prospect.

1B Bryant Mathews (RH 27) and Utility man Ron Wilton (RH 31) are the backups. You might remember Wilton as an INF prospect I acquired while in Chicago. After looking at the roster I needed a good bat that had versatility around the infield, and he was on the market. Signed to a 3 year 2.29M dollar deal in early March. Mathews had an outstanding year as the defensive guy and as a bat off the bench, hitting .311/.383/.524 in 46 games and 103 AB's with 6 HR's and 18 RBI's.

OUTFIELD
Jeffrey Bullock LHH (25) Got some MVP votes in a record breaking year. Hit .302/.350/.614 with a club record 53 home runs. Has seen his HR totals go up 3 straight years, 35, 36 to 53 last year. Has played in 458 of 486 possible games with 332 RBI's and 124 HR's. While I don't expect a repeat on the average side of things, his 20 power is legit. Main issue is the need to replace his defense in tight games, losing his bat. 28th overall pick out of New York Tech in 2027. Below average defender at both corner spots.

Jarne Weijers LHH (26) Hit a combined .298/.350/.495 in 148 games between New Orleans and here. Sent 3 players and a pick to the Voodoo to grab him. First real meaningful player I dealt for, and a guy I expect to be here in a year or two when this team starts to contend. Was a gold glove winner in RF in 2029, and made his 1st all star team last year. A minor league FA signed out of the Netherlands in 2023 by New Orleans. Supreme corner outfielder who's going to see some CF until we can lock in a permanent option. Outstanding runner (stole 39 last year) with big power, 32 HR's.

Quincy Hutchison Switch (25) Felt like we stole him from San Jose in the January deal. The Wizards took him 15th overall in 2029 out of Missouri State, he didn't sign and then was taken 18th overall by Providence the following year, entered 2031 as the leagues 36th prospect. Dealt to San Jose at the deadline last year. Switch hitter who's preferred side is left, but handles the bat more than ok from the right side to be able to play every day. Very good left fielder, above average CF and can play RF. Top of the order bat, being able to hit anywhere from leadoff to cleanup, with 30+ HR pop.

Ricardoi Mena (RHH 25) and Jose Cruz (LHH 26) are the other 2 outfielders and Lowell Cook (RHH 26) will DH. Right now Cruz is slotted to play RF vs RHP, with Bullock DH'ing and Weijers in left. I am unsure of how Cook is going to take this, but we'll see.

Vs RHP it looks like this:
CF (S) Hutchison
LF (L) Weijers
3B (L) Heeren
DH (L) Bullock
1B (R) Craig
RF (L) Cruz
SS (S) Peterson
C (L) Perez
2B (R) Ramirez

Vs LHP
LF (R) Mena
SS (R) Wilton
1B (R) Craig
RF (L) Bullock
DH (R) Cook
C (S) Irwin
2B (R) Ramirez
CF (S) Hutchison
3B (L) Heeren

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2032 WEEK 1
RECORD: 3-1
OVERALL: 3-1 1 GB (Las Vegas 4-0)
RUNS SCORED: 21 t-5th
RUNS AGAINST: 12 5th
OWNER/FANS: Happy 44/100
SCHEDULE: 4 vs New Orleans

4/1
SAN 6 NO 2
W-C.Miller (1-0) L-Naif (0-1)
HR NO-Santos (1) SAN-Bullock (1) Craig (1)
Miller 7 IP 5 H 1 ER 6 K's Bullock HR 2 RBI's Peterson 2-4 2 2B's RBI
Naif (NO) 6.1 IP 9 H 5 ER

ALASKA-Stan Hall punched out 14 over 8 innings of an 8-4 win. John Miller hit 2 HR's and drove in 4.

4/2
SAN 6 NO 5
W-Opacic (1-0) L-Bradshaw (0-1) S-Hidalgo (1)
HR SAN-Hutchison 2 (2) Cruz (1)
T.Miller 6.1 IP 4 H 3 ER Hutchison 3-4 2 HR's 3 RBI's Cruz 2-4 HR 2 Runs RBI
Bradshaw (NO) CG (L) 8 IP 8 H 6 ER

4/3
NO 3 SAN 1
W-Lowry (1-0) L-A.Jones (0-1) S-Turner (1)
HR SAN-Perez (1)
Jones 7 IP 6 H 3 ER 5 BB 6 K's
Lowry (NO) 8 IP 5 H 1 ER

MILESTONES-Mario Gomez enters the 300 club with a 10th inning game winner off Dayton Closer Kevin Sharp.



300 Home runs, by age
Luis Chavez (CHI) 6/5/23 (29 years 195 days) 3-4 3 HR's 4 RBI's off Columbus
Jeffrey Hudson (CHI) 5/28/2023 (30 years 181 days) Solo HR off New Hampshire
George Quinn (PHI) 5/25/25 (30 years 235 days) Solo HR vs Sacramento
Valentin Maitani (PHI) 8/28/20 (30 340 days)
Curt Whimster (TUL) 5/6/19 (30 years 349 days) 1st member
Horst Grueter (EDM) 5/9/28 (31 years 2 days) 4-4 2 run HR vs Los Angeles
Tony Greene (GB) 5/19/28 (31 years 19 days) 3 run HR vs New York
Christian Schall 6/6/23 (31 years 155 days)
Bill Alexander 6/18/19 (31 years 177 days)
Wes Morgan 7/25/20 (31 years 183 days)
Felix Sanchez 9/20/31 (31 years 267 days) 2 run HR off Eric Franklin (PIT) in the top of the 3rd.
Chandler Harris 4/3/23 (31 years 331 days)
Hugh Collins 8/13/21 (32 years 12 days)
David Walker (GB) 9/5/28 (32 years 14 days) 2 run HR vs Michigan
Alberto Vargas 8/24/19 (32 years 30 days)
Ron Stokes 7/26/22 (32 years 39 days)
Pedro De Jesus (MICH) 7/27/31 (32 years 158 days) 2 run HR off Bill Mcwhirr (NH) in the bottom of the 7th . 2nd of 2 HR's in the game. 3-5 2 HR's 4 RBI's
Jamie Vance 7/26/22 (32 years 181 days)
Earl Shaw (CC) 8/28/30 (32 years 187 days)
George Tanner (COL) 5/1/31 (32 years 296 days) Solo HR off Jesus Martinez (HAW) in the bottom of the 7th.
Brent McCoy 7/14/21 (33 years 172 days)
Michael Moran 9/24/24 (33 years 232 days)
Caden Haynes 8/23/22 (33 years 259 days)
Ross Tunstall 7/21/20 (33 years 273 days)
Cliff Edwards 4/17/27 (33 years 303 days)
Troy Glaus 6/13/25 (33 years 310 days)
Travis Bryant 7/15/19 (34 years 133 days)
Rafael Cuesta 9/7/24 (34 years 181 days)
Paul Reeves 7/7/25 (34 years 237 days)
Lando Jongmans 5/8/25 (34 years 271 days)
Mario Gomez 4/4/32 (34 years 352 days) 3 run GW HR off Kevin Sharp (DAY) in the 10th.
Cy May 6/17/20 (35 years 127 days)
Marcos Oginlara 7/13/25 (35 years 143 days)
Jesus Becerra 9/1/31 (35 years 221 days) 2 run HR off Daniel Martin (LA) in the bottom of the 3rd
Ricardo Flores 6/4/31 (35 years 231 days)
Pedro Debesa 7/11/31 (35 years 268 days) Solo HR off Stanford Towns (FRE) in the bottom of the 2nd.
Fred Gill (BUF) 9/2/28 (36 years 27 days) 3-3 2 HR's 5 RBI's 2 Run HR vs Alaska
Gerald Wright 5/12/24 (36 years 37 days)
Abel Bernarda (FRE) 6/8/28 (37 years 39 days) Solo HR vs Hawaii
Scott Rolen 6/8/27 (37 years 66 days)
Alejandro Villanueva 8/11/23 (37 years 262 days)
Bill Hill 9/3/20 (38 years 9 days)
Tim Davis 4/4/2024 (39 years 63 days)

4/4
SAN 8 NO 2
W-Kirk (1-0) L-Roberts (0-1)
HR NO-Hester (1) SAN-Ramirez (1) Craig (2) Bullock 2 (3)
Kirk 1st IBL start CG (W) 9 IP 3 H 2 ER 7 K's Heeren 3-4 2 Runs Bullock 2 HR's (3) 5 RBI's (7)

IBL SINGLE SEASON RECORD: OPS
1.1394 Jeffrey Hudson '24
1.1355 Diogo Ameixieira (PIT) '26
1.1235 Ricardo Lozano '23
1.1174 Curt Whimster '14
1.1121 Miguel Cabrera '29

NEWS ITEM
It went without mention, which saddens me, but the IBL's best player, Curt Whimster, has retired. He does so with pretty much every career record you can imagine, and will be a unanimous 1st ballot hall of famer in 3 years. He does so with 576 career HR's, and Luis Chavez is sitting on 575....

POWER RANKINGS
1) Las Vegas
2) Sacramento
3) Los Angeles
4) Edmonton
5) Columbus
6) San Antonio!!

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2032 WEEK 2
RECORD: 1-5
OVERALL: 4-6 3 GB (Las Vegas 7-3)
RUNS SCORED: 52 (31) 3rd
RUNS AGAINST: 58 (46) 14th
OWNER/FANS: Happy 44/100
SCHEDULE: 3 vs Sacramento/3 @ Fresno/Off Day

4/5
SAC 6 SAN 3
W-J.Hernandez (1-0) L-Valdez (0-1) S-Uribe (2)
HR SAC-Soto (2) Garcia (1)
Trujillo 7 IP 7 H 2 ER 9 K's (ND) Wilton 4-5 2 RBI's (2) Error
Hernandez (SAC) 8.1 IP 11 H 3 ER 7 K's

FREE AGENTS-Brooklyn nabs star Ramiro Sanchez on a 1 year deal. 3 relievers also signed today. Orlando Rea with Sacramento, Shigekazu Kurota with West Michigan and Mike Toon with Baltimore. Toon was the only 2 year deal.



4/6
SAC 10 SAN 8
W-Clark (1-0) L-Hawking (0-1) S-Bonnet (1)
HR SAC-Brady2 (5) Murphy (1) Soto (3) SAN-Weijers GS (1) Hutchison (3) Craig (3)
C. Miller 6.2 IP 5 H 7 K's 3 ER (ND) 'Pen 2.1 IP 5 H 7 ER 4 BB's Hutchison 3-5 2B (2) HR 2 RBI's (6) Weijers Grand Slam 4 RBI's (4) Bullock 3-5 Ramirez 3-4 2 Runs
Brady (SAC) 2 HR's 4 RBI's (10) Murphy (SAC) HR 3 RBI's (4)

Closer Roberto Hidalgo entered in the 9th and after 2 hits was pulled with some arm issue. No news yet.

FREE AGENTS-The Knights signed veteran closer Donald McIntyre (0-7 38 Saves 2.93 last year)

GAMES-Stan Hall and Randy Johnson met in Alaska yesterday, Hall (2-0) winning 3-2 going 8, RJ went 6.1 giving up 10 hits and 1 earned run.

4/7
SAN 9 SAC 3
W-Brooks (1-0) L-Ward (0-1)
HR SAC-Calderon (1) SAN-Bullock (4) Hutchison (4)
Brooks 4 IP 1 H in relief (W) Hutchison 3-4 HR 2 Runs 2 RBI's (8) Weijers 4-5 2B (2) 3 Runs Heeren 2-5 2B (2) 3 RBI's (3) Bullock 2-5 2B (2) HR 4 RBI's (12)

SIGNINGS-Dallas inks OF Miguel Fabian (.250-19-60 '31) to a 2 year 7.76M dollar deal. The Texans are off to a 1-6 start, and have moved former Koufax winner Esteban Figueroa to the pen to close for them!

Arizona signs former Knights closer Jesus Salazar to a 1 year deal. He was 2-5 22 SV 3.05 in 41 games last year.

4/8
FRE 7 SAN 0
W-M.Davis (1-1) L-Jones (0-2)
HR FRE-Ellis (1) Salazar (2)
A tired pen meant Jones had to hang in there for 136 pitches 6.2 IP 8 H 7 ER 10 K 5 BB
Davis (SAC) CG SHO 4 H 6 K's


ROSTER NEWS-HIdalgo is out at least 7 weeks. Guillermo Moreira will be recalled and closing duties will be on an as needed basis for now.



4/9
FRE 6 SAN 4
W-Smith (1-0) L-Kirk (1-1) S-Andrews (1)
HR SAN-Peterson (1) Weijers (2)
Kirk 6.1 IP 9 H 5 ER 6 BB's Weijers HR (2) SB (3) 2 RBI's (6)

4/10
FRE 14 SAN 7
W-Muniz (1-1) L-Trujillo (0-1)
HR SAN-Bullock 2 (6) FRE-F. De Los Santos GS (1) McUlric GS 2 (2) Bermudez (2)
Trujillo 5 ER 2.1 IP 'Pen 5.2 IP 9 H 9 ER Bullock 3-4 3 Runs 2 HR's 4 RBI's (16)
McUlric (FRE) Grand Slam 2 HR's 7 RBI's (8)

4/11
OFF DAY

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FL POTW- Jose Sanchez (BUF) 10-21 3 HR's 9 RBI's (.344-3-9)
CL POTW- Chris Jenkins (TUL) 9-19 4 HR's 8 RBI's (.429-6-13)

IBL ACTIVE CAREER BATTING LEADER: DOUBLES
468 Andre Blakeway (COL)
451 Pedro Hernandez (SAC)
432 George Tanner (COL)
421 Mario Gomez (CHI)
421 Bashir Malik (DAY)

POWER RANKINGS
1) Baltimore (-)
2) Edmonton (4)
3) Alaska (-)
4) Las Vegas (1)
5) Staten Island (-)
OUT Sacramento (6) Los Angeles (9) Columbus (20)

24) San Antonio (6)

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DRAFT POOL REVEALED
Managed to swap around and again grab the 1st overall pick. Through trades I have picks 1, 50 and 54.
Ortiz, Hartman and Crawford all look like viable top picks. Ortiz feels like a can't miss, but I am thinking Hartman is the ace I am short. If I could find a way to trade for the 2nd overall pick, I'd do it. Hartman and Ortiz, at 15m in bonus money, would accelerate the rebuild big time.

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2032 WEEK 3
RECORD: 4-3
OVERALL: 8-9 4 GB (Las Vegas 12-5)
RUNS SCORED: 102 (50) t-2nd
RUNS AGAINST: 86 (28) 11th
OWNER/FANS: Happy 44/100
SCHEDULE: 3 @ Corpus Christi/3 @ El Paso/1 vs Dallas

4/12
SAN 11 CC 6
W-C.Miller (2-0) L-Casey (1-1) S-Opacic (1)
HR SAN-Bullock (7) Hutchison (5) Irwin (1) Heeren (1) CC-LaSalle (1)
C.Miller 6 IP 4 H 2 ER Offense hits 3 1st inning HR's. Peterson 3-3 2 Runs Bullock 3-5 HR 2 RBI's (18) Irwin HR 2 BB's 3 RBI's (3)
Ron Wilton goes down in the 2nd and is out 2 weeks with a bad hamstring strain. Norburo Shinoda is recalled.

In other news top prospect Tony Booth went down last night with a torn PCL, and will miss the year. The 20 year old was my 19th overall pick last year and was off to a great start (.333/.389/.500) with AA Louisville. All kinds of wrenches being thrown into this rebuilding plan.

4/13
SAN 9 CC 3
W-T.Miller (1-0) L-Drake (0-2)
HR SAN-Bullock (8) Hutchison (6) Perez (2)
T.Miller CG 9 H 2 ER 4 K's Hutchison 2-5 HR 2 Runs Bullock HR 3 RBI's (21) Ramirez 2-4 2B (1) 2 Runs 2 RBI's (6)
Herhard (CC) 4-4 2B (3)

HOOKS SIGN 2
Corpus Christi has signed OF Randy Schneider (.245-31-74) and SS Luo-shan Chao (.259-9-62) to 1 year deals. They are off to a 6-5 start but struggling to find some balance. Both guys are said to be in the starting lineup tomorrow.

4/14
CC 6 SAN 5
W-Scott (2-0) L-Opacic BS (2) (1-1)
HR SAN-Hutchison 2 (8) CC-Herhard (8) Shaw WO (3)
Hutchison 2-4 2 HR's 4 RBI's (15) Heeren 5-5 3 2B's (6)
Herhard (CC) 3-3 HR 2 RBI's (8) Shaw walk off HR vs Opacic

MILESTONES-Ramiro Sanchez 1st inning HR is his 300th, and Houston's Pedro Lopez 9th inning double was hit #2000.



300 Home runs, by age
Luis Chavez (CHI) 6/5/23 (29 years 195 days) 3-4 3 HR's 4 RBI's off Columbus
Jeffrey Hudson (CHI) 5/28/2023 (30 years 181 days) Solo HR off New Hampshire
George Quinn (PHI) 5/25/25 (30 years 235 days) Solo HR vs Sacramento
Valentin Maitani (PHI) 8/28/20 (30 340 days)
Curt Whimster (TUL) 5/6/19 (30 years 349 days) 1st member
Horst Grueter (EDM) 5/9/28 (31 years 2 days) 4-4 2 run HR vs Los Angeles
Tony Greene (GB) 5/19/28 (31 years 19 days) 3 run HR vs New York
Christian Schall 6/6/23 (31 years 155 days)
Bill Alexander 6/18/19 (31 years 177 days)
Wes Morgan 7/25/20 (31 years 183 days)
Felix Sanchez 9/20/31 (31 years 267 days) 2 run HR off Eric Franklin (PIT) in the top of the 3rd.
Chandler Harris 4/3/23 (31 years 331 days)
Hugh Collins 8/13/21 (32 years 12 days)
David Walker (GB) 9/5/28 (32 years 14 days) 2 run HR vs Michigan
Alberto Vargas 8/24/19 (32 years 30 days)
Ron Stokes 7/26/22 (32 years 39 days)
Pedro De Jesus (MICH) 7/27/31 (32 years 158 days) 2 run HR off Bill Mcwhirr (NH) in the bottom of the 7th . 2nd of 2 HR's in the game. 3-5 2 HR's 4 RBI's
Jamie Vance 7/26/22 (32 years 181 days)
Earl Shaw (CC) 8/28/30 (32 years 187 days)
George Tanner (COL) 5/1/31 (32 years 296 days) Solo HR off Jesus Martinez (HAW) in the bottom of the 7th.
Brent McCoy 7/14/21 (33 years 172 days)
Michael Moran 9/24/24 (33 years 232 days)
Caden Haynes 8/23/22 (33 years 259 days)
Ross Tunstall 7/21/20 (33 years 273 days)
Cliff Edwards 4/17/27 (33 years 303 days)
Troy Glaus 6/13/25 (33 years 310 days)
Travis Bryant 7/15/19 (34 years 133 days)
Rafael Cuesta 9/7/24 (34 years 181 days)
Paul Reeves 7/7/25 (34 years 237 days)
Lando Jongmans 5/8/25 (34 years 271 days)
Mario Gomez 4/4/32 (34 years 352 days) 3 run GW HR off Kevin Sharp (DAY) in the 10th.
Cy May 6/17/20 (35 years 127 days)
Marcos Oginlara 7/13/25 (35 years 143 days)
Jesus Becerra 9/1/31 (35 years 221 days) 2 run HR off Daniel Martin (LA) in the bottom of the 3rd
Ricardo Flores 6/4/31 (35 years 231 days)
Ramiro Sanchez 4/14/32 (35 years 237 days) 3 run HR off Matt Roy (EDM) in the 1st inning
Pedro Debesa 7/11/31 (35 years 268 days) Solo HR off Stanford Towns (FRE) in the bottom of the 2nd.
Fred Gill (BUF) 9/2/28 (36 years 27 days) 3-3 2 HR's 5 RBI's 2 Run HR vs Alaska
Gerald Wright 5/12/24 (36 years 37 days)
Abel Bernarda (FRE) 6/8/28 (37 years 39 days) Solo HR vs Hawaii
Scott Rolen 6/8/27 (37 years 66 days)
Alejandro Villanueva 8/11/23 (37 years 262 days)
Bill Hill 9/3/20 (38 years 9 days)
Tim Davis 4/4/2024 (39 years 63 days)

2000 HIT CLUB
Luis Chavez 8/19/25 (30 years 271 days)
Rich Stone 9/15/23 (32 years 195 days)
Jeffrey Hudson 8/8/25 (32 years 223 days)
Felix Torres 9/8/25 (32 years 288 days)
Curt Whimster 8/15/22 (33 years 262 days) 1st member
Tony Greene (PHI) 5/17/31 (34 years 15 days) 3 run HR off Adrian Gomez (HOU) in the bottom of the 5th
Mario Gomez (CHI) 7/21/31 (34 years 95 days) 2B off Wilber Chase (CC) in the bottom of the 3rd
Pedro Lopez (HOU) 4/14/32 (34 years 238 days) 2B off Chris Murphy (LV) in the bottom of the 9th.
George Quinn 7/20/29 (34 years 293 days)
Cliff Edwards 7/9/28 (35 years 22 days)
Andre Blakeway 4/23/30 (35 years 74 days)
Gerald Wright 7/22/23 (35 years 125 days)
Jimmy Rollins 6/19/30 (35 years 204 days)
Lando Jongmans 5/14/27 (36 years 33 days)
Hugh Collins 4/27/26 (36 years 271 days)
Scott Rolen 4/17/27 (37 years 14 days)
Ernesto Garza 5/14/26 (37 years 288 days)
Fred Gill 8/21/30 (38 years 13 days)
Tim Davis 7/20/27 (42 years 169 days)

4/15
EP 4 SAN 3
W-Ingram (1-0) L-Kirk (1-2) S-Craxi (4)
HR SAN-Bullock (9) EP-Lamberti (3) Downes 2 (3)
Kirk 6 IP 8 H 3 HR 4 ER Hutchison 3-5 2 2B's (5)
Downes (EP) 3-3 2 HR's 2 RBI's (4)

MILESTONES-Ha, and a day later Lopez hits HR #300!



300 Home runs, by age
Luis Chavez (CHI) 6/5/23 (29 years 195 days) 3-4 3 HR's 4 RBI's off Columbus
Jeffrey Hudson (CHI) 5/28/2023 (30 years 181 days) Solo HR off New Hampshire
George Quinn (PHI) 5/25/25 (30 years 235 days) Solo HR vs Sacramento
Valentin Maitani (PHI) 8/28/20 (30 340 days)
Curt Whimster (TUL) 5/6/19 (30 years 349 days) 1st member
Horst Grueter (EDM) 5/9/28 (31 years 2 days) 4-4 2 run HR vs Los Angeles
Tony Greene (GB) 5/19/28 (31 years 19 days) 3 run HR vs New York
Christian Schall 6/6/23 (31 years 155 days)
Bill Alexander 6/18/19 (31 years 177 days)
Wes Morgan 7/25/20 (31 years 183 days)
Felix Sanchez 9/20/31 (31 years 267 days) 2 run HR off Eric Franklin (PIT) in the top of the 3rd.
Chandler Harris 4/3/23 (31 years 331 days)
Hugh Collins 8/13/21 (32 years 12 days)
David Walker (GB) 9/5/28 (32 years 14 days) 2 run HR vs Michigan
Alberto Vargas 8/24/19 (32 years 30 days)
Ron Stokes 7/26/22 (32 years 39 days)
Pedro De Jesus (MICH) 7/27/31 (32 years 158 days) 2 run HR off Bill Mcwhirr (NH) in the bottom of the 7th . 2nd of 2 HR's in the game. 3-5 2 HR's 4 RBI's
Jamie Vance 7/26/22 (32 years 181 days)
Earl Shaw (CC) 8/28/30 (32 years 187 days)
George Tanner (COL) 5/1/31 (32 years 296 days) Solo HR off Jesus Martinez (HAW) in the bottom of the 7th.
Brent McCoy 7/14/21 (33 years 172 days)
Michael Moran 9/24/24 (33 years 232 days)
Caden Haynes 8/23/22 (33 years 259 days)
Ross Tunstall 7/21/20 (33 years 273 days)
Cliff Edwards 4/17/27 (33 years 303 days)
Troy Glaus 6/13/25 (33 years 310 days)
Travis Bryant 7/15/19 (34 years 133 days)
Rafael Cuesta 9/7/24 (34 years 181 days)
Paul Reeves 7/7/25 (34 years 237 days)
Pedro Lopez 4/15/32 (34 years 239 days) 2 run HR off Hung Fong (DAL) in the bottom of the 3rd
Lando Jongmans 5/8/25 (34 years 271 days)
Mario Gomez 4/4/32 (34 years 352 days) 3 run GW HR off Kevin Sharp (DAY) in the 10th.
Cy May 6/17/20 (35 years 127 days)
Marcos Oginlara 7/13/25 (35 years 143 days)
Jesus Becerra 9/1/31 (35 years 221 days) 2 run HR off Daniel Martin (LA) in the bottom of the 3rd
Ricardo Flores 6/4/31 (35 years 231 days)
Ramiro Sanchez 4/14/32 (35 years 237 days) 3 run HR off Matt Roy (EDM) in the 1st inning
Pedro Debesa 7/11/31 (35 years 268 days) Solo HR off Stanford Towns (FRE) in the bottom of the 2nd.
Fred Gill (BUF) 9/2/28 (36 years 27 days) 3-3 2 HR's 5 RBI's 2 Run HR vs Alaska
Gerald Wright 5/12/24 (36 years 37 days)
Abel Bernarda (FRE) 6/8/28 (37 years 39 days) Solo HR vs Hawaii
Scott Rolen 6/8/27 (37 years 66 days)
Alejandro Villanueva 8/11/23 (37 years 262 days)
Bill Hill 9/3/20 (38 years 9 days)
Tim Davis 4/4/2024 (39 years 63 days)

MILESTONES-Seems to be the week. Barrios' 7th inning triple is hit #2000



2000 HIT CLUB
Luis Chavez 8/19/25 (30 years 271 days)
Rich Stone 9/15/23 (32 years 195 days)
Jeffrey Hudson 8/8/25 (32 years 223 days)
Felix Torres 9/8/25 (32 years 288 days)
Curt Whimster 8/15/22 (33 years 262 days) 1st member
Tony Greene (PHI) 5/17/31 (34 years 15 days) 3 run HR off Adrian Gomez (HOU) in the bottom of the 5th
Juan Barrios (SI) 4/16/32 (34 years 88 days) 3B off Ignacio Serrano (EDM) in the top of the 7th
Mario Gomez (CHI) 7/21/31 (34 years 95 days) 2B off Wilber Chase (CC) in the bottom of the 3rd
Pedro Lopez (HOU) 4/14/32 (34 years 238 days) 2B off Chris Murphy (LV) in the bottom of the 9th.
George Quinn 7/20/29 (34 years 293 days)
Cliff Edwards 7/9/28 (35 years 22 days)
Andre Blakeway 4/23/30 (35 years 74 days)
Gerald Wright 7/22/23 (35 years 125 days)
Jimmy Rollins 6/19/30 (35 years 204 days)
Lando Jongmans 5/14/27 (36 years 33 days)
Hugh Collins 4/27/26 (36 years 271 days)
Scott Rolen 4/17/27 (37 years 14 days)
Ernesto Garza 5/14/26 (37 years 288 days)
Fred Gill 8/21/30 (38 years 13 days)
Tim Davis 7/20/27 (42 years 169 days)

4/16
EP 5 SAN 4
W-Shields (1-2) L-Trujillo (0-2) S-Craxi (5)
HR EP-Warren (1)
Trujillo 5.2 IP7 H 5 ER 4 BB Weijers 2-4 2 Runs SB (4)
Shields (EP) 8 IP 7 H 7 K's 4 ER

4/17
SAN 13 EP 0
W-C.Miller (3-0) Gonzalles (2-1)
HR SAN-Hutchison (9) Craig (4) Bullock (10) Heeren (2) Perez 2 (4)
C.Miller 6.2 IP 4 H 6 K's (3-0 2.05) Offense 6 HR's Heeren 3-6 HR 3 Runs 2 RBI's (10) Bullock 4-5 2B (3) HR RBI (24) 3 Runs Craig 3-4 2B (3) HR RBI (6) Perez 3-5 2 HR's 3 RBI's (8) 3 Runs

ALASKA-Stan Hall punched out 15 over 7.2 IP to move to 4-0 2.59 in 4 starts. He has 42 K's in 31.1 IP.

SIGNINGS-Swing man Charlie Woodroffe as agreed to a 2 year 10m dollar contract extension with Baltimore. The 31 year old is 138-111 4.26 in 332 games, 308 starts.

4/18
SAN 5 DAL 4
W-Valdez (1-1) L-Figueroa BS (2) (1-3)
HR DAL-Woolridge (7) Hurt (2)
T.Miller 8 IP 6 H 3 ER 8 K 0 BB 4 run 9th inning rally as the Figueroa (DAL) to closer experiment continues to have its issues. Weijers 3-5 3B (1) 3 RBI's (10) Craig 3-4 2B (4)
Figueroa (DAL) .2 IP 3 H 1 BB 2 ER (L)

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FL POTW- Claas van der Ham (CHI) 12-26 3 HR's 12 RBI's (.333-4-18)
CL POTW- Jim Edwards (NO) 14-31 3 HR's 8 RBI's (.373-5-13)

POWER RANKINGS
1) Edmonton (2)
2) Las Vegas (4)
3) Boston (-)
4) New Orleans (-)
5) Alaska (3)
OUT Baltimore (6) Staten Island (17)

20) San Antonio (24)

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2032 WEEK 4
RECORD: 2-4
OVERALL: 10-13 7 GB (Las Vegas 17-6)
RUNS SCORED: 130 (28) 3rd
RUNS AGAINST: 122 (36) 11th
OWNER/FANS: Happy 45/100 (+1)
SCHEDULE: 3 vs Dallas/3 vs Las Vegas/Off Day

4/19
SAN 14 DAL 4
W-Jones (1-2) L-Haas (0-2) S-Hawking (1)
HR DAL-Jefferson (2) Berino (2) SAN-Bullock (11) Hutchison LO (10) Cruz GS (2)
Jones 6.1 IP 7 H 4 ER Hutchison 3-6 HR 2 Runs 2 RBI's (21) SB (2) Heeren 3-5 3 Runs 2 RBI's (12) Bullock 2-4 HR 3 Runs 3 RBI's (27) Cruz Grand Slam 4 RBI's (7) Peterson 3-5 2 RBI's (5)

4/20
SAN 10 DAL 9 (13)
W-Valdez (2-1) L-Franklin BS (1) (0-1)
HR DAL-White (1) Berino GS (3) SAN-Bullock (12) Shinoda (1) Perez WO (5) Hutchison (11)
Kirk 5.2 IP 8 H 5 BB 6 ER Opacic BS (3) Shinoda PH game tying HR in the 13th, Perez 1 out later hits a walk off. Perez 3-6 3 Runs RBI (10) Hutchison 3-5 3 Runs HR 2 RBI's (23) Weijers 2-5 2B (4) 2 RBI's (12) Bullock HR 2 RBI's (29)
Lopez (DAL) 4-7 2 2B's (5) White (DAL) 3-7 2B (4) HR 2 RBI's (8)

4/21
DAL 5 SAN 0
W-Young (1-2) L-Trujillo (0-3)
Trujillo 7 IP 5 ER
Young (DAL) CG SHO 2-hitter 5 K's

ALASKA-23 year old Carlos Rios went 7.2 IP in an 11-4 win, striking out a career high 16 to move to 4-0 2.73 in 4 starts. Rios came over from New York, along with Jose Valencia and a 1st pick for Drake, Hernandez Mike King and our 1st pick in the winter of 2029.

4/22
LV 1 SAN 0
W-Curran (4-0) L-Kijani (0-1)
HR NONE
Curran (LV) CG SHO 5-hitter 8 K's 0 BB's (4-0 1.10) Wareham (LV) 3-5
Miller 5 IP 7 BB's 3 K's

4/23
LV 7 SAN 4
W-Gamboa (4-1) L-T.Miller (1-1) S-Murphy (1)
HR LV-Blue (2) SAN-Bullock (13) Irwin (2)
Gamboa (LV) 6.2 IP 0 ER (4-1 2.31) Blue (LV) 3-5 HR 2 RBI's (7)
T.Miller 3.1 IP 4 ER Bullock 2-5 HR 2 RBI's (31)

4/24
LV 10 SAN 0
W-Cruz (3-1) L-Jones (1-3)
HR NONE
Cruz (LV) 8 IP 3 H 5 K's Altagracia (LV) 3-4 2 2B's (4) 3 Runs 3 RBI's (15) Mendez (LV) 3-5 2 Runs 2 RBI's (10) Owens (LV) 3-5 RBI (3)

Dominated in 3 game sweep, 18-4 and shutout twice. 17 hits in 3 games, with 9 coming in 1 game.

4/25
OFF DAY

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FL POTW- Mason Miller (CHI) 9-21 5 HR's 9 RBI's (.406-9-22)
CL POTW- Justin Reed (NO) 11-24 3 HR's 7 RBI's (.369-6-15)

POWER RANKINGS
1) Las Vegas (2)
2) Alaska (5)
3) Boston (3)
4) El Paso (-)
5) Edmonton (1)
OUT New Orleans (12)
22) San Antonio (20)

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I might have had the two best players in the Coastal League this month.



April Records (Bold denotes record set/tied this year)
AVG .482 Luis Gil (EDM) '26 (Old Record) .479 Todd Helton (GB) '16
HR 14 Jeffrey Bullock (SAN) '32 Julio Morin (PIT) '22 Pedro Roman (FRE) '25
RBI's 42 Tony Green (DAY) '23 old record 39 Todd Helton (PHI) '19
SB's 17 Carl Crawford (GB) '18 Jimmy Rollins (PHI) '20 Enrique Garcia (ALK) '26
WAR 3.5 Benton Crowder (HOU) '28
WINS 6 Raul Gonzalez (HOU) '13 Chris O'Slattery (BAL) '14 Barry Zito (EP) '19 Jose Hernandez (CHI) '29
SAVES 18 Michael Ross (HOU) '13
K's 66 Stan Hall (ALK) '31 (Old Record ) 61 Randy Johnson (ALK) '31 Ramon Roa (PIT) '19 Esteban Figueroa (SAC) '23
ERA 0.95 Gerald Kelly (DAY) '12 Kade Simons (NH) '31
BEST RECORD 25-2 (.926) Houston '13 24-3 (.889) Alaska '31
WORST RECORD 4-21 (.160) Dallas '19 5-23 (.179) New Orleans '26

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2032 WEEK 5
RECORD: 3-3
OVERALL: 13-16 8 GB (Las Vegas 21-8)
RUNS SCORED: 157 (27) 3rd
RUNS AGAINST: 154 (32) t-11th
OWNER/FANS: Happy 47/100 (+2)
SCHEDULE: 3 @ Philadelphia/3 vs Pittsburgh/Off Day

4/26
SAN 6 PHI 5 (10)
W-Hawking (1-1) L-Sheppard (0-3) S-Opacic (2)
HR SAN-Hutchison LO (12) PHI-Maggs LO (6) Perez (6)
Weijers throws out the tying run at the plate for the games final out.
Kirk 5 IP 9 H 2 HR's 5 ER (ND) Hutchison lead off homer, 2-5 2 RBI's (25) Perez 3-5 2 2B's (2)
Manning (PHI) 3-4

4/27
PHI 9 SAN 5
W-Suzuki (1-3) L-Trujillo (0-4)
HR SAN-Weijers (3) PHI-Reyes 2 (5) Maggs (7)
Trujillo 3.1 IP 4 ER (0-4 7.46) Peterson 3-4 2B (4) 2 RBI's (7)
Kokawa (PHI) 4-5 2B (6) 2 Runs James (PHI) 3-4 RBI (19) Suzuki (PHI) 7.1 IP 8 H 3 ER

ROSTER NEWS-Ruben Trujillo was optioned to AAA Wilmington after this mess, and 22 year old Julio Garcia was recalled and will start tomorrow. Garcia is one of two options at this point, Jake Scott is 2-0 4.09 but not pitching as well as I'd like, Garcia is 1-2 3.91 but throwing well. If Aaron Jones doesn't get better fast, Scott will be the next arm up.

STATS-Jeffrey Bullock is 1 homer shy of the April record of 14 set by Julio Morin (PIT) '22 and Pedro Roman (FRE) '25.

4/28
SAN 6 PHI 4
W-Garcia (1-0) L-McCarthy (1-3) S-Opacic (3)
HR PHI-James GS (6)
Garcia 6 IP 6 H 5 BB 4 ER Had shutout into the 5th before James grand slam. Weijers 3-4 2B (5) 3 Runs
James (PHI) Grand slam 4 RBI's (23)

4/29
PIT 3 SAN 2 (10)
W-Keller (2-0) L-Moreira (0-1)
HR PIT-Whitley (4) Watkins (3) SAN-Bullock (14)
C.Miller 7.1 IP 4 H 2 ER 10 K's Bullocks HR ties the IBL April record.
Hairston (PIT) 8.1 IP 2 ER 7 H

4/30
PIT 7 SAN 3
W-Diaz (1-1) L-T. Miller (1-2)
HR PIT-Morin (8) Montemayor (3) SAN-Hutchison (13) Heeren (3)
Diaz (PIT) 7 IP 8 H 3 ER
T. Miller 5.1 IP 6BB 5 K's 5 ER

5/1
SAN 5 PIT 4
W-Brooks (2-0) L-Keller BS (1) (2-1)
HR PIT-E.Martinez (3) SAN-Bullock (15) Craig (5)
A.Jones 7 IP 5 H 6 BB 8 K's 4 ER Hutchison 3-4 2B (6) SB (7) (.374 3rd in CL)

5/2
OFF DAY

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FL POTW- Miguel Cabrera (NH) 10-26 6 HR's 10 RBI's (.343-8-22)
CL POTW- Rafael Perez (BAL) 11-23 2 HR's 5 RBI's (.309-4-18)

IBL ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS: ERA
3.03 Shimei Ikarashi (PRO)
3.10 Stan Hall (ALK)
3.11 Kade Simons (NH)
3.25 Cody Miller (SAN)
3.28 Nick Curran (LV)

POWER RANKINGS
1) Las Vegas (1)
2) Boston (3)
3) Corpus Christi (-)
4) El Paso (4)
5) Pittsburgh (-)
OUT Alaska (6) (first time in over 2 years they've not been in the top 5) Edmonton (7)

22) San Antonio (22)

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2032 WEEK 6
RECORD: 4-2
OVERALL: 17-18 5.5 GB (Las Vegas 23-13)
RUNS SCORED: 192 (35) 3rd
RUNS AGAINST: 181 (27) 11th
OWNER/FANS: Very Happy 48/100 (+1)
SCHEDULE: 3 vs Providence/Off Day/3 vs New Hampshire

5/3
PRO 3 SAN 0
W-Summers (3-3) L-Kirk (1-3) S-Ikarashi (5)
HR NONE
Kirk 5.1 IP 5 H 2 ER
Summers (PRO) 8 IP 3 H 4 K's Cano (PRO) 3-5 2B (8) 3 RBI's (20)

INJURY NEWS-Staten Island has lost SP Chris Poe for the next 2 months with elbow issues and Chet O'Neil, who started and came out of our game vs Pittsburgh the other day, is out at least 11 months after an elbow injury. The 35 year old will have Tommy John surgery today.

5/4
SAN 6 PRO 1
W-Garcia (2-0) L-R. Johnson (0-6)!!
HR SAN-Bullock (16)
Garcia 7 IP 4 H 1 ER 5 BB 5 K's Ramirez 0-0 Run 4 BB's
RJ (PRO) 4.2 IP 9 BB's!! 6 ER (0-6 6.26)

5/5
SAN 12 PRO 9
W-Moreiera (1-1) L-Horne (0-1) S-Opacic (4)
HR PRO-Cano (3) A.Hernandez (11) SAN-Hutchison 2 (15)
Both starters bombed (C. Millers ERA from 1.8 to 2.9 with 9 R 6 ER in 4.1 IP)
Hutchison 3-4 2 HR's 4 Runs SB (9) 5 RBI's (32) (.367) Heeren 3-5 Run RBI (18) (.352)
Salas (PRO) 3-5 2B (3)

5/6
OFF DAY

5/7
SAN 7 NH 1
W-T.Miller (2-2) L-Vargas (1-4) S-Brooks (1)
HR SAN-Peterson (2) Craig (6) Cruz (3) Perez (6)
T. Miller 6.1 IP 7 H 6 K 1 ER Heeren 3-5 2 RBI's (20)

ROSTER NEWS-I have placed a waiver claim in on 29 year old OF/1B Sam Keith. Good defender, can play 1B and runs exceptionally well, hits LH. With Jose Cruz struggling (.183/.264/.341) as bad as he is and a marginal defensive player, I need an upgrade. I will shop him but also have an option left if needed, if the claim goes through. Keith is a career .289/.334/.409 hitter in 369 games with 65 2B's 15 3B's 23 HR's and 87 SB's. He was a 4th round pick out of the University of Arizona in 2025 (Bisons)

5/8
NH 9 SAN 4
W-Small (3-2) L-Jones (1-4)
HR NH-Cabrera (9) Balfour (8) SAN-Ramirez (2) Craig (7)
Jones 5 ER 5 BB 6 H 7 K's in 4.2 IP (1-4 7.28)
Cabrera (NH) 3-3 2B (3) HR 4 Runs RBI (23) Woods (NH) 3-5 2 2B's (10)

ROSTER NEWS-Aaron Jones was optioned to AAA Wilmington following the game and 23 year old Jake Scott was recalled. Scott isn't tearing it up (3-0 4.97) but I need to find out what I have. Jesus Coztana and Trujillo were other options, and still may be. Scott will start tomorrow as it's his day.

5/9
SAN 6 NH 4 (10)
W-Hawking (2-1) L-Baboor (0-1)
HR NH-Carranza (5) SAN-Craig (8) Hutchison 2 GW (17)
Scott 6 IP 7 H 2 ER Hutchison 2-5 2 HR's walk off in the 10th 5 RBI's (37) now leads the IBL in HR's (17-16 over Bullock)
Cabrera (NH) 3-4 2B (4) RBI (24)

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FL POTW- Ramon Castro (GB) 13-23 2 HR's 11 RBI's (.345-6-36)
CL POTW- Claudio Perez (BAL) 13-30 HR 8 RBI's (.341-4-24)

POWER RANKINGS
1) Boston (2)
2) New Orleans (-)
3) Alaska (6)
4) Baltimore (-)
5) Corpus Christi (3)
OUT Las Vegas (7) El Paso (8) Pittsburgh (10)

17) San Antonio (22)

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2032 WEEK 7
RECORD: 4-2
OVERALL: 21-20 4 GB (Las Vegas 25-16)
RUNS SCORED: 222 (30) 2nd
RUNS AGAINST: 200 (19) 10th
OWNER/FANS: Delighted 51/100 (+3)
SCHEDULE: 3 vs New Orleans/Off Day/3 @ Dallas

5/10
NO 4 SAN 0
W-Naif (4-2) L-Kirk (1-4)
HR NO-Kelley (9)
Naif (NO) 8 IP 6 H 2 K's (4-2 2.95) Kelley (NO) 3-4 2B (3) HR 2 RBI's
Kirk 7 IP 5 H 1 ER 5 K's

5/11
SAN 11 NO 2
W-Moreira (2-1) L-Bradshaw (2-5)
HR NO-Reed 2 (8) SAN-Perez (7) Weijers (4)
Garcia 1.1 IP 1 ER came out hurt, dtd 4 days. Hutchison 4-5 SB (10) 2 Runs (.368) Weijers 3-5 HR 2 RBI's (17) Heeren 3-5 2B (9) Cruz 3-5 2 Runs Perez 2B (4) HR 5 RBI's (18)

5/12
SAN 4 NO 2
W-C.Miller (4-0) L-Lowry (4-4) S-Opacic (5)
HR NO-Reed (9) SAN-Craig (9)
C.Miller 6.2 IP 8 K's 6 H 2 ER (4-0 2.90) Weijers 2 RBI's (19) Hutchison 2-4 2 2B's (8) (.371)

ROSTER NEWS-Sam Keith's waiver claim went through, he will be added to the 40 man and Cruz will be sent to AAA Wilmington.

5/13
OFF DAY

5/14
SAN 6 DAL 4
W-T.Miller (3-2) L-Sanchez (5-2) S-Opacic (6)
HR SAN-Weijers (5) Hutchison (18) Perez (8) DAL-McKenzie (6)
T.Miller 6.1 IP 7 H 3 ER (took SHO into the 7th) Perez 3-4 HR 2 RBI's (20) Keith 2-4 SB (6)

5/15
SAN 5 DAL 2
W-Scott (1-0) L-Fong (2-5) S-Kijani (1)
HR DAL-McKenzie (7) Berino (7)
Scott 7.2 IP 7 H 2 ER Weijers 2-4 2 RBI's (22)

MINORS NEWS-Aaron Jones made the most of his 1st start in AAA.



5/16
DAL 5 SAN 4 (10)
W-Figueroa (2-3) L-Opacic (1-2)
HR SAN-Peterson (3) Hutchison LO (19) Dal-Woolridge GW (12)
Kirk 8.1 IP 9 H 4 ER 6 K's Hutchison leadoff HR 2-5 2 Runs
Young (DAL) 9.1 IP 9 H 7 K's 4 ER (ND) Woolridge walk off HR off Opacic

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FL POTW- Ruben Hernandez (BUF) 10-20 3 HR's 7 RBI's (.279-9-24)
CL POTW- Jean Lagarde (BOS) 13-27 3 HR's 5 RBI's (.326-7-16)

POWER RANKINGS
1) Boston (1)
2) New Orleans (2)
3) Alaska (3)
4) Corpus Christi (5)
5) Baltimore (4)

17) San Antonio (17)

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2032 WEEK 8
RECORD: 5-1
OVERALL: 26-21 3.5 GB (Las Vegas 30-18)
RUNS SCORED: 261 (39) 1st
RUNS AGAINST: 233 (33) 10th
OWNER/FANS: Ecstatic 50/100 (-1)
SCHEDULE: 3 vs Los Angeles/Off Day/3 @ San Jose

5/17
SAN 11 DAL 5
W-C.Miller (5-0) L-Brown (5-3)
HR LA-Liffiton 2 (5) SAN-Bullock (17)
C.Miller 8 IP 5 H 3 ER 7 K's (5-0 2.97) Hutchison 3-5 2 RBI's (43) SB (12) Perez 3-5 2B (5) RBI (22)

INJURY NEWS-Former Avalanche star and Koufax winner John Drake (CC) will miss the next 2 months with a badly sprained ankle.

MILESTONE-Ramon Castro joins the 300 club in style



300 Home runs, by age
Luis Chavez (CHI) 6/5/23 (29 years 195 days) 3-4 3 HR's 4 RBI's off Columbus
Jeffrey Hudson (CHI) 5/28/2023 (30 years 181 days) Solo HR off New Hampshire
George Quinn (PHI) 5/25/25 (30 years 235 days) Solo HR vs Sacramento
Valentin Maitani (PHI) 8/28/20 (30 340 days)
Curt Whimster (TUL) 5/6/19 (30 years 349 days) 1st member
Horst Grueter (EDM) 5/9/28 (31 years 2 days) 4-4 2 run HR vs Los Angeles
Tony Greene (GB) 5/19/28 (31 years 19 days) 3 run HR vs New York
Christian Schall 6/6/23 (31 years 155 days)
Bill Alexander 6/18/19 (31 years 177 days)
Wes Morgan 7/25/20 (31 years 183 days)
Felix Sanchez 9/20/31 (31 years 267 days) 2 run HR off Eric Franklin (PIT) in the top of the 3rd.
Chandler Harris 4/3/23 (31 years 331 days)
Hugh Collins 8/13/21 (32 years 12 days)
David Walker (GB) 9/5/28 (32 years 14 days) 2 run HR vs Michigan
Alberto Vargas 8/24/19 (32 years 30 days)
Ron Stokes 7/26/22 (32 years 39 days)
Pedro De Jesus (MICH) 7/27/31 (32 years 158 days) 2 run HR off Bill Mcwhirr (NH) in the bottom of the 7th . 2nd of 2 HR's in the game. 3-5 2 HR's 4 RBI's
Jamie Vance 7/26/22 (32 years 181 days)
Earl Shaw (CC) 8/28/30 (32 years 187 days)
George Tanner (COL) 5/1/31 (32 years 296 days) Solo HR off Jesus Martinez (HAW) in the bottom of the 7th.
Brent McCoy 7/14/21 (33 years 172 days)
Michael Moran 9/24/24 (33 years 232 days)
Caden Haynes 8/23/22 (33 years 259 days)
Ross Tunstall 7/21/20 (33 years 273 days)
Cliff Edwards 4/17/27 (33 years 303 days)
Troy Glaus 6/13/25 (33 years 310 days)
Ramon Castro 5/18/32 (33 years 360 days) walk off 3 run homer off Staten Island closer Hugh Walters
Travis Bryant 7/15/19 (34 years 133 days)
Rafael Cuesta 9/7/24 (34 years 181 days)
Paul Reeves 7/7/25 (34 years 237 days)
Pedro Lopez 4/15/32 (34 years 239 days) 2 run HR off Hung Fong (DAL) in the bottom of the 3rd
Lando Jongmans 5/8/25 (34 years 271 days)
Mario Gomez 4/4/32 (34 years 352 days) 3 run GW HR off Kevin Sharp (DAY) in the 10th.
Cy May 6/17/20 (35 years 127 days)
Marcos Oginlara 7/13/25 (35 years 143 days)
Jesus Becerra 9/1/31 (35 years 221 days) 2 run HR off Daniel Martin (LA) in the bottom of the 3rd
Ricardo Flores 6/4/31 (35 years 231 days)
Ramiro Sanchez 4/14/32 (35 years 237 days) 3 run HR off Matt Roy (EDM) in the 1st inning
Pedro Debesa 7/11/31 (35 years 268 days) Solo HR off Stanford Towns (FRE) in the bottom of the 2nd.
Fred Gill (BUF) 9/2/28 (36 years 27 days) 3-3 2 HR's 5 RBI's 2 Run HR vs Alaska
Gerald Wright 5/12/24 (36 years 37 days)
Abel Bernarda (FRE) 6/8/28 (37 years 39 days) Solo HR vs Hawaii
Scott Rolen 6/8/27 (37 years 66 days)
Alejandro Villanueva 8/11/23 (37 years 262 days)
Bill Hill 9/3/20 (38 years 9 days)
Tim Davis 4/4/2024 (39 years 63 days)

5/18
SAN 9 LA 6
W-Moreira (3-1) L-Canales (1-3)
HR LA-Bell (11) SAN-Bullock (18) Hutchison LO (20)
Garcia 7 IP 7 H 3 ER Hutchison lead off HR 2-5 2 Runs SB (13) RBI (44) Bullock 4-5 2B (6) HR 2 Runs 3 RBI's (43)
Bell (LA) 2-5 HR 3 RBI's (24)

5/19
SAN 6 LA 4
W-Hawking (3-1) L-S.Jones (2-5) S-Opacic (7)
HR LA-Mendez (7) Campos (1) Liffiton (6) SAN-Weijers (6) Hutchison (21) Craig (10) Heeren (4)
T.Miller 6.1 IP 8 H 4 K 3 HR's 4 ER 'Pen 2.2 IP 1 H 4 K's Hutchison 2-4 2B (9) HR 2 RBI's (46)
Liffiton (LA) 3-4 2B (3) HR RBI (11) Campos (LA) 3-4 3B (1) HR 2 RBI's (18)

5/20
OFF DAY

5/21
SAN 7 SJ 2
W-Scott (2-0) L-Molina (4-6)
HR SAN-Bullock (19) Weijers (7)
Scott 6.1 IP 5 H 1 K 2 ER Weijers 4-5 HR 2 Runs 2 RBI's (28) 3 SB's (10)
Buck (SJ) 3-4

NEWS-With the win we are now 25-20 and in sole possession of the 2nd wild card spot. Come along way in a short amount of time.

5/22
SAN 6 SJ 2
W-Kirk (2-4) L-Green (2-5)
HR SAN-Hutchison LO 2 (23) SJ-Fuhrman (1)
Kirk 8 IP 8 H 6 K's 2 ER Hutchison 2-3 2 HR's (a leadoff too) 3 Runs 2 BB's 2 RBI's (49) Peterson 3-5 2B (7) Keith 2-4 2B (7) SB (9) RBI (15)

STATS-Right now Quincy Hutchison is hitting .369-23-49. The average good for 2nd in the league (Bob Whitley (PIT) .374) the homers leads the league (Bullock 2nd with 19) and the RBI's 1st (Bullock and Ronnie Ritchie (BOS) are 2nd with 44).

TRADE NEWS-In a complicated deal, involving 7 players and a draft choice, I have shipped OF Jose Cruz, and 3 pitchers with minor league 1B Antonio Paredes to Providence for P George Horne and top OF prospect Jose Sanchez. None of these pitchers were going to be a part of this clubs future and Cruz has been replaced by Keith with Sanchez now being the prospect on the way for that spot. I'd like to have kept the pick but Sanchez is a top draft pick, far better than a 6th rounder. Sanchez is sent to AA Louisville and Horne is put into the AAA Wilmington rotation.



5/23
SJ 14 SAN 0
W-Sloan (4-3) L-C.Miller (5-1)
HR SJ-Nesimi (3) Obispo (8)
C.Miller 6 ER 3.1 IP 'Pen 4.2 IP 9 H 5 ER
Sloan (SJ) 8.1 IP 6 H 8 K's Welch (SJ) 4-5 RBI (34) Barker (SJ) 3-4 3 Runs Bass (SJ) 2-4 4 RBI's (17)

CONTRACT NEWS-One of the games premier arms gets 4 more years wearing the only uniform he's ever known in his 11+ year IBL career. He's 154-108 3.60 in 355 career starts over 2354.2 Innings. He's also a 4-time all star.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FL POTW- Robinson Cano (PRO) 15-26 3 HR's 10 RBI's (.341-8-42)
CL POTW- Quincy Hutchison (SAN) 10-26 4 HR's 8 RBI's (.362-23-49)

IBL SINGLE SEASON RECORD: STOLEN BASES
81 Jorge Viera (ALK) '30
80 Jimmy Rollins (MICH) '20
73 Ichiro '17
71 Ricardo Colon (GB) '31
70 Jimmy Rollins (MICH) '21

POWER RANKINGS
1) Baltimore (5)
2) Las Vegas (-)
3) Corpus Christi (4)
4) Green Bay (-)
5) Sacramento (-)
OUT Boston (8) New Orleans (18) Alaska (7)

10) San Antonio (17) 1st time since I arrived we've cracked the top 10.