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BGB Fantasy League 2015 Week Eighteen

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With just four weeks of the regular fantasy season left, the race for the playoffs is hotting up. Which teams are still in the hunt for a shot at winning it all? And who benefited from Iwakuma’s no-hitter?

Team R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
Orpington Isotopes 32 14 43 3 .359 1.054 7 1 54 3 3.26 1.14 9
Batteries Essential 22 4 23 2 .223 .648 4 0 61 2 3.22 1.04 3

 

We begin with this week’s biggest winners – my Isotopes. I wish I could have typed that more often this season! An offensive sweep paved the way for a 9-3 win over Batteries Essential. Adam Jones hit five homers, scored eight times and knocked in 10 while batting .400 and Ortiz hit .556 with two homers and eight RBIs. Cruz belted three homers. Sales and Chen each won twice, with Chris racking up 22 strikeouts. Clippard had two holds and Vizcaino picked up the lone save. Batteries Essential salvaged strikeouts, ERA and WHIP thanks to Bumgarner (26 K) and Hutchison, who each won twice.

 

Team R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
Bits & Bytes 20 6 24 3 .315 .877 3 1 41 1 2.23 1.07 4
Weston-Super-Sox 35 14 47 8 .345 1.008 1 3 32 3 4.21 1.38 8

 

The Sox also had an offensive sweep, defeating Bits & Bytes 8-4. Hosmer had three homers, scored eight times and knocked in 10 while Alvarez also belted three homers. Braun and Goldschmidt drove in seven each. Robertson and Betances had a pair of saves and holds respectively. Bits & Bytes saw Ventura pick up a win and strike out 15, teaming up with Teheran and McHugh to take ERA and WHIP. Bits & Bytes would have won batting average with a collective .315 most other weeks.

 

Team R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
NE Riverkings 28 10 30 1 .286 .954 6 6 61 1 2.86 1.21 8
Norwich No II 34 8 26 4 .262 .770 3 9 42 0 4.23 0.96 4

 

Another matchup, another 8-4 score. The Riverkings defeated Norwich, with Rizzo, Pence and Pederson each hitting a pair of homers. Bogaerts drove in six and Zobrist batted .455 for the week. Another Royal, Cueto, won both of his starts and struck out 12, joining Harvey and deGrom in taking ERA. Abrreu scored six runs for Norwich, while four players including Lindor swiped a base. It was a big week for the closers, as Jansen, Kimbrel, Rondon and Miller combined for nine saves while Iwakuma’s no-hitter made the difference in WHIP.

 

Team R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
Mighty Slugs 22 10 29 2 .291 .875 3 1 46 1 5.11 1.73 7
The Cheddar Chasers 28 5 20 1 .221 .618 2 3 38 1 4.54 1.29 4

 

The Slugs took five out of six offensive categories on their way to a 7-4 win against the Chasers. Bautista, Heyward and Castillo each homered twice while Duffy drove in eight. Herrera had two steals. Lester picked up a win and led the staff with 10 strikeouts. K-Rod had three saves for the Chasers, while Martinez and Zimmermann helped take ERA and WHIP. Parra scored eight runs.

 

Team R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
Becknam Lollygaggers 17 8 23 5 .218 .641 4 0 49 3 4.96 1.30 5
Jesmond Dennings 38 15 39 9 .314 .973 0 3 26 2 5.18 1.60 7

 

Jesmond are top after a 7-5 win against the Lollygaggers. An offensive sweep included 15 homers, with Davis hitting five (and driving in nine), Desmond going deep twice and Garcia and Arenado belting a pair. Pollock batted .478, scored nine times and stole four bases. Osuna picked up three saves. Kershaw helped Becknams take wins, ERA and WHIP, while Haren struck out 10 and Benoit had two holds.

 

Team R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
Richie’s RBI’s 33 9 29 2 .314 .949 1 3 28 0 4.33 1.15 6
Iron Men 16 2 17 2 .222 .614 4 0 45 3 1.55 0.99 5

 

The RBIs slugged their way to a 6-5 win against Iron Men. Votto drove in seven, joined Fowler in scoring six and matched McCann and Puig with two homers. Polanco hit .483 for the week and fellow Pirate Melancon had two saves. Sano was Iron Men’s top hitter (2 HR, 7 RBI, .368) and also stole a base. Kluber, Keuchel, Wacha and Jungmann each had a win, with the latter leading the staff with nine strikeouts and helping take ERA and WHIP.

 

Team R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
Cheshunt Maltsters 19 4 21 0 .253 .682 3 3 50 3 4.37 1.20 6
Newcastle Knights 30 7 19 4 .251 .745 4 2 38 1 3.75 1.38 6

 

Finally, the Maltsters and Knights couldn’t be separated, finishing 6-6. The Maltsters had the better of the pitching, as Greinke struck out 14 and joined Santiago and Garcia in taking WHIP. Sanchez had three holds. Soler had led the hitters with 6 RBIs and Cano hit .407. The Knights had multi-homer weeks for CarGo and d’Arnaud while Justin Upton scored six ruuns and Blackmon stole two bases. Salazar was the pick of the pitchers with a win and teamed up with Kennedy to take ERA.

Standings update

With four weeks left of the regular season, there is an almighty scrap going on for the final playoff places. As it stands, there are just 11.5 games separating the teams in 8th (the last playoff place) and 13th and 14.5 games between the teams in 6th to 13th. There’s still plenty to play for!

The week 19 matchups are as follows

Jesmond (1st) v Riverkings (7th)

Slugs (2nd) v Knights (4th)

Iron Men (3rd) v Maltsters (13th)

Sox (5th) v RBIs (9th)

Lollygaggers (6th) v Batteries Essential (10th)

Chasers (8th) v Norwich (11th)

Isotopes (12th) v Bits & Bytes (14th)

BGB Fantasy League 2015 Week Seventeen

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There is a new leader in the BaseballGB Fantasy League. Read on to find out which team has surged to the top in Week 17.

 

Team R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
Orpington Isotopes 28 8 22 5 .290 .813 4 3 32 0 5.04 1.39 1
Jesmond Dennings 41 10 37 9 .303 .907 2 5 53 0 3.38 0.96 10

 

We begin with the biggest winners of the week, as Jesmond thrashed my Isotopes 10-1, going top of the standings in the process. It was a monster offensive week for Jesmond, who took a sweep thanks to seven runs and eight RBIs each from McCutchen (.563, 2 HR) and Davis (3 HR). On the mound, Archer struck out 17, Carrasco helped take ERA and WHIP and Osuna had three saves. My team salvaged wins thanks to Anderson. Offensively, my team put up decent numbers which would have led to a few more category wins in most other weeks, but that’s head-to-head play for you. Cruz hit four homers and Ortiz belted three.

 

Team R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
Becknam Lollygaggers 17 3 23 2 .222 .570 3 0 67 1 3.38 1.32 3
Norwich No II 39 10 33 4 .296 .901 1 5 47 2 3.57 1.24 9

 

A great result for Norwich saw them defeat Becknam 9-3 thanks to another offensive sweep. The decision to pick up Kyle Schwarber is really paying off for Norwich, as he hit two homers, scored eight and knocked in eight. Abreu hit three homers and Granderson and Grichuk went deep twice. Rondon and Jansen had two saves each while Siegrist had a pair of holds. Iwakuma and Odorizzi helped claim WHIP. Arrieta had two wins for Becknams and racked up 11 strikeouts, joining Shoemaker in posting a perfect ERA.

 

Team R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
NE Riverkings 24 5 25 5 .247 .730 3 4 30 1 2.78 1.23 2
The Cheddar Chasers 33 5 16 6 .263 .739 2 5 43 1 2.52 1.14 8

 

The Chasers picked up a big win, defeating the Riverkings 8-2. Kinsler batted .417 for the week and scored eight runs while Seager swiped three bases. K Rod had three saves while Quintana struck out 11 while Gray and Zimmermann claimed ERA and WHIP. For the Riverkings, Franco (seven) and pence (six) made the difference in RBIs and King Felix made the difference in wins.

 

Team R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
Bits & Bytes 24 11 30 1 .218 .733 2 1 33 2 4.06 1.06 4
Iron Men 34 9 37 5 .261 .767 4 0 55 3 4.68 1.22 8

 

Iron Men defeated Bits & Bytes 8-4, taking five out of six offensive categories. V-Mart hit three homers and knocked in 10, while Kendrick batted .407 with seven runs before injuring his hamstring. Kluber was the pick of the pitchers with a win, a near no-no and 14 strikeouts, while Watson had two holds. If it wasn’t for Jim Johnson’s meltdown on Sunday, they would have won ERA and WHIP too. Bits & Bytes had four homers from Carpenter and three from Belt while McGee notched a win, a hold and a save.

 

Team R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
Richie’s RBI’s 29 13 31 3 .244 .846 3 6 48 0 4.70 1.24 4
Newcastle Knights 38 16 38 8 .322 1.049 4 2 41 1 6.95 1.75 8

 

Here come the Knights. Surging up the standings like the Mets, Chris defeated the RBIs 8-4. In a matchup full of monster offensive numbers, the Knights completed a sweep thanks to Donaldson (9 R, 5 HR, 8 RBI), CarGo (5 R, 4 HR, 9 RBI) and Encarnacion (6 R, 2 HR, 8 RBI). The bullpen had three wins, including one from Storen who also had a hold. Karns struck out 15 for the RBIs, while Ziegler, Tolleson and Melancon each had two saves. Hitting 13 homers, including three from Crawford, would usually be good enough to win that category, but not this time.

 

Team R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
Batteries Essential 28 7 31 5 .327 .859 3 1 57 2 5.14 1.37 6
Weston-Super-Sox 21 2 23 5 .266 .685 4 1 45 2 2.11 1.20 3

 

The hitters played their part as Batteries Essential defeated the Sox 6-3, falling a steal shy of a sweep. Zimmerman had three homers and knocked in nine while joining Machado in batting .429 for the week, while Yelich had four steals and Brantley batted over .500 for the week. Nelson struck out 12. The Sox had two steals from Goldy, while Ubaldo helped take wins, ERA and WHIP.

 

Team R HR RBI SB AVG OPS W SV K HLD ERA WHIP Score
Cheshunt Maltsters 25 8 32 1 .280 .811 3 3 62 3 4.98 1.25 4
Mighty Slugs 30 4 32 6 .224 .622 4 3 60 4 2.73 1.13 6

 

Finally, the Slugs defeated the Maltsters 6-4. New Jay David Price won twice, striking out 18 and helping take ERA and WHIP while Soria had two holds in his new role with the Pirates. Bautista scored seven runs and Heyward swiped two bases. Longoria homered twice for the Maltsters, joining Cervelli and Soler in helping to take average and OPS. Scherzer struck out 19 batters.

 

With just five matchups of the regular season left, the week 18 matchups are as follows:

Jesmond (1st) v Becknam (6th)

Iron Men (2nd) v RBIs (11th)

Slugs (3rd) v Chasers (7th)

Knights (4th) v Maltsters (12th)

Sox (5th) v Bits & Bytes (14th)

Batteries Essential (8th) v Isotopes (13th)

Riverkings (9th) v Norwich (10th)

BGB Fantasy League 2015 Week Sixteen

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The dust has settled after an eventful week of trades. Which teams are re-energised and which are paying the price for standing pat?
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
18
8
25
2
.236
.759
4
0
31
2
6.62
1.56
0
37
15
37
4
.323
1.038
5
3
37
2
2.59
1.07
11
The Knights showed no mercy against the cellar dwellers, thrashing Bits & Bytes 11-0, falling a hold shy of a clean sweep. Correa had four homers, CarGo scored and drove in six with three homers, Donaldson and Justin Upton each knocked in seven and Blackmon swiped four bases in an offensive sweep. Salazar was the pick of the starters after an ERA of zero for the week with a miniscule WHIP.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
42
9
28
1
.298
.904
8
3
34
2
3.48
1.25
4
31
11
30
4
.299
.890
3
4
59
3
3.58
1.23
8
The Slugs stay top after defeating the RBIs 8-4. Duda was the clear star, belting seven homers and driving in 10 while batting .474 with an OPS north of 2.000. Lester struck out 14 and helped take WHIP, while Soria had two saves and a hold. A-Rod and Fowler gave the RBIs the edge in runs, while Nova won twice and made the difference in ERA.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
30
11
40
5
.237
.719
2
4
48
2
4.45
1.12
8
39
10
35
2
.271
.793
3
1
29
0
6.02
1.57
4
Jesmond kept pace with the Slugs, defeating the Sox 8-4. Chris Davis was the top hitter with four homers and 12 RBIs and Brandon Phillips stole three bases. The pitchers took every category aside from wins. Archer ahd 11 strikeouts and made the difference in ERA and WHIP, while Osuna and Chapman had two saves each and Neshek had two holds. Hosmer scored eight runs for the Sox and joined Braun and Cespedes in taking average and OPS. Lance Lynn was the pick of the pitchers with a win.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
34
7
19
9
.283
.784
1
2
40
0
5.61
1.46
4
26
9
35
4
.261
.786
3
0
48
3
3.65
1.31
8
It seems 8-4 was a popular score with the top three, as Iron Men defeated Batteries Essential by the same margin. Kang had a three-homer week, while Kendrick and JD Martinez (who drove in nine) each went deep twice and helped take OPS by a hair. The pitchers won all categories except saves, with Keuchel, Wacha and Heston picking up wins. Watson had two holds and Cole struck out eight. Machado scored seven runs for Batteries essential, while Billy Hamilton swiped five bases. Kipnis batted .400 before his injury, while Papelbon and Romo each had a save.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
24
7
18
0
.246
.686
3
4
46
0
3.55
1.13
3
37
4
24
5
.329
.836
3
2
48
0
3.34
1.15
7
Matt’s Chasers defeated the Maltsters 7-3, with the Cheddar hitters taking every category bar homers. Melky Cabrera scored seven runs and knocked in eight while batting .483. Kinsler also hit .483, with Parra and Headley also posting averages above .400. Gray struck out 16 and joined Tillman in taking ERA. Freeman and Jhonny Peralta each went deep twice for the Maltsters, while Holland had two saves and Walker and Bauer made the difference in WHIP.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
26
9
31
2
.249
.805
2
0
54
2
3.18
1.09
4
35
12
39
3
.285
.859
2
4
44
0
4.84
1.18
7
The Riverkings closed the gap of Becknam with a 7-4 win. Rizzo had a four-homer week, driving in 10, while Zobrist hit three homers and Bogaerts scored eight times and stole three bases in an offensive sweep. Britton had two saves. Kershaw, Kazmir, Haren and Lackey helped take ERA and WHIP while Sanchez struck out 11. Teixeira had a five-homer week in the defeat.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
30
14
37
1
.305
.943
1
1
48
2
4.77
1.39
4
33
10
39
0
.281
.832
3
5
69
2
2.97
1.00
7
Norwich put a stop to the mini revival from the Isotopes, defeating my team 7-4. Abreu (seven runs, 10 RBIs) made the difference in those categories, while the pitchers carried the load with five out of six categories. Syndergaard won twice and struck out 18, joining new Dodger Wood in taking ERA and WHIP. Kimbrel and Jansen had two saves each. Nelson Cruz hit four homers for the isotopes, Alexei Ramirez went deep three times and Ethier helped take OPS with his two-homer Sunday. Altuve had the lone steal.

TRADE DEADLINE REMINDER

The deadline for making trades in the league is August 16, so don’t be afraid to have a look at other team’s rosters and make a few trade offers, particularly if you have holes to fill and a surplus in another area to deal from.

WEEK 17 MATCHUPS

Slugs (1st) v Maltsters (13th)
Jesmond (2nd) v Isotopes (12th)
Iron Men (3rd) v Bits & Bytes (14th)
Knights (4th) v RBIs (8th)
Sox (5th) v Batteries Essential (9th)
Becknam (6th) v Norwich (11th)
Riverkings (7th) v Chasers (10th)

 

BGB Fantasy League 2015 Week Fifteen

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After an extended break for the All-Star Game, it’s time to see who has started the second half of the season with a bang, and which manager had the benefit of the third no-hitter of the season.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
45
15
42
7
.278
.814
4
9
47
3
3.21
1.23
11
37
12
37
6
.271
.758
3
7
87
1
4.79
1.46
1
The RBIs are the biggest winners of the week, defeating the Maltsters 11-1. A-Rod belted five homers, Puig drove in eight and Votto scored 11 runs to go with his three homers and .528 average in an offensive sweep. Volquez had a win and 11 strikeouts while Tolleson had four saves and Hughes helped take ERA and WHIP. The Maltsters salvaged strikeouts thanks to Scherzer, Greinke, Bauer and Santiago. Cano hit .350 with four homers, 10 runs and 11 RBIs.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
27
12
38
4
.244
.770
3
2
42
1
4.74
1.56
3
43
12
33
9
.255
.737
4
7
78
0
2.74
1.25
8
The Slugs are top after defeating Bits & Bytes 8-3. Lester and Shields each had a win and helped take ERA and WHIP, while Carson Smith had three holds. Bautista had four homers, Heyward stole four bases and Turner hit .464 with a pair of homers. For Bits & Bytes, Trout hit five homers and made the difference in RBIs and OPS, while McGee had the lone hold.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
36
10
43
5
.295
.832
6
3
53
1
3.76
1.25
3
49
16
46
5
.296
.933
4
7
63
1
3.92
1.26
7
The Newcastle bats carried the Knights to a 7-3 win against Batteries Essential, falling a steal shy of an offensive sweep. CarGo had a monster week, with five homers, nine runs and 12 RBIs while Donaldson and Pujols had three homers each. Gregerson had three holds and Salazar struck out 16. Batteries Essential put up good offensive numbers across the board and in most other weeks would have fared better. Martin, Machado, Brantley and Walkers each hit two homers, with Martin also driving in nine. MadBum and Nelson each had two wins and helped take ERA and WHIP.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
37
12
40
6
.299
.818
10
0
69
3
3.71
1.29
7
37
8
39
4
.289
.777
7
7
69
1
3.26
1.21
3
My Isotopes are showing signs of life, defeating the Riverkings 7-3. The offense took five categories as Cruz belted four homers and scored and drove in seven apiece. Ortiz’s monster Sunday saw him finish with 4 homers and 11 RBIs while Altuve score eight runs, swipe three bags and bat .378. Heaney and Gonzalez win twice while Jose Fernandez struck out 18 and Rodney had two holds. The Riverkings had four saves from Rosenthal while DeGrom, Cueto and King Felix helped take ERA and WHIP. Pederson, Pence, Choo, Dozier and Franco all scored five runs.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
32
11
34
5
.208
.634
5
9
76
3
3.81
1.27
7
32
8
29
8
.245
.725
4
3
55
7
5.98
1.41
4
Norwich caused an upset by defeating the Sox 7-4. Fiers had a win and 17 strikeouts and Iwakuma and Syndergaard helped take ERA and WHIP as the pitchers claimed five out of six categories. Miller had four saves. Seven players homered, with Schwarber and Grichuk going deep twice. For the Sox, Braun had three steals and Goldschmidt made the difference in average and OPS. Maurer had four holds.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
42
10
37
6
.276
.784
3
3
61
3
3.23
1.17
7
36
8
26
3
.246
.705
8
4
94
4
3.38
1.01
5
Jesmond got the better of Iron Men 7-5 in a battle at the top. An offensive sweep for Jesmond included four homers from Desmond, who joined Phillips in scoring eight runs, while Chris Davis homered three times and knocked in eight. Pollock had three steals. Iron Men had two wins from Tanaka, while Keuchel struck out 18 and Jim Johnson notched our saves. Heston and Cole helped take WHIP.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
40
12
32
6
.291
.848
12
0
114
6
2.87
1.10
5
55
10
50
5
.337
.886
5
3
59
1
2.37
0.95
7
Finally, the Chasers squeezed past the Lollygaggers 7-5. Seager scored 11 runs, Melky Cabrera drove in 11 and Posey knocked in nine while batting .469. K-Rod had three saves while Tillman and Carlos Martinez posted stingy ERA and WHIP stats. For the Lollyagaggers, Gonzalez, Frazier, Bruce, Byrd and Teixeira all had multi-homer weeks. The pitchers racked up 12 wins and 114 strikeouts, including 25 from Kershaw, who joined Sanchez, Lackety and Axford with two wins. But the greatest performance was the no-hitter by Cole Hamels.

HOW TRADES COULD AFFECT YOUR TEAMS

The trading deadline later this week could have a big impact on your teams. Maybe a good starter on a poor MLB team gets traded to a contender. Maybe a closer becomes a set-up guy on another team. Keep an eye on the free agent pool and be ready to pounce in case a player’s value suddenly rises quickly. Remember, you can carry out trades in this league for a little while after the MLB deadline, in case you want to start dealing.

WEEK 16 MATCH-UPS

Slugs (1st) v RBIs (7th)
Jesmond (2nd) v Sox (4th)
Iron Men (3rd) v Batteries Essential (8th)
Knights (5th) v Bits & Bytes (14th)
Lollygaggers (6th) v Riverkings (9th)
Chasers (10th) v Maltsters (13th)
Isotopes (11th) v Norwich (12th)

BGB Fantasy League 2015: Week Fourteen

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We have reached the All-Star Break, so our managers can relax for a few days and enjoy a game without worrying about their stats. Here’s what happened in week 14.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
23
8
25
4
.250
.730
6
2
69
3
3.56
1.19
9
20
7
17
0
.244
.668
7
2
64
1
2.67
1.22
2
After a disappointing and injury-hit first half, my Isotopes at least managed to finish on a high, defeating the Lollygaggers 9-2. Adam Jones was the star man with four homers and joined Molina in knocking in five while Moreland went deep twice and Ethier batted .556 in an offensive sweep. Sale, Heaney and Chen racked up the strikeouts and made the difference in WHIP while Jepsen had three holds. Arrieta won twice for Beck ‘Nams, while Kershaw and Lackey helped take ERA and Axford had a pair of saves.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
19
4
19
4
.238
.692
1
6
39
2
2.84
1.04
4
23
8
25
0
.254
.763
4
0
45
2
3.04
1.09
7
Iron Men finish the first half on top of the standings, defeating Norwich 7-4. The offense, powered by JD Martinez (eight runs, two homers) and Carlos Gomez (two homers, 10 RBIs) took five categories, while Keuchel had a win and led the staff with 12 strikeouts. Norwich had three steals from Wong, while Jansen had three saves and the young duo of Syndergaard and Rodon helped take ERA and WHIP.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
30
5
21
5
.253
.711
4
2
39
1
3.66
1.39
7
23
5
22
4
.195
.543
2
7
59
0
4.35
1.19
4
The Slugs, who have led for much of the first half, are in third after a 7-4 defeat to batteries Essential. The victors had seven runs from Walker, Machado homered twice and Billy Hamilton swiped three bases. Milone had a win and teamed up with Nelson to helped take ERA while Tazawa had a win and a hold. Maybin drove in five for the Slugs, while Boxberger had three saves and Lester struck out 16 and helped take WHIP.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
24
5
33
2
.254
.714
5
7
40
0
2.52
1.34
5
32
11
32
6
.274
.766
0
2
39
2
2.77
1.31
7
The Sox got the better of the Riverkings 7-5 in a very tight matchup. Cespedes was the offensive star, scoring six runs, homering three times and driving in seven, while Cain hit .417 and Dee Gordon swiped four bases before his injury. Betances had a hold while Verlander helped take WHIP. The Riverkings had the edge in RBIs thanks to 10 from Dozier while DeGrom, who struck out 10, and King Felix each had a win without allowing an earned run.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
24
6
26
2
.216
.668
3
4
33
2
3.26
1.41
4
30
4
21
1
.337
.864
3
4
60
1
2.47
0.88
6
Matt’s Chasers picked up a 6-4 win against the RBIs. Alcides Escobar scored nine runs and hit .417 for the week, while Seager hit .407 and Posey .471. Quintana struck out 17 while the All-Star duo of Gray and Martinez helped take ERA and WHIP. The RBIs had a multi-homer week from A-Rod, who joined Puig and Polanco in driving in four. Davis had a win and two holds.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
23
6
18
6
.280
.823
1
3
44
0
4.75
1.31
6
21
7
26
3
.288
.797
0
6
26
0
2.96
1.32
5
Jesmond just got the better of the Knights 6-5. McCutchen scored five times while Desmond stole three bases and Carlos Santana (!) swiped two. Lind had an OPS of 2.417. In a strange week for the pitching staffs, Samardzija collected the only win while Carrasco struck out seven and helped take WHIP by 0.01. The Knights had homers and RBIs from CarGo and Donaldson. CarGo, Blackmon and LeMahieu all hit over .400 for the week. Allen had three saves and Gio Gonzalez helped take ERA.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
32
10
34
7
.345
.985
1
0
21
2
3.63
0.94
6
23
5
21
5
.252
.691
6
6
61
2
3.58
0.90
5
Finally, Bits & Bytes used an offensive sweep to defeat the Maltsters 6-5. Trout did most of the damage with eight runs, five homers, 10 RBIs and a .478 average. Reyes stole four bases. The Maltsters had wins from six different pitchers, including Greinke, who made the difference in ERA and WHIP. Scherzer had 11 strikeouts and Holland collected three saves.
Due to the All-Star Break, the week 15 matchups will run for longer than the usual week. Stats will count up to and including Sunday, July 26, so there will be no roundup next week. The matchups are as follows:
Iron Men (1st) v Jesmond (2nd)
Slugs (3rd) v Bits & Bytes (14th)
Sox (4th) v Norwich (12th)
Newcastle (5th) v Batteries Essential (7th)
Lollygaggers (6th) v Chasers (11th)
Riverkings (8th) v Isotopes (13th)
RBIs (9th) v Maltsters (10th)

 

BGB Fantasy League 2015: Week Thirteen

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We have a new leader at the top of the BaseballGB Fantasy League standings. But which team is it?
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
27
8
27
1
.239
.737
0
3
21
2
2.30
1.35
1
32
11
33
6
.313
.896
2
1
47
2
1.99
0.90
10
Iron Men are the new league leaders after defeating the Riverkings 10-1. J.D. Martinez belted four homers, scored six times and knocked in 10 to go with his .458 average while Span batted .500 and Tulo .409. Kendrick and Harrison stole two bases each in an offensive sweep. On the mound, Kluber struck out 14 and Buchholz, Keuchel and Wacha helped the staff post a sub-2.00 ERA and a sub-1.00 WHIP. Riverkings had the edge in saves thanks to Rosenthal, Familia and Britton and will feel hard done by not to have won ERA and WHIP after posting impressive stats.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
33
10
29
4
.289
.837
5
3
53
1
5.89
1.54
9
27
5
22
0
.284
.754
3
6
42
0
1.32
0.99
3
My Isotopes finally showed some signs of life as a rare offensive sweep saw them defeat the Chasers 9-3. Moreland hit four homers and knocked in seven, Ortiz and Cruz had multi-homer weeks and Altuve scored seven times, drove in five and swiped three bases. Five different starters, including Brett Anderson and the fit-again Jose Fernandez, picked up wins while Rodney had the lone hold. The Chasers, missing the injured Stanton and Rendon, had a three-homer week from Posey and Lucroy scored nine times. Uehara and K-Rod had three saves each, while Zimmermann won twice and helped take ERA and WHIP.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
19
5
15
3
.255
.727
1
0
12
1
1.40
1.29
3
21
6
17
1
.206
.643
2
5
43
0
3.61
1.27
9
I’m afraid we have had another pitching forfeit as Bit & Bytes failed to meet the 20 inning minimum limit, leaving the RBIs to capitalise 9-3. With half of Bits & Bytes pitchers either on the DL or not active, I fear there will be more forfeits unless action is taken. Solarte was the star hitter for the RBIs, joining Crawford in hitting two homers, while Melancon and Tolleson combined for five saves.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
26
9
31
5
.259
.787
3
5
42
1
2.51
1.14
7
26
9
29
2
.222
.691
4
6
29
0
2.70
0.93
3
Norwich picked up a 7-3 win against Newcastle. Bryant hit .353, homered twice, drove in six and stole two bases, while Tomas also had two homers and drove in eight. Harper led the team with five runs and a .450 average. Eduardo Rodriguez struck out 12 and teamed with Fiers to take ERA. Newcastle saw Correa, Blackmon and Pujols each hit two homers while Donaldson drove in eight. Street, Storen and Allen each had a pair of saves, while McCullers had a win and helped the staff post an excellent WHIP of 0.93.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
17
5
15
1
.243
.696
4
1
52
0
2.05
0.95
4
31
6
27
9
.279
.789
2
7
35
0
3.22
1.34
7
An offensive sweep saw the Sox defeat the Lollygaggers 7-4. Braun led the team with six runs and six RBIs and joined Dee Gordon in swiping three bases. Pedro Alvarez hit two homers. Perkins, Robertson and Betances combined for seven saves. For the Lollygaggers, Hamels struck out 13 and teamed with Kazmir and Arrieta to take ERA and WHIP.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
28
6
19
9
.257
.723
5
1
40
1
5.40
1.52
4
22
5
30
4
.268
.702
6
3
40
3
1.53
0.64
7
A strong week for the Maltsters pitching staff saw them take five categories on the way to a 7-4 win against Batteries Essential. In fact, they fell one strikeout shy of a pitching sweep. Six different pitchers collected wins, including the rejuvenated Taijuan Walker, Greinke and Santiago, who did not allow any earned runs. Ramos had three saves and Pomeranz two holds. Offensively, Kole Calhoun homered twice and drove in 11. For Batteries Essential, Kipnis scored seven runs and Billy Hamilton swiped five bases while Machado homered twice. Nelson and CJ Wilson won both their starts.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
22
5
23
5
.224
.647
1
2
55
1
2.01
1.16
6
30
9
31
4
.291
.882
2
1
46
0
2.66
1.27
6
Finally, the Slugs and Jesmond, who now sit second and third in the standings, could not be separated, finishing 6-6. The Slugs had the better of the offense as Hanley Ramirez homered three times and joined Betts in scoring six times. Betts and Bautista tied for the team lead with seven RBIs. Price and han picked up wins, but Jesmond’s pitching was so strong then Slugs only took this category. Jesmond saw Shelby Miller rack up 18 strikeouts while Archer, Samardzija and Richards helped the staff post excellent ERA and WHIP stats. Offensively, Pollock had three steals.

With just 7.5 games separating the top six, the week 14 matchups are as follows:

Iron Men (1st) v Norwich (11th)
Slugs (2nd) v Batteries Essential (8th)
Jesmond (3rd) v Newcastle (6th)
Sox (4th) v Riverkings (7th)
Lollygaggers (5th) v Isotopes (13th)
RBIs (9th) v Chasers (12th)
Maltsters (10th) v Bits & Bytes (14th)

BGB Fantasy League 2015: Week Twelve

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A monster week of offense saw a handful of players have double-digit RBI weeks. And the standings have really tightened up , with just eight games separating the top seven teams.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
14
5
21
1
.212
.685
4
0
37
1
2.68
0.95
2
30
8
31
0
.266
.734
5
4
53
2
2.37
1.07
10
We begin with the week’s big winners as the Chasers hit double digits with a 10-2 win against Bits & Bytes. Posey was the offensive star, knocking in 12 runs to go with his six runs and .375 average, while Headley and the now injured Stanton homered twice. Carlos Martinez won both of his starts, while K-Rod and Uehara each had a pair of saves and Herrera notched two holds. Reyes had the lone steal for Bits & Bytes, while Strasburg and McHugh each won twice and helped take WHIP. But with Pedroia now hurt, a very thin roster looks even thinner with the DL and bench players not being utilised.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
33
15
38
8
.283
.922
6
0
54
1
2.64
0.88
9
27
8
18
1
.280
.830
5
5
64
0
2.28
0.89
3
A very well played matchup for both teams here, but Jesmond ran out 9-3 winners against the Maltsters to cut the gap to top to just one game. Arenado had an outstanding week, launching seven homers, scoring 10 runs and driving in 14 to lead an offensive sweep. Six different pitchers notched wins while Shelby Miller helped the staff post a WHIP of 0.88 and Giles had a hold. The Maltsters will look at their stats and feel hard done by, as most other weeks they would have expected a strong win, especially with such great pitching stats joining a very solid offensive week. Holland had three saves, Greinke struck out 11 and some guy named Scherzer pitched pretty well again.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
25
5
21
1
.238
.703
2
4
52
3
2.73
1.11
3
28
6
24
1
.250
.746
4
3
57
3
5.30
1.50
7
The Slugs stay top, but only just, after their 7-3 win against Norwich. Turner, Heyward and Gattis helped the offensive take five categories in a modest week with the bats, while Price was one of four pitchers with a win and struck out 12 for good measure. Jansen and Kimbrel had two saves each for Norwich, while Alex Wood and Syndergaard helped the staff post great ERA and WHIP numbers. It was a case of close but no cigar for all of the offensive categories.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
21
3
19
8
.330
.858
4
2
59
1
4.05
1.24
4
24
7
22
1
.247
.768
4
4
36
2
3.00
1.08
7
A good week for the bullpen helped the RBIs defeat Batteries Essential 7-4. Zeigler had two saves, Melancon a win and a save and Davis a save and two holds. Hughes and Fister helped take ERA and WHIP. Valbuena went deep twice, as did McCann, who also drove in six runs. Billy Hamilton ran wild for Batteries Essential while Fielder, Yelich and Andrus also had great weeks with the bats, as the .330 team average shows. Bumgarner racked up 22 strikeouts and Hutchison won twice.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
17
6
16
4
.214
.620
3
2
52
1
4.38
1.29
4
33
6
34
7
.307
.840
2
4
32
0
4.05
1.35
7
The Sox slugged their way to a 7-4 win against my struggling Isotopes, falling a homer shy of an offensive sweep. Gardner batted .500, scored nine times, homered twice and joined Cespedes and Alvarez in knocking in six. Betances had two saves and Ubaldo Jimenez, who won twice, teamed up with Burnett to make the difference in ERA. My Isoptopes salvaged wins, strikeouts and WHIP tahnks to Brett Anderon and Jepsen had the lone hold. Not much to mention offensively, apart from a good week from Altuve (seven runs, four steals, .333 average) going to waste.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
21
6
31
2
.269
.723
0
1
72
1
3.82
1.19
5
33
5
24
3
.276
.738
5
0
61
3
3.17
1.24
7
Iron Men closed the gap on Becknam after their 7-5 win. Tulo scored six runs and joined Marte, who stole two bases, in helping to take average. Five different pitchers collected wins, including Keuchel, who did not allow an earned run. Matz was among the winners, but his offensive stats (three hits in his debut) don’t count. Frazier homered twice (as did Norris) and knocked in five (as did Mercer) for the Lollygaggers, while Kershaw struck out 18 and teamed with the Cub duo of Hammel and Arrieta to take WHIP.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
24
8
29
3
.256
.763
2
7
43
1
1.65
0.97
5
35
11
30
6
.292
.901
2
5
30
0
3.46
1.10
6
Finally, the Knights edged past the Riverkings 6-5, thanks to an offensive sweep. Encarnacion, Correa, Pujols and Blackmon were the star hitters, while Street and Chase Anderson each picked up a win. The Riverkings fell short by one RBI, but Maikel Franco had a monster week, homering three times and driving in 13. Britton, Familia and Rosenthal combined for seven saves while King Felix struck out 13 and de Grom, Gallardo and Cueto made the difference in ERA and WHIP.

The week 13 matchups

Slugs (1st) v Jesmond (2nd)
Lollygaggers (3rd) v Sox (5th)
Iron Men (4th) v Riverkings (7th)
Newcastle (6th) v Norwich (12th)
Batteries Essential (8th) v Maltsters (11th)
Chasers (9th) v Isotopes (14th)
RBIs (10th) v Bits & Bytes (13th)

 

BGB Fantasy League 2015: Week Eleven

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Week 11 of the BaseballGB Fantasy League saw some teams reap the rewards of some blowouts, while other managers saw their ERAs go up in smoke. Read on to find out what happened.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
16
4
21
0
.243
.668
4
4
47
3
3.99
1.26
1
28
7
29
6
.299
.776
6
1
57
5
3.84
1.25
11
We begin with the biggest winners of the week, as Iron Men gave my Isotopes a damn good thrashing 11-1. JD Martinez belted four homers (including three on Sunday) and drove in nine, while Ramos homered twice (both off Tampa Bay position players in a blowout). Harrison, Marte and Span each had two steals. On the mound, O’Day picked up two wins and Wacha and Tanaka each had 12 strikeouts and Johnson and Watson combined for five holds.
It was another woeful offensive week for my team, but I was hopeful of salvaging some pitching categories, even posting sub-1.00 ERA and WHIP deep into the week, until Simon and Morton ruined the good work with their meltdowns. Clippard had three saves and Sale racked up 14 more strikeouts.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
31
5
22
6
.313
.861
3
5
43
1
3.76
1.36
10
29
3
17
1
.253
.721
2
0
19
2
3.80
1.31
2
Batteries Essential used and offensive sweep to lead them to a 10-2 win against Bits & Bytes. Machado was the matchup MVP, with nine runs, three homers, eight RBIs, three steals and a .448 average. CJ Wilson had a win and nine strikeouts and help take ERA while Grilli had four saves. McGee had two holds for Bits & Bytes while Teheran helped take ERA. Bits & Bytes are still woefully short of healthy pitchers – only three made appearances last week – and only just made it over the 20 inning minimum limit.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
38
12
32
2
.285
.895
2
2
37
2
2.93
1.01
3
36
14
42
6
.291
.914
4
5
60
1
2.80
1.15
9
The Slugs are back on top after their 9-3 win against the Riverkings in a matchup which featured a combined 74 runs, 74 RBIs and 26 homers. The Riverkings will feel hard done by to lose five out of six offensive categories, as Justin Turner (seven runs, four homers, eight RBIs), Jose Bautista (three homers, 11 RBIs) and (Betts (.545) were in particularly good form. On the mound, Hahn had two wins, fellow A Chavez struck out 11 and Boxberger had three saves.
The Riverkings claimed runs thanks to 10 from another A – Zobrist – while Joe Smith had two holds and de Grom helped take WHIP.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
31
7
23
5
.273
.756
2
3
42
0
5.44
1.61
7
34
4
28
2
.250
.656
1
1
46
2
5.58
1.46
5
The Sox just got the better of the Chasers 7-5. Goldschmidt had two homers and two steals as the offense took four categories while Ublado Jimenez had a win and eight strikeouts. Posey and Headley each scored six times for the Chasers while Alcides Escobar knocked in eight. Quintana had 11 strikeouts and Herrera notched two holds.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
29
6
22
1
.229
.661
3
2
47
3
3.02
1.31
4
27
9
42
1
.270
.810
3
8
34
2
4.43
1.28
6
Another Oakland player helped the RBIs to a 6-4 win against Jesmond, as Steven Vogt homered twice, knocked in 11 and hit .458. A-Roid collected his 3,000th hit (but does anyone care?) and drove in eight. Four relievers combined for eight saves, including three from Melancon and Pineda helped take WHIP. Arenado helped Jesmond salvage runs while Chapman led the pitching staff with nine strikeouts, Neshek had two holds and Shelby Miller helped take ERA.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
26
14
26
5
.219
.744
6
0
73
0
3.02
1.00
5
32
9
40
8
.235
.762
4
5
47
0
3.71
1.22
6
In the battle of former Croydon Pirates, JJ’s Lollygaggers fell 6-5 to the Knights. Newcastle had the better of the offense as Pujls and CarGo homered three times and Albert also knocked in 10. Blackmon drove in eight. Four different pitchers had saves, including two from Gregerson. Beck ‘Nams had the edge in homers thanks to five from Frzier and two each from Norris, Joey Butler and Bruce. Sanchez and Lackey each had two wins while Arrieta led the team with 13 strikeouts.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
23
11
27
2
.257
.738
3
4
45
0
4.74
1.42
5
19
4
20
5
.235
.651
5
5
65
0
1.93
0.89
6
Finally, Cheshunt edged past Norwich 6-5. The pitchers took five out of six categories, which is no surprise when you have a week like Max Scherzer’s on your staff. Max just missed a perfect game, settling for a win and 10 strikeouts and zeroes across the ERA and WHIP categories (as hit batters don’t count!). Walker had two wins and struck out 17. Offensively, Revere and Eaton had two steals each. Norwich took five offensive categories, as Springer hit four homers and scored eight times. Harper and Howard went deep twice.

The Week 12 matchups

Slugs (1st) v Norwich (10th)
Lollygaggers (2nd) v Iron Men (4th)
Jesmond (3rd) v Maltsters (9th)
Knights (5th) v Riverkings (7th)
Sox (6th) v Isotopes (14th)
Batteries Essential (8th) v RBIs (11th)
Chasers (12th) v Bits & Bytes (13th)

 

BGB Fantasy League 2015: Week Ten

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The first no-hitter of the 2015 season was hurled during week 10 of the BaseballGB fantasy league. Which manager would benefit from it?
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
21
6
26
4
.302
.840
4
2
89
0
3.43
1.11
9
29
2
21
4
.281
.692
2
0
46
3
4.25
1.51
2
The Lollygaggers are top of the standings after their big win against previous leaders the Slugs. Todd Frazier was the offensive star, hitting .400, scoring eight runs and joining Panik in hitting two homers. Kazmir was the pick of the starters, while Hamels, Haren, Kershaw and Shoemaker all had double-digit strikeouts. Axford had the only saves of the matchup. Gattis, Duda, Hanley and Moss each scored four times for The Slugs, while Boxberger had a win and a hold.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
31
11
32
2
.343
.979
3
7
44
0
3.70
1.19
9
28
10
27
2
.250
.771
2
5
22
2
3.67
1.44
2
Norwich were among the big winners, defeating Bits & Bytes 9-2, ending a steal away from an offensive sweep. Montero and Abreu each had three homers while Harper hit .529 for the week with two homers. Jansen had a win and joined Kimbrel in collecting three saves. The RBIs will feel a little hard done by to lose homers after hitting 10 – including four from Votto. Volquez helped take ERA and his fellow Royal Davis had two holds.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
21
7
26
1
.284
.795
4
1
52
1
4.83
1.47
3
39
11
31
7
.306
.861
2
3
31
0
2.20
0.76
9
My Isotopes were well beaten 9-3 by the Knights, who dominated the offensive categories. Pujols had a three homer week while Donaldson and new recruit Correa went deep twice. LeMahieu, Blackmon and Justin Upton each swiped two bases. On the mound, McCullers had a win and 11 strikeouts while Chase Anderson’s scoreless outing helped take ERA and WHIP. My team salvaged wins and strikeouts thanks to sale, who whiffed 26 in a week while Ortiz showed some signs of life with three homers.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
25
8
26
4
.306
.839
3
2
37
3
2.47
1.03
9
24
5
16
5
.266
.722
0
5
27
0
2.87
0.96
3
Iron Men closed the gap on the Sox with their 9-3 win. Seven different players homered for Iron Men, including two from J.D. Martinez, who also drove in six. Tanaka and Cole each had good weeks on the mound, helping take ERA while Watson had two holds and Jim Johnson had a win, a hold and a save. Goldschmidt and Cespedes each scored four runs, homered and drove in three for the Sox. Burnett struck out 10 and helped take WHIP.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
27
5
21
0
.235
.694
1
6
29
2
4.74
1.14
3
20
7
21
2
.276
.770
3
4
63
1
3.04
1.12
8
The Maltsters defeated the Riverkings 8-3 as Freeman and Gallo had multi-homer weeks and joined Kalhoun (who knocked in seven) in helping to take average. Scherzer’s near-no-no saw him post good ERA and WHIP numbers and he also struck out 23.
Speaking of no-nos, Cheshunt now have Chris Heston on their roster – but after his no-hitter against the Mets. The Riverkings took runs thanks to Zobrist, while it was a good week for the bullpen as Smith had two holds and the trio of Rosenthal, Familia and Britton each had two saves. A very rare meltdown from King Felix (216.00 ERA, 21.00 WHIP) damaged the ratios for the Riverkings, who lost WHIP by 0.02.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
32
7
32
8
.331
.891
3
1
40
0
3.83
1.55
4
26
9
40
0
.322
.908
4
3
35
1
3.49
1.24
8
The Chasers picked up an 8-4 win against Batteries Essential. Stanton as the matchup MVP, hitting .520 with seven runs, five homers and 12 RBIs. The pitching staff won five out of six categories, with Sonny Gray collecting a win, 15 strikeouts and helping take ERA and WHIP. Martin and Machado each scored nine runs for Batteries Essential, joining Miguel Cabrera in hitting two homers. Billy Hamilton swiped eight bases, including five on Sunday. Nelson racked up 10 strikeouts.
Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
20
7
23
1
.219
.628
2
3
40
0
3.08
1.13
6
22
9
27
2
.267
.787
0
3
16
0
7.31
1.63
6
A mixed week for Bits & Bytes, who had an offensive sweep against Jesmond but failed to meet the 20 inning minimum, meaning they forfeited all six pitching categories and ended up with a 6-6 tie. Richards was the pick of the pitchers for Jesmond, while Chapman had three saves. Arenado had a three-homer week. Trout, Yan Gomes and Alex Gordon hit two homers each for Bits & Bytes while Kemp had two steals.

Week 11 matchups

Lollygaggers (1st) v Knights (5th)
Jesmond (2nd) v RBIs (13th)
Riverkings (3rd) v Slugs (4th)
Sox (6th) v Chasers (11th)
Iron Men (7th) v Isotopes (14th)
Batteries Essential (8th) v Bits & Bytes (12th)
Maltsters (9th) v Norwich (10)

 

BGB Fantasy League 2015: Week Nine

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Which teams gained the most in the BGB Fantasy League as the calendar switched over into June?

Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
31
11
35
2
.288
.891
7
1
57
1
2.03
0.94
10
23
5
24
5
.245
.648
1
7
47
0
4.39
1.24
2

We start with a dominant 10-2 win by the Becknam Lollygaggers. Cheshunt were able to amass an impressive seven saves between Greg Holland, Santiago Casilla and A.J. Ramos, but that was the only pitching category they could take against Becknam’s boys. Clayton Kershaw (unsurprisingly) and Jason Hammel (a bit more surprising) contributed 2 wins and 18 K’s apiece.

It was the same story on offence. Mark Teixeira led the Lollyaggers with 3 HR and 10 RBI as they swept all but the stolen base category. Freddie Freeman did have a nice week for the Malsters though, with 3 HR, 7 R and 8 RBI.

Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
34
12
38
3
.303
.934
5
8
63
1
2.11
0.87
9
39
7
25
3
.263
.792
2
9
33
0
4.75
1.32
2

 

The Riverkings move up from third to second in the standing after a 9-2 match-up success against the RBI’s. Joc Pederson has proved to be an inspired pick-up so far for the Riverkings and he added 4 home runs to his collection during Week Nine, whilst Rizzo, Dozier, and Franco all had multi-homer weeks too.

The Riverkings’ eight saves would normally have been enough to take that category, but RBI’s were able to salvage that one thanks to a five-save week by Mark Melancon, ably assisted with another three from Brad Ziegler and another from Shawn Tolleson.

Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
26
5
17
3
.257
.669
4
5
55
1
3.73
1.41
2
27
8
30
4
.267
.766
4
1
53
3
2.52
1.32
9

Iron Men also enjoyed a 9-2 win, this time coming at the expense of my Chasers. The batting just hasn’t been there for my team so far this season and Iron Men swept me away on the offence side of things with solid contributions across the lineup and impressive weeks from Troy Tulowitzki and Chris Carter.

Iron Men were able to keep the category wins coming by taking three of the pitching classes. Strikeouts and saves did fall my way but even that was bittersweet, with Boston’s Koji Uehara collecting two of his three saves at the expense of my Oakland A’s.

Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
24
6
15
5
.273
.744
2
4
36
1
3.73
1.31
5
26
7
23
1
.264
.746
3
3
39
0
4.32
1.24
7

Weston Super Sox won their match-up against Newcastle Knights 7-5 yet still saw themselves dropping one place in the competitive BGB League standings, moving from fourth to fifth.

It was a fairly even-sided match-up. The pitching categories were shared 3 apiece, with Danny Salazar’s 10K’s for the Knights being matched by 10 for Lance Lynn on the Sox. The difference came in the batting categories. Blackmon, Donaldon, Gonzalez and Upton combined for 5 Knight stolen bases to take that category, but the Super Sox came out on top overall with solid if unspectacular contributions across the lineup.

Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
19
5
20
4
.255
.687
2
5
73
2
4.52
1.23
5
24
8
28
6
.236
.684
5
1
45
2
4.47
1.38
6

The Mighty Slugs held on to top spot in the league thanks to yet another match-up victory, although it was a much closer affair than may have been expected against the previously 11-th placed Isotopes (now up to 10th).

Jose Bautista led the Slugs’ charge with four home runs across a week of punishment dished out to opposing pitchers, with Hamley Ramirez and Evan Gatis getting in on the act too. Adam Jones continued his good season by adding three homers and eight runs to the Isotopes’ cause.

Orpington’s pitching staff won their side of the match-up as Chris Sale (13 K’s), Alfredo Simon (13) and Ryan Vogelsong racked up the strikeouts, whilst Kevin Jepsen and Tyler Clippard added five saves between them.

Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
25
6
23
2
.282
.813
3
6
52
2
2.66
6
25
7
26
7
.280
.806
1
0
21
3
5.13
5

Norwich No II couldn’t lift themselves off from the bottom of the standings, but a match-up win against Bits and Bytes gives them something positive to build on.

Bryce Harper had another good week for Norwich, although against his stunning recent form a .333 AVG and 1.012 OPS seems slightly pedestrian. Noah Syndergaard added 10 K’s to the team’s pitching total in what was otherwise a challenging week for the talented young Mets pitcher.

The Bytes benefited from a touch of fortune in grabbing two pitching categories as they passed the minimum innings pitched threshold with contributions from just four healthy and active pitchers.

Team
R
HR
RBI
SB
AVG
OPS
W
SV
K
HLD
ERA
WHIP
Score
32
8
40
4
.242
.736
5
1
68
1
6.24
1.53
5
25
3
22
9
.247
.683
5
1
45
1
6.02
1.19
4

Finally, Jesmond squeaked past Batteries in a 5-4 match-up. Four of Jesmond’s category wins came on the batting side as they received good showings from Andrew McCutchen, Brandon Phillips and A.J. Pollock.

Chris Archer was the undoubted star of the match-up for Jesmond as he gave the team two wins and 26 strikeouts, yet Batteries were able to grab a couple of consolation categories in ERA and WHIP. C.J. Wilson and Madison Bumgarner both got into double digits in the K column on the week.

Week 10 match-ups

Slugs (1st) v Lollygaggers (4th)

Riverkings (2nd) v Maltsters (11th)

Dennings (3rd) v Bytes (12th)

Super-Sox (5th) v Iron Men (7th)

Knights (6th) v Isotopes (10th)

Batteries (8th) v Chasers (13th)

RBI’s (9th) v Norwich No II (14th)