It’s time to check in on the BaseballGB Fantasy League. Are last week’s the fast starters still setting the pace or is it all change at the top?
Team |
R |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
AVG |
OPS |
W |
SV |
K |
HLD |
ERA |
WHIP |
Score |
NE Riverkings |
22 |
5 |
33 |
1 |
.225 |
.644 |
2 |
4 |
41 |
2 |
5.87 |
1.41 |
2 |
Beck ‘Nams (GB) |
28 |
7 |
27 |
2 |
.268 |
.792 |
3 |
0 |
68 |
3 |
3.41 |
1.09 |
10 |
We begin with the new league leaders… Beck ‘Nams. JJ’s side surged to the top of the standings after an impressive 10-2 win against the Riverkings. Despite an injury to Adrian Beltre, the offense took five categories. Beltran and Dozier each hit three homers, Escobar helped win average and combined with Navarro to collect a steal. On the mound, Kluber had a win and 14 strikeouts, Kuroda won both his starts and Chris Perez had two holds. Byrd (seven) and Desmond (six) helped Riverkings salvage RBIs, while Harper and Montero had hot weeks with the bat. Kelley, Balfour and Valverde combined for four saves.
Team |
R |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
AVG |
OPS |
W |
SV |
K |
HLD |
ERA |
WHIP |
Score |
Norwich No II |
33 |
12 |
31 |
4 |
.308 |
.930 |
5 |
2 |
39 |
2 |
3.98 |
1.13 |
9 |
Jesmond Dennings |
34 |
6 |
18 |
4 |
.302 |
.824 |
0 |
2 |
21 |
0 |
4.37 |
1.46 |
1 |
Norwich were the next biggest winners, defeating Jesmond 9-1. Both teams put up very good offensive numbers, but Freeman (six runs, two homers, eight RBIs) and Justin Upton (eight runs, four homers, eight RBIs) gave Norwich the edge. Avisail Garcia was having a good week until his season-ending injury. Five different pitchers picked up wins, including Ervin Santana in his Braves’ debut and Salazar struck out 10 in 3.2 innings. For Jesmond, Pujols had a three-homer week, Trout went deep twice and Pierzynski and Phillips put up great averages. Perkins and Hawkins each had a save.
Team |
R |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
AVG |
OPS |
W |
SV |
K |
HLD |
ERA |
WHIP |
Score |
Northfleet Knights |
24 |
7 |
30 |
2 |
.223 |
.686 |
4 |
3 |
61 |
0 |
2.94 |
1.23 |
3 |
London Bananas |
30 |
5 |
23 |
7 |
.282 |
.806 |
5 |
4 |
48 |
2 |
2.83 |
1.20 |
9 |
The Bananas avoided slipping up against the Knights, running out 9-3 winners. The pitching staff took five categories, with Lohse (two wins) in impressive form. Gregerson had two holds and a save, while K-Rod had two saves. Werth (six runs, two homers, seven RBIs) was the top Banana with the bat, while Marte and Ellsbury each swiped three bases. Zobrist (three homers) carried the Knights’ offense, while the pitching staff performed well and will feel unlucky to have fallen just short in many categories. Gray, Haren and Alex Wood each picked up a win and at least eight strikeouts.
Team |
R |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
AVG |
OPS |
W |
SV |
K |
HLD |
ERA |
WHIP |
Score |
Iron Men |
33 |
13 |
37 |
3 |
.254 |
.858 |
2 |
4 |
37 |
1 |
2.30 |
1.17 |
8 |
Weston-Super-Sox |
31 |
9 |
30 |
4 |
.311 |
.921 |
3 |
1 |
33 |
0 |
3.81 |
1.41 |
4 |
Iron Men made it back-to-back wins with a 8-4 score against the Sox. In a matchup full of power, Adrian Gonzalez’s four homers and 11 RBIs made him the top hitter for Iron Men, outdoing Abreu, who also hit four homers. The pitching staff won five categories, with Strasburg striking out 12 and combining with Peavy to take ERA and WHIP. Grilli and Rodney had two saves each. Adam Eaton (10 runs) and Braun (seven runs, three homers, 10 RBIs) were the top Sox hitters, while Greinke, Cole and Bumgarner each won a start. Too bad MadBum’s grandslam didn’t count towards the hitting stats!
Team |
R |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
AVG |
OPS |
W |
SV |
K |
HLD |
ERA |
WHIP |
Score |
Mighty Slugs |
31 |
8 |
27 |
8 |
.280 |
.813 |
1 |
1 |
50 |
2 |
4.12 |
1.49 |
8 |
Bits & Bytes |
28 |
7 |
28 |
1 |
.277 |
.803 |
3 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
1.17 |
0.61 |
4 |
The Slugs also picked up an 8-4 win, defeating Bits & Bytes. The two teams were very close in most of the offensive categories, but Josh Donaldson (three homers), Carlos Gomez (two) and Bonifacio (three steals) helped claim five of the six. Cingrani racked up 11 strikeouts, Uehara had a save before his injury and McGee made the difference in holds. Soriano belted three homers for Bits & Bytes, Ibanez went deep twice and drove in eight while Molina plated six. Hernandez, Pineda and Cashner all pitched well, but Bits & Bytes’ pitching staff is below the required six pitchers and in danger of forfeiting future weeks of pitching categories if the 20 inning minimum is not met.
Team |
R |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
AVG |
OPS |
W |
SV |
K |
HLD |
ERA |
WHIP |
Score |
Richie’s RBI’s |
24 |
6 |
22 |
2 |
.259 |
.705 |
3 |
2 |
45 |
2 |
3.49 |
1.16 |
3 |
Angels of Ash Vale |
29 |
5 |
23 |
7 |
.279 |
.739 |
4 |
2 |
58 |
2 |
3.93 |
1.18 |
7 |
Another close matchup saw the Angels get the better of the RBIs 7-3, taking five offensive categories thanks to Mauer, Alexei Ramirez, CarGo and Everth Cabrera. Four different pitchers collected wins, with Kazmir (14 strikeouts) the pick of the bunch. CJ Wilson helped the RBIs take ERA and WHIP, while Kelly Johnson belted three homers.
Team |
R |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
AVG |
OPS |
W |
SV |
K |
HLD |
ERA |
WHIP |
Score |
The Cheddar Chasers |
19 |
7 |
20 |
7 |
.238 |
.718 |
6 |
1 |
65 |
2 |
2.93 |
1.06 |
6 |
Enfield Butchers |
27 |
4 |
18 |
3 |
.250 |
.740 |
7 |
4 |
58 |
3 |
4.03 |
1.15 |
6 |
The Chasers and Butchers could not be separated in their matchup, which ended 6-6. The sides even split the hitting and pitching categories. Melky Cabrera and Kipnis were the top Chasers at the plate, while Scherzer racked up 18 strikeouts and Nolasco and Ryu helped take ERA and WHIP. Aramis Ramirez, Yelich and Votto were the pick of the Butcher batters, while Martin Perez had two wins, Kimbrel had a pair of saves and three other relievers each picked up a hold.
Team |
R |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
AVG |
OPS |
W |
SV |
K |
HLD |
ERA |
WHIP |
Score |
Orpington Isotopes |
26 |
6 |
22 |
6 |
.250 |
.754 |
3 |
3 |
40 |
2 |
4.82 |
1.63 |
5 |
Batteries Essential |
24 |
9 |
28 |
2 |
.243 |
.710 |
3 |
2 |
41 |
2 |
4.75 |
1.58 |
5 |
Finally, my Isotopes drew 5-5 with Batteries Essential. Seven different batters went deep for Batteries Essential including multi-homer weeks from Stanton (almost expected) and Starlin Castro (not so expected). Wacha was the best pitcher by far, winning twice, striking out 11 and helping win ERA and WHIP. Utley hit .563 for the Isotopes, Hanley scored six runs and Rios stole three bases. Romo had a win and a save, while Doolittle had a save after two holds.
Week three matchups:
Beck ‘Nams (1st) v Slugs (10th)
Bananas (2nd) v Iron Men (3rd)
Butchers (4th) v RBIs (11th)
Norwich No II (5th) v Batteries Essential (14th)
Isotopes (6th) v Chasers (8th)
Angels (7th) v Knights (9th)
Bits & Bytes (12th) v Jesmond Dennings (13th)
Riverkings (15th) v Super-Sox (16th)