NEGOTIATE WITH DRAFTEE's
You can start negotiating with your first round picks in game starting after the last SIM. Tonight's SIM will bring about the rest of your drafted players and you can start hitting them up with offers as well.
WHO'S HOT
I love seeing long winning streaks, and right now we have several that are SMOKIN'. SOCAL is on a 5 game win streak and 9-1 over their last 10. Manhattan Beach has put themselves back in the hunt winning their last 6 and are now a game out of the final William Atteberry Division. Maple finds themselves in 1st place going 8-2 in their last 10 taking the last 5 and owning a 3 game lead on SF. Finally, Portland winners of their last 5 puts them 1 game behind Kansas City.
WHO'S NOT
When teams win bunches of games, that means others don't. We're not going to pick on the expansion teams, but 3rd place Jacksonville has slid to 3rd place in the Billy Martin Division going 2-8 and dropping their last 4. Brooklyn & Las Vegas have each also gone 3-7 in their last 10.
You can start negotiating with your first round picks in game starting after the last SIM. Tonight's SIM will bring about the rest of your drafted players and you can start hitting them up with offers as well.
WHO'S HOT
I love seeing long winning streaks, and right now we have several that are SMOKIN'. SOCAL is on a 5 game win streak and 9-1 over their last 10. Manhattan Beach has put themselves back in the hunt winning their last 6 and are now a game out of the final William Atteberry Division. Maple finds themselves in 1st place going 8-2 in their last 10 taking the last 5 and owning a 3 game lead on SF. Finally, Portland winners of their last 5 puts them 1 game behind Kansas City.
WHO'S NOT
When teams win bunches of games, that means others don't. We're not going to pick on the expansion teams, but 3rd place Jacksonville has slid to 3rd place in the Billy Martin Division going 2-8 and dropping their last 4. Brooklyn & Las Vegas have each also gone 3-7 in their last 10.
RECORD SETTERS?
This year is shaping up to be historic, and not because of #Evolution. We have a rookie leading the TML in hitting and Ivan Zavala, Maple, is still over the magical .400 threshold (.404). "Double Word Score" has already set the ABL Consecutive Game Hit Streak with 36 and is easily the favorite to walk away with the TML Rookie of the Year Award.
Then there is Toyotomu Nakano, Dallas, who's having a career season. The soon to be 31 year old right handed pitcher who's about to surpass his 1.2 WAR (1.1 right now) from last year with Manhattan Beach, who's sporting a ridiculous ERA of 1.01 thru 27 appearances and 62 IP. To qualify for the ERA title, Nakano has to get to 162 innings and is on pace for 177.
This year is shaping up to be historic, and not because of #Evolution. We have a rookie leading the TML in hitting and Ivan Zavala, Maple, is still over the magical .400 threshold (.404). "Double Word Score" has already set the ABL Consecutive Game Hit Streak with 36 and is easily the favorite to walk away with the TML Rookie of the Year Award.
Then there is Toyotomu Nakano, Dallas, who's having a career season. The soon to be 31 year old right handed pitcher who's about to surpass his 1.2 WAR (1.1 right now) from last year with Manhattan Beach, who's sporting a ridiculous ERA of 1.01 thru 27 appearances and 62 IP. To qualify for the ERA title, Nakano has to get to 162 innings and is on pace for 177.
MAGIC NUMBERS
One thing I look at is 100 RBI, 20 Wins, 200 Strikeouts, 40 HR's and we're not even at the half way point of the season yet, however there are players who are over half way there, and on pace to surpass those numbers.
For RBI's you have Jong-min Kim, Dayne Reagan, both of SoCal with 50 a piece. Oscar Hunt (64) Maple, Jeffrey Henderson (51) Quebec and Matt Winters (50) Kansas City are all on pace with a few others who are projected to get there as well.
Wins will see a couple of players get there, but no one is at 10 yet.
For Strikeouts, Sotatsu Hayagawa (116) Montreal and Oniji Nakashima (109) SoCal are there with a couple players within 3 K's of being half way there.
And again, Hunt gets mentioned surpassing the half way point for HR's with 21.
One thing I look at is 100 RBI, 20 Wins, 200 Strikeouts, 40 HR's and we're not even at the half way point of the season yet, however there are players who are over half way there, and on pace to surpass those numbers.
For RBI's you have Jong-min Kim, Dayne Reagan, both of SoCal with 50 a piece. Oscar Hunt (64) Maple, Jeffrey Henderson (51) Quebec and Matt Winters (50) Kansas City are all on pace with a few others who are projected to get there as well.
Wins will see a couple of players get there, but no one is at 10 yet.
For Strikeouts, Sotatsu Hayagawa (116) Montreal and Oniji Nakashima (109) SoCal are there with a couple players within 3 K's of being half way there.
And again, Hunt gets mentioned surpassing the half way point for HR's with 21.
PLAYING
FOR THE TIE
New York Mafia takes their chances with free baseball, winning 6 of 9 games when they go to extra innings.
SoCal is a perfect 4 for 4 in overtime.
New York Mafia takes their chances with free baseball, winning 6 of 9 games when they go to extra innings.
SoCal is a perfect 4 for 4 in overtime.
LEFT IS
RIGHT
If you think LHP's is the way to beat SoCal think again. Yes they have the best record in the league, much to my chagrin with their offseason moves, however they're playing to a ridiculous .759 winning percentage and that gets capped off when they're 14-3 vs. southpaws
RAISE YOU BY ONE
San Francisco and Kansas City are both sporting the best 1-Run records in the ABL going 11-5 in those games.
Cabo also has 11 wins in 1 run games, but the glass is half full as they've dropped 10 one run games.
Brooklyn, like Cabo, has also played 21 one run games, but has only won 10 of theirs.
EVERYONE IS HOT
The Thurman Munson Division is sporting 10 of 14 teams at 500 or better. 5 teams in each division are still in playoff contention and can finish anywhere, including 1st place.
Roberto Clemente Division isn't as competitive sporting just 6 teams over 500, but there are a couple knocking on the door and within 2 games of 500.
WHO's IN FIRST?
The Sparky Anderson Division has been crazy this season, as this division has seen 4 teams perched all alone atop the Division at different times this season.
Portland 4/9
Eureka 4/22
Georgia 4/27
Kansas City 5/29
If you think LHP's is the way to beat SoCal think again. Yes they have the best record in the league, much to my chagrin with their offseason moves, however they're playing to a ridiculous .759 winning percentage and that gets capped off when they're 14-3 vs. southpaws
RAISE YOU BY ONE
San Francisco and Kansas City are both sporting the best 1-Run records in the ABL going 11-5 in those games.
Cabo also has 11 wins in 1 run games, but the glass is half full as they've dropped 10 one run games.
Brooklyn, like Cabo, has also played 21 one run games, but has only won 10 of theirs.
EVERYONE IS HOT
The Thurman Munson Division is sporting 10 of 14 teams at 500 or better. 5 teams in each division are still in playoff contention and can finish anywhere, including 1st place.
Roberto Clemente Division isn't as competitive sporting just 6 teams over 500, but there are a couple knocking on the door and within 2 games of 500.
WHO's IN FIRST?
The Sparky Anderson Division has been crazy this season, as this division has seen 4 teams perched all alone atop the Division at different times this season.
Portland 4/9
Eureka 4/22
Georgia 4/27
Kansas City 5/29
And on April 6th, there was a 6 way tie for
first in this division encompassing the remaining teams (Quebec, Mile
High and Oakland).
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