BGB Fantasy League 2012 Week Sixteen

The trading deadline has been and gone for MLB teams, but the managers in the BaseballGB Fantasy League can still make deals for a little while longer. Who has seen hitters change home stadiums and how have the bullpen deals affected the league’s teams?

	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
BD Yankees	23	5	21	2	0.22	0.61	2	3	32	0	6.7	1.44	0
NE Riverkings	28	6	29	4	0.29	0.82	5	6	48	2	2.1	0.81	12

The Riverkings were the biggest winners of the weeks, recording a clean sweep against the Yankees. Butler, Heyward, Jackson and the now-injured Grandal all had nice weeks with the bat, while the pick-up of Ben Sheets continues to look very shrewd. Hellickson won both his starts and new Angel Greinke racked up 13 strikeouts. The Yankee bullpen has taken a hit with the deal which sent Broxton to the Reds, meaning he’ll likely be going for holds rather than saves.

	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Beck ‘Nams (GB)	23	9	21	1	0.21	0.68	0	3	31	2	5.1	1.25	0
Weston-Super-Sox	31	10	27	6	0.25	0.8	3	4	47	2	3.8	1.1	11

The Sox were also big winners, shutting out Beck ‘Nams 11-0. New Dodger Hanley Ramirez had a big week, while Cuddyer hit three homers and Holliday went deep twice in an offensive sweep. On the mound, Burnett and Westbrook picked up wins and Hanrahan had three saves. Ike Davis hit six homers for Beck ‘Nams, but all of them were solo shots.

	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
stevenston angels	25	9	30	7	0.3	0.88	5	2	26	3	2.7	1.46	10
daebhid2	30	3	29	7	0.24	0.67	1	0	15	1	4.2	0.94	1

The Angels defeated daebhid2 10-1 after their opponents failed to meet the 20 inning minimum limit again. Willingham homered four times for the Angels, while Phillips and Middlebrooks also hit very well.

	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Richie’s RBI’s	28	8	34	5	0.25	0.75	2	6	39	0	5.1	1.29	10
Pretzel Vendors	26	7	22	6	0.23	0.65	0	2	30	3	6.3	1.36	2

The RBIs won five categories in offense and pitching against the Vendors, with Cespedes the pick of the hitters and Rodney, Rafael Soriano and Parnell combining for six saves. Joel Peralta helped the Vendors take holds, while Liriano’s chances of picking up wins should improve after being dealth to the White Sox. Corey Hart had two homers and two steals.

	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
The Wright Stuff	31	10	32	5	0.27	0.84	5	0	45	1	3.7	1.41	9
Pontypridd Pirates	26	6	21	3	0.3	0.82	3	2	20	3	4.8	1.43	3

The Stuff slugged their way to a 9-3 win against the Pirates, with Dunn hitting three homers and the Ramirez duo of Alexei and Aramaris each going deep twice. Wainwright was the pick of the pitchers while Anibal Sanchez has now moved to the pitcher-friendly confines of Comerica Park. Konerko and Morneau helped the Pirates take average while Cishek and new Dodger League took care of saves and holds.

	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Orpington Isotopes	21	9	23	3	0.28	0.84	4	3	53	0	3.2	1.06	8
Chatham Anglers	29	7	20	4	0.29	0.81	3	0	43	3	4.8	1.38	4

My pitching staff made the difference in the 8-4 win against the Anglers, as Price, Kuroda, new Marlin Eovaldi and Leake each picked up a win and Marmol and Street combined for three saves. Rizzo hit three homers and the rebounding Rickie Weeks went deep twice. Castro and Ethier helped take runs, while LaRoche hit three homers and Lawrie and Hunter helped take average.

	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
SWAT*	25	9	27	0	0.22	0.65	3	2	44	3	5.2	1.41	4
Iron Men	26	10	36	6	0.29	0.87	1	1	39	2	4.9	1.36	8

Iron Men also picked up an 8-4 win, this time against SWAT. Braun, new Dodger Victorino, Miguel Montero and Viciedo led an offensive sweep, while Billingsley helped take ERA and WHIP. The deal which sent Brett Myers to the White Sox means, temporarily at least, he is unlikely to get many save chances. The rookie duo of Griffin and Fiers both pitched well for SWAT, while Encarnacion, Beltre and Adam Jones each homered twice.

	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
The Cheddar Chasers	28	9	31	6	0.24	0.77	2	1	45	3	5.4	1.5	7
YD33′s	23	5	15	5	0.26	0.76	3	4	42	0	5.1	1.3	5

The Chasers got the better of YD33s in a tight matchup. Big weeks from Stubbs and Crisp helped Matt’s team take five out of six offensive categories while Dickey, Fister and Pestano took care of strikeouts and holds. Salty and Melky helped YD33s take average while Kennedy won twice and Wilhelmsen had four saves.

	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Bonestalkers	15	1	14	4	0.31	0.79	1	2	23	2	3.9	1.16*	4
Boyd’s Base On Balls	15	5	26	6	0.23	0.72	1	3	36	1	3.1	1.16*	6

The Base On Balls got the better of Bonestalkers 6-4 as Michael Morse hit three homers and Utley went deep twice. Chris Perez had three saves and the San Francisco duo of Vogelsong and Bumgarner helped rack up strikeouts and take ERA. Altuve and Alfonso Soriano helped Bonestalkers take average, while Blanton and O’Day did enough to help take WHIP on a tiebreak.

	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Ridge Bolts	18	6	16	5	0.29	0.87	3	5	32	2	1.4	0.91	5
tavira expats	27	6	18	5	0.22	0.67	3	0	42	3	1.9	0.96	4

Finally, the Bolts edged past the Expats in an extremely well pitched matchup. Both teams posted sub-2.00 ERAs and sub-1.00 WHIPs, but Samardzija and Moore gave the Bolts the edge and Chapman racked up four saves. Freese and Reyes had big weeks to take average and OPS. For the Expats, Jemile Weeks and Garrett Jones, who homered three times, helped take runs and RBIs. Minor racked up 13 strikeouts and Lincoln had two holds, although the deal which sent him to Toronto could mean a return to the rotation.

With just 14 games separating 4th from 11th, the race for the playoffs looks like we are set for an exciting finish to the season in the finalk six gameweeks of the regular season.

The week 17 matchups are as follows:

Riverkings (1st) v Bonestalkers (18th)

Sox (2nd) v Yankees (16th)

Stuff (3rd) v Iron Men (8th)

Isotopes (4th) v RBIs (6th)

Chasers (5th) v Expats (19th)

Base On Balls (7th) v SWAT (9th)

Anglers (10th) v Bolts (14th)

Vendors (11th) v Pirates (12th)

Beck ‘Nams (13th) v daebhid2 (20th)

YD33s (15th) v Angels (17th)