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BGB Fantasy League 2013 Week Seven

by Mark George

The BaseballGB fantasy league saw its first trade made. Which teams are wheeling and dealing, and how has it impacted their teams?

 

Team

R

HR

RBI

SB

AVG

OPS

W

SV

K

HLD

ERA

WHIP

Score

Batteries Essential

20

6

27

4

.240

.685

2

6

47

1

3.83

1.28

2

Norwich No II

40

11

36

5

.336

.951

3

4

44

2

2.62

1.05

10

We begin with the week’s biggest winners, as Norwich moved up to second after handing Batteries Essential a 10-2 thumping. Votto was the pick ofthe hitters responsinble for an offensive sweep, batting .583, scoring seven times and joining Aramis Ramirez and Nelson Cruz in homering twice. Strasburg, Samardzija and Chapman all picked up wins, Jansen had two holds, and the young trio of Cobb, Fernandez and Miller helped take ERA and WHIP. Wright, Bruce and Pujols all batted well for Batteries, while Masterson won both of his starts and struck out 20. Reed had three saves, while Bell, Valverde and Parnell also closed games out.

Team

R

HR

RBI

SB

AVG

OPS

W

SV

K

HLD

ERA

WHIP

Score

Iron Men

31

8

27

1

.281

.813

4

2

54

5

2.88

1.14

8

Cardiff Redsox

21

2

27

5

.257

.688

4

2

42

2

2.89

1.20

1

Four wins each in offense and pitching helped Iron Men defeat the Redsox 8-1. Mitch Moreland had a monster week, belting four homers and driving in 10, while JJ Hardy also had a multi-homer week. Zimmermann joined Lynn in posting double-digit strikeouts and joined Lester, Iwakuma and CJ Wilson in taking ERA and WHIP. Rosenthal had four holds. The speedy Redsox outfield of Crawford, Gomez and Jennings swiped four bases and the pitching staff were unfortunate not to win a single category, as they put up more than respectable numbers overall.

Team

R

HR

RBI

SB

AVG

OPS

W

SV

K

HLD

ERA

WHIP

Score

Richie’s RBI’s

29

5

27

5

.304

.807

3

1

26

3

2.41

1.04

8

Beck ‘Nams (GB)

25

6

25

6

.223

.669

2

2

49

0

5.20

1.34

4

A big week from Ryan Zimmerman helped the RBIs to an 8-4 win against Beck ‘Nams. Ryan hit .385, homered twice and drove in nine. Scutaro’s red-hot streak saw him bat .500 for the week and Gardner stole four bases. On the mound, it was a busy week for Joel Peralta, who had a save and three holds. Gio Gonzalez and Estrada helped take ERA and WHIP. CarGo had three homers and three steals to give Beck ‘Nams the edge in both of those categories, Grilli had two saves and King Felix struck out 16.

Team

R

HR

RBI

SB

AVG

OPS

W

SV

K

HLD

ERA

WHIP

Score

The Wright Stuff

27

9

30

2

.275

.802

1

6

31

1

3.82

1.17

4

SWAT*

36

7

35

12

.342

.898

3

1

36

1

5.40

1.43

7

SWAT took five out of six offensive categories in their 7-4 win against the Stuff. Goldschmidt homered three times, Cano drove in eight, Fowler scored seven times and Everth Cabrera swiped seven bases in a very strong offensive week. Matt Moore won both his starts (again) and struck out 11, while SWAT can also look forward to the debut of Baltimore’s Kevin Gausman in the next matchup. The Stuff hit pretty well, with Ortiz homering three times and driving in 12, while Justin Upton and Choo (more on him later) each had multi-homer weeks. Street, Betancourt, Balfour and Cook all collected saves, while Latos and Milone helped take ERA and WHIP.

Team

R

HR

RBI

SB

AVG

OPS

W

SV

K

HLD

ERA

WHIP

Score

Orpington Isotopes

48

11

40

9

.311

.944

6

2

44

1

5.64

1.35

7

Weston-Super-Sox

35

5

24

1

.305

.844

4

4

64

4

2.36

1.00

5

My Isotopes just got the better of the Sox 7-5 thanks to an offensive sweep. Seven different hitters homered, including two from McCutchen and Rosario and three from Kipnis, who drove in eight. Andrus, who swiped five bases, joined McCutchen in scoring eight times. Six different pitchers picked up wins, with Peavy the pick of the bunch in an otherwise lacklustre week for my staff. The Sox took all of the reamining pitching categories, with Bailey and Sale the most impressive starters, Mujica notching four saves and Crain collecting three holds. Miguel Cabrera had a three-homer game on the way to belting four for the week.

Team

R

HR

RBI

SB

AVG

OPS

W

SV

K

HLD

ERA

WHIP

Score

NE Riverkings

15

2

13

3

.189

.566

5

2

58

0

2.96

1.03

4

The Cheddar Chasers

34

7

41

3

.327

.905

1

2

44

4

4.05

1.31

6

Finally, the Chasers hit their way to a 6-4 win against the Riverkings. A pair of Royals, Butler and Gordon, each hit .480 with Billy driving in 10. Rios hit over .400 for the week and joined Trout in going deep twice. McGee and David Hernandez had a pair of holds each. The Riverkings had a team-wide slump at the plate apart from Aoki (.526, four runs) and Freeman (.318, four RBIs) but took four pitching categories thanks to the strong rotation of Kershaw, Harvey and Wood.

TRANSACTIONS:

This week saw the fiirst trade of the season, as the Stuff dealt Choo to the Riverkings for Desmond. It’s a fair deal for both sides, each upgrading difficult positions to fill in CF and SS. The Riverkings needed an OF boost with Stanton and Jackson on the DL, while the arrival of Desmond comes at a good time for the Stuff with Kinsler now on the DL.

The week eight matchups are as follows:

SWAT (1st) v RBIs (11th)

Norwich (2nd) v Beck ‘Nams (3rd)

Iron Men (4th) v Isotopes (6th)

Sox (5th) v Riverkings (12th)

Stuff (7th) v Chasers (9th)

Batteries Essential (8th) v Redsox (10th)

 

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