BGB Fantasy League Week 15

The All-Star break meant an extended week 15 in the BaseballGB Fantasy baseball League. As well as a change at the top, there was another trade involving the eventual Home Run Derby champion.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Richie’s RBI’s	37	10	43	6	.310	.820	4	0	63	7	4.03	1.33	8
Weston-Super-Sox	36	12	39	7	.295	.868	3	1	40	0	4.27	1.40	4

The highest scorers of the week were the RBIs, who defeated the Sox 8-4. The pitching staff took five out of six categories, with Roark winning twice and the trio of Belisario, Axford and Joel Peralta combining for seven holds. Posey (nine RBIs), Granderson (seven runs) and Cano (.462) helped take three offensive categories. The Sox had power from Rizzo (six homers) and Rollins (four homers), with Jimmy joining Altuve in swiping three bases. New Angel Huston Street had the lone save.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Norwich No II	44	9	39	6	.261	.731	5	8	76	3	5.19	1.47	3
Enfield Butchers	46	9	36	6	.288	.763	7	7	88	1	2.54	1.00	7

The Butchers are in second after their 7-3 win against Norwich in a matchup which was a fair bit closer than the final score suggests. Wong (eight runs, three homers, three steals), Gennett (seven runs, two homers) and Kalhoun (nine runs, two homers) did a lot of the offensive damage, while Price (two wins, 16 strikeouts) was the pick of the pitchers, with Garrett Richards and Odorizzi each striking out 15. McCutchen (four homers, eight RBIs) had a great week for Norwich, as did Seager (three homers) while Chapman had four saves and All-Star Neshek collected a pair of holds.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
The Cheddar Chasers	44	8	46	10	.275	.741	6	7	90	1	3.01	1.20	7
London Bananas	38	12	44	6	.258	.801	7	5	68	1	3.12	1.13	4

The Chasers go top after their 7-4 win against the Bananas. Kipnis was the main threat, scoring and driving in seven, belting two homers and stealing five bases. Ortiz only hit .150 but drove in nine. On the mound, Smith had five saves before the arrival of Street, Lester and Ross each struck out 20 or more and took ERA with help from Scherzer. A pair of Nats had monster weeks for London, with Werth homering four times, scoring 10 runs and driving in 11, while Zimmerman had 10 RBIs and two homers. Hamels and Lynn each had two wins.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Orpington Isotopes	35	10	32	7	.273	.786	6	2	72	2	5.23	1.33	4
Jesmond Dennings	47	10	50	3	.278	.749	2	4	40	5	3.35	1.17	7

Jesmond gor the better of my Isotopes 7-4. Trout (11 runs, three homers, 11 RBIs) and Pujols (eight runs, a homer, eight RBIs) were in unstoppable form, while Hawkins, Perkins, Broxton and O’Day took saves and holds while Tillman and Fister claimed ERA and WHIP comfortably. Machado homered three times for my team, as didf Frazier, who joined Rios and Utley in swiping two bases. Six different pitchers won games, with Leake striking out 14.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
NE Riverkings	40	10	44	4	.262	.745	1	7	61	3	4.52	1.49	5
Mighty Slugs	46	7	32	5	.260	.677	4	11	84	2	3.42	1.22	7

The Slugs’ pitchers got the job done against the Riverkings, winning fiver categories in a 7-5 score. Chavez picked up a win and led the team with 15 strikeouts, while five different pitchers racked up a total of 11 saves – a position of strength which could be useful for trades. Moss homered three times for the Riverkings, while Goldschmidt helped take average and joined Santana and Desmond in driving in seven. Balfour had three holds.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Iron Men	35	5	47	5	.245	.652	3	4	97	4	3.41	1.09	4
Bits & Bytes	28	8	34	6	.270	.766	3	3	50	4	2.96	1.03	6

Bits & Bytes caused an upset by defeating Iron Men 6-4. Chris Johnson (four homers) and Holliday (two) found their power stroke while Bourjos hit .556 and swiped three bases. Once again, King Felix and Kershaw helped take ERA and WHIP. Hamilton and Kinsler helped Iron Men take runs and RBIs, while Strasburg struck out 27 and Rodney and Loup had two saves a piece.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Northfleet Knights	41	11	34	2	.252	.764	5	0	79	1	3.80	1.29	5
Beck ‘Nams (GB)	35	9	38	3	.284	.780	4	0	100	2	3.83	1.31	6

In the battle between ex-Croydon Pirates, it was JJ who came out on top 6-5. Hosmer, Beltre and Reyes helped take four offensive categories while the staff notched an incredible 100 strikeouts, thanks to Kennedy, Darvish and Kluber among others. Gomes homered three times for the Knights, while Wright, Hardy and Harper each went deep twice. Sonny Gray picked up three wins all by himself.

 

Team	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OPS	W	SV	K	HLD	ERA	WHIP	Score
Batteries Essential	45	13	43	5	.258	.767	6	4	78	6	4.70	1.37	5
Angels of Ash Vale	41	7	38	5	.277	.738	9	4	90	0	2.42	1.01	5

 

Finally, Batteries Essential and the Angels couldn’t be separated, ending 5-5. Davis, walker, Brantley and Billy Hamilton helped Batteies essential have the better of the offense, while Chen won both his starts. The Angels had multi-win weeks from Iwakuma, Bauer and Buchholz, who struck out at least 15 batters each.

Riverkings Active In Trade Market

A week after a blockbuster with the Knights, the Riverkings made another deal, acquiring Yoenis Cespedes from Batteries Essential for Alex Wood. The deal gives the Riverkings another power option who can play CF, albeit the average may take a hit. Batteries Essential were trading from a position of depth to nab a much-needed arm. We’ll see if Wood can boost the rotation as the Braves race for the playoffs.

The week 16 matchups are as follows

Chasers (1st) v Angels (15th)

Butchers (2nd) v Batteries Essential (3rd)

Isotopes (4th) v Norwich (5th)

Beck ‘Nams (6th) v Iron Men (10th)

Bananas (7th) v RBIs (12th)

Jesmond (8th) v Slugs (11th)

Knights (9th) v Sox (14th)

Riverkings (13th) v Bits & Bytes (16th)