Who benefited from Jacoby Ellsbury’s 7 stolen-bases and who was let down at the last by Jered Weaver? The latest BaseballGB Fantasy recap explains all.
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| NE Riverkings | 21 | 5 | 24 | 3 | .292 | .801 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 2.55 | 1.04 | 7 |
| Cardiff Redsox | 27 | 4 | 24 | 2 | .273 | .737 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 4.31 | 1.17 | 3 |
The NE Riverkings may be at the bottom of the league currently, but a 7-3 match-up victory over the Cardiff Redsox suggests that the team may be able to turn things around. Having Giancarlo Stanton back from a stint on the Disabled List will certainly help and he led the Riverkings with 5 RBI on the week, with Shin-Soo Choo adding 5 runs and 2 stolen bases. Clayton Kershaw didn’t provide any pitching wins on the week but he did give the Riverkings 13 K’s as they took three of the pitching categories. As for the Redsox, Carlos Gomez had a great week with 7 runs and 6 RBI; however they suffered a blow with Troy Tulowitzki heading to the Disabled List.
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| The Cheddar Chasers | 22 | 4 | 24 | 3 | .291 | .769 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 3.78 | 1.15 | 4 |
| SWAT* | 28 | 5 | 21 | 5 | .260 | .728 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 2 | 3.58 | 1.21 | 7 |
SWAT extended their lead at the top of the league with a 7-4 win over my Cheddar Chasers. Adam Jones and Allen Craig combined for 11 runs and 15 RBI and Everth Cabrera added on a couple of stolen bases, although the joint-leader in base-stealing pulled up with a hamstring injury on Sunday that may put him on the DL. The Chaser offence was able to split the offensive categories thanks to solid contributions across the board and in particular from Mike Trout and David Freese. As for the pitching, Yovani Gallardo had a real return to form on the week and picked up two wins for my Chasers, yet SWAT won four of the pitching categories and benefited from a 4 save week from Jim Johnson.
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| Richie’s RBI’s | 26 | 5 | 21 | 4 | .255 | .732 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 2.82 | 1.20 | 4 |
| Iron Men | 27 | 6 | 27 | 4 | .270 | .728 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 5.21 | 1.41 | 7 |
Iron Men are now in third place following a 7-4 match-up win against Richie’s RBI’s. Evan Longoria stuck four long-balls over the fence, Buster Posey drove in 6 RBI, Matt Holliday and Nick Markakis combined for 11 runs and Jose Altuve swiped 3 bags as Iron Men took four of the offensive categories. C.J. Wilson, Lance Lynn, Max Scherzer and Hisashi Iwakuma each contributed a win apiece to help the pitching cause, whilst Rafael Soriano and Jose Veras helped the RBI’s to the Saves category and they also picked up ERA and WHIP along the way.
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| The Wright Stuff | 15 | 3 | 18 | 2 | .222 | .648 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 3.56 | 1.15 | 4 |
| Batteries Essential | 24 | 6 | 24 | 10 | .300 | .798 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 4.00 | 1.53 | 7 |
Batteries Essential got the better of The Wright Stuff and closed to within 1.5 games of their opponent in the standings. They swept the offensive categories and there was no doubt who the star performer was. Jacoby Ellsbury swiped 7 bags on the week, more than most other teams could manage in total. Albert Pujols, Jay Bruce and Carlos Santana also made notable contributions. As for the Wright Stuff, their quick thinking to pick up Gerrit Cole paid immediate dividends as he offered up 2 wins, whilst Grant Balfour, Ernesto Frieri, Huston Street and Vinnie Pestano combined for 5 saves.
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| Orpington Isotopes | 40 | 8 | 29 | 4 | .340 | .939 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 5.93 | 1.60 | 4 |
| Norwich No II | 26 | 10 | 39 | 3 | .237 | .736 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 1 | 4.37 | 1.20 | 6 |
Norwich No II remain in second place after a 6-4 win over the Orpington Isotopes. The Isotopes had a decent offensive week as Jose ‘Joey Bats’ Bautista went deep three times, Carlos Betran hit two homers and Jason Kipnis picked up a couple of stolen bases. However, a 10 RBI week for Brandon Phillips and three more bombs from the MLB leader Chris Davis helped Norwich No II take two of the offensive categories and they won the match-up thanks to taking four of the pitching categories and tying on the other two. Julio Teheran, Shelby Miller and Jose Fernandez combined for 31K’s as part of Norwich’s impressive tally of 63 strike-outs.
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| Beck ‘Nams (GB) | 21 | 8 | 25 | 3 | .277 | .885 | 3 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 2.95 | 1.12 | 5 |
| Weston-Super-Sox | 23 | 2 | 25 | 6 | .263 | .721 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 2.92 | 1.01 | 5 |
Only two games separated Beck’Nams (GB) and Weston-Super-Sox in the standings prior to their match-up and the two teams proved evenly matched in a 5-5 contest. Beck’Nams may have got the better of the match-up had Jered Weaver not been knocked around by the Yankees on Sunday and JJ wasn’t impressed that the Angels’ ace had cost his team the ERA and WHIP categories. The Super-Sox did a good job of picking up K’s over the week, with Ian Kennedy, Doug Fister, Chris Sale and Homer Bailey amassing 48 between them. As for Beck’Nams, their star of the week was Carlos Gonzalez scored 6 runs and drove in 8 whilst hitting three home runs.
Week 12 match-ups
SWAT (1st) v Weston-Super-Sox (5th)
Norwich No II (2nd) v Cheddar Chasers (10th)
Iron Men (3rd) v Beck’Nams (GB) (4th)
The Wright Stuff (6th) v Cardiff Redsox (9th)
Batteries Essential (7th) v Richie’s RBI’s (11th)
Orpington Isotopes (8th) v NE Riverkings (12th)
