ML Stat Leaders and Playoff Chases
I perused and noted some interesting statistical leaders. I hope you enjoy this quick read.
Before we get to that let’s take a quick look at the playoff races. In the AL we have a few teams looking strong to win their respective divisions. Boise, Las Vegas and Houston have 6-7 game leads and that makes them tough to catch with 30 games left. In real terms if Boise played .500 ball they would finish with 98 wins. For Sioux Falls to catch them then they would need to win 22 of the last 30 games. Not impossible, but an uphill climb.
Sioux Falls does look strong for the WC and Seattle and Tampa Bay are hot on the trail for that last spot. St. Louis, Syracuse and Tucson are still in the race too. 6 teams all fighting for two spots.
The AL East has the Burlington, Boston, New York battle underway. Only one team will advance.
In the NL 5 spots are sewed up with 30 games left barring some crazy collapse. Vancouver, Trenton, Jacksonville and Salem will win divisions and Tacoma has the WC. The final WC spot is tight. Madison and Arizona are the favs now but Little rock, Austin and San Jose all have a shot.
All said 21 teams are still holding aspirations for the playoffs. That is a pretty competitive league.
STATS:
Philip Bonds HOU: 153 RBI
Pascual Palacios BUR: 51 HR’s
King Eaton HOU: 100 SB’s and 198 Hits
Theo Campbell PHI: 169 SO. Yikes!
Taylor Wilson MAD: .353 BA
Ray Bowles TRE: 109 BB’s, impressive
Paul Zhou KC: 2 steals, caught 17 times!
Vic Castro CF, TB: 14 Plus plays
Nick Banks CF, SAL: 13 Plus plays
Louie Lee CD, MEM: 22 Minus plays!!
Sun Sakamoto SXF: 205 IP
Blake Crawford JAX:201 IP
Albert Gomez AUST: 6 CG, 3 SHO
Del Taylor SAL: 17-2, 2.06 ERA, 224 K’s, 0.06 WHIP
Lou DeShields BOI: 228 K’s, .185 BAA, 0.93 WHIP
Darrin Stevenson ARI: 149 BB’s allowed
Aubrey Patel SYR: 43 HR’s allowed
Devon Stargell LV Hiram Blair TAC 37 Saves each
Al Martinez HEL: 17 Losses
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
NL Power Rankings
NL Power Rankings
1 – Salem (89-40) A staggering 50-18 on the road, and they are on AI since Jan 4!
2 – Trenton (84-45) Murphy and Linden are quite the 1-2 punch in that rotation, a serious WS threat.
3 – Tacoma (77-52) This team feels like it should challenge for the title. And we agree. This will be the first year they won’t win 100 games, but don’t overlook these guys.
4 – Vancouver (75-54) They were picked second but they are running away in the division.
5 – Jacksonville (75-54) They will win and they aren’t afraid to play on the road.
6 – Madison (67-62) They are holding onto the 6 seed now. They have lots of competition! The last 30 games are going to be a battle. As long as Taylor Wilson and his 32 year old Catcher knees hold up they feel good about their chances.
7 – Austin (63-66) Starting to play well and they can mash…is it enough to make a run?
8 – Arizona (65-64) They are used to the playoffs but they have some work to do. Hitting is fine but the pitching has to do better.
9 – San Jose (62-67) Just 5 games out of the WC but slumping of late. On AI all year....
10 – Little Rock (63-66) Hiro is great but he is a one man show until the farm clubs kick in!
11 – Fargo (59-70) A down year for the WS participant.
12 – Milwaukee (58-71) This team is young and building to a big year next year with proper guidance.
13 – New York (56-73) Three owners in three years and on AI…..not good news for this team.
14 – Philadelphia (56-73) Another that could be just a year away.
15 – Scranton (53-76) Returning to glory…These guys are low payroll, ad investing in the future with big prospect signings!
16 – San Juan (27-102) wolf is doing well in setting this team in place for a better future.
1 – Salem (89-40) A staggering 50-18 on the road, and they are on AI since Jan 4!
2 – Trenton (84-45) Murphy and Linden are quite the 1-2 punch in that rotation, a serious WS threat.
3 – Tacoma (77-52) This team feels like it should challenge for the title. And we agree. This will be the first year they won’t win 100 games, but don’t overlook these guys.
4 – Vancouver (75-54) They were picked second but they are running away in the division.
5 – Jacksonville (75-54) They will win and they aren’t afraid to play on the road.
6 – Madison (67-62) They are holding onto the 6 seed now. They have lots of competition! The last 30 games are going to be a battle. As long as Taylor Wilson and his 32 year old Catcher knees hold up they feel good about their chances.
7 – Austin (63-66) Starting to play well and they can mash…is it enough to make a run?
8 – Arizona (65-64) They are used to the playoffs but they have some work to do. Hitting is fine but the pitching has to do better.
9 – San Jose (62-67) Just 5 games out of the WC but slumping of late. On AI all year....
10 – Little Rock (63-66) Hiro is great but he is a one man show until the farm clubs kick in!
11 – Fargo (59-70) A down year for the WS participant.
12 – Milwaukee (58-71) This team is young and building to a big year next year with proper guidance.
13 – New York (56-73) Three owners in three years and on AI…..not good news for this team.
14 – Philadelphia (56-73) Another that could be just a year away.
15 – Scranton (53-76) Returning to glory…These guys are low payroll, ad investing in the future with big prospect signings!
16 – San Juan (27-102) wolf is doing well in setting this team in place for a better future.
Monday, January 26, 2009
AL Power Rankings
AL Power Rankings
1 - Las Vegas – (74-52) The defending champs will be back in the playoffs and looking to defend the title. They are dominating teams at home.
2 – Boise – (81-45) This team defies the odds just a bit. They hammered teams with power, then traded away Palacios and Taft for DeShields. The belief being that pitching wins in the playoffs. We’ll see!
3 – Houston – (75-51) Cruising to the division title just as predicted at the beginning of the year.
4 – Sioux Falls (74-52) This team has been tough. They bounced out bog early, came back to earth and now hope the hitting holds up! They travel well that is for sure.
5 – Tampa Bay (70-56) They have battled Houston all year. Should slide into a WC spot if all goes well.
6 – Syracuse (69-57) The Lions are in 3rd place but would win the East going away! They are in a huge battle with Tampa St. Louis and Seattle for the WC. Can they win some hone games?
7- Seattle (68-58) Seattle is a good team, but they play in a tough division. They are trying to get hot and are on a nice run right now.
8 – St. Louis (68-58) ditto to Seattle, except they wish to be hot!
9 – Tucson (63-63) A team that deservers better! However, they haven’t been anything but vanilla this year.
10- Burlington (63-63) The East leader makes it on the list. There are just 2 games between first and third. This is a battle royale.
11 – New York (62-64) The Mafia need to win some dang home games to win the division. If not it will be tough.
12 – Boston (61-65) The Boston, NY battle is on! If they can get hot……
13 – Kansas City (49-77) The first of the rebuilding teams. The good news is the better players in KC are younger.
14 – Memphis (54-72) Who doesn’t love Glen Stull! But overall they haven’t hit or pitched consistently enough to compete this year.
15 – Helena (46-80) The pitching has struggled…..
16 – Toledo (34-92) The rebuild is underway. They need pitching help
1 - Las Vegas – (74-52) The defending champs will be back in the playoffs and looking to defend the title. They are dominating teams at home.
2 – Boise – (81-45) This team defies the odds just a bit. They hammered teams with power, then traded away Palacios and Taft for DeShields. The belief being that pitching wins in the playoffs. We’ll see!
3 – Houston – (75-51) Cruising to the division title just as predicted at the beginning of the year.
4 – Sioux Falls (74-52) This team has been tough. They bounced out bog early, came back to earth and now hope the hitting holds up! They travel well that is for sure.
5 – Tampa Bay (70-56) They have battled Houston all year. Should slide into a WC spot if all goes well.
6 – Syracuse (69-57) The Lions are in 3rd place but would win the East going away! They are in a huge battle with Tampa St. Louis and Seattle for the WC. Can they win some hone games?
7- Seattle (68-58) Seattle is a good team, but they play in a tough division. They are trying to get hot and are on a nice run right now.
8 – St. Louis (68-58) ditto to Seattle, except they wish to be hot!
9 – Tucson (63-63) A team that deservers better! However, they haven’t been anything but vanilla this year.
10- Burlington (63-63) The East leader makes it on the list. There are just 2 games between first and third. This is a battle royale.
11 – New York (62-64) The Mafia need to win some dang home games to win the division. If not it will be tough.
12 – Boston (61-65) The Boston, NY battle is on! If they can get hot……
13 – Kansas City (49-77) The first of the rebuilding teams. The good news is the better players in KC are younger.
14 – Memphis (54-72) Who doesn’t love Glen Stull! But overall they haven’t hit or pitched consistently enough to compete this year.
15 – Helena (46-80) The pitching has struggled…..
16 – Toledo (34-92) The rebuild is underway. They need pitching help
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