SCHEDULE REVIEW
We have 3 more lineup deadlines on Sept 19, Sept 26, and Oct 3. And players waived on those last 2 dates will be not be reassigned since there isn’t enough time for them to be assigned to the new teams and used by the final deadline…next week I’ll post a review of the playoff tiebreakers…
COMMENTARY
Will Benson of the Reds was a single shy of the cycle on Sept 6 against the Mariners…it was part of a 19-run barrage but was the Reds’ only win of the week…Atlanta went 6-1 to pick up the game they needed to tie the Phillies for first place in the NL East…the Braves had all their games at home and took advantage of the NL Central rivals while the Phils took 2 of 3 at home from Miami and then 2 of 3 on the road from the Padres…the next closest-divisional race is the AL West, where Houston inched another game out in front of the Rangers and is now up by 3 with 3 weeks left…the big series was head-to-head, and Houston swept all 3 games on the road after the Padres took 2 of 3 from them in San Diego…the big races are for the wildcard spots…the Philly/Atlanta runner-up has one spot locked up in the NL, which leaves the Brewers, DBacks, and Padres all within a game of each other for the last 2 spots…Giants are a dark horse at 70 wins, and the Mets have an outside shot with 71…of that crowd, the Brewers had the best week at 4-2, taking two road series from the Pirates and Yankees…in the AL, the Jays lead the wildcard pack with 86 wins and Texas is right behind them with 82, and both seem reasonably safe. After that the Orioles sit at 77 with Anaheim and Boston at 74…putting 3 teams in serious contention for the final spot….Cleveland is gasping for oxygen but has a mathematical chance after their perfect 7-0 performance…hats off to Baltimore, who did all their own work by sweeping the Angels and Bosox on the road….really strong week for the playoff contender…Boston couldn’t make headway against the Orioles, but they did take 2 of 3 from the Rays who lead the entire ASFBL in wins…tough week for the Angels who hit the join Oriole/Guardian buzzsaws, but at least they didn’t have to release some weird statement about how they might trade Mike Trout if it was OK with him…Bobby Witt Jr. leads the ASFBL with 11 triples…Luis Arraez has 197 hits, but he only leads Corey Seager of Texas by 6 batting average points, .347 to .341…so I’m impressed by Matt Olson, but my brain is just having a hard time processing the fact that Hank Aaron doesn’t hold every single Atlanta home run record….
FEATS AND FAILURES
Daniel Cope (Colorado) struck out 4 times (on 9/4/2023 against Arizona)
Logan Gilbert (Seattle) struck out 14 batters (on 9/4/2023 against Cincinnati)
Elly De La Cruz (Cincinnati) struck out 4 times (on 9/4/2023 against Seattle)
Zac Gallen (Toronto) struck out 11 batters (on 9/4/2023 against Oakland)
Giancarlo Stanton (Philadelphia) struck out 4 times (on 9/4/2023 against San Diego)
Cal Raleigh (Seattle) hit 3 homers (on 9/5/2023 against Cincinnati)
Matt Vierling (Detroit) had 5 hits (on 9/5/2023 against New York (NYY))
Gleyber Torres (Houston) struck out 5 times (on 9/5/2023 against Texas)
Adam Frazier (Baltimore) had 5 hits (on 9/6/2023 against Anaheim)
Jazz Chisholm Jr. (Miami) stole 3 bases (on 9/6/2023 against Los Angeles)
Liover Peguero (Pittsburgh) struck out 4 times (on 9/6/2023 against Milwaukee)
Wilyer Abreu (Boston) struck out 4 times (on 9/6/2023 against Tampa Bay)
Jordan Lawlar (Arizona) struck out 4 times (on 9/7/2023 against Chicago (CC))
Josh Lowe (Tampa Bay) had 5 hits (on 9/8/2023 against Seattle)
Randy Arozarena (Tampa Bay) hit 6 RBI (on 9/8/2023 against Seattle)
Randy Arozarena (Tampa Bay) had 5 hits (on 9/8/2023 against Seattle)
Isaac Paredes (Tampa Bay) hit 9 RBI (on 9/8/2023 against Seattle)
Ceddanne Rafaela (Boston) struck out 4 times (on 9/9/2023 against Baltimore)
DJ Stewart (New York (NYM)) struck out 4 times (on 9/9/2023 against Minnesota)
Leody Taveras (Philadelphia) struck out 4 times (on 9/9/2023 against Miami)
Mason Miller (Oakland) struck out 12 batters (on 9/9/2023 against Texas)
Davis Schneider (Toronto) struck out 5 times (on 9/9/2023 against Kansas City)
Yainer Diaz (Los Angeles) had 5 hits (on 9/9/2023 against Washington)
Akil Baddoo (Detroit) struck out 4 times (on 9/10/2023 against Chicago (CWS))
Corbin Carroll (San Diego) stole 3 bases (on 9/10/2023 against Houston)
J.D. Martinez (Los Angeles) struck out 4 times (on 9/10/2023 against Washington)
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