Update: 4-26-2025

League Schedule

Okay, first month results are in and 9 of the 12 teams are playing .500 ball or above. The old adage is that early games don’t foretell the future, because there’s still a lot of baseball to be played. However, April games still count as wins and losses, so I think it’s safe to say that the three teams NOT in the .500 and above club can start planning their October vacation. For the “Divine Nine” though, there will be a lot of reshuffling in the next month:

In the East, it’s only 20 games, but the top three pitching staff eras are in the East. The Truckers and Reavers are both tied for the division lead with 13-7 records. I made a comment in draft central back in March that Longmeadow was drafting some offense, and those players didn’t disappoint. Jose Iglesias batted .364 and J Yepez hit .362 this month. (Two ex-Hollywood Swingers, I might add). However, the real offensive star was B Donovan, who hit .338 with 16 rbi. So, I always figured the Truckers would hit, and their .251 team batting ave bears it out, but I was surprised at how well the staff pitched. The 2.92 team era came in second to the Reavers. R Suarez was 2-0 with a 2.60 era, and C Burnes was 2-1 with a 3.80 era. Colorado, as I mentioned, had the best team era with a 2.54 mark. I find it amazing that of the 13 pitchers used in April, 10 of them had sub-3.00 eras. R Lopez was 2-1 with a 0.94 era, and A Civale was 3-0 with a 2.73 era. It’s not so rosy for Colorado on the offensive side, though, as the team hit only .225 in their 20 games. K Marte, as usual, was the standout as he batted .316, scored 11 runs and had 17 rbi to go along with 5 homeruns. M Machado hit just .213, but had 6 homers and 13 rbi. The Bayou Saints are in a solid 3rd place in the division, and I DO mean SOLID: the Saints are third in team era with a 3.14 mark, and third in team batting average with a .245 ave. The Saints 11-9 record was powered a lot by the little guy: E Tovar, who hit .328, scored 8 runs and hit 3 homeruns to get 10 rbi. W Wilson battered opponents in limited action, hitting .500 in 26 at bats, with 3 doubles, 3 homeruns, and 6 rbi. He’ll be sent down at some point, so the offense may take a hit at that point. Newcomers helped out as 2nd round pick M King went 2-0 with a 1.04 era; and 6th (!!) Round pick D Herz went 3-1 with a 2.81 era. Z Gallen needs to get untracked, as he went 2-2 with a 5.84 era.

So, the East has questions: Can Colorado’s offense wake up? Or will the pitchers need to continue to carry the team on their arms? Will Longmeadow’s pitching hold up over the course of the year, as the Trucker’s offense seems to be the real thing. Will Bayou be able to maintain their 3rd place standing in both offense and pitching? If they do, I think they will be in a fine position to make the playoffs.

In the West, there are not so many questions. Woodland Hills decided to avoid any other team evaluations this year, and just flat out tell the league they are the best. Basically, they can’t bother with strength and weaknesses on any other teams. So far, the Chompers have backed that up with their bite is, as they lead the division with a 13-7 record. F Lindor cost a lot, but he has proven his worth as he hit .256, scored 16 runs, had 16 rbi, propelled by 6 homeruns. S Frelick had 11 rbi with a .283 average. S Ohtani scored 16 runs based on his league leading 21 walks (looks like perennial “walker” J Soto has some competition). The Chomper bullpen was better than I expected, with D Lee going 3-0 with a 0.77 era; and J Jimenez went 2-0 with a 0 era. M Busch hit .373 and scored 13 runs, and Ohtani is 15-1 in stolen bases, with more to come. Probably a lot more. The Cardinals in Vatican City may be grieving, but the team is only 1 game out of the division lead, as they exploded for 103 runs in 20 games, despite a rather pedestrian .239 team batting ave. The Holy Ones are full of contradictions. Like, the team has a 4.26 era, but P Skenes went 2-0 with a 2.45 era; and H Greene was 3-0 with a 3.04 era. M Keller went 3-0 despite a 4.56 era. The offense, however, has the potential to get better: While J Sanchez did his thing with a .297 ave, C Walker hit just .206, although he had 6 homeruns and 14 rbi. J Soler was solid, batting .296 with 10 homeruns.

So, while the top three teams in the East have the best team eras, the top three teams in the West all have scored over 100 runs last month. The “Wild West” has some offense, but we will all have to wait a month to see this East-West confrontation between pitching and offense.

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 being played. Game scores listed but not bolded means the games have been reported, but the league hasn’t

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