Maple entered June in 1st place and leave June in 1st place, 1 game ahead of Jersey despite a 13-14 W/L record that has the Marauders at 43-39 W/L overall.
We are hoping that the June result isn't a sign of things to come as the pitching staff which has been torn apart by injuries is starting to show some signs of weakness. Maple sits in 2nd in ERA, 2nd in bullpen ERA, 1st in RA, 2nd in Ks which by most is a big suprise even playing in a big stadium. Of their 82 games only 35 of them have been at home so far.
Meanwhile the bats have been average so far but, this years big difference is the power. Maple sits 8th in Bavg., 8th in OBPct., 6th in SLGPct., but, 1st in HRs with 105. Another good aspect of the Marauders game is their defense which sits in 5th.
The above rankings are based against teams in the TML.
The minor league system sits in 16th place with two surprises in the top 100 list including Dave Guenette, 3B and David Picot, RF who are both having horrible seasons in Single A Kingwood.
Meanwhile, Maple took hit in the Top 20 list as Frank Powers, OF dropped out eventhough he is hitting .302 bavg, .370 obpct., with a .497 slugging pct. including 19 homers and 47 rbi. and our best player Roberto Martinez, SP has really struggled statistically this year despite his W/L record of 9-5. His 3.80 ERA is higher than expected and has given up 128 HA in 106.2 IP while striking out 86 and walking 26 with a below average whip of 1.44.
On a positive note, each of the minor league systems have improved. In Triple AAA, Astoria is in 2nd place 2.5 games back eventhough they are struggling through a 1-9 W/L stretch. Look for Anastasio Rincon 3B to get a shot at a late season call up to play for Maple. In Double AA, Sandy Springs is in 1st place. Look for Kevin McConnell 1B and Ramon Villa OF to get a call up to Triple AAA soon. Finally in Single A, Kingwood is actually playing competitive baseball despite being 24.5 games back. Joshua Goldberg, R1 pick in this years draft is having a stellar year sitting at 6-7 W/L with a stingy whip 1.10 and a 3.17 ERA in 99.1 IP while fanning 103 batters.
Should be a very exciting finish in the Billy Martin TML division. It would not surprise us to see this division race settled in the very late sim of the season just like last year.
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