Team Report
After the first 10 weeks of the season the Olivet Killer Eagles are perched comfortably atop the Great Lakes Division with a 67-44-9 record (3rd in eMLB) and are12.5 games ahead of the Gaylord Dingers. They also sport the 3rd best Division record in eMLB following only Hackensack and Oviedo. The biggest speed bump this season was running into Rochester who's hitting was masterful while the Eagles pitching was downright awful, creating the perfect storm which resulted in a 3-8-1 loss (Only the 3rd loss of the season, not that it matters). Week 11 is a matchup against the leagues worst record (Julian) then followed by the Mid-Michigan Tigers who are currently ranked 10th. These are two matchups the Eagles need to take advantage of because in Week 13 the Miracles come to town in what should be the "Matchup of the Week" pitting two of the top few teams in eMLB against each other.
Standouts
Yadier Molina: 28-8-32-5-16-330
I drafted Molina in hopes he could build upon a real nice 2011 season but he has already exceeded all expectations especially in the power department. I definitely feel justified in giving him a 2 year contract
Jose Bautista: 38-17-44-3-37-228
Joey Bats got off to an ice cold start but since early May the HRs have been flying out of Rogers Centre and every where else at a nice clip. The batting average is lower than I'd want but I didn't draft him for that.
Kelly Johnson: 33-9-29-7-31-250
Put him on the market during the winter meetings but I wasn't going to give him away, finally decided to keep him and he has been a solid all around contributer other than average (thats a trend with my team)
Ryan Dempster: 2w-63k-2.31era-1.03whip
Got Dempster for a 7th round pick and he has been the ace of the staff. The wins could easily be higher but thats out of his control.
Vinnie Pestano: 3w-15hlds-33k-2.19era-1.09whip
He's been as dominant as he was last season and is leading the charge for the relief core that was supposed to be "holds heavy" however situations have changed for several of the RP core.
Santiago Casilla: 1w-16sv-1.44era-1.12whip
Casilla was actually my last draft pick and almost considered dropping him after the first couple of weeks because he had only pitched a couple of innings. But, Brian Wilson got hurt and Casilla ran with the closer position. He has been lights out all year
Ernesto Frieri: 1w-5sv-5hld-51k-0.93era-0.93whip
He was ranked in the top 10 RP as of June 8th according to the eMLB site. I drafted him for the low ERA and high K totals but he has been unreal this season. Not sure why San Diego would have given him away but he's been placed in a much better situation with the Angels, now if only Scioscia could make up his mind on either him or Downs to close that would be great
Injury Reports/History
The Eagles have been fairly fortunate as far as injuries go, however it seems as though every week someone is bumped and bruised enough to lose at bats during the week.
David Robertson and Brett Gardner are the two biggest injuries so far this year. Robertson was someone the Eagles were going to rely upon for high holds and a great K rate as far as relievers go but has been sidelined for over a month with the oblique injury. Gardner's elbow has been on the fritz and is not looking like he'll be back anytime soon.
Chipper Jones took his annual trip to the DL which wasn't a major deal, except he was in my lineup that week and was supposed to be DTD. Such is life with a 40 year old 3b I suppose
Nolan Reimold was on a tear but has been out since late April, while Ted Lilly has missed some time since coming over in a trade with Michigan.
