New Jersey River Rats (AAA)
Record: 15-17 / 4th place / Rupert Horn Memorial League
The New Jersey River Rats have had a pretty up and down April. Win 2 of 3 of a series here, lose 2 of 3 of a series there. They currently sit 4th place in their division, trailing division leading Carolina Flight.
Ricardo Juárez
Fernando Cruz
26 year old CF Fernando Cruz leads the River Rats in both home runs (9) and RBI (23). Cruz has a batted .254/.351/.518 in 114 at bats. He's also got 3 stolen bases on the season.
Honorable mention for the River Rats is 24 year old 3B Fernando Rodríguez. He's put together a stat line of .261/.346/.414, His .261 average puts him 2nd best on the team. He sits 5th on the team in HR (4) and 5th in RBI (14). Rodríguez is a all around utility guy with 8+ rating at 4 different positions (2B, 3B, SS, LF). So while his pathway to the BBA is blocked by 21 year old Eduardo González, could his pathway include being used as a all around utility player?
On the pitching side the River Rats have 3 players tied at the top of the Wins leaderboad with Oscar Banfi, Fernando Morán, Joe Rowe .
Joe Rowe leads qualified pitchers with a 3.35ERA. He's went 3-1 this season with 6 starts to his credit. He's struck out 29 with a WHIP of 1.01. 2040 Rule 5 pick Agniruha 'Legend' Gaekwad leads the team in K's with 42. He's 0-3 in 7 starts with a ERA of 7.5.
Mississauga Spartans (AA)
Record: 22-10 / 1st place / Warren Cox League
Edmund Webber
Pepe Villanueva has been crushing the long bar in April, with 14HR. That is also good enough to league lead, with 2nd place being at 10. He also leads the team in RBI with 32, which is also good for 3rd best in the league.
25 year old Earl Murray leads the Spartans pitching staff. He's accumulated 5 Win (best on team) and 3.94ERA (best on team). He has a perfect 5-0 record in 14 games.
Mauro Martínez leads the team in K's with 28. Martinez has a 2-1 record over 7 starts with a 9.21ERA.
Dearborn Heights Knights (A)
Record: 11-21 / 5th place / Charley Pegler League
Peter Crocker
Left fielder Peter Crocker leads the team in both HR (8) and RBI (31). That 31 is also good for 4th best in the league. Crocker has a stat line of .306/.444/.622.
Don Jaramillo
2 way player Don Jaramillo is leading the team in Wins, sitting at 4. He also leads the team in ERA at 2.38. He has a 4.1 record in 6 starts. His batting stats for the season sit at .257/.384/.371 with 1HR and 5SB in 70 plate appearances across 18 games.
Guy Pierson lead's the team in K's sitting at 30, 1 better then the aforementioned Jaramillo.