Period 3 is off and rolling with the annual Boston Marathon game already well underway. The Spokane Fightin' Fish continue to pace the Roger Dorn Baseball League standings, but as expected, 2022 looks like it could be the deepest competition for Playoff spots that we have seen in League History.
Manaea the Ace?
With Freddy Peralta struggling early, the Lake Merced Goutfish might have their top of the rotation starter in Sean Manaea who received just $17 in Auction. He's rewarded that contract as the top scoring pitcher in the RDBL with 59.0 points and is facing a weak Cincinnati Reds offense on Monday as he looks to increase the lead.
Ynoa vs. Dodgers
The Cloverdale Clovers were kicking themselves, sitting a 2-start Carlos Hernandez over Miles Mikolas last week. Hernandez would go on to post -4 and be pushed back from his second start while Mikolas would post 29.0 in his outing. The Clovers faced some tough choices entering Period 3 again, electing to start Huascar Ynoa in Los Angeles despite a -18 point outing in his first start of 2022.
Fish Eyes on New York
The Fightin' Fish had five projected 2-start pitchers for Period 3, though Cleveland's postponed game Monday might push Shane Bieber out of that category. Even without him, Monday could be a big one for GM Michael Tirabassi's squad with all eyes on Alex Cobb vs. Tylor Megill in New York on Monday evening. Megill has yet to give up a run in two starts while Cobb struck out 10 in five innings in his 2022 debut.
Power Outage for 'Crats
The Aristocrats have struggled to hit for power with a league-low four home runs through 11 days of the season. That has led to a league-low .318 slugging percentage while they rank 14th in overall hitter scoring. They will look to jumpstart that group in Period 3.
Early All-RDBL Team
C Sean Ryan Murphy, Taters, 27.5 Points
1B Matt Olson, Goutfish, 55.5 Points (Leads All Hitters)
2B Owen Miller, Taters, 47.5 Points
3B Jose Ramirez, Devils, 51.5 Points
SS Francisco Lindor, Fringe, 38.0 Points
OF Seiya Suzuki, Stacks, 45.5 Points
OF Connor Joe, Fish, 43.5 Points
OF Juan Soto, Clovers, 42.0 Points
U Nolan Arenado, Maulers, 48.5 Points
SP Sean Manaea, Goutfish, 59.0 Points
SP Justin Verlander, Maulers, 58.0 Points
SP Brad Keller, Fringe, 57.0 Points
SP Logan Webb, Hops, 57.0 Points
SP Chris Bassitt, Clovers, 54.0 Points
RP Will Crowe, Fish, 50.0 Points
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