Week 4 notes and records

[Astros GM (Adam)]

Week 4 notes and records

Division leaders:
- Orioles
- Royals
- Rangers
- Marlins
- Brewers
- Rockies

Wild Card leaders:
- Angels
- Astros
- White Sox
- Braves
- Pirates
- Giants

Notes:
- There were no division lead changes this week.
- The closest division race is in the NL East, where the Marlins hold a 2.5 game lead over the Braves.
- 4 teams in the AL hold a .537 winning percentage. The first tiebreaker (total wins) is all that separates the Rays from the early wild-card lead.
- The currently ownerless Mets are within 0.5 wins of a wild-card spot.
- Congrats to the Marlins for a 9-1 victory over the Phillies. Honorable mention goes to the Royals, Pirates, Mariners, and Brewers for scoring 8 points or better.
- All teams met the AB and IP minimums. Pirates skillfully picked up 3.5 pitching points with only 11.2 IP.
- Season stats show both Cubs and Reds as top 10 teams despite the slow start record-wise.

Records:
- The Cardinals stole 13 bases, bringing them into a 2nd place tie with the 2016 Cardinals and the 2017 Diamondbacks.
- The Pirates’ 0.00 ERA in 11.2 innings displaced the 2019 Cardinals for 5th place all-time.
- Pirates’ 0.514 WHIP ranks 3rd overall.

Week 5 matchups to watch:
- Reds and Marlins. (Will the Reds’ results match their underlying stats?)
- Royals and Rangers. (Potential playoff matchup.)

[St. Louis GM (Bert)]

2023 & 2016 Cardinals

[Red Sox GM (Nick)]

I told my team Friday we couldn’t have the public embarrassment of not only getting shut out but also having it enshrined in Stephen’s weekly update. I pulled out all the managerial moves Sunday to limit the damage!

[Reds GM (Kyler)]

for some reason being a top 10 team in roto compared to a bottom 5 in real standings makes me feel worse about my team. My immediate response to the Week 5 Matchups to Watch prompt was "probably not" lol.

[St. Louis GM (Bert)]

May 1, 2023 13:57:10 GMT -5 Reds GM (Kyler) said:

for some reason being a top 10 team in roto compared to a bottom 5 in real standings makes me feel worse about my team. My immediate response to the Week 5 Matchups to Watch prompt was "probably not" lol.

Hey, I was excited to finally put together a full week! I've been up before the weekend only to fall apart, I think I was up 7-3 on the Brewers at one point before it turned into a 8-1-1 drubbing fit for the (real life) A's.

[White Sox GM (Micheal)]

May 1, 2023 13:24:32 GMT -5 Red Sox GM (Nick) said:

I told my team Friday we couldn’t have the public embarrassment of not only getting shut out but also having it enshrined in Stephen’s weekly update. I pulled out all the managerial moves Sunday to limit the damage!

I looked Friday and was completely in shock. But I knew it wouldn’t last. I had my Double A pitchers throwing this weekend. Never good to post 7+ ERA’s in consecutive days.

[Guardians GM (Jay)]

I'm simply trying to hang in there until my injured SP's get healthy. Not trying to panic with a lot of the season left. Oh, and waiting for my position players to start hitting.

Wait, I have no pitching and hitters that can't hit....I think I'm having a panic attack!!!

[Rangers GM (Stephen)]

Records page updated.
Nearly forgot... whoops!