August I Sim (Finally) Done

Game Date
Aug 16, 2017

Who Uploaded?
Danville
Hickory
Houston
Los Angeles
Maui
Ohio
River Cities
Saskatoon
Seattle

Standings:
Adams:  Cleveland leads by nine over Hickory
Zotti:  Seattle stretches their lead to six over Ohio
Signorino:  Maui... oh, why even bother?  :)
Wild Card:  Hickory and Ohio are tied for the lead, three games ahead of Saskatoon

Awards:
Maui's Octavio Cabrales named Player of the Week (8/1)
Cleveland captured 2/3 of the monthly awards with 3B John Grondin winning Batter of the Month and James Turner winning Pitcher of the Month
River Cities 1B Travis Sparrow won Rookie of the Month
Saskatoon RF Santiago Salazar wins Player of the Week (8/8)
LF David Kerry (Seattle) wins Player of the Week (8/15)

News:
Due to the ruling by the Commissioner, the River Cities/Hickory trade was reworked to 2B Timothy Palacio for minor league catcher Christobal Cordero.

Injuries:
River Cities SP Robert Brown (shoulder), out for the season
Hickory SP Frank Osborne (bone chips), out until early October
Brooklyn SP Franklin Lakey (bone chips), out for the season
Maui 3B Octavio Clabres (fractured ankle), out until around July 2017
Houston RF Hal Pires (torn ankle ligaments), out for the season

Milestones
Saskatoon's Brian Frison reached 300 home runs -- the 13th player to do so.
Los Angeles' Ricky Peppers reached 1000 RBI -- the 10th player to make it that far.
River Cities John Hukill scored his thousandth run -- the 10th player to do so

Next Sim:
Next Saturday night.