Shackamaxon/London trade

The Shackamaxon Lenape and London Dragons have a trade to announce:

Shackamaxon sends SP John Cooper and AA 2B Tom Martin to London for SP Bruce Roughley.

Lenape GM Michael Weintraub explains: "This move was more about the future than the present. We have a lot of good infield prospects in the low minors we wanted to promote, and this move frees up a spot for one of them. We also feel that Roughley is a better starting option for our playoff chase."

Time will tell if Shackamaxon regrets losing either Cooper or Martin, or both...

Just A Reminder...

... that the trading deadline is this sim.  Get those trades in.  :)

July II Sim Complete

Game Date:  7/30/2025

Standings:
Adams: Brooklyn has a ten game lead in the division.
Zotti: Seattle leads by twenty two games.
Signorino: Philadelphia's lead in the division is nine games.
Wild Card: Brick and Shackamaxon are tied for the wild card lead.

Awards & Accomplishments
Seattle 3B Terry Hubbard named Player of the Week for the third time this season (7/7)
Brooklyn 1B Andy Robertson named Player of the Week (7/14)
Seattle's Bruno Talamentez pitches a no-hitter against Hickory (7/18)
Seattle 1B Masahide Ueda named Player of the Week (7/21)
Houston 1B Nigel Bryant named Player of the Week for the second time this season (7/28)

Significant Injuries:
London 1B Mauro Ocascio is done for the season with a torn calf muscle.
Atlanta 3B Mark Smith, quad strain, 7 weeks.
Atlanta SS Callum Ganyon, torn labrum, 2 months.
London SP Alan Blessing, elbow tendinitis, 2-3 months.
London RP Joel Rojas, ulnar nerve irritation, out for the season.
Antelope Valley SP Clarence Craig, sore shoulder, 8 weeks.
Atlanta LF Britt Atkinson, torn meniscus, 3 months
Hickory 1B Jesus Flores, concussion, 2-3 weeks.
Houston RP Kenneth Moore, broken hand, 2-3 months.
Ohio SS Gary Nicholson, dislocated shoulder, 3 months.
Houston RF Jesus Barcello, torn meniscus, 2-3 weeks.
Brick 2B Felipe Mendoza, shoulder tendinitis, 3-4 weeks.
Hickory SP Monte Carver, ruptured finger tendon, out for the season.

Milestones:
London 3B Bruce Parker reaches 300 home runs.

Next sim:  Sunday night

Shackamaxon/Maui trade

Last season, the Maui Mashers and the Shackamaxon Lenape faced off in a thrilling LCS battle that was won by the Lenape in seven games. That series seemed to tip the fortunes of the Mashers, as they have disappointed this season, not even a year after winning 95 games and the Signorino League pennant.

In exchange for top 1B prospect Luis Lozano and a 3rd round pick in the 2026 amateur draft, the Mashers have agreed to send starter Bartolo Olivarez and closer Carlos Árias to the Lenape.

Shackamaxon GM Michael Weintraub explains, "We have started making a move in the wild-card chase, but our pitching is still lagging behind the offense. There have been some improvements to the bullpen, with the return of Will Stout and emergence of stud prospect Carlos Placeres. We're just adding Árias to the mix. Olivarez will slide into the back of the rotation and hopefully stabilize it."

As for the loss of top prospect Lozano, Weintraub stated, curtly, that incumbent first baseman David Seibel is under contract through next season. He was noncommittal when asked about extending Seibel beyond 2026.

Maui Fire Sale

OK, now it's clear my team isn't going anywhere this year, so Maui is officially open for business on the trade front.  Nearly anyone is available.  Shoot me an email at guitar_shark@hotmail.com if you have any interest.

July II Sim Done

The sim is done and is currently (11:46PM EDT) uploading.  I'm not going to wait up to do a summary... I'll do that tomorrow.

The next sim will be on Sunday night and will cover the period to July 30 -- stopping a day early to give us an extra sim before the trading deadline.

Sim Tomorrow Night

Sorry, but life got in the way.  We'll try again tomorrow night.