Trade

The FFTs sent Delmon Young and Fred Lewis to the Warpigs for Brian Anderson, Garrett Atkins, and a player to be determined.

Trade

The FFTs sent Brandon Wood to the Warpigs for Ervin Santana.

Nucleus Players

I read some post about some league that basically started over by cutting down to 5 players. That would really suck, but it would be interesting. So here's my question to you...

If you had to cut down to 5, which 5 would you keep?

Warpigs go first:
1. Pujols
2. Beckham
3. Granderson
4. Fowler
5. Lind

Wow, that is a sucky group. Maybe it WOULD be a good idea to start over. Hehehe

The New Rookie Class

The following is a mock draft voted on by Strat players on the SomWorld Forum. They were considering all players getting their initial cards this season.

Notice that 10 of the first 11 are already ON NASOMA teams. Can we pick those uncarded guys or what?

Pick #1: Matt Wieters (Wieters 37 votes, Hanson 7)
Pick #2: Tommy Hanson (Hanson 30 votes, Beckham 15)
Pick #3: Gordon Beckham (Beckham 24 votes, Price 8)
Pick #4: Andrew McCutchen (McCutchen 24 votes, Price 12)
Pick #5: Rick Porcello (Porcello 19 votes, Price 12)
Pick #6: Colby Rasmus (Rasmus 21 votes, Price 19)
Pick #7: David Price (Price 24 votes, Andrus 14)
Pick #8: Elvis Andrus (Andrus 21 votes, Fowler/Feliz 10)
Pick #9: Dexter Fowler (Fowler 22 votes, Anderson 17)
Pick #10: Brett Anderson (Anderson 32 votes, Feliz 28)
Pick #11: Neftali Feliz (Feliz 28 votes)

Pre-Ordering Cards

According to Steve Barkan of SOM, the expected date for pre-ordering cards and computer games is January 4th.

I have no idea why the date is so late this year. It's usually before Christmas.

This also probably means we won't get cards until closer to March, but that's just my guess.

Winter Tracker

The Winter Tracker Link is now on the NASOMA Website. It was done before this last flurry of trades, but it's still helpful. Thanks DVs.

Trade

The Wahoos send Brian Fuentes and a 7th to the Inmates for Jesse Carlson.

2009 NASOMA League Pitching Leaders - Team

Team Leaders...

Wins
1. Warpigs 126
2. Buckeyes 98
3. Drillers 90
16. FFTs 61

E.R.A.
1. Buckeyes 3.28
2. Warpigs 3.32
3. Drillers 3.63
16. Killer Bees 4.88

Strikeouts
1. Warpigs 1,289
2. Drillers 1,274
3. Wahoos 1,240
16. Mavs 1,013

Saves
1. Buckeyes 61
2. Warpigs 57
3. Drillers 55
16. Inmates 20

Shutouts
1. Warpigs 14
2. Sidewinders 11
3. Inmates 10
3. Tweeners 10
16. Killer Bees 0

Runs Allowed
1. Buckeyes 584
2. Warpigs 606
3. Drillers 638
16. Killer Bees 883

Hits Allowed
1. Warpigs 1,218
2. Sidewinders 1,273
3. Drillers 1,307
16. FFTs 1,579

Homers Allowed
1. Buckeyes 112
2. Drillers 149
3. Mavs 150
16. Killer Bees 229

Walks
1. Warpigs 449
2. DVs 460
3. Drillers 492
16. Killer Bees 740

Complete Games
1. Nads 42
2. Killer Bees 31
3. Sidewinders 28
16. Fungoes 10

Run Differential
1. Warpigs +429
2. Wahoos +119
2. Sidewinders +119
16. Mavs -152

2009 NASOMA League Pitching Leaders - Individuals

Individual Leaders...

Wins
1. Roy Halladay, DVs 24-10
2. Tim Lincecum, Drillers 22-8
2. Cliff Lee, Warpigs 22-5
4. Jeremy Guthrie, SuperGoofs 18-12
4. Paul Maholm, Pastas 18-12
4. Justin Duchscherer, Warpigs 18-2

Saves
1. Joe Nathan, Drillers 42
2. Grant Balfour, Buckeyes 35
3. Jon Papelbon, Fungoes 33
4. Mariano Rivera, FFTs 32
5. Taylor Buchholz, Wahoos 29
5. Joey Devine, Rhinos 29

E.R.A. (162 IP minimum)
1. Greg Maddux, Buckeyes 2.16
2. Rich Harden, Warpigs 2.60
3. Joe Saunders, Nads 2.77
4. Ben Sheets, Rhinos 2.83
5. Roy Halladay, DVs 2.86

Shutouts
1. Rich Harden, Warpigs 4
1. Jesse Litsch, Warpigs 4
3. Justin Duchscherer, Warpigs 3
3. Johan Santana, Inmates 3
3. Carlos Zambrano, Sidewinders 3
3. Gavin Floyd, Inmates 3

Strikeouts
1. Tim Lincecum, Drillers 284
2. Roy Halladay, DVs 248
3. Ryan Dempster, Nads 232
4. Edison Volquez, SuperGoofs 227
5. C.C. Sabathia, Rhinos 226
5. A.J. Burnett, Rhinos 226

Innings Pitched
1. Roy Halladay, DVs 271.0
2. Johan Santana, Inmates 256.1
3. C.C. Sabathia, Rhinos 252.0
4. Brandon Webb, Nads 250.1
5. Tim Lincecum, Drillers 250.0

Appearances
1. Armando Galarraga, Mavs 120
2. J.C. Romero, Mavs 80
3. Craig Breslow, DVs 75
4. Ryan Madson, DVs 73
5. Brad Ziegler, Mavs 71

Winning Percentage (15 decisions minimum)
1. Justin Duchscherer, Warpigs .900 (18-2)
2. Cliff Lee, Warpigs .815 (22-5)
3. Jesse Litsch, Warpigs .810 (17-4)
3. Rich Harden, Warpigs .810 (17-4)
5. Greg Maddux, Buckeyes .737 (14-5)

Complete Games
1. Brandon Webb, Nads 11
1. Ryan Dempster, Nads 11
3. Joe Saunders, Nads 10
3. C.C. Sabathia, Rhinos 10
3. Justin Verlander, Killer Bees 10

The most losses were by Chad Billingsley of the Killer Bees who went 11-24.

The most hits allowed were by Brandon Webb of the Nads who allowed 287 base hits.

The most homers were allowed by Chad Billingsley of the Killer Bees who surrendered 42.

The most walks were issued by Edinson Volquez of the SuperGoofs with 121

The most runs were allowed by Jair Jurrjens of the Killer Bees who gave up 159.

2009 NASOMA League Batting Leaders - Team

Team Leaders...

Runs Scored
1. Warpigs 1,035
2. Wahoos 862
3. Killer Bees 820
16. Tweeners 608

Batting Average
1. Warpigs .289
2. Wahoos .282
3. FFTs .268
16. Tweeners .236

Home Runs
1. Warpigs 258
2. Killer Bees 257
3. Nads 217
16. Tweeners 115

Base Hits
1. Wahoos 1638
2. Warpigs 1625
3. FFTs 1547
16. SuperGoofs 1294

Walks
1. Warpigs 996
2. Wahoos 817
3. Killer Bees 808
16. Tweeners 583

Doubles
1. Wahoos 401
2. Warpigs 389
3. Sidewinders 358
16. Killer Bees 244

Triples
1. Warpigs 51
2. Pastas 46
3. Rhinos 43
16. Killer Bees 18

Stolen Bases
1. Fungoes 225
2. Rhinos 207
3. Tweeners 165
16. Killer Bees 51

On Base Pct.
1. Warpigs .375
2. Wahoos .357
3. Sidewinders .348
16. Tweeners .299

Slugging Pct.
1. Warpigs .513
2. Nads .454
3. Killer Bees .448
16. Tweeners .366

OPS
1. Warpigs .888
2. Wahoos .800
3. Nads .796
16. Tweeners .665

Strikeouts
1. Tweeners 1033
2. Warpigs 1035
3. DVs 1064
16. Inmates 1251

Errors
1. Nads 71
1. Buckeyes 71
3. Warpigs 72
16. Inmates 124 (and the only team with over 100 errors)

2009 NASOMA League Batting Leaders - Individuals

Individual Hitting...

Batting Average
1. Chipper Jones, Warpigs .363
2. Albert Pujols, Warpigs .351
3. Joe Mauer, Sidewinders .336
4. Mark Teixeira, Killer Bees .332
5. Justin Morneau, Wahoos .324

Home Runs
1. Mark Teixeira, Killer Bees 47
2. Albert Pujols, Warpigs 43
2. Ryan Howard, Inmates 43
4. Adrian Gonzalez, Nads 41
5. Chipper Jones, Warpigs 38

Runs Batted In
1. Albert Pujols, Warpigs 138
2. Mark Teixeira, Killer Bees 125
3. Carlos Beltran, Sidewinders 121
4. Brad Hawpe, Killer Bees 116
5. Ryan Ludwick, Drillers 115

Runs Scored
1. Albert Pujols, Warpigs 138
2. Chipper Jones, Warpigs 117
3. Mark Teixeira, Killer Bees 115
4. Dustin Pedroia, Wahoos 114
5. Grady Sizemore, Fungoes 110

Stolen Bases
1. B.J. Upton, Rhinos 70
2. Jose Reyes, Pastas 56
3. Chone Figgins, Fungoes 48
4. Brian Roberts, Tweeners 44
5. Jacoby Ellsbury, Drillers 43

Base Hits
1. Dustin Pedroia, Wahoos 212
2. Ichiro Suzuki, FFTs 206
3. Albert Pujols, Warpigs 201
3. Mark Teixeira, Killer Bees 201
5. Joe Mauer, Sidewinders 198

Doubles
1. Dustin Pedroia, Wahoos 56
1. Nick Markakis, Sidewinders 56
3. Carlos Beltran, Sidewinders 52
4. Chase Utley, DVs 51
5. Nate McLouth, Nads 50

Triples
1. Curtis Granderson, Warpigs 21
2. Jose Reyes, Pastas 14
3. Ryan Braun, Rhinos 12
3. David DeJesus, Mavs 12
5. Ichio Suzuki, FFTs 11

Walks
1. Jack Cust, Buckeyes 121
2. Albert Pujols, Warpigs 113
3. Adam Dunn, Inmates 99
4. Joe Mauer, Sidewinders 96
4. Carlos Pena, Killer Bees 96

On Base Pct.
1. Chipper Jones, Warpigs .462
2. Albert Pujols, Warpigs .458
3. Joe Mauer, Sidewinders .429
4. Mark Teixeira, Killer Bees .425
5. Milton Bradley, Wahoos .422

Slugging Pct.
1. Albert Pujols, Warpigs .665
2. Chipper Jones, Warpigs .648
3. Mark Teixeira, Killer Bees .637
4. Manny Ramirez, Warpigs .629
5. Alex Rodriguez, Rhinos .590

OPS
1. Albert Pujols, Warpigs 1.122
2. Chipper Jones, Warpigs 1.110
3. Mark Teixeira, Killer Bees 1.062
4. Manny Ramirez, Warpigs 1.042
5. Alex Rodriguez, Rhinos 1.009

The player striking out the most times was Ryan Braun of the Rhinos with 166.

The player with the most errors was Felipe Lopez of the Tweeners with 29.

The player with the most times caught stealing was B.J. Upton of the Rhinos with 28.

The league leader in At Bats was Ichiro Suzuki of the FFTs with 721 (just edging out Dustin Pedroia of the Wahoos with 719).

The player hit the most by a pitch was Chase Utley of the DVs with 36.

Not every team keeps Sac Hits, but the leader was Jacoby Ellsbury of the Drillers with 25.

Not every team keeps Sac Flies either (which doesn't make sense as SFs affect a player's OB%), but the leader was Lance Berkman of the Fungoes with 11.

There were three batters with enough plate appearances to qualify (502 PA) who hit under .200 for the year, and two of them were Inmates:
1. Jack Cust, Buckeyes .180
2. Adam Dunn, Inmates .189
3. Rick Ankiel, Inmates .199

And finally, the player to accumulate the most ABs without a homer is also an Inmate:
1. Ryan Theriot, Inmates 581 AB / 0 HR

Range Ratings

There is a link on the NASOMA website.

The 1's...

C - Martin, Mauer, Y.Molina, Varitek
1B - Kotchman, Teixeira, Youkilis, Pujols, Adrian Gonzalez
2B - A.Hill, Hudson, Pedroia
3B - Figgins, Rolen, Zimmerman, Longoria, Beltre
SS - Rollins, Tulowitzki, Andrus(!), J.Wilson, Bartlett
LF - Crawford, N.Morgan, Span
CF - N.Morgan, C.Gomez, Kemp, Hunter, Bourn, F. Guiterrez, Adam Jones
RF - Ichiro, Markakis, R.Sweeney

Trades

DVs send Craig Breslow and Ryan Madson to the Wahoos for Ryan Sweeney and a Reserve Spot.

Pastas send Carlos Delgado to the Sidewinders for Brandon League.

Sidewinders send Scott Downs and their 6th round pick to the Pastas for Jeremy Hermida.

Pastas send their 3rd, 4th, and 6th round picks to the Drillers for Carlos Lee, Jorge Posada, and Hong-Chih Kuo.