S30 Playoffs, League Leaders

Playoff Picture (if the season ended today)

*In the event of a tie, last season's record was used as a tie-breaker

By Current Record (52 games remaining):

AL North Champ: Milwaukee (63-47)

AL East Champ: Boston (63-47)

AL South Champ: Nashville (71-39)

AL West Champ: Salem (82-28)

AL Wildcard 1: Vancouver (66-44)

AL Wildcard 2: New York (57-53)

NL North Champ: Scranton (68-42)

NL East Champ: Cincinnati (59-51)

NL South Champ: Louisville (66-44)

NL West Champ: Seattle (68-42)

NL Wildcard 1: Texas (60-50)

NL Wildcard 2: Wichita (58-52)

AL Matchups:

(4) Milwaukee vs. (5) Vancouver

Winner faces (1) Salem

(3) Boston vs. (6) New York

Winner faces (2) Nashville

NL Matchups:

(4) Cincinnati vs. (5) Texas

Winner faces (1) Seattle

(3) Louisville vs. (6) Wichita

Winner faces (2) Scranton

Notes:

-Boston might view the #3 seed as a blessing…they have been upset for three consecutive seasons when receiving a first-round bye.

-New York would become the first AL North team to clinch a wild-card berth in 8 seasons.

-Vancouver advanced to game 7 of the World Series as a wild-card team last season.  They are currently 16 games behind Salem in the AL West, but still hold a better record than the #3 and #4 seeds in the AL.

-Seattle would earn their third straight #1 seed.  They were upset in the DCS during each of the past two seasons.

-Scranton has won the NL pennant for two consecutive seasons, both times as the #3 seed.

-Cincinnati is Pine Tar’s comeback team, after winning only 61 games last season.

-Who wouldn’t want to see an Arfy vs. Jibe playoff matchup?

By Exp PCT (Expected Winning Percentage) – determined by run differential:

AL North Champ: Milwaukee (.559)

AL East Champ: Boston (.633)

AL South Champ: Nashville (.679)

AL West Champ: Salem (.688)

AL Wildcard 1: St. Louis (.571)

AL Wildcard 2: Vancouver (.568)

NL North Champ: Scranton (.648)

NL East Champ: Wichita (.533)

NL South Champ: Louisville (.550)

NL West Champ: Seattle (.658)

NL Wildcard 1: Texas (.540)

NL Wildcard 2: Albuquerque (.505)

AL Matchups:

(4) Milwaukee vs. (5) St. Louis

Winner faces (1) Salem

(3) Boston vs. (6) Vancouver

Winner faces (2) Nashville

NL Matchups:

(4) Wichita vs. (5) Texas

Winner faces (1) Seattle

(3) Louisville vs. (6) Albuquerque

Winner faces (2) Scranton

Notes:

-St. Louis sneaks into the first wild-card spot, pushing Vancouver to the #6 seed and knocking New York out of the playoffs.  This would give the AL West three playoff teams.

-Wichita wins the NL East instead of Cincinnati, who would be out of the playoffs.  Albuquerque clinches the final wild-card berth to make their second playoff appearance in 14 seasons.


League Leaders:

Listed below are the Pine Tar Season 30 league leaders in various statistical catagories, their projected total after the remaining 52 games, and the Pine Tar all-time record holders for those categories.  Players who are on-track to tie or break a record have been noted with bold font.

Category		League Leader - S30 Total		Projected Total		Pine Tar Record Holder - Total
Batting Average		Blaine Moore (Roc) - .399		.399		Randy Podsednik - .398
Homeruns		Rubby Prieto (Sal) - 43		63		Jim Blair - 69
Runs Batted In		Rubby Prieto (Sal) - 111		163		Bob Wood - 203
Stolen Bases		Tony Tatis (Hou) - 53		78		Brandon Kline - 166
Runs Scored		Gus Justice (NY) - 104		153		Ronald Clyburn - 169
OPS %		Blaine Moore (Roc) - 1.108		1.108		Frank Martin - 1.240
Pitching Wins		Rock Randall (VC) - 17		25		Rich Meyers - 25
Earned Run Avr		Tim Daubach (Sea) - 1.75		1.75		John Rucker - 1.79
WHIP		Tim Daubach (Sea) - 0.93		0.93		Tim Daubach - 0.87
OAV		Javier Carrasco (IA) - .200		.200		Tim Daubach - .177
Saves		Juan Sierra (Sea) - 34		50		3 Tied - 54
Pitching Strikeouts		Rock Randall (VC) - 152		224		Warren Hargrave - 273
Complete Games		Eddie Plant (Wic) - 6		9		D.Shipley, W.Sizemore - 15
IF Plus Plays		Vladimir Toregas (SWB) - 25		37		Travis Fiore - 40
OF Plus Plays		Cliff Gray (Jac) - 16		24		Hank Truman - 37
OF Assists		Napoleon Charles (Hou) - 9		13		Ariel Villano - 27
Caught Stealing %		Cesar Durazo (Sal) - .64		.64		Nick Miles - .534