[Ben E Lou]

APRIL 2003

THIS MONTH’S RECORD: 8-12
OVERALL RECORD AT MONTH-END: 8-12
CURRENT STANDING: Last, 3 games behind division-leading Mets. It is a very close division early on.

MAJOR INJURIES:
None.

TEAM NEWS FROM THIS MONTH

Tuesday 4/8/2003:
James Wuest crushes 2 homers against San Diego.

Monday 4/14/2003:
James Wuest hits a 452-foot homerun!!

Tuesday 4/22/2003:
Abel Pardo has 4 hits against Philadelphia.

Tuesday 4/29/2003:
Dewey Baumer strikes out 12 against Florida.

MAJOR LEAGUE PERFORMANCES OF NOTE/LINEUP CHANGES/ROTATION CHANGES:
SP Lopez has struggled early. He’s 0-1 with an 8.83 ERA in four starts. 25-year-old Castonguay starts off 3-0, 3.18. On the whole, we’re in the middle of the pack pitching-wise, with a 4.24 ERA (14th).

Offensively, we’re only hitting .235 (25th) as a team. CF Wuest (1.146 OPS, 9HR) and #8 hitting SS Pardo (.300) are the notable exceptions to our struggles offensively.

SEASON-TO-DATE TEAM STATISTICAL LEADERS
AVG: CF Wuest--.333
HR: CF Wuest--9
RBI: CF Wuest--17
SB: UT Sweeney--4
SP ERA: Castonguay—3.18
RP ERA: Thornley—0.63
SAVES: Marmolejo--4
SP K’s: Castonguay--33

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT:

Monday 4/21/2003 :
Vincent Fisher seems to have lost some bat speed, resulting in less contact...
Richard Marano has lost some power...

Monday 4/28/2003 :
Michael Bedoya increased his bat control, resulting in more contact!
Daniel Houtz seems to have lost some of his feel for his stuff...

Bedoya becomes a 3.5 star prospect. Houtz drops a bit to four stars.

AAA NOTES
SP Hikoshirou Haruhiko—3-0, 1.39, (6/5/4), 4 stars
MR Harold Mcallister—1-0, 0.82, (7/6/7), 4.5 stars
3B/1B Harry “Pluto” Reid--.991 OPS (4/5/4), 5 stars
LF Russ Mangan--.902 OPS, (4/5/6), 4 stars

AA NOTES:
CL James Barta—0-2,4.73,8SV, (2/4/4), 5 stars
LF Michael Bedoya--.779 OPS, (3/3/2), 3.5 stars

A NOTES:
1B George Palafox--.541 OPS, (1/2/3), 4 stars
CF Bernard Romain--.671 OPS, (1/4/2), 3.5 stars

PERSONAL DIARY ENTRIES:
I asked Denise to marry me. She said too early.

TRADES
None.

MONTHLY AWARDS
American League-Pitcher of the Month:
Shawn Wilcox (MIN)!
He had a record of 2-0 in 5 games started, with an ERA of 1.27 and 1 shutouts.
American League-Batter of the Month:
Adam Spitz (TOR)!
He batted .493 in 75 AB, with 5 homers and 21 RBI.
National League-Pitcher of the Month:
Terry Hall (ARI)!
He had a record of 2-0 in 4 games started, with an ERA of 0.70.
National League-Batter of the Month:
Laurence Tobar (FLO)!
He batted .369 in 84 AB, with 7 homers and 29 RBI.

OTHER IMPORTANT LEAGUE NEWS
None.