NALB - July 2012

Most of the divisional races changed little in July. In League 1, the Mudcats gained one game on the Knights while the Otters narrowed the Firecats lead by 3.5 games. In League 2, the Corals maintained a 9.5 game lead over the Maples and the Rattlers surged from last place to just 5.5 games behind the Slam.

With the trading deadline on July 31, it was a very active month. Brooklyn made several trades at the end of the month:

• The Brooklyn Knights traded 22-year-old minor league second baseman Yoshinori Higashi, 21-year-old minor league reliever Francesco Delogu and 24-year-old minor league reliever Nicol Buytelaar to the Key West Corals, getting 24-year-old minor league reliever Mathieu Lemay in return.
• The Brooklyn Knights traded 22-year-old minor league shortstop Don Polkinghorne, 23-year-old minor league reliever Wesley Aarden and 20-year-old minor league reliever Andrés Rivera to the Nashville Firecats, getting 19-year-old minor league closer Sardar Dzhafarov in return.
• The Brooklyn Knights traded 24-year-old minor league reliever Steve Taylor, 20-year-old minor league reliever Rodrigo Morán, 19-year-old minor league reliever Lorenzo Torres and 21-year-old minor league catcher Ha-Neul Kim to the Richmond Slam, getting 22-year-old minor league catcher Chase Combs and 20-year-old minor league catcher Lorenzo Torres in return.
• The Brooklyn Knights traded 22-year-old minor league shortstop Matt Frazier, 26-year-old minor league reliever Juan Ramos and 22-year-old minor league reliever Howard Lee to the Quebeck Sky Chiefs, getting 23-year-old minor league shortstop Toyokazu Yamashita in return.

July 2012 awards:

League 1
Batter of the Month: Hsiao-lou Yeh (Brooklyn Knights)
Pitcher of the Month: Jose Smith (St. Rock Mudcats)
Rookie of the Month: Lariel Gómez (Brooklyn Knights)

League 2
Batter of the Month: Roy Dabbs (Key West Corals)
Pitcher of the Month: Tracy Corkhill (Phoenix Rattlers)
Rookie of the Month: Lou Woodman (Key West Corals)