NALB - July 2010

The Brooklyn Knights started July on fire, winning their first 12 games. The Knights struggled a bit for the rest of the month losing 8 out of their next 13 games. Brooklyn’s 19-8 record in July easily maintained their first-place lead over the Mudcats. The Axemen and Slam stayed on top of their respective divisions. The Corals, however, slipped a bit and the Maples tied them with a 60-48 record.

July 31 marked the NALB’s trade deadline. Several trades were made during the month:

• The Nashville Firecats traded 33-year-old shortstop Kelly Harrington to the Las Vegas Luck, getting 34-year-old reliever Jeff Daughters and 23-year-old minor league shortstop Nakazo Goto in return.
• The Richmond Slam traded 32-year-old right fielder Shawn Cuyler to the Luisville Beasts, getting 31-year-old starting pitcher Joe Lehr and 18-year-old minor league left fielder Seth McGeoch in return.
• The Las Vegas Luck traded 27-year-old starting pitcher Harvey Fishback to the Richmond Slam, getting 19-year-old minor league left fielder Alberto Pajón and 23-year-old minor league left fielder Michael Crowson in return.
• The St. James Crusaders traded 39-year-old second baseman Clarence Ferraro, 23-year-old starting pitcher Whitney Sanders and $1,310,000 in cash to the Phoenix Rattlers, getting 31-year-old reliever Jerry Rigney in return.
• The Quebeck Sky Chiefs traded 26-year-old starting pitcher Junji Arakawa to the St. James Crusaders, getting 19-year-old minor league starting pitcher Howard Grow and 19-year-old minor league shortstop Butch Beatrix in return.
• The Dunedin Otters traded 25-year-old catcher Charles Attaway to the Washington Allies, getting 25-year-old starting pitcher Lewis Mcgrew, 31-year-old reliever Chris Nelson and 20-year-old minor league shortstop Ángelo García in return.
• The Richmond Slam traded 32-year-old right fielder Babe Edwards to the Nashville Firecats, getting 30-year-old reliever Walt O'connell and 24-year-old minor league shortstop Kel Peterson in return.
• The Quebeck Sky Chiefs traded 26-year-old first baseman David Mcaleer and 22-year-old minor league third baseman Howard Burford to the St. Rock Mudcats, getting 37-year-old shortstop Steamboat Schultz in return.

July 2010 awards:

League 1
Batter of the Month: John Edwards (Cornfield Axemen)
Pitcher of the Month: Ralph Kerfoot (Brooklyn Knights)
Rookie of the Month: Hsiao-lou Yeh (Brooklyn Knights)

League 2
Batter of the Month: Travis Araoz (Stade Maples)
Pitcher of the Month: Kid Wilson (St. James Crusaders)
Rookie of the Month: Héctor De Echevarría (Richmond Slam)