Royals Give Up; Win 3rd Straight; Fall 7 Back

Posted by KilgoreTroutIII

The Royals seem to believe they can no longer catch the Nats. With their third straight victory, they fell seven games behind the streaking Nats. The race now is for the second, third, and fourth draft picks next year after the Nats make Bryce Harper the highest paid draftee in history. After Wednesday’s games, here are the standings:

The Bryce Harper Sweepstakes Race
Team       Record               GB           To Reach 58-104
Nats      47-92   .338          –              11-12       .478
KC         54-85   .388          7               4-19        .174
Pitts       54-84   .391        7.5              4-20       .167
O’s         56-83   .403           9              2-21        .087

See the full post at Natinals Natin.

KC Wins, Falls 5 Games Back

Posted by KilgoreTroutIII

KC won Monday, falling 1/2 game further behind the idle Nats. The Pirates started another losing streak, the Reds lost, and the O’s and Indians were also idle. The standings after Monday’s games:

The Bryce Harper Sweepstakes Race

Team       Record               GB           To Reach 60-102
Nats      47-90   .343          –               13-12       .520
KC         52-85   .380          5                8-17        .320
Pitts       54-82   .397        7.5               6-20       .231
O’s         56-81   .409           9                4-21       .160
Cleve     60-76   .441         13.5            0-26       .000

Reds      63-74   .460         16   (lose 28 of 25)  (.120)

For previous posts on the race see: Natinals Natin

Nats One Step Closer; Reds Eliminated?

Posted by KilgoreTroutIII

As the Nats moved one step closer to winning the rights to draft The Chosen One, Bryce Harper, by losing for the seventh straight game, their three closest pursuers kept pace by dropping their games as well. But they each have one fewer game to lose. And bye-bye Ohio: the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians effectively removed themselves from the race by tripping up and winning games, falling 15.5 and 13.5 games back.

To see the standings after Friday’s games in The Bryce Harper Sweepstakes Race go to The Natinals Natin.

The Bryce Harper Sweepstakes Race

Posted by KilgoreTroutIII

If the Nats go 14-14 the rest of the way, they would finish 60-102. And it’s not out of the question to play .500. They were 20-21 under Jim Riggleman prior to the current six game losing streak. So, if it’s .500, and if Kansas City goes 9-20, they’d tie. Or the Reds could tie by finishing 0-29. Till a team wins the sweepstakes, we’ll post the standings. And we’ll let you know as each team drops out.

See the current standings in The Bryce Harper Sweepstakes Race at Natinals Natin.