Week 18 scoring update

The head-to-head regular season is over, and the eight playoff spots have been claimed. Pitch You Blockhead earned the No. 6 seed over Hammerin Hank by virtue of a 74-point advantage in the overall point standings. And the Triple-A's claimed the eighth and final playoff berth by a nine-point overall margin over the Arbitration Losers.

As the top 2 seeds, the Fresh Fish and Misfits simply need to post wins either in Week 19 or Week 20 to advance to the semifinals. As for the matchups between the Rookies-Pitch You Blockhead and BAWG-Halladay Road, it basically becomes a two-week game -- the team the score the most points over the next two weeks advances to the semifinals.

Meanwhile, the Arbitration Losers and Pickle Bugs take a two-week hiatus before re-engaging for the consolation title.

First-round playoff matchups

(1) Fresh Fish vs. (8) Triple-A's

(2) Misfits vs. (7) Hammerin Hank

(3) Rookies vs. (6) Pitch You Blockhead

(4) Billy Ashley Wind Generator vs. (5) Halladay Road

Week 18 head-to-head finals

Rookies 229, Triple-A's 166

Arbitration Losers 171, Pickle Bugs 143

Misfits 242, Hammerin Hank 145

Pitch You Blockhead 198, Fresh Fish 157

BAWG 191, Halladay Road 134

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3438

2. Misfits (Reid) 3180

3. BAWG (Rich-Brian) 3022

4. Rookies (Henry) 2998

5. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 2876

6. Hammerin Hank (Pete) 2802

7. Halladay Road (Bill) 2798

8. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2738

9. Triple-A's (Ken) 2554

10. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2545

Saturday update

If the head-to-head season ending today, the playoff seeds would be: 1, Fresh Fish; 2, Misfits; 3, Rookies; 4, BAWG; 5, Halladay Road; 6, Pitch You Blockhead; 7, Hammerin Hank; 8, Arbitration Losers. These seedings are based on all of the teams leading right now winning this week. All have comfortable but not insurmountable leads. The other battle is the overall points tiebreaker between the Losers and T-A's. The Losers must finish ahead of T-A's to make the playoffs, and right now they hold a six-point lead.

Head-to-head scores

Rookies 148, Triple-A's 116

Arbitration Losers 136, Pickle Bugs 101

Misfits 156, Hammerin Hank 100

Pitch You Blockhead 137, Fresh Fish 99

BAWG 134, Halladay Road 91

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3380

2. Misfits (Reid) 3094

3. BAWG (Rich-Brian) 2965

4. Rookies (Henry) 2917

5. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 2815

6. Hammerin Hank (Pete) 2757

7. Halladay Road (Bill) 2755

8. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2696

9. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2510

10. Triple-A's (Ken) 2504

Players acquired

• SS Danny Espinosa, by Pickle Bugs (July #1)
• C Wilin Rosario, by Pitch You Blockhead (July #3)
• SS Paul Janish, by Halladay Road (August #1)
• RP Jason Motte, by Misfits (July #3)

Week 18 roster changes

Players acquired

• 3B Todd Frazier, by Halladay Road (July #1)
• C Yasmani Grandal, by Pitch You Blockhead (July #2)
• OF Carlos Gomez, by Misfits (July #2)
• SP Matt Harvey, by Arbitration Losers (July #3)
• SP Mike Leake, by BAWG (July #3)

Players released

• C Jesus Flores
• SP Trevor Bauer
• C Geovany Soto

Midweek replacements

Halladay Road -- On Wednesday, placed 3B Pablo Sandoval on disabled list; activated 3B Todd Frazier

Pickle Bugs -- On Wednesday, activated SP Aaron Harang as emergency pitcher for SP Matt Garza

Arbitration Losers -- On Thursday, activated C Jonathan Lucroy from disabled list; benched C Geovany Soto


Trade

Billy Ashley Wind Generator traded OF JD Martinez and SP Edwin Jackson to Hammerin Hank for OF Alfonso Soriano


Week 18 active roster changes

ROOKIES: No changes

PICKLE BUGS: No changes

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Released C Jesus Flores; benched 1B Anthony Rizzo and SP Anibal Sanchez; activated 1B Yonder Alonso C Yasmani Grandal and sP Yovani Gallardo

HAMMERIN HANK: Traded OF Alfonso Soriano; benched SP Randy Wolf; activated OF JD Martinez and SP Edwin Jackson

FRESH FISH: Benched OF Chris Young and SP Wade Miley; activated OF Justin Ruggiano and SP Trevor Cahilll

BAWG: Benched OF Alex Amarista and SP Adam Wainwright; activated OF Alfonso Soriano and SP Michael Fiers

MISFITS: Benched OF Carlos Quentin and SP Lance Lynn; activated OF Carlos Gomez and SP Kyle Lohse

HALLADAY ROAD: Benched OF Norichika Aoki and SP Josh Johnson; activated OF Drew Stubbs and SP Bud Norris

TRIPLE-A'S: Benched 1B Lance Berkman, OF Logan Morrison and SP Jeff Samardzija; activated 1B Garrett Jones, OF David DeJesus and SP Jon Niese

ARIBTRATION LOSERS: Benched 1B Bryan Lahair and SP Ross Detwiler; activated 1B Brandon Belt and SP Matt Harvey

Week 17 scoring update

Sorry for the delay. The Commish was on vacation. But here's the situation heading into week 18, the final week of the head-to-head regular season

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish (Rick) 3281

2. Misfits (Reid) 2938

3. BAWG (Rich-Brian) 2830

4. Rookies (Henry) 2769

5. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 2678

6. Halladay Road (Bill) 2664

7. Hammerin Hank (Pete) 2657

8. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2595

9. Triple-A's (Ken) 2388

10. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2374

Week 17 head-to-head finals

Triple-A's 161 Pickle Bugs 149

Misfits 173, Pitch You Blockhead 171

Billy Ashley Wind Generator 225 Rookies 183

Hammerin Hank 201 Halladay Road 184

Fresh Fish 170, Arbitration Losers 130

Head-to-head standings

1. Fresh Fish 15-2

2. Misfits 10-7

3. Rookies 9-8

4. Halladay Road 9-8

5. BAWG 8-9

6. Hammerin Hank 8-9

7. Pitch You Blockhead 7-10

8. Triple-A's 7-10

9. Pickle Bugs 6-11

10. Arbitration Losers 6-11

Playoff possibilities

• Fresh Fish has clinched No. 1 seed to playoffs, and Misfits has essentially clinched No. 2 seed.
• Rookies and Halladay Road will be seeds No. 3 to 6.
• BAWG, Hammerin Hanks have clinched playoff berths.
• Pitch You Blockhead has essentially clinched a playoff berth
• Triple-A's will clinch playoff berth with a win or with loss and Arbitration Losers win, as long as Losers don't outscore Triple-A's by 14 points.
• Pickle Bugs clinch with win and Triple-A's loss.
• Arbitration Losers clinch with win and Triple-A's loss and  Losers outscore Triple-A's by 15 points in Week 18. 

Week 17 roster changes

Players acquired

• SP Homer Bailey, by Triple-A's (July #2)
• RP Kenley Jansen, by Pitch You Blockhead (July #1)
• OF Alex Amarista, by BAWG (July #2)
• SP Ross Detwiler, by Arbitration Losers (July #2)

Players released

• OF Cameron Maybin
• OF Gregor Blanco
• OF Jason Bay

Trade

Arbitration Losers traded SS Stephen Drew to Fresh Fish, who traded SP Vance Worley to Halladay Road, who traded 1B Bryan Lahair to Arbitration Losers

Midweek replacements

Fresh Fish: On Thursday, benched SS Everth Cabrera; activated SS Stephen Drew (acquired in trade)

Arbitration Losers: On Thursday, benched 1B Brandon Belt; activated 1B Bryan Lahair (acquired in trade)

Halladay Road: On Friday, benched SP Zach Greinke, activated SP Kevin Correia as emergency pitcher

Week 17 roster moves

ROOKIES: No changes

PICKLE BUGS: No changes

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Benched SP Yovani Gallardo; released RP John Axford; activated SP James McDonald and RP Kenley Jansen

HAMMERIN HANK: Benched SP Jair Jurrjens; activated SP Randy Wolf

FRESH FISH: Benched OF Justin Ruggiano; activated OF Chris Young

BILLY ASHLEY WIND GENERATOR: Benched OF JD Martinez, SP Edwin Jackson and SP Michael Fiers; activated OF Alex Amarista, SP Erik Bedard and SP Adam Wainwright

MISFITS: No changes

HALLADAY ROAD: Benched SP Bud Norris; activated SP Vance Worley

TRIPLE-A'S: Benched SP Jonathan Niese and 1B Garrett Jones; activated SP Homer Bailey and 1B Lance Berkman

ARBITRATION LOSErs: Placed SP Johan Santana on disabled list; benched SP Trevor Bauer; activated SP Tim Lincecum and SP Ross Detwiler

Week 16 roster changes

Players released

SP Bronson Arroyo, by Halladay Road

Week 16 active roster changes

ROOKIES: No changes

PICKLE BUGS: No changes

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Benched SP James McDonald; activated SP Anibal Sanchez

HAMMERIN HANK: No changes

FRESH FISH: No changes

BAWG: Bench SP Adam Wainwright; activated SP Michael Fiers

MISFITS: Bench OF Tyler Colvin and SP Kyle Lohse; activated OF Andre Ethier and SP Lance Lynn

HALLADAY ROAD: Benched SP Kevin Correia and OF Drew Stubbs; activated OF Michael Cuddyer and SP Roy Halladay

TRIPLE-A'S: Placed 1B Todd Helton on the disabled list; moved 1B Lance Berkman for DL to bench

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Benched SS Stephen Drew, OF Dexter Fowler and SP Tim Lincecum; activated SS Jimmy Rollins, OF Justin Upton and SP Trevor Bauer

Week 15 roster moves

Players acquired

• OF Tyler Colvin, by Misfits (July #1)
• SS Ruben Tejada, by BAWG (July #1)
• OF Justin Ruggiano, by Fresh Fish (July #1)
• 1B Garrett Jones, by Triple-A's (July #1)

Players released

• C Devin Mesoraco, by Pickle Bugs
• OF Jordan Schaefer, by Halladay Road
• 2B Mark Ellis, by Arbitration Losers
• OF John Mayberry, by Arbitration Losers

Week 14 midweek changes

MISFITS: On Thursday; placed OF Andre Ethier on DL; activated OF Lucas Duda

BAWG: On Friday, placed SS Dee Gordon on DL; activated SS Ruben Tejada

FRESH FISH: On Sunday, placed OF Giancarlo Stanton on DL; activated OF Justin Rugigano

Week 15 active roster changes

ROOKIES: Placed SS Andrelton Simmons on disabled list; benched SP Chad Billingsley; moved 2B Marco Scutaro to SS; activated 2B Chase Utley and SP Matt Cain

PICKLE BUGS: Benched SP Carlos Zambrano; activated SP Ryan Dempster

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: No changes

HAMMERIN HANK: Benched OF Juan Rivera; activated OF Matt Kemp from disabled list

FRESH FISH: No changes

BILLY ASHLEY WIND GENERATOR: No changes

MISFITS: Benched OF Lucas Duda and SP Lance Lynn; activated OF Tyler Colvin and SP Tim Hudson

HALLADAY ROAD: Benched OF Michael Cuddyer and SP Bronson Arroyo; moved 1B Corey Hart to OF; activated 1B Ryan Howard and SP Kevin Correia

TRIPLE-A'S: Placed SP Andrew Cashner on disabled list; benched OF Cameron Maybin; moved 1B Logan Morrison to OF; activated 1B Garrett Jones and SP Ricky Nolasco

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Benched SS Jimmy Rollins, OF Justin Upton and SP Trevor Bauer; activated SS Stephen Drew, OF Emilio Bonafacio and SP Johan Santana

Sunday's report

The FBLG enters the All-Star break with a glimmer of hope for the nine owners in pursuit of the Fresh Fish. The Fish lost Giancarlo Stanton for 4-6 weeks, and they didn't have a dominant pitching week. Still, they posted 186 points on the week and another weekly win, clinching the No. 1 seed to the head-to-head playoffs with a 13-1 record.

With a 343-point overall lead, the Fish can afford to lose steam over the next four weeks. But if Stanton can return by the time the head-to-head playoffs begin, that will make a formidable form even stronger.

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2782

2. Misfits (Reid) 2439

3. Rookies (Henry) 2340

4. BAWG (Rich-Brian) 2301

5. Halladay Road (Bill) 2292

6. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 2265

7. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2226

8. Hammerin Hank (Pete) 2184

9. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 2046

10. Triple-A's (Ken) 2039

Head to head scores

Pitch You Blockhead 215, Arbitration Losers 157

Fresh Fish 186, Rookies 171

BAWG 215 Hammerin Hank 182

Triple-A's 182 Misfits 158

Holliday Road 189 Pickle Bugs 184

Week 14 roster changes

Week 13 mid-week replacements

BAWG: On Thursday, benched 2B Jose Altuve, activated Danny Espinosa
MISFITS: On Sunday, benched OF Andre Ethier (missed 3 games), activated OF Carlos Quentin

Players acquired

• 2B Danny Espinosa, by BAWG (June #2)
• SP Mike Fiers, by BAWG (June #3)
• SP Mark Buehrle, by Hammerin Hank (June #2)
• 1B Anthony Rizzo, by Pitch You Blockhead (June #3)
• SP Andrew Cashner, by Triple-A's (June #2)
• SP Trevor Bauer, by Arbitration Losers (July #1)

Players released

• RP Jason Motte
• 2B Danny Espinosa
• 3B Todd Frazier
• SP J.A. Happ
• SP Daniel Hudson
• C Josh Thole

Week 14 active roster changes

ROOKIES: Benched SP Matt Cain; activated SP Chad Billingsley

PICKLE BUGS: No changes

PITCH YOU BLOCKHEAD: Conditionally placed 3B Chris Johnson on disabled list; benched 1B Yonder Alonso and SP Yovani Gallardo; activated 1B Anthony Rizzo, 3B Ty Wigginton and SP Anibal Sanchez

HAMMERIN HANK: Benched SP Randy Wolf; activated SP Mark Buehrle

FRESH FISH: No changes

BILLY ASHLEY WIND GENERATOR: Released 2B Danny Espinosa; benched SP Erik Bedard; activated 2B Jose Altuve and SP Jordan Zimmermann

MISFITS: Benched OF Lucas Duda and SP Tim Hudson; OF Carlos Quentin and SP Lance Lynn

HALLADAY ROAD: Benched SP Kevin Correia; activated SP Bud Norris from disabled list

TRIPLE-A'S: Released SP J.A. Happ; benched 1B Todd Helton, OF David DeJesus; moved OF Logan Morrison to 1B; activated OF Cameron Maybin, OF Mike Morse and SP Andrew Cashner

ARBITRATION LOSERS: Moved SS Stephen Drew from disabled list to bench; released SP Daniel Hudson; benched SP Johan Santana; activated SP Chris Capuano and SP Trevor Bauer

Week 13 report

Another week, and the Fresh Fish clinch something else. This week, the Fish basically clinched the No. 1 seed to the head-to-head playoffs. The Fish won to improve to 12-1 and the Misfits, Rookies and Halladay Road all lost, falling to 7-6. The Misfits had the worst of it, scoring a nice week of 213 -- only to lose by 3 points. And the Arbitration Losers, after 12 weeks in the cellar, finally broke into ninth place, thanks to a 92-point week by the Triple-A's.

Overall standings

1. Fresh Fish (Rick) 2596
2. Misfits (Reid) 2281
3. Rookies (Henry) 2169
4. Halladay Road (Bill) 2103
5. BAWG (Rich-Brian) 2086
6. Pitch You Blockhead (Scott) 2050
7. Pickle Bugs (Jon) 2042
8. Hammerin' Hank (Pete) 2002
9. Arbitration Losers (Tim) 1889
10. Triple-A's (Ken) 1857

Head-to-head finals

Pitch You Blockhead 239, Rookies 189

Pickle Bugs 216, Misfits 213

Fresh Fish 188, Halladay Road 165

Billy Ashley Wind Generator 180, Triple-A's 92

Arbitration Losers 188, Hammerin' Hank 166