RCL Update: The Week That Was, Week 17, 2025

Just a quick hitter this week with a three day week thanks to the All-Star break.  I hope you are all feeling recharged and ready to lock in for the final ten weeks in the Razzball Commenter Leagues.  With no baseball scores to check obsessively, many managers looked to make some trades this past week.  We had eleven deals processed this week, with four more processing today that will be in next week’s update.  We also had some impressive numbers put up in just three days.  We’ll look at that and take a quick look around the RCL universe for the week that was, week 17.

‘PERTY ‘PERTS

Each week we’ll peek in at our resident ‘perts to see who is laying claim to best “expert” RCLer in the land.  We’ll take notes, check the standings and generally stalk them.  The heading is also hyperlink, so feel free to follow along as we go.

Despite a three day week, there was plenty of movement in Perts!  Knoche and Coolwhip each dropped 6.5 points this week thanks to 7.08 and 5.72 ERAs, respectively.  They both dropped two places in the standings, spots that were picked up by Cram It, B_don, Grey, and Marmos.  Marmos had the biggest gain of the week, 3.5 points.

RAZZSLAM STANDINGS UPDATE

Each week we’ll also take a look at the top ten overall standings in our other Razzball sponsored league, the RazzSlam.  This is our NFBC Best Ball league with managers from all across the industry, from content providers to fans and readers just like you.

Alright, we’re officially in playoff/cutline mode in the Razzslam!  If you weren’t top five in your league, see you next year.  Our championship bracket top ten includes Taylor Case still holding it down.  Rudy made a nice push in the short week to move into eighth overall!

The first round will be from week 17-19, and I can never remember how many teams from the Championship Tier make it, but I do know the top five from the WC tier make it to the next round. It might be everyone in the Championship Tier makes it forward.  Here are the current WC standings:

I know there is a cutdown to 20 teams for the final round (top 18 in Championship and top two in WC).  I guess we’ll see what happens in two weeks!

TRADES

All the trades that have gone down in the past week.  Public ridicule is not only allowed, but encouraged.

Deals, deals, deals!  It was Cristopher Sanchez and Chandler Simpson week, it seems, as teams look to make a move in the stolen base category and grab an All-Star snub.  It’s also a great time to trade middle-of-the-road closers for a return before they get traded to be middle relievers and lose all value.  I love Backdoor Cutters trade for Logan Webb, for example.  JamScandal currently leads the entire RCL in HRs, so he can spare Schwarber there—still, great looking deal for MellonBallers.

WEEKLY LEADERS

The best of the best from the week that was.

R – 36 – Man or Stroman? (RCL 24), Longballers (RCL 35), & Losers Club (RCL 6)

HR –16 – Ctownrebel (RCL 20)

RBIs – 37 – Vincognito (RCL 35) & Can’t Truss It (RCL 34)

SB – 8 – Rube Waddell’s Shiny Objects (RCL 17), bellow (RCL 7), & Vin Two Four (RCL 24)

AVG – .356 – Longballers (RCL 35)

K – 49 – cjsullivan3 (RCL 28)

W – 6 – cjsullivan3 (RCL 28)

SV –  5 – Vin Thirty (RCL 30), Uncle Kush (RCL 7), & glass for you (RCL 34)

ERA (Min. 15 IP) – 0.42 – Tyreebones (RCL 34) (in 21.2 IP)

WHIP (Min. 15 IP) – 0.607 – Gary’s Team (RCL 25) (in 28 IP)

No records this week with the short week and lack of innings, but 16 dingers in three days is insane.  Feels good seeing Vin and me peppered on the board with Vin landing three teams.  RCL 34 continues to play tough, posting three teams this week.

61.4% of the schedule has been completed. 614 IP would be on pace for the 1000 IP minimum. 859 IP is on pace for the maximum 1400 IP.

VinWins also took a look at all our current leaders and the pace they are on vs the all-time RCL records.  Also included is last year’s totals for comparison.  In a slow week, let’s take a look:

HOME RUNS – 285 JamScandal (NOTLZ) Pace: 464  (2024: 389)  Record: 440

STOLEN BASES – 173  milothecat (NOTLZ), password is taco ( RCL 12) Pace: 282 (2024: 328)   Record: 328

RUNS – 788 Isotopes (RCL 33) Pace: 1284 (2024: 1210) Record: 1454

RBI – 822 JamScandal (NOTLZ) Pace: 1340 (2024: 1179)   Record: 1300

AVERAGE – .276 password is taco (RCL 14) Pace: .276  (2024: .278)  Record: .297

WINS – 83 cpierce77 (RCL 31) Pace: 99* (2024: 118)  Record: 122

SAVES – 122 Texas Leaguer (RCL 25) Pace: 199* (2024: 193)  Record: 258

STRIKEOUTS – 1252 cpierce77 (RCL  31) 1176.33 IP Pace: 1490* (2024: 1635)  Record: 1851 (1400 IP limit Record: 1769)

ERA (600 IP Min) – 2.69 WM&D (CAUGHT LOOKING) 810.33 IP Pace: 2.69  (2024: 2.95)  Record: 2.56

WHIP (600 IP Min) – 0.989 Lindorphins (RCL 2025 30) 803.67 IP Pace: 0.989 (2024: 1.039)  Record: 0.986

* Current leader (dependent on IP)

TEAM OF THE WEEK

Our weekly shout out to the team that killed it the previous week.

Team: cjsullivan3

League: RCL 28

Stats:   AVG: .270, R: 28, HR: 11, RBI: 22, SB: 4

IP: 48, ERA: 2.25, WHIP: 1.292, K: 49, W: 6, SV: 0

Summary: No saves!?  What is this is a three-day week?  Oh, it is, well then.  In just three days, CJ moved from seventh to fourth in RCL 28.  Impressive numbers all around in a very abbreviated week.  Eugenio Suarez and Luis Robert Jr. were the offensive leaders for CJ. Both hit .500, with Gino blasting four home runs and driving in seven, while Luis Robert Jr. had three steals and seven runs scored. Willy Adames added a couple solo shots. On the pitching side, only Jesus Luzardo (spell check suggested Jesus Hazardous, appropriately enough) performed poorly. Gavin Williams led the way with a win and 11 strikeouts. Chris Bassitt, Garrett Crochet, Merrill Kelly, Jose Soriano, and Kris Bubic all added wins. Of this group, only Luzardo was drafted by the team. Crochet (along with Kyle Tucker) was acquired May 21 in a trade for Yordan Alvarez, Matthew Liberatore, and Francisco Lindor!  Well played.

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