Royals in the Fall -- Oct. 24 update

Hawaii -- West Oahu Canefires: The Canefires are 6-12 and still have the worst record in HWB.

IF Jeff Bianchi
last update (10/14) -- .371/.421/.850 OPS, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3 BB/11 K in 8 games (35 AB)
now -- .305/.359/.749, 3 2B, 1 3B, 11 RS (tied team lead), 3 RBI, 5 BB/17 K, 4/4 SB in 14 games (59 AB)
-- Bianchi is getting playing time but his numbers have fallen off somewhat....he's dropped to fifth in the league in batting, which still isn't bad....he is scoring runs and is perfect in SB, but hopefully these numbers stabilize rather than continuing to drop.

P Tyler Chambliss
last update -- 0-1, 1 hold, 4.00 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 6 BB/8 K, .222 OAV, 1 HRA in 9 IP of relief in 4 games
now -- 0-1, 1 hold, 1 for 2 in saves, 3.29 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 6 BB/11 K, .212 OAV, 1 HRA in 13 2/3 IP of relief in 6 games
-- Chambliss has picked it up over his last two games to decrease his WHIP, ERA and opponents' batting average while picking up a save....his ERA is fourth best on the team and both his ERA and WHIP are second best out of the pen.

P Blake Wood
last update -- 0-1, 4.91 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, 7 BB/20 K, .261 OAV, 0 HRA in 3 starts and 11 IP
now -- 0-1, 4.80 ERA, 1.80 WHIP, 8 BB/27 K, .302 OAV, 1 HRA in 4 starts and 15 IP
-- still tied for league lead in Ks, and his K/IP and K/BB are still pretty good....his K/IP and K/BB have actually improved after getting 7 Ks with 1 BB in his last start....he's getting hit even harder than before as his WHIP has declined but his ERA has improved slightly.

Arizona -- Surprise Rafters: The Rafters are 10-3 and have the best record in the AFL.

2B Marc Maddox
last update -- .571/.625/1.482 OPS, 3B, 2 RBI, BB, SB in 2 G (7 AB)
now -- .500/.571/1.253, 2 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 5 BB/6 K, 1/2 SB, 1 E in 7 games (22 AB)
-- has deserved and gotten more playing time and is still producing very well....leads team in batting and OBP....also leads team with 11 hits.....we'll see if this lasts, but he could be the team's best story coming out of the AFL.

OF Chris Lubanski
last update -- .200/.250/.650 OPS, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB/2 K in 4 G (15 AB)
now -- .189/.279/.630, 2B, 3B, HR, 7 RBI, 5 BB/5 K, 7 RS, 1 E in 10 G (37 AB)
-- his poor start hasn't gotten any better....he is hitting for some power with 3 XBH out of 7 hits....it's disappointing to see him do this everywhere he goes.

1B Kila Kaaihue
last update --.143/.333/.905 OPS, 1 HR (only hit), 3 RBI, 2 BB/3 K in 2 G (7 AB)
now -- .350/.536/1.286, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 8 BB/5 K, 6 RS in 6 G (20 AB)
-- has picked up the offensive pace nicely since last update....leads team in OPS and SLG (.750) as a part-timer at 1B....also has been able to take some walks at the plate....4 XBH out of 7 hits.

OF Jose Duarte
last update -- .000/.143/.143, 1 RBI, RS, 1 BB/1 K in 2 G (5 AB)
now -- .000/.125/.125, 2 RBI, RS, 2 BB/4 K in 4 G (13 AB)
--as a reminder, Duarte's designated to play only on weekends....still no hits in the league, but does have a couple ribbies.

P Dusty Hughes
last update -- 0-0, 3.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 0 BB/2 K, 0 HRA in 1 start and 3 IP
now -- 1-0, 1.64 ERA, 0.55 WHIP, 1 BB/7 K, 1 HRA in 3 starts and 11 IP
-- Hughes is pitching well as he's tied for the team lead in IP and also ERA and WHIP for those with more than 5 IP....nothing much to point out as a weakness thus far....after a solid year at Wichita, he's continuing to put himself on the prospect map....surely he can take Dan Christensen's 40-man spot.

P Tyler Lumsden
last update -- 1-0, 13.50 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 0 BB/3 K, 2 HRA in 1 G and 2 IP of relief
now -- 1-0, 5.68 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 2 BB/7 K, 2 HRA in 3 games and 6 1/3 IP of relief
-- an improvement from before, but still not much to brag about out of Tyler....K/BB is good in small sample size....right now is a wait-and-see situation.

P Nate Hoelscher
last update -- 0-0, 1 hold, 0.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, BB/2 K, 0 HRA in 2 G and 2 IP of relief
now -- 1-0, 1 save, 1 hold, 1.80 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, BB/4 K, 0 HRA in 5 G and 5 IP of relief
-- still fairly solid work out of Nate.

P Greg Atencio
last update -- 0-0, 27.00 ERA, 4.00 WHIP, 3 BB/0 K, HRA in 1 G and 1 IP of relief
now -- 0-0, 27.00 ERA, 3.50 WHIP, 3 BB/2 K, 2 HRA in 2 G and 2 IP of relief
-- I guess it went sideways from last time, but now I'll say again... it can only go up from here, hopefully.

P Devon Lowery
last update -- no stats
now -- 0-0, 0.00 ERA, hold, K in 1 G and 1 IP of relief
-- Devon makes his AFL debut....we'll see how much work he gets from here.