Lead Story - 3/25/2026

Season 28 Award Winners

Congratulations to the winners and their owners!

MVP WINNERS:
LAD 2B Barack Irving…..76% 🏆[WINNER]🏆
MON RF George Fondy...59% 🏆[WINNER]🏆
MIN 3B Rudy Vaughn…...29%
HOU 1B Max Jones……..…29%
SEA 2B Jason Funk………….6%


CYA WINNERS:
MIN SP Max Russo…..65% 🏆[WINNER]🏆
TOR SP Tink Hence…..65% 🏆[WINNER]🏆
LAD RP Brian Porter….59%
MIN SP Roman Winnister….18%
CLE SP Monroe Bockus…..0%


ROY WINNERS:
OSA RF Aaron Huber…….88% 🏆[WINNER]🏆
LAA C Chile Thomas…..50% 🏆[WINNER]🏆
LAD LF Tyler Watlington…..41%
DET LF Carson Poole…………24%
SEA RP Ahmad Rodriguez……6%
OAK INF Conway Price…………0%


No-Hitters:
(Career totals in parentheses)

ARI Malcolm Brown -- Perfect Game (3rd)
PIT Vin Wicker -- Perfect Game (2nd)
KC Gil Jarvis -- Perfect Game (1st)
WAS Benito Madden -- Perfect Game (1st)
-ARI Dave Clarkson (2nd)
-LAD Dante Diamond (2nd)
-TB Lukas Young (1st)
-SEA Kumar Rocker (1st)
-CLE George Simpkins (1st)
-TOR Tink Hence (Playoffs) (1st)

Batting Champion:
—HOU 1B Max Jones (.344 BA)

Stolen Base Champion:
—STL CF Oscar Mercado (93 SBs/70%)

Home Run Champion:
—LAD 2B Barack Irving (51 Home Runs)

Strikeout King:
—TOR SP Tink Hence (11.2 K/9–2nd in league; 249 K’s—2nd in league)

Relief Pitcher of the Year:
—LAD RP Brian Porter (9-1, 1.43 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, 176.2 IP. Only 2 blown saves in 98 games) Back-to-back RPoY recipient.

**World Series MVP**
—SP Richard Guasch
2-0 record, 14.2 shutout innings, 0.75 WHIP, 9.2 K/9.


SILVER SLUGGERS
*Must have played at least 5 games at a position to qualify.
*All offensive stats are considered including BA, OPS, RBI’s, XBH, steals, etc.

NOTES:
-10 players received their 1st Silver Slugger.
-3 players received their 4th Silver Slugger.
-1 rookie won a Silver Slugger (OSA OF Huber).
-14 different teams had at least one player win.

C:
CHC Chipper Spyte (1st) and TOR Edmund Sanders (1st)

1B:
HOU Max Jones (1st) and LAA Archer Drakos (2nd)

2B:
LAD Barack Irving (4th) and SEA Jason Funk (1st)

3B:
MIN Rudy Vaughn (2nd) and ARI Taylor Trosky (2nd)

SS:
SDP Jamal Meek (1st) and ARI Korky Loaring (2nd)

OF:
MON George Fondy (1st)
MON Jamari Baylor (4th)
COL Ray Okoniewski (1st)
QUE Rhett Wiseman (4th)
MIN Skinny Bowen (2nd)
OSA Aaron Huber (1st)

DH:
SEA Kinley Carpenter (2nd) and MIN Karl Ulrich (3rd)

Flex:
PAP Ryan McMahon (1st) and LON Sonny Pinkerton (1st)


——“Close, but no cigar”——
These guys were heavily considered. Lots of close calls, some lost out by only a hair. But I wanted to at least highlight some really strong seasons that unfortunately just weren’t *quite* enough to make the cut. List of runner-ups and position they were best qualified for:

-CIN Joey Ford (C)
-MON Jake Fishman (3B)
-LAA Chile Thomas (C)
-SEA Tom Gilbert (OF)
-SEA Anthony Flores (SS)
-COL Mike Gesualdo (3B)
-OAK Mel Badenhop (OF/DH)
-ARI Bud Flowers (2B)
-CLE Garrett Hampson (Flex)
-STL Oscar Mercado (OF)
-STL Jayce Coutee (1B/Flex)
-PHI Jayson Gregg (OF)
-SFG Louis Bullinger (DH)
-BOS Corey Vanek (3B)
-ARI Noah Reach (C)

League Chat Box

3/9/2026

League News

Deck the Hall! OF Cliff Hall goes 1st overall to the Yankees………Does Kingman have the Midas touch? Buffaloes hope so and take him 2nd…….Former all-star Virgil Fitzgerald’s young son now a power prospect for Detroit; willing to play any position…….Taiwanese project Po-Jung goes 4th; big potential at premium position, best youth from Taiwan in decades……First pitcher off the board is Asher Ray at 5; huge K’s, streaky, and a HOF lineage…….Top college pitcher Rocco Imani falls to #16 amid concerns of competitive fire……Free agent market for relievers is LOADED; depth & top talent…… Starting pitcher market looks bleak; pundits think trades may be only avenue for true upgrades….Pirates finally sell team, now under new ownership; “There’s no where to go but up…right?”- PIT fan………..….

Balabanov baffles Rays, Astros win

Ozzie Balabanov struckout 8 Tampa Bay batters in a 8-4 win for the Astros. | Box

Cardinals ride Kuba to victory over Royals

Sullivan Kuba was brilliant last night, allowing just 1 hit over 6 innings, leading the Cardinals to a 4-3 win over the Royals. | Box

Pinkerton shines, Lions still lose to Boston

Sonny Pinkerton collected 4 hits last night, but it wasn't enough for the Lions. The Red Sox won the contest, 6-3. | Box

Pokkle unloads, Giants still lose

Ferris Pokkle blasted 2 homers, but it wasn't enough to lift the Giants over the Buffaloes. Osaka won by a score of 9-7. | Box

Hoekstra tosses shutout for Expos

New York is hoping not to see Kurt Hoekstra again for a long while. Hoekstra went the distance, leading Montréal to a 4-0 victory. | Box

3/25/2026

Season 29 Draft Info/Tags/Cuts/Stadiums

1st Round Picks:
—SDP 1st to Supersonics (SP Shawn Konoko trade)
—OAK 1st to Rockies (3B Gesualdo/CF Hamill trade)
—CIN 1st to Orioles (RP Caleb Heintzelman trade)
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1st Round Comp Picks: ($100+)
#1 QUE (UTL Gunny Evans)
#2 TBR (Harry Belden)
#3 TBR (RF Won Bin Cho)
#4 SEA (SP Ahmad Rodriguez)

#5 LON (RP Louis Kilmore)

#6 PIT (RP Curley Hartmann)

#7 TOR (1B Harry Owens)

#8 TEX (RP Eli Wood)

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2nd Round Picks:
—SDP 2nd to Twins (SP Fransisco Medina trade)
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2nd Round Comp Picks ($60+)

#1 QUE (SP Fred Kellogg)

#2 MIN (RP Bruce Regal)

#3 KCR (SP Seth Jackson)

#4 SEA (UTL Devon Morris)

#5 CLE (SP Bob Griffin)

#6 PAP (CF Jimmy Martin)

#7 CLE (3B Rufus Baylor)

#8 QUE (SP Zuri Boseman)
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COMP PICKS PLACED AT END OF ROUND
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IFA Posting Fees:
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Arbitration Cuts:
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Franchise Tags: (Season 28)
MIN SP Roman Winnister (2 years)
TOR SP Tink Hence (2 years)
HOU LF Montemayor (1 year)
STL SP Jett Murphy (2 years)
SEA SP Denny Hensiek (1 year)
QUE SS Jackson Holliday (1 year)
KCR SP Andre Pallante (2 years)
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Position Changes (Season 28)
PHI Dan Tolbert 2B/SS >>> 2B/1B
OAK Kennan Lowry RF/1B >>> RF/3B
ARI Joshua Ashby SS/UTL>>> UTL/UTL *Penalties incurred*
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Stadium Dimension Changes
Chicago Cubs Big Boost RHH>>>Mild Boost RHH. $10 of budget removed (returned after season).
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New Owner Cut Contracts
BAL OF Jacob Cantleberry ($24/1 cut)
KCR 2B Wayne Wells ($20/3 cut)
KCR 1B Grimm Becker ($20/3 cut)