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4/22/2026

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Traded Picks
ATL trades 2040 1st to ARI, traded to COL
PHI trades 2040 1st to MIA
DET trades 2040 1st to TEX
ATL trades 2040 2nd to ARI
DET trades 2040 2nd to COL
PIT trades 2040 2nd to OAK
OAK trades 2040 2nd to PIT
WAS trades 2040 2nd to TEX
NYM trades 2040 2nd to BAL

ATL trades 2041 1st to ARI
DET trades 2041 1st to MIA
PHI trades 2041 1st to MIA
ATL trades 2041 2nd to ARI
WAS trades 2041 2nd to TEX

Traded Cash
MIA trades $19 to PHI for 2040
HOU trades $12 to NYM for 2040
COL trades $18 to DET for 2040
HOU trades $4 to DET for 2040
HOU trades $9 to PHI for 2040
NYM trades $2 to HOU for 2040
TEX trades $8 to WAS for 2040
BAL trades $6 to NYM for 2040

Cut Players
HOU owes OF Willie Reynoso $6 ($0 - 2040; $6 - 2041; $0 - 2042)
SFG owes 2B Jon Crawford $12 ($12 - 2040)

2026 Tournament Challenge Prizes
Results
HOU receives $5 in additional IAFA cap space -
This amount will not be subtracted from your salary cap, but it will be counted towards a higher signing bonus offer. (e.g. Offer $25 bonus, $20 comes from cap, $5 comes from this bonus).

BAL receives free Rookie Minicamp -
You will still only get one minicamp. It will be free of charge. The minicamp still must follow the standard eligibility requirements.

DET receives +2 Fire to any player -
DET selects SP Korky Jones

4/15/2026

A New Era for LoCo

Over the Midseason Break, the league sent out a vote that would bring about the biggest change in the history of the League of Controversy, completely changing the way teams earn, and lose, money. This system took inspiration from older video games such as MLB the Show (10 to be specific), and aims to simulate media, league, and fan expectations. Please note that these will not go into effect until 2041 Spring Training. Here is an overview on the changes:

Due to harsher financial penalties, rule 564 has been removed from the rulebook. It has been removed now as no team currently is in danger of triggering it.
564 - Anti-Tanking Penalty
To promote competitive balance and deter intentional losing, no organization is permitted to receive a Top 5 overall pick in the first round for three consecutive seasons. If a team’s natural draft position (based on standings) falls within the Top 5 for a third consecutive season, their selection is automatically demoted to the 10th overall pick. If multiple teams trigger this penalty in the same season, they will be slotted starting at the 10th pick and ordered according to standard draft tie-breaking procedures. If a team originally slotted at #6 or lower moves into the Top 5 solely because a penalized team was dropped to #10, this "promoted" pick does not count toward that team's consecutive Top 5 streak.

Next, there has been a change to rule 573. The following adjustment will be made at the start of 2041 Spring Training.
573 - Position Switches
Owners may request one position switch per offseason for a $2 permanent fee. A $2 Salary Adjustment is added to the player's annual salary for the remainder of their current contract.

And finally, the primary change, the new budget model. You will receive you goals for the 2041 season at the conclusion of this season. The first change is the replacement of Rule 722 with the following:
722 - Defending the Baseline
All teams must meet foundational performance targets to maintain their current budget. Failure results in a -$1M penalty per missed goal.

Goal #1: The Floor (Universal): All teams must win 65+ games.

Goal #2: The Expectation (Tiered): Teams must meet win targets based on their previous season’s draft slot:
Picks 27-30: 95+ Wins
Picks 23-26: 90+ Wins
Picks 19-22: 85+ Wins
Picks 13-18: 80+ Wins
Picks 1-12: 70+ Wins

Next, Rule 723, 724, and 725 will be added.
723 - Growth & Postseason Aspirations
Goal #3: Aspirations: Teams drafting 1-20 receive +$1M for reaching the postseason. Teams drafting 21-30 receive +$1M for winning their division.
Special Rule: Teams drafting 28-30 receive a -$1M penalty if they miss the postseason entirely.

Goal #4: The Postseason Bounty: Non-cumulative rewards based on highest achievement:
Win World Series: +$3M
Win League Pennant (Reach WS): +$2M
Win Division Series (Reach LCS): +$1M

724 - Performance & Volatility
Teams can earn multiple bonuses or penalties based on the following:
Top 8 in Runs Scored AND Runs Allowed: +$1M
Bottom 8 in Runs Scored AND Runs Allowed: -$1M
Improve by 20+ Wins vs. last season: +$1M
Regress by 20+ Wins vs. last season: -$1M

725 - Universal Bonuses
Winning an MVP, Cy Young, or Manager of the Year (MOTY) grants a +$1M bonus. This category is capped at a maximum of +$1M per team regardless of how many awards are won.

3/4/2026

Charlie Montoyo Passes Away Doing What He Loved; Ford Sweaty Named New Manager

The organization is saddened — though admittedly not entirely surprised — to announce that longtime manager Charlie Montoyo passed away peacefully in the dugout this morning in Florida while watching pitchers and catchers report to spring training.

He was 92 years old, though several players insisted he had been listed as “92” since at least 2033.

Montoyo was found in his usual seat, lineup card in hand, watching bullpen sessions with his trademark calm expression. Coaches initially believed he had simply fallen asleep, which had happened occasionally during long pitching changes over the years. It wasn’t until the third straight reliever reported and Montoyo didn’t signal for a fourth that staff realized something was different.

Doctors later confirmed he passed quietly, doing what he loved most: evaluating middle relievers and probably wondering why nobody could throw a consistent slider anymore.

Montoyo managed the club from 2020 through 2039. He remained committed to the game well into his tenth decade, routinely arriving at the ballpark before players, grounds crew, and in at least one case, the sunrise.

Team officials acknowledged that for years there had been a running assumption Montoyo might someday die in the dugout.

“Honestly, we figured this would’ve happened around 2034,” one longtime staff member admitted. “At some point, he just became part of the furniture. A very wise, lineup-making piece of furniture.”

Players remembered him fondly as steady, unflappable, and seemingly immune to the passage of time.

“Pitch clocks came and went. Robot umpires showed up. Three different stadium renovation plans happened,” one veteran said. “Charlie stayed exactly the same.”

Ownership released the following statement:

“Charlie Montoyo gave everything he had to this organization — including, ultimately, his final breath somewhere between the seventh bullpen fastball and a coach asking if he wanted coffee. We are comforted knowing he left us in the only place he ever truly wanted to be: the dugout.”

In accordance with Montoyo’s wishes — which were handwritten on the back of a lineup card sometime in 2036 — Ford Sweaty has been named the club’s new manager.

Sweaty will take over immediately and is expected to bring fresh leadership, modern energy, and a pulse.

The team will honor Montoyo throughout the season. His dugout seat will remain untouched on Opening Day, though coaches confirmed they will still ignore most of the bullpen suggestions he likely would have made.

Charlie Montoyo is survived by generations of players, coaches, fans, and at least four pitching prospects he was still “waiting on.”

Funeral arrangements are pending, though several players suggested simply leaving him in the dugout, where he probably would’ve preferred to stay anyway.

3/3/2026

Minicamp/Stadium Renovations/Position Switches

Rookie Minicamp-
(Return $10 after season)
ATL - RP Octavio Davenport
HOU - OF Toby Dansby
KCR - OF Jayson Trevisani
LAD - SP Chris Savage
MIA - RP Eddy Washington
NYY - 2B Alvin Nelson
OAK - SP Orlando Tucker
PHI - SP Blaise Hawley
PIT - SP Bubba Gamble
SDP - RP John Dietrich

Stadium Renovation-

Position Switch-
MIL - 1B Mark West to 3B

2/16/2026

2039 Free Agency

IAFA Results:
C Boban Vlatko (LAA): $10
3B Jim-Bob Hickfarmer (HOU): $12
OF Elías Hilmar (PHI): $15
SP Yeong Jun-ho (SDP): $20
CL Tony 'Anthony' Antonelli (SEA): $27

Moved Players
C(1B) Beam, Addison: KCR/2/$1/$0/$2
C(C) Bridgewater, Vance: COL/2/$1/$0/$2
C(C) Buttertuttee, Ghee: PHI/2/$1/$0/$2
C(C) Cordray, Evan: CHC/1/$2/$0/$2
C(C) Labinski, Rich: DET/2/$1/$0/$2
C(C) Mahcuk, Sokon: DET/2/$4/$0/$8
C(C) Mayfield, Squire: LAD/1/$2/$0/$2
C(1B) McNish, Nick: BAL/2/$1/$0/$2
C(1B) Olivas, Al: ARI/4/$5/$0/$20
C(DH) Quick, Wesley: LAD/1/$2/$0/$2
C(1B) Smith, Jeb: NYM/2/$1/$0/$2
C(DH) Wayswoks, Al: PIT/6/$18/$1/$123
1B(3B) Creek, Russ: CIN/2/$1/$0/$2
1B(DH) Gencarelli, Frank: TEX/2/$1/$0/$2
1B(1B) Riesenberg, Billy: CWS/2/$1/$0/$2
1B(OF) Schwartzentruber, Seth: MIN/1/$2/$0/$2
1B(OF) Wallace, Phil: ARI/4/$5/$0/$20
2B(SS) Bishop, Rob: TEX/1/$2/$0/$2
2B(3B) Davis, Earl: OAK/6/$13/$1/$93
2B(SS) Johnson, Scotty: SEA/2/$3/$0/$6
2B(3B) Keizo, Sako: PIT/2/$3/$0/$6
3B(2B) Causey, Stan: LAD/3/$5/$0/$15
3B(SS) Dow, David: OAK/4/$5/$0/$20
3B(DH) King, Daryle: KCR/3/$6/$-1/$15
3B(2B) Luna, Vladimir: CIN/5/$12/$0/$60
3B(DH) Marty, Rusty: SEA/1/$2/$0/$2
3B(1B) Mina, Rayan: MIN/2/$3/$0/$6
3B(1B) Valdez, Murry: CLE/2/$3/$0/$6
3B(2B) Weiss, Gary: KCR/2/$1/$0/$2
SS(3B) Blanchette, Connor: HOU/1/$2/$0/$2
SS(2B) Cauley-Stein, Clint: HOU/1/$2/$0/$2
SS(IF) Criscito, Denis: OAK/4/$7/$0/$28
SS(SS) Cruz, Julio: SDP/1/$2/$0/$2
SS(2B) Maida, Michael: BOS/2/$1/$0/$2
SS(3B) Monger, Zach: CHC/4/$16/$-4/$40
SS(2B) Rodriguez, Benny: CHC/1/$2/$0/$2
SS(SS) Sakamoto, Hayato: BOS/2/$1/$0/$2
SS(IF) Venegas, Adrian: MIA/6/$23/$-3/$93
OF(3B) Armstrong, Chris: MIA/1/$2/$0/$2
OF(OF) Bruschi, Dave: NYY/2/$2/$0/$4
OF(3B) Culp, Elden: STL/2/$2/$1/$5
OF(OF) Fielder, Jadyn: BOS/2/$1/$0/$2
OF(OF) Harris, Joseph: NYM/6/$12/$0/$72
OF(1B) Hasselbeck, Ben: SEA/1/$2/$0/$2
OF(DH) Hayes, Charley: SEA/1/$2/$0/$2
OF(1B) Levy, Theo: MIA/2/$1/$0/$2
OF(OF) Martinez, Charles: SDP/1/$2/$0/$2
OF(1B) McGovern, Vince: TOR/6/$17/$0/$102
OF(OF) Mendoza, Vincent: DET/6/$12/$0/$72
OF(1B) Page, Kent: PHI/2/$1/$0/$2
OF(2B) Prial, Gil: PIT/2/$2/$1/$5
OF(OF) Ring, Grant: NYM/4/$5/$0/$20
OF(OF) Robertson, Bill: NYY/2/$1/$0/$2
OF(3B) Roy, Daniel: CLE/6/$27/$0/$162
OF(OF) Sedlacek, Gat: ATL/1/$28/$0/$28
OF(OF) Sutton, Stanley: SEA/1/$2/$0/$2
OF(3B) Tate, Luis: COL/2/$1/$0/$2
OF(1B) Tatum, Huey: LAD/2/$5/$0/$10
OF(OF) Vadeboncoeur, Damien: SDP/1/$2/$0/$2
OF(1B) Yamaguchi, Koki: CHC/2/$1/$0/$2
IF(IF) Lee, Abel: BAL/2/$1/$0/$2
SP Ballentine, Stephan: CLE/2/$2/$0/$4
SP Bowers, Tony: SDP/2/$2/$-1/$3
SP Brady, Stacy: NYY/2/$10/$0/$20
SP Cherabuddi, Sanjay: SEA/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Douglas, Mitch: CHC/4/$16/$-5/$34
SP Dunlop, Forest: LAA/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Fujikawa, Cory: DET/3/$10/$-2/$24
SP Galvez, Darrel: COL/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Guidry, Ron: COL/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Hall, Dylan: COL/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Hedger, Espy: LAA/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Henderson, Carey: LAA/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Jackson, Marcus: BAL/4/$12/$0/$48
SP Melton, Drew: DET/2/$1/$0/$2
SP Michi, Kazuo: NYM/8/$17/$0/$136
SP Montana, Wally: NYM/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Mueller, Joe: LAD/5/$15/$0/$75
SP Olivas, Herb: SEA/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Pearson, Haven: ARI/3/$5/$0/$15
SP Perez, Edwin: NYM/4/$5/$0/$20
SP Pole, Dick: HOU/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Reagan, John: OAK/8/$35/$-3/$196
SP Reese, Michael: CLE/2/$3/$0/$6
SP Riesgo, Stanley: STL/2/$1/$0/$2
SP Rogers, Ronnie: MIA/2/$1/$0/$2
SP Rose, Axel: BOS/4/$6/$0/$24
SP Rucker, Jason: MIA/6/$25/$-3/$105
SP Slater, Jay: STL/2/$1/$0/$2
SP Underwood, Larry: HOU/2/$2/$0/$4
SP Walker, Junior: LAA/3/$5/$0/$15
SP Walker, Stuart: SEA/1/$2/$0/$2
SP Youngblood, Ben: NYY/2/$10/$0/$20
RP Bortles, Michael: NYY/4/$5/$0/$20
RP Bradley, Curtis: LAD/2/$3/$0/$6
RP Bramlett, Hale: CHC/1/$2/$0/$2
RP Brown, Cole: TEX/4/$9/$0/$36
RP Brown, Jeff: BOS/4/$5/$1/$26
RP Fournier, Mookie: DET/2/$1/$0/$2
RP Friend, Jonathan: CLE/2/$3/$0/$6
RP Garcia, Joseph: HOU/2/$4/$0/$8
RP Garcia, Josh: STL/2/$3/$1/$7
RP Gilmore, Tom: CWS/2/$1/$0/$2
RP Guillen, Ernesto: CWS/6/$18/$-1/$93
RP Havrylyuk, Yevgen: LAD/6/$15/$0/$90
RP Hayes, Jeff: LAA/2/$2/$0/$4
RP Hoerner, Timmy: CLE/2/$1/$0/$2
RP Joachim, Lorenza: NYM/2/$2/$0/$4
RP Kemmer, James: BOS/2/$2/$0/$4
RP Lane, Lee: STL/2/$2/$1/$5
RP Lynch, Tom: SDP/1/$2/$0/$2
RP Madrigal, Mike: CLE/2/$3/$0/$6
RP Malarkey, Moe: NYM/2/$3/$0/$6
RP Manzanillo, Judson: PHI/2/$1/$0/$2
RP Marshall, Jim: KCR/2/$1/$0/$2
RP McGraw, A.J.: DET/5/$14/$-1/$60
RP Mokeski, Colin: LAA/1/$2/$0/$2
RP Nunez, Devin: SDP/1/$3/$0/$3
RP Outlaw, Otis: SEA/1/$3/$0/$3
RP Perry, Gil: MIA/6/$17/$-1/$87
RP Reed, Stacy: COL/1/$2/$0/$2
RP Shazier, Heath: NYM/2/$6/$-5/$7
RP Slater, Wally: NYY/2/$15/$-5/$25
RP Sparks, Earl: BAL/2/$1/$0/$2
RP Sung-Ho, Nae: DET/2/$2/$0/$4
RP Turner, Derrick: KCR/2/$1/$0/$2
RP Villanueva, Gordo: LAD/2/$2/$0/$4
RP Waid, Maximilian: MIN/1/$4/$0/$4
RP Weber, Mike: MIA/2/$1/$0/$2
RP Williams, Wyatt: MIN/1/$3/$0/$3