Lead Story - 2/23/2026

Off-season Tasks

Off-season Tasks and Deadlines:
Tenders, franchises, and extensions - Wednesday, 2/25 at 2:00pm EST
Sign unsigned players without rookie tags- Wednesday, 2/25 at 2:00pm EST
Silver Sliggers - Wednesday, 2/25 at 12:00pm EST
Rookie Draft - starts after progressions - Wednesday, 2/25 at 2:00pm EST

Playoff Money Awarded:
Pirates - $4
Browns - $3
Yankees - $2
White Sox - $1
Dodgers - $1
Indians - $1
Phillies - $1
Giants - $1

2/23/2026

AL 1953 ROY Candidates

1B Bob Boyd, Athletics
SP Herm Wehmeier, Indians
SP Carl Erskine, Indians
RP Ken Johnson, Red Sox
RP Bubba Harris, Browns

2/22/2026

World Series Champions!

Congratulations to cdubb7 on his Pittsburgh Pirates winning the World Series! Great season everyone!

League Chat Box

2/21/2026

1953 Player Awards

AL MVP: Ted Williams, NYY - Edited
NL MVP: Richie Ashburn, PIT - Edited

AL Cy Young: Howie Pollet, SLB - Edited
NL Cy Young: Warren Spahn, PIT - Edited

AL ROY: TBD
NL ROY: TBD

Silver Slugger
AL
C: Yogi Berra, BOS - Added
1B: Earl Torgeson, SLB - Added
2B: Joe Gordon, NYY - Added
3B: George Kell, PHA - Added
SS: Pee Wee Reese, PHA - Added
OF: Stan Musial, NYY - Added
OF: Ted Williams, NYY - Added
OF: Duke Snider, WAS - Added
DH: Ben Steiner, CLE - Added

NL
C: Andy Seminick, PHI - Added
1B: Gil Hodges, NYG - Added
2B: Johnny Lucadello, PHI - Added
3B: Don Lang, BKD - Added
SS: Lou Boudreau, BKD - Added
OF: Enos Slaughter, BKD - Added
OF: Richie Ashburn, PIT - Added
OF: Johnny Groth, MIL - Added
DH: Aaron Robinson, NYG - Added

Golden Glove -
AL
C: Roy Campanella, DET - Edited
1B: Ferris Fain, CWS - Edited
2B: Joe Gordon, NYY - Edited
3B: Gil McDougald, PHA - Edited
SS: Phil Rizzuto, DET - Edited
OF: Dain Clay, SLB - Edited
OF: Willie Mays, CWS - Edited
OF: Carden Gillenwater, CWS - Edited

NL
C: Gus Niarhos, BKD - Edited
1B: Eddie Robinson, CHC - Edited
2B: Nellie Fox, CIN - Edited
3B: Floyd Baker, STL - Edited
SS: Lou Boudreau, BKD - Edited
OF: Dave Philley, BKD - Edited
OF: Joe DiMaggio, CIN - Edited
OF: Richie Ashburn, PIT - Edited

2/21/2026

Tender/Franchise/Extension Values

SP
Franchise: $28
1st-Round: $25
2nd-Round: $24
3rd-Round: $22

RP
Franchise: $19
1st-Round: $16
2nd-Round: $15
3rd-Round: $14

C
Franchise: $16
1st-Round: $15
2nd-Round: $14
3rd-Round: $12

1B
Franchise: $16
1st-Round: $14
2nd-Round: $12
3rd-Round: $11

2B
Franchise: $18
1st-Round: $15
2nd-Round: $14
3rd-Round: $12

3B
Franchise: $19
1st-Round: $15
2nd-Round: $12
3rd-Round: $11

SS
Franchise: $20
1st-Round: $17
2nd-Round: $14
3rd-Round: $13

OF
Franchise: $26
1st-Round: $22
2nd-Round: $20
3rd-Round: $18

EXTENSION VALUES:
These are the starting values for the players? respective positional groupings. SP, RP, and OF use the same values as above (Tier 1 = Franchise, Tier 2 = 1st, Tier 3 = 2nd, Tier 4 = 3rd). For details on calculations and requirements for extensions, please consult the rules.

C/1B
Tier 1: $17
Tier 2: $16
Tier 3: $15
Tier 4: $14

2B/3B/SS
Tier 1: $24
Tier 2: $20
Tier 3: $18
Tier 4: $16

Submitted
Tenders:
C Walker Cooper - STL - 3rd round - 1yr/$12

Franchise:

Extensions:
OF Richie Ashburn - PIT - 10yrs/$16 - Moved
2B Jackie Robinson - PIT - 7yrs/$15 - Moved
SP Warren Spahn - PIT - 8yrs/$16 - Moved
SP Ed Lopat - BOS - 4yrs/$14 - Moved
3B Bob Dillinger - BKD - 4yrs/$12 - Moved
OF Dave Philley - BKD - 6yrs/$15 - Moved

2/8/2026

Traded Draft Picks

1954:
Pirates trade Braves - 2nd - (Tipton)
Indians trade Braves - 3rd - ( Evers, Luby)
Red Sox trade Braves - 2nd - (Hopp)

4/2/2022

Position Changes

1953
CLE: Orval Grove, SP to RP
PIT: Jim Russell, OF/1B to 1B/OF
PHI: Eddie Lake, SS/IF to OF/SS
NYY: Ken Heintzelman SP to RP

1952
SLB: Dizzy Dean, SP to RP
CLE: Joe Dobson, SP to RP
BOB: Jim Bagby, SP to RP
NYY: Nate Andrews, SP to RP
PHI: Eddie Stanky, 2B/SS to SS/2B
PHI: Eddie Joost, SS/IF to OF/SS
CLE: Boots Poffenberger, SP to RP
PIT: Murry Dickson, SP to RP
NYY: Johnny Gorsica, SP to RP
BOB: Cy Blanton, SP to RP

1951
CLE: Johnny Schmitz, SP to RP
PIT: Bob Muncrief, SP to RP
PIT: Jackie Jensen, OF/OF to 3B/OF
NYY: Frankie Justine, 2B/IF to SS/IF
NYY: Russ Christopher, SP to RP
PHI: Phil Marchildon, SP to RP

1950
BOB: Dizzy Trout, SP to RP
BOS: Billy Herman, 2B/3B to SS/IF
CLE: Buck Ross, SP/RP
BKD: Phil Masi, C/1B to 1B/C
PIT: Tom Earley, SP to RP
NYY: Johnny Humphries, SP to RP
PHI: Ray Mack, 2B/3B to SS/IF
PHI: Marius Russo, SP to RP
CLE: Mort Cooper, SP to RP

1949
BOB: Claude Passeau, SP to RP
BOB: Rip Sewell, SP to RP
CIN: Sid Gordon, 3B/1B, 1B/3B
PIT: Elmer Riddle, SP to RP
PIT: Charlie Wagner, SP to RP
CLE: Johnny Lanning, SP to RP
NYY: Johnny Niggeling, SP to RP
NYY: Eddie Smith, SP to RP
PHI: Jimmy Bloodworth, OF/2B to 2B/OF
PHI: Frankie Crosetti, OF/3B to SS/3B

6/12/2021

Cut Players/Contracts

Listed monetary value is amount of money deducted from cap per season.

1954
1B Les Fleming - NYG - $8 - Returned

4/13/2018

Cap Trades/Penalties

PHA receives $2 from STL (Chase)
BOS receives $1 from PHI (Benz)
CHC received $1 from DET (Meadows)
BOS receives $2 from WAS (Johnson)
BOS receives $1 from NYG (Shore)
PHA receives $1 from BOS (Maranville)
PHA receives $1 from CLE (Cooper)
PHA receives $2 from BOS (Pierotti)
PHA receives $4 from CHC (Schmandt)
PHA receives $2 from NYG (Engel)
PHA receives $1 from SLB (Geygan)
PHA receives $6 from STL (1931 1st round)
SLB receives $3 from PHI (Bloodworth, Munger, 1st round pick)
PIT receives $1 from CLE (Padgett)
BOB receives $1 from CLE (Steiner)
DET receives $6 from CLE (1st round pick)
BOB receives $2 from CLE (pick swap, $2 cap, Kryhoski, Mauch)