Lead Story - 12/13/2025

Offseason Tasks

1. Select Silver Slugger Awards if you have any. Send cdubb7 your selections. - Deadline - Monday, 12/15 @ 10AM EST

2. I am now accepting tenders, franchises, and extensions. Values are listed on the homepage. Deadline - Monday, 12/15 @ 2PM EST

3. Sign any unsigned players without rookie tags - Deadline - Monday, 12/15 @ 2PM EST

4. Progressions will be run - Monday, 12/15 @ 2PM EST

5. Draft will begin after progressions.

1953 Cap Changes/Additions:
Cap top $220
Anyone under $170 will get a $10 bump
Anyone between 170-177 will get a $8 bump
Anyone between 177-184 will get a $5 bump
Anyone between 185-190 will get a $3 bump

Red Sox – No Change
Dodgers – No Change
White Sox – No Change
Cubs - $8 Bump
Reds - $3 Bump
Indians – No Change
Tigers - $10 Bump
Braves – No Change
Yankees - $8 Bump
Giants - $8 Bump
Athletics – No Change
Phillies – No Change
Pirates – No Change
Cardinals - $8 Bump
Senators - $8 Bump

12/11/2025

World Series Champions!

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

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

League Chat Box

12/6/2025

1952 Player Awards

AL MVP: Ted Williams, NYY - Added
NL MVP: Gil Hodges, NYG - Added

AL Cy Young: Al Jurisch, NYY - Added
NL Cy Young: Hal Newhouser, BKD - Added

AL ROY: TBD
NL ROY: TBD

Silver Slugger
AL
C: Campanella, Roy, DET - Added
1B: Earl Torgeson, SLB - Added
2B: Joe Gordon, NYY - Added
3B: Eddie Yost, CLE - Added
SS: Phil Rizzuto, DET - Added
OF: Stan Musial, NYY - Added
OF: Ted Williams, NYY - Added
OF: Duke Snyder, WAS - Added
DH: Ralph Kiner, DET - Added

NL
C: Andy Seminick, PHI - Added
1B: Gil Hodges, NYG - Added
2B: Johnny Lucadello, CHC - Added
3B: Whitey Kurowski, CIN - Added
SS: Lou Boudreau, BKD - Added
OF: Pat Mullin, PHI - Added
OF: Richie Ashburn, PIT - Added
OF: Minnie Minoso, PIT - Added
DH: Arky Vaughan, CIN - Added

Golden Glove -
AL
C: Jim Hegan, CLE - Added
1B: Phil Cavarretta, NYY - Added
2B: Joe Gordon, NYY - Added
3B: Spider Jorgensen, CWS - Added
SS: Phil Rizzuto, DET - Added
OF: Dain Clay, SLB - Added
OF: Willie Mays, CWS - Added
OF: Larry Doby, PHA - Added

NL
C: Andy Seminick, PHI - Added
1B: Eddie Waitkus, NYG - Added
2B: Nellie Fox, CIN - Added
3B: Cecil Travis, PIT - Added
SS: Lou Boudreau, BKD - Added
OF: Dave Philley, BKD - Added
OF: Joe DiMaggio, CIN - Added
OF: Richie Ashburn, PIT - Added

12/6/2025

Tender/Franchise/Extension Values

SP
Franchise: $29
1st-Round: $26
2nd-Round: $24
3rd-Round: $22

RP
Franchise: $15
1st-Round: $14
2nd-Round: $13
3rd-Round: $12

C
Franchise: $16
1st-Round: $14
2nd-Round: $13
3rd-Round: $12

1B
Franchise: $14
1st-Round: $13
2nd-Round: $12
3rd-Round: $10

2B
Franchise: $20
1st-Round: $16
2nd-Round: $14
3rd-Round: $13

3B
Franchise: $17
1st-Round: $14
2nd-Round: $12
3rd-Round: $10

SS
Franchise: $26
1st-Round: $22
2nd-Round: $19
3rd-Round: $16

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: $15
Tier 3: $14
Tier 4: $13

2B/3B/SS
Tier 1: $27
Tier 2: $23
Tier 3: $21
Tier 4: $19

Submitted
Tenders:
2nd round - STL - RP - Al Gettel - 1yr/$13

Franchise:

Extensions:
STL - SP Tex Hughson - 2yrs/$20 - Moved
PHA - C Bob Salkeld - 3yrs/$11 - Moved
DET - 2B Red Schoendienst - 8yrs/$16 - Moved
DET - SS Phil Rizzuto - 4yrs/$15 - Moved
DET - OF Ralph Kiner - 8yrs/$16 - Moved

4/2/2022

Position Changes

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

8/17/2021

Traded Draft Picks

1953:
CWS trades PIT 2nd (Lombardi)
PIT trades BOB 2nd (Etchison)

6/12/2021

Cut Players/Contracts

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

1954
1B Les Fleming - NYG - $8

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)