Lead Story - 5/4/2026

DRAFT FINISHED

DONE -- will move picks back to original teams later today.

DONE -- spring training schedule created (20 games)

Free agency will be next.

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5/2/2026

DRAFT ORDER with traded picks

Picks updated. Let me know if you see any issues.

ROUND ONE
Phillies
Red Sox
Nationals
Rays
Pirates
Angels
Rays (from Mariners)
Tigers
A's
Twins
Yankees
Pirates (from Giants)
Cubs
Guardians
Marlins
Rockies
Guardians (from Cardinals)
Brewers
White Sox
Red Sox (from Mets)
Mets (from Padres)
Marlins (from Orioles)
Dodgers
Phillies (from Braves)
Mariners (from Rangers)
Pirates (from Astros through Phillies))
Royals
Dbacks
Reds
Phillies (from Jays)

ROUND TWO
Phillies
Red Sox
Nationals
Rays
Pirates
Angels
Rays (from Mariners)
Tigers
A's
Twins
Yankees
Pirates (from Giants)
Cubs
Guardians
Marlins
Rays (from Rockies)
Guardians (from Cardinals)
Angels (from Brewers)
White Sox
Red Sox (from Mets)
Pirates (from Padres through Phillies)
Mariners (from Orioles through Phillies)
Dodgers
Royals (from Braves through Mariners)
Royals (from Rangers through Mariners)
Rockies (from Astros through Red Sox and Rays)
Royals
Rockies (from Dbacks through Red Sox and Rays)
Reds
Dodgers (from Jays)

4/7/2026

Draft pick trades and position changes

TRADED picks - can only trade picks for upcoming draft
LAD receives #2 from TOR (Boston and Hartenstine)
PIT receives #1 and #2 from SF (Bemus)
BOS receives #1 from NYM (Salt)
PHI receives #2 from SD (Chase)
TB receives #1 and #2 from SEA (Brunsberg)
BOS receives #2 from NYM (Jone deal)
BOS receives #2 from HOU (Montgomery)
PHI receives #1 from HOU (Patton and Duran)
PHI receives #1 from TOR (Percival)
PHI receives #1 from ATL (Smoltz)
LAA receives #2 from MIL (Thompson)
PIT receives HOU#1 and SD#2 from PHI (Strand)
PHI receives #2 from BAL (Gunn)
MIA receives #1 from BAL (Jones)
CLE receives #1 and #2 from STL (Fox deal)
SEA receives BAL#2 from PHI (Martinez)
SEA receives #1 and #2 from TEX (Roby)
SEA receives #2 from ATL (Bundy)
NYM receives #1 from SD (Wall)
KC receives TEX#2 and ATL#2 from SEA(Sapp and Woodson)
BOS receives #2 from ARI (Estrada)
TB receives HOU#2 and ARI#2 from BOS (Glaze)
TB receives #2 from COL (picks)
COL receives HOU#2 and ARI#2 from TB in that deal


Position Changes (1 allowed per off-season, cant be under rookie contract)
Red Sox 1B/OF Orlando Carmichael to OF/1B


SP to RP conversions (1 allowed per off-season, must be 30 or older)
Giants - Lorne Bayer
Rangers - Looper Drake

3/31/2026

WORLD SERIES - Blue Jays defeat Reds in 5 for first championship

WORLD SERIES - Jays vs Reds
Game 1: Darden hits two early HR in Jays 6-2 win.
Game 2: Clontz pinch hit HR in the 9th gives Reds 6-5 win after they tie it in the 8th.
Game 3: Jays come back from down early to win 6-4.
Game 4: Jays again trail 3-1 early but come back to win 6-4.
Game 5: Jones 3 run HR backs Gilbert as the Jays win 7-3 and earn their first World Series title.

World Series co-MVPs:
OF Phoenix Rison TOR 14-22, 9 R, 6 doubles, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB, 8 SB
SP Iago Gilbert TOR 2-0, 14 2/3 IP, 14 H, 4 BB (1.23 WHIP), 4 ER (2.45 ERA), 19 K, 2 QS



LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Reds over DBacks in 6
Jays over Royals in 4

DIVISION ROUND:
Reds over Dodgers in 4
DBacks over Braves in 4
Jays over Rangers in 4
Royals over Astros in 3

WILD CARD
Dodgers over Mets in 3
Braves over Padres in 2
Rangers over Orioles in 3
Royals over White Sox in 2


PLAYOFF SEEDS:
1. DBacks - defending WS champ, first division title
2. Reds - haven't won title since 2032
3. Mets - 2060 champs
4. Padres - 2055 champs
5. Braves - havent won division since 2039
6. Dodgers - havent won division since 2047

1. Jays - defending AL champ, 0-4 in world series (all in the last 7 seasons)
2. Astros - 2058 champs
3. White Sox - 3rd straight divison win, have never been to world series
4. Orioles - 2057 champs
5. Rangers - havent won division since 2046
6. Royals - have never reached world series

3/25/2026

Award winners, season stat leaders, and top rookies

VOTE end of season awards

END OF SEASON AWARDS
NL MVP: 1B Manny Maclin CHC 20/20 votes
AL MVP: DH Brendon Report TEX 13/21 votes
NL Cy: SP Britain Parry CIN 18/21 votes
AL Cy: SP Kerry Wood HOU 17/21 votes ** 5 time winner **
NL Rookie: SP Josh Trapper ATL 12/21 votes
AL Rookie: SP Melido Barrera TB 14/21 votes


TOP ROOKIES (anyone under rookie contract qualifies)
SP Melido Barrera TB 13-12, 3.68 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 234 K, 4 CG, 2 SHO, 20 QS
SP Kyler Harrison DET 11-12, 3.82 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 212 K, 4 CG, 1 HO, 19 QS
SP Josh Trapper ATL 13-10, 3.88 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 222 K, 18 QS
SP DB Jone NYM 7-14, 4.00 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 173 K, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 12 QS
SP Jett Holliday SEA 11-17, 4.27 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 192 K, 2 CG, 19 QS
RP Byung-Hyun Kim MIA 2-0, 2.05 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 55 K in 57 IP, 1 SV
RP Rafael Perez NYM 8-2, 2.77 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 98 K in 97 IP, 4 SV
RP Randy Rodriguez MIN 7-2, 3.56 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 100 K in 98 IP, 9 SV
C Jimmy Rojo OAK 224 AVG, 656 OPS, 71 R, 21 doubles, 17 HR, 49 RBI, 24 SB, 48% CCS
1B Jake Amberson TB 217 AVG, 654 OPS, 57 R, 29 doubles, 21 HR, 73 RBI, 10 D
DH Jess Dorsey MIN 262 AVG, 666 OPS, 62 R, 26 doubles, 3 HR, 57 RBI
SS Anfernee Wood TEX 211 AVG, 689 OPS, 39 R, 16 doubles, 18 HR, 56 RBI, 13 D
3B Justin Pritchett CLE 226 AVG, 700 OPS, 72 R, 27 doubles, 25 HR, 94 RBI, 21 D
OF Richard Hidalgo ATL 208 AVG, 688 OPS, 75 R, 26 doubles, 24 HR, 79 RBI, 22 D
OF Rocky Balboni PIT 213 AVG, 650 OPS, 52 R, 29 doubles, 19 HR, 55 RBI
OF Mac Tyson BOS 211 AVG, 632 OPS, 53 R, 21 doubles, 21 HR, 64 RBI, 3 SB, 13 D
OF Levi Gogolewski NYM 200 AVG, 601 OPS, 58 R, 26 doubles, 18 HR, 57 RBI, 9 SB, 24 D

2066 Stat Leaders
TEAM
regular season wins 106 DBacks
regular season losses 111 Phillies
win streak 13 Guardians
losing streak 13 Red Sox

INDIVIDUAL
AVG 348 Jay Watson PIT
OBP 409 Manny Maclin CHC
SLG 688 Manny Maclin CHC
OPS 1.097 Manny Maclin CHC
Runs 138 Alex Darden TOR
Hits 209 Manny Maclin CHC
Doubles 65 Camelot King STL and Jay Watson PIT
Triples 18 Elly De La Cruz BAL
HR 56 Jaq O'Neal COL
RBI 141 Brendon Report TEX
SB 89 Killian Hooks KC
D 54 SS Bart Bemus SF
hit streak 19 Dexter Comer MIA

Wins 23 Kerry Wood HOU, Doc Camera BAL, Britain Parry CIN
Losses 23 Neal Fischer WAS and Clifford Redd BOS
SP ERA 2.34 Britain Parry CIN
SP WHIP 0.84 Britain Parry CIN
RP ERA 1.28 Al Fletcher SD
RP WHIP 0.78 Leo Molina BAL
Strikeouts 337 Kerry Wood HOU
Complete Games 22 Greg Maddux ARI
Shutouts 6 Kerry Wood HOU
Quality Starts 31 Gator Spurrier SD ** NEW RECORD **
Saves 47 Kyle Dam SD