Lead Story - 10/8/2026

Final Bid Results - Tied Bids Due - Saturday - 10/10 @ 8AM EST

Ties:
Mickey Harris - BAL/CWS/MIL/CLE
Dick Wakefield - PIT/NYG
Walker Cooper - NYG/PHI

C
Elston Howard - BAL - 10yrs/$15/$150 - Moved
Bill Salkeld - NYY - 3yrs/$9/$27 - Moved
Eddie Malone - PHI - 0 - Moved

2B
Roy Hartsfield - MIL - 2yrs/$10/-$9/$11 - Moved

SS
Johnny Pesky - BAL - 2yrs/$11/$22 - Moved
Bobby Adams - BAL - 2yrs/$5/$10 - Moved
Vern Stephens - PHI - 3yrs/$7/-3/$12 - Moved
Billy DeMars - BOS - 5yrs/$3/$15 - Moved

3B
Jim Finigan - NYY - 4yrs/$4/$16 - Moved

OF
Ted Williams - CWS - 1yr/$72/$72 - Moved
Pete Reiser - CLE - 1yr/$29/$29 - Moved
Del Ennis - BOS - 5yrs/$21/-5/$55 - Moved
Frank Thomas - BAL - 7yrs/$10/$70 - Moved
Rip Repulski - BOS - 1yrs/$10/$10 - Moved
Gus Zernial - NYY - 2yrs/$8/$16 - Moved

SP
Paul Foytack - STL - 8yrs/$5/$40 - Moved
Ralph Branca - BAL - 5yrs/$17/$85 - Moved
Howie Pollet - CLE - 1yr/$5/$5 - Moved

RP
Hank Aguirre - MIL - 8yrs/$29/-$4/$120 - Moved
Joe Black - CLE - 5yrs/$29/$-7/$75 - Moved
Dick Welteroth - CWS - 3yrs/$1/$3 - Moved
Jim Brosnan - PHI - 6yrs/$1/$6 - Moved
Art Fowler - PHI - 1yr/$2/$2 - Moved
Tom Sturdivant - PHI - 7yrs/$1/$7 - Moved

Won Outright

1B
Ed Stevens - PHI - 2yrs/$2/-1/$3 - Moved
Dick Sisler - NYG - 0 - Moved
Mike Schemer - NYG - 0 - Moved

2B
Connie Ryan - BAL - 0 - Moved
Gene Baker - BAL - 0 - Moved
Ted Lepcio - CWS - 4yrs/$1/$4 - Moved
Emil Verban - MIL - 0 - Moved

SS
Billy Cox - NYY - 2yrs/$3/$6 - Moved
Billy Hunter - BOS - 1yr/$1/$1 - Moved
Alex Grammas BOS - 1yr/$1/$1 - Moved

OF
Johnny Lucadello - NYY - 2yrs/$3/$6 - Moved
Andy Pafko - NYG - 0 - Moved
Jose Zardon - CLE - 0 - Moved
Carden Gillenwater - CLE - 0 - Moved
Ken Wood - BOS - 5yrs/$21/-5/$55 - Rescinded
Eddie Joost - BOS - 1yr/$1/$1 - Moved
Bob Usher - BOS - 1yr/$1/$1 - Moved

SP
Mike Garcia - BKD - 3yrs/$1/$3 - Moved
Ruben Gomez - BKD - 3yrs/$1/$3 - Moved
Porter Vaughan - BAL - 0 - Moved
Tex Shirley - NYG - 0 - Moved
Al Aber - NYG - 0 - Moved
Whammy Douglas - BOS - 0 - Moved

RP
Glenn Cox - MIL - 4yrs/$1/$4 - Moved
Don Bessent - CLE - 3yrs/$1/$3 - Moved
Humberto Robinson - CLE - 0 - Moved
Frank Papish - BAL - 2yrs/$1/$2 - Moved
Murray Wall - BOS - 0 - Moved
Al Corwin - BOS - 0 - Moved
Mike Blyzka - BOS - 0 - Moved
Bob Muncrief - BOS - 0 - Moved

10/7/2026

NL 1956 ROY Candidates

SS Luis Aparicio, Cubs
3B Eddie Mathews, Pirates
OF Al Smith, Dodgers
SP Marv Rotblatt, Phillies
RP Bob Milliken, Pirates

9/21/2026

World Series Champions!

Congratulations to Cardac00 on his New York Giants winning the World Series again! That's 2 in a row! Great season everyone!

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

9/20/2026

Offseason Tasks

Offseason Tasks:
1. Select Silver Slugger Awards if you have any. Send cdubb7 your selections. - Deadline - Wednesday, Sept. 23rd @ 12PM EST

2. I am now accepting tenders, franchises, and extensions. Values are listed on the homepage. Deadline - Wednesday, Sept. 23rd @ 3PM EST

3. Sign any unsigned players without rookie tags - Deadline - Wednesday, Sept. 23rd @ 3PM EST

4. Progressions will be run - Wednesday, Sept. 23rd @ 3PM EST

5. Draft will begin after progressions.

Reminder - All Players turning 40 next season (1957) will retire at next progression:
Age 40 retirements start at upcoming progression.

League Chat Box

9/20/2026

1956 Player Awards

AL MVP: Willie Mays, CWS - Added
NL MVP: Gil Hodges, NYG - Added

AL Cy Young: Early Wynn, CWS - Added
NL Cy Young: Hal Newhouser, BKD - Added

AL ROY: TBD
NL ROY: TBD

Silver Slugger
AL
C: Yogi Berra, BOS - Added
1B: Earl Torgeson, BAL - Added
2B: Red Schoendienst, DET - Added
3B: George Kell, PHA - Added
SS: Phil Rizzuto, DET - Added
OF: Willie Mays, CWS - Added
OF: Ted Williams, NYY - Added
OF: Larry Doby, PHA - Added
DH: Stan Musial, NYY - Added

NL
C: Andy Seminick, PHI - Added
1B: Gil Hodges, NYG - Added
2B: Bobby Avila, BKD - Added
3B: Ken Boyer, MIL - Added
SS: Arky Vaughn, PHI - Retiring
OF: Mickey Mantle, CHC - Added
OF: Richie Ashburn, PIT - Added
OF: Bob Thurman, CIN - Retiring
DH: Billy Goodman, BKD - Added

Golden Glove:
AL
C: Del Crandall, CWS - Added
1B: Ferris Fain, CWS - Added
2B: Emil Verban, BOS - Added
3B: Gil McDougald, PHA - Added
SS: Phil Rizzuto, DET - Added
OF: Al Kaline, WAS - Added
OF: Willie Mays, CWS - Added
OF: Irv Noren, CWS - Added

NL
C: Smokey Burgess, NYG - Added
1B: Gil Hodges, NYG - Added
2B: Nellie Fox, CIN - Added
3B: Floyd Baker, STL - Added
SS: Lou Boudreau, BKD - Added
OF: Joe DiMaggio, CIN - Added
OF: Tom Umphlett, CIN - Added
OF: Dave Philley, BKD - Added

9/20/2026

Tender/Franchise/Extension Values

SP
Franchise: $32
1st-Round: $28
2nd-Round: $25
3rd-Round: $23

RP
Franchise: $21
1st-Round: $18
2nd-Round: $17
3rd-Round: $16

C
Franchise: $21
1st-Round: $18
2nd-Round: $16
3rd-Round: $14

1B
Franchise: $19
1st-Round: $15
2nd-Round: $13
3rd-Round: $11

2B
Franchise: $22
1st-Round: $18
2nd-Round: $16
3rd-Round: $13

3B
Franchise: $15
1st-Round: $13
2nd-Round: $12
3rd-Round: $10

SS
Franchise: $18
1st-Round: $16
2nd-Round: $14
3rd-Round: $12

OF
Franchise: $31
1st-Round: $26
2nd-Round: $23
3rd-Round: $20

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: $22
Tier 2: $19
Tier 3: $17
Tier 4: $16

2B/3B/SS
Tier 1: $24
Tier 2: $20
Tier 3: $19
Tier 4: $17

Submitted
Tenders:

Franchise:
C Joe Garagiola - BAL - 4yrs/$21 - Moved

Extensions:
RP Larry Jansen - PIT - 2yrs/$14 - Moved
SP Bob Lemon - WAS - 2yrs/$20 - Moved

2/8/2026

Traded Draft Picks

1957: CLE trades 1st to BOS (Liddle, Gordon, picks)
MIL trades 2nd to CLE (Thomas, Roberts)
BAL trades 2nd to CHC (Garagiola)

4/2/2022

Position Changes

1956:
BAL: Steve Gromek, SP to RP - (-$1 from cap)
PIT: Jackie Jensen, 3B/OF to OF/3B (back to original position)
CLE: Dee Fondy, 1B/1B to OF/1B
PHI: Clem Hausmann, SP to RP - (+$3)
PIT: Larry Jansen, SP to RP - (+$3)

1955:
CLE: Mickey Harris, SP to RP - +$3
MIL: Frank Papish, SP to RP - +$3
PIT: Bill Bevens, SP to RP - (-$1 from cap)
PHI: Johnny Lucadello, 2B/3B to OF/2B

1954:
MIL: Ed Wright, SP to RP - +$3
PIT: Red Munger, SP to RP - +$3
PIT: Jack Kraker, SP to RP - +$3
PHI: Johnny Mize, 1B/OF to OF/1B
PHI: Stuffy Stirnweiss, 2B/IF to OF/2B
NYY: Red Barrett, SP to RP - +$3

6/12/2021

Cut Players/Contracts

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

1956
RP Max Lanier - $1 - BKD - Returned
C Gus Niarhos - $5 - BKD
SP Tex Shirley - $3 - PIT - Returned
$3 for Janson from SP to RP - PIT - Returned
OF George Shuba - $1 - PHI - Returned
RP Gordon Maltzberger - $1 - PHI - Returned

1957
C Gus Niarhos - $5 - BKD

1958
C Gus Niarhos - $5 - BKD

C1959
Gus Niarhos - $5 - BKD

1960
C Gus Niarhos - $5 - BKD

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)