[Westheim]

As the offseason was winding down, nobody around the Raccoons could help but feel that it had been a huge disappointment. No distinct improvement could be made out. The team was probably less than what it had been in 2024. Ultimately, what few deals the Raccoons had struck looked kind of weird going into March. Ultimately, the Raccoons had traded Shane Walter for a reliever, yet in a convoluted way. The two deals with New York and Washington that saw Jake Williams come and Jake Williams go were the Raccoons' only trade agreements during the offseason, and apart from that they had only signed second-rate (if that) free agents and … claimed Dwayne Metts off waivers. Add a dire rule 5 pick, and that's it.

Oh dear, we're going to suffer.

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March 11 – The Titans pick up swingman Hwa-pyung Choe (72-80, 4.01 ERA, 21 SV), who pitched in only 19 innings for the Scorpions last year and will miss Opening Day in his recovery from Tommy John surgery. Choe will make $560k in 2025.
March 11 – The Thunder pick up Milwaukee's LF Carlos de Santiago (.271, 20 HR, 90 RBI) in exchange for C Adam Baker (.265, 32 HR, 117 RBI).
March 25 – 34-year-old LF/RF/1B Ray Meade (.280, 218 HR, 1,031 RBI), who led the Federal League with 116 RBI last year, is traded from the Rebels to the Pacifics, along with a prospect, for C Matt Dehne (.244, 58 HR, 219 RBI).

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Pat Slayton and his gray moustache keep finding jobs, signing with the Scorpions for $334k; the Gold Sox gave a $278k deal to Alex Duarte;