Top 5 in WAR Gained:
1. Dallas - 11.11
2. San Diego - 10.5
3. Chicago (FL) - 6.3
4. San Francisco - 6.2
5. Phoenix Sun Chips - 5.4
The Association's doormats do a little addition by subtraction. San Francisco, the lone non-doormat on this list, acquired three serious SPs to add to the rotation, including 2024 BL POTY winner Johnathan Alleman.
High Profile Signings:
1B David Fulton to Chicago (BL): 8 years, $74.6 M
Age 27 5* .253/.370/.465 4.5 WAR
The Kremes get an instant MVP candidate at a discount in Fulton. OSA grades his skills as a hitter highly (65 CON/70 POW/65 EYE). His production in Milwaukee hasn't exactly reflected those numbers, but being in the hitter friendly BL should probably change things for him.
LF Ronald Acuna Jr. to Atlanta: 8 years, $61.6M
Age 27 3.5* .274/.361/.487, 18.5 WAR
The former Sprite outfielder moves back to the town where it all started. His production and current OSA grades make this a questionable move, but Atlanta should have a regular left fielder for at least the next six years.
3B Nolan Jones to Chicago (FL): 8 years, $54.8M
Age 26, 3.5* .221/.335/.376, 7.8 WAR
Nolan's very skilled agent secured a deal to leave one of the suckiest teams in the Association- to one of the other suckier teams in the Association. I guess Chicago is a better place to play for than Rome. The Deep Dish get a solid infield regular in Jones.
2B Adalberto Mondesi to Chicago (FL): 7 years, $35M (player option after year 2, team option after year 6)
Age 29, 3* .286/.325/.482, 18.1 WAR
Mondesi's great contract year performance gets awarded by the Deep Dish, who acquire that quality table setter.
You don't need a crystal ball to figure out that he'll take the extra $25M.
CF Justin Anderson to Portland: 5 years, $34.84M
Age 26, 4.5*,.246/.319/.422, 10.2 WAR
He got paid handsomely after the Deep Dish traded him to Denver, where he helped bring the Coors to a championship. The Doughnuts get their cleanup guy and a leader in the clubhouse.
HM: 2B Mel Juarez to Portland: 1 year, $7M
Age 28, 5* .228/.316/.440, 15.7 WAR
Portland gets a late free agency steal, grabbing a power hitting 2nd baseman in an attempt to get over the hill this season. Juarez on a prove-it deal might prove extremely valuable to the Doughnuts.