132 Random Debut League - 2024- (est 2019)

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Here are the teams in these divisions for 2025

AL West

1. Reno Armada
Managed by: Lee Slack (3rd Season)

Top Players: Bill Steen, James McCann, Alex Avila
Top Prospects: Ray Grimes, Wade Miller, Stephen Drew

Comments: they got better in the 2nd half, don't expect much, a .500 season would be accomplishment.


2. Saskatoon Beavers
Managed by: Steve McGrogan (2nd season)

Top Players: Tom J Hughes, Andy Pettitte, Ducky Holmes
Top Prospects: Jim Abbott, Frank Castillo

Comments: they are a bit far from contention, and even a .500 season but they have been slowly adding role players


3. Tucson Tomahawks
Managed by: Rich Rienstra (3rd season)

Top Players: Bump Hadley, George Grantham, Orlando Cepeda
Top Prospects: High Pockets Kelly, Bob Robertson, Billy Redmond

Comments: This team got better last year and added a superstar like Grantham, not ready to win the division but can complete daily


4. San Antonio River Kings
Managed by: Jerry Williams (5th season)

Top Players: George Sisler, Jerry Willard, Phil Douglas
Top Prospects: Jason Bay, Brandon Duckworth, Frank Gilmore

Comments: team can hit like nobody's business, but they struggle on the mound, Adam LaRoche hit 80 homers last year but did not make top 3 player list.


5. Utah Saints
Managed by Me
Last Title: 2023

Top Players: Noodles Hahn, Virgil Trucks, Yasiel Puig
Top Prospects Matt Chapman, Baby Doll Jacobsen, Gus Williams

Comments: Team got to the ALDS in 2024 and lost to Oakland will be tough to beat this year adding Hahn and George Davis, expect them to be title contenders


6. Beijing Airhogs
Managed by: Mike Gibson (1st season)

Top Players: Brian Hunter, Chris Getz, Bill Hill
Top Prospects: Bob Savage

Comments: First MLB team in China and this will be a long year as an expanson team


7. Calgary Fusion
Managed by Fred Bishop (4th season)

Top Players: Hugh Duffy, Juan Marichal, Kyle Schwarber
Top Prospects: John Wilson, Rich Gale, Rico Brogna

Comments: they continue to improve, Marichal comes back from injury also have Matt Kemp, could win 90 plus games this year


8. Lubbock Brigands
Managed by: Chris Simmons (2nd season)

Top Players: Stan Javier, Fernando Seguignol, Chris Redd
Top Prospects: Solly Hemus, Tom Kinslow, Larry Sheets

Comments: 2nd year team added some vets like Javier and Redd but another long season is in the works


9. Grand Junction Gold Rush
Managed by: Mike Bohannon (1st season)

Top Players: Pete Gilbert, Kelly Gruber, Don Weichel
Top Prospects: Steve Garvey

Comments: first year team that will struggle badly. Garvey stars the years in the farms


10. Houston Astros
Managed by: Craig Counsell (2nd season)

Top Players: Zack Wheat, Cherokee Fisher, Mike Menosky
Top Prospects: Dick Burrus, Mox McQuery, Sammy Strang

Comments: They won a lot last season but got knocked out early, should be in the battle this year with Wheat as reigning MVP


11. Texas Rangers
Managed by Tony Vitela (1st season) promoted from Bench Coach

Top Players: Russ Bauers, Juan Soto, Mike Tiernan
Top Prospects: Cliff Carroll, Gene Robertson, Matt Carpenter

Comments: Very strong second half, but always pitching poor and in the end that will separate them from world series contention


12. Cheyenne Black Aces
Managed by: Josh Wagner (1st season) managed Orlando Alliance in '24

Top Players: Bruce Springsteen, Oscar Mercado, Jeff Francouer
Top Prospects: Chris Carpenter, Brandon Phillips,

Comments: Not easy when the Boss is your best listed player. Carpenter and Phillips start the year in the minors, this will be a long grind.



AL Pacific

1. Fresno Bashers
Managed By Edward Bryan (4th season)

Top Players - Walter Johnson, Braggo Roth, Matt Kilroy
Top Prospects: Willie Keeler, Bill O'Brien, Leroy Stanton

Comments: They will contend for the division this year it seems. Keeler is in the minors. They need their bats to catch up to their pitching.


2. Bakersfield Red Aces
Managed by: Randy Waters (1st season)

Top Players: Garret Anderson, Wes Schulmerich, Carlos Sanchez
Top Prospects: David Peralta, Tyler Matzek

Comments: first year team in Kern county they look very bad on paper


3. Cabo San Lucas Black Gold
Managed by: Andy Schumacher (1st season) was BC for Fresno Bashers

Top Players: Bill George, Al Demaree, Billy Burns
Top Prospects: Ron LeFlore, Justin Masterson, Otto Miller

Comments: 2nd year team with not much promise, Bill George will mostly win his starts though


4. Auckland Seadogs
Managed by: Ed Scholl (1st season)

Top players: Mickey Brantley, Jerry Priddy, Terry Moore
Top Prospects: Jack Crooks

Comments: First year in New Zealand for this team, they are going to be bad when a man who is famous for being Michael Brantley's dad is your best player


5. Oakland Athletics
Managed by Eric Martinelli (2nd season)

Top Players: Jeff McNeil, Michael Brantley, Les Bell
Top Prospects: Sal Bando, Eddie Burke, Billy Cox

Comments: lost in the ALCS in 2024, but with Steve Busby out for the year already they are not going to have an easy time repeating as champs in the division. Bando is still in the minors


6. Portland Lions
Managed by Bobby Calhoun (5th season)

Top Players: Francisco Lindor, John O'Rourke, Johnny Hetki
Top Prospects: Bobby Grich, Ken Caminiti, Bobby Bonilla

Comments: They will contend for division. Lindor won rookie of the year, and they have Chipper Jones and Caminiti will play this year, Grich and Bonilla still in the minors


7. Los Angeles Angels
Managed by Brad Ausmus (7th Season)

Top Players: Jim Whitney, Ed Morris, Chuck Klein
Top Prospects: Perry Werden, Steve Avery, Enos Slaughter

Comments: the prospects are all on the farm. Angels faded in 2nd half in 2024, hoping to have a better start this year, they should be in a tight rce


8. Seattle Mariners
Last Title: 2020
Managed by Aaron Boone (4th season)

Top Players: Schoolboy Rowe, Ed Reulbach, Kirby Puckett
Top Prospects: Silver Flint, Zack Cozart, Drew Stubbs

Comments: just missed the wildcard in 2024, still an explosive team that was let down by their bullpen in 2024.


9. Spokane Gangsters
Managed by: Roman Faulker (4th season)

Top Players: Dean Chance, Larry Hisle, Joe Lake
Top Prospects: Roger Clemens, Jay Bell, Eduardo Rodriguez

Comments: Clemens starts the year on the farm, but a one/two punch with Chance is scary. They get better each year, but their lineup does not match up yet


10. Tokyo Alligators
Managed by Kevin Hildebrand (1st season) promoted from bench coach

Top Players: Jeff Kent, Eric Chavez, Denny Lemaster
Top Prospects: Dan Daub, Jack Lynch, Tim Wallach

Comments: 2nd year team but may win 70 games this year as they signed players like Kent but still a long way's off


11. Anchorage Bears
Managed by Daniel Jarvis (5th year)

Top Players: Stan Musial, Jack O'Brien, Richie Zisk
Top Prospects: Wilbert Robinson, Jake Daubert, Norm Cash

Comments: team has always been on the outskirts, they don't attract free agents and their prospects develop slow, they should be 8-10 games out of first


12. Santa Barbara Dolphins
Managed by Chris Sumsion (3rd year)

Top Players: Butch Wensloff, John Tudor, Jim Gilliam
Top Prospects: Hal Newhouser, Ed Correa, Russ Ortiz

Comments: Pitching gets better, but offensively challenged they will still struggle.

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Now for the easternmost divisions in the NL

1. Ottawa Argonauts
Managed by: Santos Sauceda (3rd season)

Top Players - Mel Stottlemyre, Ray Washburn, Snuffy Stirnweiss
Top Prospects - Jake Stenzel, Carl Mays

Comments - Stenzel is 6th pick overall, he is on the farm. This is the their 3rd year and they will struggle still, they had a good start in 2024


2. Newark Thieves
Managed by: Dustin Ponder (4th season)

Top Players: Fred Dunlap, Yu Darvish, Paul Dejong
Top Prospects: Tommy Holmes, Ray Fosse, Liam Hendriks

Comments: they were decent in 2024, not sure if they make that much of a leap in 2025. Dunlap was a near MVP


3. London Cyclones
Managed by: Ryan Link (1st season)

Top Players: Billy Conigliaro, Larry Gilbert, Bucky Harris
Top Prospects: Hank Thompson

Comments: first year team in the UK, they will be blood awful


4. Montreal Anchors
Managed by: Brian Baumgartner (4th season)

Top Players: Blue Spark, Joey Votto, Bartolo Colon
Top Prospects: Dwight Gooden, Earl Johnson, Jay Pritchett

Comments: interesting team that can surprise in a big way in 2025. Spark has his own thread (will finish his story at some point). Doc starts the year on the farm as does Jay Pritchett from Modern FAmily


5. Riverhead Racers
Managed by David Bockheim (3rd season)

Top Players: Bernie Williams, George Hall, Bob Johnson
Top Prospects: Paul Goldschmidt, Doug Rader, Mike Fornieles

Comments: Won the NL in 2023 and lost to Mets in Wildcard in 2024, they should be very good still in 2025. Goldschmidt is in the minors to start the year.


6. Amangansett Assassins
Managed by: Willie Camarillo (1st season)

Top Players: Steve Braun, Brett Laxton, Tim Lopes
Top Prospects: Gary Roenicke, Matt Goetz

Comments: one of three Long Island based teams, they play in the Hamptons and they will be terrible. Lots of controversy around Goetz he starts in the minors


7. Hartford Rocketmen
Managed by Matt Morris (5th season - fictional guy)

Top Players - Happy Felsch, Jim Shaw, Tommy Thomas
Top Prospects - Ben Paschal, Bubbles Hargrave, Jeff Burroughs

Comments: team has not made the steps forward yet and they have their prospects in the minors. I think .500 is their goal


8. Jones Beach Jets
Managed by Ricky De la Cruz (1st season) managed Maine Attack in '24

Top Players: Lou Klein, D'Andre Brown, Jeremy Bonderman
Top Prospects: Aaron Hill, Tom McCarthy, Bill Krieg

Comments: Long Island based team that will stink like they did in 2024


9. Atlantic City Sharks
Managed by Danny Manrique (1st season) promoted from bench coach

Top Players: Todd Helton, Jim McCormick, Will Sawyer
Top Prospects: Joe Blong, Dutch Leonard, Jim Keenan

Comments: They fired Alex Cora because the underachieved in 2024. Helton is the reigning MVP, team can contend, depends on if the prospects will get promoted, all are in the minors


10. Brooklyn Brawlers
Managed by: Smoky Jones (2nd season)

Top Players: Harry Stovey, Paul Hines, Jerry Reuss
Top Prospects: Buster Posey, Jim Edmonds, Barney Gilligan

Comments: team was in contention most of the way in 2024, they should be able to build on that. Posey and Edmonds are in the minors.


11. New York Mets
Managed by Mickey Callaway (8th season)

Top Players: Jack Coombs, Anthony Rizzo, Bill Joyce
Top Prospects: Frank Lary, Oscar Walker, Wes Parker

Comments: won the division in 2024 and got to LDS round of playoffs, should be solid again this year. Callaway won his 2nd manager of the year crown and is not fired despite his improper behavior


12. Halifax Eclipse
Managed by: Travis Batchelor (2nd season)

Top Players: Elmer Stricklett, Milt Gaston, Reynaldo Lopez
Top Prospects: Jack Sharrott, Rick Ferrell, Andre Robertson

Comments: bad team that will remain bad in their 2nd season. They did add Anderson Cooper that will give them a better bullpen


NL Atlantic

1. Philadelphia Phillies
Managed By Gabe Kapler (8th season)

Top Players: Bill Sowders, Deacon McGuire, Danny Tartabull
Top Prospects: Gerrit Cole, Charlie Gehringer, Bob Allison

Comments: won the division in 2024 but sputtered in playoffs. Gehringer will make the teak, Cole and Allison must wait. Kapler has held this job a long time


2. Miami Marlins
Last Title: 2021
Managed by Dave Roberts (3rd season)

Top Players Hal Trosky, Joc Pederson, Dustin Pedroia
Top Prospects: Chase Utley, Frank Snyder, Ron Hassey

Comments: slid back in 2024 and will try to regain their domination. Utley starts the year in the minors


3. Scranton Owls
Managed by: Jordan Avalos (1st season)

Top Players: Harvey Haddix, Duane Ward, Charlie Hoover
Top Prospects: Delino Deshields

Comments: First year team should be pretty bad, but Haddix is the real deal and Ward has been an effective pitcher for many years in this league.


4. Paris Swingers
Managed by: Keith Wells (1st season)

Top Players: Harlond Clift, Gail Hopkins, Gene Baker
Top Prospects: Sal Yvars

Comments: They may be the worst first year team, no celebrating on the Champs for a bit


5. Charleston Cheetahs
Managed by: Rich Salvador (2nd season)

Top Players: Darin Erstad, Dan Pasqua, Bevo LeBourveau
Top Prospects: Tom Daly, Mike Witt, Tom Seaton

Comments; their third season and they should still be pretty dreadful


6. Key West Condors
Managed by Eric Butler (3rd season)

Top Players: John Romano, Red Smith, Burt Hooton
Top Prospects: Clayton Kershaw, Albert Almora, Eddie Smith

Comments: they were so much better than anticipated in 2024, they could be better if they get Kershaw to the show.


7. Sarasota Typhoon
Managed by: Marshall Rhodes (2nd season)

Top Players: Barry Foote, Josmil Pinto, Jimmy Rollins
Top Prospects: Sam Mertes, Cozy Dolan, Jeff Montgomery

Comments: 2nd year team should not improve much, going to be a long road for them. You can't have Barry Foote and top player in the same sentence


8. Orlando Alliance
Managed by: Cody Ponticello (2nd season) managed Santo Domingo Oceanics in 2024

Top Players: Bobby Wallace, Heinie Berger, Joey Hamilton
Top Prospects: Ron Cey, Terry Crowley, Vic Frazier

Comments: were in contention for most of 2024, should be OK with new manager and that core pitching rotation


9. West Palm Beach Dinos
Managed by Nick Wages (1st season)

Top Players: Amos Rusie, Yadier Molina, Dmitri Young
Top Prospects: Freddie Freeman, John Ellis, Clay Bryant

Comments: Freeman is in the minors, team got some free agents like Young should improve, but .500 seems tough


10. Atlanta Braves
Managed by Sam Santerre (3rd season)

Top Players: Bobby Mitchell, Jack Jones, Frank Knauss
Top Prospects: Anibal Sanchez, Ewell Blackwell, Victor Robles

Comments: lost the division to Philadelphia on last day of season. They are pitching rich but hitting was bad and they lost Frank Chance to free agency.


11. Washington Nationals
Last Title: 2019
Managed by Chris Riggs (2nd season)

Top Players: Dave Nilsson, Dave Righetti, Ed Morgan
Top Prospects: Stan Yerkes, Wes Westrum, Harley Young

Comments: team wilted in 2024, and have not added much talent to get them in the race for 2025. Righetti continues to dominate though



12. Savannah Thunder
Managed by Markus Sweetland (3rd season)

Top Players: Brandon Lowe, Ray Francis, Dennis Casey
Top Prospects: George Harper, Art Mahaffey, Tomo Ohka

Comments: improved in 2024, but they are a team that would call .500 a miracle

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NL Central

1. Mobile Swordfish
Managed by: Nick Ross - 3rd season

Top Players: Jack Clements, Hughie Jennings, Ben Sanders
Top Prospects: Irv Ray, Daniel Robertson, Ron Hunt

Comments: not a great team but .500 season is not out of question


2. Birmingham Hillcats
Managed by: Sean Cain (2nd season)

Top Players: Milt Pappas, Red Murray, Joe Gaines
Top Prospects: Levi Meyerle, Tony Conigliaro, Tyson Ross

Comments: They will probably be very bad again in their 2nd season, but they have some solid prospects including Tony C's second chance


3. Madison Monarchs
Managed by: Gustavo Calderon (2nd season)

Top Players: Carl Taylor, Mellie Wolfgang, Joe Presko
Top Prospects: Wally Schang, Carlos Carrasco,

Comments: they are still developing slowly, Carrasco made the team for 2025.


4. Grand Rapids Crawdads
Managed by: Max Parker (3rd season)

Top Players: Dolph Camilli, Chet Ross, Elmer Knetzer
Top Prospects: Birdie Cree, Jack Flaherty, Brook Jacoby

Comments: a team that will be mired in another 100 loss season as they don't have much of a core.


5. Morgantown Cottonmouths
Managed by: Tom Halifax (1st season)

Top Players: Mel Parnell, Hank O'Day, Charlie Gelbert
Top Prospects: Scott Downs, Ted Kennedy

Comments: first year team and they will struggle to win 40 games


6. Milwaukee Brewers
Managed by: Cesar Florez (2nd season)

Top Players: Frank Thomas, Lady Baldwin, Denny Lyons
Top Prospects: Bernie Friberg, Al Zarilla, Gus Triandos

Comments: Finished in 2nd in 2024, but missed playoffs, they are a fringe playoff team once again in 2025


7. Pittsburgh Pirates
Managed by: Ronnie Courtney (6th season)

Top Players: Jerry Nops, Gio Urshela, Bid McPhee
Top Prospects: Dan Stearns, Joe Gordon, Sam West

Comments: disappointing 2024 season and not much hope that things will change in 2025 as this team seems to be in decline


8. Chicago Cubs
Managed by Joe Maddon (11th Season)

Top Players: Bob Feller, Vic Willis, Orval Overall
Top Prospects: Jim Lonborg, Daniel Cabrera, Ryan Yarbrough

Comments: Maddon is now 70 and still managing, this is an unusual Cubs team that has the pitching but not much hitting, could contend


9. Louisville Bats
Managed by: Mike Zoeller (5th Season)

Top Players: Johnny Vandermmer, Rich Nye, Bill White
Top Prospects: Heinie Manush, Jimmy Dykes, Ryan Braun

Comments: they got a lot better in 2024, but are they good enough to play with Milwaukee and Cincinnati?


10. Rome Thoroughbreds
Managed by Joe Quinn (1st season)

Top Players: Jack Sanford, Christopher Soprano, Marcus Jensen
Top Prospects: Wilson Ramos, Carl Sawatski

Comments: first year team playing in Italy, not much to look forward to. Odd how they drafted Christopher Soprano


11. Cincinnati Reds
Defending World Champions
Managed by Adam Sinatra (1st season) manage Jacksonville Beach Bums in 2024

Top Players: Larry Doby, Roy Oswalt, Jose Fernandez
Top Prospects: Carl Lundgren, Hal Gregg, Travis Fryman

Comments: they are the defending world champions but did lose George Davis to free agency should win the division and the rest could be a repeat


12. Aruba Jackrabbits
Managed by: Jason Evans (2nd season)

Top Players: Bill Swift, Van Mungo, Matt Wieters
Top Prospects: Felix Mantilla, Buster Adams, Mike Zunino

Comments: 2nd year team and 60 wins would be a mircale



NL Midwest

1. Wichita Hawkeyes
Managed by: Alex Jenkins (2nd season)

Top Players: Harry Howell, Don Hurst, Fritz Peterson
Top Prospects: Rico Carty, Red Faber, Eddie Robinson

Comments: Decent team this year, could hit .500


2. New Orleans Zebras
Managed by: Ruben Perea (3rd season)

Top Players: Larry Walker, Ken Griffey Jr, Elmer Smith
Top Prospects: Bruce Bochte, Charlie Frank, Stephen Piscotty

Comments: Very strong team that just missed playoffs in 2024, and should contend hard in 2025


3. St Louis Cardinals
Managed by: Chris Piatt (6th season)

Top Players: Nolan Arenado, George Van Haltren, Harry Wolter
Top Prospects: Carlos Guillen, Duke Sims, Bob O'Farrell

Comments: took steps back in 2024, but look revamped for 2025, did lose Phil Douglas to the market


4. Winnipeg Wolf Pack
Managed by :Mike Carlson (2nd season)

Top Players: John Fulgham, Laynce Nix, Evan Gattis
Top Prospects: Dustin Ackley, Curt Young

Comments: this is a bad team that should be as bad as they were in 2024


5. Memphis Cougars
Managed by: Roger Candelo (6th season)

Top Players: Bryce Harper, Juan Gonzalez, James Paxton
Top Prospects: Robin Yount, Al Leiter, Russell Martin

Comments: Yount made the team for 2025, they should have a shot at the NL Crown if all goes well as they have drafted well


6. Little Rock Sunbirds
Managed by: Joe McEachern (3rd season)

Top Players: Ross Barnes, Steve Rogers, Justin Verlander
Top Prospects: Yordan Alvarez, Bob Welch, Orel Hershiser

Comments: should fight for .500 in 2025, but they have some great future players for sure


7. Duluth Champions
Managed by: Jon Kidman (2nd season)

Top Players: George Decker, Derrel Thomas, Elliott Maddox
Top Prospects: Abner Powell, Milt Shoffner, Joe Kuhel

Comments: 110 losses is consensus for this 2nd year team, they don't have any star power


8. Peoria Oil Barons
Managed by: Garrett Hayes (1st season)

Top Players: Ned Ryerson, Dan Uggla, Buddy Hield
Top Prospects: Billy Williams

Comments: should be better than some established teams even in their first year. Team is built around Needle Nose Ryerson, an insurance agent from rural Pennsylvania


9. Tulsa Rattlers
Managed by: John Rosen (4th season)

Top Players: Brownie Foreman, Jack Smith, Gene Krapp
Top Prospects: Steve Brady, Johnnhy Marcum, Jose Jimenez

Comments: Got to the NLCS in their first playoff run and they are another favorite to win it all with Foreman and Smith being 2 of the biggest stars in the game


10. Oklahoma City Colts
Managed by: Chris Burns (3rd season)

Top Players: Fernando Tatis Jr, Tom Seaver, Mark Redman
Top Prospects: Bill Eagan, Jeff Niemann

Comments: a team that has been better than it is expected and adding Tatis makes them a solid candidate for 90 wins in just their 3rd season


11. Lagos Hammerheads
Managed by: Matthew Well (1st season)

Top Players: Ike Brown, Cheslor Cuthbert, William Outen
Top Prospects: JD Martinez, Matt Lindstrom

Comments: first year team in Africa, not expected to do well, will be one of the better rookie teams


12. Sioux Falls Velocity
Managed by David Bell (1st season) managed Cincinnati Reds in 2024

Top Players: Brett Tomko, Mike Dorgan, John Kirby
Top Prospects: Max Carey, George Hendrick

Comments: Bad team that landed the world series winning manager, so they must have a long range plan

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And here are the last 2 division before the 2025 season commences

NL West

1. Billings Beacons
Managed by Eric O'Riley (2nd season)

Top Players: Don Sutton, David Palmer, Roy Smalley
Top Prospects: Andrew McCutchen, Carlos Ruiz, Kelly Johnson

Comments: They are in 2nd season and building nicely but like most 2nd year teams loaded with present holes


2. Austin Donkeys
Managed by: Dallas Georges (2nd season)

Top Players: Sam Thompson, Ray Durham, John Kane
Top Prospects - Jeff Bagwell, Bud Norris, Danny Moeller

Comments: made good strides in 2024, will be in the top 5 in the division


3. Albuquerque Blackbirds
Managed by: Dan Beavers (4th season)

Top Players: Francisco Liriano, John Olerud, Harry Lord
Top Prospects: Edgar Martinez, John Titus, Tony Solaita

Comments: Should be better at this point, maybe they can put it together and compete for division in 2025.


4. Boise Parrots
Managed by Garrett Klink (5th season)

Top Players: Hyun-Jin Ryu, Ed Mars, Patrick Corbin
Top Prospects: George Davies, Kenley Jansen, Donn Clendenon

Comments: Clendenon will be out for most of the year, team can pitch but they can't hit, they were in the race for most of the year still in 2024


5. El Paso Grizzlies
Managed by Jon Gonzalez (3rd season)

Top Players: Greg Swindell, Jakie May, Monk Dubiel
Top Prospects: Mordecai Brown, John Farrell, Dick Drago

Comments: Brown is in the minors, team is still waiting to make their steps, should try to avoid 100 losses in 2025


6. Edmonton Bluebirds
Managed by Kevin Dunivan (3rd season)

Top Players: Mitch Haniger, Bill Schroeder, Bo Jackson
Top Prospects: Bill Crowley, Dan Haren, Atlee Hammaker

Comments: Will have a hard time avoiding 100 losses as their team has no true core.


7. Colorado Rockies
Managed by Jayden Branch (4th Season)

Top Players: Cy Blanton, Allie Reynolds, Richard Hidalgo
Top Prospects: Robinson Cano, Willie Kamm, Tommy Boggs

Comments: Won the division the last 2 years but lost Noodles Hahn to free agency. They did get Cy Blanton from the New York Yankees, still will have a solid chance to repeat in the division but they also fade in playoffs.


8. Moscow Battalion
Managed by: Bobby Cherrington (1st season)

Top Players: Kerry Wood, Al Downing, Ray Chapman
Top Prospects: Art Shamsky

Comments: Going to be interesting to see how baseball pans out in Russia. They did ironically get Artemi Panarin on their team. Don't expect much, hopefully Putin will be OK with that


9. Las Vegas Snake Eyes
Managed: by Tyrese Fischer (7th season)

Top Players: Tony Manero, Brandon Webb, Caris Levert
Top Prospects: Billy Rhines Lefty O'Doul, Bo Belinsky

Comments: Team is too pitching heavy yet they almost make the playoffs each year. Odd strong rotation with nightclub patron Tony Manero and hoopster Caris Levert at the core but it works.


10. Santa Fe Impact
Managed by Amari Crook (1st Season)

Top Players - Mike Siroka, Frank Hoffman, Hank Schrader
Top Prospects: Ron Fairly, Phil Regan

Comments: first year team that will struggle. Albuquerque DEA Hank Schrader is 38 and is th core of the offense, won a world title in 2023 with Utah Saints.


11. Arizona Diamondbacks
Managed by: Rob Moyers (4th season)

Top Players: Don Drysdale, Jesse Burkett, Bob Bescher
Top Prospects - Ernie Whitt, Geromino Pena, Joe Musgrove

Comments: Have a very solid rotation with Red Ehret and Eddie Lopat, so they can win this division. Lost in wild card to eventual champions the Cincinnati Reds in 2024


12. Cozumel Scouts
Managed by: Alex Yannacone (2nd season)

Top Players: Juan Guzman, David Murphy, Elden Auker
Top Prospects: Rick Monday, Greg Vaughn, Ozzie Virgil

Comments: 2nd year team that will struggle to win 50 games in 2025, they have some power bats on the way up at least


NL Pacific


1. Los Angeles Dodgers
Managed by Larry Andersen (3rd season)

Top Players: Bill Gullickson, Bob Glenalvin, Dusty Miller
Top Prospects: Rube Kisinger, Jimmy Johnston, Joel Davis

Comments: they were in the race last year and may be there this year, not an exciting team but they have a funny manager at least


2. San Jose Skeeters
Managed by John Morrow (2nd season)

Top Players: Brian Lawrence, Joe Torre, Bill Dinneen
Top Prospects: Ralph Garr, Will Clark, Steve Finley

Comments: will be better than most 2nd year teams, Finley is in the show, the others are not. They add a dominant arm in Lawrence through free agency as Lawrence was key part of the 2020 world champion Seattle Mariners



3. Sacramento Bees
Managed by Jim Alme (3rd season)

Top Players: George Wright, Josh Beckett, Jack Easton
Top Prospects: Jose Deleon, Aaron Hicks, Willie Banks

Comments; Sacramento won the division last year but once again got swept in the playoffs. They can easily win again this year but need better postseason run


4. San Bernardino Butchers
Managed by Matt Stancil (2nd season)

Top Players: Dave Henderson, Chandler Bing, Phil Hughes
Top Prospects: Mickey Cochrane, Jocko Fields, Bill Hague

Comments; In their 3rd year and Cochrane is on the farm. Bing although lacking seriousness at times had a good rookie year. They would get to .500 if they stay focused


5. San Diego Padres
Managed by: Jim Bonnett (1st season) was Toronto Blue Jays BC

Top Players: Earl Averill, Yoan Moncada, Damion Easley
Top Prospects: Miguel Cabrera, Smoky Burgess, Matt Williams

Comments: Many players left this team and Andy Green got fired, but the team will rebuild quick with Miggy and those prospects, expected them to dip this year for a brighter 2026.


6. Van Nuys Arrows
Managed by; Jason Peterman (2nd season)

Top Players: Wilin Rosario, Carlos Gonzalez, Cory Snyder
Top Prospects: George Stone, Pinky Whitney, Jose Guillen

Comments: 2nd year team, will struggle but avoiding 100 losses would be a good bar for 2025.


7. San Francisco Giants
Managed by: Matt Harmon (2nd season)

Top Players: Tommy Davis, Deacon White, Boardwalk Brown
Top Prospects: Curt Welch, Billy Southworth, Jerome Williams

Comments: team struggled to make .500 in 2024 and same is expected for 2025 there is not much here for an established team


8. Redding Missions
Managed by: Andy Decker (1st season)

Top Players: Corey Koskie, Rafael Nadal, Hank Arft
Top Prospects: Val Picinich, Rusty Gerhardt

Comments: this is a very bad team. Raffa may be a great tennis player but he is not a #2 player in any world on the diamond. Expect 120 losses here.


9. Honolulu Riptides
Managed by: Matt Ledezma (1st season) was BC for Bogota Broncos in '24

Top Players: Mort Cooper, Ham Iburg, Al Simmons
Top Prospects: Arlie Pond, Dick Simpson, Chris Volstad

Comments: This team should win the division this year they fired their manager in Paul Semrad and have power hitting and pitching, it should all come together in 2025


10. Tijuana Pelcians
Managed by: Mike Stoehr (3rd season)

Top Players: Bill McGunnigle, Red Munger, Alvin Davis
Top Prospects: Al Wingo, Wandy Rodriguez,

Comments: Wingo is in the minors. This is not a very good team, will be challenged not to lose 100 games this year. Munger is the wildcard


11. Vancouver Men-O-War
Managed by: Mario Nieves (2nd season)

Top Players: Billy Hamilton, Jouett Meekin, Jim Ray Hart
Top Prospects: Nap Lajoie, William Van Landingham, Frank Shellenback

Comments: Lajoie is in the minors. This team had a solid second half, a winning season would make GM John Smoltz very happy


12. Melbourne Caribou
Managed by: Marvin Murphy (1st season)

Top Players: Willis Hudlin, Yunel Escobar, Kevin Jepsen
Top Prospects: Hal Reniff

Comments: This is just a bad team in their first year, the Australian fans just have to come out to keep them in the black in the balance book

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The 2025 Major League baseball season has kicked off and the first no hitter of the year has been thrown and there was a milestone homer

Rogers Hornsby hit his 300th career home today despite the Detroit Tigers dropping a 2nd straight game to the Maine Attack. Maine beats Detroit 9-7 to take some air out of the sails as Hornsby smacked the milestone homer off of Jesse Jefferson. Freddie Lindstrom hit a 3 run homer while Adam Lind had 3 hits as Storm Davis was knocked out of the box in the 3rd inning.
Hornsby said after the game "Glad to get that 300 out of the way now, but we are in hangover mode after being swept in the World Series last year, we can't get swept by Maine for sure"

The first no-hitter of the season was fired by Orval Overall as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cozumel Scouts 3-0 Overall walked 2 batters and fanned 13 hitters. Cubs office was propelled by 2 hits games from Bris Lord and Billy Sullivan. This was the 2nd no hitter in Cubs history as Charlie Buffinton pitched a perfect game in 2023 against the Savannah Thunder. It is the first time that Cozumel has ever been no hit.

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Noodles Hahn makes a splash in his debut with the Utah Saints as he fans 16 batters in over 8 innings as the Saints completed the sweep of the Barcelona Magicians. Hahn did give up 3 runs as nerves set in early when he gave up a homer to NHLer Brent Burns, but settled in. Utah was carried offensively by newcomer George Davis who went 3 for 3 and drove in 5 runs. Bobby Doerr and Yasiel Puig added 2 run shots in the win.

News out of Spokane that 40 year old Tony Phillips will retired at end of the season for the Spokane Gangsters. Phillips is in his 3rd year with Spokane after four years with the Colorado Rockies. He his 36 homers in 2020 for the Rockies.

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Today the Memphis Cougars destroyed the Oklahoma City Colts in an NL Midwest division matchup that saw Memphis superstar Bryce Harper hit for the cycle Harper drove in 5 runs while Don Robinson pitched 6 strong innings to get the victory. Brian Roberts and Juan Gonzalez added 2 hits each. Harper ever cocky said this after the game "It just seemed that Oklahoma City pitchers were going into my wheelhouse every pitch it was like being Charlie Sheen in Vegas, where I am from"

The other interesting news is that 38 year old Gary Gaetti has launch 5 homers in the first 4 games this year for the Cleveland Indians. Gaetti was seemingly done at the end of last year but Cleveland had faith in him and he has been going crazy with 5 homers in 13 at bats.

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The players of the week awards were announced today

In the American League top honors went to Gary Gaetti who hit .412 but amazingly slugged 7 homers and drove in 10 runs. The Indians are off to a fast start at 5-0.

Speaking of fast starts, the Savannah Thunder are atop the NL Atlantic with their 5-0 start as player of the week went to Hal Chase with 3 homers, 9 RBI's and a .560 average

The Mexico City Salukis got bad news when they found out that starting pitcher Larry Cheney is out for the season with should inflammation. Cheney suffered the injury in a 5-3 win over the Evansville Steelhawks. Cheney pitched 5 innings and got the win. Cheney won 10 games for Mexico City in 2023, but struggled in 2024.

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Today was a day for Tony Gonzalez of the Tulsa Rattlers as they slaughtered the Melbourne Caribou down under by the score of 11-1. Gonzalez had 5 hits, drove in 3 runs and hit for the cycle to carry the defending NL Midwest champs to an easy win. Brownie Foreman improved to 2-0 on the season with the strong win. John Kerins had 3 hits and Ed McKean hit a big 3 run homer.

Denny Lyons of the Milwaukee Brewers is down for the count and lost for the season with a torn femur. Lyons has been a bust as the former #2 pick overall in 2019 and now in 2025 the Brew Crew can't put him on the field. The Injury happened in a game which the Brewers defeated the San Bernardino Butchers 8-3 in Miller Park. Lyons was hitting .389 when he went down. Milt Stock will move to third base for the rest of the season for Milwaukee.

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A busy day today as there were some developments

The Portland Lions defeated the Minnesota Twins today by the score of 10-5 as Brett Boone hits for the cycle and drives in 5 runs. Portland also got offense from Francisco Lindor who collected 4 hits. Twins got 3 hits from superstar Cody Bellinger. Minnesota is still in first in the AL Central with an 8-2 mark on the year.

Vinegar Bend Mizell is a big loss for the defending champion Cincinnati Reds as his lost for the season with stretched elbow ligaments. He suffered the injuries in a 13-3 beating by the Honolulu Riptides of the Reds. Mizell has become a solid late innings reliever after a career as a starter

144 teams in the league and only one has made it to 10-0 and it is the Tijuana Pelicans of all teams, as they a winning without a real big name roster.

Lastly, just noticed but 1 in 144 chance... David Bell left the world Champion Cincinnati Reds for the Sioux Falls Velocity and it turns out that David Bell has been on Sioux Falls as a player.

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The Big Train Walter Johnson had a superb 15 strikeout outing today as the Fresno Bashers held on to beat the Raleigh Spitfires 10-7. Johnson only allowed 2 hits in 7 2/3 innings as Braggo Roth hit s 2 homers giving him 10 on the young season. Heinie Reitz added 3 hits as well. Fresno is off to an amazing start with 10-1 record in the AL Pacific and early 3 game lead over Anchorage Bears, Oakland Athletics and the Tokyo Alligators.

Herman Long, the long time shortstop of the New York Yankees is now with the Tucson Tomahawks and has decided to retire at the end of the season at 38 years old. Long has hit 152 career homers in the 7 seasons he has been in the league.

Tijuana Pelicans were the last team to lose a game as they lost a 12-3 game to the Las Vegas Snake Eyes. Joe Nolan punished Tijuana with 5 RBI's while dance floor attraction Tony Manero got his first win of the 2025 campaign.

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Harry Stovey had a game for the ages today as the Brooklyn Brawlers demolished the Scranton Owls by the score of 28-6. Stovey slammed 4 homers in the game for Brooklyn and drove in nine runs as he devastated Scranton pitching. Roberto Kelly also had 5 hits in the game for Brooklyn. Brooklyn starting pitcher George Mullin got injured early in the game and it took 7 relievers to win by 22 runs. Brooklyn is 8-4 in the NL East just one game behind the New York Mets

Players of the week were announced.as well

Braggo Roth of the Fresno Bashers earned the honors in the National League with 9 homers and 20 RBIs with a .455 batting average. Fresno is in first in the AL Pacific with 2 game leads over the Anchorage Bears and Oakland Athletics.

Taking the award in the National League was Fred Merkle of the Albuquerque Blackbirds. Merkle already in the 300 homer club hit 4 homers drove in 10 runs and batted a sparkling .520 for the week. Albuquerque is in 3rd place tie in the NL West, two games behind the surprising Austin Donkeys.

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Pedro Ciriaco was the unusual player to get a cycle as hit for one today with the Cozumel Scouts in their win over the Newark Thieves 4-2. Ciriaco had 3 RBI's and Stephen Fife continues to surprise with a 3-0 record. Newark got 3 hits from Tommy Holmes in the loss. Cozumel is still just 4-9 on the young season.

Nap Lajoie came up for his first game today for the Vancouver Men-O-War and collected 5 hits in his first 5 major league at bats Vancouver thrashed the Redding Missions in the NL Pacific matchup as Lajoie drove in 5 runs and William Vanlandingham pitched 6 scoreless innings. Vancouver off to a good start at 8-5 but already 3 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tijuana Pelicans.

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Chuck Klein has been one of the best players since joining the league and he had an incredible game today with 4 homers as the Los Angeles spanked the Auckland Seadogs 25-3. Klein scored 6 runs and drove in 7 runs in the victory. Ike Dave and Wellington Castillo drove in 4 runs each and Kevin Bell had 4 hits as Bob Emslie improved to 1-1.

The Cleveland Indians extended their record to 13-1 as rookie Greg Matthews fired a 3 hit shutout as the Tribe beat the Bakersfield Red Aces 7-0. Jody Gerut had 3 RBI's while Tom Tresh and Ray Lankford collected 2 hits apiece. Matthews fanned 6 and 2 of the 3 hits for Bakersfield were by Dick Padden

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The San Antonio River Kings are a hitting juggernaut and they flexed their might in a 33-3 thrashing of the lowly and inaugural Shreveport Sting. In the game, Adam LaRoche and Jose Peraza got 6 hits each. LaRoche who was really ticked off he did not win the MVP in 2024 as he lost to Zack Wheat is making a statement in 2025 with 30 RBI's already in 15 games. He said this in the offseason "Just because Wheat won the batting title and played for a team that made the playoffs, does not mean he is the MVP, I hit 80 damn homers"

Also in that destruction game Jerry Willard had 5 RBI's and 4 hits and Pedro Garcia had 5 this.


Toronto Blue Jays shutout the Spokane Gangsters as Christy Mathewson struck out 16 batters in 6 2/3 innings, meaning that 16 of his 20 outs were strikeouts. Jays won the game 3-0 as Ronald Guzman hit a homer and drove in runs.

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A day with some achievements for sure

Angels star hitter Chuck Klein socked his 300th career homer today as the Los Angeles Defeated the Amsterdam Smokies 8-2. Klein had 3 hits on the day and slugged the milestone homer off of Bill Wynne. Monte Irvin and Kevin Bell had 3 RBI's each and Jim Whitney improved to 3-0 on the season. In 2023 Klein hit 78 homers and 197 RBI's and is one of the best players historically in the league.

Bob Feller pitched a game for the Chicago Cubs by striking out 16 batters as Chicago triumphed over the Oklahoma City Colts 11-1. Feller pitched 7 innings to get the 16 K's and allowed 2 hits one of which was a Franmil Reyes homer. Feller is now 2-0 on the season. Bris Lord drove in 4 runs and Joe Panik had 3 hits for the victorious Cubs who are in first place in the NL Central with a one game lead over the Albuquerque Blackbirds.

In a game of baseball teams in obscure markets, Gene Alley collected 6 hits to lead the Fargo Horsemen to an 11-9 win in 12 innings over the Grand Junction Gold Rush Alley had 6 hits and 4 RBI's while Pepe Mangual drove in 3 runs for Fargo who have steadily climbed to 7-9 on the year.

George Van Haltren continued the high achievement day 15 strikeouts for the St Louis Cardinals as they blanked the Grand Rapids Crawdads 9-0. Van Haltren fanned the 15 over 8.2 innings. Harry Wolter drove in 5 runs and Dick Egan drove in another 3 to lead the Redbirds on the rampage and a 10-6 record. This Grand Rapids team is now 9-7 so they are not the usual variety.

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The players of the week were announced today and there were 2 big injuries

Superstar Adam LaRoche wins the AL player of the week award for the San Antonio River Kings by socking 8 homers, driving in 24 runs and batting 15 for 28, that is career for most. San Antonio is off to a solid 13-5 start but they trail 2 juggernauts in the AL West in Utah Stains at 17-1 and Calgary Fusion at 15-3.

National League honors to go the ad man Chandler Bing who batted an incredible .680 this week with 5 RBI's for the San Bernardino Butchers. Bing's average is near .500 at .493 which leads the National League. San Bernardino is 9-9 in the middle of the pack in the AL Pacific.

The Vancouver Men-O-War were dealt a big blow as they found out Blake Treinen will be out for the season . Treinen was being used as a setup man this year after coming over the Miami Marlins where he closed games in 2024. He tore his ulnar collateral ligament in a game where Vancouver beat the Aruba Jackrabbits 10-6.

Also going down for 6 months was political fixer and Fargo Horsemen starting pitcher, Frank Underwood with shoulder inflammation. Underwood suffered the injury in a wild 10-9 loss to the Grand Junction Gold Rush. A game where Fargo blew a 9-4 lead in the 9th inning. Underwood was his usual cantankerous self as he lamented "it serves me right that i would have my shoulder blow up, just having to show up in Grand Junction got me injured"

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The day was marked by a huge game for Bobby Doerr who hits for the cycle for the Utah Saints as they demolished the Providence Chargers by the score of 17-6. Doerr drove in 7 runs and has 30 RBI's already this season Utah also got 3 hits from Yasiel Puig and 3 RBI's from Mel Ott. Eppa Rixey pitches well enough to improve to 4-0 on the season. Utah is 19-1 in first place in the AL West

Johnny Mize is not having a sophomore jinx as he extended his hitting streak to 20 games for the Indianapolis Bulldogs. Indianapolis beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 for climb into 2nd place in the AL Central trailing the frontrunning Cleveland Indians by 5 games. In the game, the Last Word's Lawrence O'Donnell goes 4 for 4 and power hitter Joe Adcock drove in 4 runs.

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Johnny Vandermeer was in top form today fanning 15 batters as the Louisville Bats defeated the Savannah Thunder 7-1. Vandermeer got the 15's over 7 innings and allowed just 1 ER and 3 hits over 7 innings The Louisville offense came from Clint Barmes who hit 2 homers and drove in 5 runs. Only mistake by Vandermeer was allowing a homer to Tommy McCraw. Louisville is now 10-12 but not off to the good start they had thought.

News out of New Zealand today was that catcher Demar Derozan will retire at the end of the year for the Auckland Seadogs. DeRozan cited the horrible schedule playing in the South Pacific "Man it just ain't logical playing and traveling, there ain't no teams in the American League near us so we travel too much, I will go back to the Spurs when I get a moment"

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The players of the week have been announced

American League honors to go Hack Wilson of the Jacksonville Beach Bums. Wilson hit 5 homers and drove in 11 runs this week while hitting at a .565 clip. Jacksonville is in 5th place with a 15-9 record on the tough AL Atlantic, 3 games behind both the Richmond Gamecocks and San Juan Storm.

Walker Cooper, the catcher of the Arizona got the AL player of the week award by smacking 6 homers while driving in 19 runs and hitting .600. Cooper was been a monster hitter for Arizona since coming over from the rival Colorado Rockies in a trade for Mark Ellis. Arizona is in a 3 way tie for 2nd place in the NL West, 1 game behind the Rockies.

The Sacramento Bees were dealt a blow to their pitching staff as first round pick Jose DeLeon is out for the year with a torn flexor tendon. DeLeon suffered the injury in a landslide 16-5 win over the Albuquerque Blackbirds. DeLeon pitched 2 innings before the injury set in. Sacramento is the defending AL Pacific Champions and are tied for first this year with the Los Angeles Dodgers and surprising Tijuana Pelicans.