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The Brewers fired their legendary and longest-lasting GM last offseason, Shaquille Bradford. At the same time, they also lost their manager, Elijah Needham. No worry, they made the World Series for the 11th time. The Orioles instead won their third championship.

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AL Tomas Reed MVP: Tomasso Breaux, 2B, Cleveland Indians - 9.8 WAR, 154 wRC+, 18.5 ZR


AL J.P. Avila Award: Cal Martelli, RHP, Detroit Tigers - 5.9 WAR, 80 FIP-, 2.7 K/BB


NL Tomas Reed MVP: Josiah Allen, RF, Chicago Cubs - 5.9 WAR, 110 wRC+, 32.4 ZR
Wow, that's an elite centerfielder playing right field all season. With Diego Cruz in center and Allen in right, no wonder Ono won the J.P. Avila Award.


NL J.P. Avila Award: Naizen Ono, LHP, Chicago Cubs - 6.9 WAR, 66 FIP-, 4.8 K/BB

AL Rookie of the Year: Dave Yang, CF, Chicago White Sox - 6.9 WAR, 138 wRC+, 10.7 ZR
NL Rookie of the Year: Max Sharpe, 3B, Milwaukee Brewers - 4.3 WAR, 142 wRC+, -3.5 ZR

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Rory Benitez, SS

Benitez is the rare Hall of Famer who goes in wearing a uniform of a team different than his original. The Dbacks actually signed him but then traded him to the Pirates for an average starting pitcher, Sebastian Barnhart. Benitez was an elite player while his defense was good, but around age 29 his glove plummetted along with his overall value. However, he was still above average with the bat, particularly as a shortstop. His game was built more on power than speed with his lone stolen base coming at age 31. His overall value lands him in the third-teir of all-time shortstops near fellow NL Central Hall of Famers Oliver Finnie and Bill Desmond.

Initial Acquisition: Signed in 1963 with the Diamondbacks out of Venezuela

MLB Awards: 4 AS, 7 Paul Vines SS, 1 WS, 1 PMVP

Career Stats: 8958 PA, 2087 H, 207 HR, 1 SB, .330 wOBA, 110 wRC+, -52.2 ZR, 48.4 WAR, 44.9 JAWS


Levi Rodgers, LHP

When healthy, Rodgers was as dominant as they come. He had four seasons of 6+ WAR and won or finished in the top three of the J.P. Avila Award five times. He did struggle with injuries, though, with a torn back muscle, herniated disc, forearm inflammation, and torn rotator cuff all causing him to miss multiple months each. He was able to keep his homeruns down and even led the league in HR/9 one year while pitching in Colorado. His career value places him near Ronnie Hauck and Henry Angelbeek in the lower tier of Hall of Famers but his peak was high enough and career long enough to put him in.

Initial Acquisition: Drafted 1st overall in 1969 by the Rockies out of Rice

MLB Awards: 2 J.P. Avila Awards, 1 ROY, 6 AS

Career Stats: 2718 IP, 860 BB, 1664 K, 3.35 FIP, 85 FIP-, 57.3 WAR, 51.5 JAWS

Luís Santana, LHP

Santana was a durable and capable starter with a good peak, but he lost his stuff suddenly at age 33 and was no longer able to anchor a rotation. He led the league three times in HR/9 and had eight straight seasons of 30+ starts. He had elite movement and good stuff and control despite below-average velocity.

Initial Acquisition: Signed in 1966 with the Angels out of the Dominican Republic

MLB Awards: 1 J.P. Avila Award, 1 ROY, 2 AS

Career Stats: 2682.3 IP, 781 BB, 1219 K, 3.30 FIP, 85 FIP-, 54.5 WAR, 47.4 JAWS

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The top two players are the same this year as last but they've swapped positions. Tommy Butler jumps into the top spot as he is halfway to his ceiling and will be starting the season in AAA.


Augusto Carpio is still only in Rookie ball but has that elite ceiling and is starting to improve offensively.

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Team 1:

position	name	war	school
P	Skippy Woods	2.10	FOR
P	Agustin Gallegos	1.80	MD
P	Jason Vail	1.52	SCG
P	Felix Barrera	1.50	FLA
P	Michael Duarte	1.46	AUB
P	Claude Milbourne	1.07	KEN
P	Fred Florin	1.02	NEB
P	Axel Bennington	0.24	UA
C	Rio Martin	1.47	UHC
C	J.J. Bush	1.35	FOR
1B	Dominick Hemberger	1.17	MIS
2B	Trace Novotny	1.32	SDSU
3B	P.J. Bell	1.36	MIS
SS	Dennys Hernandez	1.80	UCSB
SS	Jack Sena	1.57	UCLA
LF	Andy Lynch	1.47	ALA
CF	B.J. Daul	2.68	UCSB
CF	Mark Previti	1.70	PENN
RF	Henry Blackledge	1.79	MIS
RF	Ripley Curiel	1.51	STAN

Team 2:

position	name	war	school
P	Bo Pennington	1.76	WASH
P	Nik Martin	1.70	VIL
P	Benjamin Carter	1.59	IND
P	Gordon Engelbrecht	1.56	BC
P	Nathaniel McClain	1.42	SCB
P	Anthony Murray	1.08	GH
P	Matthew Forrester	0.58	TCU
P	Mees Stolk	0.17	GAT
C	Todd Townsend	1.80	OK
C	Salvador Mandujano	1.26	WV
1B	Carlton Linek	1.10	RO
2B	Jason Chang	1.52	TTU
2B	Baldur Sjonsson	1.21	LSU
3B	Ken Picou	1.34	BYU
SS	Joakim Abreu	1.38	HCC
LF	Brandon Wilkins	1.22	UCLA
CF	Jaeden McPherson	1.57	OKST
CF	Liam Snell	1.55	WASH
RF	D.J. Klinger	1.94	USC
RF	Jackson Crabtree	1.18	ARK

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The Stanford Cardinal has two National Championships. Their last was in 1934 with future big leaguers Heath Baeza, Ethan Calise, Glenn Crank, and Yancy Viramontes.

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MLB Owner Changes:
Boston Red Sox owner Pops St. Germain passes away, his son Scott St. Germain replaces him

MLB Career Milestones:
Ben Johnson, Atlanta Braves - 2000 H

No-Hitters/Perfect Games:
Sal Brown, Charlotte, A+ - 4K, 6BB
Scout Mims, Tappan Zee, NYSPHSAA - 5K, 3BB
Nick Shrimplin, Monterey, TUIL - 11K, 2BB
Collin Lurz, Pawtucket, AAA - 7K, 3BB

17+ Strikeout Games:
Mendy Green, Plant, FLHSAA - 17K
Timur Mula, Central, CIF - 18K

Hitting Streaks Ended:
Eli Martin, Limestone, IHSA - 27G
Richard Odegaard, Marist, GHSA - 33G
Cam Mueller, Crater, OSAA - 26G

4 HR Games:

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Two months after hitting for the cycle, Dennys Hernandez was drafted first out of UC Santa Barbara. He is a reliable shortstop and is well-balanced offensively and on the basepaths.


The first high schooler drafted was also the first pitcher taken in 1985. Johnny Gibbons went third overall to the Tigers out of Marist High School in Georgia. He was a finalist for the Everett Williams pitching award three of four years in high school, winning once. He also won the Kerry Law MVP his freshman year.

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American League:

Position	Name	WAR	Team
C	Skyler Schleining	2.55	BAL
C	Elijah Winfrey	2.12	LAA
1B	Robert Bennett	4.40	TOR
1B	Pablo Torres	3.58	LAA
1B	Al Ireland	3.39	BAL
2B	Tomasso Breaux	4.83	CLE
3B	Mario Herrera	4.33	NYY
SS	Francisco Rocha	2.62	CLE
LF	Tom Moore	2.12	TEX
CF	Corey Fenton	4.45	BAL
CF	Parker Boyd	3.59	BOS
CF	Dave Yang	3.56	CHA
RF	Helcris Ramos	2.40	TB
SP	Hudson Dagenais	3.91	CHA
SP	Willis De La Torre	3.37	CHA
SP	Tom Byrd	3.37	KC
SP	Adam Sautter	3.33	CHA
SP	Johnny Larson	3.06	LAA
SP	Willy Constantine	3.00	BAL
SP	William Carillo	2.61	TOR
SP	Ned Pisano	1.87	SEA
RP	Steven McMillen	1.13	TEX
RP	Lautaro Franco	1.11	MIN
RP	Alf Wetherbee	0.82	OAK
RP	Zach Zimmer	0.69	BAL

National League:

Position	Name	WAR	Team
C	Palmer Adelman	2.09	NYM
C	Wendell Ponce	1.56	CIN
1B	Emmett Willard	3.21	MIL
1B	Lorenzo Soriano	3.10	NYM
2B	Negron D'Angelo	3.63	PHI
3B	Max Sharpe	4.04	MIL
SS	Jake McCallister	4.14	COL
LF	Leobardo Barreras	4.70	SD
LF	Josiah Allen	3.04	CHC
LF	Ethan Pinsker	2.93	NYM
CF	Glenn Jacobs	3.73	SF
RF	Logan Flood	3.22	SF
RF	Jacob Henson	2.64	FLA
SP	Rex Abrams	4.61	CIN
SP	Dusty Maga	3.43	MON
SP	Pangoro Oki	3.23	CHC
SP	Lance Reed	3.21	STL
SP	Naizen Ono	3.02	CHC
SP	Jansen Oudshoorn	2.76	ARI
SP	Jameson Heyrend	2.75	MIL
SP	Sawyer Loudermilk	2.38	FLA
RP	Alejandro Abreu	1.35	COL
RP	Isaac Green	1.34	MON
RP	Ruben Howard	1.09	PIT
RP	Elijah Page	1.01	CIN

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MLB Owner Changes:

MLB Career Milestones:
Esteban Arenas, Atlanta - 2000 H
Emmanuel Calderon, Kansas City - 300 HR
Franklin Garcia, Boston - 2500 H

No-Hitters/Perfect Games:
Sean Homer, Cedar Rapids, A - 9K, 4BB
Emlen DeSantis, Durham, AAA - 6K, 1BB
Oscar Tavarez, Bowie, AA - 7K, 2BB
Nathan Connell, Kinston, A+ - 4K, 1BB
Will Dickinson, West Virginia, A- - 3K, 2BB

17+ Strikeout Games:
Colton Cotter, Staten Island, A- - 17K

Hitting Streaks Ended:
Matt Clarke, Omaha, AAA - 28G
Cal Kirkendoll, Chicago White Sox, MLB - 28G
Lee Toma, Danville, R - 31G

7 H Games:
Pickford Malvern, Richmond, AA

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The Cubs went through the Rockies, Marlins, and Orioles en route to their third World Series win. They also won in 1908 and 1967.

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AL Tomas Reed MVP: Tomasso Breaux, 2B, Cleveland Indians - 8.6 WAR, 132 wRC+, 16.8 ZR


AL J.P. Avila Award: Hudson Dagenais, RHP, Chicago White Sox - 7.1 WAR, 66 FIP-, 2.3 K/BB


NL Tomas Reed MVP: Leobardo Barreras, LF, San Diego Padres - 7.8 WAR, 164 wRC+, 1.9 ZR


NL J.P. Avila Award: Rex Abrams, LHP, Cincinnati Reds - 5.8 WAR, 82 FIP-, 2.3 K/BB

AL Rookie of the Year: Corey Fenton, CF, Baltimore Orioles - 7.9 WAR, 150 wRC+, 3.3 ZR
NL Rookie of the Year: Johnny Tillman, RF, Colorado Rockies - 3.4 WAR, 128 wRC+, -2.3 ZR

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Greg Woodall, LF

Woodall was an all-around player with above-average contact, power, eye, and defense. His greediness caused him to bounce around to a total of nine different organizations in his career but he did spend the longest time and make the biggest impact in Colorado. He had the propensity for the triple, leading the league twice and racking up 182 in his career, good for 14th all-time in LF and 5th among LF born this century. He was top-5 at the position in history and his career value lines up well with an all-time legend Nate Clements. Vito Fernandez remains the best LF ever.

Initial Acquisition: Drafted 6th overall in 1965 by the Rockies out of Pittsburgh

MLB Awards: 1 ROY, 1 Youssef Raadouni GG, 4 AS, 5 Paul Vines SS

Career Stats: 11578 PA, 2624 H, 313 HR, 85 SB, .356 wOBA, 127 wRC+, -0.5 ZR, 65.7 WAR, 51.5 JAWS

Kent Burchett, 2B

Burchett's career just misses the Hall of Fame. His career was scattered with a few 5-6 WAR seasons but he didn't maintain that quality often enough. He spent more time in San Diego despite getting drafted by the Indians but he just wasn't as good in Southern California as he was in the Midwest. His defense was quite good for the first 5-6 years of his career but he never was quite able to win a Gold Glove. Tyler Petrillo and Walter Tapia were both elite second basemen while Burchett was in his prime defensively.

Initial Acquisition: Drafted 10th overall in 1969 by the Indians out of Ohio State

MLB Awards: 2 AS, 1 Paul Vines SS, 1 WS, 2 PMVP

Career Stats: 8130 PA, 2048 H, 157 HR, 14 SB, .334 wOBA, 112 wRC+, 65 ZR, 44.4 WAR, 38.4 JAWS

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Third verse, same as the first. Augusto Carpio and Tommy Butler stay at the top of the prospect list this year and swap spots yet again.


Butler isn't going to get that changeup but he's basically ready to go. He did pitch four games last year for the Orioles and will start the season in the Major Leagues.

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Team 1:

position	name	war	school
P	Dave Durnin	2.10	ECP
P	Brad Danekas	1.56	PEP
P	Jake Wright	1.56	UNM
P	Grizzly Jensen	1.49	PUR
P	Peyton Mowrey	1.16	MIS
P	Anthony Murray	1.04	GH
P	Kosei Iguchi	0.82	MIS
P	Cory Petit	0.10	FSB
C	J.J. Bush	1.60	FOR
C	Gus Zeta	1.26	IND
1B	Trey Blake	1.17	ILL
2B	Leo Louch	1.24	ALA
3B	Aiden Montes	2.38	UA
SS	Dale Washington	1.68	ND
SS	Trent Partin	1.46	MICH
SS	Colin Slater	1.34	PIT
LF	Mason Vara	1.91	DUK
LF	Nicky Boone	1.44	OK
CF	B.J. Daul	0.89	UCSB
RF	Jackson Crabtree	1.84	ARK

Team 2:

position	name	war	school
P	Dale Lewis	1.65	WSU
P	Chris Jacobs	1.49	SJSU
P	Claude Milbourne	1.46	KEN
P	Jake Fentress	1.34	MIS
P	Ryker Grimes	1.24	SJSU
P	Bo Pennington	1.14	WASH
P	Dominic Tumua	0.77	TEX
P	Lanny Rueff	0.33	PSU
C	Joel Herring	1.12	ND
C	Justin Hare	1.07	LSU
1B	Ignacio Tenesaca	1.19	LOY
2B	Sebastian Batista	1.00	UC
3B	Jaxson Jastrow	1.29	SHP
SS	Owen Hudick	1.47	NMSU
SS	Mason Bialik	1.32	SMG
LF	Vincenzo Wheeler	1.60	PENN
LF	Henry Blackledge	1.43	MIS
CF	Judd Ryan	1.40	LOY
CF	Liam Snell	1.13	WASH
RF	Jake LeVan	1.36	MSB

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The 1986 National Champions are the New Mexico State Aggies (my alma mater)!

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MLB Owner Changes:

MLB Career Milestones:

No-Hitters/Perfect Games:
Aaron Lesmes, Seton Hall, NCAA - 8K, 1BB
Cooper Gibb, Eldorado, TUIL - 15K, 2BB
Troy Cerda, Carbondale, IHSA - 13K, 1BB
John Fowler, New Hampshire, AA - 1K, 6BB

17+ Strikeout Games:
Tulio Cordova, Pensacola Catholic, FLHSAA - 17K

Hitting Streaks Ended:
P.J. Byle, Pensacola Catholic, FLHSAA - 29G
Ferdinand can Tiggelen, UCLA, NCAA - 27G
Jayden Stennard, Colorado, MLB - 32G
Aiden Montes, Arizona, NCAA - 26G
Parker Rothhaar, North Buncombe, NCHSAA - 29G
Malcom Ghalfayan, Allatoona, GHSA - 27G
Jerrod Whitley, Montgomery, AA - 26G
Harvey Hickman, Voorheesville, NYSPHSAA - 27G
Cesar Soto, San Jose State, NCAA - 28G

7 H Games:
Todd Fernandez, Tacoma, AAA

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The first draftee this year was University of Washington product Bo Pennington. He made the all-star game all three years of college and finished second in the Joe Hubbard voting last year.


The top hitting draftee also came from the West Coast -- CF B.J. Daul, an absolute elite defensive centerfielder.


Skyler Letterman was the first high school draftee. He won the Moe Fay slugging award at third base all four years of high school.

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American League:

Position	Name	WAR	Team
C	Elijah Winfrey	2.57	LAA
C	A.J. Duke	2.31	MIN
1B	Kurt Zubiate	2.34	CHA
2B	Tomasso Breaux	3.04	CLE
3B	Andre Saunders	4.21	BOS
3B	Ice Hershey	3.29	TB
SS	Francisco Rocha	3.05	CLE
SS	Merlin Wallace	2.76	NYY
LF	Ryne Shade	3.24	HOU
LF	Woodie Camper	3.01	TB
CF	Corey Fenton	4.59	BAL
CF	Dave Yang	3.43	CHA
RF	Max Valle	2.83	BOS
SP	Solomon Davis	3.81	CHA
SP	Hudson Dagenais	3.68	CHA
SP	Tim Osterhagen	3.60	NYY
SP	Allan Cooney	3.37	KC
SP	Willy Constantine	2.93	BAL
SP	T.J. Greenwald	2.93	CLE
SP	Rafael Bocanegra	2.63	BAL
SP	Kenneth Haynie	2.37	TB
RP	Osvaldo Grande	1.69	NYY
RP	Royce Hicks	1.40	LAA
RP	Taylor Ledford	1.31	LAA
RP	Warren Simcic	1.09	CLE

National League:

Position	Name	WAR	Team
C	Sebastian Gonzales	2.09	MIL
C	Twan Stuyvesant	1.90	COL
1B	Max Stahoviak	3.70	STL
1B	Thanatos Regalado	3.29	CHC
2B	Dorsey Cotton	2.68	MON
3B	Jerome Thomas	3.23	CIN
SS	Harvey Wright	2.83	PIT
SS	Jake McCallister	2.53	COL
LF	Leobardo Barreras	4.05	SD
LF	Ethan Pinsker	2.97	NYM
LF	Patrick Vikriti	2.90	SF
CF	Diego Cruz	2.99	CHC
RF	Ben Johnson	3.11	ATL
SP	Colt Thompson	4.18	NYM
SP	Ji-Feng Tsai	3.93	PIT
SP	Sean Hinson	3.67	ATL
SP	Tom Byrd	3.24	MON
SP	Dusty Maga	3.13	MON
SP	Damian Meek	2.98	MON
SP	Kurt Hiebert	2.92	SF
SP	Krispin Bunton	2.75	FLA
RP	Ron Graham	2.01	SD
RP	Odin Harsh	1.70	LAD
RP	Chase Allen	1.43	FLA
RP	J.C. Hansen	0.59	CHC

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MLB Owner Changes:
Cleveland Indians sold from Austin Nedd to Thaddeus Bush

MLB Career Milestones:
Colin Erlich, Minnesota Twins - 2000 H

No-Hitters/Perfect Games:
Josh Clark, Carolina, A+ - 5K, 3BB
Adam DeForge, Pensacola, AA - 6K, 6BB
Ruairi O'Hara, Tampa, R - 11K, 1BB
Marco Piacentini, Florida, A+ - 3K, 7BB
David Chance, Vancouver, A- - 7K, 7BB
Val Tavares, Lakewood, A - 7K, 4BB

17+ Strikeout Games:

Hitting Streaks Ended:
Jake Do, Indianapolis, AAA - 33G
Ryne Shade, Houston, MLB - 26G
Corey Fenton, Baltimore, MLB - 28G

4 HR Games: