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Minors (Double A)
Join Date: Dec 2021
Posts: 166
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Catching up (again)
When I last posted in this thread, I was in the midst of the 2024 Orioles MLB Season. I am now in the 2026 season, and I have also won the 2024 and 2025 World Series. None of the six original expansion teams have yet to reach the playoffs, so the league is still 36 teams large. However, the Atlanta Braves and Texas Rangers seem to have the best shot at success moving forward. Here's a recap of the last two seasons!
2024:
AL Winner: BALTIMORE ORIOLES
NL Winner: WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Playoff Teams: (CAPS represents division winner)
AL East: BALTIMORE ORIOLES and Norfolk Tides
AL Central: MINNESOTA TWINS, Charlotte Knights, and Kansas City Royals
AL West: SEATTLE MARINERS
NL East: WASHINGTON NATIONALS, Montreal Expos, and New York Mets
NL Central: PITTSBURGH PIRATES and Cincinnati Reds
NL West: MEXICO CITY VAQUEROS
AL MVP: Buster Bigs, BAL
NL MVP: Young-lau Chuko, WSH
AL ROTY: Joel Hucke, TOR
NL ROTY: Clint Larson, COL
AL Cy Young: Tyler Boykin, BAL
NL Cy Young: Xavier DeMent, PIT
AL Reliever: Wilson Diaz, BAL
NL Reliever: Zhong-shu Chio, WSH
2025:
AL Winner: BALTIMORE ORIOLES
NL Winner: MONTREAL EXPOS
Playoff Teams:
AL East: BALTIMORE ORIOLES, Toronto Blue Jays, and Norfolk Tides
AL Central: MINNESOTA TWINS
AL West: SEATTLE MARINERS and Oakland Athletics
NL East: NEW YORK METS, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies, and Washington Nationals
NL Central: COLUMBUS SEA LIONS
NL West: SAN DIEGO PADRES
AL MVP: Buster Bigs, BAL
NL MVP: T.J. Goldstein, MON
AL ROTY: Shigeyuki Ota, SLB (Salt Lake Bees)
NL ROTY: Steven Munoz, COL
AL Cy Young: Tyler Boykin, BAL
NL Cy Young: Mike Hearnsberger, NYM
AL Reliever: Juan Gonzalez, SEA
NL Reliever: Kyle Wolfrum, MON
Top 20 Batters 2026 (BOLD denotes rookie)
1. SS Buster Bigs, BAL
2. 2B Bobby Carmona, BAL
3. 3B Preston Ballard, BAL
4. 1B Marcus Ferrell, BAL
5. CF Mike Dunn, NOR
6. LF Young-lau Chuko, WSH
7. 2B Joel Hucke, TOR
8. 2B Hyun-hee Kim, CLS (Columbus Sea Lions)
9. 2B Mike McKinley, WSH
10. 1B Rich Bonham, NYM
11. 1B Sam Newman, NYY
12. RF Jesus Hernandez, SEA
13. 3B Keith Broadbent, NYY
14. 2B Joe Miller, TEX (Former Oriole, left after 2025)
15. CF Jeremy Anderson, NYM
16. 3B Joe King, MIN
17. DH Tom Reinhardt, BAL
18. CF Carlos Marques, BOS
19. SS Nate Burkart, STL
20. LF Justin Miller, SD
Top 20 Pitchers 2026
1. SP Victor Cervantes, BAL
2. SP Tyler Boykin, BAL
3. SP Cesar Ramos, BAL
4. SP Jaden Lowe, NOR (Norfolk Tides)
5. SP Franklin Suchil, MIA
6. SP Biggie Cheese, TOR
7. SP Antonio Paez, KC
8. SP Dave Lee, LAA
9. SP Edwin Garcia, COL
10. SP Josh Timmons, BAL
11. SP Mike Freeland, NOR
12. SP Justin Curry, STL
13. SP Brendan Dall, DET
14. SP Michael Rodriquez, CHC
15. CL Wilson Diaz, BAL
16. SP Ricky Mendia, CHA
17. RP Omar Lopez, LAD
18. SP Xavier DeMent, PIT
19. CL Juan Gonzalez, SEA
20. SP Go Inouye, NOR
My Starting Lineup (Opening Day, 2025)
C: Chris Throne
1B: Marcus Ferrell
2B: Bobby Carmona
3B: Preston Ballard
SS: Buster Bigs
LF: Jonathan Allen
CF: Mike Hall
RF: Scott Kinsey
DH: Tom Reinhardt
My Rotation (2025, by most games started)
1. Tyler Boykin
2. Cesar Ramos
3. John Pavel
4. Ryan Graham
5. Victor Cervantes
My Starting Lineup (Opening Day, 2026)
C: Chris Throne
1B: David Moreno
2B: Bobby Carmona
3B: Preston Ballard
SS: Buster Bigs
LF: Jonathan Allen
CF: Mike Hall
RF: Marcus Ferrell
DH: Tom Reinhardt
My Rotation (Current: 5/20/26)
1. Tyler Boykin
2. Cesar Ramos
3. Victor Cervantes
4. Stephen Hammell
5. Ryan Graham
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