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Opening Day Edition Preview
March 18, 2025
Opening Day is here — and with it comes the debut issue of The Dugout Ledger, your league-wide magazine for everything happening across this OOTP 26 MLB universe. This isn’t just a team diary. This is a 30-club snapshot of where the sport stands as the first pitch of 2025 arrives.
What to expect in Issue #1 (Opening Day Edition)
Sections 1–6: Pitching staffs, by division
A full tour of every rotation and bullpen — strengths, questions, and where depth could decide April.
Sections 7–12: Lineups & benches, by division
From star-studded orders to sneaky platoons and thin benches — how each offense is built to score.
Sections 13–18: Top 10 prospects, by division
The Dugout Ledger staff rankings for each organization’s top 10 — with emphasis on upside, ETA, and impact.
Section 19: The Dugout Ledger Top 100 Prospects
The big board: the game’s best young talent, ranked and ready to reshape the league.
Section 20: Farm System Rankings
Which pipelines are loaded, which are drying up, and whose player development machine is humming.
Section 21: The Opening Day Wire — last-minute trades
The deals that happened at the buzzer, plus what they mean for both sides.
Section 22: Notable injuries around MLB
The early season gut-punches — and which teams are already scrambling for answers.
Section 23: AL Award Watch
The early favorites and the dark horses: MVP, Cy Young, Rookie, and more.
Section 24: NL Award Watch
Same treatment on the senior circuit — with a look at the stars most likely to define the season.
Section 25: The Dugout Ledger 2025 Forecast
Division winners, playoff picture, and the ultimate call: who wins the 2025 World Series — and why.
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