Season 28 Offseason Free Agency Tracker

Here's where all the top Free Agents signed this offseason!

				Old	New	Contract
Rank	Player	Pos	Age	Team	Team	Amount	Years
1	Tim Blair	SP	35	SYR	SYR	$80.0 M	4
	Comments: 5-time Cy Young winner and all-time ERA leader will be a big get
2	Everth Almanzar	SP	34	NB	HON	$39.0 M	4
	Comments: Although not Blair level, still an excellent starter who can help a rotation
3	Scott Serrano	LF	32	BAL	STL	$14.0 M	2
	Comments: He can flat out rake at the plate and will be a big boost to lineup for sure
4	Jim Forbes	SP	38	ROC	AUG	$3.1 M	1
	Comments: Age is a concern, but he still has great ratings and can get it done
5	Murray Ward	3B	31	SCZ	BAL	$18.3 M	3
	Comments: Solid at the plate with good speed and excellent defense for a 3B
6	Tanner Lee	CF	28	ROC	BAL	$25.2 M	4
	Comments: Won't astonish at the plate, but excellent speed and good CF defense
7	Juan Costilla	2B	28	BAL	TAC	$15.0 M	4
	Comments: Has the skills to be a good 2B with above average bat and speed
8	Matty Klaus	RP	34	DUR	DUR	$25.2 M	4
	Comments: An incredibly solid RP with elite control and strong pitches
9	J.R. Broadhurst	RP	32	BOI	AUG	$2.8 M	1
	Comments: Workhorse RP who can log a lot of IP, slightly vulnerable vs. RH hitters
10	Banana Person	RF	28	AUG
	Comments: He's never gotten a shot at the ML level, should with his nice bat
11	Nate White	SP	33	SLC	AUG	$2.5 M	1
	Comments: Pretty good righty SP, splits are just ok, everything else great
12	Andy Minor	2B	35	HON	TAC	$23.2 M	4
	Comments: Still can get it done at the plate and on the bases at 35, not much power
13	Damion Tanaka	LF	28	SLC	NY2	$12.9 M	5
	Comments: Elite baserunner and can field, although RH split and eye are low
14	Aramis Martinez	LF	33	NB	SYR	$3.7 M	2
	Comments: Nice power bat with good eye that should be a plus to some lineup
15	Tommy Stoddard	SP	39	BOI	LR	$20.3 M	3
	Comments: Amazingly elite ratings at his age, although can't throw a ton of innings
16	Junior Won	SP	35	DUR	DUR	$6.4 M	2
	Comments: Other than a medicore RH split, a solid LH starter who can rack up IP
17	Victor Diaz	SP	37	ATL	SCZ	$4.8 M	2
	Comments: Still a nice high stamina SP with plus control and above average splits
18	Arquimedes Polanco	LF	30	STL
	Comments: He's got a pretty good bat, but fielding ability is somewhat limited
19	Casey Eichhorn	LF	32	AUG
	Comments: Great contact and eye at the plate with some good baserunning skills
20	Anthony Wilkinson	SP	37	LR	TB	$9.8 M	2
	Comments: Excellent ratings overall, but can be touched up some by LH hitters
21	Grant Person	1B	28	TAC
	Comments: Great contact at the plate and outstanding vs. LHP, vs. RHP is just ok
22	Brendan O'Neil	3B	35	TAC	AUG	$3.0 M	1
	Comments: Great career #s and still can hit, and play a decent 3B in the field
23	Neifi Benjamin	RP	31	BOI	TB	$6.8 M	2
	Comments: Solid RP for sure, but lacks that dominant out pitch
24	Pep Saito	3B	33	SLC	HEL	$7.6 M	2
	Comments: Pretty good bat with some power and plus fielding skills for a 3B
25	Julio Mairena	RP	37	DUR
	Comments: He can still give some good bullpen innings, and excels vs. LH hitters

Season 27 Wrap Up - Helena is Your Champion!

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Helena Claims the Crown Once Again in Season 27!

It was quite the battle all the way around in the Season 27 playoffs and the end result was Helena coming out as the new Kenny Powers champions for the 3rd time in six seasons.  Helena battled New Britain in a 5-game duel in the Divisional round and edged out Nashville in the ALCS in six games.  It then came down to a tough match-up against defending champion Durham in the World Series, which Helena also took in six games.  Geovany Arias led the way in the postseason for the Helena offense, mashing 24 hits, four home runs and posting 1.075 OPS in 17 games.  On the mound, it was Guy Maybin that led the charge, with a 1.38 ERA in four starts, with the entire bullpen performing excellently as well.  This is bluebaran's 5th title in Kenny Powers, quite the impressive feat!  Congrats to Durham as well on coming oh so close to going back-to-back with another impressive playoff run.  Thanks to all who played in Season 27!

Season 27 Award Winners

Here's a recap of the Season 27 Award Winners!

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
American League - Theo Reese, Little Rock - .312 AVG 45 HR 105 RBI 33 SB
The number one overall pick in the Season 23 draft took home his first MVP award in Season 27.  Given that he has a 97 overall rating, it's actually surprising it took him 3 seasons to win one!  He led the AL in Runs and OPS, made his 2nd All-Star appearance and won his first Silver Slugger award as well.  It's difficult to say that this is his ceiling, there should be many more awards to come in future seasons for Reese.

National League - Kenneth Stevens, Santa Fe - .333 AVG 47 HR 131 RBI 18 SB
Stevens came up 5 RBI short of winning the Triple Crown in Season 27, and led the NL in Average, Home Runs, Runs, OBP, Slugging and OPS.  Given all that, it was tough not to vote for him for MVP, despite the fact he plays in an extremely hitter friendly park.  This was his first MVP win, and he also made his 1st All-Star team and won his 1st Silver Slugger.  He was the number one overall pick, like his AL counterpart, in the Season 24 draft; however, his overall rating is only a measly 94, so this is probably as good as it gets for him, haha.

CY YOUNG AWARD
American League - Shawn Olson, Helena - 19-6 2.69 ERA 184 K
The Helena lefty took home his 2nd Cy Young award in Season 27, also having won the honor in Season 24.  The AL Wins leader also made his 2nd All-Star appearance.  Olson really rose out of the weeds compared to the other major award winners, as he was just the 3rd overall pick in his draft class in Season 17.  Perhaps his biggest accomplishment, he won his 3rd World Series ring with Helena.

National League - Tim Blair, Syracuse - 16-8 2.25 ERA 220 K
Make it four straight for Timmy B, Kenny Powers' all-time ERA leader.  He also becomes the first 5-time Cy Young Award winner in Kenny Powers history.  There's no words to describe the excellence in Blair's career numbers.  He also has a career WHIP under 1.  He made his 8th All-Star appearance in Season 27.  His Win and Strikeout totals may not reach record marks, but he still has to be considered one of the greatest hurlers ever in Kenny Powers.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
American League - Trevor Gilbert, Monterrey - .276 AVG 33 HR 100 RBI 32 SB
The 23rd pick in the Season 22 draft, Gilbert made a strong impact in his first season, earning him AL Rookie of the Year honors.  On top of playing in all 162 games, he also made the All-Star team and won a Silver Slugger Award.  Perhaps over looked because of his low RH split, Gilbert showed he can hold his own at the plate and also demonstrated he can run the bases.  It looks like he has a nice career ahead of him.

National League - Jeffrey Darwin, Tacoma - 12-4 3.14 ERA 56 K
Darwin, the 28th pick in the Season 23 draft, is an impressive reliever who notched 12 wins in 63 appearances for Tacoma in Season 27.  That was enough to persuade NL Rookie of the Year voters to give him the nod for the award.  Look for him to provide solid relief work in the seasons to come as he rates out quite well.  He could easily close, or thrive in a setup role as he did in his rookie campaign.

FIREMAN OF THE YEAR
American League - Kevin Tyson, Seattle - 50 SV, 1.66 ERA - 1st Win
National League - Javier Ordaz, New Orleans - 42 SV, 4.13 ERA - 1st Win

SILVER SLUGGER AWARDS
American League

DH	Sherman Dunston	Boise	9th
C	Brad Duran	Charlotte	1st
1B	Wendell Myatt	Oakland	4th
2B	Trevor Gilbert	Monterrey	1st
3B	Albie Latos	Nashville	3rd
SS	Scooter Devereaux	Charlotte	1st
LF	Victor Querecuto	Monterrey	1st
CF	Theo Reese	Little Rock	1st
RF	Jarrod King	Atlanta	1st

National League

P	Fonzie Levine	Richmond	1st
C	Nicholas Rothschild	Rochester	2nd
1B	Justin Penny	Honolulu	1st
2B	Andy Minor	Honolulu	5th
3B	Ed Knapp	Tacoma	1st
SS	Noe Ortiz	New York	1st
LF	Kenneth Stevens	Santa Fe	1st
CF	Chi-Chi Villa	Durham	2nd
RF	Christopher Hamilton	Rochester	3rd

GOLD GLOVE AWARDS
American League

P	Fernando Limon	Seattle	1st
C	Harold Murphy	New Britain	1st
1B	Quentin Dalrymple	Helena	1st
2B	Dayan Paz	Seattle	1st
3B	Vic Zurbaran	Wichita	1st
SS	Brian Clayton	Nashville	1st
LF	David Molina	Nashville	2nd
CF	Tarrik Welsh	Baltimore	1st
RF	Willy Trammell	Wichita	2nd

National League

P	Floyd Glenn	Durham	3rd
C	Ron Bailey	New York	2nd
1B	Jered Franco	Pittsburgh	1st
2B	Tim Howard	Durham	3rd
3B	Jason Douglas	New York	3rd
SS	Johnny Osborne	Salt Lake City	2nd
LF	Quilvio Limon	Tampa Bay	2nd
CF	Edgardo Serra	Tacoma	1st
RF	Adrian Skinner	Honolulu	3rd

Season 27 Minimum Win Requirement Update

Our minimum win rule in Kenny Powers is 55 wins in one season (50 if you are a first season owner) and 185 wins over 3 seasons. You get 2 "strikes" against the policy, and on the third strike, you're out. If you don't earn any strikes over 3 consecutive seasons, all previous strikes are wiped out.

Only one strike was issued this season to hrrng_dnn, for failure to win 55 games.

For next season, owners needing to win more than 55 games in Season 28 to avoid a strike are jfuchs31 (70 wins needed), jnosek (71 wins needed) and hrrng_dnn (100 wins needed).

Here's the complete summary through Season 27.

						Wins
American League					3-Season	Needed in
Team	Owner	S25	S26	S27	Win Total	S28 for 185
Little Rock Little Necrophiliac Nine	ab90	127	120	102	349
Seattle SuperSonics	alogman1	76	65	78	219
Wichita Warlocks	bapu3285			82
Norfolk Tides	bjc30	78	71	65	214
Helena Bighorns	bluebaran	88	101	101	290
Boise Taters	bubbleboy	95	96	90	281
St. Louis Gunners Never Quit - Really	cosborn			73
Ottawa Code Blue	fireattack	80	76	82	238
Nashville Neutron Dance	Ghostrunner	101	92	94	287
Charlotte StarLords	goodtymes31	91	83	84	258
Sioux Falls SuperNovas	hausenpfeffe			68
Oakland Invaders	jnosek	74	49	65	188	71
New Britain Frothing Walruses	merott	88	99	98	285
Monterrey Charros	sethstorer	74	78	82	234
Atlanta Dead Bunnies	sylemark			92
Baltimore Black Sox	tswayne11			60
						Wins
National League					3-Season	Needed in
Team	Owner	S25	S26	S27	Win Total	S28 for 185
Buffalo Tiny Chickens	AceCards	83	80	89	252
New Orleans Babycakes	AmCan		91	82
Burlington Giant Pumpkins	breezee	70	72	75	217
Santa Fe Fire Ants	CarsonLA			78
Honolulu Tiki Gods	dodgersrays	92	88	86	266
Syracuse Blizzard	groth911	93	92	79	264
Pittsburgh Diamondbacks	hrrng_dnn	59	41	44	144	100
Omaha Cornhuskers	jfuchs31		52	63		70
Rochester Garbage Plates	jimt14120	86	94	77	257
Durham Screwballs	oakman310	104	106	102	312
Tampa Bay Privateers	stonewalter			82
New York Empire	tmfran			90
Salt Lake City Antelopes	Tricklesee			85
Richmond Manamfasha	TXLnghrn	91	102	83	276
Tacoma RainMakers	worthagoogle			81
Santa Cruz RVCA	Zattack			80

Current Strikes

Strikes in S26		Strike
jnosek	Failure to win 55 games in S26	1st
hrrng_dnn	Failure to win 55 games in S26	1st
Strikes in S27		Strikes
hrrng_dnn	Failure to win 55 games in S27	2nd

Season 27 League Leaders

All-Time Top 5 Performances in Season 27
Stolen Bases - Manuel Paez, Salt Lake City - 112 - New Kenny Powers Single Season Record
Home Runs - Geovany Arias, Helena - 65 - Tied for 4th All-Time
RBI - Geovany Arias, Helena - 167 - Tied for 4th All-Time
Shutouts - Nicholas Gil, Atlanta - 5 - Tied for 5th All-Time

Multiple Category Leaders
Kenneth Stevens, Santa Fe (NL) - 6 - AVG, HR, R, OBP, Slugging, OPS
Nicholas Gil, Atlanta (AL) - 4 - Strikeouts, QS, CG, Shutouts
Geovany Arias, Helena (AL) - 3 - HR, RBI, Slugging
Tim Blair, Syracuse (NL) - 3 - ERA, WHIP, Shutouts
Boomer Lange, Tacoma (NL) - 3 - Strikeouts, IP, QS
Theo Reese, Little Rock (AL) - 2 - R, OPS
Maicer Gil, Baltimore (AL) - 2 - IP, CG
Zach Wainhouse, Durham (NL) - 2 - CG, Shutouts

LEAGUE LEADERS

Offense
American League
Batting Average	John Greer	Ottawa	.332
Home Runs	Geovany Arias	Helena	65
RBI	Geovany Arias	Helena	167
Stolen Bases	Ketel Hubbard	Seattle	57
Hits	Victor Querecuto	Monterrey	205
Runs	Theo Reese	Little Rock	134
OBP	Brad Duran	Charlotte	.454
SLG	Geovany Arias	Helena	.619
OPS	Theo Reese	Little Rock	1.012
National League
Batting Average	Kenneth Stevens	Santa Fe	.333
Home Runs	Kenneth Stevens	Santa Fe	47
	Turner Lincoln	Buffalo	47
RBI	Max Acevedo	New York	135
Stolen Bases	Manuel Paez	Salt Lake City	112
Hits	Andy Minor	Honolulu	203
Runs	Kenneth Stevens	Santa Fe	132
OBP	Kenneth Stevens	Santa Fe	.415
SLG	Kenneth Stevens	Santa Fe	.637
OPS	Kenneth Stevens	Santa Fe	1.052
Pitching
American League
ERA	Allan Blackley	Atlanta	2.39
Wins	Shawn Olson	Helena	19
Strikeouts	Nicholas Gil	Atlanta	222
Saves	Kevin Tyson	Seattle	50
WHIP	Orlando Lee	Little Rock	1.03
Innings Pitched	Macier Gil	Baltimore	256.2
Quality Starts	Nicholas Gil	Atlanta	25
Complete Games	Nicholas Gil	Atlanta	9
	Macier Gil	Baltimore	9
Shutouts	Nicholas Gil	Atlanta	5
National League
ERA	Tim Blair	Syracuse	2.25
Wins	Nate White	Salt Lake City	21
Strikeouts	Boomer Lange	Tacoma	233
Saves	Javier Ordaz	New Orleans	42
WHIP	Tim Blair	Syracuse	0.97
Innings Pitched	Boomer Lange	Tacoma	269.1
Quality Starts	Boomer Lange	Tacoma	31
Complete Games	Zach Wainhouse	Durham	10
Shutouts	Tim Blair	Syracuse	3
	Pedro Tovar	New York	3
	Zach Wainhouse	Durham	3

Season 27 Final Power Rankings

Biggest Climbers: #15 Rochester (+11), #5 New York (+9), #9 Honolulu (+8), #13 Monterrey (+6), #18 Ottawa (+6)

Biggest Falls: #24 Wichita (-11), #26 Santa Fe (-11), #19 Richmond (-9), #10 Boise (-8), #16 Syracuse (-4)

					Pitching		Offense		LAST PER
	Team	W	L	PREV	Rank	Chg	Rank	Chg	W	L
1	Little Rock	102	60	1	3	1	3	-1	27	12
2	Durham	102	60	3	4	4	1	3	27	12
3	Helena	101	61	6	2	7	8	1	27	12
4	Nashville	94	68	4	15	-5	4	2	25	14
5	New York	90	72	14	9	4	9	6	24	15
6	New Britain	98	64	8	12	3	15	-4	24	16
7	Atlanta	92	70	5	6	-5	11	-1	19	20
8	Buffalo	89	73	7	8	-4	11	2	20	20
9	Honolulu	86	76	17	9	2	21	2	24	15
10	Boise	90	72	2	14	-12	7	-2	15	25
11	Charlotte	84	78	9	26	1	2	-1	18	21
12	Tampa Bay	82	80	11	11	-8	19	2	22	17
13	Monterrey	82	80	19	27	2	5	2	24	16
14	Tacoma	81	81	18	1	3	31	-1	22	17
15	Rochester	77	85	26	19	3	13	4	23	17
16	Syracuse	79	83	12	7	5	22	-4	17	23
17	Salt Lake City	85	77	16	16	1	28	-1	20	19
18	Ottawa	82	80	24	23	2	13	3	21	19
19	Richmond	83	79	10	25	-2	9	-1	16	23
20	Santa Cruz	80	82	21	17	-1	23	2	22	18
21	Seattle	78	84	25	5	2	29	2	21	19
22	New Orleans	82	80	20	28	0	16	-2	20	20
23	Burlington	75	87	22	18	-4	24	3	20	19
24	Wichita	82	80	13	22	-3	17	-5	14	26
25	St. Louis	73	89	23	21	-1	18	2	20	20
26	Santa Fe	78	84	15	30	0	6	-3	14	26
27	Omaha	63	99	29	13	8	32	0	16	24
28	Sioux Falls	68	94	27	19	-1	30	-4	15	24
29	Oakland	65	97	28	24	2	24	-3	15	24
30	Norfolk	65	97	31	29	-5	26	1	17	23
31	Baltimore	60	102	30	31	0	20	-1	14	25
32	Pittsburgh	44	118	32	32	0	27	-3	9	31