AL North, S25 Montreal: 80-82. Another good rebuild candidate, it’s a mostly-aging roster with a handful of good young players and prospects. Albert Calderon and his expiring contract still has something left in the tank, so sign him or enjoy the cap space. Rusty Thomas has sneaky value on the ML roster, and recent draft picks Irv Baldwin, Paul Suzuki, and Willie Perez are all 21 or younger and still in the farm system.
AL East, S25 Boston: 75-87. Two seasons removed from a 93-69 season, this franchise has struggled quite a bit because of a lack of consistent ownership. Quite a bit of talent hasn’t been able to overcome 6 owners in 9 seasons, the franchise has perhaps the second-best all-around offensive player in the league in Gary Gardner and former RoY J.P. Locke manning 3B. Add in current RoY candidate Bernie Mendoza, and former #7 pick Al Escobar, and there is a strong offense already in place.
AL East, S25 Chicago: 50-112. This franchise is a Minimum Win Requirement casualty, and as such has some very good potential in the minors. There are a couple decent pieces in the Majors, such as Tomas Osoria and Slick “Slick” Henry. But the major appeal are studs like Hideo Komatsu and Juan Mateo, and next year’s #1 pick.
AL West, S25 Vancouver: 76-86. This franchise has had remarkable consistency as well, having only three owners over its lifetime. They have a solid 3B in his prime in Jarrett Capuano, and one of the better young pitchers in the league in Davey Eovaldi. If you can stand aging star Yamil Servet for one more season and his mutual option, this is a decent team to build around.
AL West, S25 Oakland: 81-81. Another franchise that could go either way -- rebuild or reload -- hovering at or above .500 for the last 3 seasons. Solid pieces include power-hitter Dick Mitchell, DH Mark Shin, 3B Terry Hume. With a team salary under $60m, there’s a lot of flexibility here.
AL South, S25 Texas: 63-99. This team will have a top 5 pick and doesn’t carry a ton of salary with it, so there is a ton of flexibility here. There isn’t a ton of talent at the ML level, though players like Curt Gruber and Joshua Hughes are solid, young contributors. There are some decent pieces in the minors in Jhoulys Gonzales and Yuniesky Toca, so there’s room for growth.
AL South, S25 Florida: 86-76. A perennial playoff team, this franchise has perhaps the best pitcher in the league in his prime, in Geraldo Campos. Along with stud Jeremi Singleton and a couple solid pieces in Leonardo Lukasiewicz and Ray Bumgarner, this team could easily be a contender next season.
NL West, S25 Tacoma: 59-103. #2 pick in the draft, 3 consecutive seasons of 92+ losses, and you can start out with Advanced Scouting higher than everyone else’s. Add in one of the best pure hitters in the league in 29 year old Eswalin Arias, and this franchise is stacked.
NL South, S25 Atlanta: 66-96. Another up-and-coming team with some good pieces already in place in Elroy Leverton (25 years old), Cedrick Mercedes (27), and Augie Kubel (21). Add in last year’s #7 pick in Jarret Carr, and the future is bright with this franchise.
AL East, S25 Boston: 75-87. Two seasons removed from a 93-69 season, this franchise has struggled quite a bit because of a lack of consistent ownership. Quite a bit of talent hasn’t been able to overcome 6 owners in 9 seasons, the franchise has perhaps the second-best all-around offensive player in the league in Gary Gardner and former RoY J.P. Locke manning 3B. Add in current RoY candidate Bernie Mendoza, and former #7 pick Al Escobar, and there is a strong offense already in place.
AL East, S25 Chicago: 50-112. This franchise is a Minimum Win Requirement casualty, and as such has some very good potential in the minors. There are a couple decent pieces in the Majors, such as Tomas Osoria and Slick “Slick” Henry. But the major appeal are studs like Hideo Komatsu and Juan Mateo, and next year’s #1 pick.
AL West, S25 Vancouver: 76-86. This franchise has had remarkable consistency as well, having only three owners over its lifetime. They have a solid 3B in his prime in Jarrett Capuano, and one of the better young pitchers in the league in Davey Eovaldi. If you can stand aging star Yamil Servet for one more season and his mutual option, this is a decent team to build around.
AL West, S25 Oakland: 81-81. Another franchise that could go either way -- rebuild or reload -- hovering at or above .500 for the last 3 seasons. Solid pieces include power-hitter Dick Mitchell, DH Mark Shin, 3B Terry Hume. With a team salary under $60m, there’s a lot of flexibility here.
AL South, S25 Texas: 63-99. This team will have a top 5 pick and doesn’t carry a ton of salary with it, so there is a ton of flexibility here. There isn’t a ton of talent at the ML level, though players like Curt Gruber and Joshua Hughes are solid, young contributors. There are some decent pieces in the minors in Jhoulys Gonzales and Yuniesky Toca, so there’s room for growth.
AL South, S25 Florida: 86-76. A perennial playoff team, this franchise has perhaps the best pitcher in the league in his prime, in Geraldo Campos. Along with stud Jeremi Singleton and a couple solid pieces in Leonardo Lukasiewicz and Ray Bumgarner, this team could easily be a contender next season.
NL West, S25 Tacoma: 59-103. #2 pick in the draft, 3 consecutive seasons of 92+ losses, and you can start out with Advanced Scouting higher than everyone else’s. Add in one of the best pure hitters in the league in 29 year old Eswalin Arias, and this franchise is stacked.
NL South, S25 Atlanta: 66-96. Another up-and-coming team with some good pieces already in place in Elroy Leverton (25 years old), Cedrick Mercedes (27), and Augie Kubel (21). Add in last year’s #7 pick in Jarret Carr, and the future is bright with this franchise.
