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The San Mateo Oppo Tacos wasted no time upgrading their 2025 Roster as the opening of the Roger Dorn Baseball League Season was greeted by a quick deal with the Lake Merced Goutfish. The Oppo Tacos will acquire first baseman Nolan Schanuel (2/$2) and outfielder Kerry Carpenter (2/$13) from the Goutfish in exhange for right-hander Brandon Pfaadt (Minors) as well as 2025 3rd and 6th Round Picks (44th and 86th Overall).


Schanuel's profile for a first baseman is unusual, much like his batting stance. He's displayed a mastery of the strike zone early on in his big-league career, having put up an 11.2 percent walk rate, 17 percent strikeout rate and 89.5 percent zone contact rate in 2024. On the flip side, Schanuel's 25.4 percent hard-hit rate and 3.5 percent barrel rate is more befitting of a backup middle infielder. It also doesn't help that many of Schanuel's batted balls are hit in the dirt, as his 30.6 percent fly ball rate ranked 119th out of 129 qualifiers. He can still be a useful player for the Angels given his on-base ability, but it's difficult to imagine Schanuel ever becoming a 20-homer hitter without a swing adjustment.


Carpenter was affected by injury in 2024 for the second year in a row, this time missing almost three months of action with a lumbar spine stress fracture. He had collected a .914 OPS before getting hurt and didn't miss a beat after returning, putting up a .954 OPS and 10 home runs over his final 133 plate appearances before adding another homer in the playoffs. Carpenter again stood out for his quality of contact, boasting a 46.4 percent hard-hit rate and 17.7 percent barrel rate. The 27-year-old's big bugaboo is that he can't hit left-handed pitching (.408 OPS in 2024) and rarely gets the opportunity to do so. It certainly limits how much volume he's able to provide, and that's even before factoring in Carpenter's increasing injury concerns. That said, Carpenter's 149 wRC+ versus righties since the start of 2023 is the 11th highest in baseball among players with at least 500 plate appearances. When he's in the lineup, he's going to mash.


For the Goutfish, the addition adds to a bevy of rotation options for GM Ryan Atkinson to start 2025. Don't be discouraged by Pfaadt's bloated 4.71 ERA; all the estimators peg it at least a run better. He was victimized by a low 64.5 percent left on base mark. The righty improved his strikeout and walk rates last season while fixing the gopheritis plaguing him in his rookie year. Pfaadt adjusted his pitch mix, throwing more sinkers at the expense of four-seam fastballs. In 2023, his changeup generated a negative Fangraphs Pitch Value, but last year it rated as Pfaadt's second best offering, though he used it only 11.2 percent of the time. His sweeper sported the highest swinging strike rate of his repertoire. Pfaadt has demonstrated willingness to adjust, and it appears he has the arsenal to fine tune even more.

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Baseball America released its Top 100 Prospect List Wednesday with St. Joseph Jokers star right-hander Roki Sasaki topping rankings following his historic signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers last week. Sasaki looks poised to make an immediate jump into the Jokers Active Roster rotation after being the first overall pick in a loaded 2023 Reserve Draft pick that saw him selected just ahead of Jackson Chourio, James Wood and Jackson Merrill.


Roman Anthony, the second overall prospect according to Baseball America, was the fourth overall selection in the 2024 reserve Draft by Maltese Falcons GM Gary Falzon.


Boston Red Sox second baseman Kristian Campbell, our top overall selection in the 2025 Mock Draft, 1.0, was ranked as the top available prospect in the RDBL at fourth overall.


2025 Baseball America Top 100 Prospects

1. RHP Roki Sasaki, St. Joseph Jokers

2. OF Roman Anthony, Maltese Falcons

3. RHP Jackson Jobe, Las Vegas Aristocrats

4. 2B Kristian Campbell, Free Agent

5. OF Walker Jenkins, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

6. OF Dylan Crews, Burlingame Blue Ducks

7. RHP Bubba Chandler, Lake Merced Goutfish

8. RHP Chase Dollander, Meinert Hops

9. RHP Andrew Painter, Meinert Hops

10. LHP Noah Schultz, Lunatic Fringe

11. SS Carson Williams, Lunatic Fringe

12. 1B Bryce Eldridge, Meinert Hops

13. SS Jordan Lawlar, Asti Grape Stompers

14. C Samuel Basallo, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

15. SS Marcelo Mayer, Alamo Short Stacks

16. SS Colt Emerson, Lake Merced Goutfish

17. SS Jesus Made, Free Agent

18. Leodalis De Vries, Alamo Short Stacks

19. OF Emmanuel Rodriguez, Asti Grape Stompers

20. RHP Kumar Rocker, Nashville Aristocrats

21. SS Sebastian Walcott, Lake Merced Goutfish

22. OF Max Clark, Mission Viejo Maulers

23. SS Kevin McGonigle, Free Agent

24. 2B Travis Bazzana, Burlingame Blue Ducks

25. SS JJ Wetherholt, Burlingame Blue Ducks

26. RHP Rhett Lowder, Burlingame Blue Ducks

27. RHP Chase Burns, Nashville Aristocrats

28. OF Jasson Dominguez, Mission Viejo Maulers

29. 3B Coby Mayo, Maltese Falcons

30. C/OF Dalton Rushing, Cloverdale Clovers

31. C Ethan Salas, Asti Grape Stompers

32. OF Jaison Chourio, Free Agent

33. LHP Thomas White, Free Agent

34. 1B Nick Kurtz, Asti Grape Stompers

35. 3B Matt Shaw, Maltese Falcons

36. SS Aidan Miller, Alamo Short Stacks

37. SS Angel Genao, Free Agent

38. SS Jacob Wilson, Burlingame Blue Ducks

39. SS Colson Montgomery, Alamo Short Stacks

40. LHP Hagen Smith, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

41. LHP Quinn Mathews, Free Agent

42. OF Charlie Condon, Meinert Hops

43. C Jeferson Quero, St. Joseph Jokers

44. RHP Jacob Misiorowski, Nashville Aristocrats

45. 2B Luke Keaschall, Free Agent

46. SS Alex Freeland, Free Agent

47. OF Josue De Paula, Maltese Falcons

48. OF Chase DeLauter, Meinert Hops

49. RHP Alejandro Rosario, Free Agent

50. SS Cooper Pratt, Free Agent

51. OF Zyhir Hope, Free Agent

52. C Kyle Teel, Mt. Diablo Devils

53. C Drake Baldwin, Free Agent

54. RHP Cade Horton, Mission Viejo Maulers

55. 3B Cam Smith, Free Agent

56. SS Cole Young, Lunatic Fringe

57. SS Konnor Griffin, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

58. SS Jett Williams, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

59. RHP Travis Sykora, Free Agent

60. SS Bryce Rainer, Free Agent

61. RHP Brandon Sproat, Free Agent

62. C Moises Ballesteros, Free Agent

63. 1B Jac Caglianone, Mission Viejo Maulers

64. OF Owen Caissie, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

65. 3B Brayden Taylor, Alamo Short Stacks

66. OF Braden Montgomery, Mission Viejo Maulers

67. RHP Jarlin Susana, Free Agent

68. RHP Tink Hence, Nashville Aristocrats

69. C Thayron Liranzo, Free Agent

70. OF Jonny Farmelo, Free agent

71. OF Kevin Alcantara, Lake Merced Goutfish

72. SS Starlyn Caba, Free Agent

73. RHP Zebby Matthews, Free Agent

74. RHP Thomas Harrington, Free Agent

75. C Blake Mitchell, Cloverdale Clovers

76. SS Franklin Arias, Free Agent

77. 2B Michael Arroyo, Free Agent

78. RHP Caden Dana, Free Agent

79. 2B Christian Moore, Free Agent

80. 1B Tre' Morgan, Free Agent

81. OF Heston Kjerstad, Spokane Fightin' Fish

82. RHP Jackson Ferris, Free Agent

83. RHP AJ Smith-Shawver, Lunatic Fringe

84. 2B Demetrio Crisantes, Free Agent

85. OF Cole Carrigg, Free Agent

86. OF Colby Thomas, Free Agent

87. 1B Xavier Isaac, San Mateo Oppo Tacos

88. SS George Lombard, Free Agent

89. SS Felnin Celesten, Asti Grape Stompers

90. RHP Trevor Harrison, Free Agent

91. 1B Ralphy Velazquez, Free Agent

92. 3B Jesus Baez, Free Agent

93. C Eduardo Tait, Free Agent

94. RHP Gary Hill, Free Agent

95. C Harry Ford, Lunatic Fringe

96. OF Justin Crawford, Mt. Diablo Devils

97. OF Lazaro Montes, Lake Merced Goutfish

98. RHP Chase Petty, Free Agent

99. RHP Nolan McLean, Free Agent

100. LHP Ricky Tiedemann, Meinert Hops

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The early 2025 CBS Projections for the Roger Dorn Baseball League are with the Alamo Short Stacks looking like a contender to become the first Franchise to win back to back Titles while the Burlingame Blue Ducks look ready to open up a potentially historic run.


Three clubs currently hold a Keeper Roster projection over 5,000, led by the Ducks (6,473.5), Stacks (5,215.0) and Nashville Aristocrats (5,123.0). While the Ducks have a substantial lead in the projection category, it comes with an anticipated 10 Activations which would presently leave them needing just four players on Draft Day.


The Burlingame Blue Ducks could activate a RDBL-Record 10 Players led by 2024 Pitching Prospect of the Year Paul Skenes as well as sluggers Wyatt Langford and Dylan Crews.

The Stacks stand out with a strong balance across all categories, ranking third in overall projection, second in projected points per Keeper and sixtrh in cap space per opening, showing a balance of a strong Keeper Roster with spending power on Draft Day. The Stacks, fresh off posting the best pitching numbers in RDBL History, will again by led by Tarik Skubal (3/$1) who won the 2024 RDBL Pitcher of the Year Award.


The 'Crats possess a similarly strong Keeper Roster, but currently hold just $5.38 in Cap Space per Opening, ranking last in the league. That group is set to be infused with young star prospects Jackson Chourio and Jackson Holliday with Jackson Jobe lurking as a potential difference maker in 2025.


The Spokane Fightin' Fish match the San Mateo Oppo Tacos with a league-high 15 projected open roster spots, but GM Michael Tirabassi certainly is bringing back some high-end talent with a league-best 381.1 points per projected Keeper. That group is led by Shohei Ohtani (2/$61) and Corey Seager (3/$42).


The RDBL provides an 8,600 Full Season point target to weigh the strength of Keeper Rosters and their Cap Space.

As we have done in recent years, the Commissioner's Office holds a 8,600 point target to compare Keeper Rosters against. The 8,600 provides a rough estimate for where eventual RDBL Champions land in total points at the end of a season. That target then allows us to balance the current strength of a team's Keeper Roster against the club's spending power on Draft Day. That metric highlights the strength of the Mission Viejo Maulers who rank first in Points Needed per Open Roster for every $1 they have available. The Meinert Hops rank second in that metric.


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