TRADE: 'Crats Land Honeycutt from Maulers for 2024 2nd Rounder

The Las Vegas Aristocrats continued to stockpile their Farm System, announcing the acquisition of University of North Carolina outfielder Vance Honeycutt (Minors) in exchange for a 2024 2nd Round Pick. Honeycutt is expected to be one of the top overall selections in the 2024 MLB Draft as RDBL Front Offices continue to dip into future Draft Classes to find top-tier talent.

From Prospect Live on the 2024 MLB Mock Draft: "Honeycutt is a superstar in every sense of the word. A 25-25 season in college baseball is unheard of. They only play ~60 games! That's precisely what Honeycutt achieved as a true freshman. He's the prototype power/speed centerfielder with plus tools in both areas and the body, trajectory and pedigree to suggest it'll only get better from here. If there's one quip on his profile at present, the swing-and-miss rates will need to come down if he's to project the all-star level contributor at the next level most see him being. In the field, he's an above average centerfielder flashing moments of even bigger promise. His route quality can waver from day-to-day, but there are nights where he looks like a surefire plus centerfielder with long strides and a gliding nature to his game, not to mention a keen awareness at the wall. He's got a solid average arm too. The potential here is big, a potential five-tool star."

As part of the move, the 'Crats will waive former top overall RDBL selection Austin Martin.

Period 5 FAAB Report: Miller Receives Record $92 Bid from 'Crats

The Las Vegas Aristocrats cashed in the remainder of their FAAB Budget on Sunday, landing Oakland Athletics right-hander Mason Miller for a RDBL-Record $92.

The much-anticipated major-league debut of the hard-throwing right-hander went very well from an individual standpoint, even as the Athletics suffered a 12-2 loss that was mostly the fault of the bullpen. Miller threw his trademark four-seam fastball on 53 of his 81 pitches, generating 27 swings and six whiffs in the process. Miller's heater also averaged a blistering 99.3 mph, maxing out at 102.5 mph and registering at 100 mph or higher a whopping 15 times. The highly encouraging outing against a hot lineup -- which included a second inning during which he struck out Cody Bellinger, Edwin Rios and Patrick Wisdom -- is one of the few reasons for optimism thus far in what appears to be another forgettable season for the rebuilding Athletics.

Offers For - Mason Miller Signed For $92 by Las Vegas Aristocrats Dropped Nick Pivetta - BOS Burlingame Blue Ducks $75 Lost Maltese Falcons $31 Lost Meinert Hops $27 Lost Mt. Diablo Devils $22 Lost Idaho Taters $21 Lost Asti Grape Stompers $15 Lost Lake Merced Goutfish $12 Lost Mission Viejo Maulers $0 Lost

Offers For - Logan Taylor Allen Signed For $33 by Meinert Hops Dropped IL Claim for Manning - DET Asti Grape Stompers $30 Lost Alamo Short Stacks $17 Lost Maltese Falcons $8 Lost Idaho Taters $7 Lost

Offers For - Taylor Walls Signed For $15 by Honolulu Hammerheads Dropped Christian Arroyo - BOS Alamo Short Stacks $7 Lost Idaho Taters $6 Lost Maltese Falcons $5 Lost

Offers For - Joey Gallo Signed For $15 by Spokane Fightin' Fish Dropped IL Claim for Carrasco - NYM Maltese Falcons $2 Lost Mt. Diablo Devils $1 Lost Lake Merced Goutfish $1 Lost

Offers For - Pavin Smith Signed For $10 by Honolulu Hammerheads Dropped Yonathan Daza - COL Asti Grape Stompers $2 Lost

Offers For - Kerry Carpenter Signed For $7 by Mt. Diablo Devils Dropped Avisail Garcia - MIA Lake Merced Goutfish $0 Lost

Offers For - Yonny Chirinos Signed For $6 by Honolulu Hammerheads Dropped Jason Adam - TB

Offers For - Joey Lucchesi Signed For $5 by Idaho Taters Cloverdale Clovers $0 Lost

Offers For - Adam Ottavino Signed For $5 by Mt. Diablo Devils Dropped Jason Foley - DET

Offers For - Josh Winckowski Signed For $3 by Mission Viejo Maulers Dropped None Honolulu Hammerheads $3 Lost Due To Tie Break Order Las Vegas Aristocrats $0 Lost

Offers For - Yan Gomes Signed For $3 by Idaho Taters

Offers For - Peyton Battenfield Signed For $3 by Mission Viejo Maulers Dropped Diego Castillo - SEA

Offers For - Jack Suwinski Signed For $2 by Alamo Short Stacks Dropped Brandon Crawford - SF Maltese Falcons $1 Lost

Offers For - Corey Julks Signed For $1 by Lunatic Fringe Dropped Hunter Gaddis - CLE Lake Merced Goutfish $1 Lost Due To Tie Break Order

Offers For - Bailey Ober Signed For $0 by Maltese Falcons Dropped Shintaro Fujinami - OAK

Offers For - Matt Thaiss Signed For $0 by Alamo Short Stacks Dropped Reese McGuire - BOS

Offers For - Ezequiel Duran Signed For $0 by Maltese Falcons Dropped Michael Massey - KC

Period 4 FAAB Report: Stacks Set Record with Bello Bid

After a hot start to 2023, not much has gone right for the Alamo Short Stacks who are looking to fortify their lineup after injuries to Tim Anderson (knee), Brandon Woodruff (shoulder) and Will Smith (concussion). The club aggressively pursued Brayan Bello, setting a RDBL-record with a $41 bid to land the right-hander who is scheduled for a pair of starts in Period 4 and brings a strong prospect pedigree.

Here is the rest of the Period 4 FAAB Report:

Offers For - Brayan Bello Signed For $41 by Alamo Short Stacks Dropped IL Claim for Woodruff - MIL Asti Grape Stompers $25 Lost Burlingame Blue Ducks $15 Lost Lake Merced Goutfish $8 Lost Lunatic Fringe $7 Lost Lunatic Fringe $4 Lost

Offers For - J.D. Davis Signed For $10 by Asti Grape Stompers Dropped Akil Baddoo - DET Mt. Diablo Devils $10 Lost Due To Tie Break Order Alamo Short Stacks $4 Lost Maltese Falcons $3 Lost Idaho Taters $3 Lost Lunatic Fringe $0 Lost Lake Merced Goutfish $0 Lost Spokane Fightin' Fish $0 Lost

Offers For - Johan Oviedo Signed For $10 by Maltese Falcons Dropped Jhony Brito - NYY Lunatic Fringe $10 Lost Due To Tie Break Order Cloverdale Clovers $9 Lost Mt. Diablo Devils $7 Lost Honolulu Hammerheads $6 Lost Idaho Taters $5 Lost Asti Grape Stompers $3 Lost Las Vegas Aristocrats $2 Lost

Offers For - Brent Rooker Signed For $10 by Mt. Diablo Devils Dropped IL Claim for Moncada - CHW Maltese Falcons $2 Lost

Offers For - Jason Foley Signed For $10 by Mt. Diablo Devils Dropped Jimmy Herget - LAA

Offers For - Rodolfo Castro Signed For $6 by Honolulu Hammerheads Dropped None Mt. Diablo Devils $6 Lost Due To Tie Break Order Alamo Short Stacks $3 Lost Spokane Fightin' Fish $2 Lost Alamo Short Stacks $2 Lost Lake Merced Goutfish $0 Lost

Offers For - Michael Taylor Signed For $5 by Meinert Hops Dropped IL Claim for Harris - ATL St. Joseph Jokers $3 Lost

Offers For - Jose Berrios Signed For $5 by Mission Viejo Maulers Dropped IL Claim for Eflin - TB Lunatic Fringe $4 Lost Lunatic Fringe $0 Lost Lake Merced Goutfish $0 Lost

Offers For - Andrew Chafin Signed For $5 by Maltese Falcons Dropped Elijah Morgan - CLE Honolulu Hammerheads $2 Lost

Offers For - Donovan Solano Signed For $5 by Mt. Diablo Devils Dropped None Lunatic Fringe $2 Lost Honolulu Hammerheads $1 Lost

Offers For - Dane Dunning Signed For $4 by St. Joseph Jokers Idaho Taters $3 Lost Honolulu Hammerheads $1 Lost

Offers For - Mauricio Dubon Signed For $4 by Alamo Short Stacks Dropped Robbie Grossman - TEX Honolulu Hammerheads $4 Lost Due To Tie Break Order Lunatic Fringe $2 Lost Maltese Falcons $1 Lost Lake Merced Goutfish $0 Lost

Offers For - Jake Burger Signed For $4 by Meinert Hops Dropped IL Claim for Farmer - MIN

Offers For - Dean Kremer Signed For $2 by Mission Viejo Maulers Dropped None

Offers For - Dylan Lee Signed For $1 by Las Vegas Aristocrats Dropped Luis Cessa - CIN

Offers For - Colin Rea Signed For $1 by Honolulu Hammerheads Dropped IL Claim for Bubic - KC

Offers For - Reese McGuire Signed For $1 by Alamo Short Stacks Dropped IL Claim for Smith - LAD Lunatic Fringe $0 Lost Spokane Fightin' Fish $0 Lost

Offers For - Adam Frazier Signed For $1 by Honolulu Hammerheads Dropped IL Claim for Arcia - ATL

Offers For - Jake Rogers Signed For $0 by Lunatic Fringe Dropped Dany Jimenez - OAK

Offers For - Trevor Williams Signed For $0 by Cloverdale Clovers Dropped Patrick Corbin - WAS

Offers For - Jose Barrero Signed For $0 by Lake Merced Goutfish Dropped Dominic Smith - WAS

Offers For - Jose Quijada Signed For $0 by Spokane Fightin' Fish Dropped Brailer Guerrero - TB Asti Grape Stompers $0 Lost Due To Tie Break Order Maltese Falcons $0 Lost Due To Tie Break Order

Offers For - Nelson Cruz Signed For $0 by Maltese Falcons Dropped Alex Call - WAS

Offers For - Stone Garrett Signed For $0 by St. Joseph Jokers

Offers For - Connor Joe Signed For $0 by Spokane Fightin' Fish Dropped Marcell Ozuna - ATL

Offers For - Steven Wilson Signed For $0 by St. Joseph Jokers Dropped IL Claim for Daniel Hudson - LAD

Offers For - Tucker Barnhart Signed For $0 by Spokane Fightin' Fish Dropped None