With a wave of Keeper-worthy hitters available, the Alamo Short Stacks put their feelers out across the Roger Dorn Baseball League this weekend. The club is a clear match with the rebuilding San Mateo Oppo Tacos who currently project to have just two hitters (Nolan Gorman and James Wood) on their 2025 Keeper Roster. While talks quickly progressed according to sources, Oppo Tacos GM Erik Nielsen made clear that top prospects James Wood (Minors) and Walker Jenkins (Minors) is "100% off-limits" in any deal this Winter.
Marking Wood and Jenkins off limits is hardly a surprise as the Tacos are fresh off a 15th Place finish with the outfielders ranking as the club's best prospects. While talks have stalled, the two teams are a logical fit to find common ground this Winter. The Tacos hold 15 prospects under contract entering the off-season along with six of the top 44 selections including three of the first 14.
The Stacks have made it know that hitters Josh Lowe (3R/$5), Nico Hoerner (3R/$5), Kyle Schwarber (3/$30), Evan Carter (2R/$3), Alec Burleson (2FA/$5), Manny Machado (2/$39), Marcus Semien (2/$37) and Jose Miranda (2FA/$5) are among the players available in discussions this Winter.
Around the RDBL
The Cloverdale Clovers are expected to shop right-handers Corbin Burnes (2/$73) and Kevin Gausman (2/$45) according to sources. The club acquired Logan Webb (3/$38) as well last season with the Giants ace expected to work at the top of the Clovers rotation. Fitting Webb in with Freddie Freeman's $57 contract is pushing the availability of Burnes and Guasman according to those close the Clovers.
Mission Viejo Maulers outfielder Brandon Nimmo (2/$31) is available according to sources. Nimmo posted 348.5 points in 2024, playing in at least 151 games for the third straight season as he continues to put the "injury prone" label behind him, though he spent much of 2024 playing through plantar fasciitis. The outfielder's offensive production took a hit, and he finished with a .224/.327/.399 slash line, though he still delivered 23 home runs, 15 steals, 88 runs and a career-high 90 RBI. It's the first time he's posted an OPS below .800 since 2019, and it's unclear exactly how much of a factor the injury played in his dropoff. Nimmo is a strong candidate for a bounceback in 2025 given his track record, and he could be even more valuable if he can bring the rate stats back up while maintaining the career-best run production.
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