2018 MWBL RE-DRAFT – (WHAT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED)
Mid-West Baseball League Commissioner’s Office – Report submitted by Chris DeMecurio – Corktown Cycle. – July 13th, 2025
The rules are simple. I selected a player to draft with each pick in the 1st round of the 2018 MWBL Draft, from among the players selected in that round. Minor league players had to make it up by the end of the 2020 season, or it would be a waste of a pick, no matter how good they were. Remember, it’s impossible to know what each owner would have done with a chance to re-draft, so I did my best to blend each player’s actual MLB career with their MWBL career and remaining potential. Let’s keep in mind this was for fun. With that said, go ahead and share your thoughts, and rip on some of my re-draft picks, but more importantly, feel free to call out owners for their actual picks.
I like to start with players who were drafted but did not make it up in time and also include the extra COVID year of 2020.
Cole Ragans P TEX by Dallas at 202 (We will be revisiting this down the road, Jarl)
MacKenzie Gore P SD by Long Beach at 9
Jose Siri OF CIN by Valdosta at 63
Royce Lewis SS MIN to Corktown at 11
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OF THE 2018 MWBL WHAT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED DRAFT
2025 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #19
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| SUZUKI,Seiya | GST AL | .476 | .810 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| WHEELER,Zack | DET AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| TOVAR,Ezequiel | ALA NL | .346 | .692 | 6 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| PERALTA,Freddy | TEM NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 | 13 | 1 | 1 | # | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2025 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #18
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| ADAMES,Willy | CHI AL | .435 | .870 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| WHEELER,Zack | DET AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| RAMIREZ,Jose | TEM NL | .375 | 1.125 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| KELLY,Merrill | BET NL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2025 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #17
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| BOHM,Alec | CCC AL | .444 | 1.222 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| BURNES,Corbin | SWD AL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.53 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| SEMIEN,Marcus | SEL NL | .409 | .773 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| BAZ,Shane | TBE NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 PLAYER / PITCHER OF THE WEEK #16
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| LEWIS,Royce | GST AL | .417 | .917 | 6 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| FRANCIS,Bowden | CHI AL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | TEAM | AVG | SLG | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | RBI | K | W | IW | SB | CS | HBP |
| HIGASHIOKA,Kyle | VAL NL | .462 | 1.385 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | CLUB | G | W | L | S | ERA | IP | R | ER | H | K | BB | IBB | WP | BK | HB | HR |
| MIKOLAS,Miles | PRA NL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |