2023 DRAFT LOTTERY RESULTS
The 2023 MWBL Draft Lottery took place on Monday, October 24th, 2022 at 9:00 PM ET.
The Commissioner’s Office conducted the Draft with 3 other MWBL Members present.
The ten Franchises listed below had a shot at the #1 Pick in the 2023 MWBL Draft to be held on Saturday, February 18th, 2023.
| LOTTERY ELIGIBLE | W | L | Pct | Balls |
| Motor City Muscle | 46 | 116 | .284 | 20 |
| Dallas Cougars | 57 | 105 | .352 | 16 |
| Tijuana Bottle Rockets | 58 | 104 | .358 | 8 |
| Mesa Solar Sox | 70 | 92 | .432 | 4 |
| Cincinnati Skyliners | 70 | 92 | .432 | 2 |
| LOTTERY ELIGIBLE | W | L | Pct | Balls |
| Harsens Island Walleye | 50 | 112 | .309 | 20 |
| Valdosta Snappers | 57 | 105 | .352 | 16 |
| Columbus Explorers | 59 | 103 | .364 | 8 |
| Bethesda Bandicoots | 64 | 98 | .395 | 4 |
| Triple Creek Patriots | 65 | 97 | .401 | 2 |
Here is a link to the Zoom Video of the 2023 Draft Lottery.
The Valdosta Snappers won the Lottery & ended up with the #1 Pick.
Columbus Explorers ended up with the #2 Pick.
Harsens Island Walleye slid down & will receive Pick #3
All other teams will fall in line from there on down.
2022 MWBL AWARDS
The 2022 MWBL Awards were posted today. For a list of all the 2022 MWBL Awards Results please check out the Awards Results Page.
World Series Champion Fremont Cannons had the American League Most Valuable Player as Shohei Ohtani took home the hardware. Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Rosemere Renegades took home the National League’s Most Valuable Player for the 2nd year in a row.
Corbin Burnes of the Southwest Detroit Fighting Chihuahuas goes all in and wins the American League, Cy Young award, his first. Long Beach’s Zack Wheeler is the man in the National League as Wheeler wins 22 Games, and loses only 3, with a 2.18 ERA.
Coconut Creek has this year’s American League Rookie of the Year, as Chris Flexen – flexes his muscles winning 17 games with a 2.55 ERA. Bobby Dalbec wins Corktown’s 2nd Rookie of the Year in a row Award, knocking out 32 Home Runs & knocking in 79 RBIs in the National League.
Drew Steckenrider was unreal for the Southbend Lynx winning the American League Rolaids Reliever of the Year (3-0 with 52 Saves & a 1.50 ERA) & the Jersey Nor’easters Josh Hader was just as dominant in the National League (4-0 44 Saves, 1.38 ERA). Two fine lockdown closers to say the least.
Only one Manager of the Year Award comes from World Series Franchises as Casey Hoch of the Fremont Cannons blows away the competition with a 40-point win. Sacramento Capitals manager George Skiles wins his 7th Manager of the Year in the National League.
For a complete review of how the votes played out click here: 2022 AWARDS VOTING COMPLETE
AMERICAN LEAGUE AWARD WINNERS
NATIONAL LEAGUE AWARD WINNERS
2023 DRAFT LOTTERY
The 2023 MWBL Draft Lottery will take place on Monday, October 24th, 2022 at 9:00 PM ET.
The ten Franchises listed below will have a shot at the #1 Pick in the 2023 MWBL Draft to be held on Saturday, February 18th, 2023.
The Commissioner’s Office will post a link (Zoom) that will go live at 8:45 PM on Monday night 10/24 if you would like to watch the Lottery live. A Google Random Number (1-100) Generator will be used to select the balls.
| LOTTERY ELIGIBLE | W | L | Pct | Balls |
| Motor City Muscle | 46 | 116 | .284 | 20 |
| Dallas Cougars | 57 | 105 | .352 | 16 |
| Tijuana Bottle Rockets | 58 | 104 | .358 | 8 |
| Mesa Solar Sox | 70 | 92 | .432 | 4 |
| Cincinnati Skyliners | 70 | 92 | .432 | 2 |
| LOTTERY ELIGIBLE | W | L | Pct | Balls |
| Harsens Island Walleye | 50 | 112 | .309 | 20 |
| Valdosta Snappers | 57 | 105 | .352 | 16 |
| Columbus Explorers | 59 | 103 | .364 | 8 |
| Bethesda Bandicoots | 64 | 98 | .395 | 4 |
| Triple Creek Patriots | 65 | 97 | .401 | 2 |
2022 MWBL FREE AGENTS
The following list of players has filed for MWBL Free Agency based on the 3-Year Expiration of a Minor League (Un-Carded) Contract.
These Un-Carded Free Agents are eligible to be drafted in the 2023 MWBL Draft to be held on February 18th, 2022 at 10:30 AM ET.
All of these Free Agents have been taken off their team’s Mid-West Baseball League’s Web Roster & will not be attached to your Franchise on the 2023 MWBL PREVIEW DISK – which should be released by Monday, October 10th, 2022.
2022 WORLD SERIES
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| SERIES PREVIEW – It’s the MWBL World Series! Whatever happens, there will be a first-time champion. The last time this happened was Detroit’s win in 2016.
The Fremont Cannons finished atop the AL with a 121-41 record, while the Dirt Bags of Long Beach were 3rd in the NL and the top Wild Card at 109-53 while winning the Central. Fremont brings the top offense in MWBL to bear, while Long Beach finished 5th in the NL in runs scored. Long Beach’s strength is their pitching, 3rd in the NL in runs allowed but not far from the top. Fremont is no slouch in that department, allowing the fewest runs in the AL. Long Beach can toss out 4 starters that you’ll have a tough time beating. Fremont’s top 2 might be better but there is a drop-off after that. Conversely, the back end of the Dirt Bags bullpen is dominant, but Fremont has more depth. Both teams were upper middle of the league in fielding, with Long Beach’s .983 fielding average edging Fremont’s .982. Long Beach enters with Alcides Escobar rehabbing from injury for the first two games, while Fremont is fully healthy. Fremont gets home field based on the alternating Al/NL format. Jim “The Oracle” Craddock ran the numbers and is calling it a low-scoring, seven-game win for Long Beach. What do the dice say? |
