CONTRACTION DRAFT LOTTERY RESULTS
The 2025 Mid-West Baseball League (MWBL) Contraction Draft Lottery took place on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at 9:00 PM ET.
The Long Beach Dirt Bags were the big winners as they jumped from three all the way to #1.
Motor City made a run for the top pick, but fell to #2.
The Yucaipa Road Runners fell one spot to #3.
The draft will take place from October 13th to October 16th, with picks being made in 45-minute increments.
There’s no trading of picks, and every team has the freedom to pass on a selection.
Any player taken in the 2025 Contraction Draft must be counted as a keeper on your 27/30/33 Man Off-Season Protected List.
For the full Draft Order, go here: DRAFT ORDER
For the Video of the Lottery, go here: DRAFT LOTTERY VIDEO
2025 NATIONAL LEAGUE WILD CARD SERIES “A”
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| SERIES PREVIEW – The top-seeded Sacramento Capitals (119-43) opened their Wild Card against last seed Baltimore Comets (74-88). Sacramento enters the series with the overall advantage in defense and offense. The Capitals led the Comets in pitching during the regular season, with the Capitals and Comets holding team ERAs of 2.94 and 3.96, respectively. Sacramento’s defense boasted a .986 fielding percentage while giving up only 59 unearned during the regular season, while the Comets struggled with a .978 fielding percentage and 87 unearned runs. The Capitals true strength is its offense, however. The Capitals slightly edged batted .268/.336/.466 with 226 Home Runs and a 5.6 R/G versus the Comets’ .230/.287/.375 line with 166 Home Runs and 3.8 R/G. Sacramento looks to be the dominant team on paper, but will Baltimore surprise? |
2025 NATIONAL LEAGUE WILD CARD SERIES “C”
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SERIES PREVIEW – N.L. Central Selkirk Steelers (96-66) and N.L. East Triple Creek Patriots (103-59) battle it out in the WC Round.
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2025 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD SERIES “B”
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| SERIES PREVIEW – The AL #2 seed Fremont Cannons take on the #7 seed Cincinnati Skyliners. Cincinnati makes their second postseason ever but second in three years, while the Cannons make it for the fifth year in a row. Fremont has the 1-0 lead from the ghost won before the series starts. Fremont dominated the regular season series with Cincinnati, going 10-3 against the Skyliners.
Batting: Fremont was the 2nd highest scoring team in the AL, while Cincinnati was down at #11. The Skyliners finished 3rd in home runs compared to the Cannons second-place in the category, but batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging average were all strongly on Fremont’s side. Baserunning: Fremont was middle-of-the-pack in steals, while Cincinnati was dead last. Cincinnati was slightly more successful when they did run, at 79.7% compared to the Cannons 77.3% success rate. Fielding: Only a slight edge in fielding for Cincinnati: .982 to .981 Pitching: Fremont’s 2.89 team ERA ranked 3rd, while Cincinnati comes in almost a run higher at 3.78. This edge was about the same for both starting pitching and relieving. Fremont has a big edge in strikeouts, but both teams are stingy on the free passes, finishing 3rd and 4th in that category. |
2025 NATIONAL LEAGUE WILD CARD SERIES “B”
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| SERIES PREVIEW – #7 Alamo Defenders 94-68 vs. #2 Tempe Tempers 115-47
Alamo has a powerful 1-9 lineup, an outstanding bullpen, and a collection of gold glove catchers to shut down the run game. With 94 wins, the Defenders would normally be a much higher playoff seed and would have avoided the dreaded ghost win disadvantage. Unfortunately for them, this is the first a year team has won over 90 wins and been seeded below a #6. They’ll need a lot of luck to beat Tempe who has the NL’s #1 pitching, #1 defense, and #3 offense. Plus a 1-0 series lead before the first pitch. |
