2025 HR Derby - Discussions and Transactions

[Southpaw19]

[Admin Note: Brock instructed me to post these threads here, and he will move them at a later date.]

Welcome to the Home Run Derby between North Side Baseball, Brewer Fanatic, and Twins Daily!

Make sure to submit your entries in the 2025 Entries thread.
Good luck to everyone, and LET'S GO!

[Southpaw19]

** REMINDER **
For anyone interested in playing this season, the deadline to join is in 9 days!

The entries thread is here.

If you have any questions - post them here.

[C-Gangster]

To join do I have to go to the wiki page create a team there take a screen shot and send it? Or what do I have to do?

Thanks 

[Southpaw19]

2 hours ago, C-Gangster said:

To join do I have to go to the wiki page create a team there take a screen shot and send it? Or what do I have to do?

Thanks 

The Entries thread I linked to (within this forum) is where you post your roster - and has directions on how to submit your roster. The wiki is your #1 resource.

[Southpaw19]

** REMINDER **

Deadline to submit rosters is Wednesday, March 26th at  11:59:59 PM Central Time.
This is one night before MLB Opening Day. No entries will be accepted after the deadline.

Any home runs hit during Tokyo WILL be added to your team's total, provided those players are on your roster.

[Southpaw19]

Happy (stateside) Opening Day!

I am away today until late-afternoon/evening. When I get in front of a computer again, I will share everyone’s bench selections. 

[Southpaw19]

NS = Northside Baseball
BF = Brewer Fanatic
TD = Twins Daily

[Southpaw19]

2025 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (THROUGH APRIL 6)

1. Sammy Sofa (30)
2. Oxy (27)
3. BaconRev (25)
Tomthebombadil (25)
5. Rob (24)
Southpaw19 (24)
7. Bryan Jaeger (23)
sweetpeteman (23)
9. Andy (22)
Derwood (22)
11. Rex Buckingham (20)
sneakypower (20)
13. C-Gangster (19)
14. Tinkertini26 (15)
15. CheeseheadInQC (13)

Biggest Output of the Week: Sammy Sofa

BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (---) *COMING SOON*

C TBD (---)
1b TBD (---)
2b TBD (---)
3b TBD (---)
ss TBD (---)
LF TBD (---)
CF TBD (---)
RF TBD (---)
DH TBD (---)
B1 TBD (---) 
B2 TBD (---)
B3 TBD (---)

[Southpaw19]

2025 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (THROUGH APRIL 13)

1. Oxy (47) +20
2. Rob (38) +14
3. Bryan Jaeger (37) +14
Sammy Sofa (37) +7
5. sneakypower (35) +15
6. sweetpeteman (34) +11
7. Derwood (32) +10
8. Andy (31) +9
BaconRev (31) +6
10. Rex Buckingham (29) +9
Tomthebombadil (29) +4
12. Southpaw19 (28) +4
13. C-Gangster (24) +5
CheeseheadInQC (24) +11
Tinkertini26 (24) +9

Biggest Output of the Week: Oxy

BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (---) *COMING SOON*

C TBD (---)
1b TBD (---)
2b TBD (---)
3b TBD (---)
ss TBD (---)
LF TBD (---)
CF TBD (---)
RF TBD (---)
DH TBD (---)
B1 TBD (---) 
B2 TBD (---)
B3 TBD (---)

[Bryan Jaeger]

Let me know if this is wrong,, but I want to swap Cal Raleigh for Willson Contreras and Alex Bregman for Vladdy

[Southpaw19]

On 4/16/2025 at 12:24 PM, Bryan Jaeger said:

Let me know if this is wrong,, but I want to swap Cal Raleigh for Willson Contreras and Alex Bregman for Vladdy

Not wrong at all.

Done and done.
These were your first and second main roster transactions of the first half.
You have two remaining.

[Southpaw19]

2025 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (THROUGH APRIL 20)

1. Oxy (67) +20
2. Bryan Jaeger (56) +19
3. sneakypower (54) +19
4. sweetpeteman (53) +19
5. Rob (52) +14
6. Sammy Sofa (51) +14
7. Derwood (44) +12
8. Tomthebombadil (43) +14
9. Rex Buckingham (42) +13
Southpaw19 (42) +14
11. BaconRev (41) +10
12. Andy (40) +9
13. CheeseheadInQC (38) +14
14. C-Gangster (33) +9
15. Tinkertini26 (30) +6
 

Biggest Output of the Week: Oxy

BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (---) *COMING SOON - MAY 5th*

C TBD (---)
1b TBD (---)
2b TBD (---)
3b TBD (---)
ss TBD (---)
LF TBD (---)
CF TBD (---)
RF TBD (---)
DH TBD (---)
B1 TBD (---) 
B2 TBD (---)
B3 TBD (---)

[Southpaw19]

2025 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (THROUGH APRIL 27)

1. Oxy (73) +6
2. Bryan Jaeger (62) +6
sneakypower (62) +8
4. Rob (61) +9
5. Sammy Sofa (60) +9 
6. sweetpeteman (57) +4
7. Derwood (56) +12
8. BaconRev (51) +10
9. Andy (50) +10
Rex Buckingham (50) +8
11. Southpaw19 (49) +7
12. Tomthebombadil (47) +4
13. CheeseheadInQC (44) +6
14. C-Gangster (37) +4
15. Tinkertini26 (36) +6

Biggest Output of the Week: Derwood

BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (---) *COMING SOON - MAY 5th*

C TBD (---)
1b TBD (---)
2b TBD (---)
3b TBD (---)
ss TBD (---)
LF TBD (---)
CF TBD (---)
RF TBD (---)
DH TBD (---)
B1 TBD (---) 
B2 TBD (---)
B3 TBD (---)

[Southpaw19]

2025 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (THROUGH MAY 4)

1. Oxy (87) +14
2. Bryan Jaeger (80) +18
3. sneakypower (76) +14
4. Derwood (75) +19
5. Rob (74) +13
6. Sammy Sofa (73) +13 
7. sweetpeteman (69) +12
8. Tomthebombadil (66) +19
9. Rex Buckingham (65) +15
10. Southpaw19 (63) +14
11. Andy (62) +12
BaconRev (62) +11
13. CheeseheadInQC (59) +15
14. Tinkertini26 (47) +11
15. C-Gangster (46) +9

Biggest Output of the Week: Derwood and Tomthebombadil

BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (109)

C Cal Raleigh (12)
1b Spencer Torkelson (10)
2b Ozzie Albies (5)
3b Eugenio Suárez (10)
SS Dansby Swanson (7)
LF Riley Greene (8)
CF Pete Crow-Armstrong (9)
RF Aaron Judge (11)
DH Kyle Schwarbr (11)
B1 James Wood (9) 
B2 Tyler Soderstrom (9)
B3 Ben Rice [OR] Tommy Edman (8)

EXPLANATIONS for new players:
Looking at the Best Possible Team Score, you may have some questions.
Hey Josh!

• Why isn’t Tommy Edman the leader at 2B?
  He wasn’t qualified in the 2025 groups; and is a bench player.
• There are 3 players ahead of Riley Green in LF - what gives?
  Schwarber and Rooker are DHs in our game, and Wood is a bench player. Furthermore - Kerry Carpenter is a RF in this game, and that’s why he’s not tied with Greene.

If you have any other questions - let me know!

[C-Gangster]

I will be making the following roster moves

Booby Witt Jr for Carlos Correa

Harrison Bader for Byron Buxton

Brent Rooker For Kyle Shwarber

Jarren Duran For Aaron Judge

Thank you,
C-Gangster

 

[Southpaw19]

2025 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (THROUGH MAY 11)

1. Oxy (101) +14
2. Rob (93) +19
sneakypower (93) +17
4. Bryan Jaeger (92) +12
5. Sammy Sofa (88) +15
6. Derwood (85) +10
7. sweetpeteman (82) +13
8. Tomthebombadil (80) +14
9. Andy (77) +15
Rex Buckingham (77) +12
11. BaconRev (75) +13
CheeseheadInQC (75) +16
13. Southpaw19 (73) +10
14. Tinkertini26 (63) +16
15. C-Gangster (57) +11

Biggest Output of the Week: Rob

BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (120)

C Cal Raleigh (12)
1b Spencer Torkelson (10)
2b Brandon Lowe [OR] Ozzie Albies (5)
3b Eugenio Suárez (12)
SS Francisco Lindor (9)
LF Riley Greene (9)
CF Pete Crow-Armstrong (10)
RF Corbin Carroll (11)
DH Aaron Judge [OR] Kyle Schwarber (14)
B1 James Wood (10) 
B2 Tyler Soderstrom (9)|
B3 Ben Rice (9)

[Southpaw19]

39 minutes ago, C-Gangster said:

I will be making the following roster moves

Booby Witt Jr for Carlos Correa ✅
Harrison Bader for Byron Buxton ✅
Brent Rooker For Kyle Shwarber ❌
Jarren Duran For Aaron Judge ❌

 

Witt Jr. for Correa - approved
Bader for Buxton - approved
Rooker for Schwarber - denied - but with an explanation below
Duran for Judge - denied - Judge only qualifies for CF this season based on last year's defense.

Done and done.
These were your first and second main roster transactions of the first half.
You have two remaining.

* Technically I should not have allowed Rooker to be your LF, because he only DH'd last season.
Because I did not catch that, I will allow you to keep Rooker in LF, but you cannot swap him out for another DH.
You can trade out Rooker for another player who qualifies for LF, if you choose.

[Southpaw19]

2025 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (THROUGH MAY 18)

1. Rob (115) +22
2. Oxy (114) +13
3. sneakypower (111) +18
4. Bryan Jaeger (105) +13
5. Sammy Sofa (102) +14
6. Derwood (94) +9
sweetpeteman (94) +12
8. Tomthebombadil (93) +13
9. Rex Buckingham (89) +12
10. BaconRev (88) +13
11. CheeseheadInQC (87) +12
12. Andy (85) +8
13. Southpaw19 (80) +7
14. Tinkertini26 (72) +9
15. C-Gangster (65) +8

Biggest Output of the Week: Rob

BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (143)

C Cal Raleigh (15)
1b Spencer Torkelson (12)
2b Brandon Lowe [OR] Dylan Moore (7)
3b Eugenio Suárez (14)
SS Dansby Swanson (10)
LF Taylor Ward (12)
CF Pete Crow-Armstrong (12)
RF Corbin Carroll (14)
DH Shohei Ohtani (16)
B1 James Wood (12) 
B2 Tyler Soderstrom (10)
B3 Ben Rice (9)

[C-Gangster]

I will be making my last 2 roster moves

Yanier diaz for Cal Raleigh 

And

Nolan Arenado for enugenio suarez

 

Thanks 

[Southpaw19]

1 hour ago, C-Gangster said:

I will be making my last 2 roster moves

Yanier diaz for Cal Raleigh 

And

Nolan Arenado for enugenio suarez

 

Thanks 

Done and done.
These were your third and fourth main roster transactions of the first half.
You have zero remaining.
However, you do have bench options available to you - and of course, 4 more transactions post-ASB.

[Southpaw19]

2025 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (THROUGH MAY 25)

1. Rob (137) +22
2. Oxy (133) +19
3. sneakypower (126) +15
4. Sammy Sofa (120) +18
5. Bryan Jaeger (119) +14
6. Derwood (114) +20
7. sweetpeteman (106) +12
Tomthebombadil (106) +13
9. Rex Buckingham (103) +14
10. Andy (99) +14
11. BaconRev (97) +9
12. CheeseheadInQC (96) +9
13. Southpaw19 (94) +14
14. Tinkertini26 (85) +13
15. C-Gangster (74) +9

Biggest Output of the Week: Rob

BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (160)

C Cal Raleigh (17)
1b Spencer Torkelson (13)
2b Brandon Lowe (10)
3b Eugenio Suárez (14)
SS Dansby Swanson (11)
LF Taylor Ward (15)
CF Pete Crow-Armstrong (14)
RF Corbin Carroll (15)
DH Judge / Schwarber / Ohtani (18)
B1 James Wood (13) 
B2 Tyler Soderstrom (10)
B3 Ben Rice (10)

[Bryan Jaeger]

My last 2 changes:

Austin Riley for Bregman

Riley Greene for Yordan Alvarez

[Southpaw19]

2025 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (THROUGH JUNE 1)

1. Rob (164) +27
2. Oxy (159) +26
3. sneakypower (148) +22
4. Bryan Jaeger (138) +19
5. Sammy Sofa (135) +15
6. Derwood (134) +20
7. Tomthebombadil (123) +17
8. sweetpeteman (121) +15
9. Rex Buckingham (119) +16
10. CheeseheadInQC (117) +21
11. BaconRev (114) +17
12. Southpaw19 (109) +15
13. Andy (108) +9
14. C-Gangster (93) +19
15. Tinkertini26 (91) +6

Biggest Output of the Week: Rob

BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (187)

C Cal Raleigh (23)
1b Spencer Torkelson (14)
2b Brandon Lowe (11)
3b Eugenio Suárez (16)
SS Francisco Lindor (13)
LF Taylor Ward (16)
CF Pete Crow-Armstrong (15)
RF Corbin Carroll (16)
DH Shohei Ohtani (22)
B1 James Wood (16) 
B2 Junior Caminero (13)
B3 Ben Rice [OR] Tyler Soderstrom (12)

[Southpaw19]

On 6/1/2025 at 12:30 PM, Bryan Jaeger said:

My last 2 changes:

Austin Riley for Bregman

Riley Greene for Yordan Alvarez

Done and done.
These were your third and fourth main roster transactions of the first half.
You have zero remaining.

You can still make bench transactions before the ASB, and you get 4 additional transactions for the main roster after the ASB.

[Southpaw19]

2025 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (THROUGH JUNE 8)

1. Oxy (182) +23
2. Rob (178) +14
3. sneakypower (161) +13
4. Bryan Jaeger (154) +16
5. Derwood (149) +15
6. Sammy Sofa (143) +8
7. Tomthebombadil (139) +16
8. sweetpeteman (133) +12
9. CheeseheadInQC (128) +11
Rex Buckingham (128) +9
11. BaconRev (124) +10
12. Southpaw19 (121) +12
13. Andy (118) +10
14. Tinkertini26 (107) +16
15. C-Gangster (102) +9

Biggest Output of the Week: Oxy

BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (209)

C Cal Raleigh (26)
1b Pete Alonso (17)
2b Brandon Lowe (13)
3b Eugenio Suárez (18)
SS Francisco Lindor (14)
LF Taylor Ward (18)
CF Pete Crow-Armstrong (17)
RF Corbin Carroll (18)
DH Aaron Judge [OR] Shohei Ohtani (23)
B1 James Wood (16) 
B2 Junior Caminero (15)
B3 Tyler Soderstrom (14)

[Southpaw19]

2025 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (THROUGH JUNE 15)

1. Oxy (194) +12
2. Rob (191) +13
3. sneakypower (175) +14
4. Bryan Jaeger (161) +7
5. Sammy Sofa (157) +14
6. Derwood (155) +6
7. Tomthebombadil (147) +8
8. sweetpeteman (143) +10
9. Rex Buckingham (141) +13
10. BaconRev (140) +16
11. CheeseheadInQC (139) +11
12. Andy (130) +12
13. Southpaw19 (129) +8
14. Tinkertini26 (117) +10
15. C-Gangster (114) +12

Biggest Output of the Week: Bacon Rev

BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (223)

C Cal Raleigh (26)
1b Pete Alonso (17)
2b Brandon Lowe (13)
3b Eugenio Suárez (21)
SS Elly De La Cruz (16)
LF Taylor Ward (18)
CF Pete Crow-Armstrong (18)
RF Corbin Carroll (20)
DH Aaron Judge (26)
B1 James Wood (17) 
B2 Junior Caminero (17)
B3 Tyler Soderstrom (14)

[Southpaw19]

2025 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (THROUGH JUNE 22)

1. Oxy (209) +15
2. Rob (208) +17
3. sneakypower (191) +16
4. Derwood (181) +26
5. Bryan Jaeger (180) +19
6. Sammy Sofa (172) +15
7. Rex Buckingham (161) +20
Tomthebombadil (161) +14
9. sweetpeteman (160) +17
10. BaconRev (151) +11
11. Southpaw19 (150) +21
12. CheeseheadInQC (148) +9
13. Andy (139) +9
14. C-Gangster (132) +18
15. Tinkertini26 (128) +11

Biggest Output of the Week: Derwood

BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (246)

C Cal Raleigh (31)
1b Pete Alonso (18)
2b Brandon Lowe (15)
3b Eugenio Suárez (25)
SS Elly De La Cruz (17)
LF Taylor Ward (19)
CF Pete Crow-Armstrong (21)
RF Corbin Carroll (20)
DH Aaron Judge (27)
B1 James Wood (21) 
B2 Junior Caminero (18)
B3 Tyler Soderstrom (14)

[Southpaw19]

2025 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (THROUGH JUNE 29)

1. Rob (227) +19
2. Oxy (225) +16
3. sneakypower (207) +16
4. Bryan Jaeger (191) +11
5. Derwood (190) +9
6. Sammy Sofa (188) +16
7. Rex Buckingham (178) +17
8. Tomthebombadil (173) +12
9. sweetpeteman (172) +12
10. Southpaw19 (165) +15
11. BaconRev (161) +10
12. CheeseheadInQC (160) +12
13. Andy (146) +7
14. C-Gangster (145) +13
15. Tinkertini26 (138) +10

Biggest Output of the Week: Rob

BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (260)

C Cal Raleigh (32)
1b Pete Alonso (18)
2b Brandon Lowe (18)
3b Eugenio Suárez (25)
SS Elly De La Cruz (18)
LF Taylor Ward (20)
CF Pete Crow-Armstrong (21)
RF Seiya Suzuki (22)
DH Aaron Judge (30)
B1 James Wood (22) 
B2 Junior Caminero (20)
B3 Tyler Soderstrom (14)

[Southpaw19]

2025 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (THROUGH JULY 6)

1. Oxy (243) +18
2. Rob (242) +15
3. sneakypower (221) +14
4. Bryan Jaeger (208) +17
5. Derwood (207) +17
6. Sammy Sofa (202) +14
7. Rex Buckingham (192) +14
8. Tomthebombadil (188) +15
9. sweetpeteman (184) +12
10. Southpaw19 (178) +13
11. CheeseheadInQC (171) +11
12. BaconRev (169) +8
13. Andy (158) +12
14. C-Gangster (156) +11
15. Tinkertini26 (152) +14

Biggest Output of the Week: Oxy

BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (282)

C Cal Raleigh (35)
1b Pete Alonso OR SPENCER TORKELSON (20)
2b Brandon Lowe OR KETEL MARTE (19)
3b Eugenio Suárez (28)
SS Elly De La Cruz (18)
LF Riley Greene (22)
CF Pete Crow-Armstrong (23)
RF Seiya Suzuki (25)
DH Aaron Judge (33)
B1 James Wood (23) 
B2 Junior Caminero (21)
B3 Tyler Soderstrom (15)

[Southpaw19]

2025 HR DERBY SCOREBOARD (THROUGH JULY 13)

1. Oxy (262) +19
2. Rob (258) +16
3. sneakypower (238) +17
4. Bryan Jaeger (228) +20
5. Derwood (226) +19
6. Rex Buckingham (212) +20
7. Sammy Sofa (209) +7
8. sweetpeteman (201) +17
Tomthebombadil (201) +13
10. Southpaw19 (196) +18
11. CheeseheadInQC (183) +12
12. BaconRev (181) +12
13. C-Gangster (173) +17
14. Andy (171) +13
15. Tinkertini26 (159) +7
 

Biggest Output of the Week: Bryan Jaeger + Rex Buckingham

BEST POSSIBLE TEAM SCORE (302)

C Cal Raleigh (38)
1b Pete Alonso OR SPENCER TORKELSON (21)
2b Brandon Lowe OR KETEL MARTE (19)
3b Eugenio Suárez (31)
SS Francisco Lindor (19)
LF Riley Greene (24)
CF Pete Crow-Armstrong (25)
RF Seiya Suzuki (25)
DH Aaron Judge (35)
B1 James Wood (24) 
B2 Junior Caminero (23)
B3 Tyler Soderstrom (18)