Manhattan Mega Rats
278.3
Week 3
vs
Bristol Banshees
245.3
Scores updated as of morning of April 19
Manhattan Mega Rats
Caleb Tisdale
“No team swings wilder than the Mega Rats — Saccko bracket in 2022, league champions in 2023, a catastrophic 5-17 collapse in 2024, then a scorching 16-6 rebound in 2025. Caleb's team is essentially a mood ring with a batting lineup: when Ronald Acuña Jr. is locked in, the Rats are nearly unstoppable; when he is not, the whole operation quietly falls apart. Consistency and his little brother remain the last frontiers left to conquer — and the clock is ticking on both. At some point, Father Time starts showing up in the injury report, and betting the house on Acuña and Schwarber being healthy and hungry deep into October is a gamble even Caleb's chaos energy cannot paper over forever.”
All-Time Record
42W - 44L
Championships
0
Playoff Appearances
3
Saccko Finishes
2
Avg Finish
5.6
Strengths
When Ronald Acuña Jr. is on the field and healthy, this is the scariest roster in the league — he is a genuine 40/40 threat who can single-handedly turn the Mega Rats into the highest-scoring team in any given week. Caleb has also shown a real ability to rebuild fast: bouncing from 5-17 to 16-6 in a single season requires hitting on waiver adds and making smart trades under pressure. On the pitching side, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Garrett Crochet give this roster something it has historically lacked — genuine long-term rotation anchors who could sustain success even in the weeks Acuña decides to take a personal day. Championship DNA is already in the building, and for the first time, the pitching staff might actually show up to help carry it.
Weaknesses
TThe extreme year-to-year volatility — champion one year, Saccko the next — is almost certainly tied to Acuña's health. When he is injured or underperforming, the supporting cast does not have the depth to compensate, and the whole roster craters in sympathy. The Mega Rats are, at their core, a one-superstar team held together by vibes, Kyle Schwarber's knees, and whatever the waiver wire is feeling that week — sustainable keeper value is a different conversation entirely. If Acuña's aging curve starts bending the wrong direction, there is no obvious Plan B waiting in the wings.
Protected Prospect
2026 Protection Draft · Rights reserved for the season
Noah Schultz
SP · CWS · Age 22
✓ Called up April 14, 2026 — now on the active roster
Top Players All-Time
Ronald Acuna Jr.
UTIL
Yordan Alvarez
UTIL
Fernando Tatis Jr.
SS
Garrett Crochet
SP
Willy Adames
SS
Kevin Gausman
SP
2026 Keepers
Junior Caminero
3BRd 13
Fernando Tatis Jr.
OFRd 5
Ronald Acuna Jr.
OFRd 3
Kyle Schwarber
DHRd 10
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
SPRd 1
Garrett Crochet
SPRd 4
2026 Roster
2026 EROSP Projections
Expected Rest of Season Fantasy Points · 142 games remaining
Updated Apr 18, 11:41 AM UTC · Updates daily
| # | Player ↕ | Pos | Status | /Game ↕ | EROSP ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronald Acuna Jr. | OF | Rostered | 3.60 | 526 |
| 2 | Garrett Crochet(29 starts) | SP | Rostered | 3.51 | 508 |
| 3 | Luke Keaschall | 2B | Rostered | 3.11 | 468 |
| 4 | Junior Caminero | 3B | Rostered | 3.06 | 466 |
| 5 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto(29 starts) | SP | Rostered | 2.87 | 459 |
| 6 | Jackson Merrill | OF | Rostered | 2.65 | 446 |
| 7 | Jonathan Aranda | 1B | Rostered | 2.14 | 424 |
| 8 | Kyle Schwarber | OF | Rostered | 2.14 | 419 |
| 9 | Zach Neto | SS | Rostered | 1.41 | 397 |
| 10 | Yandy Diaz | 1B | Rostered | 1.19 | 375 |
| 11 | Ranger Suarez(29 starts) | SP | Rostered | 1.79 | 364 |
| 12 | Nick PivettaD15~21d(24 starts) | SP | Rostered | 2.16 | 353 |
| 13 | Ezequiel Tovar | SS | Rostered | 0.49 | 342 |
| 14 | Heliot Ramos | OF | Rostered | 0.69 | 336 |
| 15 | Gavin Sheets | OF | Rostered | 0.46 | 317 |
| 16 | Bubba Chandler(28 starts) | SP | Rostered | 1.08 | 313 |
| 17 | Matt McLain | 2B | Rostered | 0.58 | 306 |
| 18 | Dylan Cease(28 starts) | SP | Rostered | 0.82 | 299 |
| 19 | Yainer Diaz | C | Rostered | 1.34 | 294 |
| 20 | Jac Caglianone | OF | Rostered | 0.17 | 275 |
| 21 | MacKenzie Gore(28 starts) | SP | Rostered | 0.45 | 266 |
| 22 | Ryan Jeffers | C | Rostered | 0.76 | 257 |
| 23 | Raisel Iglesias | RP | Rostered | 1.36 | 243 |
| 24 | Kenley Jansen | RP | Rostered | 1.10 | 219 |
| 25 | Daniel PalenciaD15~21d | RP | Rostered | 1.41 | 212 |
| 26 | Seranthony Dominguez | RP | Rostered | 0.27 | 143 |
Suggested Moves
Free agent upgrades ranked by EROSP improvement
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Season History
YamamotoAcuna Jr.CrochetTatis Jr.SchwarberCaminero
SnellCrochetYamamotoAcuna Jr.Tatis Jr.Kyle Schwarber
#2 in Rd 5 (avg 366 pts)
673 pts
+307 vs avg
Junior Caminero
#2 in Rd 8 (avg 368 pts)
587 pts
+219 vs avg
Michael Busch
#2 in Rd 20 (avg 312 pts)
532 pts
+220 vs avg
YamamotoAlvarezAcuna Jr.Tatis Jr.GausmanJackson Chourio
#3 in Rd 20 (avg 312 pts)
522 pts
+210 vs avg
GlasnowAlvarezAcuna Jr.Tatis Jr.
VerlanderSeiya Suzuki
#3 in Rd 17 (avg 251 pts)
489 pts
+238 vs avg
Manager History
Franchise Records
Unique Players
185
Over 5 seasons
Total Transactions
223
Player-season appearances
Best Draft Pick
Ronald Acuna Jr.
UTIL · Drafted 2022
2,024
career pts
Best Pickup
Garrett Crochet
SP · Added 2024
1,080
career pts
Best Trade
CJ Abrams
SS · 2024 · from Portland Chinook
465
pts
Championships
None yet
0
Best Season
16–6
2025 · #1 finish
9130 pts scored
Worst Season
1–1
2026 · #4 finish
1274 pts scored
Trade Log
Pick Value Reference (CBA avg pts, 2023–2025)
Manhattan Mega Rats received
Quinn Priester
West Virginia Pepperoni Rolls received
"Last season trade"
Head-to-Head Records
| Opponent | W | L | T | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Chinook | 7 | 4 | 0 | Leads |
| Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 6 | 5 | 1 | Leads |
| Syracuse Sky Chiefs | 6 | 4 | 2 | Leads |
| Delmarva Shureburds | 4 | 5 | 2 | Trails |
| Warren Whistlepigs | 4 | 5 | 2 | Trails |
| West Virginia Pepperoni Rolls | 5 | 6 | 3 | Trails |
| North Georgia Fuzzy Bottoms | 5 | 7 | 2 | Trails |
| Bristol Banshees | 2 | 1 | 4 | Leads |
| Ft. Meade Folksy Ferrets | 2 | 8 | 4 | Trails |
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