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
41W - 43L
Championships
1
Playoff Appearances
2
Saccko Finishes
2
Avg Finish
6.0
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.
Top Players All-Time
Ronald Acuna Jr.
UTIL
Fernando Tatis Jr.
SS
Yordan Alvarez
UTIL
Garrett Crochet
SP
Willy Adames
SS
2025 Roster
Ramos460
3.Darvish124
4.Harrison70
5.Sproat32
2.Yamamoto525
3.Priester350
4.Mize322
5.Rea316
6.Alcantara269Season History
YamamotoAcuna Jr.Tatis Jr.SchwarberYelichAcuna Jr.Tatis Jr.
GausmanAdames
MartinezAlvarezAcuna Jr.
BryantTatis Jr.GausmanHead-to-Head Records
| Opponent | W | L | T | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse Sky Chiefs | 6 | 3 | 0 | Leads |
| Bristol Banshees | 2 | 1 | 0 | Leads |
| Portland Chinook | 6 | 4 | 0 | Leads |
| Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 6 | 5 | 0 | Leads |
| West Virginia Pepperoni Rolls | 5 | 6 | 0 | Trails |
| Delmarva Emus | 4 | 5 | 0 | Trails |
| Ghent Whistlepigs | 4 | 5 | 0 | Trails |
| North Georgia Fuzzy Bottoms | 5 | 7 | 0 | Trails |
| Ft. Meade Folksy Ferrets | 2 | 8 | 1 | Trails |