While these rankings focus heavily on the best prospects in the league this summer, performance during the Cape Cod season was a deciding factor. Note that these rankings may not align perfectly with our recently released 2023 draft rankings. The Braves were led by first-year manager Scott Landers, an assistant on Jamie Shevchik’s Brewster staff last summer. It adds another wrinkle to an already moving target with roster management, forcing more turnover as several players were shut down for the summer after committing to their new school.Ī repeat of last year’s final between the Bourne Braves and Brewster Whitecaps saw Bourne sweep the three-game series, 2-0, to capture its first Cape Cod League title since 2009. This stands to be a larger part of the Cape’s dynamic going forward as the transfer deadline falls during the early weeks of the Cape season. The transfer portal played an even bigger role on the Cape this season as it was common to see power five coaches recruiting before and after games. Additionally a few players like Braden Montgomery, Enrique Bradfield and Ryan Bruno joined Cape rosters following Team USA duties. Team USA plucked a few players from early Cape rosters, but a number of players returned following trials. This meant a fresh crop of new players and underclassmen found their way onto rosters for the final half of the season.
The mid-July draft set forth an exodus of draft-eligible players, leaving managers scrambling as squads saw massive turnover in the weeks and days leading up to the draft. In other ways it was a season of clarity for the new normal. After a return to play in 2021, it was a return to normalcy for the Cape Cod League in 2022, as the schedule stretched to 44 games and the All-Star Game returned for the first time since 2019.
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