The 2027 Banana Ball rosters are mostly set now that all six teams have announced their Coach Franchise selections. The Savannah Bananas were the last team to reveal their list, announcing it Monday night.

Bananas head coach Tyler Gillum franchised 17 players, using all of his available picks. They join Jackson Olson (2B), who fans voted to franchise.

Savannah Bananas Franchise Selection Highlights

  • Dan Oberst posted a .386/.439/.679/1.118 line with 15 HR and 53 RBI, the highest OPS among the Bananas' Coach Franchise selections.
  • Austin Drury struck out 113 in 114.2 innings across 25 starts, the most strikeouts among the Bananas' selections.
  • Danny Hosley posted a 1.81 ERA with 14 saves and a 1.05 SHIP as a two-way player.
  • Ryan Cox recorded 124 trick play outs (TPO), the most among the Bananas' selections.

Coach Franchise Selections by Position

  • Starting pitchers: 3
  • Relief pitchers: 3
  • Two-way player: 1
  • Catchers: 2
  • Third base: 1
  • Shortstop: 1
  • Left field: 2
  • Center field: 1
  • Right field: 1
  • Designated hitter: 1
  • Designated runner: 1

That's six pitchers, one two-way player, and 10 position players.

Full List of Savannah Bananas Coach Franchise Selections

Ryan Cox, SS
61 G, .265/.362/.407/.769, 4 HR, 19 RBI, 25 B4S, 2 SB, 124 TPO

Robert Anthony Cruz, LF
61 G, .294/.369/.477/.846, 9 HR, 43 RBI, 23 B4S, 5 SB, 35 TPO

JT Sokolove, DR
23 G, 34 R, 12 SB

Noah Niznik, SP
22 G, 16 GS, 49.0 IP, 6.06 ERA, 1.86 SHIP, 20 B4S, 35 SO, 1 TPO

Tystan Levesque, RP
28 G, 7 GS, 58.2 IP, 4.60 ERA, 1.45 SHIP, 17 B4S, 58 SO, 1 TPO

Bill Leroy, C
58 G, .292/.394/.538/.932, 10 HR, 52 RBI, 28 B4S, 3 SB, 2 TPO

Kyle "KJ" Jackson, 3B
60 G, .319/.444/.555/.999, 9 HR, 49 RBI, 33 B4S, 13 SB, 79 TPO

Austin Drury, SP
26 G, 25 GS, 114.2 IP, 4.08 ERA, 1.33 SHIP, 26 B4S, 113 SO, 4 TPO

Kyle Luigs, SP
24 G, 11 GS, 69.2 IP, 4.52 ERA, 1.49 SHIP, 16 B4S, 61 SO, 3 TPO

Grant Besser, RP
21 G, 21.1 IP, 8.44 ERA, 1.88 SHIP, 9 B4S, 16 SO, 1 SV, 4 TPO

DR Meadows, CF
58 G, .348/.430/.473/.903, 4 HR, 28 RBI, 18 B4S, 22 SB, 100 TPO

Danny Hosley, TWP
Pitching: 47 G, 49.2 IP, 1.81 ERA, 1.05 SHIP, 7 B4S, 60 SO, 14 SV
Hitting: 55 G, .196/.300/.294/.594, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 7 B4S, 4 SB, 7 TPO

Jacob Bazala, RP
28 G, 35.0 IP, 6.17 ERA, 1.57 SHIP, 13 B4S, 43 SO, 1 SV

Reese Alexiades, RF
61 G, .254/.370/.466/.836, 9 HR, 49 RBI, 33 B4S, 13 SB, 77 TPO

Ty Jackson, LF
54 G, .286/.394/.429/.823, 3 HR, 25 RBI, 17 B4S, 17 SB, 8 TPO

Dan Oberst, DH
60 G, .386/.439/.679/1.118, 15 HR, 53 RBI, 12 B4S, 18 SB

Bryce Grizzaffi, C
48 G, .267/.353/.333/.686, 1 B4S, 21 SB

When Is the 2027 Banana Ball Player Draft?

The 2027 Banana Ball Player Draft begins Wednesday, October 28, at 6 p.m. CT (7 p.m. ET) and will stream live on the official Banana Ball YouTube channel.

We will have a draft recap article shortly after the draft.