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The following is a list 2017 NPF transactions that have occurred in the National Pro Fastpitch softball league since the completion of the 2016 season and during the 2017 season. It lists which team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick (s), if applicable. Players who have retired are also listed. Per Commissioner Cheri Kempf's tweet, NPF contracts expire in February, therefore the extension of a contract "through 2028" means the player is only contracted to play through the 2027 season, with the contract expiring the following February. "Thru 2028 season" therefore would mean a contract that expires in February 2029, covering only games played in 2028.
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The following is a list 2018 NPF transactions that have occurred in the National Pro Fastpitch softball league since the completion of the 2017 season and during the 2018 season. It lists which team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick (s), if applicable. Players who have retired are also listed. Per Commissioner Cheri Kempf's tweet, NPF contracts expire in February, therefore the extension of a contract "through 2028" means the player is only contracted to play through the 2027 season, with the contract expiring the following February. "Thru 2028 season" therefore would mean a contract that expires in February 2029, covering only games played in 2028.
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- ↑ "Transactions". Profastpitch.com. 11 April 2016. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "USSSA Pride Sign CAA Defensive Player of the Year Erica Field". USSSAPride.com. 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ "USSSA Pride Sign Former Florida Gator Outfielder Kirsti Merritt". USSSAPride.com. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ↑ Mitchell Ross (31 May 2016). "Pennsylvania Rebellion Opens the Season in York, PA". PennsylvaniaRebellion.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ Graham Hays (5 May 2016). "Monica Abbott wants change after signing $1 million contract with NPF expansion team". espnW.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Allard and Marshall set to return for 2016 season". ChicagoBandits.com. 9 December 2015. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ↑ "Bandits re-sign Tatum Edwards for 2016 season". ChicagoBandits.com. 2 December 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Cherry and Purvis Re-sign with Charge". DallasCharge.com. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Jill Barrett Traded to Chicago Bandits". Justin's World. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ↑ "All-NPF catcher back behind the plate for Bandits in 2016". ChicagoBandits.com. 25 November 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Bandits ink Moulton and Waldrop for 2016 season". ChicagoBandits.com. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "Dallas Charge Re-Up Kaylyn Castillo". ProFastpitch.com. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Charge Sign Australian National Chelsea Forkin". DallasCharge.com. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- 1 2 "Dallas Charge Extend Stokes and Kenney". DallasCharge.com. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 "VETERAN TRIO SIGN TWO-YEAR CONTRACTS TO CONTINUE PLAYING FOR THE RACERS". AkronRacers.org. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ "Racers' Gilbert, Joiner & Robinson Join "Veteran Trio" For The Next Two Seasons". ProFastpitch.com. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "Rebellion sign 'world's best batter'". Observer-Reporter. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.