Key Incoming Rookies:
Baltimore
P Arlie Pond
--- Age 24, 9/7/8 ratings
--- Needless to say, the Orioles need something good to happen to them, and this guy looks to be it.
1B Klondike Douglass
--- Age 23, 6/7/6/6/6
Boston
1B Fred Tenney
--- Age 24, 7/6/6/9/6 talents
--- Moves into the starting role vs RHP where he has 8/7/6/7/9 ratings. Bats LH and will sit often versus lefties.
3B Jimmy Collins
--- Age 26, 8/10/8/4/6 talents
--- A real life HOF'er but he could be buried behind 30-year-old Billy Nash (9/8/7/7/7). If only Collins could be moved to 2B....
Brooklyn
P Harley "Lady" Payne
--- Age 28, 5/8/8 ratings
CF Fielder Jones
--- Age 24, 7/6/5/10/6 talents
--- He is expected to supplant Dummy Hoy (just .245, 24 SB last season) as the new everyday CF.
Chicago
P Buttons Briggs
--- Age 20, 10/5/3 talents
Cleveland
C Ed McFarland
--- Age 21, 7/9/6/7/6 talents
Louisville
P Doc McJames
--- Age 22, 10/5/5 talents
CF Ollie Pickering
--- Age 25, 7/7/4/7/6 talents
RF Tom McCreery
--- Age 21, 8/9/7/6/3 talents
LF Billy Lush
--- Age 22, 6/7/6/10/6 talents
New York
P Ed Doheny
--- Age 22, 9/2/7 ratings
Philadelphia
P "Smiling Al" Orth
--- Age 23, 7/8/3 talents
LF Sam Mertes
--- Age 23, 7/10/8/8/6
Pittsburgh
P "Coldwater Jim" Hughey
--- Age 26, 7/4/8 ratings
2B Gene DeMontreville
--- Age 21, 8/7/6/4/6 talents
--- A big upgrade and a favorite for Top Rookie honors.