Held on 12/20/1927.
Eight Legacies but this is far from the strongest Draft Class we’ve seen.
These are the Legacy Players for the 1928 season:
Boston Braves: Ed Brandt (31.5; 283)
Cleveland Indians: Mel Harder (44.3; 582 – one club player)
Detroit Tigers: Vic Sorrell (17.1; 280 – one club player)
New York Giants: Carl Hubbell (68.5; 535 – one club player)
New York Yankees: Bill Dickey (56.5; 1789 – one club player)
Philadelphia Athletics: George Earnshaw (21.9; 219)
Philadelphia Phillies: Chuck Klein (46.6; 1405)
St. Louis Cardinals: Pepper Martin (22.1; 1189 – one club player)
Clint Brown (20.8; 237) was also eligible for the Indians, but Harder’s higher WAR makes him the selection.
There are 124 rookies for this season, and the Draft will consist of 5 rounds.
The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1927 IRL season in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round):
Round 1
1. New York Giants (597)
2. New York Yankees (714)
3. Philadelphia Phillies (331; dice roll)
4. Cleveland Indians (431)
5. Boston Braves (390)
6. St. Louis Cardinals (601)
7. Philadelphia Athletics (591)
8. Detroit Tigers (536)
9. Boston Red Sox (331; dice roll)
10. St. Louis Browns (386)
11. Brooklyn Robins (425)
12. Chicago White Sox (458)
13. Cincinnati Reds (490)
14. Washington Senators (552)
15. Chicago Cubs (556)
16. Pittsburgh Pirates (610)
Rounds 2 thru 5
1. Boston Red Sox (331; dice roll)
2. Philadelphia Phillies (331; dice roll)
3. St. Louis Browns (386)
4. Boston Braves (390)
5. Brooklyn Robins (425)
6. Cleveland Indians (431)
7. Chicago White Sox (458)
8. Cincinnati Reds (490)
9. Detroit Tigers (536)
10. Washington Senators (552)
11. Chicago Cubs (556)
12. Philadelphia Athletics (591)
13. New York Giants (597)
14. St. Louis Cardinals (601)
15. Pittsburgh Pirates (610)
16. New York Yankees (714)
Here are the new Pirates players:
1.
C Walt Lerian, 24
2.
OF Doug Taitt, 25
3.
1B Bill Joseph Sweeney, 22
4.
IF Joe Hassler, 22
5.
OF George Blackerby, 24
FULL DRAFT LOG
Full log for Round 1:
