An offseason like few, if indeed any, before it. Some massive names up for grabs and more action than I can ever remember. The Yanks once again throw money around like confetti at a wedding, but they are not Robinson Crusoe on that island. The Tigers continue to press for that elusive title with a big signing and the Phillies are busier than ever as well.
Here are the biggest of the bunch:
- OF Turkey Stearnes: Yankees, 8 years / $136400
- OF Hack Wilson: Phillies, 7 years / $118800
- 3B Rogers Hornsby: Tigers, 5 years / $93800
- OF Harry Rice: Indians, 7 years / $89600
- OF Jimmy O’Connell: Giants, 5 years / $64000
- P Garland Braxton: Phillies, 5 years / $58000
- 1B George Scales: Phillies, 6 years / $56400
- OF Chick Hafey: Phillies, 4 years / $54200 (extension)
- C Earl Smith: Red Sox, 4 years / $52800
- C Jimmie Wilson: Giants, 4 years / $51600
- 3B Marty McManus: Yankees, 3 years / $33600
- P Roosevelt Davis: Reds, 4 years / $29120 (extension)
- P Slim Branham: Giants, 3 years / $26400
- C Wally Schang: Cardinals, 2 years / $25600
- OF Ken Williams: Braves, 2 years / $25600
- OF Alex Metzler: Yankees, 4 years / $25440 (extension)
- P Bullet Rogan: Indians, 2 years / $25000
- C Pinky Hargrave: Robins, 4 years / $20600 (extension)
- P Herman Pillette and P Ed Baecht from Reds to Braves for 3B Dewey Creacy
- OF Ray Blades from Robins to Tigers for OF Paul Easterling, OF Dave Barbee and P Dick Coffman
- OF Pepper Martin and 3B Larry Bettencourt from Cardinals to Senators for SS Willie Wells
- 1B Harvey Hendrick from White Sox to Tigers for 2B Walter Cannady
ALL TRANSACTIONS
The Bucs go 13-5 in ST, but have fallen out of favour with the prognosticators this time around. They see the Giants repeating in the NL from the Reds, while they see the Tigers just getting home in the AL from the Tribe and Yanks.
FULL PRESEASON PREDICTIONS