6 Legacies this year, including the mighty Campy as a raw 16-yo.
These are the Legacy Players for the 1937 season:
Boston Red Sox: Bobby Doerr (51.5; 1865 – one-club player)
Brooklyn Dodgers: Roy Campanella (41.6; 1218 – one-club player)
Cincinnati Reds: Johnny Vander Meer (25.7; 313)
Cleveland Indians: Ken Keltner (33.3; 1513)
New York Giants: Cliff Melton (15.3; 272 – one-club player)
New York Yankees: Tommy Henrich (39.6; 1284 – one-club player)
Spud Chandler (24.4; 211) was also eligible for the Yankees, but Henrich’s higher WAR makes him the selection.
There are 112 rookies for this season, and the Draft will consist of 5 rounds.
The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1935 IRL season (my error in using 1936 last year, so I have switched them) in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round):
Round 1
1. Boston Red Sox (510)
2. Brooklyn Dodgers (458)
3. New York Yankees (597)
4. Cleveland Indians (536)
5. Cincinnati Reds (444)
6. New York Giants (595)
7. Boston Bees (248)
8. Philadelphia Athletics (389)
9. Philadelphia Phillies (418)
10. St. Louis Browns (428)
11. Washington Senators (438)
12. Chicago White Sox (487)
13. Pittsburgh Pirates (562)
14. Detroit Tigers (616)
15. St. Louis Cardinals (623)
16. Chicago Cubs (649)
Rounds 2 thru 5
1. Boston Bees (248)
2. Philadelphia Athletics (389)
3. Philadelphia Phillies (418)
4. St. Louis Browns (428)
5. Washington Senators (438)
6. Cincinnati Reds (444)
7. Brooklyn Dodgers (458)
8. Chicago White Sox (487)
9. Boston Red Sox (510)
10. Cleveland Indians (536)
11. Pittsburgh Pirates (562)
12. New York Giants (595)
13. New York Yankees (597)
14. Detroit Tigers (616)
15. St. Louis Cardinals (623)
16. Chicago Cubs (649)
Once again, our course of action will be almost entirely decreed by what goes before it. We have players earmarked in a preferred order, but that’s about it.
Here’s who we took:
1.
P Jim Tobin, 23- Our first-choice player went early and there really weren’t any others on our list for Round 1, so in the end we went with Jim, who’ll start at AAA but should see plenty of action at the parent club over oncoming years, either in the BP or lower-rotation.
2.
RF Don Padgett, 25- We will need another back-up OF soon enough, and Don projects as a decent enough guy for that role, although his range limits his effectiveness where we need it most, in CF.
3.
P Johnny Rigney, 25- I like the look of this guy and think he’ll come in real handy after some AAA seasoning.
4.
P Ken Heintzelman, 21
5.
P Lefty Sunkel, 24- A couple of renovator’s dreams for Dave Brown to work his magic on.
In the end, despite not getting the main guy we were after, I’m pretty happy with our new additions.
FULL DRAFT LOG
