A relatively low-key induction of new Legacy Players for 1968, although each of the five incoming is a larger-than-life character for one reason or another.
These are the Legacy Players for the 1968 Season:
Los Angeles Dodgers: Dusty Baker (37.0; 1117)
Oakland Athletics: Rollie Fingers (25.6; 502 GP)
Pittsburgh Pirates: Al Oliver (43.6; 1302)
San Francisco Giants: Bobby Bonds (57.9; 1014)
St. Louis Cardinals: Ted Simmons (50.3; 1564)
Richie Hebner (33.0; 1140 GP) was also eligible for the Pirates, but Oliver’s higher WAR makes him the selection.
Hal McRae (27.9; 1837 GP) is another who would have been eligible for the Royals, and…
Don Money (36.5; 1196) falls into the same category for the yet-to-exist Brewers—I mean what are the odds…
There are 110 rookies for this season, and the Draft will consist of 5 rounds.
The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1967 IRL season in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round):
Round 1
1. San Francisco Giants (562; dice roll)
2. St. Louis Cardinals (627)
3. Pittsburgh Pirates (500)
4. Los Angeles Dodgers (451)
5. Oakland Athletics (385)
6. New York Mets (377)
7. Houston Astros (426)
8. New York Yankees (444)
9. Cleveland Indians (463)
10. Washington Senators (472; dice roll)
11. Baltimore Orioles (472; dice roll)
12. Atlanta Braves (475)
13. Philadelphia Phillies (506)
14. California Angels (522)
15. Cincinnati Reds (537)
16. Chicago Cubs (540)
17. Chicago White Sox (549)
18. Minnesota Twins (562; dice roll)
19. Detroit Tigers (562; dice roll)
20. Boston Red Sox (568)
Rounds 2 thru 5
1. New York Mets (377)
2. Oakland Athletics (385)
3. Houston Astros (426)
4. New York Yankees (444)
5. Los Angeles Dodgers (451)
6. Cleveland Indians (463)
7. Washington Senators (472; dice roll)
8. Baltimore Orioles (472; dice roll)
9. Atlanta Braves (475)
10. Pittsburgh Pirates (500)
11. Philadelphia Phillies (506)
12. California Angels (522)
13. Cincinnati Reds (537)
14. Chicago Cubs (540)
15. Chicago White Sox (549)
16. Minnesota Twins (562; dice roll)
17. Detroit Tigers (562; dice roll)
18. San Francisco Giants (562; dice roll)
19. Boston Red Sox (568)
20. St. Louis Cardinals (627)
Eligible PIT players: 5 position players + 3 pitchers = 8.
No shortage of decent eligibles for us—too good, most of them, by which I mean there’s little likelihood of them doing too many spins around the block here and falling into our lap.
Which is pretty much how it goes, with our selections as follows:
1.
1B Al Oliver, 21 - The reason we were OK moving Clendenon on. Takes a year or two to blossom, but after that is a real gun.
2.
SS Freddie Patek, 23- Little chance I would have taken him if there were other options. Not that he isn’t a handy add, but he only plays SS and we’ve got Alley holding that slot down. That said, Gene could switch to 2B and Flea could then take short. We’ll see.
3.
P Daryl Paterson, 24- One of just two eligible players left, and easily the pick of the two. All the same he’s not much chop.
4. OF Jarvis Tatum, 20 (ineligible)
5. P John Cumberland, 20 (ineligible)
Could have been better, could have been worse.
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