With the ED on tomorrow it has been a very cagey start to the trade market. While these new Draftees are obviously untouchable, there's still an added level of strategy required given each club is almost guaranteed to lose players and you need to somehow try to pre-empt the holes that will be left.
A nice class of Legacies among the new entrants with nine coming aboard.
These are the Legacy Players for the 1969 Season:
Baltimore Orioles: Rick Dempsey (25.1; 1245 GP)
Chicago White Sox: Carlton Fisk (68.4; 1421)
Cincinnati Reds: George Foster (44.1; 1253 GP)
Los Angeles Dodgers: Steve Garvey (38.0; 1727 GP)
Montreal Expos: Steve Renko (23.5; 196 GS conceded)
New York Yankees: Thurman Munson (46.1; 1423 one-club player)
Oakland Athletics: Vida Blue (45.1; 262 GS)
San Francisco Giants: Darrell Evans (58.7; 1094)
Washington Senators: Toby Harrah (51.4; 1355)
Carlton Fisk was also eligible for the Red Sox, but the White Sox get him with the higher pick.
Jerry Reuss (35.1; 201 GS) was also eligible for the Dodgers, but Garvey’s higher WAR makes him the selection.
Bill Russell (31.4; 2181 GP one-club player) was also eligible for the Dodgers, but Garvey’s higher WAR makes him the selection.
There are 184 rookies for this season, and
– remembering there are now 24 clubs – the Draft will consist of 7 rounds.
The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1968 IRL season in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round):
Round 1
1. Chicago White Sox (414; dice roll)
2. San Francisco Giants (543)
3. Washington Senators (404)
4. New York Yankees (512; dice roll)
5. Oakland Athletics (506)
6. Cincinnati Reds (512; dice roll)
7. Los Angeles Dodgers (469; dice roll)
8. Baltimore Orioles (562)
9. Montreal Expos (dice roll)
10. San Diego Padres (dice roll)
11. Kansas City Royals (dice roll)
12. Seattle Pilots (dice roll)
13. California Angels (414; dice roll)
14. Houston Astros (444)
15. New York Mets (451)
16. Philadelphia Phillies (469; dice roll)
17. Minnesota Twins (488)
18. Pittsburgh Pirates (494)
19. Atlanta Braves (500)
20. Chicago Cubs (519)
21. Boston Red Sox (531)
22. Cleveland Indians (534)
23. St. Louis Cardinals (599)
24. Detroit Tigers (636)
Rounds 2 thru 7
1. San Diego Padres (dice roll)
2. Montreal Expos (dice roll)
3. Kansas City Royals (dice roll)
4. Seattle Pilots (dice roll)
5. Washington Senators (404)
6. Chicago White Sox (414; dice roll)
7. California Angels (414; dice roll)
8. Houston Astros (444)
9. New York Mets (451)
10. Philadelphia Phillies (469; dice roll)
11. Los Angeles Dodgers (469; dice roll)
12. Minnesota Twins (488)
13. Pittsburgh Pirates (494)
14. Atlanta Braves (500)
15. Oakland Athletics (506)
16. Cincinnati Reds (512; dice roll)
17. New York Yankees (512; dice roll)
18. Chicago Cubs (519)
19. Boston Red Sox (531)
20. Cleveland Indians (534)
21. San Francisco Giants (543)
22. Baltimore Orioles (562)
23. St. Louis Cardinals (599)
24. Detroit Tigers (636)
Eligible PIT players: 7 position players + 7 pitchers = 14.
Once again there’s a decent array of eligible available to us, in theory at least. We go into this one with a fairly straightforward plan and, with no real curveballs (sorry), it comes off as expected:
We take the following players:
1.
P Dave Roberts, 24
2.
P Bob Johnson, 25- We expect to lose at least one of our rotation in the ED and are already a bit thin in this department, so both Dave and Bob – each of whom comes fairly much fully-formed and ready to roll – are highly likely to be SP at the parent club from the off, or not long thereafter.
3.
OF Johnny Jeter, 24- No superstar but might slot in as a backup OF at some point.
4. P Bill Lee, 21 (ineligible)- Trade fodder for a year’s time.
5.
C Chuck Brinkman, 24
6. OF Scott Northey, 22 (ineligible)
7.
P Frank Brousseau, 24
Served its purpose.
FULL DRAFT LOG
