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1919 Where Are They Now?
Top Prospects:
Kyle Matthews - He was the top prospect again in 1914 and had another good year in 1919 with 4.0 WAR. He's currently on the free agent market.
Kangi Bossart - Went from top draftee to top prospect and his value fell off a little bit in 1919 after winning two straight pitcher of the year awards - only 4.5 WAR.
Draftees:
Jon Folsom - He failed to sign out of college and was drafted again in 1914. He repeated his above average 1918 season with another in 1919, attending his second all-star game.
Ryder Froehling - A top high school draftee, he made his debut in 1918 and has been below average so far but still with plenty of room to improve.
J.R. Donahoe - The top pitcher in the draft just won the Pitcher of the Year in 1919.
Chad Beighley - He was the first high schooler selected as his center field defense is very good. He spent his first mostly full season with the Cardinals in 1919 and was slightly above average. He has had injury problems, a common theme with Cardinals first-rounders (Silamikelis, Wiener, Beighley)
Award Winners:
Henry Angelbeek - Angelbeek's peak year was in 1914 but he still has been somewhere around a #2 starter for 10 years and is pushing for a Hall of Fame finish.
Timothy Foot - The AL Rookie of the Year has maintained steady above average production for most of his career.
Other:
Jeff Garcia - The top unsigned draftee. He was drafted in the 4th round originally and didn't sign, but then after spending some time in college was taken 3rd overall by the Brewers. He had a pretty good season in the majors in 1919 despite playing only 92 games with the big league club.
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