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Old 02-22-2019, 08:19 PM   #400
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1918 Where Are They Now?

Top Prospects:
Kyle Matthews - He was the top overall prospect in 1913 as well as 1912. He had a very good year in 1918, winning the silver slugger at 3B and amassing 4.8 WAR.

Tito Miller - He took over as the top pitching prospect in 1913 and has had a good career so far with 2 all-star appearances. He has missed quite a bit of time due to injury, most recently a 9 month period with a partially torn labrum.

Draftees:
Jon Folsom - The top draft prospect and overall 4th pick in the 1913 draft. He made the 1916 all-star team and has been solidly above average since his debut in 1916.

Seth Lawson - The top high school draft prospect but was not the top high school draftee. He finally got to the major leagues in 1917 after putting up some huge numbers in AA.

Kangi Bossart - The top pitcher in the 1913 draft has won the the last two Pitcher of the Year awards and made two all-star teams.

Andy Qumi - He was actually drafted 1st in 1913 and has been an above average LF for the Rockies. He has won 4 silver sluggers, gone to two all-star games, and was the 1915 NL Division Series MVP.

Thomas Hagan - He was the top high school draftee. His debut year was less than stellar but in both 1917 and 1918 he has put up over 8 WAR. He won the Rookie of the Year, MVP, gold glove, has gone to two all-star games, and is a World Series champ. All before turning 24.

Rory Loos - Loos was the top pitcher drafted and got to the major leagues very quickly. He has been a middle of the rotation starter for the Blue Jays.

Award Winners:
Ryder Jackson - After winning Pitcher of the Year in 1913, his performance dropped down to middle of the rotation level.

Darian Dumond - He was the 1913 AL Rookie of the Year and followed that up with a very good 1914. In 1915, he had a ruptured Achilles tendon and a ruptured medial collateral ligament which put him out for over a year. Following that, he has had a whole slew of injuries.

Other:
Levi Bryant - He had only the second 3 HR game in the majors. He's still around, playing for the Rockies with a few good years and a few bad years.

Scott Resley - Resley had a 41 game hitting streak that never ended as he graduated from college. He's currently on the Cubs AAA team and has yet to play a major league game.

Freddy Fleischer - He pitched the first perfect game in MLB history. 1913 was the best year of his career - 5.9 WAR, all-star team, and AL Division Series MVP. In 1914, he was still above average, but then his career started to fall apart alongside should injuries and he retired in 1918.

Jack Gilkey - The top free agent in the 1913 offseason has been a mid-rotation starter for the White Sox with still two more years left on his contract.

Smack Housand - He was the top hitter on the market. He had one average year for the Royals followed by a few bad ones. He's back on the market heading into his age 33 season.

Dominic Streeper - The top unsigned draftee is already in the Majors. He played 3 years at TCU and was drafted again in 1916. He spent most of the 1918 season with the White Sox as their starting RF.
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