Baseball History, what might have been.

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New League to field teams for the first time in 1882


Pittsburgh PA - Jan 1, 1882 - This off season has proven that all is not well in the National League. For too many reason to discuss at the present time, four teams have decided that they no longer wish to be a part of the National League. The teams in Cincinatti, Philadelphia, Louisville and St. Louis have decided to pull up stakes and make thier own league. To make it more competitive, two new teams, one in Pittsburgh, the Alleghenys, and a team in Baltimore, the Orioles, will round out the new league. Cincinnati will now be called the Red Stockings and Louisville will be now known as the Eclipse.

The remaining owers in the National League have also leaked word that a team will be entering the fray, the Providence Grays.

The St. Louis Red Stockings ownership could not be reached for comment on the Cincinnati name change but sources close to the owners said that it was not a big deal to them since its a totally new league.

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Had a death in the family today so may be a couple days before I get to posting again. I will be back when I can do it justice. Need a bit to clear my head, been a strange few days.

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1882 News and Notes

Preseason - January

7 - Troy trades 26yo RP Matt Horton to the St. Louis Red Stockings for 23yo RP Tom O'Byrne.

24 - THe Olmpics have traded 34yo SS George Wright to the Centenniels for 25yo RP Jesus Perez and 20yo CF Dan Fleming.

February

25 - SP Prospect Thatcher Clark, 22, decided to retire today. He said he should have listened to his parents and went to college and now that he has been offered a basketball scholarship, he is looking forward to trading his cleats for sneakers.


1882 NL Draft Rounds 1-2



1882 NA Draft Round 1



1882 AA Draft Round 1-3



Up next, List of famous names added in the American Association to the draft for this season.

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These are the new players I changed for the AA's first year draft. Unfortunately, I made a mistake and did not change the financial options and most of these guys were released. The fates of these players is up to the free agent gods.

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Top prospect and preseason/spring training news next up

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1882 News and Notes

Spring Training

March

5- Rockford trades 26yo 2b Ken Blackwell to the Marylands for 26yo SP Tony Nunez.

5- The Athletics trade 26yo 3b Charlie H Morton to the St. Louis Red Stockings for 27yo RP Ricardo Gonzales and 19yo SP George Perkins.

7- The Alleghenys sign CF Harry Glass to a 1yr deal.

7- The White Stockings trade 30yo 3b Ed Caskins to the Olympics for 34yo RP Juan Rodriguez and 19yo SS Camiel van Breugel.

8- The Bisons lose RF Ed Keas for 8-9 months - broken kneecap.

11- The Philadelphia Whites have signed star 2b Hardy Richardson to a 3yr extension.

25- The Alleghenys lose RHP Carl Tyler for 13 months - torn flexor tendon.

25- The Trojans have lost Owner Bob Cameron, he passed away due to illness. His son Bob Cameron Jr. will take over.

1882 Top Prospects

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The 1882 season will begin and lets see how the addition of the AA goes.

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1882 News and Notes

April

5- Brown Stockings SP Robert Pena beat the Allenghenys 11-0 on 3 hits.

6- Brown Stockings 2b Fred Dunlap hits for the cycle.

9- The Philadelphia Whites have traded 27yo C Josh Rogers to the Alleghenys for 26yo SP Ramon Rivera and 23yo 3b Bob Casey.

16- Bisons 3b Cap Anson hits for the cycle.

19- White Stockings SP Ed Kent beats the Wolverines 11-0 on 4 hits.

23- Cincinnati RS RHP John Fox is out 9 months - stretched elbow ligament.

23- The Marylands have traded 25yo 1b Peder Licht to the Nationals for 31yo RP Ed Grant and 20yo LF Michael Carter.

27- The Ruby Legs have traded 25yo SS Clarence Cross to the Whites for 26yo RP Will White.

30- Stars lose CF Carlos Vargo for 8 months - concussion.

1882 April Standings

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In the NL, the slimmed down league started out quick and The White Stockings have taken off to get out front. Detriot, in its second year is struggling and the newcomers in Providence are doing ok so far. But can they last.

In the NA, League 1 is led by Middleton but Cleveland and Rockford are not too far behind. League 2 is a very close race right now. The Marylands are up but New Haven, Brooklyn, Keokuk and the Blue Legs are all in it at the end of April.

The new upstart league with not so new teams has shown some good games and attendances so far. St. Louis Brown Stockings are out quick but Louisville and Cincinnati are close. The new teams in Pittsburgh and Baltimore are struggling so far.


May coming up soon

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1882 News and Notes

May

4- Marylands SP Jefferson Davis 'Boss' Hogg beat the Resolutes 3-0 on 4 hits. He walked 1 and struck out 2.

6- Athletics SP Dude Esterbrook shut out the Eclipse 13-0 on 5 hits.

7- Marylands SP Jefferson Davis Hogg shut out the Westerns on 4 hits, 2-0, allowing 1 walk and 2 Ks.

9- The St Louis Red Stockings have traded 20yo RP Fred Dixon, 19yo CF Carlos Pacheco, 22yo C Albert Garner and 22yo SS Nick Singleton to the Mutuals for 32yo SS Ross Barnes (wow, big trade)

10- The Mutuals trade 24yo Pat Murphy to the Dark Blues for 20yo RF Roberto Martinez, 20yo RP Stump Wiedman and 23yo C Pedro Mora. (Another BNN proclaimed blockbuster deal)

11- Marylands SP Jefferson Davis Hogg tossed a 4 hit shut out against the Nationals.

12- Mansfields LF Drew Carey has a 22 game hitting streak ended by the Haymakers.

14- Whites SP Freddy 'Nightmare' Krueger tossed a 4 hit shutout, beating the Reds 3-0.

15- Cleveland trades 24yo SP Lawrence Selee and 23yo 3b Henry Buker to the Atlantics for 28yo Martin Malone.

16- The Kekiongas trade 26yo SP Tomas Hernandez to the Atlantics for 26yo LF Cristobal Mata and 21yo 2b Carlos Vazquez.

17- The Mutuals have traded 23yo LF Abner Dlrymple to the Eckfords for 21yo SP Jose Ferreira, 22yo 3b Willie Vinson, 22yo C Len Lopez, 24yo LF Danny McNeal and 21yo SP Lee Hartsell.

20- Marylands SP Jefferson Davis Hogg beat the Blue Legs 8-0 on 4 hits.

26- The Blues have traded 18yo RF Mike McDermott, 22yo 2b Ed Merrill and 23yo CF Artie McJannett to the Grays for 28yo SP Gabriel Guerrero.

26- The Orioles have traded 23yo 1b Robinson Hernandez, 23yo 3b John Stedronsky and 23yo RP Alejandro Cortez to the Centenniels for 29yo 3b Alfred Metcalfe.

27- Forest Citys have traded 25yo C Rafael Rojas to the Olympics for 31yo SP Andrew Towns and 19yo SP Alexander Parker.

27- The St. Louis Red Stockings have traded 25yo SP Luis Martinez to the Nationals for 20yo SS Jesus Gonzalez.

27- The Nationals have traded 27yo 1b John Dailey to the Orioles for 24yo C Arthur Hewson and 24yo C Alberto Vega.

1882 May Standings

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End of May finds the White Stockings getting a game further ahead. Now up 7 games on the Trojans.

In the NA, League 1 has become a tied race, with the Mansfields tied with the Reds for 1st with the Whites, Canaries, Kekiongas and Forest Citys all within 5 games. League 2 is led by the Marylands behind seriously on fire SP Jefferson Davis Hogg who was on fire last month, with four shutouts. The Eckfords are close.

In the AA, Brown Stockings are in first with the Eclipse trailing them by 2 games. Newcomers Pittsburgh and the Orioles are still at the bottom.

June will be posted in a bit.

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1882 News and Notes

June

3- Olympics C Rafael Rojas will miss 8-9 months - ruptured medial collateral ligament.

3- THe Nationals have traded 27yo CF Jay Powell to the Orioles for 19yo SS Sandy West.

4- Eclipse C Yank Robinson will miss 6 months - broken kneecap.

5- Bison lose CF Tom T Brown for 9 months - torn labrum.

7- The Atlantics have traded 25yo SP Jesus Padilla to teh Marylands for 19yo 2b Arturo Torres and 19yo RF Alberto Nieves.

8- The Atlantics have traded 20yo SP Norm MacLae, 21yo SP Alex Polk and 23yo C Orlando Fabian to the Ruby Legs for 19yo RP James Burke.

8- The Nationals send 27yo RP Tim Warner to the Centenniels for 20yo 2b Harry Jones.

8- The New York Mutuals 18yo C Jim McCauley suffers CEI- concussion.

9- The Syracuse Stars trade 26yo 2b Bill Harbridge to the Orioles for 30yo RP Jerry Taylor.

10- The Alleghenys send 24yo 1b Jose Medina, 24yo LF Fred McNeill and 21yo CF Les Garner to the Wolverines for 32yo LF John O'Rourke.

14- Whites 2B Bill Boyd, 29, will be retiring at the end of the season to join the army.

16- Orioles RHP Broderick Daniel will miss 11-12 months - torn ulnar collateral ligament.

17- Mansfields Star 3b Frank Sellman has signed a 4yr extension.

18- Marylands RHP Aaron Johnson will miss 7 months - bone chips in elbow.

18- Cincinnati will trade 19yo SS Jimmy Say, 22yo LF Flavio Curral and 24yo RF Ismael Hernandez to the Atlantics for 32yo Gabriel Benitez.

23- Cincinnati RHP John Gilber will miss 13 months - torn flexor tendon in elbow.

30- Atlantics SP John Doyle tossed a NO HITTER against the Kekiongas, winning 8-0. He allowed 1 walk and struck out 2.

1882 June Standings

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The NL is pretty much the same, the White Stockings seem to have it locked up already as they move another half game further ahead of the Red Caps.

The NA, League 1 is starting to solidify a little. The Mansfields are 5 games ahead of the Canaries and the Haymakers. While in League 2, Eckfordsa lead by 2 games over the Marylands.

The AA is being led by the Eclipse, 4 ahead of the Brown Stockings and 5 ahead of Cincinnati. Pittsburgh is in last and the league is chugging along.

Lots of trading again. The addition of the AA seems to be doing one thing to the universe, it seems to have awakened the trading juices cause there seems to be more this season then any of the previous years.

July coming up soon

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1882 News and Notes

July

3- Dark Blues C Pat Murphy hits for the cycle against Worcester.

3- The Bison have traded 19yo 2B Gracie Pierce to the Atlantics for 25yo RP George Radbourn.

5- Syracuse RHP Bert Dorr will miss 8 months - torn rotator cuff.

6- Orioles trade 29yo RP Len Lovett to the Whites for 26yo RF Jud Birchall.

6- The Baltimore Marylands have traded 31yo 2b Ezra Sutton to the Centenniels for 25yo RP Hector Vela and 21yo SP Jeff Hess. (big trade with Sutton involved)

7- The Kekiongas have traded 25yo RF John Curran to the Orioles for 36yo SP Jesus Gonzalez.

8- Resolutes RHP Ricky Nolan will miss 9 months - ruptured ulnar collateral ligament.

8- Atlantics SP Keith O'Rorke, 27, suffers set back in his rehabilitation and is forced to retire - CEI - torn tricep.

10- The Elm Citys have traded 20yo SS Esteban Rivera to the Olympics for 25yo SP Nick Collins.

12- Marylands SP Jefferson Davis Hogg beat the St. Louis Red Stockings 4-0 on just 4 hits, while getting 1 K.

12- The Alleghenys have traded 29yo SP Darby Ray and 24yo RF Jesus Lopez to the Resolutes for 28yo 2b Ken Chase.

14- The Grays have traded 25yo CF Hector Gabriel and 18yo 2b Roger Harris to the St. Louis Red Stockings for 25yo SS Sadie Houck.

16- Mutuals RHP Al Pratt is out 9-10 months - torn labrum.

17- Westerns sign star C Jack Rowe to a 3 yr contract extension.

17- The Westerns traded 22yo SP Jeff Hart to the Centenniels for 28yo 1b Doc Kennedy.

18- The Centenniels have traded 25yo SS James Lehan to the Westerns for 22yo SS Robert Sweet and 21yo SS Gabriel Garcia.

21- The Rockford Reds signed 24yo 3b Jimmy Knowles to a 3yr extension.

24- The Nationals have lost RHP Luis Martinez for 11 months - stretched elbow ligament.

25- Worcester has traded 31yo SP Jack Patrick to the Centenniels for 25yo CF Claudio Encarnacion and 20yo CF Trey Sykes.

27- Whites 2b Bill Boyd has taken a leave of absence to start his military service, out 12 months.

29- The Marylands SP Jefferson Davis Hogg shut out the Nationals 1-0 on 5 hits.

29- The St. Louis Red Stockings trade 23yo SP Ken Foster to the Centenniels for 27yo LF Jesus Conteraras.

30- The St. Louis Red Stockings have signed star C Al Dwight to a 3yr extension.

30- The Blues have traded 31yo LF Tom York to the Orioles for 34yo RP Frank Fleet.

1882 July Standings

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Not long left in the 1882 season. In the NL, the White Stockings are still in the lead but now Troy is trying to make a move, they are 6 back with less than 40 games left. August will be a very import month for Troy.

In the NA, League 1 is still up for grabs. The only team out is the Olympics, who are in last, 20.5 games out. Everyone else is trailing the Manfields but no one is out of it completely yet. They have 41 games or so, so this is gonna be a wild month. In League 2, the Eckfords are 3 games ahead of the Marylands but only the Elm Citys are still under ten games back. The NA is going to be a fun run for both leagues.

In the AA, the Brown Stockings and Cincinnati are within 6 games of the Eclipse. The AA could be a lot of fun to watch, all three teams could win.

August coming up soon.

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1882 News and Notes

AUGUST

4- Fans of the Athletics will not see playoff baseball again for the 10th consecuative year.

7- Resolutes RHP Terry Vincent will miss 12 months - torn ulnar collateral ligament.

16- CEI - Middleton's 1b Lou Sylvester is forced to retire at 26 - cuncussion.

18 - Athletics lose RHP Julio Ocampo for 11 months - torn ulnar collateral ligament.

19- Eckfords SP Viljami Kyvonen tosses a NO HITTER against the Nationals, winning 3-0 He did walk 1.

23- Marylands SP Jesse Gimson tossed a NO HITTER against the St. Louis Red Stockings, winning 8-0.

24- Red Caps 37yo 2b Lip Pike will retire at the end of the season.

31- AA BREAKING NEWS - The American Association owners today announced that the league will be instituting the designated hitter rule. When asked, they were adament that this move was made to set them apart from other leagues.

31- The Canaries trade 22yo SP Corey Kirby and 21yo 1b Ryan Stuart to the Grays for 17yo C George Rooks.

31- Mansfields trade 22yo RF Christian Shepard to the Mutuals for 23yo SP The Only Nolan.


1882 Regular Season has come to an end and the leagues final standings and other info up next

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1882 National League Final Standings



National League Hitting and Pitching Leaders





National League Awards

Best Fielders



Best Rookie - Providence Grays SP John Ewing

Best Pitcher - Chicago White Stockings SP Old Hoss Rabourn

Best Hitter - Buffalo Bisons 3b Cap Anson.



The 1882 Season for the National League finished with the Chicago White Stockings leading for the entire season. They got out to a quick lead and never looked back. Next season will see the Mutuals and Red Caps make name changes and the addition of a new franchise in Philadelphia in the form of the Quakers. Back to 12 teams for the NL.

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1882 American Association Final Standings.



1882 AA Hiting and Pitching Leaders





1882 AA Awards

Best Fielders



Best Rookie - Louisville Eciipse RF Walter Prince

Best Pitcher - Louisville Eclipse SP Dupee Shaw

Best Hitter - St. Louis Brown Stockings 2b Fred Dunlap


The American Assoication played its inaugural season and the Louisville Eclipse took the first title. The Red Stockings of Cincinnati did try to make a run at the end but they came up a few games short. Was an interesting season and next season will be more interesting because two new teams, the Columbus Buckeyes and the New York Metropolitans will be joining the fray. May be that one of these two teams will break the expansion team blues next year.

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1882 National Associations Final Standings



1882 NA Hitting and Pitching Leaders





1882 NA Championship



The National Association, the elder statesman of leagues (longest running) had a year that some would say could be forgotten. The offense was low and as a result, the owners held an emergency meeting right after the season ended and announce a lowering of the pitchers mound for next season. This has the hitter salivating but may cause an exodus for the pitching.

As for this year, In League 1, the Mansfields held of a late charge by the Atlantics and Canarires to win the league title. In League 2, the Eckfords were out early and never really had to worry. The NA Champ Series was a good one for Mansfields fans. After a loss in Game 1, the Mansfield swept the next four to win it for thier second NA Title in three year, and fifth title for League 1 in a row.

Maybe the offense will heat it up a bit and get a League 2 winner next year.

Next up - NA Awards

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1882 NA Best Fielders





Best Rookie

League 1- Brooklyn Atlantics SP John Doyle
League 2- Baltimore Marylands SP Takaaki Kokawa

Best Pitcher

League 1- Baltimore Canaries SP Cam Green
League 2- Brooklyn Ecfords SP Tommy Vallely

Best Hitter

League 1 - Middleton Mansfields RF Charlie EdenL
League 2- Brooklyn Eckfords SS U Booth.


Up Next, end of 1882 news and notes

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1882 News and Notes

Off Season - September

2- The Eckfords have extended 2b Fred Goldsmith's contract for 3 additional years.

3- The Mutuals have traded 29yo RP Charles Miller to the White Stockings for 24yo SS Ron McFarland and 20yo RF Harry Clarke.

4- THe Alleghenys have traded 25yo RP Jim Quinones to the Westerns for 20yo SP Cullen Jefferson.

4- The Athletics have traded 29yo CF Lon Knight to the Olympics for 24yo C Enrique Leon and 23yo 2b Chris Howard.

10- NA BREAKING NEWS - In an effort to make the National Association a little more offensive oriented, the league has voted, in emergency session, to lower the pitchers mound. Hitters last season hit for a combined .256 and the owners are afraid the fans may leave for other leagues.

12- The St. Louis Red Stockings have traded 28yo 2b Leonard Russell to the Olympics for 26yo RP Jesus Perez and 18yo SP Brent Hall.

17- The Nationals have traded 25yo RP Robert Atkinson and 19yo RP Bobby Sampson to the St. Louis Red Stockings for 33yo RF Dave Eggler.

22- The White Stockings trade 27yo LF Oscar Walker to the Mansfields for 29yo RP Rich Sinclair and 21yo RP Ivan Marin.

23- The Resolutes have traded 26yo RP U Edwards to the Blue Legs for 19yo SS Chris Collins.

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1882 News and Notes

Off Season - October

4- The Canaries have traded 28yo RP Octavio Villalove and 21yo C Ernesto Sanchez to the Kekiongas for 28yo 1b Hector Marin.

4- THe Alleghenys have traded 32yo LF Charley Jones to the Atlantics for 25yo CF Daniel Blankenship

8- The Orioles have traded 27yo RP Javier Villa to the Westerns for 25yo RF Alfred Stanley.

14- The Centenniels land 25yo FA 2b Terry Larkin with a 3yr deal.

16- The Eckfords sign 31yo FA 1b Bill Kinnaird to a 1yr deal.

16- The Centenniels have traded 32yo 2b Ezra Sutton to the Elm CItys for 26yo 1b Wallace Terry and 21yo SP Eric McCoy.

16- Reds trade 25yo 3b Avery Chambers and 20yo SP Allen Farrell to the Kekiongas for 27yo C U Gilroy.

17- The Haymakers have signed 25yo FA 3b Dasher Troy to a 3yr deal.

17- The Centenniels have traded 25yo SP Jorge Trujilio to teh Atlantics for 19yo 2b Arturo Torres.

20- New Haven have traded 23yo SP Rory Kelly and 23yo SS Roberto Rodriguez to the St. Louis Red Stockings for 25yo Charlie Robinson.

25- The Mansfields have signed Superstar 2b FA Ross Barnes.

26- The Whites have traded 27yr RP Alonso Torres and 24yo 2b Jeremiah Pennington to the Forest Citys for 30yo SS U Spencer.

26- The Centenniels have traded 25yo SP Eduardo Moreno and 21yo SP Eric McCoy to the Mansfields for 25yo Ike Brenners.

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1882 News and Notes

Off Season - November

12- The White Stockings have signed FA LF Abner Dalrmple to a 3yr deal.

27- Worcester has traded 27yo RP Will White to the Trojans for 18yo SP John Cattanach and 20yo 1b Jose Fernandez.

December

1- The Marylands have signed 26yo FA 3b Victor Valenzuela to a 1yr deal.

1- The fans and player in Troy are mourning the passing of Troy owner Victor Estrada. He will be replaced by his son Greg.

24- THe Kekiongas have signed 32yo Star SP FA Mark Henry.

31- The Westerns have traded 26yo SP Maxime Duchene to the Blue Legs for 27yo SS Herman Dickerson and 21yo SP Ramiro Bustamente.

31- Worcester has traded 25yo RP Manolo Morales to the Haymakers for 24yo RP Tom O'Byrne.


1882 comes to a close and new teams will be added next year. More on the 1883 season later.

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Gonna try to get at least some of the 1882 season in before I have to sleep tonight. Funeral in the morning so may be a while before I can get anything posted tomorrow.

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1883 News and Notes

Off Season - January

4- The Resolutes have traded 26yo C George Seward to the Nationals for 18yo CF Howard Miller and 23yo RF Don Wilhelm.

6- Resolutes trade 27yo 2b Danny Lukens to the Wolverines for 18yo 2b Al Myers, 24yo RF Brian MacDonald, 19 yo C Jumbo Harting and 24yo 1b Jose Medina.

9- The New York Gothmas have traded 32yo RP Al Spalding and 18yo RF Henry Gruber to the Kekionngas for 26yo LF Crisobal Mata.

10- The Canaries have signed Star FA RF Blondie Purcell to deal.

Preseason - February

4- The Brown Stockings have signed FA SP James 'Big Red' Strickland to a 5yr deal.

7- Ft. Wayne signs FA LF Oscar walker to a 1yr deal.

7- The Washington Blue Legs signed FA 1b Guy Hecker to a 3yr deal.

10- Ft. Wayne has signed FA RF Jimmy Ryan to a 3yr deal.

10- Cleveland signs star FA C Harry Koons to a 3yr deal.

1883 Drafts

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Last year, there were supposed to be 10 new players added and because I screwed up the set up, they all did not sign and are now here this season.

Up Next - New Players who were added.