OK, I was interested, so I did some digging. This is what I found on your #1 pick.
Tillie Shafer was born to wealthy California parents who indulged his whim for sports, and he jumped from college to college competing in baseball, track, and rowing. In contrast, from the moment he joined the New York Giants, the shy, good-looking lad from an affluent family was harassed by the hard-nosed veterans, some from the rough-and-tumble old Orioles. Combine this with a lack of playing time and a yearning to be back on the West Coast, and Shafer was continually discontented during his days on a major-league diamond. He left baseball for good at the age of 24 after four unhappy seasons with the Giants.
Though his major-league career was ordinary, Shafer does have one distinction: In the off-season between the 1910 and 1911 seasons, he sailed to Japan to train ballplayers at Keio University; he was the first active major leaguer to do so. Keio produced a training manual from his instructions that it used for decades, recognizing it as John McGraw's methods filtered through Shafer.
That said, I'm thinking, since you are the Dodgers, LA I presume, maybe your Owner and GM wanted the hometown guy. And following this logic and what I read, maybe he will reach his potential since he is playing closer to home.
Eh, I tried.... LOL
article found here :
Tillie Shafer | SABR