Top Free Agent Signings
Batters
1. RF Stan Musial (USA) - Signed for 8 years, $680,000 with the Elmira Pioneers (MLB)
2. LF Ted Williams (USA) - Signed for 7 years, $607,000 with the Cleveland Indians (MLB)
3. RF Alain Dumas (France) - Unsigned - Rumors include the Indianapolis Clowns, Minneapolis Millers, and Baltimore Orioles of the MLB
4. SS Vern Stephens (USA) - Signed for 4 years, $288,000 with the Chicago Cubs (MLB)
5. 3B Rosario Becchetti (Italy) - Signed for 8 years, $472,000 with the Chicago White Sox (MLB)
6. RF Danilo Ponti (Italy) - Signed for 4 years, $201,000 with the New York Yankees (MLB)
7. 3B Faust Nardiello (Italy) - Signed for 4 years, $150,400 with the St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)
8. LF Barney McCosky (USA) - Signed for 6 years, $306,000 with the New York Giants (MLB)
9. C Smoky Burgess (USA) - Signed for 6 years, $241,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB)
10. CF Su-min Hong (South Korea) - Unsigned - Rumors include the Philadelphia Stars and Boston Red Sox of the MLB and Toledo Mud Hens of the USBA
Starting Pitchers
1. RHP Pete Cole (Canada) - Signed for 5 years, $75,000 with the Edmonton Oilers (BC)
2. RHP Murry Dickson (USA) - Signed for 5 years, $185,000 with the Tyler Trojans (AmBL)
3. LHP Loflinger Young (Germany) - Signed for 6 years, $116,400 with the Toledo Mud Hens (USBA)
4. RHP Bob Muncrief (USA) - Signed for 1 year, $35,000 with the Chicago White Sox (MLB)
5. RHP Ray Scarborough (USA) - Signed for 5 years, $127,800 with the Columbus Clippers (USBA)
Relief Pitchers
1. RHP Iulian Burcea (Romania) - Unsigned - Rumors include the Phoenix Rising, Hollywood Stars, and Sioux Falls Canaries of the MLB
2. RHP Fadeyka Sanakoev (Russia) - Unsigned - Rumors include the Hollywood Stars, Philadelphia Athletics, and Minneapolis Millers of the MLB
3. RHP Raul Ortiz (USA) - Signed for 3 years, $38,400 with the Toledo Mud Hens (USBA)
4. LHP Jay Street (Jamaica) - Signed for 4 years, $43,900 with the Boston Red Sox (MLB)
5. RHP Christoph Sack (Germany) - Signed for 2 years, $46,000 with the New York Giants (MLB)
Top 5 Other MLB Contracts
1. 3B Foppe Toes (Belgium) - Signed for 3 years, $174,000 with the New York Yankees
2. CF Theo Merk (Switzerland) - Signed for 5 years, $238,000 with the Hollywood Stars
3. SP Bob Lemon (USA) - Signed for 7 years, $313,200 with the New York Giants
4. 3B Hank Majeski (USA) - Signed for 3 years, $116,400 with the Brooklyn Dodgers
5. 1B Dewald Maguire (England) - Signed for 3 years, $110,400 with the Houston Astros
Top USBA Contract
RHP Ray Scarborough (USA) - Signed for 5 years, $127,800 with the Columbus Clippers
Top CBL Contract
LF Aaron Genna (USA) - Signed for 5 years, $114,800 with the Shreveport Swamp Dragons
Top AmBL Contract
RHP Murry Dickson (USA) - Signed for 5 years, $185,000 with the Tyler Trojans
Top LL Contract
C Filippio Bordon (Italy) - Signed for 3 years, $56,600 with the Palatka Pirates
Top UBL Contract
LF Tommy Brubaker (USA) - Signed for 3 years, $42,200 with the Paris Rage
Top FBL Contract
C Josh Edmonson (USA) - Signed for 3 years, $52,400 with the Asheville Tourists
Top NBL Contract
2B Pete Suder (USA) - Signed for 3 years, $36,000 with the Geneva Redlegs
Top GNA Contract
1B Francis Doble (England) - Signed for 1 year, $8,500 with the New Bern Crush
Top PLC Contract
LF Steven Meckler (Jamaica) - Signed for 4 years, $61,600 with Tivoli Gardens B.C.
Top BC Contract
2B Charlie Hogg (Canada) - Signed for 3 years, $61,200 with the Ottawa Senators
Top EPL Contract
LF Miguel Mercado (Spain) - Signed for 7 years, $154,800 with Real Madrid
Top APBL Contract
3B Min-kyu Kim (South Korea) - Signed for 2 years, $37,600 with the Seoul Twins
Top CSB Contract
LHP Colm Weston (Bahamas) - Signed for 2 years, $18,500 with the Leones del Caracas
Top EBL Contract
LF François Beauvais (France) - Signed for 3 years, $55,800 with Olympique de Marseille
Top AuBL Contract
RHP Tommy Hughes (USA) - Signed for 1 year, $5,500 with the Canberra Cavalry
Top BASR Contract
CF Tobias George (Germany) - Signed for 6 years, $116,400 with B.C. Bayern München
Top CPBL Contract
SS Wang Khu (China) - Signed for 1 year, $8,900 with the Guangdong Leopards
Top ArBL Contract
RHP William Smith (USA) - Signed for 1 year, $3,120 with Karachi United
Draft Recap
MLB
#1 Overall Pick - 1B Robert Pascal selected by the Sioux Falls Canaries
Other Top Prospects:
3B Edward Barbarito - Selected at #2 overall by the Syracuse Chiefs
1B Eddie Mathews - Selected at #4 overall by the Baltimore Orioles
SP Billy Muffett - Selected at #15 overall by the Philadelphia Stars
3B Reno DeBenedetti - Selected at #3 overall by the Jersey City Giants
PLC
#1 Overall Pick - CF Bradley Page selected by Tivoli Gardens B.C.
Other Top Prospects:
CF Kevin Leroux - Selected at #4 overall by Panamá Metro
CL Sandy Madera - Selected at #15 overall by Club Deportivo Atlético Marte
3B Lorenzo Dugue - Selected at #2 overall by Lyford Cay B.C.
SP Mario Hernandez - Selected at #24 overall by Lyford Cay B.C.
BC
#1 Overall Pick - 2B Wilbur Markle selected by the Halifax Windjammers
Other Top Prospects
RF Steve Acheson - Selected at #2 overall by the Regina Artillery
SP Dan Goldsmith - Selected at #22 overall by the Hamilton Cardinals
RP Fred Holden - Selected at #14 overall by the Montreal Expos
RP Tony Trowsdale - Selected at #7 overall by the Vancouver Captains
EPL
#1 Overall Pick - CF Fabian Haverhoek selected by RCD Espanyol
Other Top Prospects
SP Cyril Ardizzone - Selected at #4 overall by B.C. Basel
CL Emesto Capirossi - Selected at #13 overall by Club Brugge KV
RP Val Rodriguez - Selected at #21 overall by Paris Saint-Germain
SP Antonio Correa - Selected at #10 overall by B.C. København
APBL
#1 Overall Pick - CF Minoru Murata selected by the Changwon Dinos
Other Top Prospects
CL Makito Ishida - Selected at #7 overall by the Osaka Buffaloes
CL Tokaji Suzuki - Selected at #8 overall by the Yokohama BayStars
CF Hiromi Ishizuka - Selected at #4 overall by the Hokkaido Fighters
CL Kenta Nishimoto - Selected at #13 overall by the Changwon Dinos
CSB
#1 Overall Pick - RF Luis Giron selected by Club Olimpia
Other Top Prospects
RP Bernalldo Mukai - Selected at #5 overall by the Cardenales de Lara
CL Natanael Tanoeiro - Selected at #12 overall by Club Atlético Peñarol
3B Akikazu Hayashi - Selected at #2 overall by the Willemstad Capitals
SP Jose Resendiz - Selected at #26 overall by Club Atlético Peñarol
RP Vitor Menelau - Selected at #13 overall by the Leones del Caracas
AuBL
#1 Overall Pick - LF Ronald Pride selected by the Auckland Tuatara
Other Top Prospects
CF Rich Grinter - Selected at #2 overall by the Canberra Cavalry
RP Adam Keppell - Selected at #3 overall by the Melbourne Aces
RP Aeary Sukarno - Selected at #5 overall by the Sydney Blue Sox
RP Randy Mansfield - Selected at #10 overall by the Canberra Cavalry
BASR
#1 Overall Pick - RF Jeirgif Aleshkevich selected by Eintract Frankfurt e.V.
Other Top Prospects
RP Smbat Manaserian - Selected at #9 overall by BK Ural Yekaterinburg
2B Cheslav Geriev - Selected at #2 overall by Borussia Dortmund
CL Peter Mokh - Selected at #13 overall by GNK Dinamo Zagreb
CL Leonid Gaidanov - Selected at #11 overall by Vasas B.C.
CPBL
#1 Overall Pick - SP Tai Hoi Tsang selected by the Taichung Brothers Baseball Club
Other Top Prospects
LF Hsien-feng Chen - Selected at #4 overall by the Henan Elephants
CF Lian-wei Ku - Selected at #2 overall by the Guangdong Leopards
RP Hsui-chen Meng - Selected at #9 overall by the Lamigo Monkeys
SS Chang-yong Tsao - Selected at #5 overall by the Beijing Tigers
ArBL
#1 Overall Pick - SS Areda Adnan selected by Wydad Athletic Club
Other Top Prospects
SP Sharaf bin Hana - Selected at #3 overall by Besiktas Jimnastik Kulübü
CL Fakih Abdul-Rahim - Selected at #9 overall by Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C.
2B Galal Noorani - Selected at #2 overall by Al Ahly Sporting Club
3B Gicheru Lilimani - Selected at #5 overall by Karachi United