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luckymann · 07-07-2020, 08:45 PM

It has been a hectic lead-up to the debut season of the Footnote League with the Drafts having been conducted, squads assembled, personnel hired and Spring Training played out.

The Inaugural Draft saw P Ed Head taken as the first overall pick by the Athletics, while the Reds snapped up 1B Sam Horn with the top pick in the Rookie Draft. The two “lucky lasts” were, respectively, relievers Jamie Walker and Bob Myrick.

Then followed a quite ferocious period of Free Agent signing as clubs endeavoured to plug holes and build depth in their squads. SP Ron Schueler was one such signing, with the Boston Beaneaters snapping him up for a league record $670. But it was the Orioles who ended up with the league’s biggest payroll, with their squad set to cost them just shy of $17,000. That’s quite a jump from the Washington Senators, the backmarker in this regard with a squad setting them back a little over $11,700 for season 1901.

As is so often the case, Spring Training raised almost as many questions as it answered, with a fairly even spread of results across the board and no team really emerging as a force. One player who shone brightly was the Reds’ CF Joe Pepitone, who treated opposition pitchers with disdain, driving in 31 runs while batting at a torrid .369 clip. Cincinnati may have unearthed another superstar in SS Dale Sveum, who nearly matched Pepitone’s ribbie mark with 27. Undoubtedly the Reds hope both can replicate that form when it counts. Brooklyn Superbas fans will be wondering if the pre-season hitout was worth it, with the club losing SP Dennis Ribant for 5 months with a torn meniscus. Same goes with supporters of the Americans and Pirates, both of whom lost a key reliever to a shoulder injury for the season.

07-07-2020, 08:45 PM	#4
luckymann Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 13,056	Pre-season 1901 It has been a hectic lead-up to the debut season of the Footnote League with the Drafts having been conducted, squads assembled, personnel hired and Spring Training played out. The Inaugural Draft saw P Ed Head taken as the first overall pick by the Athletics, while the Reds snapped up 1B Sam Horn with the top pick in the Rookie Draft. The two “lucky lasts” were, respectively, relievers Jamie Walker and Bob Myrick. Then followed a quite ferocious period of Free Agent signing as clubs endeavoured to plug holes and build depth in their squads. SP Ron Schueler was one such signing, with the Boston Beaneaters snapping him up for a league record $670. But it was the Orioles who ended up with the league’s biggest payroll, with their squad set to cost them just shy of $17,000. That’s quite a jump from the Washington Senators, the backmarker in this regard with a squad setting them back a little over $11,700 for season 1901. As is so often the case, Spring Training raised almost as many questions as it answered, with a fairly even spread of results across the board and no team really emerging as a force. One player who shone brightly was the Reds’ CF Joe Pepitone, who treated opposition pitchers with disdain, driving in 31 runs while batting at a torrid .369 clip. Cincinnati may have unearthed another superstar in SS Dale Sveum, who nearly matched Pepitone’s ribbie mark with 27. Undoubtedly the Reds hope both can replicate that form when it counts. Brooklyn Superbas fans will be wondering if the pre-season hitout was worth it, with the club losing SP Dennis Ribant for 5 months with a torn meniscus. Same goes with supporters of the Americans and Pirates, both of whom lost a key reliever to a shoulder injury for the season. Last edited by luckymann; 07-09-2020 at 12:05 AM.