[luckymann]

Held on 12/20/01.

There are five new Legacies entering the League:

• Chicago Orphans – Joe Tinker 53.2 WAR / 1539 games
• Detroit Tigers – George Mullin 47.5 / 435
• Cleveland Bronchos – Addie Joss 45.4 WAR / 286
• Cincinnati Reds (374) – Bob Ewing 29.9 WAR / 252
• Boston Americans – Heinie Wagner 17.1 WAR / 966 (conceded: 98.3% of career games)

NB Johnny Evers (47.7 WAR; 1409 games played) was also eligible for the Orphans, but Tinker’s higher WAR makes him the selection. He is eventually taken with the first free pick by the Browns.

Five rounds, pretty small quality pool especially position players. The one spot I was hoping to get some further depth at is SS, but there simply aren’t any worthwhile candidates so we’ll have to make do and keep those good-luck charms working overtime for Honus’s continued robust health.

The only other area I’d like to stock up in is LHP so I’ll be looking for a couple of those as well, more prospects than for now.

Other than that I’ll simply be selecting the best players who offer the best fit in our franchise. Worst case, they are trade fodder.

Our picks are as follows:

1. P Charlie Smith
A strong RHP prospect. Only 21 so a fair way away and will spend that time on the RR.

2. UT Ernie Courtney
A handy defensive utility who plays pretty good 1B, passable 3B / SS and solid LF, but is pretty light with bat in hand.

3. LHRP Alex Hardy
Will replace Jones as one of our LHRPs.

4. LHRP Lave Winham
What you’d expect from a 4th Round pick—serviceable at best.

5. RHRP Red Long
Great stuff without being too wild like most flamethrowers tend to be. Could be a low-pick find if he comes on better than projected.

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