Held on 12/20/05.
There are just five new Legacies entering the League, including one who should really heat up the White Sox-Tigers rivalry big time.
These are the Legacy Players for the 1906 season:
Boston Americans:
Bill Carrigan (13.2 WAR; 709 games played (conceded: one-club player))
Chicago White Sox:
Eddie Collins (123.9 WAR; 1670 games played)
Detroit Tigers:
Ed Willett (12.6 WAR; 274 games pitched)
Philadelphia Athletics:
Jack Coombs (26.8 WAR; 238 games pitched)
Pittsburgh Pirates:
Babe Adams (52.7; 481)
Eddie Collins was also eligible for the Philadelphia Athletics, but the White Sox’ higher Draft Pick gets him.
There are 112 rookies for this season, and the Draft will consist of 5 rounds.
The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1905 IRL season in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round):
Round 1
1. Chicago White Sox (605) – Eddie Collins
2. Pittsburgh Pirates (627) – Babe Adams
3. Philadelphia Athletics (622) – Jack Coombs
4. Boston Americans (513) – Bill Carrigan
5. Detroit Tigers (516; 15.5) – Ed Willett
6. Brooklyn Superbas (316)
7. Boston Beaneaters (331)
8. St. Louis Browns (353)
9. St. Louis Cardinals (377)
10. Washington Senators (424)
11. New York Highlanders (477)
12. Cleveland Naps (494)
13. Cincinnati Reds (516; 26 GB)
14. Philadelphia Phillies (546)
15. Chicago Cubs (601)
16. New York Giants (686)
Round 2 thru 5
1. Brooklyn Superbas (316)
2. Boston Beaneaters (331)
3. St. Louis Browns (353)
4. St. Louis Cardinals (377)
5. Washington Senators (424)
6. New York Highlanders (477)
7. Cleveland Naps (494)
8. Boston Americans (513)
9. Cincinnati Reds (516; 26 GB)
10. Detroit Tigers (516; 15.5)
11. Philadelphia Phillies (546)
12. Chicago Cubs (601)
13. Chicago White Sox (605)
14. Philadelphia Athletics (622)
15. Pittsburgh Pirates (627)
16. New York Giants (686)
For the third straight year we get a Legacy, although the jury’s still out on whether or not that’s a good thing.
Some handy types up for grabs but they are all pretty much gone by the time we get our first actual pick at #31 overall.
We end up taking the following players:
1.
P Babe Adams
How useful an addition babe will be for our club will come down most of all to whether he develops as a starter or reliever.
2.
LHSP Carl Druhot
With Deacon’s future still very much uncertain and Cy at the age he is, this was the sensible pick, especially given our plenitude in the position player ranks and the alternatives on offer here. No world-beater, but a warm body all the same.
3.
RHRP Charley Rhodes
A pretty handy reliever who’ll free up one of those already on our books as trade bait.
4.
RHRP Lou Fiene
See 3., above.
5.
OF Gene Good
Unlikely to ever see action.
FULL DRAFT LOG