Held on 12/20/1917.
Some decent Legacies this year led by Waite Hoyt, with 7 in total.
These are the Legacy Players for the 1918 season:
Chicago Cubs: Charlie Hollocher (23.2; 760 (conceded – one-club player))
Chicago White Sox: Johnny Mostil (24.2; 972 (conceded – one-club player))
Cincinnati Reds: Dolf Luque (48.1; 395)
New York Yankees: Waite Hoyt (52.2; 365)
Philadelphia Athletics: Jimmy Dykes (34.1; 1702)
St. Louis Cardinals: Jesse Haines (32.6; 555)
Washington Senators: Tom Zachary (39.8; 273)
Bill Sherdel (31.1; 465) was also eligible for the Cardinals, but Haines’ higher WAR makes him the selection.
Austin McHenry (10.0; 543 (conceded – one-club player)) was also eligible for the Cardinals, but Haines’ higher WAR makes him the selection.
There are 90 rookies for this season, and the Draft will consist of 5 rounds.
The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1917 IRL season in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round):
Round 1
1. New York Yankees (464; 28.5 GB)
2. Cincinnati Reds (506)
3. Washington Senators (484)
4. Philadelphia Athletics (359)
5. St. Louis Cardinals (539)
6. Chicago White Sox (649)
7. Chicago Cubs (481)
8. Pittsburgh Pirates (331)
9. St. Louis Browns (370)
10. Brooklyn Robins (464; 26.5 GB)
11. Boston Braves (471)
12. Detroit Tigers (510)
13. Cleveland Indians (571)
14. Philadelphia Phillies (572)
15. Boston Red Sox (592)
16. New York Giants (636)
Rounds 2 thru 5
1. Pittsburgh Pirates (331)
2. Philadelphia Athletics (359)
3. St. Louis Browns (370)
4. New York Yankees (464; 28.5 GB)
5. Brooklyn Robins (464; 26.5 GB)
6. Boston Braves (471)
7. Chicago Cubs (481)
8. Washington Senators (484)
9. Cincinnati Reds (506)
10. Detroit Tigers (510)
11. St. Louis Cardinals (539)
12. Cleveland Indians (571)
13. Philadelphia Phillies (572)
14. Boston Red Sox (592)
15. New York Giants (636)
16. Chicago White Sox (649)
No Legacy for us this year. Thanks to the continued poor run of our IRL counterparts, we get the #1 pick, which allows me to go into the Draft with a fully-formed idea of how to proceed.
Here’s who we end up selecting:
1.
3B Oliver Marcell, 23- McHenry is possibly a better prospect, but we are flush with outfielders (Lord, please don’t make me regret saying that...) and so we go with Oliver. He looks a lively type, although one-positional—a trait you’d know by now I am not a fan of. The plan is to see how he progresses with the view of easing him into the everyday 3B slot over the next couple seasons. Baker’s defence has really fallen off and this seems like the best move for us, both now and for the future.
2.
P Bill Sherdel, 21- The thinness of this year’s pool means that even the 17th overall pick doesn’t buy you much. That said, Bill profiles as a bit of a late bloomer and that might make him handy indeed a few years down the track.
3.
P Red Causey, 24
4.
SS Bob Larmore, 21
5.
P Red Shea, 19
If things pan out as hoped, that first pick will have made this a worthwhile Draft for us.
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