Held on 12/20/1918.
Just 5 Legacies this year with the Cards adding another gun to their squad in Frankie Frisch, a personal fave of mine IRL.
These are the Legacy Players for the 1919 season:
Chicago White Sox: Dickey Kerr (10.2; 140 (conceded – one-club player))
Cleveland Indians: George Uhle (55.6; 357)
St. Louis Browns: Elam Vangilder (15.3; 323)
St. Louis Cardinals: Frankie Frisch (70.8; 1000)
Washington Senators: Bucky Harris (15.4; 1252)
Frankie Frisch (70.8; 1000) was also eligible for the Giants, but the Cardinals’ higher Draft Pick gets him.
There are 115 rookies for this season, and the Draft will consist of 6 rounds.
The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1918 IRL season in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round):
Round 1
1. St. Louis Cardinals (395)
2. Cleveland Indians (575)
3. Washington Senators (562)
4. St. Louis Browns (475)
5. Chicago White Sox (460)
6. Philadelphia Athletics (406)
7. Boston Braves (427)
8. Detroit Tigers (437)
9. Philadelphia Phillies (447)
10. Brooklyn Robins (452)
11. New York Yankees (488)
12. Pittsburgh Pirates (520)
13. Cincinnati Reds (531)
14. New York Giants (573)
15. Boston Red Sox (595)
16. Chicago Cubs (651)
Rounds 2 thru 6
1. St. Louis Cardinals (395)
2. Philadelphia Athletics (406)
3. Boston Braves (427)
4. Detroit Tigers (437)
5. Philadelphia Phillies (447)
6. Brooklyn Robins (452)
7. Chicago White Sox (460)
8. St. Louis Browns (475)
9. New York Yankees (488)
10. Pittsburgh Pirates (520)
11. Cincinnati Reds (531)
12. Washington Senators (562)
13. New York Giants (573)
14. Cleveland Indians (575)
15. Boston Red Sox (595)
16. Chicago Cubs (651)
No Legacy for us again this year and only a mid-range pick. Still, it’s a sneakily-deep pool this year and, with our current playing squad quite settled, I go into this year’s Draft looking for longer-term options.
Here’s who we end up selecting:
1.
2B Bernie Friberg, 19- I had my eye on IF Dick Burrus without ever really thinking he’d still be available for our first pick. He goes just two before ours, so I go with my Plan B. Just 19 and a long ways off being ready, and yet Bernie has that X factor and I reckon he’ll be a handy addition in a couple seasons’ time. In the meantime, we’ll try and add 3B to his repertoire, which already includes some fairly decent OF skills as well.
2.
2B Hod Ford, 21- A couple of years ahead of Bernie but not quite the prospect, Hod nevertheless projects as a reliable middle IF backup.
3.
P Lefty O’Doul, 24- Pretty excited about plucking this young man out of the pack. He has entered the Draft as a pitcher but we see him as a really good OF with some almost scary power waiting to be honed and unleashed. But he’ll take plenty of work. I have given him to Honus as a special project and honestly believe he is the rough diamond of the Draft.
4.
OF Charlie High, 20
5.
IF Danny Silva, 22
6.
P Jack Wisner, 19
In the broader scheme of things, I am really pleased with how this played out
FULL DRAFT LOG