Held on 12/20/1923.
Another fascinating Draft in store this year, with another Marquee along with some other quality Legacies, of whom there are seven all told. The NeL Class of ’24 is one to behold as well, with four absolute superstars set to join the league.
For the first time I’ve noticed, this Draft contains more pitchers (70) than batters (66).
These are the Legacy Players for the 1924 season:
Brooklyn Dodgers: Watty Clark (26.6; 322)
Detroit Tigers: Charlie Gehringer (84.7; 2323 – one club player) MARQUEE
New York Giants: Freddie Lindstrom (28.3; 1087)
New York Yankees: Red Ruffing (68.6; 426)
Philadelphia Athletics: Al Simmons (68.1; 1290)
Pittsburgh Pirates: Ray Kremer (25.1; 308 – one club player)
St. Louis Browns: Sam Gray (23.2; 238)
Max Bishop (38.1; 1181) was also eligible for the A’s, but Simmons’ higher WAR makes him the selection.
Earle Combs (44.8; 1455 – one club player) was also eligible for the Yankees, but Ruffing’s higher WAR makes him the selection.
There are 136 rookies for this season, and the Draft will consist of 7 rounds.
The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1923 IRL season in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round):
Round 1
1. Detroit Tigers (539; dice roll)
2. New York Yankees (645)
3. Philadelphia Athletics (454)
4. New York Giants (621)
5. Brooklyn Robins (494)
6. Pittsburgh Pirates (565)
7. St. Louis Browns (487)
8. Philadelphia Phillies (325)
9. Boston Braves (351)
10. Boston Red Sox (401)
11. Chicago White Sox (448)
12. Washington Senators (490)
13. St. Louis Cardinals (516)
14. Cleveland Indians (536)
15. Chicago Cubs (539; dice roll)
16. Cincinnati Reds (591)
Rounds 2 thru 7
1. Philadelphia Phillies (325)
2. Boston Braves (351)
3. Boston Red Sox (401)
4. Chicago White Sox (448)
5. Philadelphia Athletics (454)
6. St. Louis Browns (487)
7. Washington Senators (490)
8. Brooklyn Robins (494)
9. St. Louis Cardinals (516)
10. Cleveland Indians (536)
11. Chicago Cubs (539; dice roll)
12. Detroit Tigers (539; dice roll)
13. Pittsburgh Pirates (565)
14. Cincinnati Reds (591)
15. New York Giants (621)
16. New York Yankees (645)
The way the Legacy Player rules operate, in conjunction with the use of historical standings rather than the in-game ones, can work both for and against you, depending on the circumstances. We had a lovely run in the mid 1910s and look at the success it brought us.
This year, however, the Fates work against us. We get a Legacy: a serviceable guy but no superstar; a pitcher when we really don’t need one, especially after the Brown deal; a 30-year old rookie. This means our first active pick isn’t until the 39th, by which point I doubt many pickings will be left. Oh well,
c’est la guerre.
Here’s who we end up selecting:
1.
P Ray Kremer, 30- Ray played exactly 10 seasons for us IRL and ended up being pretty handy. Let’s hope we get some value from him here. His ceiling is SP3.
2.
IF Freddy Spurgeon, 23- Doubtful he sees above AAA.
3.
P Milt Gaston, 27- I think there’s something here and we drafted him to investigate further.
4.
C John Churry, 23
5.
OF Joe Bratcher, 25
6.
P Ray Pierce, 26
7.
P Luther Roy, 21- AAA filler Scout’s picks.
Here is the 1st Round in its entirety:
And the Draft in full:
FULL DRAFT LOG