Held on 12/20/1927.
Just a note that I have made a slight change to the Legacy Player rules. From this point on, the cutoff is 20 career WAR, apart from one-club players, for whom it is 15. Previously it had been 10 for all, but I just felt this throws out too big a net.
Only two Legacies this year but the league is abuzz with the arrival of one of the all-time greats in the mighty Satchel Paige, who heads a strong class of NeL additions.
These are the Legacy Players for the 1927 season:
Chicago Cubs: Woody English (27.0; 1098)
Pittsburgh Pirates: Lloyd Waner (29.6; 1803)
There are 117 rookies for this season, and the Draft will consist of 5 rounds.
The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1926 IRL season in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round):
Round 1
1. Pittsburgh Pirates (549)
2. Chicago Cubs (532)
3. Boston Red Sox (301)
4. Philadelphia Phillies (384)
5. St. Louis Browns (403)
6. Boston Braves (434)
7. Brooklyn Robins (464)
8. New York Giants (490)
9. Detroit Tigers (513)
10. Chicago White Sox (529)
11. Washington Senators (540)
12. Philadelphia Athletics (553)
13. Cincinnati Reds (565)
14. Cleveland Indians (571)
15. St. Louis Cardinals (578)
16. New York Yankees (591)
Rounds 2 thru 5
1. Boston Red Sox (301)
2. Philadelphia Phillies (384)
3. St. Louis Browns (403)
4. Boston Braves (434)
5. Brooklyn Robins (464)
6. New York Giants (490)
7. Detroit Tigers (513)
8. Chicago White Sox (529)
9. Chicago Cubs (532)
10. Washington Senators (540)
11. Pittsburgh Pirates (549)
12. Philadelphia Athletics (553)
13. Cincinnati Reds (565)
14. Cleveland Indians (571)
15. St. Louis Cardinals (578)
16. New York Yankees (591)
The Waner Brothers bookends are now complete as Lloyd joins big brother Paul at the Bucs.
Here are the new Pirates players:
1. OF Lloyd Waner, 22
2. C Merv Shea, 26
3. C Luke Urban, 28
4. C Harry O’Donnell, 32
5. OF Bill Hohman, 23
Here's the 1st Round in full, with the Red Sox nabbing Satchel.
FULL DRAFT LOG