The usual clubs are the busiest in the market, with both the Red Sox and Yanks pushing hard once again, but it is the Reds who grab the most attention with two big-name signings. The Tribe also make some key moves.
Here are the major signings and trades over the offseason:
- OF Oscar Charleston: Reds, 6 years / $68400
- OF Riggs Stephenson: Reds, 5 years / $56000
- P Dazzy Vance: Red Sox, 3 years / $41000 (extension)
- P Bill Drake: Yankees, 5 years / $40000
- OF Kiki Cuyler: Phillies, 4 years / $39300 (extension)
- OF Charlie Jamieson: Indians, 4 years / $35400
- P Erskine Mayer: Red Sox, 3 years / $30700 (extension)
- P Bill McCall: Tigers, 3 years / $23100 (extension)
- OF Ken Williams: Red Sox, 2 years / $22400 (extension)
- P Ping Gardner: Athletics, 4 years / $21080 (extension)
- SS Walter Cannady: Tigers, 3 years / $20060 (extension)
- P Frank Lange: Cubs, 1 years / $11120
- P Bill Evans and C Bennie Tate from Robins to Phillies for OF Tex Vache
- 2B Eddie Moore from Robins to White Sox for P Hi Bell and 2B Fresco Thompson
- 2B Jake Flowers and P Lefty Weinert from Red Sox to Braves for 1B High Pockets Kelly
- C Johnny Schulte from Indians to Reds for OF Cuckoo Christensen
- OF Ben Paschal from Indians to Tigers for P Frank Allen and SS Charlie Engle
ALL TRANSACTIONS
The pundits are predicting a bit of a cakewalk for the Bucs, with Detroit ascendant in the AL.
