This year sees seven new Legacies enter the MLB.
These are the Legacy Players for the 1938 season:
Brooklyn Dodgers: Preacher Roe (29.7; 201)
Chicago White Sox: Taffy Wright (16.9; special WW2 dispensation)
Cleveland Indians: Lou Boudreau (63.3; 1560)
New York Giants: Monte Irvin (32.1; special NeL dispensation)
New York Yankees: Joe Gordon (55.8; 1000)
Philadelphia Athletics: Sam Chapman (17.2; special WW2 dispensation)
St. Louis Cardinals: Enos Slaughter (57.8; 1820)
Mort Cooper (32.7; 228) was also eligible for the Cardinals, but Slaughter’s higher WAR makes him the selection.
Max Lanier (30.2; 277) was also eligible for the Cardinals, but Slaughter’s higher WAR makes him the selection.
There are 112 rookies for this season, and the Draft will consist of 5 rounds.
The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1937 IRL season in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round):
Round 1
1. Cleveland Indians (539)
2. St. Louis Cardinals (526; dice roll)
3. New York Yankees (666)
4. New York Giants (625)
5. Brooklyn Dodgers (405)
6. Philadelphia Athletics (358)
7. Chicago White Sox (558; dice roll)
8. St. Louis Browns (299)
9. Cincinnati Reds (364)
10. Philadelphia Phillies (399)
11. Washington Senators (477)
12. Boston Bees (520)
13. Boston Red Sox (526; dice roll)
14. Pittsburgh Pirates (558; dice roll)
15. Detroit Tigers (578)
16. Chicago Cubs (604)
Rounds 2 thru 5
1. St. Louis Browns (299)
2. Philadelphia Athletics (358)
3. Cincinnati Reds (364)
4. Philadelphia Phillies (399)
5. Brooklyn Dodgers (405)
6. Washington Senators (477)
7. Boston Bees (520)
8. St. Louis Cardinals (526; dice roll)
9. Boston Red Sox (526; dice roll)
10. Cleveland Indians (539)
11. Pittsburgh Pirates (558; dice roll)
12. Chicago White Sox (558; dice roll)
13. Detroit Tigers (578)
14. Chicago Cubs (604)
15. New York Giants (625)
16. New York Yankees (666)
Only the loosest of strategies in place entering this Draft; we’ll assess who’s available when our picks come and deal accordingly. There’s a decent group of unspoken-fors, so we’ll pick up at least one handy type whatever the case.
Here’s who we end up grabbing:
1.
P Max Lanier, 22- We miss our first-choice player by a couple but pick up a nice southpaw prospect in Max.
2.
C Mike Tresh, 23- Ken O’Dea’s disappointing season and the exit of Double Duty have left us a bit thin behind the plate, a situation Mike goes some way to redressing.
3.
P Jim Bagby jr, 21- A longer-term project for Dave Brown.
4.
LF Dick West, 22
5.
P Max Macon, 22- Two Scout’s picks for Wilkes-Barre.
A bit of a non-event in the end, but the top two picks make it worthwhile and JBJ may well turn out to be something.
FULL DRAFT LOG
