Just four new Legacies this time around, including one of my all-time favourites as the sole Marquee player for 1940. We also get all three DiMaggio brothers in now, with Dom’s arrival as one of the four.
These are the Legacy Players for the 1940 season:
Boston Red Sox: Dom DiMaggio (33.6; 1399 – one-club player)
Brooklyn Dodgers: Pee Wee Reese (68.4; 2166 – one club player, special dispensation) MARQUEE
Philadelphia Athletics: Elmer Valo (28.8; 1361)
St. Louis Cardinals: Harry Brecheen (42.2; 292)
Marty Marion (31.9; 1502) was also eligible for the Cardinals, but Brecheen’s higher WAR makes him the selection.
There are 105 rookies for this season, and the Draft will consist of 5 rounds.
The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1939 IRL season in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round):
Round 1
1. Brooklyn Dodgers (549)
2. St. Louis Cardinals (601)
3. Boston Red Sox (589)
4. Philadelphia Athletics (362)
5. St. Louis Browns (279)
6. Philadelphia Phillies (298)
7. Boston Bees (417)
8. Washington Senators (425)
9. Pittsburgh Pirates (444)
10. New York Giants (510)
11. Detroit Tigers (526)
12. Chicago Cubs (545)
13. Chicago White Sox (555)
14. Cleveland Indians (569)
15. Cincinnati Reds (630)
16. New York Yankees (701)
Rounds 2 thru 5
1. St. Louis Browns (279)
2. Philadelphia Phillies (298)
3. Philadelphia Athletics (362)
4. Boston Bees (417)
5. Washington Senators (425)
6. Pittsburgh Pirates (444)
7. New York Giants (510)
8. Detroit Tigers (526)
9. Chicago Cubs (545)
10. Brooklyn Dodgers (549)
11. Chicago White Sox (555)
12. Cleveland Indians (569)
13. Boston Red Sox (589)
14. St. Louis Cardinals (601)
15. Cincinnati Reds (630)
16. New York Yankees (701)
Another one of those Drafts in which the order preceding our pick – an unusually high one for us this year – will play a huge part in how we attack it.
Here are our picks in full:
1.
OF Stan Spence, 24- With Lloyd Waner out of contract at the end of next season and Bob Elliott headed for the IF at some point, we had our eye on Pete Reiser before he went early. Stan is an excellent fallback—solid on D at the corners and plus on offence. He looks fully-formed and Little P may well find himself spending his last year in our organization at AAA.
2.
IF Sherry Robertson, 20- Billy Jurges and last year’s NLAAA MVP Bill Nagel will almost certainly get the call to fill backup IF roles, but if either of them doesn’t pan out Sherry will be next in line. Plays 3B and SS well, but is a bit light-batted.
3.
P Orval Grove, 20- Fairly well-stocked in the pitching ranks for now but with Ray out of contract soon and him, Duke, Whit Wyatt and Leroy all into their 30s, that can change oh so fast and we need to start building the next generation of Pirates hurlers. Orval looks like he’ll take a while to hit his straps and, while he's no Overall, he should prove a handy pick-up all the same.
4.
IF Hal Marnie, 21
5.
P Yank Terry, 28
A nice Draft for us.
FULL DRAFT LOG
