Another big-ticket long-term signing by the Cards is once again nice to see, same goes with the Bees’ splurge. But it is the White Sox making the biggest noise in a relatively quiet market.
Here's all the major action from the offseason:
- SS Sam Bankhead: Bees, 7 years / $212600
- C Harry Danning: Cardinals, 6 years / $177800
- 2B Lonny Frey: Bees, 6 years / $161200
- C Frankie Hayes: Giants, 6 years / $148400
- P Roosevelt Davis: Red Sox, 4 years / $136400
- 1B Buck Leonard: White Sox, 5 years / $136000
- C Bill Dickey: White Sox, 4 years / $123400
- P Ted Trent: Red Sox, 3 years / $100000
- OF Mike Kreevich: Indians, 4 years / $100000
- P Hilton Smith: Senators, 4 years / $97600
- P Lefty Grove: Athletics, 3 years / $89600
- C Gabby Hartnett: Red Sox, 2 years / $72400
- OF Cool Papa Bell: Indians, 2 years / $37200
- 2B Ray Mack from Phillies to Cubs for P Lon Warneke
- P Bud Tinning, C Norm Schlueter and C Mickey Livingston from Indians to White Sox for C Billy Sullivan jr
- P Nick Dumovich, OF Chuck Workman and OF Glenn McQuillen from Reds to Phillies for C Willard Hershberger
- OF Ben Chapman from Yankees to White Sox for C Babe Phelps and OF Harry Kraft
- C Jake Early and 2B Bob Repass from Dodgers to Reds for P Bucky Walters
- P Snipe Hansen and 2B Creepy Crespi from Browns to Yankees for SS Whitey Wietelmann
ALL TRANSACTIONS
We look flat in a 9-9 ST, but get through it with no injuries of note.
The pundits like what they've seen with the White Sox' offseason moves so much that they've tipped them to pip the Yanks. They see us having a far easier ride in another 100-win season.
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