Our team page can be accessed
HERE.
Our core is virtually unchanged from last season, and I retain my FA and trade tickets as at OD.
We enter the season with the 4th-highest payroll ($302k) and equal-smallest budget ($550k). The Yanks are top in both, with $360k and $1.7m.
Our Opening Day squad will look like this:
Catchers- C Jimmie Foxx (R)
- C Ken O’Dea (L)
As discussed, XX takes over behind the plate. Don Padgett will again see some time here, and Mike Tresh is in the wings.
SIDEBAR: I had no idea until prepping the First Time Around post that Jimmie actually made this very move IRL.
Infielders- 1B Josh Gibson (R)
- 2B Ray Dandridge (R)
- 3B Martin Dihigo (R) / Pep Young (R)
- SS Arky Vaughan (L)
- Don Padgett (L)
- Pep Young (R)
- Billy Jurges (R)
- Bill Nagel (R)
If a trade is forthcoming, it will almost certainly be to upgrade at 3B. Hopefully, we’ll get through with our patchwork quilt without needing to do so.
Outfielders- LF Hank Leiber (R)
- CF Wild Bill Wright (S)
- RF Bob Elliott (R)
- Paul Waner (L)
- Lloyd Waner (L)
- Doc Cramer (L)
Both Padgett and Dihigo will spend time out here, with Stan Spence and Red Worthington ready to be called upon.
Rotation- RHP Paul Derringer
- RHP Ray Brown
- RHP Whit Wyatt
- LHP Max Lanier
- RHP Hugh Casey
Plenty of options here, and Johnny Rigney leads the candidates for a call-up.
Bullpen- LHP Leroy Matlock (ST)
- RHP Bill Lee (SU)
- LHP Clyde Shoun (MR)
- RHP Johnny Lanning (MR)
- LHP Ken Heintzelman (LR)
- RHP Jim Tobin (LR)
Martin Dihigo has been back pitching and will see some IP if and when needed.