The Dodgers are front and centre – let’s hope this is them finally getting their act together for a playoff run – but, of course, it is the Yanks who make the biggest splash with one of our offcuts. The A’s are also prominent.
Here are the major moves of interest:
- OF Wild Bill Wright: Yankees, 6 years / $27600
- 3B Augie Galan: Cubs, 5 years / $222000
- P Leon Day: Cardinals, 5 years / $172000
- 1B Elbie Fletcher: Athletics, 4 years / $139400
- 1B Phil Weintraub: Red Sox, 5 years / $113800
- P Denny Galehouse: Athletics, 4 years / $111400
- P Paul Derringer: Phillies, 3 years / $103000
- P Luis Tiant: Braves, 3 years / $102600
- OF Jim Russell: Browns, 5 years / $99000 (extension)
- P Dutch Leonard: Indians, 3 years / $96000
- P Thornton Lee: Yankees, 3 years / $92800
- 3B Jim Tabor: Dodgers, 3 years / $89400
- OF Les Fleming: Giants, 3 years / $70800 (extension)
- P Ray Brown: Dodgers, 2 years / $70000
- P Satchel Paige: Red Sox, 2 years / $68800
- P Barney Brown: Reds, 2 years / $67200
- 1B Jerry Priddy: White Sox, 4 years / $65300 (extension)
- C Kenneth Raddant, P Dick Conger, P Ben Cardoni and 2B John Sullivan from Dodgers to Reds for P Al Javery
- C Al Montgomery, P Lefty Wallace and 2B Connie Ryan from Dodgers to Athletics for P Johnny Gorsica
- 1B Jake Jones and P Sandy Ullrich from Dodgers to Cardinals for P Fritz Ostermueller
- C Ernie Lombardi from White Sox to Phillies for P Joe Coleman, 1B Tommy Byrne, OF Bill Sinton and 2B Ray Hamrick
- OF Dom Dallessandro, and 2B Ray Hamrick from White Sox to Athletics for OF Wally Moses and 3B Putsy Caballero
- P Milo Candini from Reds to Yankees for OF George Metkovich
ALL TRANSACTIONS
We go a surprising 13-5 for ST but lose MiLB FA signing Kirby Higbe for a month to elbow soreness.
Less surprising is our being expected to finish well down the standings. The pundits - and, I might add, with good reason - do
not like our pitching.
FULL PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
Top 20 ranked players in which none of our players feature.