A bit of an in-between year with not much action but those prices are rising as shown by the massive Cavaretta deal with the Dodgers, who must be about due with the bunch they’re putting together.
Here are the major moves of interest:
- 1B Phil Cavaretta: Dodgers, 7 years / $337200
- SS Marty Marion: Cubs, 5 years / $178000
- SS Sam Bankhead: Red Sox, 3 years / $155000
- P Marv Breuer: Phillies, 4 years / $148800
- OF Roy Cullenbine: Braves, 4 years / $143800
- 2B Snuffy Stirnweiss: Phillies, 5 years / $138400 (extension)
- OF Tommy Holmes: Athletics, 5 years / $109200 (extension)
- C Ernie Lombardi: White Sox, 3 years / $109000
- P Schoolboy Rowe: Yankees, 3 years / $98400
- IF Ray Dandridge: Browns, 2 years / $61000
- P Roger Wolff from Reds to Red Sox for C Clyde Kluttz and C Martin Tabacheck
- C Earl Skaggs and OF Al Gionfriddo from Braves to Athletics for P Ed Heusser
- P Dutch Leonard from Indians to Cubs for P Erv Palica
- P Alex Carrasquel and 2B Gene Mauch from Cardinals to White Sox for P Jim Wilson and P Joe Coleman
ALL TRANSACTIONS
We go an injury-free 10-8 in ST and are unbelievably pegged to win the NL with 90 wins! Look, we're better than we were last year but still, 14 games - I just don't see it. Happy to be proved wrong, though!
FULL PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
Top 20 ranked players at OD.