Just five new Legacies this time around, with one of them a Marquee whose presence means another legend from the same club is up for grabs and very much on our radar – although I’ll be shocked if he doesn’t go 1st overall to the Browns.
These are the Legacy Players for the 1948 Season:
Chicago Cubs: Bob Rush (36.0; 339)
Cleveland Indians: Mike Garcia (30.4; 397)
New York Giants: Johnny Antonelli (31.9; 280)
New York Yankees: Hank Bauer (27.2; 1406)
Philadelphia Phillies: Robin Roberts (86.1; 529 (78%)) LEGACY
Richie Ashburn (64.2; 1794) was also eligible for the Phillies, but Roberts’ higher WAR makes him the selection.
There are 112 rookies for this season, and the Draft will consist of 7 rounds.
The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1947 IRL season in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round):
Round 1
1. Philadelphia Phillies (403, dice roll)
2. Chicago Cubs (448)
3. New York Giants (526)
4. Cleveland Indians (519)
5. New York Yankees (630)
6. St. Louis Browns (383)
7. Pittsburgh Pirates (403, dice roll)
8. Washington Senators (416)
9. Chicago White Sox (455)
10. Cincinnati Reds (474)
11. Philadelphia Athletics (506)
12. Boston Red Sox (539)
13. Detroit Tigers (552)
14. Boston Braves (558)
15. St. Louis Cardinals (578)
16. Brooklyn Dodgers (610)
Rounds 2 thru 7
1. St. Louis Browns (383)
2. Pittsburgh Pirates (403, dice roll)
3. Philadelphia Phillies (403, dice roll)
4. Washington Senators (416)
5. Chicago Cubs (448)
6. Chicago White Sox (455)
7. Cincinnati Reds (474)
8. Philadelphia Athletics (506)
9. Cleveland Indians (519)
10. New York Giants (526)
11. Boston Red Sox (539)
12. Detroit Tigers (552)
13. Boston Braves (558)
14. St. Louis Cardinals (578)
15. Brooklyn Dodgers (610)
16. New York Yankees (630)
Once again, our historical counterparts do the right thing by us and so we have a tasty pick throughout. Just how tasty, however, is greatly in the hands of others.
In the end, we choose the following players:
1.
SS Ray Boone, 24- Unfortunately for us, the Browns do indeed take Ashburn with the first free pick. Ray, despite him only playing SS, is a pretty nice consolation prize who will allow us to make some follow-up moves.
2.
OF Hal Jeffcoat, 23- Once again, a guy who will not only help us out but free up others to be used to trade with. No superstar by any means and in the end more a fourth OF than a starter.
3.
P Warren Hacker, 23- Three rounds from three now the Browns have pinched our targeted player, which means we get Warren – a slow-boil project with a limited ceiling – instead of Ned Garver.
4.
P Joe Ostrowski, 31- A mature-age southpaw who might just fill a hole for us at some point.
5.
OF Pete Layden, 23
6.
P Forrest Thompson, 29
7.
P Dick Welteroth, 20
Missed by
that much from being a super day for us. Still, we did OK.
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