Much improved on the Legacy Player front and also the regular players coming in this year.
These are the Legacy Players for the 1958 Season:
Cincinnati Reds: Vada Pinson (54.2; 1565)
Detroit Tigers: Norm Cash (52.0; 2018)
Los Angeles Dodgers: Ron Fairly 35.1; 1306)
Philadelphia Phillies: Johnny Callison (38.4; 1432)
San Francisco Giants: Orlando Cepeda (50.1; 1114)
Washington Senators: Bob Allison (34.2; 1541 – one-club player)
There are 107 rookies for this season, and the Draft will consist of 6 rounds.
The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1957 IRL season in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round):
Round 1
1. Cincinnati Redlegs (519)
2. Detroit Tigers (506)
3. San Francisco Giants (448)
4. Philadelphia Phillies (500; dice roll)
5. Los Angeles Dodgers (545)
6. Washington Senators (357)
7. Kansas City Athletics (386)
8. Pittsburgh Pirates (403; dice roll)
9. Chicago Cubs (403; dice roll)
10. Cleveland Indians (497)
11. Baltimore Orioles (500; dice roll)
12. Boston Red Sox (532)
13. St. Louis Cardinals (565)
14. Chicago White Sox (584)
15. Milwaukee Braves (617)
16. New York Yankees (636)
Rounds 2 thru 6
1. Washington Senators (357)
2. Kansas City Athletics (386)
3. Pittsburgh Pirates (403; dice roll)
4. Chicago Cubs (403; dice roll)
5. San Francisco Giants (448)
6. Cleveland Indians (497)
7. Baltimore Orioles (500; dice roll)
8. Philadelphia Phillies (500; dice roll)
9. Detroit Tigers (506)
10. Cincinnati Redlegs (519)
11. Boston Red Sox (532)
12. Los Angeles Dodgers (545)
13. St. Louis Cardinals (565)
14. Chicago White Sox (584)
15. Milwaukee Braves (617)
16. New York Yankees (636)
Our squad is nicely positioned in that we have as defined an idea what our needs are now and what they’ll be over the next couple years. With another nice high pick at our disposal, things are set up nicely and pan out that way.
Here are our new Pirates:
1.
OF Felipe Alou, 22- Frank Howard was available as well but we just see Felipe as being a better fit for us moving forward.
2.
OF Gary Geiger, 20- Gives us some of that LHB CF depth we so desperately need.
3.
C Sammy Taylor, 24- Weak-armed but still a decent enough type who should slot in for Frank House as his price becomes too high for our budget.
4.
P Larry Sherry, 22- We are more in need of lefties but there were none available, so Larry – a nice mid-relief / setup type – will have to do.
5.
OF Lou Jackson, 22
6.
3B Benny Valenzuela, 24
A great Draft for us.
FULL DRAFT LOG
