Eight Legacies including a Marquee this time around, with some real characters and iconic figures amongst them.
These are the Legacy Players for the 1964 Season:
Baltimore Orioles: Paul Blair (37.7; 1700)
Boston Red Sox: Luis Tiant (66.1; 238)
Cincinnati Reds: Tony Perez (54.0; 1948)
Houston Colt .45s: Larry Dierker (31.9; 320)
Kansas City Athletics: Bert Campaneris (53.0; 1795)
Los Angeles Dodgers: Wes Parker (22.9; 1288 – one-club player)
Milwaukee Braves: Phil Niekro (95.9; 590) MARQUEE 86%
New York Yankees: Mel Stottlemyre (43.1; 356 – one-club player)
There are 132 rookies for this season, and the Draft will consist of 6 rounds.
The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1963 IRL season in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round):
Round 1
1. Milwaukee Braves (519)
2. Boston Red Sox (472)
3. Cincinnati Reds (531; dice roll)
4. Kansas City Athletics (451)
5. New York Yankees (646)
6. Baltimore Orioles (531; dice roll)
7. Houston Colt .45s (407)
8. Los Angeles Dodgers (611)
9. New York Mets (315)
10. Washington Senators (346)
11. Los Angeles Angels (435)
12. Pittsburgh Pirates (457)
13. Cleveland Indians (488; dice roll)
14. Detroit Tigers (488; dice roll)
15. Chicago Cubs (506)
16. Philadelphia Phillies (537)
17. San Francisco Giants (543)
18. Minnesota Twins (565)
19. St. Louis Cardinals (574)
20. Chicago White Sox (580)
Rounds 2 thru 6
1. New York Mets (315)
2. Washington Senators (346)
3. Houston Colt .45s (407)
4. Los Angeles Angels (435)
5. Kansas City Athletics (451)
6. Pittsburgh Pirates (457)
7. Boston Red Sox (472)
8. Cleveland Indians (488; dice roll)
9. Detroit Tigers (488; dice roll)
10. Chicago Cubs (506)
11. Milwaukee Braves (519)
12. Baltimore Orioles (531; dice roll)
13. Cincinnati Reds (531; dice roll)
14. Philadelphia Phillies (537)
15. San Francisco Giants (543)
16. Minnesota Twins (565)
17. St. Louis Cardinals (574)
18. Chicago White Sox (580)
19. Los Angeles Dodgers (611)
20. New York Yankees (646)
Eligible PIT players: 7 position players + 6 pitchers = 13.
Only the loosest of plans entering this Draft, and we end up adding the following to our club:
1.
P Steve Blass, 21- Had there been an ineligible that really appealed to us then we would have taken them, but I was always hoping we’d also get Steve, simply because of how much of a Bucs legend he is, clinching as he did in ’71.
2.
OF Willie Crawford, 17 (ineligible)- A fair bit of strategy at play here with Willie earmarked for the third CC exemption once Don Demeter (or perhaps Felipe Alou) vacates it. He’s a nice corner OF type who should get a moderate CF rating as well. Worst case, he is trade bait.
3.
P Clay Carroll, 22- “Hawk” is a fantastic 3rd-Round pickup and will be a good one for us in a few years’ time.
4.
2B Paul Popovich, 23- A utility IF type for down the track.
5.
P Frank Bork, 23- Given our current paucity of LHRPs, Frank might actually make it onto the parent club roster at some point this season.
6.
Dave Wissman, 22
A decent enough if unspectacular haul for us.
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