The price for quality Catchers remains high as John Roseboro lands a big contract, and plenty of quality players will be starting the new season in a new home in a busy trade market. George Brunet, who was looking for $160k per or thereabouts to re-up with us gets plenty more than that from the World Champions.
Here’s where they all landed:
- C John Roseboro: White Sox, 5 years / $1610000
- P George Brunet: Tigers, 5 years / $1464000
- P Denny McLain: Senators, 5 years / $989000 (extension)
- P Al Downing: Cubs, 4 years / $972000 (extension)
- P Dean Chance: Dodgers, 3 years / $906000
- P Whitey Ford: Astros, 3 years / $800000
- 2B Jerry Adair: Orioles, 3 years / $722000
- OF Floyd Robinson: Giants, 3 years / $574000
- P Ray Washburn: Red Sox, 3 years / $456000
- C Smoky Burgess: Dodgers, 2 years / $420000
- P Ralph Terry: Yankees, 3 years / $372000
- P Bob Miller: Phillies, 3 years / $356000
- P Don Newcombe: Braves, 1 years / $216000
- SS Denis Menke from Mets to Indians for 2B Nate Oliver, P Ken Sanders and SS Hal Lanier
- OF Jimmie Hall from Cubs to White Sox for P Dave Wickersham
- 1B Ed Kranepool and OF Cap Peterson from Yankees to Athletics for P Ron Perranoski
- 3B Wayne Causey from Mets to Cardinals for 3B Ken McMullen
- 3B Dalton Jones and OF Jim Gosger from Cubs to Indians for P Steve Barber
- C Gene Green, OF Willie Horton and OF Alex Johnson from Braves to Red Sox for OF Adolfo Phillips
- P Joe Sparma, OF Larry Stahl and P John Gelnar from Senators to Athletics for OF Tom Tresh
- OF Frank Howard from Indians to Braves for OF Albie Pearson
- SS Julio Linares from Twins to White Sox for SS Luis Aparicio
- P Tug McGraw from Indians to Astros for P Johnny Rutherford and P Larry Jaster
- 2B Mark Belanger from Cubs to Astros for P Sammy Ellis and 3B Phil Linz
- OF Mickey Stanley from Cardinals to Orioles for P Steve Hamilton and P Dave McNally
- P Ray Culp and 1B Boog Powell from Orioles to Athletics for P Masanori Murakami and OF Lee May
The Astros name Stan Musial as their new Manager and I only just realised Satchel Paige is currently the GM at Cincy, which sent me down the rabbit-hole to see who else is loitering in the Front Office around the league:
- Braves: Thornton Lee (BC); Wilson Redus (1BC)
- Orioles: Nellie Fox (BC)
- Red Sox: Vinegar Bend Mizell (PC); Heliodoro Diaz (AAA Mgr)
- Cubs: Johnny Mize (AAA Mgr)
- Indians: Pete Runnels (HC)
- Astros: Bobby Avila (BC); Yogi Berra (PC); Billy Pierce (3BC)
- Athletics: Goose Curry (Scout)
- Twins: Bill Dickey (Mgr)
- Yankees: Mickey Cochrane (Mgr); Hack Wilson (1BC); Danny Murtaugh (Scout)
- Mets: Minnie Minoso (BC)
- Phillies: Hank Thompson (1BC)
- Pittsburgh: Paul Waner (HC)
- Giants: Goose Goslin (BC); Bump Hadley (PC)
- Cardinals: Red Rolfe (3BC); Orville Riggins (Scout)
- Senators: Frank Thomas (HC)
The way coolest part of that is that Mickey Mantle’s Manager is now the guy he was named after!
We go 12-6 in ST with only a few niggles to show for it.
ALL TRANSACTIONS
The BNN boffins have pegged us for bang on 500 and we’ll take that. They see another season of super-tight races with the Dodgers, Phillies, Tigers and O’s in the thick of it.
FULL PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
