Seven new Legacy Players, with three of them Marquees. One of the best bunches we’ve seen for a while, and we get one of our We Are Family era cult heroes into the bargain.
These are the Legacy Players for the 1967 Season:
Cincinnati Reds: Johnny Bench (75.1; 2158 100% MARQUEE)
Minnesota Twins: Rod Carew (81.2; 1635 66% MARQUEE)
New York Mets: Tom Seaver (109.9; 395 GS 60% MARQUEE)
Houston Astros: Joe Niekro (29.7; 301)
Kansas City Athletics: Reggie Jackson (73.9; 1346)
New York Yankees: Graig Nettles (67.9; 1535)
Pittsburgh Pirates: Manny Sanguillen (27.6; 1296)
Jerry Koosman (53.7; 346 GS) was also eligible for the Mets, but Seaver’s higher WAR makes him the selection.
Gary Nolan (25.9; 247 GS) was also eligible for the Reds, but Bench’s higher WAR makes him the selection.
Amos Otis (42.8; 1891 GP) would have been eligible for the Royals, except they aren’t in the league yet. I did NOT see that one coming…
There are 115 rookies for this season, and the Draft will consist of 5 rounds.
The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1966 IRL season in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round):
Round 1
1. New York Mets (410)
2. Minnesota Twins (549)
3. Cincinnati Reds (475)
4. Kansas City Athletics (463)
5. New York Yankees (440)
6. Houston Astros (444; dice roll)
7. Pittsburgh Pirates (568)
8. Chicago Cubs (364)
9. Boston Red Sox (444; dice roll)
10. Washington Senators (447)
11. California Angels (494)
12. Cleveland Indians (500)
13. St. Louis Cardinals (512; dice roll)
14. Chicago White Sox (512; dice roll)
15. Atlanta Braves (525)
16. Philadelphia Phillies (537)
17. Detroit Tigers (543)
18. San Francisco Giants (578)
19. Los Angeles Dodgers (586)
20. Baltimore Orioles (606)
Rounds 2 thru 5
1. Chicago Cubs (364)
2. New York Mets (410)
3. New York Yankees (440)
4. Boston Red Sox (444; dice roll)
5. Houston Astros (444; dice roll)
6. Washington Senators (447)
7. Kansas City Athletics (463)
8. Cincinnati Reds (475)
9. California Angels (494)
10. Cleveland Indians (500)
11. St. Louis Cardinals (512; dice roll)
12. Chicago White Sox (512; dice roll)
13. Atlanta Braves (525)
14. Philadelphia Phillies (537)
15. Detroit Tigers (543)
16. Minnesota Twins (549)
17. Pittsburgh Pirates (568)
18. San Francisco Giants (578)
19. Los Angeles Dodgers (586)
20. Baltimore Orioles (606)
Eligible PIT players: 6 position players + 4 pitchers = 10.
That long gap between our first and second picks was always going to be problematic, but we didn’t anticipate 8 of the 9 eligible players being taken in that time, leaving us with little to do other than stock up on some trade bait and organisational filler.
Which we did, as follows:
1.
C Manny Sanguillen, 22 - Sangy comes on board and with Brand not offering us much behind Pags, he should come in handy and be at the parent club in fairly quick time one would have thought.
2. C Ray Fosse, 19 (ineligible)
3.
P Mike Torrez, 20 (ineligible)- No idea how Mike was still in the pool and I almost missed him as well. He might even be a keeper with Patata in his walk year and no chance of being retained, freeing up another CC slot. If not, he’ll be a nice trade piece this time next year.
4. SS Remy Hermoso, 20 (ineligible)
5. P Nestor Chavez, 19 (ineligible)
The Torrez get was the difference-maker here, otherwise it would have been another so-so Draft for us.
FULL DRAFT LOG
