Extensions very much the name of the game this year – good to see Cleveland, with the league’s smallest budget, being proactive in this regard. The Mick an Expo! Say Hey stays a Giant! Sweet Swingin’ Billy a Red! Whitey Ford the new PC at the Giants! It’s all been happening in a hectic offseason…
- C Joe Torre: Braves, 7 years / $3210000 (extension)
- OF Billy Williams: Reds, 5 years / $2650000
- P Pat Jarvis: Giants, 6 years / $2646000
- P Ray Sadecki: Cardinals, 7 years / $2616000
- P Fritz Peterson: Red Sox, 4 years / $1610000 (extension)
- C Jerry Grote: Angels, 3 years / $1368000
- P George Stone: Indians, 4 years / $1360000 (extension)
- P Manny Mota: Expos, 4 years / $1344000
- C Tim McCarver: Royals, 4 years / $1218000
- OF Merv Rettenmund: Indians, 4 years / $1064000 (extension)
- C Dick Dietz: White Sox, 4 years / $1051000 (extension)
- 3B Bill Melton: White Sox, 4 years / $1040000 (extension)
- P Jim O’Toole: Yankees, 4 years / $1034000
- 2B Tony Taylor: Yankees, 3 years / $1014000
- OF Fred Valentine: Cardinals, 3 years / $922000
- OF Willie Mays: Giants, 2 years / $872000 (extension)
- P Andy Messersmith: Mets, 4 years / $731000 (extension)
- 2B Mike Andrews: A’s, 3 years / $698000 (extension)
- P Rudy May: White Sox, 3 years / $698000 (extension)
- OF Tommy Agee: Tigers, 3 years / $686000 (extension)
- P Jim Kaat: Orioles, 3 years / $642000
- 1B Bob Watson: Twins, 4 years / $624000 (extension)
- OF Rick Monday: White Sox, 3 years / $598000 (extension)
- 2B Ken Hamlin and OF Von Joshua from Expos to Braves for P Gene Garber and P Pedro Borbon
- P Jerry Robertson from Cardinals to A’s for 3B Don Money and C Ed Herrmann
- P Dave Lemonds and OF Jerry Morales from Reds to Brewers for OF Gates Brown (retaining 85%)
- P Scipio Spinks from Orioles to Red Sox for 2B Ken Hubbs and P Tom Murphy
- OF Ralph Garr and C Ray Fosse from Tigers to Mets for P Jim Brewer
- OF Larry Hisle, C Ellie Rodriguez and 1B Tony Solaita from Red Sox to Orioles for OF Rusty Staub
- OF Angel Mangual, OF Joe Rudi and 1B Jim Spencer from Mets to A’s for P Joe Grzenda
- P Tom Griffin from Twins to Indians for P Jerry Koosman (retaining 45%)
- P Mike Torrez and 1B Tony Muser from Senators to Red Sox for OF Johnny Callison (retaining 50%)
We again go 13-5 in ST without incident.
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Repeats predicted for all but the NL West, where the BNN crew likes the look of the Dodgers this year.
FULL PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
