Loads going on with the new clubs and the ED and a unique decision I have made each coming into play. In all of which, just five new Legacies are entering the league.
Now, with regard to Trammell and Sweet Lou Whitaker, I’m pulling the Commish Card here and giving both of them to Detroit – I just can’t face the thought of such an iconic DP combo not playing together. Watch the Tigers go trade one or both of them now. They don’t get either Lance Parrish (39.5; 1146) or Jack Morris (43.5; 408 GS), each of whom is also eligible. That is, of course, unless they manage to do so by natural means. I have adapted the Draft Order to cater for this.
These are the Legacy Players for the 1977 Season:
Baltimore Orioles: Eddie Murray (68.6; 1884)
Cincinnati Reds: Mario Soto (25.8; 224 GS – one-club player)
Detroit Tigers: Lou Whitaker (75.1; 2390 – one-club player) MARQUEE + Alan Trammell (70.6; 2293 – one-club player) MARQUEE
Houston Astros: Terry Puhl (28.3; 1516)
There are 223 rookies for this season (including some MiLBer holdovers from last season), and the Draft will consist of 8 rounds, remembering there are now 26 clubs in the league.
The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1976 IRL season in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round):
Round 1
1. Detroit Tigers (460)
2. Detroit Tigers (460)
3. Baltimore Orioles (543)
4. Houston Astros (494)
5. Cincinnati Reds (630)
6. Toronto Blue Jays
7. Seattle Mariners
8. Montreal Expos (340)
9. Chicago White Sox (398)
10. Milwaukee Brewers (410)
11. Atlanta Braves (432)
12. St. Louis Cardinals (444)
13. San Diego Padres (451)
14. San Francisco Giants (457)
15. Chicago Cubs (463)
16. Texas Rangers (469; dice roll)
17. California Angels (469; dice roll)
18. Cleveland Indians (509)
19. Boston Red Sox (512)
20. Minnesota Twins (525)
21. New York Mets (531)
22. Oakland Athletics (540)
23. Kansas City Royals (556)
24. Los Angeles Dodgers (568; dice roll)
25. Pittsburgh Pirates (568; dice roll)
26. New York Yankees (610)
Round 2
1. Philadelphia Phillies (623)
2. Toronto Blue Jays
3. Seattle Mariners
4. Montreal Expos (340)
5. Chicago White Sox (398)
6. Milwaukee Brewers (410)
7. Atlanta Braves (432)
8. St. Louis Cardinals (444)
9. San Diego Padres (451)
10. San Francisco Giants (457)
11. Chicago Cubs (463)
12. Texas Rangers (469; dice roll)
13. California Angels (469; dice roll)
14. Houston Astros (494)
15. Cleveland Indians (509)
16. Boston Red Sox (512)
17. Minnesota Twins (525)
18. New York Mets (531)
19. Oakland Athletics (540)
20. Baltimore Orioles (543)
21. Kansas City Royals (556)
22. Los Angeles Dodgers (568; dice roll)
23. Pittsburgh Pirates (568; dice roll)
24. New York Yankees (610)
25. Philadelphia Phillies (623)
26. Cincinnati Reds (630)
Rounds 3 thru 8
1. Toronto Blue Jays
2. Seattle Mariners
3. Montreal Expos (340)
4. Chicago White Sox (398)
5. Milwaukee Brewers (410)
6. Atlanta Braves (432)
7. St. Louis Cardinals (444)
8. San Diego Padres (451)
9. San Francisco Giants (457)
10. Detroit Tigers (460)
11. Chicago Cubs (463)
12. Texas Rangers (469; dice roll)
13. California Angels (469; dice roll)
14. Houston Astros (494)
15. Cleveland Indians (509)
16. Boston Red Sox (512)
17. Minnesota Twins (525)
18. New York Mets (531)
19. Oakland Athletics (540)
20. Baltimore Orioles (543)
21. Kansas City Royals (556)
22. Los Angeles Dodgers (568; dice roll)
23. Pittsburgh Pirates (568; dice roll)
24. New York Yankees (610)
25. Philadelphia Phillies (623)
26. Cincinnati Reds (630)
Eligible PIT players: 9 position players + 7 pitchers = 16.
No Legacy for us this year and our clear first pick has little (read:
no) chance of still being available for our late R1 pick. So we keep him only in the back of our mind and go into the Draft with a clearly-formulated more realistic plan of how to proceed, although with just 8 eligibles from which to choose a fair few of those we take will likely be depth pieces or trade bait. Not far away from ’79 now and so those we do take for keeps need to be useful to us then.
Here's our new batch of Buccos:
1. C Lance Parrish, 20 (ineligible)
- Our plan for some time has been to try and acquire eligible Gene Tenace as our Catcher for the ’79 push. This selection relieves us of having to do so, saving us near enough to a million per in salary for a roughly equivalent guy. We have all 3 CC slots free now and we will be using them.
2. IF Dale Berra, 20
- Not much chop (see what I did there?) with the lumber but will provide us some around the D utility value. Just need to keep the dealers at bay now…
3. P Bob Stanley, 22 (ineligible)
- Worst case he stays with us and comes in very handy for ’79. Best case, we flip him for the guy we really want.
4. C / OF Bill Swoope, 20 (ineligible)
5. IF Jim Gabella, 20 (ineligible)
6. P Reno Aragon, 19 (ineligible)
7. OF Douglas Foster, 19 (ineligible)
8. 3B Mike Sember, 23 (ineligible)
By dint of the Parrish add alone this was a good day for us.
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