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Old 02-05-2024, 01:44 AM   #144
Lord Byron
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Offseason news leading up to the 1911 Rookie Draft...

-The Boston Rustlers changed their name to the Boston Braves.
-Philadelphia Phillies manager Shawn Vos leaves the team, his contract was not renewed. The Phillies signed general manager Jaden Williams to a 2-year, $700 per year contract.
-Philadelphia Phillies general manager Jason Kirby retires and the Phillies signed general manager Jaden Williams to a 2-year, $700 per year contract.
-New York Highlanders general manager Jason Griffiths leaves the team, his contract was not renewed, and the Highlanders signed general manager Nick Russell to a 2-year, $710 per year contract.
-New York Highlanders fired manager Justin Kent and signed manager Adam Small to a 5-year, $1,370 per year contract.
-Detroit Tigers general manager Ezequiel Palacio retires and the Tigers then sign general manager William Hyndman to a 3-year, $615 per year contract.
-Numerous free agents retired from baseball.
-New York Giants 1B John Ganzel and SP George Bell retired from professional baseball.
-Philadelphia Athletics CF Duff Cooley and RF Phil Geier retired from professional baseball.
-St. Louis Browns 2B Billy Gilbert, LF Bill Hallman, 3B Ernie Courtney, -SHS Charlie Babb, and 2B Bill Friel retired from professional baseball.
-Philadelphia Phillies LF Frank Huelsman, Ca Fred Jacklitsch, and RP -Red Long retired from professional baseball.
-Chicago Cubs Ca Johnny Kling, CF Chick Stahl, LF Topsy Hartsel, and SHS Lee DeMontreville retired from professional baseball.
-Cincinnati Reds: SHS Bill Dahlen retired from professional baseball.
-New York Highlanders CF Cy Seymour, 3B George Rohe, LF Jesse Burkett, and SP Bill Dinneen retired from professional baseball.
-Boston Rustlers RP Nick Altrock, RF Pete LePine, and Ca Pat Moran retired from professional baseball.
-Brooklyn Dodgers RF George Barclay, 2B Joe Marshall, SP Pete Dowling, and 2B John Gochnauer retired from professional baseball.
-Detroit Tigers 1B Doc Hazelton, RF Bunk Congalton, CF Bob Ganley, and LF Jim McHale retired from professional baseball.
-Boston Red Sox: RP Gus Dorner, RF Joe Martin, and 1B Lou Nordyke retired from professional baseball.
-Chicago White Sox: 2B Bill Mellor and LF Joe Delahanty retired from professional baseball.
-Washington Senators: RF Otis Clymer, Ca Jerry Donovan, SP Rube Waddell, and Ca Charlie Luskey retired from professional baseball.
-Pittsburgh Pirates: RP Harry Hardy retired from professional baseball.
-The Washington Senators retired #2 in honor of Rube Waddell.
-The New York Highlanders retired #12 in honor of Cy Seymour.
-The Boston Braves traded 22-year-old Ca Otto Miller to the Philadelphia Phillies, getting 30-year-old SP Joe Lake in return.
-The Chicago White Sox traded 32-year-old SHS Dutch Meier and 23-year-old SHS Arnold Hauser to the Cincinnati Reds, getting 24-year-old 3B Art Phelan and 21-year-old RP Frank Scanlan in return.
-The Chicago Cubs traded 23-year-old 2B Steve Yerkes to the New York Giants, getting 38-year-old SP Ed Doheny in return.
-The Chicago White Sox traded 32-year-old RF Zaza Harvey to the Boston Braves, getting 24-year-old SP Doc Crandall in return.
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