Another relatively low-key year on the rookie front, with just five Legacies coming in including two Marquees.
These are the Legacy Players for the 1988 Season:
Atlanta Braves: John Smoltz (69.0; 708 GP) MARQUEE (conceded) 98%
Houston Astros: Craig Biggio (65.5; 2850 – one-club player) MARQUEE (conceded)
Chicago Cubs: Mark Grace (46.4; 1910)
Los Angeles Dodgers: Ramon Martinez (25.9; 262 GS)
Philadelphia Phillies: Curt Schilling (79.5; 226 GS)
There are 141 rookies for this season, and the Draft will consist of 5 rounds.
The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1987 IRL season in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round):
Round 1
1. Atlanta Braves (429)
2. Houston Astros (469)
3. Philadelphia Phillies (494; dice roll)
4. Chicago Cubs (472)
5. Baltimore Orioles (414)
6. Los Angeles Dodgers (451)
7. Cleveland Indians (377)
8. San Diego Padres (401)
9. California Angels (463; dice roll)
10. Texas Rangers (463; dice roll)
11. Chicago White Sox (475)
12. Boston Red Sox (481; dice roll)
13. Seattle Mariners (481; dice roll)
14. Pittsburgh Pirates (494; dice roll)
15. Oakland Athletics (500)
16. Kansas City Royals (512)
17. Cincinnati Reds (519)
18. Minnesota Twins (525)
19. New York Yankees (549)
20. San Francisco Giants (556)
21. Montreal Expos (562; dice roll)
22. Milwaukee Brewers (562; dice roll)
23. New York Mets (568)
24. St. Louis Cardinals (586)
25. Toronto Blue Jays (593)
26. Detroit Tigers (605)
Rounds 2 thru 5
1. Cleveland Indians (377)
2. San Diego Padres (401)
3. Baltimore Orioles (414)
4. Atlanta Braves (429)
5. Los Angeles Dodgers (451)
6. California Angels (463; dice roll)
7. Texas Rangers (463; dice roll)
8. Houston Astros (469)
9. Chicago Cubs (472)
10. Chicago White Sox (475)
11. Boston Red Sox (481; dice roll)
12. Seattle Mariners (481; dice roll)
13. Pittsburgh Pirates (494; dice roll)
14. Philadelphia Phillies (494; dice roll)
15. Oakland Athletics (500)
16. Kansas City Royals (512)
17. Cincinnati Reds (519)
18. Minnesota Twins (525)
19. New York Yankees (549)
20. San Francisco Giants (556)
21. Montreal Expos (562; dice roll)
22. Milwaukee Brewers (562; dice roll)
23. New York Mets (568)
24. St. Louis Cardinals (586)
25. Toronto Blue Jays (593)
26. Detroit Tigers (605)
Eligible PIT players: 3 position players + 6 pitchers = 9.
Pretty thin selection of eligibles for us this year and with plenty of quality players up for grabs and a relatively early pick we’ll just be looking for the most useful player to either keep as a CC member or use as trade bait in a year’s time.
It doesn’t quite work out that way:
1. 3B Charlie Hayes, 22 (PIT IRL: 1996)
- Not quite enough of those quality unspoken for guys for any to remain in the pool by the time we get a crack and in the end we take a handy corner IF, one of just 3 eleigible position players in the entire pool.
2. IF Lenny Harris, 23 (INELIGIBLE)
- We kind of applied our overarching strategy here as there were few other options.
3. P Randy Kramer, 23 (PIT IRL: 1988-90)
- A reliever for whom a lot will need to fall in place for him to see much action with us.
4. OF Sil Campusano, 21 (INELIGIBLE)
5. C Doug Davis, 25 (INELIGIBLE)
Not much doing for us this time around.
