Clearly my comments of a year ago were somewhat premature with a sizeable contingent of quality Legacies inbound, as well as a host of top-flight players unspoken for.
These are the Legacy Players for the 1995 Season:
Chicago White Sox: Ray Durham (33.8; 1146)
Detroit Tigers: Bobby Higginson (23.1; 1362 – one-club player)
Houston Astros: Billy Wagner (27.7; 464 GP)
Kansas City Royals: Mike Sweeney (24.8; 1282 conceded)
Minnesota Twins: Brad Radke (45.3; 377 GS – one-club player)
New York Mets: Edgardo Alfonzo (28.7; 1086)
New York Yankees: Derek Jeter (71.3; 2747 MARQUEE 100%); Mariano Rivera (56.3; 1115 GP – one-club player)
Oakland Athletics: Jason Giambi (50.5; 1036)
Jorge Posada (42.7; 1829 – one-club player) and Andy Pettite (60.2; 438 GP) were also eligible for the Yankees, but Jeter’s higher WAR makes him the selection.
They get Rivera as a bonus but it could have been either of the others. The Draft has been adjusted to accommodate this.
There are 256 rookies for this season – including, I believe, some residual MiLBers from last year – and the Draft will consist of 8 rounds.
The Draft order will be as follows (winning percentage from 1994 IRL season in brackets; bold indicates Legacy Pick in 1st Round):
Round 1
1. New York Yankees (619)
2. New York Yankees (619)
3. Oakland Athletics (447)
4. Minnesota Twins (469)
5. Chicago White Sox (593)
6. New York Mets (487)
7. Houston Astros (574)
8. Kansas City Royals (557)
9. Detroit Tigers (461; dice roll)
10. San Diego Padres (402)
11. California Angels (409)
12. Chicago Cubs (434)
13. Seattle Mariners (438)
14. Florida Marlins (443)
15. Colorado Rockies (453)
16. Texas Rangers (456)
17. Milwaukee Brewers (461; dice roll)
18. Pittsburgh Pirates (465; dice roll)
19. St. Louis Cardinals (465; dice roll)
20. Philadelphia Phillies (470; dice roll)
21. Boston Red Sox (470; dice roll)
22. San Francisco Giants (478; dice roll)
23. Toronto Blue Jays (478; dice roll)
24. Los Angeles Dodgers (509)
25. Baltimore Orioles (562)
26. Cincinnati Reds (579)
27. Cleveland Indians (584)
28. Atlanta Braves (596)
Round 2
1. Montreal Expos (649)
2. San Diego Padres (402)
3. California Angels (409)
4. Chicago Cubs (434)
5. Seattle Mariners (438)
6. Florida Marlins (443)
7. Oakland Athletics (447)
8. Colorado Rockies (453)
9. Texas Rangers (456)
10. Milwaukee Brewers (461; dice roll)
11. Detroit Tigers (461; dice roll)
12. Pittsburgh Pirates (465; dice roll)
13. St. Louis Cardinals (465; dice roll)
14. Minnesota Twins (469)
15. Philadelphia Phillies (470; dice roll)
16. Boston Red Sox (470; dice roll)
17. San Francisco Giants (478; dice roll)
18. Toronto Blue Jays (478; dice roll)
19. New York Mets (487)
20. Los Angeles Dodgers (509)
21. Kansas City Royals (557)
22. Baltimore Orioles (562)
23. Houston Astros (574)
24. Cincinnati Reds (579)
25. Cleveland Indians (584)
26. Chicago White Sox (593)
27. Atlanta Braves (596)
28. Montreal Expos (649)
Rounds 3 thru 8
1. San Diego Padres (402)
2. California Angels (409)
3. Chicago Cubs (434)
4. Seattle Mariners (438)
5. Florida Marlins (443)
6. Oakland Athletics (447)
7. Colorado Rockies (453)
8. Texas Rangers (456)
9. Milwaukee Brewers (461; dice roll)
10. Detroit Tigers (461; dice roll)
11. Pittsburgh Pirates (465; dice roll)
12. St. Louis Cardinals (465; dice roll)
13. Minnesota Twins (469)
14. Philadelphia Phillies (470; dice roll)
15. Boston Red Sox (470; dice roll)
16. San Francisco Giants (478; dice roll)
17. Toronto Blue Jays (478; dice roll)
18. New York Mets (487)
19. Los Angeles Dodgers (509)
20. Kansas City Royals (557)
21. Baltimore Orioles (562)
22. Houston Astros (574)
23. Cincinnati Reds (579)
24. Cleveland Indians (584)
25. Chicago White Sox (593)
26. Atlanta Braves (596)
27. New York Yankees (619)
28. Montreal Expos (649)
Eligible PIT players: 8 position players + 22 pitchers = 30.
Don’t be fooled by that high number of pitching eligibles – many of them are depth dross. All the same it is nice to theoretically have some choices and we’ll be surprised if we don’t get a couple of decent guys this time around.
Here are the new Bucco boys:
1. P Andy Pettite, 22 (INELIGIBLE)
- We had our eye on an eligible pitcher never thinking that he’d go before Andy. Consider that empty CC slot now filled.
2. OF Mike Cameron, 21 (INELIGIBLE)
- Not usually a fan of using neither of our first two picks on an eligible but we felt the potential return on this guy in a year was worth the risk of missing the one or two eligible guys left we were interested in.
3. P Jeff Suppan, 19 (PIT IRL: 2003)
- No future HoFer by any means but a nice lower-rotation pickup for a few years’ time.
4. C Angelo Encarnacion, 19 (PIT IRL: 1995-96)
5. P Jimmy Haynes, 22 (INELIGIBLE)
6. P Lee Hancock, 27 (PIT IRL: 1995-96)
7. P Ramon Morel, 20 (PIT IRL: 1995-97)
8. OF Les Norman, 25 (INELIGIBLE)
- AAA depth or trade pieces.
An unexpectedly fruitful exercise. Or, should I say,
fruitful in unexpected ways...
