The onrush of major talent into the EL continues with the 1988 Rookie Draft featuring a bunch of top-calibre players.
Cat A NeL draftees are
Rap Dixon,
Bus Clarkson,
Bill Foster,
Jose Mendez,
Jud Wilson,
Judy Johnson and the mighty
Raleigh "Biz" Mackey. The FA this year is
Rev Cannady.
Big MLB Names include Henry Aaron, Hawk Dawson, Billy Williams, Giancarlo Stanton, Darryl Strawberry, Dave Stewart and Tony Perez into the Draft and Chet the Jet Lemon as a FA.
First pick this year to the Lincoln Giants, who spend it wisely on the big bat of "Boojum" Wilson.
Here's how Rounds 1 and 2 look in their entirety: