Second Official Frank Robinson Draft Thread (Picks Only)

[Ben Grimm]

Founders: Wrigley, Tecumseh, Vegeta, td_ice

We are pleased to present the Major League Draft - Baseball Edition.

Rules: 0. Draft Order: Random. 1. The draft will start Wednesday, March 1st at 8:00 AM ET. 2. The time window will be a reasonable 12 hour clock. Players must have played at least 5 seasons at the highest level. If a GM's clock expires, go ahead and pick. When you're skipped, you're skipped until you make a pick. 3. You can trade players, but you can not trade picks. Trades must involve an equal number of players. 4. The Playoffs: Please be advised that it is MANDATORY to vote if you expect to participate in the next MLB Draft. 5. You MUST send a private message to the next GM to alert them that it is their turn. 6. The draft is 26 rounds long. Each team will make 26 picks with one player at each position and one manager alongside extra bench players. 7. When making a pick, you should be posting at least three lines about the player. 8. NEVER mention an undrafted player. 9. Co-Gm's are allowed. 10. A manager who also played as a player, must only be selected as one or the other. You will need to have at least 1 Manager, 1 C, 1 1B, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 SS, 1 LF, 1 CF, 1 RF, 5 SP, 3 RP including 1 closer.

Winner/Runnerup:

1st Edition: Vegeta (Detroit Tigers)/td_ice (Pittsburgh Pirates)
2nd Edition: Wrigley (Toledo Mud Hens)/Tecumseh (Great Lake Loons)

The 2016 draft is there > http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2191117

The Teams

1. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things
2. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons
3. Vegeta - London Tigers
4. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates
5. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns
6. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens

ROUND ONE:

1. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - LHP Fernando Valenzuela
2. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - SP Jerry Koosman
3. Vegeta - London Tigers - SP Dutch Leonard
4. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - SP Jon Matlack
5. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - SP Eddie Cicotte
6. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - SP Wilber "Bullet' Rogan

ROUND TWO:
7. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - 3B William "Judy" Johnson
8. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - 1B Don Mattingly
9. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - SP Max Lanier
10. Vegeta - London Tigers - SP Dutch Leonard
11. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - OF Jim Rice
12. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - 1B Will "The Thrill" Clark

ROUND THREE:

13. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - RHP Timmy "The Freak" Lincecum
14. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - SS Jim Fregosi
15. Vegeta - London Tigers - OF Jose Canseco
16. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - SP Babe Adams
17. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - RF Dwight Evans
18. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - SP Leon Day

ROUND FOUR:
19. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - SP William "Willie" Foster
20. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - SS Vern 'Junior' Stephens
21. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - CF Earle Combs
22. Vegeta - London Tigers - LHP Mickey Lolich
23. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - OF Babe Herman
24. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - RF Brian Giles

ROUND FIVE:

25. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - LHP Jimmy Key
26. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - C Mickey Tettleton
27. Vegeta - London Tigers - OF Magglio Ordonez
28. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - 2B Ian Kinsler
29. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - LF/CF Joe Kelley
30. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - LF Monte Irvin

ROUND SIX:
31. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - 1B John Olerud
32. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - RP Huston Street
33. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - RP JJ Putz
34. Vegeta - London Tigers - 1B Mark Teixera
35. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - SP Chuck Finley
36. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - RP Rafael Soriano

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37. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - RP Brian "T-Rex" Fuentes
38. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - RP Bob Wickman
39. Vegeta - London Tigers - CF Curtis Granderson
40. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - RP Mike Adams
41. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - LF Charlie 'King Kong' Keller
42. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - RP Mike Timlin

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43. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - 3B/RF Bobby Bonilla
44. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - SP Yu Darvish
45. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - RP David Robertson
46. Vegeta - London Tigers - 3B Sal Bando
47. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - 3B Ron Cey
48. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - CF Andy Van Slyke

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49. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - RP José Valverde
50. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - RP Matt Thornton
51. Vegeta - London Tigers - RP Octavio Dotel
52. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - SS Johnny Pesky
53. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - SP Adam Wainwright
54. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - CF Lenny Dykstra

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55. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - RP Takashi Saito
56. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - 3B Al Rosen
57. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - OF/1B Al Oliver
58. Vegeta - London Tigers - RP Tyler Clippard
59. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - 1B Gil Hodges
60. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - SS Jose Reyes

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61. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - LF Moisés Alou
62. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - SP Roy Oswalt
63. Vegeta - London Tigers - C & 1B Mike Napoli
64. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - OF Reggie Smith
65. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - RP Mike Gonzalez
66. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - RP Bob Stanley

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67. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - C Jim Sundberg
68. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - RP Bryan Harvey
69. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - RP Damaso Marte
70. Vegeta - London Tigers - SP Spud Chandler
71. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - OF Fred Lynn
72. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - RP Rob Dibble

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73. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - 3B Aramis Ramirez
74. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - RP Michael Jackson
75. Vegeta - London Tigers - 2B Cupid Childs
76. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - 3B Bill Madlock
77. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - 2B Willie Randolph
78. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - 2B Chuck Knoblauch

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79. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - SS/2B/1B Julio Franco
80. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - C Roger Bresnahan
81. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - RP Ricardo Rincon
82. Vegeta - London Tigers - SS John Glasscock
83. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - SP Andy Messersmith
84. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - SP Ben Sheets

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85. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - C Brian McCann
86. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - 2B Buddy Myer
87. Vegeta - London Tigers - C Quincy Trouppe
88. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - OF Chuck Klein
89. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - SP Eddie 'The Junkman' Lopat
90. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - SP Mike Cuellar

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91. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - SP/RP Derek Lowe
92. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - RP Jake McGee
93. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - SP Dave McNally
94. Vegeta - London Tigers - P Jack Pfeister
95. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - RP Scot Shields
96. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - RP Dellin Betances

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97. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - OF Ellis Burks
98. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - SP John Tudor
99. Vegeta - London Tigers - RP Don McMahon
100. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - C Smokey Burgess
101. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - 1B/LF Orlando 'Baby Bull' Cepeda
102. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - RP Paul Lindblad

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103. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - RP Al Brazle
104. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - RF Darryl Strawberry
105. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - C Manny Sanguillen
106. Vegeta - London Tigers - RP Rheal Cormier
107. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - SS/3B John Valentin
108. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - SP/RP Barry Zito

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109. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - 2B José Vidro
110. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - 1B/LF Boog Powell
111. Vegeta - London Tigers - RP Sean Doolittle
112. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - 1B John Kruk
113. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - SS/UTIL Bert Campaneris
114. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - C Elston Howard

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115. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - SP Teddy Higuera
116. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - CF/LF Johnny Damon
117. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - SP Jose Rijo
118. Vegeta - London Tigers - SS/2B Ross Barnes
119. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - SP Tim Hudson
120. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - SS/2B Jay Bell

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121. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - 1B Maurice "Mo" Vaughn
122. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - C Chris Hoiles
123. Vegeta - London Tigers - RP Peter Moylan
124. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - OF Chick Hafey
125. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - 3B Eric Chavez
126. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - 1B Pedro Guerrero

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127. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - OF Vada Pinson
128. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - C Darren Daulton
129. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - SP Bob Friend
130. Vegeta - London Tigers - 1B Edwin Encarnacion
131. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - OF Ray Lankford
132. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - C Javy Lopez

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133. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - 3B "Baby Face Assassin" Manny Machado
134. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - OF Tony Oliva
135. Vegeta - London Tigers - 3B Josh Donaldson
136. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - SS Mark Belanger
137. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - SP Brandon Webb
138. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - OF Willie Wilson

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139. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - 3B/SS/2B Toby Harrah
140. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - P Sid Fernandez
141. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - 3B/2B/OF Lenny Randle
142. Vegeta - London Tigers - P Clark Griffith
143. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - 2B Howie Kendrick
144. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - OF Bobby "El Comedulce" Abreu

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145. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - SP Johnny "Beisbol" Cueto
146. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - RP Javier Lopez
147. Vegeta - London Tigers - MGR Davey Johnson
148. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - MGR Danny Murtaugh
149. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - MGR Leo 'The Lip' Durocher
150. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - RP Terry Forster

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151. Wrigley - Toledo Mud Hens - MGR Miller Huggins
152. NJDevs26 - St. Louis Browns - RP Joe Smith
153. td_ice - Pittsburgh Pirates - OF Ken Williams
154. Vegeta - London Tigers - OF Josh Hamilton
155. Tecumseh - Great Lakes Loons - MGR Alvin Dark
156. Winger for Hire - Washington Wild Things - MGR Dusty Baker


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[Ben Grimm]

Round 1

1. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Babe Ruth - OF
2. Quad Cities River Bandits - Walter Johnson - SP
3. St. Louis Maroons - Lefty Grove - SP
4. Yomiuri Giants - Willie Mays - OF
5. San Francisco Giants - Barry Bonds - OF
6. Montreal Royals - Josh Gibson - C
7. Atlanta Braves - Hank Aaron - OF
8. Detroit Tigers - Ted Williams - OF
9. Albuquerque Dukes - Ken Griffey Jr - OF
10. St. Louis Cardinals - Ty Cobb - OF
11. Pittsburgh Pirates - Randy Johnson - SP
12. New York Yankees - Roger Clemens - SP
13. Kansas City Monarchs - Sandy Koufax - SP
14. Chicago Whales - Honus Wagner - SS
15. Toronto Blue Jays - Mickey Mantle - OF
16. Cleveland Naps - Rogers Hornsby - 2B

Round 2

17. St. Louis Maroons - Christy Mathewson - SP
18. Toronto Blue Jays - Stan Musial - OF/1B
19. Chicago Whales - Cy Young - SP
20. Kansas City Monarchs - Lou Gehrig - 1B
21. New York Yankees - Grover Cleveland Alexander - SP
22. Pittsburgh Pirates - Pedro Martinez - SP
23. St. Louis Cardinals - Satchel Paige - SP
24. Albuquerque Dukes - Bob Gibson - SP
25. Detroit Tigers - Tris Speaker - OF
26. Atlanta Braves - Greg Maddux - SP
27. Montreal Royals - Alex Rodriguez - SS/3B
28. San Francisco Giants - Rickey Henderson - OF
29. Yomiuri Giants - Tom Seaver - SP
30. Cleveland Naps - Mike Schmidt - 3B
31. Quad Cities River Bandits - Eddie Collins - 2B
32. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Clayton Kershaw - SP

Round 3

33. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Steve Carlton - SP
34. Quad Cities River Bandits - Joe DiMaggio - OF
35. Cleveland Naps - Jimmie Foxx - 1B
36. Pittsburgh Pirates - Johnny Bench - C
37. San Francisco Giants - Warren Spahn - SP
38. Montreal Royals - Nolan Ryan - SP
39. Atlanta Braves - Joe Morgan - 2B
40. Yomiuri Giants - Albert Pujols - 1B
41. Albuquerque Dukes - Yogi Berra - C
42. St. Louis Cardinals - Nap Lajoie - 2B
43. Detroit Tigers - Kid Nichols - SP
44. New York Yankees - Eddie Mathews - 3B
45. Kansas City Monarchs - Bob Feller - SP
46. Chicago Whales - Carl Hubbell - SP
47. Toronto Blue Jays - Chipper Jones - 3B/OF
48. Albuquerque Dukes - Hank Greenberg - 1B

Round 4

49. Cleveland Naps - Mel Ott - OF
50. Toronto Blue Jays - Mariano Rivera - RP
51. Chicago Whales - Joe Jackson - OF
52. Kansas City Monarchs - Frank Robinson - OF
53. New York Yankees - Roberto Clemente - OF
54. Detroit Tigers - Miguel Cabrera - 1B/3B
55. St. Louis Cardinals - Jim Palmer - SP
56. Cleveland Naps - Whitey Ford - SP
57. Montreal Royals - Eddie Plank - SP
58. Atlanta Braves - Carl Yastrzemski - OF
59. Yomiuri Giants - Pop Lloyd - SS
60. San Francisco Giants - Cal Ripken - SS
61. Pittsburgh Pirates - Duke Snider - OF
62. St. Louis Maroons - Ed Walsh - SP
63. Quad Cities River Bandits - Ernie Banks - SS
64. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Mike Trout - OF

Round 5

65. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Jackie Robinson - 2B
66. Quad Cities River Bandits - Tom Glavine - SP
67. St. Louis Maroons - Rube Waddell - SP
68. Pittsburgh Pirates - George Brett - 3B
69. San Francisco Giants - Mordecai Brown - SP
70. Yomiuri Giants - Ferguson Jenkins - SP
71. Atlanta Braves - Gaylord Perry - SP
72. Montreal Royals - Don Drysdale - SP
73. Cleveland Naps - Smokey Joe Williams - SP
74. St. Louis Cardinals - Reggie Jackson - OF
75. Chicago Whales - Oscar Charleston - OF
76. New York Yankees - Roy Campanella - C
77. Kansas City Monarchs - Brooks Robinson - 3B
78. Detroit Tigers - Juan Marichal - SP
79. Toronto Blue Jays - Curt Schilling - SP
80. St. Louis Maroons - Mickey Cochrane - C

Round 6

81. Albuquerque Dukes - Robin Roberts - SP
82. Toronto Blue Jays - Ivan Rodriguez - C
83. Detroit Tigers - Charlie Gehringer - 2B
84. Kansas City Monarchs - Cool Papa Bell - OF
85. New York Yankees - Mike Mussina - SP
86. Chicago Whales - Addie Joss - SP
87. St. Louis Cardinals - Wade Boggs - 3B
88. Albuquerque Dukes - Arky Vaughan - SS
89. Yomiuri Giants - Ichiro Suzuki - OF
90. Atlanta Braves - Jeff Bagwell - 1B
91. Montreal Royals - Roberto Alomar - 2B
92. San Francisco Giants - Gary Carter - C
93. Pittsburgh Pirates - Manny Ramirez - OF
94. St. Louis Maroons - Al Kaline - OF
95. Quad Cities River Bandits - Tony Gwynn - OF
96. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Phil Niekro - SP

Round 7

97. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Mike Piazza - C
98. Quad Cities River Bandits - Johnny Mize - 1B
99. St. Louis Maroons - Barry Larkin - SS
100. Pittsburgh Pirates - Luke Appling - SS
101. San Francisco Giants - Rod Carew - 2B/1B
102. Montreal Royals - Tim Raines - OF
103. Atlanta Braves - Derek Jeter - SS
104. Yomiuri Giants - Johan Santana - SP
105. Cleveland Naps - John Smoltz - SP/RP
106. St. Louis Cardinals - Harmon Killebrew - 1B/3B
107. Detroit Tigers - Adrian Beltre - 3B
108. New York Yankees - Dennis Eckersley - RP/SP
109. Kansas City Monarchs - Pete Rose - IF/OF
110. Chicago Whales - Frankie Frisch - 2B
111. Toronto Blue Jays - Robin Yount - SS/OF
112. Albuquerque Dukes - Hal Newhouser - SP

Round 8

113. Cleveland Naps - Bill Dickey - C
114. Toronto Blue Jays - Roy Halladay - SP
115. Detroit Tigers - Rollie Fingers - RP
116. Kansas City Monarchs - Bert Blyleven - SP
117. New York Yankees - Billy Wagner - RP
118. Chicago Whales - Turkey Stearnes - OF
119. St. Louis Maroons - Hoyt Wilhelm - SP/RP
120. Albuquerque Dukes - Craig Biggio - 2B
121. Yomiuri Giants - Willie Stargell - 1B/OF
122. Atlanta Braves - Scott Rolen - 3B
123. Montreal Royals - Jim Edmonds - OF
124. San Francisco Giants - Larry Walker - OF
125. Pittsburgh Pirates - Frank Thomas - 1B
126. St. Louis Cardinals - Al Simmons - OF
127. Quad Cities River Bandits - Carlton Fisk - C
128. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Ron Santo - 3B

Round 9

129. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Jim Thome - 1B
130. Quad Cities River Bandits - Dizzy Dean - SP
131. St. Louis Cardinals - Lefty Gomez - SP
132. Pittsburgh Pirates - Dazzy Vance - SP
133. San Francisco Giants - Ryne Sandberg - 2B
134. Montreal Royals - Willie McCovey - 1B
135. Atlanta Braves - Don Sutton - SP
136. Yomiuri Giants - Paul Molitor - 3B/2B
137. Albuquerque Dukes - Vladimir Guerrero - OF
138. St. Louis Maroons - Ralph Kiner - OF
139. Detroit Tigers - Harry Heilmann - OF
140. New York Yankees - Dan Brouthers - 1B
141. Kansas City Monarchs - Goose Gossage - RP
142. Chicago Whales - Home Run Baker - 3B
143. Toronto Blue Jays - Lou Brock - OF
144. Cleveland Naps - Bruce Sutter - RP

Round 10

145. Cleveland Naps - Billy Hamilton - OF
146. Toronto Blue Jays - Eddie Murray - 1B
147. Chicago Whales - Mark McGwire - 1B
148. Kansas City Monarchs - Joe Medwick - OF
149. New York Yankees - Alan Trammell - SS
150. Detroit Tigers - John Clarkson - SP
151. St. Louis Cardinals - Gabby Hartnett - C
152. Albuquerque Dukes - Lee Smith - RP
153. Pittsburgh Pirates - Trevor Hoffman - RP
154. Atlanta Braves - Carlos Beltran - OF
155. Montreal Royals - Ozzie Smith - SS
156. San Francisco Giants - Tim Keefe - SP
157. Yomiuri Giants - Kent Tekulve - RP
158. St. Louis Cardinals - Sparky Lyle - RP
159. Quad Cities River Bandits - Dan Quisenberry - RP
160. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - George Davis - SS

Round 11

161. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Aroldis Chapman - RP
162. Quad Cities River Bandits - Billy Williams - OF
163. St. Louis Maroons - Cristobal Torriente - OF
164. Montreal Royals - Kevin Brown - SP
165. San Francisco Giants - Lou Whitaker - 2B
166. Yomiuri Giants - John Franco - RP
167. Atlanta Braves - Francisco Rodriguez - RP
168. Kansas City Monarchs - Nomar Garciaparra - SS
169. Albuquerque Dukes - Ken Boyer - 3B
170. St. Louis Maroons - Graig Nettles - 3B
171. Detroit Tigers - Troy Tulowitzki - SS
172. New York Yankees - Tom Henke - RP
173. Pittsburgh Pirates - Randy Myers - RP
174. Chicago Whales - Biz Mackey - C/SS
175. Toronto Blue Jays - Madison Bumgarner - SP
176. Cleveland Naps - Goose Goslin - OF

Round 12

177. Cleveland Naps - Smoky Joe Wood - SP
178. Toronto Blue Jays - Andy Pettitte - SP
179. Chicago Whales - Jim Bunning - SP
180. Pittsburgh Pirates - Sam Crawford - OF
181. New York Yankees - Joe Gordon - 2B
182. Detroit Tigers - Buster Posey - C
183. St. Louis Cardinals - Lou Boudreau - SS
184. Albuquerque Dukes - Zack Wheat - OF
185. Montreal Royals - Kirby Puckett - OF
186. Atlanta Braves - Justin Verlander - SP
187. Yomiuri Giants - Jonathan Papelbon - RP
188. San Francisco Giants - Bret Sabrehagen - SP
189. Kansas City Monarchs - King Kelly - C/OF
190. St. Louis Maroons - Jesse Orosco - RP
191. Quad Cities River Bandits - Gary Sheffield - OF
192. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Felix Hernandez - SP

Round 13

193. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Troy Percival - RP
194. Quad Cities River Bandits - Luis Tiant - SP
195. St. Louis Maroons - Chase Utley - 2B
196. Pittsburgh Pirates - Robinson Cano - 2B
197. San Francisco Giants - Craig Kimbrel - RP
198. Yomiuri Giants - Joe Mauer - C/1B
199. Atlanta Braves - Yadier Molina - C
200. Montreal Royals - John Wetteland - RP
201. Albuquerque Dukes - Urban Shocker - SP
202. St. Louis Cardinals - John Hiller - RP
203. Detroit Tigers - Cole Hamels - SP
204. New York Yankees - Kenny Lofton - OF
205. Kansas City Monarchs - Catfish Hunter - SP
206. Chicago Whales - Jeff Kent - 2B
207. Toronto Blue Jays - Bill Mazeroski - 2B
208. Cleveland Naps - Joe Cronin - SS

Round 14

209. Cleveland Naps - Tug McGraw - RP
210. Toronto Blue Jays - Jeff Reardon - RP
211. Chicago Whales - Robb Nen - RP
212. Kansas City Monarchs - Sammy Sosa - OF
213. New York Yankees - Paul Waner - OF
214. Detroit Tigers - Andrew Miller - RP
215. St. Louis Cardinals - Billy Pierce - SP
216. Albuquerque Dukes - Gary Lavelle - RP
217. Yomiuri Giants - Nellie Fox - 2B
218. Atlanta Braves - Zack Greinke - SP
219. Montreal Royals - Mike Marshall - RP
220. San Francisco Giants - Joe Nathan - RP
221. Pittsburgh Pirates - Ben Zobrist - 2B/OF
222. St. Louis Maroons - Chief Bender - SP
223. Quad Cities River Bandits - Omar Vizquel - SS
224. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Max Scherzer - SP

Round 15

225. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Lance Berkman - OF/1B
226. Quad Cities River Bandits - Dave Righetti - RP
227. St. Louis Maroons - Buck Leonard - 1B
228. Pittsburgh Pirates - Joey Votto - 1B
229. San Francisco Giants - Stan Coveleski - SP
230. Yomiuri Giants - Joe Torre - C/3B/1B
231. Atlanta Braves - Eric Gagne - RP
232. Montreal Royals - Andre Dawson - OF
233. Albuquerque Dukes - Doug Jones - RP
234. St. Louis Cardinals - Wade Davis - RP
235. Detroit Tigers - Ron Guidry - SP
236. New York Yankees - Old Hoss Radbourn - SP
237. Kansas City Monarchs - Koji Uehara - RP
238. Chicago Whales - Arthur Rhodes - RP
239. Toronto Blue Jays - Edgar Martinez - 3B
240. Cleveland Naps - Dick Allen - 1B/3B

Round 16

241. Cleveland Naps - Waite Hoyt - RP/SP
242. Toronto Blue Jays - Joe McCarthy - MGR
243. Chicago Whales - Cap Anson - 1B
244. Kansas City Monarchs - BJ Ryan - RP
245. New York Yankees - Albert Belle - OF
246. Detroit Tigers - Todd Helton - 1B
247. St. Louis Cardinals - David Ortiz - 1B
248. Albuquerque Dukes - Joe Sewell - SS
249. Yomiuri Giants - Masaichi Kaneda - SP
250. Atlanta Braves - Fred McGriff - 1B
251. Montreal Royals - Ron Perranoski - RP
252. San Francisco Giants - Sadaharu Oh - 1B
253. Pittsburgh Pirates - Kenley Jansen - RP
254. St. Louis Maroons - Wilbur Wood - SP/RP
255. Quad Cities River Bandits - Ted Simmons - C
256. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Dustin Pedroia - 2B

Round 17

257. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Ryan Braun - OF/3B
258. Quad Cities River Bandits - Robin Ventura - 3B
259. St. Louis Maroons - Enos Slaughter - OF
260. Pittsburgh Pirates - Cliff Lee - SP
261. San Francisco Giants - Ed Delahanty - OF
262. Montreal Royals - Bobby Doerr - 2B
263. Atlanta Braves - C.C. Sabathia - SP
264. Yomiuri Giants - Larry Doby - OF
265. Albuquerque Dukes - Jon Lester - SP
266. St. Louis Cardinals - Hilton Smith - SP/RP
267. Detroit Tigers - Willie Hernandez - RP
268. New York Yankees - Jorge Posada - C
269. Kansas City Monarchs - Bobby Grich - 2B
270. Chicago Whales - Jason Isringhausen - RP
271. Toronto Blue Jays - Vida Blue - SP
272. Cleveland Naps - Thurman Munson - C

Round 18

273. Cleveland Naps - Chris Sale - SP
274. Toronto Blue Jays - Dan Plesac - RP
275. Chicago Whales - Red Faber - SP
276. Kansas City Monarchs - David Price -SP
277. New York Yankees - Keith Foulke - RP
278. Detroit Tigers - Jeff Montgomery - RP
279. St. Louis Cardinals - Al Hrabosky - RP
280. Albuquerque Dukes - Dale Murphy - OF
281. Yomiuri Giants - Mark Melancon - RP
282. Atlanta Braves - Andrew McCutchen - OF
283. Montreal Royals - Jim Kaat - SP
284. San Francisco Giants - Rick Reuschel - SP
285. Pittsburgh Pirates - Darren O'Day - RP
286. St. Louis Maroons - Mark Eichhorn - RP
287. Quad Cities River Bandits - Orel Hershiser - SP
288. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Zach Britton - RP

Round 19

289. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Dwight Gooden - SP
290. Quad Cities River Bandits - Kerry Wood - SP/RP
291. St. Louis Maroons - Mule Suttles - OF/1B
292. Pittsburgh Pirates - Stephen Strasburg - SP
293. San Francisco Giants - Andruw Jones - OF
294. Montreal Royals - Bernie Williams - OF
295. Atlanta Braves - Brad Lidge - RP
296. Yomiuri Giants - Hanley Ramirez - SS/1B
297. Albuquerque Dukes - Armando Benitez - RP
298. St. Louis Cardinals - Richie Ashburn - OF
299. Detroit Tigers - Greg Holland - RP
300. New York Yankees - George Sisler - 1B
301. Kansas City Monarchs - Bobby Shantz - RP
302. Chicago Whales - Casey Stengel - MGR
303. Toronto Blue Jays - Mike Stanton - RP
304. Cleveland Naps - John McGraw - 3B/SS

Round 20

305. Cleveland Naps - Early Wynn - SP
306. Toronto Blue Jays - Luis Aparicio - SS
307. Chicago Whales - Norm Charlton - RP
308. Kansas City Monarchs - Earl Averill - OF
309. New York Yankees - Bill Dahlen - SS/3B
310. Detroit Tigers - Miguel Tejada - SS
311. St. Louis Cardinals - Buck Ewing - C
312. Albuquerque Dukes - Gene Tenace - C
313. Yomiuri Giants - Steve Howe - RP
314. Atlanta Braves - Tony Fernandez - SS/3B/2B
315. Montreal Royals - Ray Dandridge - 3B
316. San Francisco Giants - Pee Wee Reese - SS
317. Pittsburgh Pirates - Sergio Romo - RP
318. St. Louis Maroons - Jeff Nelson - RP
319. Quad Cities River Bandits - Todd Worrell - RP
320. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Paul Assenmacher - RP

Round 21

321. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Ugueth Urbina - RP
322. Quad Cities River Bandits - Torii Hunter - OF
323. St. Louis Maroons - Joe Torre - MGR
324. Pittsburgh Pirates - John Candelaria - SP/RP
325. San Francisco Giants - Greg Swindell - RP/SP
326. Montreal Royals - Rick Aguilera - RP
327. Atlanta Braves - Matt Williams - 3B
328. Yomiuri Giants - David Cone - SP
329. Albuquerque Dukes - Keith Hernandez - 1B
330. St. Louis Cardinals - Bob Lemon - SP
331. Detroit Tigers - Lance Parrish - C
332. New York Yankees - Tom Gordon - RP/SP
333. Kansas City Monarchs - Steve Cishek - RP
334. Chicago Whales - Michael Young - SS/3B/2B
335. Toronto Blue Jays - Roy Face - RP
336. Cleveland Naps - Martin Dihigo - IF/OF/P

Round 22

337. Cleveland Naps - Hack Wilson - OF
338. Toronto Blue Jays - Firpo Marberry - RP/SP
339. Chicago Whales - Jacoby Ellsbury - OF
340. Kansas City Monarchs - Willie Wells - SS
341. New York Yankees - Jimmy Wynn - OF
342. Detroit Tigers - Mike Henneman - RP
343. St. Louis Cardinals - Minnie Minoso - OF
344. Albuquerque Dukes - Dave Stieb - SP
345. Yomiuri Giants - Sherry Magee - OF
346. Atlanta Braves - David Wells - SP
347. Montreal Royals - Darrell Porter - C
348. San Francisco Giants - Joakim Soria - RP
349. Pittsburgh Pirates - Phil Rizzuto - SS
350. St. Louis Maroons - David Wright - 3B
351. Quad Cities River Bandits - Rod Beck - RP
352. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Jason Kendall - C

Round 23

353. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Adam Dunn - 1B/OF
354. Quad Cities River Bandits - Jason Giambi - 1B
355. St. Louis Maroons - Bill Freehan - C
356. Pittsburgh Pirates - Ernie Lombardi - C
357. San Francisco Giants - Francisco Cordero - RP
358. Montreal Royals - Roger Connor - 1B
359. Atlanta Braves - Evan Longoria - 3B
360. Yomiuri Giants - Bucky Walters - SP
361. Albuquerque Dukes - Tony Lazzeri - 2B
362. St. Louis Cardinals - Bobby Wallace - SS
363. Detroit Tigers - Hector Espino - OF
364. New York Yankees - Harry Brecheen - SP
365. Kansas City Monarchs - Rafael Palmeiro - 1B
366. Chicago Whales - Matt Holliday - OF
367. Toronto Blue Jays - Juan Gonzalez - OF
368. Cleveland Naps - Max Carey - OF

Round 24

369. Cleveland Naps - Steve Bedrosian - RP
370. Toronto Blue Jays - Cesar Cedeno - OF
371. Chicago Whales - David Ross - C
372. Kansas City Monarchs - Ellis Kinder - SP/RP
373. New York Yankees - Billy Herman - 2B
374. Detroit Tigers - Tony LaRussa - MGR
375. St. Louis Cardinals - Red Schoendienst - 2B
376. Albuquerque Dukes - Luis Gonzalez - OF
377. Yomiuri Giants - Isao Harimoto - OF
378. Atlanta Braves - Bobby Cox - MGR
379. Montreal Royals - Dave Winfield - OF
380. San Francisco Giants - Wally Schang - C
381. Pittsburgh Pirates - Tony Phillips - 2B/3B/OF
382. St. Louis Maroons - Gil McDougald - 2B/3B
383. Quad Cities River Bandits - Luis Castillo - 2B
384. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Darin Erstad - OF/1B

Round 25

385. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Terry Francona - MGR
386. Quad Cities River Bandits - Earl Weaver - MGR
387. St. Louis Maroons - Devon White - OF
388. Pittsburgh Pirates - Bruce Bochy - MGR
389. San Francisco Giants - Paul Goldschmidt - 1B
390. Montreal Royals - Jim Brewer - RP
391. Atlanta Braves - Brian Wilson - RP
392. Yomiuri Giants - Steve Kline - RP
393. Albuquerque Dukes - Al Holland - RP
394. St. Louis Cardinals - John McGraw - MGR
395. Detroit Tigers - Norm Cash - 1B
396. New York Yankees - Tommy Lasorda - MGR
397. Kansas City Monarchs - Walter Alston - MGR
398. Chicago Whales - Josh Beckett - SP
399. Toronto Blue Jays - Victor Martinez - 1B/C
400. Cleveland Naps - Sparky Anderson - MGR

Round 26

401. Cleveland Naps - Carlos Delgado - 1B
402. Toronto Blue Jays - Jose Altuve - 2B
403. Chicago Whales - Bobby Thigpen - RP
404. Kansas City Monarchs - Louis Santop - C
405. New York Yankees - Tom Burgmeier - RP
406. Detroit Tigers - Brad Ziegler - RP
407. St. Louis Cardinals - Burleigh Grimes - SP
408. Albuquerque Dukes - Dick Williams - MGR
409. Yomiuri Giants - Jim Leyland - MGR
410. Atlanta Braves - Rick Honeycutt - RP
411. Montreal Royals - Connie Mack - MGR
412. San Francisco Giants - Joe Maddon - MGR
413. Pittsburgh Pirates - Tony Watson - RP
414. St. Louis Maroons - Kelvin Herrera - RP
415. Quad Cities River Bandits - Pud Galvin - SP
416. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Maury Wills - SS

 

[Winger for Hire]

Looks like I get to kick this thing off... Thank you to Wrigs for spearheading this. I would think there's a way to not drop your team from competing, but I'm sure that can be discussed before we get to the voting aspect.

With the 1st overall pick, the Washington Wild Things select, LHP Fernando Valenzuela

Career Highlights

1981 Cy Young Winner (3 time Top 5 finisher)
1981 Rookie of the Year
6 time All-Star
Strikeout Leader (1981)
Gold Glove Winner (1986)
NL Wins Leader (1986)
2 time Silver Slugger Winner
Threw a No-Hitter (June 29, 1990)

Career Stats

173 Wins
3.54 ERA
1.32 WHIP
2074 Strikeouts
1151 Walks

Postseason

63.2 Innings
5 Wins
1.98 ERA
1.22 WHIP
44 Strikeouts
1 World Series Championship

 

[Tecumseh]

The Great Lakes Loons select SP Jerry Koosman.

19 year career

222-209
3.36 ERA
110 ERA+
3.26 FIP
1.259 WHIP
57.1 WAR
0.7 HR per 9
140 complete games
33 shutouts
2,556 strikeouts
2x All-Star
Finished second in Cy Young voting in 1976
1969 World Champion (2-0, 2.04 ERA, 1 complete game, and 0.623 WHIP in 17.2 innings in the 1969 World Series)​

 

[Vegeta]

The London Tigers welcome back SP Dutch Leonard (LHP), the ace of last year's team.

Career Stats

139-113
2.76 ERA
1,160 Ks
33 Shutouts
151 Complete Games
1.225 WHIP
115 ERA+

162 Game Averages

16-13
247 IP
131 Ks

Awards/Acomplishments

2x World Series Champion
1x ERA leader
2 No Hitters
Single season ERA record holder

To this date, Dutch Leonard's 1914 seasons stands alone with a record 0.96 ERA amongst 25 starts. Dutch went 19-5 that season. A year later he would help lead the Red Sox to the World series title, winning in both 1915 and 1916.​

 

[td_ice]

With the 4th overall pick in the MLB draft, The Pittsburgh Pirates are happy to select as their ace, SP Jon Matlack.



The lefty star of 13 seasons compiled a 39 WAR in his career. With a great prime with WAR seasons of 9.1, 6.4, 6.0, 4.3, and 4.3.


FIP 3.06


ERA+ 114


Playoff performer, 25 IP, and 1.40 ERA and WHIP 0.779

 

[NJDevs26]

Knuckleball, spitball and shineball hurler SP Eddie Cicotte

http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/1f272b1a

Though he didn’t invent the pitch, Eddie “Knuckles” Cicotte was perhaps the first major-league pitcher to master the knuckleball. According to one description, Cicotte gripped the knuckler by holding the ball “on the three fingers of a closed hand, with his thumb and forefinger to guide it, throwing it with an overhand motion, and sending it from his hand as one would snap a whip. The ball acts like a ‘spitter,’ but is a new-fangled thing.”

Cicotte once estimated that 75 percent of the pitches he threw were knuckleballs. The rest of the time the right-hander relied on a fadeaway, slider, screwball, spitter, emery ball, shine ball, and a pitch he called the “sailor,” a rising fastball that “would sail much in the same manner of a flat stone thrown by a small boy.” Whether he was sailing or sinking the ball, shining it or darkening it, the 5-foot-9, 175-pound Cicotte had more pitches than a traveling salesman. “Perhaps no pitcher in the world has such a varied assortment of wares in his repertory as Cicotte,” The Sporting News observed in 1918. “He throws with effect practically every kind of ball known to pitching science.”

2.38 career ERA in 3226 innings
1.15 career WHIP
249 complete games in 361 starts
35 shutouts
123 ERA+
*A 2.22 ERA in 44.2 career postseason innings

*-despite actively dumping two games in the 1919 WS

 

[Ben Grimm]

P Wilber "Bullet' Rogan

BULLET ROGAN

Wilber Joe Rogan
Inducted to the Hall of Fame in: 1998
Primary team: Kansas City Monarchs
Primary position: Pitcher
Wilber Joe Rogan was not only one of the best pitchers to have played in the Negro Leagues, but he was also one of the best hitters. By not beginning his Negro League career until the age of 30, Rogan got a late start. Nevertheless, he excelled during his 19 seasons with the Kansas City Monarchs, after beginning his baseball career as a part of the Army, playing for a team in the all-black 25th Infantry.

One statistical compilation records the hurler as winning more games than any other in the history of the Negro National League. He went 119-50 in his pitching career, with a 3.68 ERA, completing 132 of the 209 games that he started while using his repertoire of curveballs, spitballs, palm balls, forkballs and fastballs to strike out 855.

Splitting his time between the mound and the outfield, Rogan also ranks fourth in the league in career average, at .338. Rogan held a .515 slugging percentage with 45 home runs to go with 99 stolen bases and 361 runs. The slugger also notched 251 RBI, and led the Negro National League with 13 homers in 1922.

Rogan helped the Monarchs win three straight pennants from 1923-1925, and a Negro League World Series champion-ship in 1924. During the championship season, Rogan hit .395 and had an 18-6 record on the mound. In the first Black World Series, he led his team with 13 hits and won two games for Kansas City as the Monarchs took down the Hilldale Daisies.

While Rogan’s pitching was often compared to that of Satchel Paige, his son Wilber pointed out that there was at least one difference. “I do know that Satchel needed a designated hitter when he was on the mound,” the younger Rogan said of his father. “When dad was on the mound, he was bat-ting cleanup.”


SEE CAREER STATISTICS
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DID YOU KNOW

THAT JOE ROGAN WAS RECOMMENDED TO KANSAS CITY MONARCHS OWNER J.L. WILKINSON BY PIRATES OUTFIELDER AND FUTURE HALL OF FAME MANAGER CASEY STENGEL, A NATIVE OF KANSAS CITY?

"Rogan was one of the best low-ball hitters I ever saw, and one of the best curve-ball hitters. " Frank Duncan

http://baseballhall.org/hof/rogan-bullet

 

[Ben Grimm]

3B William "Judy" Johnson

JUDY JOHNSON

William Julius Johnson
Inducted to the Hall of Fame in: 1975
Primary team: Hilldale Daisies
Primary position: 3rd Baseman
“Judy could do all that is required to make up a sterling third baseman and do it better than the rest of the field. [He] …hit the ball hard to all corners of the lot. Slight of build, this Hilldale luminary was a fielding gem, whose breathtaking plays on bunts and hard smashes are treasured among many fans memoirs.â€â€”writer and official scorekeeper Lloyd Thompson

Considered one of the four best third basemen to play in the Negro leagues, along with fellow Hall-of-Famers Ray Dandridge and Jud Wilson, as well as Oliver Marcelle, William “Judy†Johnson was a slick-fielding, spray-hitting, clutch performer, and later a manager, scout and coach.

Johnson was born in Snow Hill, MD in 1899. At age 18, he began playing semipro baseball for five dollars a game. He quickly moved up to the Hilldale Stars, joining the club full time in 1921. It was there that he acquired his nickname, after a veteran Hilldale player named “Judy†Gans. His mentor as a young player was Hall-of-Famer John Henry “Pop†Lloyd. Johnson, a smart ballplayer with a skill for recognizing and developing talent, would later serve as a mentor for Hall-of-Famer Josh Gibson.

Johnson led the Hilldales to three pennants in a row from 1923-25. He played in the first Negro World Series in 1924, losing to the Kansas City Monarchs. The Hilldales turned the table on the Monarchs the following year.

In 1929, Johnson was named the Negro leagues Most Valuable Player by the Chicago Defender and the Pittsburgh Courier, two of the leading black newspapers. The following season, he became player-manager of the Homestead Grays. In 1932, he and most of the club jumped to the Pittsburgh Crawfords. He was captain of the 1935 club that featured five future Hall-of-Famers: himself, Cool Papa Bell, Oscar Charleston, Josh Gibson, and Satchel Paige. He retired as a player in 1937.

In 1951, Johnson scouted for the Philadelphia Athletics, later scouting for the Braves, Phillies, and Dodgers. He signed Richie Allen and Bill Bruton, and could have signed Hank Aaron for the A’s, who reportedly balked at the price. In 1954, he was hired as a spring training coach for the A’s, responsible for working with African-American players at spring camp. Due to the brief nature of the assignment, he is not credited as the first African-American coach in the majors.

From 1971-’74, Johnson served on the Hall of Fame’s Committee on the Negro Baseball Leagues. After stepping down from the committee, he was elected to the Hall in 1975. Former teammate Ted Page: “Judy Johnson was the smartest third baseman I ever came across. A scientific ballplayer, did everything with grace and poise.â€


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DID YOU KNOW

THAT AS A MAJOR LEAGUE SCOUT, JUDY JOHNSON HELPED TO SIGN FUTURE BIG LEAGUE STARS DICK ALLEN AND BILL BRUTON, WITH BRUTON LATER BECOMING JOHNSON'S SON-IN-LAW?

"Johnson was the best hitter among the four top third basemen in the Negro Leagues, but no-one would drive in as many clutch runs as he would. He was a solid ballplayer, real smart, but he was not the kind of fellow who could ‘just get it done.’ He was dependable, quiet, not flashy at all, but could handle anything that came up. No matter how much the pressure, no matter how important the play or the throw or the hit, Judy could do it when it counted. " Cool Papa Bell

http://baseballhall.org/hof/johnson-judy

 

[NJDevs26]

1B Don Mattingly - an offensive beast at the start of his career before back problems affected his power, and the best career fielding percentage of any player defensively at any position with a .9959 lifetime figure.

http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/2242d2ed

Sparky Anderson, the first man to manage a World Series champion from each league, said of Mattingly in 1988, "I think he's the greatest single player in our game." George Brett, the Kansas City star and future Hall of Famer who hit .390 in 1980, remarked of Mattingly in the same year, "If he isn't the best, I'd like to know who is." Fireballer Dwight Gooden of the Mets said: "I'm glad I don't have to face that guy every day. Mattingly has that look that few hitters have. I don't know if it's his stance, his eyes or what, but you can tell he means business."

.307/.358/.471 career slash
127 OPS+
6x All Star
9x Gold Glove winner
1984 batting champ
1985 MVP winner
Hit .417 with 1 HR and 6 RBI with 25 postseason AB's in 1995

 

[td_ice]

9th overall pick The Pittsburgh Pirates select, SP, Max Lanier


Another strong lefty starter to go with Matlack

Played from '38-54


ERA+ 126


ERA 3.01


FIP 3.22


Playoff performer 31IP, 1.71 ERA, 2 time WS champ

 

[Vegeta]

The Tigers select the other Dutch Leonard. Thereby making the Double Dutch combo.

191-181
3.25 Era
119 Era+
192 complete games
1.256 WHIP

His record sucks because he was on the Washington Senators. Other than that, he is a hall of fame worthy pitcher, imo.

 

[Tecumseh]

The Great Lakes Loons select OF Jim Rice.

16 year career

.298/.352/.502/.854
128 OPS+
47.4 WAR
2,452 hits
373 doubles
79 triples
382 home runs
1,451 RBIs
8x All-Star
2x Silver Slugger
1977, 1978, 1983 AL Home Run Title
1978 AL MVP
1986 AL Pennant
Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2009 on his 15th ballot​

 

[Winger for Hire]

The Washington Wild Things are proud to select, 1B and Nolan Ryan Look-Alike Runner Up Will "The Thrill" Clark

Career Highlights

6 time All-Star
2 time Silver Slugger
Gold Glove Winner (1991)
Golden Spikes Award (1985)
NL Slug% Leader (1991)
NL RBI Leader (1988)
NLCS MVP (1989)
Silver Medal in the '84 LA Summer Games

College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (2006- inaugural class)
Mississippi State Univ. Hall of Fame Inductee (2003)
Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame Inductee (2007)
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Inductee (2008)

At age 36, compiled a tidy .319/.418/.546/.964 line.

Career Stats

.303/.384/.497
.880 OPS (137 OPS+)

1205 RBI
1186 Runs Scored
67 Stolen Bases

2176 Hits
440 Doubles
284 Home Runs

Postseason

31 Games
.333/.409/.547
8 Doubles
5 Home Runs
16 RBI

56.2 bWAR

Clark played a starring role for the 1984 U.S. Olympic team that yielded such future major leaguers as Barry Larkin and Mark McGwire. During the five-game Olympic tournament, Clark led the team in batting average (.429), hits (9), runs batted in (8) and tied for the team lead in home runs (3).

Playing for Mississippi State University, Clark was noted for his oft-imitated "sweet swing," said to be among the best in baseball. In 1985, The Sporting News named Clark an All-American and he later won the Golden Spikes Award from USA Baseball as the best amateur baseball player in the country. A teammate of Rafael Palmeiro, the two were known as "Thunder and Lightning."

 

[Winger for Hire]

The Washington Wild Things are also proud to select, RHP Timmy "The Freak" Lincecum

Career Highlights

2 time Cy Young Award winner (2008, 2009, 2 other Top 10 finishes)
3 time NL Strikeout King
4 time All-Star (1 All-Star Game Started)
Babe Ruth Award (2010)
Golden Spikes Award winner (2006)
3 time World Series Champion

Pitched 2 No-Hitters (July 13th, 2013 & June 25th, 2014)

MLB 2K9 Cover Athlete

Multiple no-hitters thrown, multiple Cy Young Awards won, multiple All-Star selections (tied with Sandy Koufax, Randy Johnson, and Roy Halladay)

Multiple no-hitters thrown, multiple Cy Young Awards won, multiple All-Star selections, multiple World Series championship titles (tied with Sandy Koufax)

No-hit repeat against the same franchise/team (San Diego Padres) in back-to-back seasons (2013–2014)

No-hit repeat against the same franchise/team (tied with Addie Joss)

Career Stats

110 Wins
3.74 ERA
107 ERA+
1.29 ERA
1736 Strikeouts (9.3 K/9)

Postseason

56.1 Inning
5 Winss
2.40 ERA
0.85 WHIP
65 Strikeouts (10.4 K/9)
14 Walks

Peak Stats

881.2 Innings
2.81 ERA (2.81 FIP)
143 ERA+
1.17 WHIP
977 Strikeouts (10.0 K/9)

 

[Tecumseh]

The Great Lakes Loons select SS Jim Fregosi.

18 year career

.265/.338/.398/.736
113 OPS+
48.7 WAR
1,726 hits
264 doubles
78 triples (led the league with 13 triples in 1968)
76 stolen bases
6x All-Star
1x Gold Glove​

 

[Vegeta]

The Tigers select OF Jose Canseco

Career Stats

.266/.353/.515 (.867 OPS)
132 OPS+
1877 Hits
462 Homeruns
1407 RBIs
200 SB

162 Game Averages

161 Hits
40 Homeruns
121 RBI
102 Runs
17 SB (8 CS)

Awards and Accomplishments


6x All-Star
Rookie of the Year
1x MVP
4x Silver Slugger

The other half of the infamous Bash Brothers, Jose Canseco is the premier slugger of this draft.

Fun fact: Jose Canseco is the father of time travel. By harnessing the power of dream energy, he can alter the past. Also he hits home runs because singles are for wusses.

 

[td_ice]

The Pittsburgh Pirates are happy to select, with pick 16th overall, SP, Babe Adams.



Pitched 19 years, from '06 to '26.




WAR 49.5


FIP 2.72 ________ (FIP leader 4 times in his career)


WHIP 1.092________ (also 4 times best WHIP)



Stellar BB/9 of 1.3


Playoff performer, was Pirates MVP of '09 World Series, with 3 wins

WS 28IP, 1.29 ERA

 

[NJDevs26]

RF Dwight Evans



http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/fbfdf45f

A three-time All-Star, Evans won eight Gold Gloves in the stretch running from 1976 through 1985. At one time or another, he led the American League in on-base percentage, OPS, runs, runs created, total bases, home runs, extra base hits, bases on balls, and times on base. He had a rifle of an arm, patrolling Fenway's capacious right field for 18 years from 1972 through 1989 (serving another year as the team's DH), and three times led the league in assists - but runners quickly learned not to try to score on Dwight Evans.

...

It has often been said that Evans' career statistics are similar to many in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Bill James has written, "Dwight Evans is one of the most underrated players in baseball history." He did so making the case for Evans to be brought into the Hall in a lengthy piece from Grantland in 2012.

.272/.370/.470 splits
127 OPS+
66.9 WAR
385 HR
1384 RBI
8x Gold Glove winner

 

[Ben Grimm]

SP Leon Day

LEON DAY

Leon Day
Inducted to the Hall of Fame in: 1995
Primary team: Newark Eagles
Primary position: Pitcher
Monte Irvin recalled, “People don't know what a great pitcher Leon Day was. He was as good or better than Bob Gibson. He was a better fielder, a better hitter, could run like a deer. When he pitched against Satchel, Satchel didn't have an edge. You thought Don Newcombe could pitch. You should have seen Day! One of the best complete athletes I've ever seenâ€

The quiet, soft spoken and modest right hander had a deceptive fastball and a sharp curve. He was the opposite of Satchel Paige, but just as good. Day pitched in six East-West All-Star Games recording 14 strikeouts. In the 1942 East-West Game, with the West threatening in the seventh inning, the Eagles ace entered the game in relief and shut down the rally retiring the last seven batters of the game, five of them on strikes.

Although his Newark Eagles missed out on the Negro National League pennant that year, Day still had the opportunity to shine in the Negro World Series. On loan from the Eagles to the Grays, Day pitched a gem against the Monarchs striking out 12 and besting Satchel Paige, a victory that was ultimately overturned when Kansas City protested after the game. The game was replayed without Day on the hill and the Monarchs won that contest and the series.

Following the season, Gray’s owner Cumberland Posey, who also wrote a column for one of the leading black newspapers, the Pittsburgh Courier, named his annual All-American team for Negro baseball leagues. At the top of that list was Leon Day, whom Posey rated higher than Satchel Paige, “Leon was the best pitcher in Negro Baseball… despite the fact that he was used daily, either as a pitcher, outfielder, or infielderâ€.

Around that time rumors swirled about the Pittsburgh Pirates possibly giving tryouts black ballplayers. At the time, the Pittsburgh Courier speculated who might be given such tryouts, “Leon Day is the type of hurler the Pirates need… He has all the qualities necessary for the majors. We believe he could do much better than the Pirates’ leading hurler, Rip Sewellâ€. Although the tryouts never took place, this was high praise none the less for the talented right hander.

Arm troubles and military duty during World War II sidetracked Day’s career for a few years, but he returned from the service in 1946 and experienced perhaps his finest moment on the mound. On Opening Day at Newark’s Ruppert Stadium threw a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Stars.

Statistics are incomplete and from official league games only. More information


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DID YOU KNOW

THAT ON JULY 23, 1942, NEWARK EAGLES PITCHER LEON DAY STRUCK OUT 18 BALTIMORE ELITE GIANTS TO SET A NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGUE RECORD?

"I would say he was the most complete ballplayer I've ever seen. I've never seen a better athlete, never seen a better baseball player all-around. " Monte Irvin

http://baseballhall.org/hof/day-leon

 

[Ben Grimm]

SP William "Willie" Foster

BILL FOSTER

William Hendrick Foster
Inducted to the Hall of Fame in: 1996
Primary team: Chicago American Giants
Primary position: Pitcher
“Bill Foster was my star pitcher, not even barring Satchel Paige.†--manager Dave Malarcher

The younger half-brother of Negro Leagues legend and founder Andrew “Rube†Foster, Bill Foster was a tall left-handed pitcher who played from 1923-37. For much of that time, he was considered the best lefty in the Negro Leagues. According to Hall-of-Fame umpire Jocko Conlan, “Foster had the same perfect delivery of Herb Pennock, but was faster by far, with a sharp curve, and had what all great pitchers have—control.â€

Foster could throw extremely hard, but he was a pitcher, not just a thrower. His repertoire included the fastball, curve, slider, a drop ball, and most importantly, a phenomenal change-of-pace. Manager Malarcher called him “the greatest exponent of the change-of-pace. He could throw you a fast ball with maybe six or eight changes of speed.†According to Hall of Famer Hilton Smith, Foster would throw his high curve for a called strike: “Then when he got ready for you to swing, he’d start it ‘round your waist and the catcher would catch it in the dirt. You couldn’t hit it with anything.â€

Foster starred for his brother’s Chicago American Giants through much of the twenties, helping the team to pennants in 1926, ’27, and ’33. The 1926 season and postseason may have been his greatest. He won 26 consecutive games (both league and non-league games) during the season. In the playoff between the Giants and the first half-season winning Kansas City Monarchs, the Giants needed to win both games to take the pennant. Foster started and won both games of the doubleheader, both against future hall-of-Famer Bullet Rogan.

The American Giants then advanced to the World Series, defeating the Bacharach Giants while Foster won two games, pitched in two others, and posted an e.r.a. of 1.27.

Foster was the winning pitcher for the West in the first East-West All-Star Game, going the distance against a formidable opposing lineup. He appeared in the midsummer classic again the following year. Foster briefly served as a player-manager in 1931 for the American Giants, but resigned in order to concentrate on pitching. He played winter ball in Cuba and California.

Foster was dean of men and baseball coach at Alcorn State College from 1960 until his death in 1978. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996. “He gave our best teams fits,†said Hall of Famer Cumberland Posey. He was “the hardest man in baseball to beat.â€

Statistics are incomplete and from official league games only. More information


SEE CAREER STATISTICS
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DID YOU KNOW

THAT BILL FOSTER COACHED BASEBALL AT HIS ALMA MATER, ALCORN STATE COLLEGE, FROM 1960-77?

"All the years I played, I never got a hit off him. He threw fire. " Buck Leonard

http://baseballhall.org/hof/foster-bill

 

[NJDevs26]

SS Vern 'Junior' Stephens

He was a bit before his time, a shortstop that could hit for power and slot in the middle of a lineup but still capable enough in the field to lead the league in assists for three straight years and move a popular All-Star over to third base upon being traded to the Red Sox.

A good read from SABR on a largely forgotten standout of the 1940's:

http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/3442ca21

In a June 1948 story in Sport magazine, Harold Kaese wrote of the great relationship between Stephens and his teammates, and that Stephens had "won the battle" for the position because he was one of the best fielding shortstops in baseball. Stephens' defensive statistics were very good, and McCarthy was undoubtedly aware of Stephens' great range and arm. Vern had led the league in assists in 1947, and would again in 1948 and 1949. In the same article, Bobby Doerr said: "[Stephens is] nice to work with like xxxxx. They co-operate on pop flies in the sun, and work with you on other plays. Perhaps the best thing that impresses me about Vern is the speed with which he goes across the bag on double plays." In a story written just after Stephens died in 1968, xxxxx said: "I always believed McCarthy did it because Stevie had such a great arm."

.286/.355/.460 splits
119 OPS+
45.5 WAR
247 HR (including a 39-HR season, then a single-season record for a SS)
1147 RBI (led the league 3x, including an incredible 159-RBI season in 1949, a total not matched for 50 years by anyone in MLB)
8x All-Star
Finished top ten in MVP voting six times
Was a key member of the Browns' only pennant winner in 1944

 

[td_ice]

With pick #21, the Pittsburgh Pirates are happy to select, CF, Earle Combs.


Combs, a Hall of famer, was an outstanding Cf in his time, and the leadoff hitter of one of the best teams in MLB history, the '27 Yankees. Had terrific regular season and post season stats.


played from '24-'35.

He will make the perfect leadoff hitter for the Pirates.


.325/.397/.462


OPS .859, and OPS+ 125



9 consecutive seasons of double digit in triples. Leading the lead 3 times, with totals of, 23, 22, and 21 triples.



post season, 16 games, 72 PA's.......slash of .355/.451/.450


3 time WS champion



42.5 WAR

 

[Vegeta]

LHP Mickey Lolich

 

[Tecumseh]

The Great Lakes Loons select OF Babe Herman.

13 year career

.324/.383/.532/.915
141 OPS+
40.3 WAR
1,818 hits
399 doubles
110 triples (led the league with 19 in 1932)
181 home runs (career-high was 35 with Brooklyn in 1930)
997 RBIs
94 stolen bases
In 1930, he had his best year recording the previously mentioned 35 home runs, .393 BA, 1.132 OPS, and 169 OPS+​