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All Time Yankees Draft

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EVIL~! alkeiper

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A mini-MLB draft is in the works. Instead of the whole of MLB history for this one, we are going to focus solely on the New York Yankees. Why the Yankees, a team I despise? They simply have the talent necessary to sustain this kind of idea. I'd run Phillies, but who is going to get excited over Fred Luderus?

 

We have five entrants. Myself, Canadian Chris, Smues, Brooklyn Zoo and 161st and River. One more person can join in if they are interested.

 

Here are the basics.

1. 21 man rosters (eight position players and a DH, three reserves, five starters, three relievers, and a manager)

2. You draft a player's career ONLY as a Yankee. If you draft Randy Johnson, you're getting 34 career victories.

3. A player may only be chosen either as a manager or player. A player may not be chosen twice for each role. Two exceptions, Hal Chase and Clark Griffith may be player-managers.

4. All home parks are assumed to be Yankee Stadium.

 

Results

Round One

CC: Babe Ruth

Al: Mickey Mantle

Bored: Lou Gehrig

BZ: Joe Dimaggio

Smues: Alex Rodriguez

161st: Bernie Williams

 

Round Two

161st: Whitey Ford

Smues: Yogi Berra

BZ: Mariano Rivera

Bored: Derek Jeter

Al: Charlie Keller

CC: Bill Dickey

 

Round Three

CC: Tony Lazzeri

Al: Lefty Gomez

Bored: Red Ruffing

BZ: Don Mattingly

Smues: Spud Chandler

161st:Ron Guidry

 

Round Four

161st: Jorge Posada

Smues: Jason Giambi

BZ: Thurman Munson

Bored: Reggie Jackson

Al: Joe Gordon

CC: Andy Pettitte

 

Round Five

CC: Goose Gossage

Al: Allie Reynolds

Bored: Rickey Henderson

BZ: Dave Winfield

Smues: Roger Clemens

161st: Roger Maris

 

Round Six

161st: Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez

Smues: Mike Mussina

BZ: Earle Combs

Bored: Ed Lopat

Al: Phil Rizzuto

CC: Paul O'Neill

 

Round Seven

CC: Bobby Murcer

Al: Elston Howard

Bored: Graig Nettles

BZ: Tommy Henrich

Smues: Casey Stengel (manager)

161st: Dave Righetti

 

Round Eight

161st: Willie Randolph

Smues: Sparky Lyle

BZ: Wade Boggs

Bored: John Wetteland

Al: Herb Pennock

CC: Bob Shawkey

 

Round Nine

CC: Jimmy Key

Al: Bill Skowron

Bored: Hideki Matsui

BZ: Joe McCarthy (manager)

Smues: Mel Stottlemyre

161st: Waite Hoyt

 

Round Ten

161st: Joe Torre (manager)

Smues: Tino Martinez

BZ: Catfish Hunter

Bored: Tommy John

Al: Gil McDougald

CC: David Cone

 

Round Eleven

CC: Home Run Baker

Al: Roy White

Bored: Alfonso Soriano

BZ: Vic Raschi

Smues: Robinson Cano

161st: Lou Piniella

 

Round Twelve

161st: Hank Bauer

Smues: Frankie Crosetti

BZ: Tony Kubek

Bored: David Wells

Al: Carl Mays

CC: Chien-Ming Wang

 

Round Thirteen

CC: Mike Stanton

Al: Johnny Murphy

Bored: Gary Sheffield

BZ: Bobby Richardson

Smues: David Justice

161st: Clete Boyer

 

Round Fourteen

161st: Jeff Nelson

Smues: Gene Woodling

BZ: George Selkirk

Bored: Steve Howe

Al: Miller Huggins (manager)

CC: Don Baylor

 

Round Fifteen

CC: Kid Elberfeld

Al: Bob Meusel

Bored: Billy Martin (manager)

BZ: Al Downing

Smues: Ben Chapman

161st: Wally Pipp

 

Round Sixteen

161st: Jack Chesbro

Smues: Mickey Rivers

BZ: Bob Turley

Bored: Butch Wynegar

Al: Steve Hamilton

CC: Nick Etten

 

Round Seventeen

CC: Jerry Mumphrey

Al: Urban Shocker

Bored: Ron Davis

BZ: Fritz Peterson

Smues: Hal Chase

161st: Bob Wickman

 

Round Eighteen

161st: Roberto Kelly

Smues: Clark Griffith

BZ: Joe Page

Bored: Ralph Terry

Al: Ryne Duren

CC: Lindy McDaniel

 

Round Nineteen

CC: Johnny Blanchard

Al: Mike Stanley

Bored:Roy Smalley

BZ: Red Rolfe

Smues: Joba Chamberlain

161st: Ron Blomberg

 

Round Twenty

161st: Tom Tresh (or Shane Spencer)

Smues: Wally Schang

BZ: Joe Girardi

Bored: Ron Hassey

Al: Snuffy Stirnweiss

CC: Randy Velarde

 

Round Twenty-One

CC: Ralph Houk (manager)

Al: Birdie Cree

Bored: Tim Raines

BZ: Ramiro Mendoza

Smues: Tom Gordon

161st: Rick Cerone

 

Round Twenty-Two (Relief Pitchers)

161st: Shane Spencer

Smues: Lee Guetterman

BZ: Dick Tidrow

Bored: Hal Reniff

Al: Steve Farr

CC: Jack Aker

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My being forced to post this via cellphone is everyone elser gain as my yankess knowledge is limited and looking up stats sucks with this. So the 'al still has not resolved our name issue's select roger clemens i am sure i will regret that later

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My being forced to post this via cellphone is everyone elser gain as my yankess knowledge is limited and looking up stats sucks with this. So the 'al still has not resolved our name issue's select roger clemens i am sure i will regret that later

Nah, I almost took Clemens instead of Gossage.

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Smues, you'll need to take one of these names.

 

Mutuals

Yankees

Giants

Cubans (or Cuban Giants)

Lincoln Giants

Bacharach Giants

Black Yankees

Mets (or Metropolitans)

Superbas

Robins

Atlantics

Bridegrooms

 

The last four are Brooklyn names.

 

I did not get to write about my last three picks yet.

 

Joe Gordon was the Yankees' second baseman from 1938-46. He made the All-Star game every season except his rookie year. Three times in his Yankee career he drove in 100+ runs, and three times he reached the top ten in MVP balloting, winning the award outright in 1942. In his Yankee career he hit .271/.358/.467. His counting totals are hurt a bit by missing two years due to World War II. He is a contemporary of Red Sox HOF second baseman Bobby Doerr, and often considered the better player. I did not realize until now that Gordon was actually the second baseman on the Indians' 1948 title team.

 

It is fitting that I took Allie Reynolds next. When the Yankees traded Gordon after an off season, they received Reynolds in return. Reynolds is one of the most famous swingmen in baseball history, filling both starting and relief roles for Casey Stengel, who never used a traditional rotation. Reynolds not only collected an excellent 131-60 record with the Yanks, he also saved 41 games. In the World Series, Reynolds had a 7-2 record with another 4 saves to his credit. His strikeout totals are not superficially impressive but he played in a low strikeout era; he frequently finished in the top ten and led the league in 1952. He finished second and third in consecutive years in MVP balloting in the 1950s. With my club, he will take a regular turn in the rotation.

 

Phil Rizzuto fills the need both for a shortstop and leadoff hitter. His .351 career OBP and 149 stolen bases make him a fine candidate for the role. Again, those stolen base totals are not impressive but he finished top ten eight times in that category. Teams just rarely ran in his era. The dropoff here at shortstop between Rizzuto and the next player is pretty significant, IMO.

 

 

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I still cry foul because you didn't original say New York BASEBALL team, nor that it had to be a current team, just a New York team. But oh well, Bridegrooms it is.

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Good pick on Murcer.

 

Elston Howard next pick made nine consecutive All-Star squads, won an MVP award in 1963 and collected two Gold Gloves. Howard struggled to establish himself, not earning the starting job until he was 31 thanks to the presence of Yogi Berra. Once he did though, he enjoyed 4-5 great seasons.

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The Knight of Kennett Square, Herb Pennock. Pennock twice won 20+ games for the Yankees, three times leading the league in fewest walks per nine innings. He went 5-0 in World Series play. In his post-baseball career, he was the GM of the Phillies who helped build the Whiz Kids.

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