We now have 15 teams (not counting myself) taken for the 1969 Draft league. Here are the teams taken listed with the player they have decided to protect in the draft:
| Team Selected | Draft Dice Roll | Player withheld from Draft | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland A’s | 465 | OF Reggie Jackson | Lots of good choices but Reggieball it is |
| Chicago White Sox | 662 | LHSP Tommy John | A good long term choice which means Melton & Aparicio are available |
| Baltimore Orioles | 691 | 1B Boog Powell | Boog is good but I really expected one Of the Robinson boys or Palmer |
| Atlanta Braves | 432 | OF Hank Aaron | Aaron is an obvious pick but that means Phil Niekro will go in the 1st round |
| Cincinnati Reds | 238 | C Johnny Bench | Another team with too many good choices Rose and Perez come immediately to mind |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 840 | RHSP Don Sutton | The Dodgers didn’t have a lot of Wow to pick from but Sutton is good |
| Montreal Expos | 742 | OF Rusty Staub | Le Grande Orange was the obvious choice |
| New York Mets | 611 | RHSP Tom Seaver | Hard to pass up Koosman, McGraw & Ryan but not if the alternative is Tom Terrific |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 396 | OF Roberto Clemente | 1st to 3rd on a single to right vs Pittsburgh will be an adventure. |
| St Louis Cardinals | 139 | RHSP Bob Gibson | Again a lot of good choices but how does one pass on Gibson? |
| San Francisco Giants | 820 | OF Bobby Bonds | McCovey had a big year & Mays is still Mays but Bonds was really something |
| New York Yankees | 891 | SP Fritz Peterson | Would have never guessed this pick in a million years |
| Cleveland Indians | 823 | LHSP Sam McDowell | Sudden Sam is still at his peak and will make others miserable every 5th day |
| Washington Senators | 406 | SS Ed Brinkman | Brinkman is no Frank Howard but he’s a solid defensive SS & hit a little in 69 |
| Minnesota Twins | 036 | 2B Rod Carew | It would take a Rod Carew to make anyone Pass on Harmon Killebrew |
| Seattle Pilots | 681 | 3B Tommy Harper | Harper is likely the only player on the Pilots that might go anywhere in the 1st 5 rounds |
I took the Seattle Pilots on a temp basis to allow me to access the system but I’d really like the RedSox but I’ll hold off to allow any new player to get them. If I keep the Pilots my guy will be Tommy Harper who is the best of the lot but that means that Brooks is off my draft table
16 is a perfect number for scheduling but if you want in feel free to jump in and we’ll shoot for 20
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If it’s a keeper league — as much as I admire Gibson and think he’s objectively better, for the long run I’d have to take Lefty. Gibson’s going to be great through ’74; Carlton will go another decade.