1974 Season Discussion

Notable debuts in 1974 (Career WAR over 15, 26 players this year, 2 Hall of Famers):
Robin Yount - 77
Gary Carter - 69.9
Keith Hernandez - 60
Fred Lynn - 50
Jim Rice - 47.4
Jim Sundberg - 40.5
Rick Rhoden - 35.9
John Denny - 32.4
Mike Hargrove - 30.3
Sixto Lezcano - 28.1
Kent Tekulve - 26.3
Dennis Leonard - 26.3
Bob Forsch - 25.1
Rick Burleson - 22.6
Jerry Mumphrey - 22.2
John Montefusco - 20
John Stearns - 19.6
Gary Lavelle - 19.4
Claudell Washington - 19.4
Bruce Bochte - 19.3
Ron LeFlore - 17.8
Warren Cromartie - 16.3
Ed Figueroa - 16
Larry Parrish - 15.5
Larry Herndon - 15.2
Al Cowens - 15.2


The overall draft order is:
1) Memphis Blues (MEM), 55-107
2) New Orleans Pelicans (NOP), 73-89
3) Springfield Redbirds (SPR), 74-88
4) Hawaii Islanders (HAW), 77-85
5) Portland Beavers (POR), 79-83
6) Toledo Mud Hens (TOL), 80-82 (9-9 vs IOW -6 run diff, 9-9 vs PRS -4 run diff / 18-18 -10 run diff)
7) Pawtucket Red Sox (PRS), 80-82 (9-9 vs IOW -9 run diff, 9-9 vs TOL +4 run diff / 18-18 -5 run diff)
8) Iowa Oaks (IOW), 80-82 (9-9 vs PRS +9 run diff, 9-9 vs TOL +6 run diff / 18-18 +15 run diff)
9) Syracuse Chiefs (SYR), 81-81
10) Winnipeg Whips (WIN), 82-80
11) Richmond Braves (RCH), 85-77 (7-11 vs CHC)
12) Charleston Charlies (CHC), 85-77 (11-7 vs RCH)
13) Phoenix Giants (PHX), 88-74
14) Albuquerque Dukes (ALB), 89-73
15) Louisville Colonels (LOU), 107-55


Trades that affect the draft PLEASE CONFIRM THAT I HAVE THEM CORRECT!
Richmond Braves (RCH) 1st round pick from Louisville Colonels (LOU) (1971 trade)
Syracuse Chiefs (SYR) 1st round pick from Richmond Braves (RCH) (1971 trade)
New Orleans Pelicans (NOP) 1st round pick from Charleston Charlies (CHC) (1972 trade)
Phoenix Giants (PHX) 1st round pick from Memphis Blues (MEM) (1972 trade)
Syracuse Chiefs (SYR) 1st round pick from Springfield Redbirds (SPR) (1973 trade)
Syracuse Chiefs (SYR) 2nd round pick from Albuquerque Dukes (ALB) (1973 trade)
New Orleans Pelicans (NOP) 3rd round pick from Richmond Braves (RCH) (1973 trade)


The 1st round order is
1) Phoenix Giants (PHX) via Memphis Blues (MEM)
2) New Orleans Pelicans (NOP)
3) Syracuse Chiefs (SYR) via Springfield Redbirds (SPR)
4) Hawaii Islanders (HAW)
5) Portland Beavers (POR)
6) Toledo Mud Hens (TOL)
7) Pawtucket Red Sox (PRS)
8) Iowa Oaks (IOW)
9) Syracuse Chiefs (SYR)
10) Winnipeg Whips (WIN)
11) Syracuse Chiefs (SYR) via Richmond Braves (RCH)
12) New Orleans Pelicans (NOP) via Charleston Charlies (CHC)
13) Phoenix Giants (PHX)
14) Albuquerque Dukes (ALB)
15) Richmond Braves (RCH) via Louisville Colonels (LOU)