1978 Season Discussion

Notable debuts in 1978 (Career WAR over 15, 17 players this year, 2 Hall of Famers):
Ozzie Smith HOF - 76.9
Paul Molitor HOF - 75.7
Bob Welch - 43.5
Carney Lansford - 40.4
Danny Darwin - 40.3
Lonnie Smith - 38.5
Pedro Guerrero - 34.5
Dwayne Murphy - 33.2
Scott Sanderson - 29.5
Mike Morgan - 28.9
Dave Stewart - 26
Bob Horner - 21.9
Terry Kennedy - 21.6
Shane Rawley - 20.9
Glenn Hubbard - 19.2
Britt Burns - 18
Jim Beattie - 15


The overall draft order is:
1) Iowa Oaks (IOW), 54-108
2) Portland Beavers (POR), 63-99
3) New Orleans Pelicans (NOP), 65-97
4) Memphis Blues (MEM), 68-94
5) Richmond Braves (RCH), 69-93
6) Albuquerque Dukes (ALB), 75-87
7) Springfield Redbirds (SPR), 79-83
8) Charleston Charlies (CHC), 81-81
9) Winnipeg Whips (WIN), 82-81
10) Syracuse Chiefs (SYR), 83-80
11) Phoenix Giants (PHX), 96-66
12) Pawtucket Red Sox (PRS), 100-62 (vs TOL 8-10, vs LOU 5-4, 13-14 combined)
13) Toledo Mud Hens (TOL), 100-62 (vs PRS 10-8, vs LOU 3-6, 13-14 combined)
14) Louisville Colonels (LOU), 100-62 (vs PRS 4-5, vs TOL 6-3, 10-8 combined)
15) Hawaii Islanders (HAW), 101-61


Trades that affect the draft PLEASE CONFIRM THAT I HAVE THEM CORRECT!
Memphis (MEM) 2nd round pick from Syracuse (SYR) (1972 trade)
Richmond (RCH) 3rd round pick from Syracuse (SYR) (1977 trade)
Springfield (SPR) 3rd round pick from Albuquerque (ALB) (1978 trade)


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