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Breaking MLB News: Draft Pool Revealed
Sunday, February 13th , 1977
For the entrants in this year's rookie draft, released today by the league, the possibilities are endless. Some will immediately seize their opportunity to play in the bigs with a venom, doggedly working their way up through the system to arrive on the pro circuit in three to five years, if they are lucky. Others will struggle, have their hopes dashed, reborn and dashed again, all the while not fully giving up on the dream. Still others will take each day as it comes, while not losing sight of the end-game. They will figure it out, quietly work their way into the professional ranks and have solid, if not spectacular, careers in Major League Baseball. At any rate, teams now can scout the draft pool for the next 30 days.
The Transactions page also gets a new section dedicated to the pool and will be available for 200 days prior to draft day.
The early favorites to be high picks are the following:
1. Edwin Estrada, 17 year-old CF out of high-school.
2. Alex Amaya, 20 year-old SS out of college.
3. Edgar Bojorquez, 19 year-old 3B out of college.
4. Jeff Jordan, 18 year-old CF out of high-school.
5. Mickey Jackson, 18 year-old CF out of high-school.
6. Steve Baccus, 18 year-old 1B out of high-school.
7. Gene Durham, 22 year-old LF out of college.
8. Bill Proto, 22 year-old 3B out of college.
9. Jimmy Lindsey, 17 year-old SS out of high-school.
10. Virgil Moody, 18 year-old RHP out of college.
The official OSA Mock Draft will be released on the day of the draft, or you can review the draft pool on the draft page.
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Agreement Reached: Mika to Play for Generals
Friday, February 11th , 1977
Talk of a deal between Atlanta and Ed Mika came together today as the two sides inked a deal worth $1,736,000 over 3 years.
Mika is highly regarded around Major League Baseball for his talents and is expected to add that extra spark to the Generals roster.
In 1120 games, Mika is a lifetime .268 hitter. He has knocked in 543 runs, scored 542 times, hit 164 home runs, walked 511 times and has an on-base percentage of .355.
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Veteran C Johnson Settles on Bobcats
Friday, February 11th , 1977
Even though they see him as a greedy tongue-wagger, Cleveland fans were nonetheless relieved that Fred Johnson inked a deal with the organization today. There's no disputing his talent and there's no doubt that he's worth a pretty penny, although maybe not the $1,500,000 offered to him.
In his 1241-game career Johnson is hitting .253 with 998 hits, 158 home runs, 524 runs scored and 627 RBIs.
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