Our owner for the Chicago Cubs franchise has not entered his team yet and has not opened site mails lately. I'm not quite ready to give away his team yet, but wont wait much longer. You can post here
and sitemail dannyjoe if you are interested in taking this franchise.
This is a new 20-team progressive league, beginning with 1977. The other 19 teams have been entered. You get the 1977 roster, plus the team's eventual rookies (as defined by the first team they played for in their first WIS-eligible season). So the Cubs eventually get Lee Smith in 1981, Ryne Sandberg in 82, Joe Carter in 83, Greg Maddux and Rafael Palmeiro in 86, Grace in 88. They'll probably lose a lot at first (like real-life) and then be set up well with those rookies in the future.
The Cubs already drafted P Bob Knepper, C Thurman Munson, OF Lou Piniella, C Gary Alexander in our 1977 contraction draft. For 1977 only, they also get P Tom Gorman from the 1955 Kansas City A's. Every team gets a semi-random pitcher-season like that, of similar quality, for one season at a time.
The league rules are in this thread, or you can sitemail me with questions:
Franchise Prog With Farm System, 1977, FULL
https://www.whatifsports.com/forums/Posts.aspx?TopicID=487702&TopicsTimeframe=30&TopicsPage=2
1977 Chicago Cubs:
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C
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1977 George Mitterwald
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R
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382
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349
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9
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43
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3-1
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69-28
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38.8
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.238
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.295
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.378
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B/A
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$2,980,382
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1B
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1977 Larry Biittner
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L
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532
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493
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12
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62
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2-1
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36-35
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41.1
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.298
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.345
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.432
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C-/C
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$2,961,590
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2B
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1977 Manny Trillo
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R
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565
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504
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7
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57
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3-5
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58-44
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72.0
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.280
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.339
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.377
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C/B-
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$3,397,380
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3B
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1977 Steve Ontiveros
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S
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636
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546
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10
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68
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3-3
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69-81
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54.6
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.299
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.390
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.423
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B-/C-
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$4,383,088
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SS
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1977 Ivan Dejesus
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R
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695
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624
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3
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40
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24-12
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90-56
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208.0
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.266
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.328
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.353
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C+/A
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$4,800,277
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OF
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1977 Bobby Murcer
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L
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649
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554
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27
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89
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16-7
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77-80
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20.5
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.265
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.355
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.455
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B-/D-
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$3,797,715
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OF
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1977 Jerry Morales
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R
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538
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490
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11
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69
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0-3
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75-43
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44.5
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.290
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.348
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.447
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B/D+
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$3,479,147
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OF
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1977 Greg Gross
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L
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280
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239
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5
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32
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0-1
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19-33
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47.8
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.322
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.397
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.460
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A/D-
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$1,952,411
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C
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1977 Steve Swisher
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R
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220
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205
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5
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15
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0-0
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47-9
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41.0
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.190
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.229
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.298
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C-/B-
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$1,434,943
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1B
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1977 Bill Buckner
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L
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457
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426
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11
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60
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7-5
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23-21
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38.7
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.284
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.314
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.425
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C+/B+
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$2,864,213
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2B
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1977 Mick Kelleher
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R
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133
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122
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0
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11
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0-0
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12-9
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122.0
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.230
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.288
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.303
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C+/D-
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$456,135
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OF
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1977 Gene Clines
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R
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269
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239
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3
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41
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1-2
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25-25
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79.7
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.293
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.358
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.397
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B/D-
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$1,447,400
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OF
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1977 Jose Cardenal
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R
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258
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226
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3
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18
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5-4
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30-28
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75.3
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.239
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.324
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.341
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B+/D-
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$1,172,132
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OF
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1977 Brian Asselstine
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L
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134
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124
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4
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17
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1-0
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10-9
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31.0
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.210
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.263
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.355
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B/D-
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$485,817
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OF
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1977 Joe Wallis
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S
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96
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80
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2
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8
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0-1
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25-16
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40.0
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.250
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.375
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.363
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C/D-
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$465,363
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C |
1977 Thurman Munson |
R |
638 |
595 |
18 |
100 |
5-6 |
55-39 |
33.1 |
.308 |
.351 |
.462 |
C/B |
$5,456,844 |
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OF |
1977 Lou Piniella |
R |
369 |
339 |
12 |
45 |
2-2 |
31-20 |
28.3 |
.330 |
.365 |
.510 |
C/D- |
$2,546,239 |
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C |
1977 Gary Alexander |
R |
143 |
119 |
5 |
20 |
3-1 |
33-20 |
23.8 |
.303 |
.406 |
.496 |
D/B |
$1,028,431 |
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SP
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1977 Ray Burris
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R
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14-16-0
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221
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4.72
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.305
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1.52
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4.28
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2.73
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1.18
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105-67
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$3,635,986
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SP/RP
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1977 Rick Reuschel
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R
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20-10-1
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252
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2.79
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.247
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1.22
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5.93
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2.64
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0.46
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166-74
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$6,954,802
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SP/RP
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1977 Bill Bonham
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R
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10-13-0
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215
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4.36
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.254
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1.35
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5.62
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3.44
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0.63
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134-82
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$5,254,830
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SP/RP
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1977 Mike Krukow
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R
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8-14-0
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172
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4.40
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.281
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1.49
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5.55
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3.19
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0.84
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106-61
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$3,292,751
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SP/RP
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1977 Willie Hernandez
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L
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8-7-4
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110
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3.03
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.234
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1.11
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6.38
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2.29
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0.90
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78-28
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$2,864,218
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SP/RP
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1977 Paul Reuschel
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R
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5-6-4
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107
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4.37
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.262
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1.36
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5.21
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3.36
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0.76
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62-40
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$2,200,578
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SP/RP
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1977 Bruce Sutter
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R
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7-3-31
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108
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1.34
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.183
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0.86
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10.82
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1.93
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0.42
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129-23
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$4,889,247
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SP/RP
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1977 Donnie Moore
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R
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4-2-0
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49
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4.07
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.285
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1.42
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6.29
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3.33
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0.18
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34-18
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$1,171,463
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SP/RP
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1977 Pete Broberg
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R
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1-2-0
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36
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4.75
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.256
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1.44
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5.00
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4.50
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2.00
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20-18
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$466,035
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SP/RP
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1977 Jim Todd
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R
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1-1-0
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31
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9.10
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.336
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2.15
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4.99
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5.58
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0.29
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17-19
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$335,455
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SP/RP
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1977 Steve Renko
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R
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2-2-1
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52
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4.56
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.258
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1.40
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5.96
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3.68
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1.75
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34-21
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$765,371
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SP/RP
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1977 Dennis Lamp
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R
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0-2-0
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30
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6.30
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.344
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1.70
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3.60
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2.40
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0.90
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12-8
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$239,687
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SP/RP |
1977 Bob Knepper |
L |
11-9-0 |
166 |
3.36 |
.242 |
1.34 |
5.42 |
3.90 |
0.76 |
100-72 |
$3,816,508 |
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SP/RP |
1955 Tom Gorman |
R |
7-6-18 |
115 |
3.55 |
.246 |
1.23 |
3.80 |
2.97 |
0.91 |
46-36 |
$2,547,147 |
You can use all those players in 1977, stocking your AAA with whoever you don't want for your 25-man roster. (No auto-generated AAA can be used.) But the limit is 25 keepers (including your franchise's own 1978 rookies) going into the 1978 draft. The 1978 (and beyond) draft pool will be the rookies from the unclaimed franchises - SF Giants, SD Padres, CLE Indians, MIL Brewers, TOR Blue Jays, and NY Yankees - plus any waived players.