The following team needs a new owner effective for the upcoming 1974 season.
New York Buffalos - Shea Stadium (has option to move to available NL park -- St. Louis, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Montreal, or San Diego)
This team needs 5 picks, which will be somewhere in the middle to be determined. (Season ends October 1st.) There were no DL players from 1973 and will be none going into 1974. This team did not trade for or away any 1974 draft picks. Therefore, the team will pick one time in each of the first 5 rounds, barring any offseason trades the new owner may choose to make. The new owner may cut more of these players, but it is recommended that he keeps 20 and cuts 2 as listed below. Three others have retired.
Keepers:
Johnny Bench - C
Joe Torre - 1B
Tommy Helms - 2B
Ed Goodson - 1B/3B
Toby Harrah - SS
Al Oliver - OF
Bobby Darwin - OF
Jerry Morales - OF
Don Baylor - OF
Ed Kranepool - 1B
John Ellis - C
Carl Morton - P
Rollie Fingers - P
Ross Grimsley - P
Nelson Briles - P
Terry Forster - P
Tom Murphy - P
Jim Rooker - P
Wayne Twitchell – P
Don Hood - P
Cut:
Richie Scheinblum - OF
Cy Acosta - P
Retired:
Ike Brown - 1B
Phil Gagliano - 3B
Jim Ray Hart -DH