The 1959 ReWrite History Progressive League needs one new owner for 1959. The open team is the Philadelphia Phillies. The Phillies finished 1958 season in Third Place in the NL at 83-79. Their roster is below. Basically this league is a standard league but the first four rounds of each rookie draft you are only able to draft players who played for your team at some point in their career. After the first four rounds, all players are eligible to be drafted by any team.

If a player only played for the defunct teams (currently CHC, CHW, MLN, PHA) they are eligible to be drafted by everyone. Any player who is only eligible for one team is assigned either a First or Second Round Draft grade and has to be drafted by that team in that round, or they open up to everyone the next round.

After the draft is over you are free to trade players to any team that you wish.
1959 Philadelphia Phillies

Hitters
C Sammy Taylor
1B Gail Harris
2B Tony Taylor
3B Harmon Killebrew
3B Vic Power
SS Rocky Bridges
OF Rich Ashburn
OF Harry Anderson
OF Don Demeter
OF Gary Geiger
OF Harry Simpson
OF Rip Repulski
OF Tito Francona

Pitchers
SP Lew Burdette
SP Jim Owens
SP Robin Roberts
SP Frank Sullivan
SP Jack Sanford
RP Bennie Daniels
RP Murry Dickson
RP Turk Farrell
RP Don Ferrarese
RP Jack Meyer

IR:
RP Don Lee IR until '60
RP Ed Roebuck IR until '60

Retired: C Stan Lopata, RP George Zuverink

I'll take the Phillies

Phillies are taken, but the Dodgers just opened up. They had a rough season this year and will have the #1 Overall Pick in 1959. They have strong core of rookies in upcoming seasons, so they will rebound quickly.

Here is their roster before cuts.

1959 Los Angeles Dodgers
C Ed Fitzgerald
1B Gil Hodges
1B Ted Kluszewski
2B Charley Neal
SS Andre Rodgers
SS Dick Schofield
3B Willie Jones, Andy Carey
OF Gino Cimoli
OF Chuck Essegian
OF Jim Gilliam
OF Gene Green
OF Norm Larker
OF Wally Moon
OF Al Pilarcik
OF Dick Williams

P Don Drysdale
P Sandy Koufax
P Don Newcombe
P Johnny Podres
P Bily Loes
P Don Elston
P Humberto Robinson
P Gerry Staley
P Stan Williams

I would be happy to take the Dodgers.

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