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Draft 3
Pre-draft plan:
Pitching. Not much of it. Get some early. Look for guys that won't give up free bases on the mound. That's about it.

Round 1: Adams, Babe 1921

Great draft position again. As I plan on getting my required pitching done before really looking at batters I figure this is the spot to go low $ this round and get a second pick quickly. Adams put me picking again in a maximum 3 more picks.

170 IP down.

Round 2: Luque, Dolf 1923

One pick and I go again. 339 good innings with low HR allowed. Seems kinda like a dead ball guy...

509 IP.

Round 3: Lucas, Red 1932

Not quite 300 IP but a good ERC# (for this timeframe) as well as WHIP#. Hitters will do enough damage on their own, we don't need to walk them too.

793 IP.

Round 4: Hubbell, Carl 1931

ERC# goes a little higher than I would like but that WHIP# stays in a healthy place. Opponents are going to actually have to hit the ball to win if I can keep this up.

1058 IP. Getting there.

Round 5: Alexander, Pete 1923

Wanted another 300+ guy with a low WHIP#. Mr. Alexander meets the mark.

1379 IP. That's the bulk of what I will need.

Round 6: Ehmke, Howard 1926

Yes, with all the legendary hitting I take six strait pitchers. Two of them under 200 IP. After submitting this one I did panic a little.

1539 IP. Average stats:

ERC#	OAV#	WHIP#	BB/9#
2.45	0.232	1.1	1.94

Too Be Continued...

I had similar opinions as others who wrote before me in the rd 1 and 2 recaps. But I'll try writing early this time and also I think I may have an opposite view of most others so this should be interesting.

During the Round 1 draft, I was on vacation at the beach. Round 2 I was catching up on work that piled up while I was on vacation. So I was drafting mainly from my phone with no access to any of my spreadsheets. Not for Round 3. This time I projected out how many players would be drafted at each position based on my estimate of people needing about 6500 PA's and 1700 IP each. This allowed me to figure out who the last player at each position would approximately be. Then I took that player's $/PA or $/IP for pitchers and assigned this $/PA figure as the replacement level value. Then for each position, I calculated a value over replacement (VOR) for every player based on position using each player's $/PA. The big "hitters" are as you'd expect for this era in the OF. So then I tried to group these players into tiers. What I noticed is that there was a clear upper tier of hitters that stood out at 1B, 2B, and OF, but there wasn't a clear tier for C, SS, 3B. Those positions seemed to have more depth to their mediocrity without having a clear tier 1 of players to go after. There were 3 or 4 Hornsby seasons that I wanted to target. Then at OF, I wanted to get as many OF's with a 1.1 #OPS as I could.
As for pitching, yes there wasn't any elite pitching under a 2.00 #ERC. But there still were some relative elite pitchers compared to the average and replacement level pitchers. However, I calculated that the margin or value gained by taking one of the 6 pitchers in tier 1 of pitchers was not as great as the value I could get by targeting the hitters over 1.1 #OPS. So I decided to focus on hitters and only grab pitching later when most of my offense was drafted and the margin of value on hitters was gone or diminished.

Time will tell if this strategy pays off but I am very happy that I stuck to my strategy based on my analysis and calculations. Now my calculations and logic could be flawed, but at least I executed on what I set out to do.

WHAT ABOUT PITCHING?

Round 1, Pick 10, 1920 Stan Coveleski, $10,318,296
With a boatload of elite offense and very little quality pitching available, it's not exactly surprising that 11 of the 16 first-round picks were pitchers. Even though he's one of the top starting pitchers in the draft, it somehow seems odd to choose Coveleski over players like Ruth, Gehrig, Hornsby and Foxx. However, if there's not enough decent pitching to go around, you gotta do what you gotta do. In fact, a lot of drafters -- myself included -- will probably add a pitcher in Round 2 as well.

Round 2, Pick 9, 1932 Carl Hubbell, $9,128,014
The second-best Hubbell in the draft profiles much like Coveleski - a reliable starter who can be counted one to make 50-plus starts during the course of the season. Interestingly, eight of the 16 second-round selections are offensive players, including the last five picks in the round. The obvious message is that the sluggers are about to begin coming off the board. Curiously, one hitter who wasn't taken in the first two rounds is the most expensive offensive player in the entire database: 1921 Babe Ruth.

Round 3, Pick 7, 1921 Babe Ruth, $26,701,562
I didn't expect '21 Ruth to still be available by the time my turn came in the third round, but if he was, I was taking him, despite the fact that his $26 million-plus salary would mean that I'd be drafting near the end of each round for the foreseeable future. So, much to my surprise, with the 39th pick of the 1920-1933 draft, I selected '21 Babe Ruth.

Round 4, Pick 14, 1928 Lou Gehrig, $9,269,783
I don't want to wait too long to draft the third and final member of my starting rotation, but first, the plan is to add some high-level hitters to join Ruth in the middle of the order. This version of Gehrig, with a .374/.467/.648 slash line certainly qualifies.

Round 5, Pick 14, 1930 Chuck Klein, $9,990,234
By the time the fourth round ended, nine versions of Rogers Hornsby already had been chosen. The good news is that plenty of power hitters with near-.400 batting averages were still available. Klein, with a .386 batting average and a .687 slugging percentage, was among the most enticing of the options. The heart of my batting order will feature a trio of left-handed bombers -- '21 Ruth, '28 Gehrig and '30 Klein -- with a combined salary of more than $45 million.

Round 6, Pick 14, 1932 Lon Warneke, $8,394,694
Before filling out my lineup and assembling what promises to be a mediocre bullpen, I want draft a third starting pitcher. Heading into Round 6, I was hoping to add either '27 Red Lucas or '32 Warneke. When DarthDurron selected '27 Lucas earlier in the round, I was relieved that Warneke lasted until it was my turn to pick.

Round 7, Pick 14, 1921 Tris Speaker, $7,729,376
Speaker is a .362 hitter whose B+/A defensive rating makes him a legitimate centerfielder. The fact that a player of this caliber is still available late in the seventh round is a pretty convincing indication of the available offensive quality between 1920 and 1933.

Round 8, Pick 14, 1930 Frankie Frisch, $6,368,583
This is a typical season for the switch-hitting Frisch - a .346/.407/.520 slash line and the versatility to play either second base or third base. The rest of the draft will determine which position Frisch ultimately plays.

Round 9, Pick 14: 1926 Pete Alexander, $4,125,734
As this round unfolded, I was hoping that '25 Harry Heilmann and his.393 batting average would fall to me. But when he did, I hesitated. I was concerned that after ignoring the bullpen through the first eight rounds, I shouldn't wait any longer. Bad idea. So I took Alexander, who compiled a 2.91 ERA, a 1.08 WHIP and a 2.53 ERC# in 157 innings. More important, I didn't take '25 Heilmann when I had the chance.

Round 10, Pick 14, 1924 Zack Wheat, $7,094,826
Through 12 picks in the 10th round, '25 Heilmann still hadn't been chosen. That abruptly changed when kstober took Heilmann with the 13th pick -- one pick ahead of me. Plan B was Wheat, a .375 hitter who should prove to be a capable DH. Trouble is, if I'd exercised better judgment, Plan B wouldn't have been necessary.

Round 11, Pick 15, 1924 Eddie Collins, $6,453,484
Collins, with a .349 batting average and .441 on-base percentage, profiles as a reliable leadoff hitter. His B/D+ defensive rating at second base is hardly ideal, but it's also the reason he's available at this stage of the draft. BTW, the acquisition of Collins means that Frisch will be used at third base, where his defensive rating is C/B.

Round 12, Pick 15, 1933 Spud Davis, $5,560,441
I've used this version of Davis many times in the past, and he usually approaches or even exceeds his real-life batting average of .349. Spud is a subpar defensive catcher, but his hitting tends to make up for those deficiencies. Hopefully, that trend will continue on this team.

Round 13, Pick 15, 1921 Johnny Morrison, $4,045,366
Morrison's numbers are similar to those of my only other reliever at this juncture ('26 Alexander) -- just over 150 innings, ERA slightly below 3.00, WHIP close to 1.10. I keep reminding myself that nobody else's pitching is that great, either.

Round 14, Pick 15, 1932 Joe Cronin, $6,169,717
This selection rounds out my starting lineup. Cronin has a B/B defensive rating at shortstop and a .318/.393/.492 slash line -- not bad for someone who is projected to bat ninth.

Round 15, Pick 15, 1920 George Mohart, $953,303
I admittedly never heard of Mohart (1.77 ERA in 38 innings) before making this selection. Suffice to say that my expectations are tempered.

Round 16, Pick 15, 1933 Hi Bell, $2,669,703
Bell has a 2.05 ERA and a 2.85 ERC# in 113 innings and is probably no better or worse than the rest of the pitchers who comprise this team's bullpen.

Round 17, Pick 14, 1929 Johnnie Heving, $1,937,080, and 1931 Marty McManus, $619,642
Heving, a .319 hitter, will back up Davis behind the plate. McManus, who has an A/A+ defensive rating at first base and a B/A+ rating at third base, will serve as a late-inning defensive replacement.

Round 18, Pick 10, 1933 Huck Betts, $6,603,024, and 1931 Taylor Douthit, $1,536,631
After picking 14th or 15th in every round since I chose '21 Ruth in Round 3, I somehow moved up to the 10th drafting position in Round 18. Apparently, there is a benefit to choosing so-so relief pitchers and bench warmers. Betts, who compiled a 2.79 ERA and 1.16 WHIP in 255 innings, will be a long reliever and spot starter. He's someone I'd been considering for several previous rounds. Douthit is a strong bench player with a .331 batting average and a B/A defensive rating as an outfielder.

Round 19, Pick 12, 1924 Riggs Stephenson, $2,558,945, and 1933 Reggie Grabowski, $2,558,945
Stephenson is an offensive weapon, having compiled a .371 batting average and a .439 on-base percentage in 288 at-bats. If possible, I'd like to find him a few hundred at-bats in the course of the season. Grabowski actually has the 8th-lowest WHIP (1.00) among all pitchers in the 1920-1933 timeframe. Why, then, is he available in the 19th round? Perhaps the 0.75 homers per nine innings he allowed has something to do with it.

Round 20, Pick 10, 1927 Jimmy Cooney, $793,130, 1933 Bob Smith, $1,696,565, and 1920 Al Pierotti, $1,696,565
Shockingly, I realize that if I spend less than $3 million in the final round, then my team will play in the American League, so there will be no splurges when I make these picks. Cooney is a late-inning defensive replacement at shortstop. Smith is another serviceable piece in the bullpen. Pierotti will be the mop-up guy.

League 3 (1920-33)

Pick 1.13: 1923 Babe Ruth (1B/OF)
I rate the 9 most valuable hitters as either Ruth or Hornsby seasons. The top 3 are all Ruth and they’re all massively expensive, especially the top 2 seasons–1921 and 1923. And both those are left (the other one, 1920 Ruth, went earlier). The only other hitters taken were 27 Gehrig and 26 Ruth. There were a clear-cut top 6 pitchers with ERC under 2.20 and 230+ innings…no other starter with that many innings was even under 2.30…and all 6 of those pitchers were gone. As were 3 others. The best pitchers available to me were 23 Luque, 24 Johnson, and 21 Faber, all of whom were a cut below the others and still so expensive I wouldn’t be picking at the top of Round 2.

The best non-Ruth/Hornsby hitter is probably 32 Foxx and the best hitter under $10m is probably Al Simmons (1927 or 1931). Neither are intriguing enough to pass up Ruth or Hornsby. Yes, picking one of them, especially Ruth, moves me to the end of the round and yes, there are lot of good seasons for both players, but their top seasons are still much better than their other seasons and there aren’t 16 seasons for either. My hope is to get a stud Ruth AND a stud Hornsby with my first few picks, then worry about the rest later. I ultimately narrowed it down to 21 and 23 Ruth, opting for the 23 version for the higher OBP, the better defense and the positional versatility (C/A+ at 1B, C+/A at OF).

Pick 2.16: 1932 Jimmie Foxx (1B/3B)
Brutal turn of events as I was 3 picks away from getting either 1924 or 1925 Hornsby and both went. I considered 1927 Wilcy Moore as he was the best ERC# starter left by a wide margin and cost just $7.7m for his 225 IP, but turns out he would have moved me up exactly as many spots as my pick did…one!

Without that benefit, I went back to hitting and was deciding between the best Foxx (1932) and the best Hornsby (1921). Hornsby has the added benefit of playing 3B in addition to 2B, and 3B is pretty dry during this era. However, there are still quite a few pretty good Hornsbys and hopefully I can get one next round. For Foxx, I do pass up the intriguing option of 1928 season where he has an A+ arm at C and C/A- defense at 3B. However, this season is such a monster at the plate AND his D/D defense at 3B is at least passable if I want to go that route. Foxx/Ruth heart of the order should be fun!

Pick 3.15: 1927 Ted Lyons (SP)
21 Hornsby went the pick immediately after my Foxx selection and the next two best Hornsbys went earlier this round as well. The top hitters left to me were a few each of Al Simmons, Hornsby, and Speaker, plus maybe a Hack Wilson or Harry Heilmann, if you’re into that type of thing. 2B is actually quite deep–Frisch and Gehringer and Collins aren’t Hornsby-level hitters but they’re mostly better fielders and left-handed or switch hitters. I’ll hold off on Hornsby. Same for OF which is quite deep and Simmons actually has quite a few very good seasons including his 1927 season that I’m eyeing later on (482 PA).

There’s not a ton separating the pitchers but I should probably get some innings at some point. Lyons was the last starting pitcher remaining under 2.50 ERC# and has a strong workload (326 IP) with solid component numbers (HR, BB, OAV). He doesn’t strike out a lot of guys, but hopefully he can otherwise get enough guys out to let my offense win us games.

Pick 4.15: 1923 Rogers Hornsby (2B/DH)
There’s just one Hornsby left and while he’s a poor fielder, he’s a good enough hitter that I can move him to DH if needed. With Ruth (CF/1B), Foxx (1B/3B), and Hornsby (2B/DH) I have some optionality later in the draft to take best available. I briefly considered some of the other OF that are left, especially Simmons and Speaker, but Hornsby was more unique so I decided to lock him in.

Pick 5.15: 1922 Tris Speaker (OF)
I struggled a bit with this pick. I considered grabbing a SP, Speaker, Al Simmons, Frankie Frisch, and even Gehrig. I was initially drawn to 22 Speaker, but given the depth of OF and that Speaker had a couple other seasons in the same vicinity, I looked elsewhere. Simmons was similar, but with even more similar seasons and he’s right-handed, so a small demerit there. I then went to pitching. I had been eyeing Miljus but he was taken. The top starter was…I don’t know…32 Warneke? 27 Lucas? 22 Faber? 32 Grove? I know this logic isn’t sound, as applying it forever means I’ll never take a pitcher, but they’re just all so similar.

I went back to hitters and was looking at Frisch. He’s a switch-hitter and good fielder who has many seasons with ratings at multiple positions. I looked especially long at his 1924 season where he has A range or better at all 3 IF spots (SS, 3B, 2B). But he’s just not quite a good enough overall hitter and player to take yet, especially with Hornsby and Foxx already possible at 2B and 3B, respectively. Plus, there are many Frisches to grab later on. So I circled all the way back to the beginning and settled on 22 Speaker. He’s one of the best hitters I could get, a left-handed bat and a solid enough fielder that I can stick him in CF if I move Ruth to 1B (and Foxx to 3B/DH). He’s a little short on PA, but the best place to be short on PA is as an elite left-handed bat, can usually supplement some small PA righty later in the draft.

Pick 6.15: 1931 Al Simmons (OF)
Three Simmons seasons have gone in the last two rounds, leaving two stud seasons left. I actually prefer his 1931 season to the others. From a value perspective, I would like to wait and grab his 1927 season, which is extremely similar but just fewer PA (482 vs 601). However, I don’t want to risk losing both and since I have the choice, the I’ll take the extra 120 or so PA. Simmons does seem to underperform for me sometimes but at this point he’s far enough ahead of the other options that I can’t pass him up any longer. Hopefully I can find one more stud left-handed bat to give me 3 each among my top 6 hitters.

Pick 7.15: 1924 Frankie Frisch (2B/3B/SS)
I didn’t even look at pitchers, though maybe I should have as a few of the top guys went but 22 Faber is still there. He’s worse than other pitchers on the board but does have 371 IP. I also still want a big bopping lefty but I can wait on that, with guys like 28 Goslin available later as DH types.

But the time has come to take my Frisch and this is the version I need. Bigsteve12 took 27 Frisch and he is probably the best Frisch overall at 2B. There are a couple other versions in the ballpark, both 23 and 21 are very good and have ratings at 3B, but they can’t match up to the 24 version. First, I may play Frisch at any of 2B, 3B, or SS–or any combination thereof–and this version has the elite 2B defense (B-/A+) but also has the best 3B defense (C/A) AND, by far, the best SS defense (D+/A). As a bonus, he’s of course a switch-hitter with 715 PA and 71 speed so he’ll be in the lineup everyday, somewhere. At this point, it’s most likely I play him at 3B the most, as 3B is very shallow and Foxx (D/D) isn’t an ideal option there. But I can do things like play him 200 PA at 2B to keep Hornsby fresh (only 516 PA) or be my full-time SS if I just want to mash and keep Hornsby and Foxx at 2B and 3B, freeing up both 1B and DH spots. I’m very happy with this pick, hopefully it will open up possibilities later on that I can capitalize on.

Pick 8.15: 1928 Goose Goslin (OF/DH)
22 Faber went the pick immediately after min, but then started a run on mashers, especially lefties. The start of the 8th round went Joe Jackson, Woody English, Cobb, Ott, Goslin, Manush, Heilmann, Schang, Ott, Heilmann, Waner, Vaughan, Klein, Frisch. That’s a lot of my targets gone. Luckily, I had one more in the hopper and he’s a favorite–1928 Goslin. I though I could wait a bit on him, but not after that run. He’s probably a DH for me but at D+/C+, the glove is good enough to play RF as needed, continuing my flexibility plan. Goslin only has 556 PA but he’ll pair nicely with hopefully someone like Ray Blades or Les Mann later on.

Pick 9.15: 1927 Doc Farrell (SS/2B)
I was back to considering lots of options. I looked at 26 and 27 Pete Alexander, but 26, the better one, went right in front of me. I will load up on pitching at some point, but not now! I have about 4500 PA with so much flexibility that outside of catcher, I don’t have any real need. I could play Frisch, Foxx, and Hornsby at SS/3B/2B and not need any IF. Or I could put Foxx at 1B and Hornsby at DH and need 2/3 of my IF. I did consider a few catchers–23 Hargrave, 32 or 27 Cochrane, and 24 or 21 Smith. But I’m going to wait and try to piece catcher together later though I may lock in an Earl Smith at some point as he fits in almost any scenario.

But I went for 27 Doc Farrell, one of my favorite small at-bat partials. He will start against LHP at either 2B or SS and is the one MIF remaining with enough bat to DH if needed. If I move Frisch to 2B or 3B as is expected, there are a couple partial Hollocher seasons that would platoon nicely at SS with Farrell. I’m also eyeing 29 Grantham who has a nice lefty bat and can play 2B (in addition to 1B/OF) and could be a cross-position platoon partner, or straight platoon at 2B.

Pick 10.15: 1929 George Grantham (2B/OF)
Looking through my team, I had 3 full-time hitters in Ruth/Foxx/Frisch and then 3 other lineup spots are taken by 4 players (Goslin and Speaker play full-time vs RHP and split vs LHP; vice versa for Hornsby and Simmons). My catchers will be the 7th spot. That leaves two spots each. Against LHP, Doc Farrell will be one of the two open spots and the other is a more straightforward DH/OF platoon with Speaker/Goslin.
Against RHP, I need two spots and unless I want to play Foxx mostly at 3B vs righties, I need two guys who can play infield.

I found two guys who fit nearly perfectly–29 Grantham and 20 Hollocher. Grantham is just a shade below the best remaining LHH (for comparison, 29 Gehrig is .991 OPS# and Grantham is .948), but he plays a good 2B (C/A-) and is C/B in the OF. That means he can play 2B when Hornsby is sitting and RF when Simmons is the one resting. Hollocher, meanwhile, has 389 PA, A+ range, and over a .400 OBP# at SS, making a nice platoon-mate with Farrell. I went back and forth on who to take this round, starting with Grantham, then leaning Hollocher before finally switching back to Grantham. I figure it’s unlikely either is taken, but Grantham is just too unique to my situation–no other player comes close to his combination of 2B defense, batting prowess, ability to play OF, and enough PA to play full-time vs RHP. If I miss out on Hollocher, there are some closer backup options and I can always shift Frisch there more frequently and fill-in elsewhere. This is probably way too early and is certainly a luxury pick, but sometimes I can’t resist the perfect fit.

Pick 11.14: 1920 Charlie Hollocher (SS)
As expected, I got Hollocher and probably could’ve waited. However, if Hollocher and Farrell were combined into one SS, they’d have 557 PA and average over $10k per PA, checking in as the 2nd-best SS in this era after only 30 Cronin, ahead of the best Travis Jacksons and Dave Bancrofts and the rest of the Cronins. Farrell is a better hitter, but Hollocher can play against righties and be the defensive replacement when Farrell plays.

At this point, my offense only needs catcher and one more right-handed platoon to DH, which I can grab later on. I guess I can grab some pitching at some point too.

Pick 12.14: 1924 Earl Smith (C)
Only 136 PA but he’s the best catcher at-bats I can buy at this point. Eyeing 23 Hargrave for my righty and 27 Schulte as another lefty bat. 29 Red Lucas is the best starting pitcher currently left on the board.

Pick 13.13: 1927 Johnny Schulte (C)
The two best OPS# for catchers in this era belong to 24 Smith and 27 Schulte, my last two picks. Yes, they don’t have great defense (though both have B arms), but combined they bring 357 PA with an OPS of nearly 1.000. Will look to complete my catching brigade with someone like 28 Hartnett–about 350+ PA, right-handed, and better defense.

Pick 14.13: 1928 Gabby Hartnett (C)
Should I have taken 25 Herb Pennock here, who was both the highest-rated pitcher left and a lefty? Absolutely! But why do that when there are perfectly good lineup holes to fill? The last big need I have is the other half of my catching platoon and 28 Hartnett is a perfect fit with plenty of PA (489) to cover, an A+ arm to be a defensive replacement, and a plenty good bat (.912 OPS#) to get the job done. I could have probably waited and if I lost Hartnett, there were other options like 26 Hargrave, 32 Spud Davis and 22 Bob O’Farrell that could have fit the bill. But Hartnett was the best combination of them all, and he moved me up past mllama54 and schwarze next round, so that’s a bonus.

All I need for the offense at this point is a low-PA right-handed DH and maybe some backups/defensive replacements. So I think it’s probably time to actually shift to pitching next round.

Pick 15.12: 1925 Herb Pennock (SP)
As intriguing as 23 Les Mann is, he doesn’t even plug the entirety of my DH hole with just 105 PA. I must resist the temptation! Plus, 25 Pennock is still available and he’s both the best available starter and by far the best available lefty, so it’s time to bite the bullet.

Pick 16.14: 1927 Hod Lisenbee (SP)
I mostly need innings, though with Ruth and Foxx in tow, I’d like to be in a neutral-to-positive homerun park, so I’m looking for pitchers with at least decent HR#. Lisenbee fits the bill at 0.30 with a solid OAV and reasonable walk rate.

Pick 17.29: 1927 Lefty Grove (SP)
Pick 17.30: 1922 Reb Russell (OF)
Grove brings a good HR# of 0.27 and 9.50 K9# for his 276 innings. I now have 4 starters with 2 lefties and 2 righties for balance. Unfortunately, there are no good relievers left and instead of taking more pitching or the right-handed bat I really need, I just can’t see how 22 Russell is still there. I have no idea where I can play him, but he’s essentially tied for the 3rd-best OPS# on my team after Ruth/Foxx, just a shade behind Hornsby. Worst case, he’s a great pinch-hitter and he’s not on someone else’s team.

Pick 18.29: 1924 Johnny Morrison (SP)
Pick 18.30: 1925 Ben Paschal (DH)
Needed a few more innings and Morrison has some of the best numbers left, including his HR#. Paschal I’ve been looking at for a bit, he can hit and run from the right side. He’ll DH against lefties and pinch-run otherwise.

Pick 19.29: 1933 Ed Brandt (SP)
Pick 19.30: 1921 Chief Yellowhorse (RP)
Had to do this one from my phone so just looking for the best innings I could find. Brandt brings another lefty to the mix.

Pick 20.43: 1924 Pie Traynor (3B)
Pick 20.44: 1924 Ernie Johnson (IF)
Pick 20.45: 1930 Garland Braxton (RP)
Don’t really need much here. Traynor gives me a defensive replacement at 3B that allows me to shift Frisch to be the defensive replacement at 2B, especially nice when Hornsby is playing there. Ernie Johnson is the opposite, an all-bat, no-glove infielder but with ratings at each spot! (Who cares if they’re all Ds, right?!) Braxton has a homerun problem but otherwise the best numbers left and gives me a balanced staff with 4 lefties and 4 righties.

Ballpark: Baker Bowl
With Ruth and Foxx, I didn’t want to put my team in a negative-HR park, but also the rest of my lineup is more gap power than HR power, so Baker Bowl it is. I also have lots of innings with little separation, so let’s use them and force teams to outscore us!

Lineup:
Only Ruth, Foxx, and Frisch will play every day, with Frisch ending up slotting at 3B in both lineups. Against RHP, I have 3 straight platoons: SS Hollocher, 2B Grantham, and C with both Smith and Schulte. Similarly, against LHP, I have SS Farrell, DH Paschal, and C Hartnett. The 2B/DH flip is because Hornsby plays 2B vs LHP but DH vs RHP, splitting the latter with Simmons. Speaking of, I have 2 lefties and 2 righties that will play full-time with the platoon advantage and half-time without: Hornsby, Simmons, Speaker, and Goslin. I don’t know what to do with Reb Russell, who is basically the equivalent of Goslin, but I’m sure he’ll play somewhere.

vs LHP		vs RHP
2B	Hornsby	LF	Speaker
1B	Foxx	CF	Ruth
CF	Ruth	1B	Foxx
RF	Simmons	DH/RF	Goslin
LF	Speaker/Goslin	RF/DH	Simmons/Hornsby
DH	Paschal	2B	Grantham
C	Hartnett	C	Smith/Schulte
3B	Frisch	3B	Frisch
SS	Farrell	SS	Hollocher