Key Incoming Rookies:
Baltimore
P Joe Corbett
--- Age 21, 10/5/6 talent
--- Could the Orioles finally turn things around?
LF Tom O'Brien
--- Age 24, 6/7/7/5/6 talents
LF Frank Huelsman
--- Age 22, 6/10/6/6/6 talents
Boston
CF Chick Stahl
--- Age 24, 8/8/7/8/6 talents
1B Charlie Hickman
--- Age 20, 8/10/10/2/6 talents
Brooklyn
C "Broadway Aleck" Smith
--- Age 26, 6/7/5/1/6 talents
Cincinnati
P Jesse "Powder" Tannehill
--- Age 22, 7/9/5 talents
--- I've always liked this guy for some reason, so I'm happy to see him in the league. This was an interesting case because ootp automatically assigned him to the Pirates, but it turns out that he pitched in 5 games with the Reds in 1894, so I reassigned him to Cincy. I'll have to keep an eye on stuff like this since people have to remain with the team they debuted with.
2B Claude Ritchey, "Little All Right"
--- Age 23, 6/8/6/8/6 talents
Cleveland
P Jack Powell
--- Age 22, 9/7/3 talents
--- Cleveland is already rich in pitching but this kid is ready to start now. They will have to find room for him.
SS Bobby Wallace
--- Age 23, 6/9/6/6/6 talents
RF Chief Sockalexis
--- Age 25, 7/6/6/3/6
--- From Baseball Library.com:
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Sockalexis, a Penobscot Indian from Maine, was educated and played baseball at Holy Cross and Notre Dame, from which he was expelled for creating a drunken disturbance. He was quickly signed by the Cleveland National League club in 1897, and was an instant success, having no trouble with major league pitching, playing sensationally in right field, and displaying a powerful throwing arm. He is credited as being the first American Indian to play in the major leagues. At first fans would often let out derisive war whoops when he came to bat, but they quickly took to him because of his skill and proud demeanor.
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Philadelphia
P Dave Dunkle
--- Age 24, 10/5/3 talents
P Jerry Nops
--- Age 21, 7/8/3 talents
2B Nap Lajoie
--- Age 22, 10/10/8/3/6 talents
--- What can I say. One of the greatest hitters of this era. His contact talent is actually 111 and his Gap is 137 on the 1-100 scale. Very exciting to see him in the league.
LF Nixey Callahan
--- Age 22, 6/9/5/5/6 batting talents, 6/7/5 pitching ratings
--- One of those fun 2-way players. He should make the roster for that alone.
Pittsburgh
1B Harry "Jasper" Davis
--- Age 23, 7/10/10/5/6 talents
--- He will have a tough time finding AB with Jake Beckley (8/8/7/5/7) holding down the job.
3B Jesse Hoffmeister
--- Age 22, 6/7/9/2/6 talents