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LOUISVILLE GRAYS (24-42 in 1876)

This team has completely remade itself from the club that began last season, and this is probably a significant change for the better. Leonard and Barnes in particular are excellent acquisitions. Still, this club still has enough holes to make a run at the first division seem unlikely.

7 C Fergy Malone (1 for 7 with Philadelphia in 1876; lifetime .248 hitter) - It's not entirely clear how signing this 34-year-old backup catcher to start for them is a step forward.
17 1B Everett Mills (3 for 5 with New York in 1876; lifetime .351 hitter) - Another aging (32) player who hasn't been a starter in a long time. The injured Charlie Hautz should be back by midseason, and may give them an upgrade at the position.
20 2B Andy Leonard (0-40-.351-9 with Philadelphia) - Very good hitter and fielder. He should be a huge help for this club.
11 SS Ross Barnes (0-27-.337-5 with Boston) - He and Leonard should give this club a very strong defense up the middle, and both of them are standout hitters as well. Barnes has not played much shortstop before, but this team has nothing to lose putting him there.
34 3B Steve Bellan (1-35-.247-0 with Philadelphia) - This Cuban is a better fielder than he is a hitter.
9 LF Fred Treacey (0-4-.227-0 with Philadelphia; lifetime .294 hitter) - He seems to have lost his touch with the bat, although he remains an outstanding outfielder.
19 CF Art Allison (1-29-.285-3 with Boston) - After being miserable the past two seasons in Boston, he hopes to turns things around here in the west.
21 RF Steve Brady (0-27-.276-0 with Hartford) - This former Rookie of the Year has still never had a season as good as his inaugural 1874 campaign.
32 P Harry Arundel (4-5, 2.74; lifetime 20-9) - He did well after being given the starting job late in the year, and now will get a chance to show he deserves the promotion.