I wanted to include several PCL legends in this dynasty story. Most of them played only a few hundred games in the AL or NL, at most, but went out West and enjoyed long, productive careers.
The first group of these players joined my dynasty at the beginning. I didn't put them all into the rookie draft, because they were slightly older than most of the rookies, and were already fairly established players by 1920.
One such player was outfielder
Jigger Statz, who signed with the
New York Yankees. As a 22-year-old rookie in 1920, Statz hit a solid .347 with a .418 OBP. He hit only one home run, but demonstrated lots of gap power--48 doubles, 11 triples.
Another outfielder,
Ike Boone, alternated between RF and LF for the
St. Louis Cardinals. Boone, 23, batted .334-7-92 and, like Statz, stroked a ton of doubles--47, along with 5 triples.
One younger star, OF
Oscar "Ox" Eckhardt, entered the 1920 draft and was chosen in the second round by the Chicago White Sox. In 70 games, the Ox was very productive, turning in a .339-2-48 line with 28 doubles.
One pitcher, righthander
Frank Shellenback, made his debut with the
Hollywood Stars after the Stars took hiim in the third round of the rookie draft. Shellenback got hit hard, though, and didn't get much support from the cellar-dwelling Stars (4-10, 5.30).
All four of these players made the major leagues, with Eckhardt making the least impact and Statz, perhaps, the most. They were bona fide stars in the PCL, though, with thousands of base hits, hundreds of wins, and batting averages well in the .300s to their credit. I rated them to be about as good as a solid MLB player, perhaps an All-Star. I think it will be fun to see how they do in this alternative baseball universe.