Lead Story - 3/23/2026

1959 Off-season Time table

March 18 progressions, retirements, draft room opening, trades on, edit team details (change park dimensions but Commissioner will update logo to historical logo)
March 19 draft commences

Free agent auction follows rookie draft

—- 1st round bids due Wednesday March 25
—- 2nd round bids due Thursday March 26
—- 3rd round bids due Friday March 27
—- Final rounds bids due Saturday March 28
All deadlines are 6pm PST

(Leading 3rd rd bids can be improved upon but if no improved competitor bids come in, winning bid reverts to 3rd rd bid)

Free Agent Auction:
Bids to look like this please to Spaniels:
RP Jim Smith $10/5=$50
2b Toby Jones $3+1/6=$33
OF Jack Davis $12+2/4=$60
SS Bob Doe $10-2/3=$24
SP Bill Wall $5-1/2=$9
(No line spaces between bids. Commish Spaniels will send Indians’ bids to HoustonCougar for auction integrity)

—-Minimum 2 years, maximum 10 or less depending on age relative to retirement age
—-expiring contracts to retirement age 41( ie if player is 33., contract can’t exceed 7 years)
-contracts can feature annual deductions of -$1 or -$2 or raises +1 or +2

drops open : day after auction; Sunday noon March 29
Adds open 2 days after auction Monday noon March 30

Opening Day; Tuesday March 31

Things to do in the off-season before Opening Day
- -- request ‘59 stat year for tagged rookies/reserves
---submit position swaps (1 position player and/or 1 sp/rp change)
---Set your rosters

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Traded Picks

1954 draft: picks traded:
*The Yankees send their first and second round picks in next season’s rookie draft to the Cardinals for 2b Hetki and SP Sista.

1955 draft pick trades
*Indians send their second round pick to Giants (DiMaggio for Adams)
“ Indians first rounder to [Philies], while the Phillies send their second round pick to Cleveland as part of the Hacker for Porter/Carey trade.
* as part of the Adcock/Nieman for Beasley trade, Dodgers send their 1st rounder to the Indians while the Indians send their 3rd rounder in return
Indians trade first rd pick (originally acquired from Dodgers) Tigers as part of Thompson/Furillo/Willard deal
Indians deal Phillies 2nd rd pick to Athletics as part of Cass Michaels mega deal

1956
Phillies made a deal with Cincinnati: “ I sent 3b Andy Carey to Cincinnati for SP Bob Turley. I sent my 1st round pick, Cincinnati sends me their 2nd rounder.”

1957
Indians send 1st rd pick to Pirates as part of mega-deal
Indians send 2nd rd pick to Redlegs as part of Terry/Pilarcik for Kiner trade

1958
Senators trade 1b Ed Stevens for Phillies first rounder

1960
Luis Aloma to the Detroit Tigers. White Sox receive the Tigers 2nd round pick in the 1960 Rookie Draft.