Evening star., 1959-12-04
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he also could be a complete bust
If his shoulder stays sore. We're
taking a gamble there, but
that's part of trading. Frankly,
If Sievers didn't come through
for us, I couldn't consider it a
total loss. ! think he's a smart
hitter, and I'd want him to
work with Frank Howard. He
could teach him a lot"
Howard, 6-foot-612, 245-
pound outfielder who was given
a bonus of $108,800 by the
Dodgers two years ago, is re-
garded as one of Los Angeles
brighter prospects. Lillis, %,
played shortstop with st. Paul
for several seasons but failed
in a test with the Dodgers last
season.
I'm not afraid of Russ
Kemmerer's bad earned-run
average with Washington last
season." Bavasi said. Il know
our defense is better than the
Senators and that a 4.50
earned-run average with them.
for instance, might shrink to
sos or so with us. AS far as
the third man in the deal is
concerned, they can give me
Ron Sanford, Ken Aspromonte
or anybody. I just want some
body to help one of our triple
A clubs.
THE White Sox can't offer
Cal as much as we've offered
him." Bavasi continued. I'm
not so certain we're making a
good deal. I took a vote among
six of our men here for the
minor meeting as to whether
we should make the trade
Three, including me, voted yes
Three voted no."
Other Pilots Like Deal
Paul Richards, manager Of
the Orioles, and Jimmy Dykes
manager of the Tigers, feel
Washington should grab the
deal. What in the world is
w a hing gton waiting for?'
Dykes asked.
"If Sievers has the same sort
Of season next year that he had
last season." Richards said, che
will have died on the vine and
the Senators will get nothing
for him. I could be wrong, but
I'd make the deal"
Griffith is hesitating because
he believes the White Sox may
make a better offer. He has
promised Bill Veeck, White So1
boss, a chance to top the Lo.
Angeles proposition.
The only deal yesterday al
the minor sessions wound III
here sent Catcher Pete Dale!
from the Red Sox to Kansai
City in exchange for Pitchel
Tom Sturdivant. Daley batteC
.225 last season, while Sturdi
want has a 2-8 record with thu
Athletics.
First-Year Draft Altered
In winding up their busines
yesterday. the minor league
re-enacted a modified first-yea
player draft. Ratification b,
the majors next week is re
quired to make it effective.
Under the modified rule,
player drafted after his frs
year can be farmed out to tn
minors. Under the old rul
waivers were required and tn
player first had to be reofere,
to the team from which he wa
drafted.
All minor league players no,
are subject to draft by tn
majors or by teams in highe
classiflcations at the end G
their first year. The only wa
a player can be protected is b
advancing him to the majo
league roster. Thirty-nin
players, representing an outla
. of SIS million, were moved u
for just that reason after tn
1859 season.
Milwaukee's attempt To re
! store a new version of til
> bonus rule that would Sharpl
restrict movement of player
! paid more than $4,000 to sig
. was defeated. So was a revC
, lutionary plan, suggested
: Bob Howsam, owner of tt
Denver club. Howsam's PIE
: would have set up a free-agel
pool similar to that used in tt
, National Football League draf
! HowSam lost two 9th e
: amendments. One proposed a
! unrestricted draft of all pla!
erS. Another would have banne
signing of college players unit
the end of their sophomol
year.
For the first time the min,
leagues adopted a minimum
l salary scale for PLAYER