Lip Man 1 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 4 hours ago, oldsox said: Oh, yeah. Not a trade, they just cut him. Stupid Bonus Baby rules back then. They kept another bonus baby named Bruce Howard; The White Sox just keep stepping on their dicks. April 8, 1963 – On this date, one of the biggest ‘what if’s’ in franchise history took place. As per the rules at the time, the White Sox had to choose between two pitchers signed to “bonus baby” contracts. The rules stated that only one player signed to a deal for over a certain amount of money could remain in the organization. The other would have to be waived. With that in mind rookies Bruce Howard and Denny McLain squared off in an intra-squad game to see who would be released and who got promoted to Double A Lynchburg. Howard won 2-1. McLain got his walking papers and was claimed by Detroit the following week. He’d go on to win 131 big league games including 31 in 1968. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSox2023 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 42 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said: April 8, 1963 – On this date, one of the biggest ‘what if’s’ in franchise history took place. As per the rules at the time, the White Sox had to choose between two pitchers signed to “bonus baby” contracts. The rules stated that only one player signed to a deal for over a certain amount of money could remain in the organization. The other would have to be waived. With that in mind rookies Bruce Howard and Denny McLain squared off in an intra-squad game to see who would be released and who got promoted to Double A Lynchburg. Howard won 2-1. McLain got his walking papers and was claimed by Detroit the following week. He’d go on to win 131 big league games including 31 in 1968. This could be the absolute dumbest way I have heard of a team choosing a player to retain. Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Mite Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 1 hour ago, Lip Man 1 said: Incorrect, he did. I thought he attended a game for some kind of honor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducksnort Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 (edited) Wrong thread Edited August 10 by Ducksnort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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