1956 REENTRY DRAFT                        
  GMs must assign contracts from 1-5 years.  Veterans(*) must have minimum 3-year contract.    
  4-year contracts: add 10% to base salary.  5-year contracts: add 20% to base salary.    
  You may pass a round and make selections in later rounds.    
  Unsigned players will become free agents and may be signed after April 15 to minor league contracts.    
           
        1st Round +30% 2nd Round +20% 3rd Round +10% 4th Round 0% 5th Round -10%   Round Adj. Late Rounds            
    DETROIT             PASS PASS PASS   6th -20% BOSTON *Joe Ostrowski, MR 1500 58      
  SAN FRANCISCO *Warren Spahn, SP 9880 58 PASS Don Newcombe, SP 8305 58 Bobby Shantz, SP 4000 58 PASS     LOUISVILLE Cloyd Boyer, MR 800 57      
    BOSTON Bob Tiefenauer, MR 715 59 *Hank Bauer, RF 1140 58 *Pat Mullin, RF 935 58 *Jerry Priddy, 2B 1725 58 *Matt Batts, C 2160 58     WASHINGTON *H Perkowski, MR 500 58      
    NEW YORK *Al Rosen, 3B 3315 58 *Jim Wilson, SP 600 58 *Vern Bickford, MR 2640 58 Andy Hansen, MR 2500 56 Roy Sievers, 1B 900 56   7th -30% WASHINGTON *Bob Dillinger, 3B 821 58    
  LOS ANGELES Cass Michaels, 2B 884 58 Johnny Groth, CF 1140 58 PASS PASS PASS   9th -50% LOUISVILLE Carl Scheib, MR 1000 58    
        PASS                     10th -60% LOUISVILLE *Mike Garcia, SP 1200 58    
    LOUISVILLE Ray Moore, MR 650 58 PASS *Sheldon Jones, MR 1100 58 PASS *Cliff Fannin, MR 500 58   12th -80% LOS ANGELES Eddie Yost, 3B 840 58    
    CHICAGO *Joe Astroth, C 650 58 Joe Presko, SP 3600 58 *Clyde King, MR 790 58 *Bobby Adams, 2B 680 58 PASS     BROOKLYN Eddie Miksis, 2B 500 56      
    ST LOUIS *Paul Minner, SP 806 58 Erv Palica, SP 1200 58 *Joe Coleman, MR 550 58 PASS Nippy Jones, C 504 56   13th -90% ST. LOUIS Ned Garver, SP 500 56      
    WASHINGTON *Bud Byerly, MR 962 58 *Bud Podbielan, SP 908 58 PASS *Bob Chipman, MR 1000 58 PASS     BROOKLYN Randy Jackson, 3B 500 56      
    BROOKLYN *Bob Porterfield, SP 6500 58 PASS PASS PASS PASS        
  *George Kell, 3B 3900 58                                
       
        FREE AGENTS      
        11 players left 100%      
    SECOND BASE LEFT FIELD STARTERS RELIEVERS    
    *Bobby Young, 2B Minor   *Hal Rice, LF Minor   *F Hutchinson, SP Minor   *Alex Kellner, MR Minor      
    SHORTSTOP *Hoot Evers, LF Minor   *Ed Lopat, SP Minor        
    *Lou Boudreau, SS Minor         Ralph Branca, SP Minor        
    THIRD BASE RIGHT FIELD *Dizzy Trout, SP Minor        
    *Bob Elliott, 3B Minor   *Johnny Lindell, RF Minor                  
           
  1956 ROOKIE DRAFT  
  First round picks: automatic 3-year contract @ $1 million.  Bonuses for top three overall picks.  
  Second round picks: automatic 3-year contract at $500k.  All others: minor league contracts.  
  Teams may not pass a round.  
        1st Round $1M+ 2nd Round 500k 3rd Round Minor 4th Round Minor  
  LOS ANGELES Frank Robinson, RF 1300   Norm Sieburn, 1B 500   Bill Mazeroski, 2B Minor   Hal Griggs, MR Minor    
  SAN FRANCISCO Rocky Colavito, RF 1200   Wes Covington, LF 500   Eddie Bressoud, SS Minor    
    DETROIT Lindy McDaniel, CL 1000 7th B Trowbridge, MR 500   Dave Sisler, MR Minor    
    BOSTON Hank Aguirre, MR 1000   Don Blasingame, 2B 500   Frank Torre, 1B Minor    
    LOUISVILLE       Tom Acker, MR 500 18th Hal Smith, C Minor    
    NEW YORK Roger Craig, SP 1000   Don Buddin, SS 500   Taylor Phillips, MR Minor    
    CHICAGO Don Drysdale, SP 1100 3rd Earl Averill, C 500   Walt Moryn, RF Minor    
    ST LOUIS Luis Aparicio, SS 1000 5th Jim Brosnan, MR 500 15th Don Ferrarese, MR Minor    
  Bill White, 1B 1000                
    WASHINGTON Whitey Herzog, RF 1000   Charlie Lau, C 500   Al Pilarcik, RF Minor    
  SAN FRANCISCO Tito Francona, LF 1000   Charlie Neal, 2B 500   Herb Plews, 2B Minor