Game 270 Answer: Red Sox Pitchers
Roger Clemens
Cy Young
Pedro Martinez
Tim Wakefield
You could make a very strong case for Lefty Grove in the last spot, but we gave Wakefield the nod for longevity and intangibles
Game 269 Answer: Knuckleballers
Phil Niekro
Tim Wakefield
Hoyt Wilhelm
Charlie Hough
Shoutout to all who pointed out that Wilbur Wood should be on here
Name That Rushmore, Game 269:
(Obviously the answer isn't 49, but it's also not a total coincidence that the last 3 guys all wore the same number.)
Names below yesterday's answer if needed
@ShamsCharania@BobbyMarks42 They can and should fix this part by making that rule go-forward only and/or just ignoring it if the pick in question has already been traded.
But it's also crazy that this was the only objection to this awful plan
@ShamsCharania A system which punishes legitimately bad teams and gives a 45-win team (Phoenix, this year) the same lottery odds as the league's worst team is just an objectively terrible idea.