Outbidding the Majors

 It was known that the baseball players in the Pacific Coast League could often pay stars, especially midlevel players, more than those players could earn in the Majors. Here's an example. 

"Seattle Outbid Majors for Bowman"

Like Cliff Brady, Elmer Bowman only saw time in the major leagues in the 1920.

For Bowman, however it started August 3 that year, and ended August 9. 

Here's his SABR Bio: Elmer Bowman – Society for American Baseball Research (sabr.org)

1924 Newcomers stats for 1923

 
Seattle's new pitchers for the 1924 Season and the others across the league.

January Player Stories and Roster Signings As Seattle Gets Ready For the 1924 Season

 Jimmy Welsh would spend 6 seasons in the majors, his career bookended by time in Seattle Jimmy Welsh Minor Leagues Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com

Cliff Brady spent part of 1920, 53 games at 2nd base, with the Boston Americans. He survived a car accident before that Cliff Brady – Society for American Baseball Research (sabr.org).