ESPN's Franchise Player Draft (1 Viewer)

[Northern Voice]

Happening today. Always interesting, always some baffling picks as well. 30 guys draft who they would build an MLB team around.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/page/franchise140602/espn-franchise-player-draft

So far:

1. MIKE TROUT, CF, LAA
ERIC KARABELL (ESPN FANTASY)

2. BRYCE HARPER, LF, WAS
CHRISTINA KAHRL (ESPN.COM)

3. CLAYTON KERSHAW, LHP, LAD
MIKE PETRIELLO (ESPN INSIDER)

4. MANNY MACHADO, 3B, BAL
TIM KURKJIAN (ESPN THE MAG)

5. YASIEL PUIG, RF, LAD
JIM BOWDEN (ESPN INSIDER)

6. MASAHIRO TANAKA, RHP, NYY
KATIE SHARP (ESPN STATS & INFO)

7. GIANCARLO STANTON, RF, MIA
JERRY CRASNICK (ESPN.COM)

8. ANDREW MCCUTCHEN, CF, PIT
ALEX CORA (BASEBALL TONIGHT)

9. TROY TULOWITZKI, SS, COL
ADNAN VIRK (BASEBALL TONIGHT)

10. MIGUEL CABRERA, 1B, DET
PEDRO GOMEZ (BASEBALL TONIGHT)

11. EVAN LONGORIA, 3B, TAM
MARK SIMON (ESPN STATS & INFO)

12. PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT, 1B, ARI
MARK SAXON (ESPN LOS ANGELES)

13. YU DARVISH, RHP, TEX
ANDREW MARCHAND (ESPN NEW YORK)

14. BUSTER POSEY, C, SFO
DAN SZYMBORSKI (ESPN INSIDER)

15. FELIX HERNANDEZ, RHP, SEA
JIM CAPLE (ESPN.COM)

16. JASON HEYWARD, RF, ATL
SCOTT SPRATT (ESPN INSIDER)

17. FREDDIE FREEMAN, 1B, ATL
RICHARD DURRETT (ESPN DALLAS)

18. JOEY VOTTO, 1B, CIN
CHRIS CRAWFORD (ESPN INSIDER)

19. XANDER BOGAERTS, SS, BOS
DAVID SCHOENFIELD (ESPN.COM)

20. JOSH DONALDSON, 3B, OAK
KEITH LAW (ESPN INSIDER)

21. CARLOS GOMEZ, CF, MIL
MANNY ACTA (BASEBALL TONIGHT)

22. ANDRELTON SIMMONS, SS, ATL
JUSTIN HAVENS (ESPN STATS & INFO)

23. JOSE ABREU, 1B, CHW
PAUL SWYDAN (ESPN INSIDER)

24. SALVADOR PEREZ, C, KAN
DOUG GLANVILLE (BASEBALL TONIGHT)

25. MICHAEL WACHA, RHP, STL
DAN SHULMAN (SUN. NIGHT BASEBALL)

26. JOSE FERNANDEZ, RHP, MIA
JONAH KERI (GRANTLAND)

27. GREGORY POLANCO, RF, PIT
JAYSON STARK (ESPN.COM)

28. YADIER MOLINA, C, STL
BUSTER OLNEY (ESPN INSIDER)

29. BYRON BUXTON, CF, MIN
TRISTAN COCKCROFT (ESPN FANTASY)

30. JULIO TEHERAN, SP
AARON BOONE (BASEBALL TONIGHT)
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Is Evan Longoria overrated? I've seen that idea come up a few times lately on Twitter. I think he is in fantasy baseball for sure.

 

[cheese]

Awful, as expected. Manny Machado 4 is more ridiculous than Longoria 11, which is saying something.

 

[Fly]

Happening today. Always interesting, always some baffling picks as well. 30 guys draft who they would build an MLB team around.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/page/franchise140602/espn-franchise-player-draft


Is Evan Longoria overrated? I've seen that idea come up a few times lately on Twitter. I think he is in fantasy baseball for sure.

Yes. I'd rather build around Donaldson than Longoria.

 

[Northern Voice]

Taking a pitcher, even Kershaw #3 seems a bit crazy to me, given injury probabilities.

Full list in round 1 now.

 

[cheese]

So what's the logic behind Perez? Any?

 

[pollardsvision]

Jason Heyward shouldn't be on the board, much less the 1st Brave.

I like him and hope he turns it around, but he might only be the 7th most valuable Brave, long-term.

Definitely behind Freeman, Simmons, Teheran, and Upton. Probably also behind Minor, and maybe even Wood.