ESPN Franchise Draft

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:12 pm

http://espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?page= ... chisedraft

Three Pirates - all in the top 6.

Few things here overall, I don't think I'd take Feliz. Definitely wouldn't be taking Ramos, and I doubt if I'd put Starlin Castro in the top 30 either for starting a franchise, positional value and all.

Mets · Post by **Mets** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:40 am

Halladay at 28. Heyward ahead of Pujols.

Cardinals · Post by **Cardinals** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:49 pm

Given Halladay and Pujols' ages, I can see it. I'd still probably have Halladay a bit further up, but I don't think he'd be in my top 15. And the way Pujols has played this year with his GB% way up and basically everything down, I'm not sure I'd take Pujols in the top 10.

Orioles · Post by **Orioles** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 12:46 am

At least they got #1 right.

After that I'd call Castro being too high and the inclusion of Feliz and Ramos as the most dubious choices. Hard to believe 200 lousy ABs at age 29 can knock Carl Crawford from being a preseason lock for a list like this. I guess it's a draft, and they let that idjit Sutcliffe pick so maybe not the most awesome list.

1. Troy Tulowitzki SS COL
16. Justin Verlander RHP DET

Mets · Post by **Mets** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 11:04 am

I don't know that I'd start my franchise with a guy like Trout, who hasn't proven anything yet. #12 seems a bit of a reach.