2011 MLB Season Game Thread: June

[jOOj]

ESPN is doing a "Franchise Player" draft tomorrow, 30 picks by hosts, writers etc.

Who ya got?

[MiamiHomer]

Joey Bats!

[TealMonster08]

Its starting right now. I plan on following just to see where Stanton is selected.

[Madman81]

It's June

[MiamiHomer]

Already was on it.

[Madman81]

Hat tip to Ramp on receiving rep for a post that doesn't exist

[Ramp]

it said N/A

I was so scared

[MiamiHomer]

Troy Tulowitzki (Karl Ravech)

Evan Longoria (Keith Law)

Were the first two franchise picks in that draft thing.

[Ramp]

20 year old spect Jordan Lyles was awesome for the Astros last night

[dgriot]

Gritty veteran Alex Cora boots a would-be DP ball into LF. I wonder how long both him and Stairs will last with the Nats.

[Bobbob1313]

ESPN is doing a "Franchise Player" draft tomorrow, 30 picks by hosts, writers etc.

Who ya got?

NO. PLAYER POS TEAM
1. Troy Tulowitzki SS COL
Karl Ravech (Baseball Tonight)

2. Evan Longoria 3B TAM
Keith Law (ESPN Scouts, Inc.)

3. Felix Hernandez RHP SEA
David Schoenfield (ESPN.com/SweetSpot)

4. Joey Votto 1B CIN
Dave Cameron (ESPN Insider/FanGraphs)

5. Tim Lincecum RHP SFO
Amy K. Nelson (ESPN.com)

6. Josh Johnson RHP FLA
Chris Singleton (ESPN Radio/BBTN)

7. Jason Heyward RF ATL
Jorge Arangure Jr. (ESPN The Magazine)

8. Albert Pujols 1B STL
Enrique Rojas (ESPNDeportes.com)

9. Bryce Harper OF WAS
(A)
Eric Karabell (ESPN Fantasy/Baseball Today)

10. Ryan Braun LF MIL
Mark Simon (ESPN Stats & Information)

11. Jon Lester LHP BOS
Orel Hershiser (Sunday Night Baseball/BBTN)

12. Mike Trout CF LAA
(AA)
Jason Grey (ESPN Fantasy)

13. David Price LHP TAM
Jim Bowden (ESPN.com/The GM's Office)

14. Robinson Cano 2B NYY
Aaron Boone (BBTN/Monday Night Baseball)

15. Joe Mauer C MIN
Jim Caple (ESPN.com)

16. Justin Verlander RHP DET
Steve Berthiaume (Baseball Tonight)

17. Carlos Santana C CLE
Jason Churchill (ESPN Insider)

18. Buster Posey C SFO
Christina Kahrl (ESPN.com/SweetSpot)

19. Starlin Castro SS CHC
Jerry Crasnick (ESPN.com)

20. Hanley Ramirez SS Florida
Matt Meyers (ESPN Insider/The Magazine)

21. Mike Stanton RF FLA
Mark Mulder (Baseball Tonight)

22. Stephen Strasburg RHP WAS
Kevin Goldstein (ESPN Insider)

23. Neftali Feliz RHP TEX
Rick Sutcliffe (Monday Night Baseball/BBTN)

24. Carlos Gonzalez LF COL
Jayson Stark (ESPN.com)

25. Clayton Kershaw LHP LAD
Tim Kurkjian (ESPN The Magazine/BBTN)

26. Jose Bautista RF Toronto
Jonah Keri (ESPN Insider)

27. Michael Pineda RHP SEA
Buster Olney (ESPN The Magazine/BBTN)

28. Roy Halladay RHP PHI
Barry Larkin (Baseball Tonight)

29. Justin Upton RF ARI
Tristan H. Cockcroft (ESPN Fantasy)

30. Wilson Ramos C WAS
Doug Glanville (BBTN/ESPN.com)

It's amazing to me that people can continue to misunderstand how good of a hitter's park Coor's Field is. Tulo is an .800 OPS bat away from Coor's. CarGo is a .725.

Some terrible picks there...

[Valid]

I would also like to know how they could pick guys like Harper and Trout when they haven't even had a major league AB yet.

[Bobbob1313]

Because they are young, cheap, and awesome. And less than a year away from the majors. I'd rather have them than a lot of the guys picked.

[Valid]

Understood, but building a team around someone who hasn't even set foot into the majors yet?

[Mainge]

Wilson Ramos?