This afternoon, ESPN is hosting their Franchise Player Draft, tapping 30 of their writers and television personalities to select the player that they would want to build a franchise from scratch around for the next 10 years. As with last year’s version, I was invited to participate, and I was gi...
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PLAYERS:
Matt Kemp,
Evan Longoria,
Troy Tulowitzki,
Clayton Kershaw,
Justin Verlander,
Stephen Strasburg,
Felix Hernandez,
Tim Lincecum,
Miguel Cabrera,
Bryce Harper,
Andrew McCutchen,
Mike Trout,
Justin Upton,
Joey Votto,
Josh Hamilton
TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Angels, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers
TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Angels, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers
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