On Friday, 30 of ESPN's baseball experts gathered for the fifth annual MLB Franchise Player Draft. And how fitting? The 2015 MLB Draft is Monday and you never know: the next franchise player could be selected that night. But the experts are focusing on today's faces of the game.
Below we've provided a table of round/pick, the expert, the player selection and the player's position. Comment below to see if you agree with the best baseball analysts and writers in the country.
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Round 1/Pick # |
ESPN Expert |
Player/Team |
Position |
|
1 |
Mark Mulder |
Mike Trout (LAA) |
CF |
|
2 |
Alex Cora |
Bryce Harper (WSH) |
RF |
|
3 |
Jayson Stark |
Giancarlo Stanton (MIA) |
RF |
|
4 |
Pedro Gomez |
Felix Hernandez (SEA) |
SP |
|
5 |
Eno Sarris |
Anthony Rizzo (CHC) |
1B |
|
6 |
Dan Szymborski |
Manny Machado (BAL) |
3B |
|
7 |
Jerry Crasnick |
Kris Bryant (CHC) |
3B |
|
8 |
Ben Lindbergh |
Yasiel Puig (LAD) |
RF |
|
9 |
Tony Blengino |
Andrew McCutchen (PIT) |
CF |
|
10 |
Mark Simon |
Clayton Kershaw (LAD) |
SP |
|
11 |
Tim Kurkjian |
Matt Harvey (NYM) |
SP |
|
12 |
Karl Ravech |
Max Scherzer (WSH) |
SP |
|
13 |
Mark Saxon |
Corey Kluber (CLE) |
SP |
|
14 |
Jonah Keri |
Paul Goldschmidt (ARZ) |
1B |
|
15 |
Jim Bowden |
Carlos Correa (HOU) |
SS |
|
16 |
Gordon Edes |
Yoan Moncada (BOS) |
2B |
|
17 |
Tristan Cockcroft |
Joc Pederson (LAD) |
CF |
|
18 |
Scott Spratt |
Nolan Arenado (COL) |
3B |
|
19 |
Buster Olney |
Buster Posey (SFG) |
C |
|
20 |
Doug Padilla |
Chris Sale (CWS) |
SP |
|
21 |
Jesse Rogers |
Addison Russell (CHC) |
2B |
|
22 |
David Schoenfield |
Mookie Betts (BOS) |
CF |
|
23 |
Jim Caple |
Shohei Otani (JAPAN) |
P/OF |
|
24 |
Curt Schilling |
Sonny Gray (OAK) |
SP |
|
25 |
Adam Rubin |
Jose Fernandez (MIA) |
SP |
|
26 |
Christina Kahrl |
Corey Seager (LAD) |
SS |
|
27 |
Andrew Marchand |
Madison Bumgarner (SFG) |
SP |
|
28 |
Erick Karabell |
Joey Gallo (TEX) |
3B |
|
29 |
Justin Havens |
Gerrit Cole (PIT) |
SP |
|
30 |
Aaron Boone |
Shelby Miller (ATL) |
SP |
|
Round 2/Pick # |
ESPN Expert |
Player/Team |
Position |
|
31 |
Aaron Boone |
Byron Buxton (MIN) |
CF |
|
32 |
Justin Havens |
Andrelton Simmons (ATL) |
SS |
|
33 |
Eric Karabell |
J.P. Crawford (PHI) |
SS |
|
34 |
Andrew Marchand |
Miguel Cabrera (DET) |
1B |
|
35 |
Christina Kahrl |
Julio Urias (LAD) |
SP |
|
36 |
Adam Rubin |
Chris Archer (TB) |
SP |
|
37 |
Curt Schilling |
Dallas Keuchel (HOU) |
SP |
|
38 |
Jim Caple |
Freddie Freeman (ATL) |
1B |
|
39 |
David Schoenfield |
Francisco Lindor (CLE) |
SS |
|
40 |
Jesse Rogers |
Jorge Soler (CHC) |
RF |
|
41 |
Doug Padilla |
Carlos Rodon (CWS) |
SP |
|
42 |
Buster Olney |
George Springer (HOU) |
RF |
|
43 |
Scott Spratt |
Stephen Strasburg (WSH) |
SP |
|
44 |
Tristan Cockcroft |
Josh Donaldson (TOR) |
3B |
|
45 |
Gordon Edes |
Eduardo Rodriguez (BOS) |
SP |
|
46 |
Jim Bowden |
Anthony Rendon (WSH) |
3B |
|
47 |
Jonah Keri |
Jameson Taillon (PIT) |
SP |
|
48 |
Mark Saxon |
Starling Marte (PIT) |
OF |
|
49 |
Karl Ravech |
Jose Altuve (HOU) |
2B |
|
50 |
Tim Kurkjian |
Noah Syndergaard (NYM) |
SP |
|
51 |
Mark Simon |
Jacob deGrom (NYM) |
SP |
|
52 |
Tony Blengino |
Kolten Wong (STL) |
2B |
|
53 |
Ben Lindbergh |
Lucas Giolito (WSH) |
SP |
|
54 |
Jerry Crasnick |
Garrett Richards (LAA) |
SP |
|
55 |
Dan Szymborski |
Yordano Ventura (KC) |
SP |
|
56 |
Eno Sarris |
Kyle Seager (SEA) |
3B |
|
57 |
Pedro Gomez |
Miguel Sano (MIN) |
3B |
|
58 |
Jayson Stark |
David Price (DET) |
SP |
|
59 |
Alex Cora |
Michael Wacha (STL) |
SP |
|
60 |
Mark Mulder |
Salvador Perez (KC) |
C |
