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| Author: | denisdman [ Thu May 16, 2013 3:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Starting an MLB franchise |
Give me your top five guys you would take. You can pick any current MLB player or minor leaguer. We are having a discussion at work, and I can't believe who someone said is their #1 guy. Trout Strasburg Harper Miguel Cabrera Kershaw among others. |
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| Author: | doug - evergreen park [ Thu May 16, 2013 4:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
five pitchers. |
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| Author: | Apologist [ Thu May 16, 2013 4:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
Verlander Kershaw Trout Harper Cabrera Before players.. I'd hire the right GM and institute the organizational philosophy I wanted. The assumption being, whith the right foundation in place.. the org. would find and develop the right pieces.. |
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| Author: | Apologist [ Thu May 16, 2013 4:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
If Matt Harvey keeps it up for a full season+.. I'd consider him to. Pitchers break all the time... but the guys I mentioned have proven to be dominant and durable. |
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| Author: | Drop In [ Thu May 16, 2013 4:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
Kershaw Harper Strasburg Machado (T) Vogelbach or Harvey |
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| Author: | SHARK [ Thu May 16, 2013 4:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
Right now there are 2 guys I'd start an MLB franchise, and both of them are pitchers. The Tigers' Justin Verlander is one of them. The other is the Yankees' C.C. Sabathia. |
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| Author: | Terry's Peeps [ Thu May 16, 2013 4:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
Kershaw Strasburg Harper Castro |
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| Author: | denisdman [ Thu May 16, 2013 7:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
You got a fifth for me TP? And since I got some legit responses, the guy at work was arguing Posey would go first. I said no way. |
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| Author: | Hatchetman [ Thu May 16, 2013 7:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
can someone explain how Trout could not be in their top 5? |
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| Author: | Terry's Peeps [ Thu May 16, 2013 7:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
denisdman wrote: You got a fifth for me TP? And since I got some legit responses, the guy at work was arguing Posey would go first. I said no way. Trout or Posey. |
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| Author: | denisdman [ Thu May 16, 2013 7:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
Terry's Peeps wrote: denisdman wrote: You got a fifth for me TP? And since I got some legit responses, the guy at work was arguing Posey would go first. I said no way. Trout or Posey. I guess you like mouth breathers. |
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| Author: | Terry's Peeps [ Thu May 16, 2013 7:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
denisdman wrote: Terry's Peeps wrote: denisdman wrote: You got a fifth for me TP? And since I got some legit responses, the guy at work was arguing Posey would go first. I said no way. Trout or Posey. I guess you like mouth breathers. 
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| Author: | Drop In [ Thu May 16, 2013 9:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
denisdman wrote: You got a fifth for me TP? And since I got some legit responses, the guy at work was arguing Posey would go first. I said no way. Posey is very valuable right now, but I wouldn't select a catcher. He's eventually a first baseman. I'd rather have roughly twenty other players, and have a potential career catcher like Salvador Perez. I'm not saying he's anywhere close to my top-5, but I would assume your premise doesn't involve fielding a team of five. As for Trout, I really think he's an obvious PED case. His head and neck have grown. Could my other five guys be on PED's? Sure. But I think he's getting caught in the next three years. |
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| Author: | Keyser Soze [ Thu May 16, 2013 10:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
Bryce Harper Mike Trout Oscar Taveras Jurickson Profar Dylan Bundy |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Fri May 17, 2013 8:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
Keyser Soze wrote: Bryce Harper Mike Trout Oscar Taveras Jurickson Profar Dylan Bundy +1 Might switch out Profar for Machado |
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| Author: | Apologist [ Fri May 17, 2013 10:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
Keyser Soze wrote: Bryce Harper Mike Trout Oscar Taveras Jurickson Profar Dylan Bundy My guy! |
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| Author: | Apologist [ Fri May 17, 2013 10:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
Drop In wrote: denisdman wrote: You got a fifth for me TP? And since I got some legit responses, the guy at work was arguing Posey would go first. I said no way. Posey is very valuable right now, but I wouldn't select a catcher. He's eventually a first baseman. I'd rather have roughly twenty other players, and have a potential career catcher like Salvador Perez. I'm not saying he's anywhere close to my top-5, but I would assume your premise doesn't involve fielding a team of five. As for Trout, I really think he's an obvious PED case. His head and neck have grown. Could my other five guys be on PED's? Sure. But I think he's getting caught in the next three years. I agree, catchers are very valuable... but developing a franchise one has more to do with the teaching philosophies of the org. |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Fri May 17, 2013 12:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
Not one Chris Sale vote? Don't tell me he has durability issues when you put Strasburg on the list. Anyway: Verlander Sale Harper Trout Gillaspie |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Fri May 17, 2013 12:41 pm ] |
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good dolphin wrote: Not one Chris Sale vote? Don't tell me he has durability issues when you put Strasburg on the list. Anyway: Verlander Sale Harper Trout Gillaspie Lotta mileage on Verlander |
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| Author: | SHARK [ Fri May 17, 2013 1:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
good dolphin wrote: Not one Chris Sale vote? Don't tell me he has durability issues when you put Strasburg on the list. Anyway: Verlander Sale Harper Trout Gillaspie Here's why I said no regarding Chris Sale & Stephen Strasburg. I fear both of those pitchers might have shoulder issues at a very early stage in their careers and they might not hold up over the long term. |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Fri May 17, 2013 1:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
Yet, SHARK, you took 32 year old CC Sabathia who has been on the DL more times than Sale and Strasburg combined. |
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| Author: | SHARK [ Fri May 17, 2013 2:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
Frank Coztansa wrote: Yet, SHARK, you took 32 year old CC Sabathia who has been on the DL more times than Sale and Strasburg combined. I didn't know C.C. spent that much time on the DL. Sale still looks kinda skinny, while I've heard Strasburg has had a "Y" issue with his shoulder. |
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| Author: | Terry's Peeps [ Fri May 17, 2013 2:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
Frank Coztansa wrote: Yet, SHARK, you took 32 year old CC Sabathia who has been on the DL more times than Sale and Strasburg combined. Hard not to argue. |
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| Author: | Apologist [ Fri May 17, 2013 3:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
SHARK wrote: Frank Coztansa wrote: Yet, SHARK, you took 32 year old CC Sabathia who has been on the DL more times than Sale and Strasburg combined. I didn't know C.C. spent that much time on the DL. Sale still looks kinda skinny, while I've heard Strasburg has had a "Y" issue with his shoulder. I have a "Why?" issue with a lot of your posts |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Fri May 17, 2013 3:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting an MLB franchise |
Keeping Score has a Y chromosome problem. |
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