Start Your Franchise Draft I

[MurrayBannerman]

This is a crowdsourcing thread to basically find HF's top 120 players to start your franchise with. The draft will be one round with each pick in a round representing a different team.

1) This is based on active pro players (MLB and MiLB)
2) The contracts come along with the players
3) Your roster is blank. You're starting your franchise with this player from scratch
4) All picks must be made in all bold to discern between picks and discussion
5) 24 hour clock
6) Message the person immediately after you
7) No talking about undrafted players

Draft Order

Round 1
1. San Francisco Giants (Big McLargehuge) - Mike Trout, OF, 24
2. Minnesota Twins (Tootoo Train) - Bryce Harper, OF, 23
3. Seattle Mariners (Vegeta) - Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, 28
4. San Diego Padres (MurrayBannerman) - Manny Machado, SS/3B, 23
5. New York Yankees (Shawked) - Andrew McCutchen, CF, 29
6. Chicago Cubs (BlameUtley) - Carlos Correa, SS, 21
7. Toronto Blue Jays (JWK) - Kris Bryant, 3B, 24
8. Baltimore Orioles (darko) - Nolan Arenado, 3B, 24
9. Miami Marlins (Gin Antonic) - Mookie Betts, OF, 23
10. Tampa Bay Rays (Tony Romo) - Anthony Rizzo, 1B, 26
11. Colorado Rockies (rangerssharks414) - Francisco Lindor, SS, 22
12. Arizona Diamondbacks (Pwnasarus) - Clayton Kershaw, SP, 28
13. Texas Rangers (Curtinho) - Corey Seager, SS, 21
14. Atlanta Braves (ZGirgs28) - Dallas Keuchel, SP, 28
15. Detroit Tigers (Eyedea) - Josh Donaldson, 3B, 30
16. Kansas City Royals (Shawked) - Xander Bogaerts, SS, 23
17. Chicago White Sox (Tony Romo) - Giancarlo Stanton, OF, 26
18. Oakland A's (JWK) - Jose Altuve, 2B, 25
19. Houston Astros (darko) - Noah Syndergaard, SP, 23
20. Los Angeles Dodgers (Pwnasarus) - Chris Sale, SP, 27
21. St. Louis Cardinals (Vegeta) - Buster Posey, C, 29
22. Cincinnati Reds (Gin Antonic) - Yasiel Puig, OF, 25
23. Washington Nationals (ZGirgs28) - Sonny Gray, SP, 26
24. Philadelphia Phillies (BlameUtley) - Madison Bumgarner, SP, 26
25. Cleveland Indians (MurrayBannerman) - AJ Pollock, OF, 28
26. New York Mets (Tootoo Train) - Jacob deGrom, SP, 27
27. Boston Red Sox (Eyedea) - Chris Archer, SP, 27
28. Los Angeles Angels (Curtinho) - Jose Fernandez, SP, 23
29. Pittsburgh Pirates (Big McLargehuge) - Gerritt Cole, SP, 25
30. Milwaukee Brewers (rangerssharks414) - Addison Russell, SS, 23

Round 2
1. Milwaukee Brewers (rangerssharks414) - Starling Marte, OF, 27
2. Pittsburgh Pirates (Big McLargehuge) - Gregory Polanco, OF, 24
3. Los Angeles Angels (Curtinho) - Jason Heyward, OF, 26
4. Boston Red Sox (Eyedea) - George Springer, OF, 26
5. New York Mets (Tootoo Train) - Joc Pederson, OF, 23
6. Cleveland Indians (MurrayBannerman) - Kevin Kiermaier, OF, 25
7. Philadelphia Phillies (BlameUtley) - Jason Kipnis, 2B, 29
8. Washington Nationals (ZGirgs28) - Jackie Bradley Jr., OF, 26
9. Cincinnati Reds (Gin Antonic) - Miguel Sano, IF/DH, 22
10. St. Louis Cardinals (Vegeta) - Marcus Stroman, SP, 24
11. Los Angeles Dodgers (Pwnasarus) - Matt Harvey, SP, 27
12. Houston Astros (darko) - Rougned Odor, 2B, 22
13. Oakland A's (JWK) - Christian Yelich, OF, 24
14. Chicago White Sox (Tony Romo) - Jose Abreu, 1B, 29
15. Kansas City Royals (Shawked) - Michael Wacha, SP, 24
16. Detroit Tigers (Eyedea) - Corey Kluber, SP, 30
17. Atlanta Braves (ZGirgs28) - Kyle Schwarber, C/OF, 23
18. Texas Rangers (Curtinho) - Yoenis Cespedes, OF, 30
19. Arizona Diamondbacks (Pwnasarus) - Salvador Perez, C, 25
20. Colorado Rockies (rangerssharks414) - Carlos Martinez, SP, 24
21. Tampa Bay Rays (Tony Romo) - Evan Longoria, 3B, 30
22. Miami Marlins (Gin Antonic) - Joey Gallo, 3B, 22
23. Baltimore Orioles (darko) - Anthony Rendon, 2B, 25
24. Toronto Blue Jays (JWK) - Kenta Maeda, SP, 28
25. Chicago Cubs (BlameUtley) - Carlos Carrasco, SP, 29
26. New York Yankees (Shawked) - Matt Duffy, 3B, 25
27. San Diego Padres (MurrayBannerman) - Nomar Mazara, OF, 22
28. Seattle Mariners (Vegeta) - Felix Hernandez, SP, 30
29. Minnesota Twins (Tootoo Train) - Danny Salazar, SP, 26
30. San Francisco Giants (Big McLargehuge) - Julio Urias, SP, 19

Round 3
1. San Francisco Giants (Big McLargehuge) - Kyle Seager, 3B, 28
2. Minnesota Twins (Tootoo Train) - Trea Turner, SS, 22
3. Seattle Mariners (Vegeta) - JD Martinez, OF, 28
4. San Diego Padres (MurrayBannerman) - Lucas Giolito, SP, 21
5. New York Yankees (Shawked) - Byron Buxton, OF, 22
6. Chicago Cubs (BlameUtley) - Maikel Franco, 3B, 23
7. Toronto Blue Jays (JWK) - Michael Brantley, OF, 28
8. Baltimore Orioles (darko) - Carlos Rodon, SP, 23
9. Miami Marlins (Gin Antonic) - Eduardo Rodriguez, SP, 23
10. Tampa Bay Rays (Tony Romo) - Dansby Swanson, SS, 22
11. Colorado Rockies (rangerssharks414) - Joe Panik, 2B, 25
12. Arizona Diamondbacks (Pwnasarus) - Matt Carpenter, 3B, 30
13. Texas Rangers (Curtinho) - Dee Gordon, 2B, 28
14. Atlanta Braves (ZGirgs28) - Scooter Gennett, 2B, 25
15. Detroit Tigers (Eyedea) - Jose Quintana, SP, 27
16. Kansas City Royals (Shawked) - Michael Conforto, OF, 23
17. Chicago White Sox (Tony Romo) - Steven Matz, SP, 24
18. Oakland A's (JWK) - JP Crawford, SS, 21
19. Houston Astros (darko) - Brandon Crawford, SS, 29
20. Los Angeles Dodgers (Pwnasarus) - Aaron Nola, SP, 22
21. St. Louis Cardinals (Vegeta) - Yordano Ventura, SP, 24
22. Cincinnati Reds (Gin Antonic) - Taijuan Walker, SP, 23
23. Washington Nationals (ZGirgs28) - Yoan Moncada, 2B, 20
24. Philadelphia Phillies (BlameUtley) - Odubel Herrera, CF, 24
25. Cleveland Indians (MurrayBannerman) - Jake Arrieta, SP, 30
26. New York Mets (Tootoo Train) - Freddie Freeman, 1B, 26
27. Boston Red Sox (Eyedea) - Tyler Glasnow, SP, 22
28. Los Angeles Angels (Curtinho) - Mike Moustakas, 3B, 27
29. Pittsburgh Pirates (Big McLargehuge) - Garrett Richards, SP, 27
30. Milwaukee Brewers (rangerssharks414) - Stephen Piscotty, OF, 25

Round 4
1. Milwaukee Brewers (rangerssharks414) - Alex Reyes, SP, 21
2. Pittsburgh Pirates (Big McLargehuge) - David Peralta, OF, 28
3. Los Angeles Angels (Curtinho) - Brandon Belt, 1B, 28
4. Boston Red Sox (Eyedea) - Adam Eaton, OF, 27
5. New York Mets (Tootoo Train) - Lorenzo Cain, OF, 30
6. Cleveland Indians (MurrayBannerman) - Todd Frazier, 3B, 30
7. Philadelphia Phillies (BlameUtley) - Yasmani Grandal, C, 27
8. Washington Nationals (ZGirgs28) - Orlando Arcia, SS, 21
9. Cincinnati Reds (Gin Antonic) - Joe Ross, SP, 22
10. St. Louis Cardinals (Vegeta) - Nick Castellanos, 3B, 24
11. Los Angeles Dodgers (Pwnasarus) - David Price, SP, 30
12. Houston Astros (darko) - Vince Velasquez, SP, 23
13. Oakland A's (JWK) - Jon Gray, SP, 24
14. Chicago White Sox (Tony Romo) - Yu Darvish, SP, 29
15. Kansas City Royals (Shawked) - Kevin Gausman, SP, 25
16. Detroit Tigers (Eyedea) - Jonathan Lucroy, C, 29
17. Atlanta Braves (ZGirgs28) - Alex Bregman, SS, 22
18. Texas Rangers (Curtinho) - Masahiro Tanaka, SP, 27
19. Arizona Diamondbacks (Pwnasarus) - Blake Snell, SP, 23
20. Colorado Rockies (rangerssharks414) - Justin Upton, OF, 28
21. Tampa Bay Rays (Tony Romo) - Kevin Pillar, OF, 27
22. Miami Marlins (Gin Antonic) - Lance McCullers Jr, SP, 22
23. Baltimore Orioles (darko) - Max Scherzer, SP, 31
24. Toronto Blue Jays (JWK) - Eric Hosmer, 1B, 27
25. Chicago Cubs (BlameUtley) - Travis Shaw, 1B/3B, 26
26. New York Yankees (Shawked) - Kolten Wong, 2B, 25
27. San Diego Padres (MurrayBannerman) - Jose Berrios, SP, 21
28. Seattle Mariners (Vegeta) - Carlos Gonzalez, OF, 30
29. Minnesota Twins (Tootoo Train) - Trevor Story, SS, 23
30. San Francisco Giants (Big McLargehuge) - Travis D'Arnaud, C, 27

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[YNWA14]

I'm down.

 

[Eyedea]

I'll do it.

 

[JWK]

Sign me up

 

[TootooTrain]

I'm in.

 

[rangerssharks414]

I see that I am already listed, but I have a question.

Are we taking contracts into account?

 

[MurrayBannerman]

I see that I am already listed, but I have a question.

Are we taking contracts into account?

Yes. You get everything attached to the player.

 

[TootooTrain]

I see that I am already listed, but I have a question.

Are we taking contracts into account?

Feel free to do a bit of role-playing as the Rays and pick the cheapest option.

 

[rangerssharks414]

Yes. You get everything attached to the player.

Okay, thanks.

 

[YNWA14]

How are the teams being assigned?

 

[MurrayBannerman]

How are the teams being assigned?

We'll pick once we get how many people we have. Then the draft will be randomized in chunks. So, if we have 6 people, each chunk of 6 picks will be different based on the people involved.

 

[Halladay]

Sign me up.

 

[Voight]

I am in.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Consider me lit on this

 

[Tony Romo]

im in

 

[MurrayBannerman]

We'll cut off sign ups at 15 so everyone can have two picks.

 

[YNWA14]

I call the Reds.

 

[Eyedea]

How about randomizing the teams?

 

[MurrayBannerman]

We could do 15 selected teams and 15 random. So one of each

 

[Halladay]

Phillies please.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

We could do 15 selected teams and 15 random. So one of each

I think it's better all randomized.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

I think it's better all randomized.

That's how I had initially thought as well.

I'll give us to mid afternoon to add anyone to push our number to 15. Otherwise, everyone will have 3 picks.

 

[YNWA14]

Why would it be better randomized? I think people tend to enjoy picking with 'their' team. Though I will do it either way, I think the choosing 1 team and randomizing the rest was a pretty good idea.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Why would it be better randomized? I think people tend to enjoy picking with 'their' team. Though I will do it either way, I think the choosing 1 team and randomizing the rest was a pretty good idea.

Because there's a thousand Jays fans on here. A bunch of cubs fans, Yankees fans, etc. Not everyone is going to get "their team" and really what difference does it make? You're just making a pick. I would think that the people picking on this board are educated enough about all the teams and players to make a good selection. It probably also gets rid of some bias if you randomize.

 

[SabresSociety]

I'll take a team if available, if I can pick a team can I be the Red Sox?