You are the GM of an expansion franchise

[Chi_archie]

for the newest Major League Baseball Team....and they decided to kick start your team, but allowing you to draft any player off of any team. Money is not an object and you will retain the rights to this player for the next 6 years.


who do you take?

[big joe 1212]

Johan Santana

[UntilTheNDofTimE]

Hanley ramirez

[Chi_archie]

I was thinking albert.... but he will be 30 next year, so he might not be worth as much in his last 2 years of his contract...

Hanley and Grady are also possiblities... no way would I take a pitcher

[007Fatty]

i duno who i would take but
arch the weather isnt too good here
and i dont like taking my car out wen its like that
so tomorrow ill make the vid=)

[Chi_archie]

fatty forget that car....you can still do that tomorrow.... show us where you cap your games, say what's up, give us a winner tomorrow and what not......

[Fischnasty]

hanley for sure

[jjgold]

Haliday, Santana

[Mr KLC]

Hanley Ramirez. They have the best record in MLB, and I can't name 5 guys in their starting lineup.

[big joe 1212]

I would hire JJ to be the bat boy!

[007Fatty]

hahaha ok ill do that=)
but i dont got any winners yet! i cap my games by fading people now!
and it seems to be working somewhat!

[FrozenMAN]

hanley with ease, now being in the 3 spot your gonna be seeing HUGE numbers over the next bunch of years 35+ homers, 85+runs and 120+ rbis, plus atleast 20 sb's

[onthewhat]

Hanley Ramirez

[element1286]

Pujols

[TWEETS]

zack greinke

[AMBlai01]

I would Go with A-Rod still for a few different reasons. I realize he is getting older but he will also be breaking records which will make your team relevant. You aren't going to win many games those first few years anyway and you need someone to put butts in the seats.

Arod does that.....he has star power. Hanley is going to be great and a superstar but he doesn't have the attraction by the fans like Arod does. Arod is polarizing, you either love him or love to hate him...either way you want to watch.....

[tullamore]

Longoria.

[Deuce]

Miggy Cabrera

[MonkeyF0cker]

Hanley or Ryan Braun.

[Vince Carter]

either hanley or miguel cabrera

[rjt721]

1. Hanley
2. Matt Kemp

[Kyleben]

Braun or a slepper being votto ( kid is going to be a star)

[i.spinal]

Carlos Quinten

[ryanspeer2001]

Pujols no questions asked. Only close picks would be Hanley and possibly J. Santana.

[Nicky Santoro]

I Chi Ro... I Chi Ro... I Chi Ro..

[Willie Bee]

Matt Wieters. Despite his agent being the antichrist of baseball, you can have him for those six years cheaper than anyone else named here I believe, and I'd make him catch 160 games a year so he was all but done when his six years on my team were done.

[therookie300]

I would say Chase Utley because he is a hard working great ballplayer. Also a homer pick for me. Only problem is he is on the wrong side of 30. For these purposes I would have to chose someone else that plays the same position, Ian Kinsler.

[clonecat]

Lincecum

[Chi_archie]

Matt Wieters. Despite his agent being the antichrist of baseball, you can have him for those six years cheaper than anyone else named here I believe, and I'd make him catch 160 games a year so he was all but done when his six years on my team were done.

I thought about Weiters orginally Willie... because if he pans out, he gives you super offense at a position that most teams have very little offensive..... that is a real premium, that is another reason why I like Hanley.


but Weiters has not proven anything yet, so the risk is huge..... In this question I was kinda supposing that the$ was not a factor...like let's say that MLB is picking up the check on this one..


Amby? Arod? are you serious, if you are building a team around someone you know that it is gonna take a few years to get some pieces to make a run for a title, why would you pick a guy that is gonna be half of who he was 4 years ago and maybe already retired, when your team finally has a chance for a pennent? He would also have no trade value come year 4, 5 or 6...

I wouldn't want a pitcher either, becuase my offense is gonna be anemic for the first year or two at least with my expansion team. So i'd have an "ace" with a 2.75 era and a 12-10 record...

I think Braun, Wright, Votto, Cabrera, sizemore, even Quentin, are good choices....

suprised no one said, Ryan Howard... I wouldn't take him but I thought a few would

[AMBlai01]

Archie by the time that Arod is old and my team is ready to compete for a title I am not going to need Arod anymore. You will have the fan base....Arod makes your team interesting immediately. I am looking at this in a business sense and what is going to make your team worth while to watch right away.

[Chi_archie]

he's already too old. too hurt, and too NOT ON STEROIDS

[dwest718]

I know I wouldn't hire Trey Hillman.