If you were awarded a MLB franchise & had the 1st 3 picks in the draft (every player in history is available) who do you take?

Craw14 wrote:

11 pages in & no mention of Juan Marichal?

sadmarinersfan wrote:

list grandmaster wrote:

Bonds, Mays, Clemens

took 11 pages but this is the best answer.

you get 3 absolute elite players who had insane longevity and generally injury free years. basically 20 years for each player at HF levels

clemens won a cy young in his early 20s and one at 41! (won 7 total)

Bonds was elite and HOF level in his 20s and then had he best hitting year ever at age 40 in 2004.

Mays was a consistent producer for a long time.

You could minimum 2 decades plus of 3 elite players giving you a chance to win a WS over that time.

Craw14 wrote:

11 pages in & no mention of Juan Marichal?

sadmarinersfan wrote:

list grandmaster wrote:

Bonds, Mays, Clemens

took 11 pages but this is the best answer.

you get 3 absolute elite players who had insane longevity and generally injury free years. basically 20 years for each player at HF levels

clemens won a cy young in his early 20s and one at 41! (won 7 total)

Bonds was elite and HOF level in his 20s and then had he best hitting year ever at age 40 in 2004.

Mays was a consistent producer for a long time.

You could minimum 2 decades plus of 3 elite players giving you a chance to win a WS over that time.

beisbol wrote:

Flagpole wrote:

Good grief, Sally. I mentioned he played on horrible teams. He still had a very good career ERA. The only modern-day pitcher with more wins and a better ERA than Ryan (who wasn't a cheater) is Greg Maddux. Ryan had a better ERA than Steve Carlton. On a good team, he would have rivaled Maddux in wins and percentage.

You can tell who the boomers are on this thread. LOL

Analytics and advanced stats? Who needs 'em. Just go by the "eye test."

Flagpole wrote:

beisbol wrote:

You can tell who the boomers are on this thread. LOL

Analytics and advanced stats? Who needs 'em. Just go by the "eye test."

Well, you'd be wrong, because I'm not a Boomer. Also, I never said anything about an "eye test." He has an ERA that is extremely good for a starting pitcher in the modern era...better than Steve Carlton who had more wins and way fewer loses.

Oh yeah baby wrote:

Nolan Ryan - Consistent pitching