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Mark Simon closed another fine week of Baseball Today podcasts with Friday's edition, talking more about the Franchise Player draft, but also a defensive marvel few would call a franchise player. 1. Mark explains his Miguel Cabrera pick in the fra...

OK, the first round of the second annual Franchise Player Draft is in the books. Like last year, we thought it would be to conduct a second round, where we make the picks for a distinguished panel. Eric starts with pick No. 31 and makes all the od...

Drafts were on our minds for Thursday's Baseball Today podcast , not only the upcoming amateur draft but also ESPN's Franchise Player Draft. Keith Law and I explain it all! 1. Who would be the one player you start a franchise with? We discuss our ...

ESPN.com will be holding its second annual Franchise Player Draft on Thursday afternoon. It's a fun project where we gather 30 ESPN writers and TV personalities and conduct a fictional draft of every player in baseball, asking the question: Whom woul...

The question is simple: If you were starting a franchise and could pick any player in baseball, who would you pick? Ignore contracts, current or future. Ignore current team. Think only of ability, position and age. Who do you build around? On Thur...

Join the fun as 30 ESPN experts participate in a live draft of baseball's "franchise players."

OK, we had so much fun with the first round of the mock "franchise player draft" that we decided to conduct a second round -- primarily because we were shocked that Miguel Cabrera went unselected. So we decided to see who the next 30 players might...

Join the fun as 30 ESPN experts participate in a live draft of baseball's "franchise players."

The Kansas City Chiefs want two draft picks in any trade for left tackle Branden Albert, sources say.

There are no sure-fire quarterback prospects in this year's draft, much like last year's Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III. There wasn't a team in the league last year who doubted these two players were capable of leading NFL franchises. To no surpr...

Imagine if the Giants had drafted Ben Roethlisberger instead of Eli Manning?

Ten seasons into her WNBA career, Kara Lawson is still redefining her place in it. And now, the point guard has the Sun back in the East finals for the first time since 2006.

The NFL informed its 32 franchises on Monday that the 2012 supplemental draft will be held next Thursday, July 12. It's an opportunity for teams to invest in players who did not make themselves eligible for the amateur draft in April, but have sin...

OK, I promised I'd finish these lists of all-time draft rosters. Today, the NL Central. Reminder: These are players drafted and signed by each franchise, whether or not they ended up making an impact for that club. It's likely I may have missed a pla...

Let's move on to the National League with our all-time draft rosters, the best players drafted and signed by each franchise. Remember that they didn't necessarily have to star with that team. Other divisions: AL East | AL Central | AL West Atla...

Let's move on to the AL Central as we look back at the all-time draft rosters. Remember, these are the best players drafted and signed by the team, even if they didn't necessarily contribute to that franchise. Other divisions: AL East Chicago W...