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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...

Dave Cameron of FanGraphs says Alexei Ramirez is the best shortstop in the American League, yet he still flies under the radar.

Story | Conversation | June 03, 2011

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.

The Islanders have been stockpiling top draft picks and feature one of the league's brightest young players in John Tavares, so why does the franchise continue to languish outside of the playoff picture? Craig Custance explores the issues for the Isles.

Blog | Conversation | February 28, 2013

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...

Amin Elhassan analyzes whether it's better to be an NBA player who specializes in one skill or to be a jack of all trades?

Story | Conversation | November 27, 2012

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.

David Thorpe says the fortunes of the Kings and Pistons rest largely on the shoulders of big men DeMarcus Cousins and Greg Monroe.

Story | Conversation | September 18, 2012