What 3 Players Would You Start Your Team With?

by kershaw_equals_stud on Jul 7, 2011 6:44 PM EDT

As trade season heats up, here's a fun exercise to get the juices flowing. -jbopp

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Lets say you were given a Major League expansion team to run. (obviously this is all hypothetical) You are allowed to pick ANY 3 players in all of baseball to anchor your team. These 3 players would come with 10 year contracts. Who would you choose to anchor your team for the next 10 years? Here are my 3.

Clayton Kershaw - 23 Years old. Already one of the best pitchers in Baseball.

Justin Upton - 23 Years old. Really showing his talents this year. I choose him with the hope that he will not regress like his older brother did.

Carlos Gonzalez - 25 Years old. Extremely athletic and would expect him to be an excellent player until 33 or 34.

I think all 3 of these guys will be amongst the best in the league for the next 9-10 seasons. I would build my team around them.

Almost but not quite guys.

Troy Tulowitzki - 26 Years old. I love him and think he is all around one of the best players in baseball. However I'm a little afraid that he would only be premium until 30 or 31.

Elvis Andrus - 22 Years old. I think as long as he stays in Texas and hits in a nice lineup he'll be a premium shortstop. Somewhere else with a less potent lineup and less hitter friendly park I think he would be above average but not as good as he is in Texas.

David Price - 25 Years old. I see him as being durable and excellent for the next 10 years but I see Kershaw as a bit better. If I went with 2 pitchers and 1 hitter Price would be the second pitcher.

Who would you choose?

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David Price, Troy Tulowitski and CarGo..

That way I have solid pitching, a good captain up the middle of the infield and also a good captain in the outfield in CarGo..

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by Joseph Kirby on Jul 1, 2011 5:24 PM EDT reply actions

Tulowitski

Kershaw
Price

by pack_fan on Jul 4, 2011 2:50 PM EDT reply actions

I would probably need to learn how to spell Tulo's name though

by pack_fan on Jul 4, 2011 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Andrus doesn't fit on this post

He’s a good player, but he’s likely to peak defensively over the next few years, and it’s hard to envision him becoming an impact player with the bat. He’s a very good young shortstop and should be a quality regular for years, but I don’t think that he’s going to be a major star.

I’d most definitely take Starlin Castro over Andrus, for example. Far more projection as a hitter, even if he’s not as polished as a defender.

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by Satchel Price on Jul 6, 2011 3:06 PM EDT reply actions