The concept is building a team for a best-of-7 playoff
series. We limited our rosters to 20 players. Matt Hurst won the coin toss, and elected to draft second and third overall. Josh Suchon selected George Brett (1980) with the first overall pick. Hurst countered with Bret Saberhagen (1989) and Bo Jackson (1990).
After that, the picks alternated. The rest of the picks in
the first 10 rounds, in order: Darrell Porter, David Cone, Zack Greinke, Carlos
Beltran, Kevin Appier, Frank White, Mark Gubicza, Dan Quisenberry, John
Mayberry, Mike Sweeney, Amos Otis, Willie Wilson, Danny Tartabull, Jeff
Montgomery, Joakim Soria, Gary Gaetti, Jose Offerman.
This is how the final rosters stack up.
Team Royal Blue
General Manager: Josh Suchon
Manager: Dick Howser
Ballpark: Old Municipal Stadium
Johnny Damon, 2000, LF
Jose Offerman, 1998, 2B
George Brett, 1980, 3B
Hal McRae, 1982, DH
John Mayberry, 1975, 1B
Danny Tartabull, 1991, RF
Darrell Porter, 1979, C
Amos Otis, 1978, CF
Angel Berroa, 2003, SS
Bench: Kevin Seitzer (1987), Bob Hamelin (1994), Tom Goodwin
(1995), Cookie Rojas (1971)
Starting rotation: Zack Greinke (2009), Kevin Appier (1993),
Mark Gubicza (1988)
Bullpen: Joakim Soria (2010), Flash Gordon (1989), Steve
Farr (1988), Charlie Leibrandt (1985)
Team Powder Blue
General Manager: Matt Hurst
Manager: Whitey Herzog
Ballpark: (New) Kauffman Stadium
Willie Wilson, 1980, CF
Bo Jackson, 1990, LF
Carlos Beltran, 2003, RF
Mike Sweeney, 2000, 1B
Jermaine Dye, 2000, DH
Frank White, 1986, 2B
Gary Gaetti, 1995, 3B
Mike Macfarlane, 1993, C
Freddie Patek, 1971, SS
Bench: Gregg Jeffries (1992), Chili Davis (1997), Alex
Gordon (2011)
Staring rotation: Bret Saberhagen (1989), David Cone (1994), Bud Black (1984)
Staring rotation: Bret Saberhagen (1989), David Cone (1994), Bud Black (1984)
Bullpen: Dan Quisenberry (1983), Jeff Montgomery (1989), Al
Hrabosky (1978) Roberto Hernandez (2001), Paul Byrd (2002).
In the comments, select which team you think would win this
best-of-7 series, and rip us for who was drafted when. We’ll tabulate your
votes, post the computer simulations, and solicit the opinion from selected
media members.
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