Everyone has seen sports video games in which you can draft your own team from the entire player pool? Well, what would happen if all the current major and minor leaguers were placed into a pool and drafted by the league’s 30 general managers?
How would age come into play? How would they consider defensive prowess, off-the-field concerns, injury history or leadership reputation? How would players like David Ortiz or Jesus Montero be valued considering their probably DH status? Also, would teams be pressured to reach for fan favorites?
The baseball world would speculate for months leading up to the draft on where top prospects would be drafted, in relation to the established stars of the game. It would be projection paradise. Now consider this scenario…