Baseball's Top 50 MVPs

[MSU Bulldog]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/05/07/bp.ufd.first/index.html

Andruw comes in at # 44, while Brian McCann is at # 9.

........ for what it's worth.

[731BravesFan]

Is it me, or does it seem like whoever wrote these is just a litttttle too big on "young" talent?

[McCarroll21]

Read the article and you'll understand why it's leaned toward the young guys... Most notably, bullet #3.

Sorting through all these spectacular performances isn't easy, which is why we're proud to present Baseball Prospectus' second annual Ultimate Fantasy Draft. In concept, the UFD is pretty simple: If you were starting a baseball team from scratch, which players would you want to build your team around? In practice, these are the ground rules:
All players playing baseball in any professional league are eligible, including players in the minor leagues and players in professional leagues outside of North America.
All present contracts are wiped out. In other words, price does not matter.
Major league service time is also wiped out -- all players are treated as rookies. However, the structure of MLB's free agency rules is left intact. What this means is that you have six years of major league service time at your disposal before your player becomes a free agent. In most cases, this simply means that you'll get the player's 2007 through 2012 seasons -- A-Rod's performance from age 31 through age 37, for example, or Jose Reyes from age 24 through age 29. But if the player is still developing, you're also allowed to stash him in the minor leagues and then start his service time clock at some point in the future.
Off-field factors such as marketability are not considered, except to the extent that they affect on-field performance. So, Daisuke Matsuzaka does not get any extra credit because he helps you build your brand in Japan.

[mark]

"McCann is a quiet, humble kid on a team full of big egos "

really? i didnt know people thought that. i just thought it was andruw. am i wrong?

[McCarroll21]

I contend that egos are good in professional sports. Professional athletes need to be a little cocky. If they don't think they're one of the elite, they will be overmatched.

[SgtPepper]

Francoeur nowhere to be found on that list? Blasphemy!

[tnbravesgirly7]

Yeah I also think you need a bit of an ego in sports it's a good thing to have but you don't need an extremely large ego