Your Franchise Player(s)

[deviljets7]

Indians (top three in that order) - Feller, Speaker, Lajoie

No Brook Jacoby.

No Pedro Cerano?

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Blue Jays -- Egads. Most of the great players from their World Series teams, like Molitor, Henderson and Winfield, were transients. Dave Stieb?

Joe Carter?

Angels -- Tough one. Rod Carew, I suppose. Maybe Nolan Ryan again.

It's Nolan Ryan and it's not particularly close. He played more games for the Angels than any other club. And I'd probably put Vlad ahead of Carew.

 

[mustangj17]

Just gonna throw a few out here that come to mind.

Tigers- Ty Cobb
Red Sox- Ted Williams
Orioles- Cal Ripken Jr.
Yankees - Joe Dimaggio
Royals- George Brett'
Braves - Hank Aaron
Reds- I'd bet it would be Pete Rose
Marlins-???
Diamondbacks- Randy Johnson? I have no clue?
Cubs- Ernie Banks
Rockies??? no clue
Cardinals - Stan Musial
Giants- Willie Mays
Mariners - Ken Griffey Jr.
Pirates- Roberto Clemente
L.A Dodgers- Jackie Robinson

 

[mike311gd]

Luis Gonzalez would make a pretty good case for the Diamondbacks. In eight seasons, he hit 310 doubles, 224 home runs and had 774 RBIs.

 

[mike311gd]

And the Rockies are either Larry Walker, Todd Helton or Alex Cole.

 

[Diabeetus]

Brett's a pretty easy pick for my boys.

And the Rockies are either Larry Walker, Todd Helton or Alex Cole.

Todd, mos def.

 

[mike311gd]

Really? No Alex Cole?

 

[Trey Beamon]

I read a similar list somewhere on the Internets.

Bonds was the Pirates' pick ... epic fail.

 

[mike311gd]

He only played there from 1986 to 1992. How does what he did with Pittsburgh trump Roberto Clemente's, or even Ralph Kiner's, achievements there? Stand Belinda, I can see. Not the other two.

 

[spnited]

Orioles: Frank Robinson

And how anybody can say anyone but Hank Aaron for the Braves is beyond my comprehension. There is no debate.

 

[spnited]

He only played there from 1986 to 1992. How does what he did with Pittsburgh trump Roberto Clemente's, or even Ralph Kiner's, achievements there? Stand Belinda, I can see. Not the other two.

Not to mention some guy named Honus Wagner

 

[spnited]

Atlanta/Milwauke/Boston Braves: Henry Aaron
Arizona Diamondbacks: Luis Gonzalez
Baltimore Orioles/St. Louis Browns: Frank Robinson
Boston Red Sox: Ted Williams
Chicago Cubs: Ernie Banks
Chicago White Sox; Joe Jackson
Cincinnati Reds; Frank Robinson
Cleveland Indians: Bob Feller
Colorado Rockies: Larry Walker
Detroit Tigers; Ty Cobb
Florida Marlins: None I can think of
Houston Astros: Craig Biggio
Kansas City Royals: George Brett
Los Angeles/Brooklyn Dodgers: Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles Angels: Rod Carew
Milwaukee Brewers/Seattle Pilots: Robin Yount
Minnesota Twins/Washington Senators: Walter Johnson
New York Mets: Tom Seaver
New York Yankees: Babe Ruth
Oakland/Kansas City/Philadelphia A's: Jimmie Foxx
Philadelphia Phillies: Mike Schmidt
Pittsburgh Pirates: Roberto Clemente
St. Louis Cardinals: Stan Musial
San Diego Padres: Tony Gwynn
San Francisco/New York Giants: Willie Mays
Seattle Mariners: Ken Griffey Jr.
Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays: None I can think of
Texas Rangers/Washngton Senators: Alex Rodriguez
Toronto Blue Jays: Joe Carter
Washington Senators/Montreal Expos: Tim Raines

 

[Mystery_Meat]

Names that haven't come up

Reds -- Johnny Bench
Mariners -- Edgar Martinez

 

[Oz]

Florida Marlins: None I can think of

Josh Beckett or Miguel Cabrera by default, until Hanley Ramirez is there long enough?

 

[Beef03]

What about that Pedro guy for Washington/Montreal and Robbie Alomar in Toronto, you could even throw Doc into the mix in TO?

Also despite his steroid whisperings does Sosa at all belong in the conversation with the Cubs? almost 600 HRs with the team and remember nothing has ever been proven regarding him and steroids - although his testimony at congress was particularly embarrassing - and he was not named on the list. I love Banks and he'd be my pick, but is it a runaway? What about guys like Ferguson Jenkins and some of those guys?

How about Pete Rose with the Reds or Shoeless Joe jackson with the White Sox, or are they imediately thrown out the window because of their ban?

 

[Beef03]

Florida Marlins: None I can think of

Josh Beckett or Miguel Cabrera by default, until Hanley Ramirez is there long enough?

Cliff Floyd?

 

[Beef03]

Also some of these posts are disregarding some players like Pudge in Texas because they became somewhat transient at the the end of their careers, yet other post have no problem posting A-Rod and Nolan ryan multiple times.

What is the consensus?

 

[GB-Hack]

I think Carl Crawford would be the face of the Rays. Been there the longest, and has been a consistently strong performer.

You might be able to make a case for Kazmir, with the time he's spent there. Fred McGriff would be the one player I would think of from the early years. 32 and 27 homers for the club in back-to-back seasons, and another 19 before he got dealt to the Cubs in 2001.

 

[buckweaver]

Just going off spnited's great list here. My changes in bold, comments in italics:

Atlanta/Milwauke/Boston Braves: Henry Aaron (Absolute no-brainer)
Arizona Diamondbacks: Luis Gonzalez (Can't disagree, although Randy Johnson could make a case, too)
Baltimore Orioles/St. Louis Browns: Frank Robinson George Sisler (Not easy, not easy at all; Robby had too many of his great years with Cincy, so I sided with Sisler because he had twice as many PAs as a Brown than Robby as an Oriole; Ripken and Murray -- who had some pretty damn good years with the O's -- are next in line)
Boston Red Sox: Ted Williams (Absolute no-brainer)
Chicago Cubs: Ernie Banks (Absolute no-brainer)
Chicago White Sox; Joe Jackson Frank Thomas (Big Hurt -- a legit choice regardless -- also had 6K more plate appearances for the Sox than Jackson)
Cincinnati Reds; Frank Robinson Johnny Bench (Robby, hurt again by the fact that he spent so much time elsewhere -- but, man, Bench was a friggin' legend)
Cleveland Indians: Bob Feller Tris Speaker (Just preference here; Feller wasn't even best pitcher on his team after '47)
Colorado Rockies: Larry Walker Todd Helton (Overlooked, and for good reason due to Coors factor, but Helton's numbers are a shade better)
Detroit Tigers; Ty Cobb (Absolute no-brainer)
Florida Marlins: None I can think of (Pretty awful that Luis Castillo leads more categories than anyone else ... him or Conine)
Houston Astros: Craig Biggio (By a nudge over Bagwell)
Kansas City Royals: George Brett (Absolute no-brainer)
Los Angeles/Brooklyn Dodgers: Sandy Koufax Zack Wheat (Controversial choice -- but damn, Koufax had five great years for the Dodgers; Wheat had 18. The fact that he's still the franchise leader in G, AB, H, 2B, 3B, TB, RC, and second to Snider in a few others, 80 years after he retired ...)
Los Angeles Angels: Rod Carew Garret Anderson (Another controversial choice, but check out the <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ANA/leaders_bat.shtml">franchise leaders</a>: G.A. leads in a ****load of categories. Clearly, Carew was a better player -- but strictly as an Angel? Anderson's the best.)
Milwaukee Brewers/Seattle Pilots: Robin Yount (Absolute no-brainer)
Minnesota Twins/Washington Senators: Walter Johnson (Absolute no-brainer)
New York Mets: Tom Seaver (Piazza's No. 2, but it's really not that close)
New York Yankees: Babe Ruth (Absolute no-brainer)
Oakland/Kansas City/Philadelphia A's: Jimmie Foxx (Tougher than it seems; Double X *barely* beats out Rickey Henderson, Al Simmons and Eddie Collins, but all four have <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/OAK/leaders_bat.shtml">strong cases</a>)
Philadelphia Phillies: Mike Schmidt (Absolute no-brainer)
Pittsburgh Pirates: Roberto Clemente Honus Wagner (Roberto's next, but the Dutchman is one of the top 5 ever -- absolute no-brainer, to me)
St. Louis Cardinals: Stan Musial (Absolute no-brainer)
San Diego Padres: Tony Gwynn Absolute no-brainer)
San Francisco/New York Giants: Willie Mays (Absolute no-brainer ... but Mathewson is close)
Seattle Mariners: Ken Griffey Jr. (Absolute no-brainer)
Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays: None I can think of (Crawford, I guess. If I have to.)
Texas Rangers/Washngton Senators: Alex Rodriguez Ivan Rodriguez (Tough one, but Pudge has 4x as many PAs with the Rangers as A-Rod -- and as many MVPs.)
Toronto Blue Jays: Joe Carter Carlos Delgado (Not really close, either)
Washington Senators/Montreal Expos: Tim Raines (Yeah, over Dawson and Guerrero)

 

[Huggy]

Jays' franchise player? Robbie Alomar, no doubt about it. Best player the team has ever had.

Best pitcher? Halladay.