This month, MLB has been holding a fantasy tournament called the Dream Bracket. To put it in their own words: “Dream rosters for every Major League team compete in a simulated tournament to see whose best is best!” The tournament serves as a vessel for gambling on DraftKings, but even on its own merit it’s still a fun idea to think about.
Here’s the roster they came up with for the A’s, with the starting lineup in bold (click here to see all the teams’ rosters):
- C: Mickey Cochrane, Terry Steinbach
- 1B: Jimmie Foxx, Mark McGwire
- 2B: Eddie Collins
- SS: Bert Campaneris
- 3B: Sal Bando, Eric Chavez, Carney Lansford
- LF: Rickey Henderson
- CF: Al Simmons
- RF: Reggie Jackson, Jose Canseco
- DH: Jason Giambi, Khris Davis
- SP: Catfish Hunter, Vida Blue, Dave Stewart, Lefty Grove, Eddie Plank, Tim Hudson, Barry Zito
- RP: Rollie Fingers, Dennis Eckersley, Sean Doolittle, Huston Street
As with any best-of list, we have to take a moment to analyze these picks.