This article is part of our MLB Observations series.
Jeff Erickson and I had Cleveland native and former major-league scout Bernie Pleskoff on the air for our all-time Indians draft. Stung from my overwhelming domination in our Yankees draft on Tuesday, Jeff assigned me the third pick, but as you can see, it made no difference:
| Rd | Team | Player |
| 1 | Bernie | Bob Feller |
| 1 | Erickson | Nap Lajoie |
| 1 | Liss | Jim Thome |
| 2 | Liss | Francisco Lindor |
| 2 | Erickson | Lou Boudreau |
| 2 | Bernie | Manny Ramirez |
| 3 | Bernie | Albert Belle |
| 3 | Erickson | Kenny Lefton |
| 3 | Liss | Corey Kluber |
| 4 | Liss | C.C. Sabathia |
| 4 | Erickson | Gaylord Perry |
| 4 | Bernie | Victor Martinez |
| 5 | Bernie | Jose Ramirez |
| 5 | Erickson | Sandy Alomar Jr. |
| 5 | Liss | Early Wynn |
| 6 | Liss | Tris Speaker |
| 6 | Erickson | Stan Coveleski |
| 6 | Bernie | Satchel Paige |
| 7 | Bernie | Julio Franco |
| 7 | Erickson | Sam McDowell |
| 7 | Liss | Robbie Alomar |
| 8 | Liss | Al Rosen |
| 8 | Erickson | Shoeless Joe |
| 8 | Bernie | Mel Harder |
| 9 | Bernie | Rocky Colavito |
| 9 | Erickson | Larry Doby |
| 9 | Liss | Bob Lemon |
| 10 | Liss | Michael Brantley |
| 10 | Erickson | Adie Joss |
| 10 | Bernie | Herb Score |
| 11 | Bernie | Luis Tiant |
| 11 | Erickson | Bartolo Colon |
| 11 | Liss | Hal Trosky |
| 12 | Liss | Cliff Lee |
| 12 | Erickson | Grady Sizemore |
| 12 | Bernie | Carlos Santana |
| 13 | Bernie | Carlos Baerga |
| 13 | Erickson | Carlos Carrasco |
| 13 | Liss | Mike Clevinger |
| 14 | Liss | Earl Averill |
| 14 | Erickson | Toby Harrah |
| 14 | Bernie | Dennis Martinez |
| 15 | Bernie | Travis Hafner |
| 15 | Erickson | Mike Hargrove |
| 15 | Liss | Ray Fosse |
Rosters By Position:
| Bernie | Jeff | Liss | |
| C | Victor Martinez | Sandy Alomar Jr. | Ray Fosse |
| 1B | Carlos Santana | Mike Hargrove | Jim Thome |
| 3B | Jose Ramirez | Toby Harrah | Al Rosen |
| 2B | Carlos Baerga | Nap Lajoie | Robbie Alomar |
| SS | Julio Franco | Lou Boudreau | Francisco Lindor |
| OF1 | Manny Ramirez | Kenny Lofton | Tris Speaker |
| OF2 | Albert Belle | Shoeless Joe | Michael Brantley |
| OF3 | Rocky Colavito | Larry Doby | Earl Averill |
| DH | Travis Hafner | Grady Sizemore | Hal Trosky |
| P1 | Bob Feller | Gaylord Perry | Corey Kluber |
| P2 | Satchel Paige | Stan Coveleski | C.C. Sabathia |
| P3 | Mel Harder | Sam McDowell | Early Wynn |
| P4 | Herb Score | Adie Joss | Bob Lemon |
| P5 | Luis Tiant | Bartolo Colon | Cliff Lee |
| P6 | Dennis Martinez | Carlos Carrasco | Mike Clevinger |
