One answer, which most of you will find impossible...

[darocker80]

LINCECUM!!!!!!

 

[hofautos]

the best player in 5 years will be someone that hasn't made their mlb debut yet...

 

[G $MONEY$]

Obviously it will be Strasburg or Bryce Harper ::facepalm::

 

[kentuckyderby]

clearly it will be Beckham, Lawrie, or Odorizzi

 

[Mahoody]

Smoak.....will be smoaking

 

[koal]

VOTTO

 

[Bob Loblaw]

The teenager you posted about on your facebook page about a month ago.

 

[bradical]

Felix Hernandez

 

[UMich92]

Matt Kemp

 

[gt2590]

Another Justin Upton vote here.

 

[jbhofmann]

Pablo Sandoval

 

[THREADKILLER-crohrer]

Hmmm. I will go with Brett Anderson for the win!!!

 

[Casey2884]

JUpton or Kemp

 

[ahill1]

Chris Carter

 

[Skillz]

Give me one guy who will be the best player in baseball in 5 years.

Only Albert Pujols is exempt.

My purpose?

To see how many of you agree with me.

Some of these answers are :lol:

 

[ajbraves25]

Gordon Beckham, Hanley Ramirez, JUpton or Tommy Hanson

 

[Bowman Chromie]

AL: Mauer
NL :Kemp

 

[Topnotchsy]

Hard to argue with the numbers Hanley has been putting up.

 

[koal]

so what's the answer cardtreasury??

 

[HoustonTeams4Me]

Justin Upton or Michael Taylor!

Edit: I like all of the player's mentioned but in 5 years many of these guy's probably would've already "peaked".... I like Upton because his age & improving production put him right on track to be at the top in 3-5 year's (possibly sooner, & this of course is baring injury, etc.)! Also I am dead serious when I mentioned M.Taylor as that is just how much faith I have in him reaching an "elite" level in MLB!