First round risers

This is my weekly article from ESPN Insider.

Most first round picks are not going to return first round value. If our goal is to roster the safest foundation players at the top of the draft, these are the only players currently ranked in the Top 15 that I would trust nearly 100 percent with my first pick (NFBC ADP in parentheses):

1. Mike Trout
2. Jose Altuve
4. Nolan Arenado
8. Charlie Blackmon
11. Max Scherzer
14. Carlos Correa
15. Kris Bryant

I'd add Paul Goldschmidt, Clayton Kershaw and Mookie Betts as players who I'd . . .

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