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MLB players who never lived up to their draft hype
Posted on 6/10/13 at 6:37 pm
Posted on 6/10/13 at 6:37 pm
Who ya got?
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Posted on 6/10/13 at 6:38 pm to shuke33
Sean Burroughs
Posted on 6/10/13 at 6:38 pm to shuke33
Todd Van Poppel
Posted on 6/10/13 at 6:38 pm to shuke33
Drew Henson
This post was edited on 6/10/13 at 6:40 pm
Posted on 6/10/13 at 6:38 pm to shuke33
Mark Prior? He made it to the big leagues obviously but injury derailed any extended dominance.
Posted on 6/10/13 at 6:39 pm to shuke33
Brien Taylor
Brandon Larson
Brandon Larson
Posted on 6/10/13 at 6:40 pm to mattz1122
Clint Everts
Posted on 6/10/13 at 6:41 pm to shuke33
Mark Appel
he hasn't done shite in the minors
but seriously, Matt Bush and Pat Burrell
he hasn't done shite in the minors
but seriously, Matt Bush and Pat Burrell
This post was edited on 6/10/13 at 6:42 pm
Posted on 6/10/13 at 6:41 pm to shuke33
Ryan Anderson, Seattle Mariners
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After attending Divine Child High School, Anderson was drafted in the first round by the Mariners and was listed as the top prospect by Baseball America every year from 1998 to 2002, and the top prospect in the Pacific Coast League in 2000.[1] At 6'10, Anderson drew frequent comparisons to former Mariners pitcher Randy Johnson due to similarities in their height and pitching style, and earned Anderson the nickname "The Little Unit," a play on Johnson's nickname "The Big Unit."[2]
LINK
Posted on 6/10/13 at 6:43 pm to shuke33
Paul Wilson
Delmon Young
Delmon Young
Posted on 6/10/13 at 6:44 pm to shuke33
Matt Anderson
Ryan Perry (it's still early, but the Tigs got rid of him for a reason)
Ryan Perry (it's still early, but the Tigs got rid of him for a reason)
Posted on 6/10/13 at 6:44 pm to TDawg1313
Matt Anderson from Rice with his 100 mph fastball.
Posted on 6/10/13 at 6:45 pm to SpartyGator
JD Drew. Acted like a spoiled brat when he got drafted, made contract demands so ridiculous that they angered MLB players, and never lived up to his own self-image.
Posted on 6/10/13 at 6:46 pm to mattz1122
Just read up his bio, I forgot he went #1 overall too in 1998 
Including this beauty
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Including this beauty
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In May 2002, Anderson tore a muscle in the armpit of his throwing arm while throwing a bullpen session.[1] Earlier the same day he had participated in a Tigers-sponsored fan octopus-throwing contest along with Jeff Weaver, leading to the perception (though disputed by Anderson) that he'd torn the muscle in hopes of winning Detroit Red Wings playoff tickets.[2] After returning from the injury, he was unable to hit 90 mph on his fastball in his remaining days in Detroit, after regularly topping 100 mph on the radar gun, including a high mark of 103 mph twice.[3]
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This post was edited on 6/10/13 at 6:50 pm
Posted on 6/10/13 at 6:47 pm to mattz1122
Does Alex Gordon of KC count? He was suppose to be their next big franchise guy but hasn't done squat.
Posted on 6/10/13 at 6:48 pm to SpartyGator
Didn't Matt Anderson have some sort of freak injury? Looking back on it, it seems silly to draft a reliever with the top pick in the draft anyway, even if he threw 100.
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Earlier the same day he had participated in a Tigers-sponsored fan octopus-throwing contest along with Jeff Weaver, leading to the perception (though disputed by Anderson) that he'd torn the muscle in hopes of winning Detroit Red Wings playoff tickets.
This post was edited on 6/10/13 at 6:49 pm
Posted on 6/10/13 at 6:49 pm to ZZTIGERS
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Ben McDonald?
Thought people were purposefully ignoring this answer. Posted on 6/10/13 at 6:49 pm to GaBassFisher92
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Didn't Matt Anderson have some sort of freak injury? Looking back on it, it seems silly to draft a reliever with the top pick in the draft anyway, even if he threw 100.
I just posted a second ago, but yeah, I just read up on it and I couldn't help but
. Yeah, the Tigs really had some shite draft picks back in the day (although some of the picks of the 2000s haven't worked out, either)
Posted on 6/10/13 at 6:49 pm to shuke33
at some of these answers. Pat Burrell, JD Drew, Mark Prior do you have to be a Hall of Famer to "live up to the hype"?This post was edited on 6/10/13 at 6:52 pm
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