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ESPN article: Best MLB draft picks ever and one that got away for all 30 teams
Posted on 6/3/18 at 4:33 pm
Posted on 6/3/18 at 4:33 pm
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If only the Braves could have signed their near miss.
Some other cool misses:
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Let's take a snapshot of all 30 teams, looking at their best first-round pick since the draft began in 1965, a late-round gem (10th round or later) and one who got away (a player they drafted but failed to sign).
If only the Braves could have signed their near miss.
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The one who got away: Randy Johnson (fourth round, 1982). Imagine a rotation with Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz and the Big Unit.
Some other cool misses:
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The one who got away: Kris Bryant (18th round, 2010). In the same draft, the Blue Jays snagged Noah Syndergaard with the 38th pick -- only to trade him as a minor leaguer.
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The one who got away: Roger Clemens (12th round, 1981). Undrafted out of high school, the Mets took Clemens out of San Jacinto JC, but he turned down a $30,000 offer and went to the University of Texas.
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The one who got away: Barry Bonds (second round, 1982). OK, they eventually got him as a free agent -- rumor is he had some good years with the Giants -- but the Giants failed to sign him out of high school over a difference of $5,000.
This post was edited on 6/3/18 at 4:33 pm
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Posted on 6/3/18 at 4:43 pm to SPEEDY
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Late-round gem: Ken Griffey Sr. (29th round, 1969).
The third-best player ever born in Donora, Pennsylvania
Posted on 6/3/18 at 4:45 pm to SPEEDY
Bonds was notoriously hated by his teammates at ASU so it's not really that shocking teams passed on him.
Posted on 6/3/18 at 4:55 pm to TigerNlc
It says out of high school
Bonds was coveted by the time he left ASU
Bonds was coveted by the time he left ASU
Posted on 6/3/18 at 4:59 pm to SPEEDY
They say Mike Piazza will be the lowest drafted player ever to enter the Hall of Fame.
He was the 1,390th pick, ahead of only five other players.
He was the 1,390th pick, ahead of only five other players.
This post was edited on 6/3/18 at 5:21 pm
Posted on 6/3/18 at 5:03 pm to TigerNlc
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Bonds was notoriously hated by his teammates at ASU so it's not really that shocking teams passed on him.
At one point his teammates voted to kick him off the team.
And he looked like this with a noodle arm.
Posted on 6/3/18 at 5:03 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
I think the story behind him even getting drafted was because he was Tommy Lasorda’s godson, and he did it as a favor for Piazza’s father.
Posted on 6/3/18 at 5:49 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
He was still skinny as a rookie:
Posted on 6/3/18 at 5:49 pm to ZZTIGERS
his brother was Lasorda's godson
This post was edited on 6/3/18 at 8:02 pm
Posted on 6/3/18 at 5:52 pm to SPEEDY
Cubs biggest miss never had the chance to come to fruition. But they had promised Carlos Correa they would draft him before Houston took him 1st & paid him below slot
They ended up with Albert Almora instead
They ended up with Albert Almora instead
This post was edited on 6/3/18 at 5:53 pm
Posted on 6/3/18 at 5:58 pm to Lester Earl
Astros best draft pick probably Correa because he allowed them to also get mccullers. Aside from that maybe biggio.
Biggest miss... Drafted appel over Bryant. Nevin over Jeter.
Biggest miss... Drafted appel over Bryant. Nevin over Jeter.
Posted on 6/3/18 at 6:06 pm to Tiger Ryno
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Biggest miss... Drafted appel over Bryant. Nevin over Jeter.
Yep. That article would be even better if they added the biggest first round bust for each team.
I'd also like to see how the MLB equivalent of Mr. Irrelevant did each year.
Posted on 6/3/18 at 7:34 pm to SPEEDY
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Best MLB draft picks ever and one that got away for all 30 teams
John Elway, dude was also hyped up big-time as a baseball player at Stanford and when he played for the Yankees farm team, used his Yankees fallback as leverage to persuade the Colts to trade his draft rights dude's simply one of the great athletes of all-time
Posted on 6/3/18 at 7:47 pm to SPEEDY
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Imagine a rotation with Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz and the Big Unit.
Braves wouldn’t likely have signed Maddux from the Cubs with a strong 3 rotation in place.
Posted on 6/3/18 at 7:49 pm to TigerintheNO
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his brother was Lasorda's grandson
Read that again
Posted on 6/3/18 at 7:53 pm to TigerintheNO
Posted on 6/3/18 at 7:53 pm to TigerintheNO
Posted on 6/3/18 at 7:55 pm to SPEEDY
I wish ESPN did more well thought out, actually researched, articles like this
Posted on 6/4/18 at 4:12 am to LSShoe1030
It’s fun to think about but I just don’t think it was that well researched. I mean how can you think a pitcher was the braves biggest miss in the amazing run covering most of the 90s and into the 00’s? Give me a 300 hitter or a 40 hr guy.
Posted on 6/4/18 at 5:41 am to SPEEDY
The "one who got away" for the A's doesn't make sense.
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The one who got away: Tim Hudson (35th round, 1994). The A's made up for not signing Hudson by redrafting him three years later out of Auburn.
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