last 10 years of MLB’s first-year player draft by highlighting some of the biggest ov

[ocanseco55]

My recent draft coverage has focused almost exclusively on the early returns from the 2012 class and top prospects for 2013. However, I’ve tried to weave in a healthy mix of draft retrospectives where I reflect on the players selected in a specific year or time period.

Having said that, I thought I’d break down the last 10 years of MLB’s first-year player draft by highlighting some of the biggest over-drafts. These rankings have nothing to do with the player’s subsequent development, but more so how they were perceived by the industry at the time of the draft. And to further narrow the focus of the article, I only considered players drafted in the first round.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...-last-10-years

[ucffans]

Is there an active link on this story?

[ocanseco55]

My bad I will get a link asap

[ocanseco55]

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Updated sorry for the delay

[ucffans]

I think it would be really cool if they had this article from 5 years ago. It would be neat to see if those projected as the top prospect ended up making it, are still struggling, or were traded. For every Bryce Harper there is a Ben Petrick.

[chris_brown]

I think it would be really cool if they had this article from 5 years ago. It would be neat to see if those projected as the top prospect ended up making it, are still struggling, or were traded. For every Bryce Harper there is a Ben Petrick.

i can also name failed '03 Cubs 1st round pick Ryan Harvey as well

[ucffans]

Here is a list of the drafts from 2007:
Pick Player Team Position School
1 David Price Tampa Bay Devil Rays LHP Vanderbilt University
2 Mike Moustakas Kansas City Royals 3B Chatsworth High School
3 Josh Vitters Chicago Cubs 3B Cypress High School
4 Daniel Moskos Pittsburgh Pirates LHP Clemson
5 Matt Wieters Baltimore Orioles C Georgia Tech
6 Ross Detwiler Washington Nationals LHP Missouri St.
7 Matt LaPorta Milwaukee Brewers LF Florida
8 Casey Weathers Colorado Rockies RHP Vanderbilt University
9 Jarrod Parker Arizona Diamondbacks RHP Norwell High School
10 Madison Bumgarner San Francisco Giants LHP South Caldwell High School (NC)
11 Phillippe Aumont Seattle Mariners RHP École secondaire du Versant
12 Matt Dominguez Florida Marlins 3B Chatsworth High School
13 Beau Mills Cleveland Indians 1B Lewis-Clark State College
14 Jason Heyward Atlanta Braves OF Henry County High School (GA)
15 Devin Mesoraco Cincinnati Reds C Punxsutawney Area High School (PA)
16 Kevin Ahrens Toronto Blue Jays[Compensation 1] SS Memorial High School (TX)
17 Blake Beavan Texas Rangers[Compensation 2] RHP Irving High School
18 Peter Kozma St. Louis Cardinals SS Owasso High School (OK)
19 Joe Savery Philadelphia Phillies LHP Rice
20 Chris Withrow Los Angeles Dodgers[Compensation 3] RHP Midland Christian High School
21 J. P. Arencibia Toronto Blue Jays C Tennessee
22 Tim Alderson San Francisco Giants[Compensation 4] RHP Horizon High School
23 Nick Schmidt San Diego Padres LHP Arkansas
24 Michael Main Texas Rangers[Compensation 5] RHP DeLand High School
25 Aaron Poreda Chicago White Sox LHP University of San Francisco
26 James Simmons Oakland Athletics RHP California-Riverside
27 Rick Porcello Detroit Tigers RHP Seton Hall Preparatory School
28 Ben Revere Minnesota Twins CF Lexington Catholic High School
29 Wendell Fairley San Francisco Giants[Compensation 6] CF George County High School (MS)
30 Andrew Brackman New York Yankees RHP N.C. State

I put the best 5 (in my opinon) in bold