I mean. Baseball drafts are not as much of a “sure thing” as other sports. NBA is basically a race to top 2-3 picks, with a surprise gem later in the 1st. Filler after.
NFL draft is 1st round for gold, sometimes 2nd. 3rd and after is lucky to be a starter.
Then, in MLB you can snag a late round pick and get a star. Canseco (15th round), Pujols (13), Nolan Ryan (12th) or the all time late round GOAT – Mike Piazza (62nd round – 1,390th overall) obviously those are sort of hyperbole, but 1st round doesn’t hold as much weight in baseball.
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The first two rounds full order…
ROUND 1:
1 White Sox
2 Rays
3 Twins
4 Giants
5 Pirates
6 Royals
7 Orioles
8 Athletics
9 Braves
10 Rockies
11 Nationals
12 Angels
13 Cardinals
14 Marlins
15 Diamondbacks
16 Rangers
17 Astros
18 Reds
19 Guardians
20 Red Sox
21 Padres
22 Tigers
23 Cubs
24 Mariners
**25 Brewers**
26 Braves
27 Mets
28 Astros
29 Diamondbacks
30 Guardians
31 Royals
32 Diamondbacks
33 Cardinals
34 Orioles
35 Pirates
36 Yankees
37 Phillies
38 Rockies
ROUND 2
1 Rockies
2 Blue Jays
3 Dodgers
4 White Sox
5 Nationals
6 Twins
7 Pirates
8 Angels
9 Orioles
10 Athletics
11 Braves
12 Rays
13 Cardinals
14 Marlins
15 Diamondbacks
16 Rangers
17 Giants
18 Royals
19 Mets
20 Astros
21 Reds
22 Tigers
23 Guardians
24 Red Sox
25 Mariners
26 Padres
27 Cubs
28 Dodgers
29 Blue Jays
30 Yankees
31 Phillies
**32 Brewers**
**33 Brewers**
34 Mariners
35 Tigers
36 Reds
37 Marlins
38 Rays
39 Athletics
40 Twins
41 Cubs
Fuck us, right?
I mean. Baseball drafts are not as much of a “sure thing” as other sports. NBA is basically a race to top 2-3 picks, with a surprise gem later in the 1st. Filler after.
NFL draft is 1st round for gold, sometimes 2nd. 3rd and after is lucky to be a starter.
Then, in MLB you can snag a late round pick and get a star. Canseco (15th round), Pujols (13), Nolan Ryan (12th) or the all time late round GOAT – Mike Piazza (62nd round – 1,390th overall) obviously those are sort of hyperbole, but 1st round doesn’t hold as much weight in baseball.