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The MLB Draft is just over a week away and the foregone conclusion is that the Nationals will use the first overall pick on Stephen Strasburg. Most years, there is a consensus top overall pick so one might think that with the 44 years of the draft that we had several Hall of Famers go as the first overall pick. But until Ken Griffey Jr. and Chipper Jones retire and wait five years, we will not have one single guy with that distinction.
On the other side of the coin, some people think that the first overall pick has turned out to be a bust just as often as not. But is it fair to consider someone like Tim Foli or Bill Almon, who played 15 and 16 years in the majors, respectively, busts? Teams usually end up getting a solid major league player at the top slot of the draft, even if they do not always end up taking the best player. But there have been some busts. So, here are the Top 10 Worst Number One Overall Picks in the MLB Draft. 10. Paul Wilson
Best first-round picks that season: Nomar Garciaparra (12th), Paul Konerko (13th), Jason Varitek (14th). 9. Matt Anderson
Anderson could throw 100 mph and looked like he was going to be a dominating closer for the Tigers, who took him leading off the 1997 draft. He had 22 saves in 2001 and what should have been the start of a nice run ended in the oddest of ways. Anderson ended up tearing a muscle in his throwing arm when he participated in an octopus throwing contest at Comerica Park. He ended up with a final line of 15-7 with 26 saves in seven seasons. Best first-round picks that season: Lance Berkman (16th), Troy Glaus (3rd), J.D. Drew (2nd). 8. Shawn Abner
If you ask most people about amateur baseball in 1984, most will talk about the U.S. Olympic team. Generally considered the finest amateur team ever, it consisted of 18 first-round picks. However, with the first overall pick, instead of taking a college player, the Mets selected H.S. outfielder Abner when they could not come to a pre-draft deal with Mark McGwire. Abner played parts of six years in the majors after being traded to the Padres in the Kevin McReynolds deal. Abner finished with a lifetime .227 average and a .591 OPS in 902 career plate appearances. Best first-round picks that season: Mark McGwire (10th), Jay Bell (8th), Billy Swift (2nd). 7. Danny Goodwin
Best first-round picks that season: Rick Cerone (7th), Dale Berra (20th), Clint Hurdle (9th). 6. Bryan Bullington
As teams worried about being able to afford top draft picks, a new word entered the baseball vocabularly – signability. The Pirates made Bullington the top overall pick in the 2002 draft (the infamous “Moneyball Draft”) where the consensus at the time was there was no “can’t miss” talent. However,in hindsight the 2002 Draft was loaded with star players. Bullington was simply a signability pick. Dave Littlefield, the team’s own general manager, declared Bullington, “a good #3 pitcher.” To make matters worse, Bullington suffered shoulder problems. He has pitched parts of four seasons in the majors but is still active as a reliever with the Blue Jays. Bullington currently sits with an 0-5 record with a 5.08 ERA in 13 games. Best first-round picks that season: Zack Greinke (6th), Cole Hamels (17th), Prince Fielder (7th). 5. Al Chambers
The Mariners agreed to a pre-draft deal with 1979 top pick Al Chambers for the same $60,000 that Danny Goodwin found unacceptable eight years earlier. Perhaps that should have been a sign. Chambers was supposed to be a cross between Dave Parker and Dave Winfield with off-the-charts power. But while he hit for good averages in the minors, he never showed that awesome power. Chambers reached the majors as a 22-year-old in 1983, but played only 57 games in parts of three seasons, amassing just two home runs and a .208 average in 120 at-bats. Best first-round picks that season: Andy Van Slyke (6th), Tim Wallach (10th), Steve Howe (16th). 4. David Clyde
Best first-round picks that season: Robin Yount (3rd), Dave Winfield (4th), Lee Mazzilli (14th). 3. Brien Taylor
There is an old baseball saying about the pitcher with the million dollar arm and the 10 cent head. Brien Taylor came from humble beginnings in the coastal town of Beaufort, North Carolina. But he had an electric arm, was clocked at 99 in a high school game and signed a $1.2 million deal with the Yankees as the top overall pick in the 1991 draft. Two years later he went 13-7 in Double-A and was on the cusp of stardom. But he got into a fight after his older brother got roughed up and wrecked his shoulder. There are numerous accounts of how everything went down that fateful night. But the only thing that really matters is that Taylor needed surgery, with Dr. Frank Jobe calling it one of the worst injuries he had seen up to that point. After the surgery both his fastball and command deserted him and Taylor never pitched in the majors. Best first-round picks that season: Manny Ramirez (13th), Shawn Green (16th), Cliff Floyd (14th). 2. Steve Chilcott
In the second year of the MLB Draft, there was no precedent against drafting high school catchers. In 1966 Steve Chilcott became one of the poster boys for that cause as the Mets took him over Reggie Jackson with the top overall pick. It sounds ridiculous now, but both players were ranked 1-2 on nearly every team’s draft board. The Mets sent Casey Stengel to scout Chilcott and he went 4-4 with Stengel in attendance. With the Mets without a legitimate catching prospect anywhere in the farm system, Chilcott was the pick. He signed for a $75,000 bonus. Chilcott never made the majors, played seven injury-plagued seasons in the minors and was released by the Yankees in 1972 after just 331 career games. Best first-round picks that season: Reggie Jackson (2nd), Gary Nolan (13th), Richie Hebner (15th). 1. Matt Bush
With Chilcott, many teams thought he was the best player. But with Bush in 2004, no one thought that. He was considered a good player but was basically a signability pick, chosen by the Padres at least as much for his San Diego roots as his baseball ability. Still, he received a hefty $3,150,000 bonus. Bush was suspended by the Padres before he even played a game for an altercation outside a club. He hit poorly for two seasons, broke an ankle, converted to pitching, injured his elbow, got into alcohol-related trouble, was dealt to Toronto and finally was released this year before the season for violating the Blue Jays’ zero tolerance behavior policy. Best first-round picks that season: Justin Verlander (2nd), Jered Weaver (12th), Stephen Drew (15th). Background information for many players in this article was taken from Baseball America’s The Baseball Draft: The First 25 Years: 1965-1989.
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Dustin Ackley from UNC is the best position (1B/OF). Some see him being picked by the Mariners. Many consider him the safest pick as he posted a .410/.517/.757 this year with 35 extra-base hits and a 44-25 BB/K ratio.
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