Who has been the Worst Drafting Team since 1990?

[kentuckyderby]

White Sox drafts have been lousy after the nice string they put together (Big Hurt, Robin V, Black Jack McDowell, Alex Fernandez)

To the post a few above -- Chris Young not drafted by AZ (he was acquired from Chi Sox)

Hopefully Beckham starts a new straing of 4 years in row with good drafts for Sox

I actually coached against Kris Honel
He was awesome and cannot blame Sox for that pick

 

[Bornagaincollector]

I'm to lazy to look up names,but since 1999.It has to be the Cleveland Browns! ::facepalm::

 

[Great Dealz Rob]

The sad part for the Cubs is even when everything looks great for them (ala Prior falling to them) it still doesn't work out. The curse goes beyond not winning the World Series. Prior was (at the time) the best prospect in years, with his unreal mechanics, he would never get injured. Well, we know how that panned out. ::facepalm::

I can only hope that recent picks like Vitters, Cashner & Jericho Jones can stop the trend.


BTW, was there ever a player with a bigger hole in their swing than Brooks Kieschnick? Yes, I'm a die hard Cub fan!!!

 

[blitzerlover]

Braves haven't been that great other than a few guys.

2007 Jason Heyward OF
2006 Cody Johnson OF
2005 Joseph Devine RHP
2002 Jeff Francoeur OF
2001 Josh Burrus SS
2001 Macay McBride LHP
2000 Scott Thorman 3B
2000 Adam Wainwright RHP
1997 Troy Cameron SS
1996 A.J. Zapp 1B
1995 *Chad Hutchinson
1994 Jacob Shumate RHP
1992 James Arnold RHP
1991 Mike Kelly OF
1990 Chipper Jones SS

 

[darocker80]

Braves haven't been that great other than a few guys.

2007 Jason Heyward OF
2006 Cody Johnson OF
2005 Joseph Devine RHP
2002 Jeff Francoeur OF
2001 Josh Burrus SS
2001 Macay McBride LHP
2000 Scott Thorman 3B
2000 Adam Wainwright RHP
1997 Troy Cameron SS
1996 A.J. Zapp 1B
1995 *Chad Hutchinson
1994 Jacob Shumate RHP
1992 James Arnold RHP
1991 Mike Kelly OF
1990 Chipper Jones SS

i'm still a fan of cody johnson.

 

[darocker80]

While the Cubs and Pirates may have the worst record capitalizing on first-rounders, they have had their share of good players come up. More than any other sport, baseball stars come from anywhere, at any evaluation in terms of draft ranking. While there's only one Mike Piazza, it's not uncommon for 5-10th rounders become all-stars or more. That's why there are so many rounds, and used to be 60+.

FWIW, the Diamondbacks and Rays have been drafting since 1996, and they haven't had a first-rounder yet who's played as many as 500 games as a hitter or 100 games as a pitcher, though there were those 2 missing years at the start. Although it's likely that their picks from the early-mid 2000s (Cust, Jackson, Quentin, Drew, Uptonx2, Young) should get there and well beyond.

Actually, the Yankees are terrible also. Except for Jeter, Carl Everett, and Eric Milton, none of their first rounders since 1990 has had a significant impact, and the majority have never even reached the majors. I guess that's why they focus on free agents.

Pujols

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

Just so everyone is aware...here are the MLB briefs for the Chicago White Sox players that Matt listed.

Alex Fernandez - serviceable MLB career of 10 seasons
Scott Ruffcorn - 70 career MLB innings in 5 seasons
Eddie Pearson - never reached the Majors
Scott Christman - never reached the Majors
Mark Johnson - less than 1000 ABs in a part-time 8-year career
Jeff Liefer - career .230 hitter in 7 part-time seasons
Bobby Seay - now an ugly mop-up pitcher with Detroit, never more than 60 IP in a season
Jason Dellaero - proud owner of a .091 AVG in his single MLB taste in '99.
Robert Wells - Kip is the 'stellar' (IE: a polished turd) player of this "Bad News Bears" draft team.
Jason Stumm - A brutal "miss" in the '99 Draft, never reached the Majors.
Matt Ginter - One of many huge misses in the 2000 First Round, never reached the Majors.
Joe Borchard - Amazing bust and even more amazing is that he is still kicking in the minors with his career .205 MLB AVG.
Kris Honel - Amazing potential, and a fragile arm, never saw the Majors.
Royce Ring - 65 career MLB IP.
Brian Anderson - holding the outfield warm for the next live body, Anderson should be out of the MLB in a year.
Josh Fields - versatile bench player who can't hit MLB pitchers.
Lance Broadway- Middle reliever potential, with some MLB experience
Gordon Beckham - Fresh off of a promotion to Chicago, if Beckham hits .300 with over 10 homeruns, he'll produce more than virtually every White Sox 1st rounder since 1990.

 

[bigalbert]

The Orioles have been blowing chunks over the years also. Other than Markakis this list isn't stellar. If it wouldn't be for Mussina in 90 this would be pretty bad.
2008 Brian Matusz
2007 Matt Wieters
2006 William Rowell
2005 Brandon Snyder
2004 Wade Townsend
2003 Nick Markakis
2002 Adam Loewen
2001 Mike Fontenot
2001 Chris Smith
2000 Beau Hale
1999 Keith Reed
1999 Larry Bigbie
1999 Richard Stahl
1999 Mike Paradis
1998 Rick Elder
1997 Darnell McDonald
1997 Jayson Werth
1995 Alvie Shepherd
1993 Jay Powell
1992 Jeffrey Hammonds
1991 Mark Smith
1990 Michael Mussina
1989 Ben McDonald
1988 Gregg Olson
1987 *Brad DuVall
1987 Chris Myers
1984 John Hoover
1983 Wayne Wilson
1982 Joe Kucharski
1980 Jeff Williams
1978 Robert Boyce
1977 Drungo Hazewood
1976 Dallas Williams
1975 Dave Ford
1974 Rich Dauer
1973 Mike Parrott
1972 Ken Thomas
1971 Randy Stein
1970 James West
1969 Don Hood
1968 Junior Kennedy
1967 Bobby Grich
1966 Ted Parks
1965 Scott McDonald

 

[Bornagaincollector]

Just so everyone is aware...here are the MLB briefs for the Chicago White Sox players that Matt listed.

Alex Fernandez - serviceable MLB career of 10 seasons
Scott Ruffcorn - 70 career MLB innings in 5 seasons
Eddie Pearson - never reached the Majors
Scott Christman - never reached the Majors
Mark Johnson - less than 1000 ABs in a part-time 8-year career
Jeff Liefer - career .230 hitter in 7 part-time seasons
Bobby Seay - now an ugly mop-up pitcher with Detroit, never more than 60 IP in a season
Jason Dellaero - proud owner of a .091 AVG in his single MLB taste in '99.
Robert Wells - Kip is the 'stellar' (IE: a polished turd) player of this "Bad News Bears" draft team.
Jason Stumm - A brutal "miss" in the '99 Draft, never reached the Majors.
Matt Ginter - One of many huge misses in the 2000 First Round, never reached the Majors.
Joe Borchard - Amazing bust and even more amazing is that he is still kicking in the minors with his career .205 MLB AVG.
Kris Honel - Amazing potential, and a fragile arm, never saw the Majors.
Royce Ring - 65 career MLB IP.
Brian Anderson - holding the outfield warm for the next live body, Anderson should be out of the MLB in a year.
Josh Fields - versatile bench player who can't hit MLB pitchers.
Lance Broadway- Middle reliever potential, with some MLB experience
Gordon Beckham - Fresh off of a promotion to Chicago, if Beckham hits .300 with over 10 homeruns, he'll produce more than virtually every White Sox 1st rounder since 1990.

Didn't Matt Ginter pitch for the Indians last year?I could be wrong,i will check later.

 

[ElwayHOf2004]

Alex Fernandez was better than serviceable. He was an unqualified success as a first rounder in my opinion. The Braves and Dodgers were the best drafting teams until very recently. The new regime in Atlanta appears to be taking a major leap backward. I think the Brewers are becoming the club who when they make a pick, you assume they picked the right guy. They are the best going today

 

[championMan]

The Orioles have been blowing chunks over the years also. Other than Markakis this list isn't stellar. If it wouldn't be for Mussina in 90 this would be pretty bad.
2008 Brian Matusz
2007 Matt Wieters
2006 William Rowell
2005 Brandon Snyder
2004 Wade Townsend
2003 Nick Markakis
2002 Adam Loewen
2001 Mike Fontenot
2001 Chris Smith
2000 Beau Hale
1999 Keith Reed
1999 Larry Bigbie
1999 Richard Stahl
1999 Mike Paradis
1998 Rick Elder
1997 Darnell McDonald
1997 Jayson Werth
1995 Alvie Shepherd
1993 Jay Powell
1992 Jeffrey Hammonds
1991 Mark Smith
1990 Michael Mussina
1989 Ben McDonald
1988 Gregg Olson

1997 Jayson Werth pretty Good. Gregg Olson won ROY if I remember correctly?

 

[Frow]

Olson won ROY in 89 and an All-Star App. in 90. Was in the top 8 of saves for every season with Bal except 88 which he had 10 games played. Also was drafted pre-1990

 

[darocker80]

The Orioles have been blowing chunks over the years also. Other than Markakis this list isn't stellar. If it wouldn't be for Mussina in 90 this would be pretty bad.
2008 Brian Matusz
2007 Matt Wieters
2006 William Rowell
2005 Brandon Snyder
2004 Wade Townsend
2003 Nick Markakis
2002 Adam Loewen
2001 Mike Fontenot
2001 Chris Smith
2000 Beau Hale
1999 Keith Reed
1999 Larry Bigbie
1999 Richard Stahl
1999 Mike Paradis
1998 Rick Elder
1997 Darnell McDonald
1997 Jayson Werth
1995 Alvie Shepherd
1993 Jay Powell
1992 Jeffrey Hammonds
1991 Mark Smith
1990 Michael Mussina
1989 Ben McDonald
1988 Gregg Olson

1997 Jayson Werth pretty Good. Gregg Olson won ROY if I remember correctly?

Hopefully Snyder and Weiters can start rolling!

 

[Frow]

Disagree with the Chisox and go with the Cubbies and Orioless . If you look beyond round 1 the Chisox got James Baldwin 4th and Joe Crede 5th. Both All-Stars and the Cubs and Orioless have nothing past round 1.

I was going to mention my lowly Royals, but they did draft Johnny Damon and Zack is looking like an All-Star Lock. Beltran was also drafted round #2 and their drafts over the last 3 years are solid in theory.