Race For #1 2022 Draft Choice

[BellevueBuc]

I don't know how this will show up, but here are the first round picks. Probably a fairly normal success rate, especially when most of the bad picks were picked in the 20s or later.



Could do some hindsight and see who would have been a better pick, but hate those when someone says the Pirates should have picked Mike Trout instead of Tony Sanchez. Well no kidding. 20 other teams should have as well. If you want to say Zach Wheeler or Mike Leake, ok that makes sense. I think the guy people expected was Grant Green, who also stunk. I would also argue that Sanchez was a perfect example of the Pirates development failures. He was picked because he was a good defensive catcher and then when he was in AAA and the majors, he was terrible defensively.



Year OvPck Name Bust?

2019 18 Quinn Priester  Doesn’t look to be

2019 37 Sammy Siani  Probably

2018 10 Travis Swaggerty  Doesn’t look to be

2018 36 Gunnar Hoglund  Did not Sign

2017 12 Shane Baz  Traded for Archer

2016 22 Will Craig  Yes

2016 41 Nick Lodolo  Did not Sign

2015 19 Kevin Newman  Probably

2015 32 Ke'Bryan Hayes  No

2014 24 Cole Tucker  Probably

2014 39 Connor Joe  Yes

2013 9 Austin Meadows  Traded for Archer

2013 14 Reese McGuire  Traded for $

2012 8 Mark Appel  Did not Sign

2012 45 Barrett Barnes  Yes

2011 1 Gerrit Cole  No

2010 2 Jameson Taillon  No

2009 4 Tony Sanchez  Yes

2009 49 Vic Black  Traded for Byrd

2008 2 Pedro Alvarez  No

[GreenWeenie]

Thanks for posting. A few days before this year's draft, I posted the past 30 years' Pirates' first picks.



I wrote that I dont expect any significantly different results from Cherington than the men before him. He's going to make some fantastic picks. All GMs do. He's going to make some terrible picks. Every GM does. Same holds true for Trades and FA Acquisitions. He's not Superman, and he's not an imbecile, either.

[ChillinStation]

Andrew Jones son Drew Jones could be in play at #4 . Bloodlines seem to be working for the B Jays.



By the time he moves through the system it will be time to move on from Reynolds.



Chipper Jones had a whole bunch of boys they should be coming along soon.

[BellevueBuc]

172235353E0735353E3935500 wrote: Thanks for posting.  A few days before this year's draft, I posted the past 30 years' Pirates' first picks.



I wrote that I dont expect any significantly different results from Cherington than the men before him.  He's going to make some fantastic picks.  All GMs do.  He's going to make some terrible picks.  Every GM does.  Same holds true for Trades and FA Acquisitions.  He's not Superman, and he's not an imbecile, either.


Completely agree.

[johnfluharty]

4B6A624B60680F0 wrote: Since the draft came into existence the Bucs have had the # pick 3 times.



Brad Lincoln - 2006 - Littlefield GM

Daniel Moskos - 2007 - Littlefield GM

Tony Sanchez - 2009 - Huntington GM

?????? 2022 - Cherington GM



Let's hope GM Ben has a better pulse on the players in the 2022 draft than Littlefield and Huntington did.




I don't remember what chatter was about Lincoln, but Sanchez and Moskos were considered overdrafts at the time.

[BellevueBuc]

636661676F657C61687B7D70090 wrote: Since the draft came into existence the Bucs have had the # pick 3 times.



Brad Lincoln - 2006 - Littlefield GM

Daniel Moskos - 2007 - Littlefield GM

Tony Sanchez - 2009 - Huntington GM

?????? 2022 - Cherington GM



Let's hope GM Ben has a better pulse on the players in the 2022 draft than Littlefield and Huntington did.




I don't remember what chatter was about Lincoln, but Sanchez and Moskos were considered overdrafts at the time.




Lincoln was predicted by some to go earlier. Andrew Miller was the top guy and fell due to signability. Pretty easy to use hindsight on that draft. I was hoping Longoria would fall to them.