MLB Team Draft Rankings

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nedkelly

Toronto, ON 491207

13 The Jays at 21 and JP Ricciardi still has his job....he must have pictures of somebody! 5850598

2009-06-10T13:14:55-04:00

Louise82

Northridge 781404

12 Although the Rangers have a good record, it???s just difficult to take the Ragers seriously. Are they going to tank again once the summer heats up? Time will tell & I hope that you won???t stop supporting your team!!! Just read about them here: http://www.rangerszone.com 5697026

2009-06-09T22:24:51-04:00

ctsv324

Park Ridge 792486

11 Josh Hamilton was traded away by the reds, i know he was a rule 5 pick but he should be on there 5689922

2009-06-09T16:38:41-04:00

FanSinceRupe

Seattle 584409

10 dsf 5687267

2009-06-09T15:44:17-04:00

OUAlum03

Arlington 615687

9 It is curious that Hanley Ramirez didn't get included as the Red Sox's best traded draft pick. 5686324

2009-06-09T14:00:17-04:00

idgafkurt

Milwaukee 792316

8 Bosoxnation85: Bucholtz was 2-9 w/ a 6.75 ERA last year in the bigs. He'll be good but he is inconsistant, like Lester. Bard is solid but needs more seasoning. I'm assuming the dozen prospects was an exageration but clearly the Sox have produced some solid pitchers. Also I'll take Braun over Pedroia. But your worst point was "we won a world series with the guys we brought up"! Let's see Ortiz, Lowell, Beckett, Schilling, Dice K, Varitek, Manny, Pedro, Lowe, Wakefield, Millar and Damon were all drafted by other teams, brought up and then bought by the wealth of the Evil Empire that is the Red Sox. Nice work Theo buying that WS after 100 years of nothing when you had to compete on an even playing field. 5684440

2009-06-09T13:40:06-04:00

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ironman247

Cottage Grove 718728

7 I think this list accurately shows that, despite drafting better than most teams in the majors, many teams fail to have success because other teams who absolutely can't draft to save their lives (Yankees, Cubs) can simply buy them away when they get good enough to play in the majors. Really, look at some of the "steal picks" listed, and then look at where those players are now. Just because one team actually saw some potential in a player doesn't mean they will wind up playing for them later, which is why the baseball draft doesn't mean much in terms of future success. 5684030

2009-06-09T13:26:46-04:00

scottyl

Canonsburg 792330

6 How in the hell did the Pirates make it up to the 12th spot? I can't imagine 18 teams that are worse. I think the fact that Nyjer Morgan is the first player listed under the key current players tells you everything you need to know about the organization and Pirate drafts over the past 10 years. Also, Bryan Bullington is perhaps the worst first pick in baseball history. Nate McClouth is our steal - the Pirates just traded him for more prospects! Sorry to be so jaded - 17 (soon to be 18) straight losing seasons will do that to a person! 5683723

2009-06-09T13:08:54-04:00

Bosoxnation85@aim.com

Billerica 792309

5 lol wow how about Buc has already tossed a no hitter and in the minors this years has 1.19 for an era? so much for being a homer redsox fan that dosent look at the facts. Also we won a world series with the guys we brought up ... pick one brewer and tell me hes better then o say... the MVP of the Al last year ped, As for gms Theo has won 2 world series this decade all the brewers are known for is letting go good players aka sabbathia 5683333

2009-06-09T12:53:43-04:00

brewcrew4life

Tarpon Springs 268919

4 "Boston should be number one! Yes, the Brewers have many homegrown players on their current roster, but the Red Sox probably have a dozen guys (mostly pitchers) in the minors who would could be playing for most major league teams right now!" Probably have a "dozen" guys that could be pitching in the majors right now? And they're sticking with dice-k? I think not. A team that wants to win as much as the Sox would be fixing the problem with their pitching if there were guys that were good enough to do it. Bucholz has not proven he can pitch consistently and Masterson is already on the roster as a long reliever, so I ask you - who do you possibly have that is big league ready? Once again, a red sox homer that doesn't look at the facts before they spout their mouth off about the greatness of their team. You ever think about the ridiculous sums of money that they buy their teams with? if there was a salary cap, those "smart" GMs wouldn't know what to do. they'd be lost. 5683034

SI.com's David Sabino examined each pick for every team over the past 10 years, amounting to nearly 15,000 selections. He then categorized them by how far those players have advanced in their careers, and used those relative degrees of success to determine <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/david_sabino/06/07/draft.rankings/index.html" target="_blank">each team's rank</a>. Here is the order: 1. Milwaukee Brewers 2. Boston Red Sox 3. Philadelphia Phillies 4. Tampa Bay Rays 5. Los Angeles Dodgers 6. Minnesota Twins 7. Colorado Rockies 8. Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals 9. Arizona Diamondbacks  10. Florida Marlins 11. Texas Rangers 12. Pittsburgh Pirates 13. St. Louis Cardinals 14. Atlanta Braves 15. Detroit Tigers 16. Oakland Athletics 17. Los Angeles Angels 18. Kansas City Royals 19. San Francisco Giants 20. New York Mets 21. Toronto Blue Jays 22. Cleveland Indians 23. Baltimore Orioles 24. New York Yankees 25. Chicago Cubs 26. San Diego Padres 27. Seattle Mariners 28. Cincinnati Reds 29. Chicago White Sox 30. Houston Astros  What do you think about this hierarchy? 66822

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