r/baseball Seattle Mariners 2d ago

Analysis 2018: the year everyone drafted wrong

None of the 10 best players in the 2018 draft were actually picked in the top 10. In fact, only 3 of them went in the first 2 rounds. Here's what a redraft would look like, if everyone actually drafted correctly. Pretty wild to imagine this alternate MLB.

Other notable players in the draft: Shane McClanahan, Drew Rasmussen, Kris Bubic, Lawrence Butler, Brice Turang. Bohm, India, and Mize weren't terrible picks. How would you redraft 2018?

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u/Most-Artichoke6184 Chicago White Sox 2d ago

Seeing Nick Madrigal picked number four makes me want to weep.

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u/HaV0C Chicago Cubs 2d ago

He had like a decent 2 months with y'all right?

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u/Most-Artichoke6184 Chicago White Sox 2d ago

Totally worth that number four pick!

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u/inab1gcountry 2d ago

I remember all the internet bros giving like, Keith law a hard time about madrigal for his low ranking. They were all convinced he was going to be Tony Gwynn 2.0

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u/Icy-Main6586 Chicago Cubs 2d ago

Ole Nicky 2 strikes ending up striking out… dude was complete ass the second the cubs traded for him from the Sox.

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u/Riderz__of_Brohan Chicago Cubs 2d ago

He was not good on the White Sox either lol

We traded for him when he was still essentially a project player and a highly rated one tbh

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u/Icy-Main6586 Chicago Cubs 2d ago

Agreed. We traded for him because he would at least put the ball in play and not strikeout. He proceeded to strike out and hit weak ground balls for us and his defense was lackluster. Oh well, we got our 3rd baseman in Shaw now!

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u/Riderz__of_Brohan Chicago Cubs 2d ago

Also found out Nico can play good shortstop when needed

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u/Icy-Main6586 Chicago Cubs 2d ago

Nico can do it all! Dudes a stud