r/baseball • u/Bermut-Nundaloy Seattle Mariners • 2d ago

Analysis 2018: the year everyone drafted wrong

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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/Blue387 New York Mets 2d ago

Jeff McNeil made his MLB debut, Mickey Callaway was manager and they started the season 11-1 before losing a bunch of games. The Mets lost 25-4 to Washington but then beat the Phillies 24-4.

2018 was also the final season for David Wright and he played his final MLB game.

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u/Geek-Envelope-Power New York Mets 2d ago

Also:

December 3, 2018: (Edwin DIaz) Traded by the Seattle Mariners with Robinson Canó and cash to the New York Mets for Gerson Bautista, Jay Bruce, Justin Dunn, Jarred Kelenic and Anthony Swarzak.

Kelenic and some other guys became Cano and Diaz.

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u/ThrowawayBin20 New York Mets 2d ago edited 2d ago

I remember that Nats game actually, I asked my dad why they gave up that many runs and he said Callaway was trying a new strategy to tire the other team out