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/GunpeiYokai San Diego Padres 2d ago

I forgot that Kyler Murray was drafted that high

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u/ih-unh-unh Los Angeles Dodgers 2d ago

r/baseball was so shocked that he entered the NFL draft instead of taking MLB draft bonus.

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u/invalid_bagel Philadelphia Phillies 2d ago

It blows my mind people thought that would actually be a hard choice. The A's fucked up so much by letting him play football another year.

If he was a mid round defensive player, it might have been a debate, but a first round QB was always gonna go to the NFL. He's already made more than everyone in that draft outside of skubal and mayyybe Raleigh ever will

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u/TheFestusEzeli Toronto Blue Jays 2d ago

Jeff Samardzija picking baseball over football was really risky from a financial perspective, and he was a better football player than baseball, but it worked out. Got signed to a five year deal worth 90 million the same year Demaryius Thomas got 5 years 70 million, even if he became the best player in the NFL he would have gotten more money for being a solid pitcher.

I’d also be scared about head injuries if I was a receiver or running back. But first round QB? 10/10 I’d take that from Murray’s perspective

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u/douchebaggery5000 Los Angeles Dodgers 2d ago

Didn’t he ironically cause his teammates concussion on accident?

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u/mastersplinteremover San Francisco Giants 2d ago

That whole stupid thing was Strickland’s fault. I don’t blame Smardisdja for it one bit.

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u/sfan27 San Francisco Giants 2d ago

Fuck Hunter Strickland.

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u/ashimbo Los Angeles Angels 2d ago

Found Bryce Harper's burner

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u/sfan27 San Francisco Giants 1d ago

All Giants fans hate Strickland. Even Mike Krukow who says “Joe Blow, he was a good Giant” about every other former player says “Hunter Strickland, he was a… Giant”.