We take a look at some of the biggest busts in the first round for the Atlanta Braves over the last several years.
The 2020 MLB Draft will take place on Wednesday, June 10 with the Atlanta Braves having the 25th overall pick.
It will certainly be a lot different this year with just five rounds instead of 40 and the Braves having just four picks in this draft.
Of course, there will be a lot of maneuvering after the draft with teams able to sign non-drafted players for $20,000.
With just two picks in the top 100, the Braves don’t have a lot of money to spend from their bonus pool, so I expect them to draft some easily signable guys — most likely college players.
But enough about the 2020 draft, I want to take a look back a the past 20 MLB Drafts and see who were some of the biggest busts in the first round.
Yesterday I looked at some of the best first-round picks by the Braves in team history, so make sure you check that out.
Baseball is by far the most difficult sport in the world to play and takes a ton of skill. And because of that, it’s also the hardest sport to scout.
It’s very difficult to know how 18-21-year-old kids will develop. And that’s why you see so many first-round busts in baseball.
A lot of the time you’re just taking a chance on a guy who has the ability and tools to be great, but in the end, nobody really knows how they’re going to develop.
If that were the case, Mike Trout wouldn’t have been taken 25th overall — wouldn’t you love for the Braves to get a similar talent at 25th overall this year?
Odds are, your first-round pick is going to become a solid Major League player for four-to-five years at best.
Let’s see how the Braves have done over the last 20 years with their first-round picks ignoring the past three drafts as those players haven’t had time to develop. I’m also only including picks in the top 30, so some Comp A (1) picks won’t be included.