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Guys we drafted but couldn't/didn't sign: what could have been


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Guys who were drafted in later rounds because it was pretty certain they were going to college. I am not sure why this is relevant to anything. Most likely if these guys had a chance of signing that year they would have been drafted much higher.

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Guys who were drafted in later rounds because it was pretty certain they were going to college. I am not sure why this is relevant to anything. Most likely if these guys had a chance of signing that year they would have been drafted much higher.

It's just supposed to be a fun topic. I bet a lot of people didn't know that we once drafted guys like Dave Winfield, Cliff Lee and Michael Young. I never claimed it was particularly relevant to anything.

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It's just supposed to be a fun topic. I bet a lot of people didn't know that we once drafted guys like Dave Winfield, Cliff Lee and Michael Young. I never claimed it was particularly relevant to anything.

Frobby, it was a great thread, and heck, over 50% of the threads here are not particularly relevant. :)

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I'm sure there are tons of guys who fit that category. Mychal Givens and Caleb Joseph are two recent Orioles who we will look back on and be very glad they weren't picked in the Rule 5.

The argument also can be made that some people that weren't drafted were successful because they were given a little bit more seasoning in the minors. Givens for example probably needed that time to get comfortable as a pitcher, but he also could have stepped in and done well. Can never really know for sure.

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Actually, reading about Hughes' early success at Georgia Tech in the draft forum was what prompted me to research this thread.

I'm a little surprised he was able to step into a weekend role right off the bat. Pretty impressive. If you don't sign a kid it's at least nice to see evidence you identified a quality target. Hopefully they'll be in a good position to make a run at him in 2018 if they want.

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Joe Jordan drafted Tanner Sheppers who did not sign and is now in the majors.

The list represents the guys who made it to the majors, but I know there are some quality names out there of guys who we drafted who became big prospects or draft picks who had tremendous value at one point but may not have made it to the majors.

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Joe Jordan drafted Tanner Sheppers who did not sign and is now in the majors.

The list represents the guys who made it to the majors, but I know there are some quality names out there of guys who we drafted who became big prospects or draft picks who had tremendous value at one point but may not have made it to the majors.

There are a few guys who made it to the majors who I didn't bother to list. I cut off my list at 7.5 rWAR.

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I'd like Winfield and Cliff Lee, please.

Oh man. You thought fans wanted Arrietta gone quickly. We drafted Lee in 1998. He had one good year in the next decade. We would have sold him off for three months of a seventh inning guy or a defensive replacment corner outfielder.

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