In conjunction with the MLB Draft Deep Dive series that I've been rolling out this week (see links below), the following is a down and dirty summary of the early 2018 draft results for the NL East.
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST 2018 DRAFT SUMMARY
PITCHING
Pitcher Breakdown
MIA: 20 Signed | 20 C | 18 RHP | 2 LHP
ATL: 18 Signed | 13 C | 4 JC/CC | 1 HS | 12 RHP | 6 LHP
NYM: 16 Signed | 11 C | 5 HS | 13 RHP | 3 LHP
PHI: 16 Signed | 8 C | 4 JC/CC | 4 HS | 13 RHP | 3 LHP
WAS: 16 Signed | 15 C | 1 HS | 11 RHP | 5 LHP
Cumulative Stats for 2018 Draft Class (Pitchers)
NYM: 2.81 ERA | 1.295 WHIP | 246.1 IP | 15 Active Pitchers
PHI: 3.05 ERA | 1.221 WHIP | 298 IP | 15 Active Pitchers
MIA: 3.92 ERA | 1.352 WHIP | 328.1 IP | 17 Active Pitchers
ATL: 4.00 ERA | 1.439 WHIP | 346.2 IP | 17 Active Pitchers
WAS: 4.43 ERA | 1.318 WHIP | 374 IP | 15 Active Pitchers
Position Player Breakdown
PHI: 16 Signed | 12 C | 1 JC/CC | 3 HS | 2 1B | 3 3B | 3 SS | 4 OF | 4 C
ATL: 15 Signed | 14 C | 1 JC/CC | 2 1B | 2B | 3 3B | SS | 5 OF | 3 C
NYM: 15 Signed | 13 C | 2 HS | 1B | 2B | 3 3B | 2 SS | 4 OF | 4 C
MIA: 14 Signed | 7 C | 2 JC/CC | 5 HS | 1B | 2B | 3B | 2 SS | 5 OF | 4 C
WAS: 13 Signed | 12 C | 1 JC/CC | 1B | 2 2B | 2 3B | SS | 5 OF | 2 C
Cumulative Stats for 2018 Draft Class (Position Players)
WAS: .274/.355/.382/.736 | 13 Active Players
ATL: .273/.359/.384/.742 | 15 Active Players
PHI: .271/.352/.393/.745 | 16 Active Players
MIA: .260/.343/.353/.696 | 13 Active Players
NYM: .252/.338/.375/.713 | 15 Active Players
MLB Pipeline Top 30 Prospects
WAS: 5 Total (HS RHP*, C LHP*, 2 C RHP, C OF*)
MIA: 4 Total (HS OF*, HS C*, HS SS, C OF)
PHI: 3 Total (C RHP, HS RHP, C 3B*)
ATL: 3 Total (C RHP, JC/CC RHP, C OF)
NYM: 1 Total (HS RHP, plus 2 traded players are on Top 30 lists for the teams to which they were traded - HS OF Jarred Kelenic and C OF Ross Adolph)
*Top 10
NL EAST DRAFT CLASS NOTES: PITCHERS
Among the NL East teams, the Nationals have the most ranked pitching prospects, but the early results didn't necessarily back that up. And the Mets have the best numbers, but those numbers represent far fewer innings than the other teams (and they have since traded their 4th round pick, RHP Adam Hill). None of Miami's 2018 Draft pitchers have broken on to the MLB Pipeline list and, frankly, their 2018 class had very mixed results. Atlanta's top pitching prospects combined to toss only 13.2 innings and the rest of the field wasn't very deep, results-wise. I would definitely give the Phillies the highest mark for their 2018 Draft pitchers. Not only were their cumulative pitching numbers good, there was good depth, including a couple of mid-draft picks who performed very well at a higher level.
NL EAST DRAFT CLASS NOTES: POSITION PLAYERS
Miami boasts the most ranked position player prospects in this league and, despite three of the four ranked prospects being high school drafted players, the Marlins were very aggressive in challenging that trio to Full Season A during their first season. Overall, the Marlins were the most aggressive organization in promoting their position players, a fact which makes their cumulative numbers look more favorable. With a couple of notable exceptions, the Mets college-heavy draft group didn't perform as well as might be expected as only two were challenged to the higher levels. (In addition, it should be noted that the Mets traded two of their better performers during the offseason.) The Nationals and the Phillies generally performed as expected given the make up of the groups and the levels played. Atlanta, however, promoted seven of their college players to full season teams and all but one of those players responded very nicely. For early results, I like the Braves group best but the Marlins group of younger prospects has more long-term potential albeit high risk/high reward potential.
Atlanta Braves Draft Review
Miami Marlins Draft Review
New York Mets Draft Review
Philadelphia Phillies Draft Review
Washington Nationals Draft Review
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Saturday, January 12, 2019
Friday, January 11, 2019
MLB Draft Deep Dive: Washington Nationals
In order to satisfy my innate curiosity as it pertains to the MLB Draft, I have taken a comprehensive look at the 2018 draft for each of the 30 MLB organizations. But I also wanted to get an idea of what each of the teams had done for the 20 years prior so that is included as a prelude to the 2018 information. I'll be looking first at each team in each division, starting with the National League East, and then I'll follow up with a an overall look at both the historical draft results to date and the early 2018 results.
My goal is to get a better idea of the big picture as to how the systems compare in terms of draft results, as well as how a good or bad draft class affects a system, the overall impact of the draft on the baseball talent pool and the circuitous ways in which draft picks are used to bolster a system for which they may never even play. This project is just a first step. I intend to expand on this information over time (including a later revisit of the 2018 class and the addition of the 2019 class next offseason) and I will share my findings as I do so.
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Historical Draft Results from 1998 through 2017 (TO DATE)
Drafted 939 | Signed 568 | Pitchers Signed 306 | Position Players Signed 262
Total WAR 376
Total Players to MLB 85
Note: The following players are listed at the position at which they were originally drafted.
*1998 | 2 to MLB | WAR 11.5 | High WAR 11.0, OF Brad Wilkerson, 1st rd
*1999 | 5 to MLB | WAR 28.9 | High WAR 31.1, SS Brandon Phillips, 2nd rd
*2000 | 7 to MLB | WAR 95.8 | High WAR 43.5, LHP Cliff Lee, 4th rd
*2001 | 4 to MLB | WAR (0.4) | High WAR 0.9, LHP Mike Hinckley, 3rd rd
*2002 | 3 to MLB | WAR 0.2 | High WAR 0.8, RHP Darrell Rasner, 2nd rd
*2003 | 7 to MLB | WAR 6.5 | High WAR 7.3, RHP Chad Cordero, 1st rd
*2004 | 5 to MLB | WAR 17.4 | High WAR 16.4, SS Ian Desmond, 3rd rd
2005 | 6 to MLB | WAR 70.5 | High WAR 38.0, 3B Ryan Zimmerman, 1st rd
2006 | 3 to MLB | WAR 3.1 | High WAR 4.2, RHP Brad Peacock, 41st rd
2007 | 7 to MLB | WAR 36.6 | High WAR 21.8, RHP Jordan Zimmerman, 2nd rd
2008 | 6 to MLB | WAR 6.8 | High WAR 7.6, SS Danny Espinosa, 3rd rd
2009 | 7 to MLB | WAR 37.4 | High WAR 27.3, RHP Stephen Strasburg, 1st rd
2010 | 7 to MLB | WAR 37.5 | High WAR 27.4, OF Bryce Harper, 1st rd
2011 | 7 to MLB | WAR 23.6 | High WAR 21.1, 3B Anthony Rendon, 1st rd
2012 | 3 to MLB | WAR (0.2) | High WAR 0.5, C Spencer Kieboom, 5th rd
2013 | 2 to MLB | WAR 1.5 | High WAR 1.6, RHP Nick Pivetta, 4th rd
2014 | 2 to MLB | WAR (0.3) | High WAR 0.0, RHP Austen Williams, 6th rd
2015 | 2 to MLB | WAR (0.4) | High WAR 0.2, RHP Koda Glover, 8th rd
2016 | 0 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR N/A
2017 | 0 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR N/A
*1998-2004 = Montreal Expos
The highest WAR to date is that of LHP Cliff Lee (2000, 4th round, 43.5 WAR). The high total WAR for the Expos from this time period is also from 2000 and includes top performers OF Grady Sizemore (27.3 WAR, 3rd round) and OF Jason Bay (24.6 WAR, 22nd round) in addition to Lee. All of these players were drafted by the Expos in the pre-Nationals days and none of them played for either the Expos or the Nationals at the MLB level. Lee and Sizemore were traded to Cleveland in June 2002 (along with 2B Brandon Phillips and 1B Lee Stevens) for RHP Bartolo Colon and RHP Tim Drew. Colon and Drew provided Montreal with a total 1.6 WAR (less when you consider what the Expos received in return when they traded away Colon). Lee went on to play for Cleveland for eight seasons, earning the American League Cy Young award in 2008. Three-time All-Star Sizemore also played eight seasons for Cleveland, earning two Gold Gloves and a Silver Slugger. Yeah, that was a really bad trade. Bay was traded to the Mets for one very forgettable season from SS Lou Collier.
The first draft class by the Nationals in 2005 has the highest total WAR (70.5) as well as the top individual WAR (3B/1B Ryan Zimmerman, 38.0 WAR, 1st round) to date. Zimmerman has spent his entire career (10 seasons) with the Nationals, making two All-Star appearances and earning two Silver Sluggers and one Gold Glove. He was also a close second place in Rookie of the Year voting in 2006, losing to SS Hanley Ramirez by only four points. Other MLB-ers from the 2005 class include RHP Marco Estrada (13.1 WAR, 6th round); RHP Craig Stammen (7.5 WAR, 12th round); LHP John Lannen (6.3 WAR, 11th round); LHP Ryan Buchter (3.0 WAR, 33rd round); and OF Justin Maxwell (2.6 WAR, 4th round). All of those players played multiple seasons for Washington with the exception of Buchter.
2018 DRAFT
40 Drafted | 29 Signed | 16 Pitchers | 13 Position Players
30 College | 27 Signed | 15 Pitchers | 12 Position Players
3 JC/CC | 1 Signed | 0 Pitchers | 1 Position Player
7 HS/NS | 1 Signed | 1 Pitcher | 0 Position Players
Notable: The Nationals failed to sign three of their top 20 picks, all college right-handers (Graham Lawson, 12th round; Ridge Chapman, 17th round; Zach Linginfelter, 19th round).
PITCHERS
Of the 16 pitchers signed (11 RHP, 5 LHP), all but one (1st round HS RHP Mason Denaburg) logged at least some playing time. Two of these pitchers received playing time above the Short Season A* level, both at Full Season A. Four of these pitchers debuted on MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Prospect list for the Nationals, including two Top 10 prospects in Denaburg and Cate.
Top Prospects
🔟 RHP Mason Denaburg, 1st round, Merritt Island HS (FL), DNP
🔟 LHP Tim Cate, 2nd round, University of Connecticut, A
52 IP | 13 G / 12 GS | 5.02 ERA | 1.404 WHIP | 16 BB : 45 K
RHP Reid Schaller, 3rd round, Vanderbilt, SSA
40.2 IP | 12 G / 12 GS | 4.65 ERA | 1.254 WHIP | 12 BB : 32 K
RHP Jake Irvin, 4th round, University of Oklahoma, SSA
20.2 IP | 11 G / 7 GS | 1.74 ERA | 1.113 WHIP | 7 BB : 15 K
🔟 Top 10 Prospect
Noteworthy Debut
LHP Carson Teel, 16th round, Oklahoma State University, SSA
37.2 IP | 14 G / 6 GS | 2.39 ERA | 1.115 WHIP | 7 BB : 30 K
In total, the Nationals 2018 Draft pitchers combined for a 4.43 ERA and a 1.318 WHIP over 374 innings as compared to the 3.67 ERA and 1.299 WHIP (average of 376.2 innings per affiliate) compiled by the total 2018 Draft class in 2018.
POSITION PLAYERS
All of the 13 position players signed (1B, 2 2B, 2 3B, SS, 5 OF, 2 C) logged at least some playing time in 2018. One player was promoted beyond the Short Season A* level, to Full Season A. One of the position players debuted on MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Prospect list for the Nationals (in the Top 10).
Top Prospects
🔟 OF Gage Canning (L/R), 5th round, Arizona State University, A
45 G | .253/.319/.470/.789 | 16 BB : 54 K | 12 2B / 3 3B / 6 HR
🔟 Top 10 Prospect
Noteworthy Debut
OF Pablo O'Connor (R/R), 27th round, Azusa Pacific University, SSA
62 G | .300/.338/.457/.796 | 14 BB : 53 K | 18 2B / 3 3B / 5 HR
In total, the Washington 2018 Draft position players combined to hit .274/.355/.382/.736 as compared to .261/.349/.386/.735 batting line compiled by the total 2018 Draft class in 2018.
*Notes on players include the highest level achieved for the 2018 season using the following abbreviations:
Rk = Rookie
SSA = Short Season A
A = Full Season A
A+ = Full Season A Advanced.
GENERAL NOTES: Information was obtained from Baseball-Reference and the MLB Draft History site. The occasional discrepancy in historical information was resolved to the best of my ability by delving into the player information available on B-R. On the historical information, the player position in the totals reflects the position at which the player was drafted (and not any subsequent change of position). On the 2018 information, the player position reflects the primary position played in 2018 for all players who were signed and the position at which the player was drafted for those who did not sign. Prospect listings on MLB Pipeline were as of late December and may not reflect any subsequent changes to that site.
Previously:
NL EAST
Atlanta Braves
Miami Marlins
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Coming Next:
NL East 2018 Draft Summary
My goal is to get a better idea of the big picture as to how the systems compare in terms of draft results, as well as how a good or bad draft class affects a system, the overall impact of the draft on the baseball talent pool and the circuitous ways in which draft picks are used to bolster a system for which they may never even play. This project is just a first step. I intend to expand on this information over time (including a later revisit of the 2018 class and the addition of the 2019 class next offseason) and I will share my findings as I do so.
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
WASHINGTON NATIONALS
Historical Draft Results from 1998 through 2017 (TO DATE)
Drafted 939 | Signed 568 | Pitchers Signed 306 | Position Players Signed 262
Total WAR 376
Total Players to MLB 85
Note: The following players are listed at the position at which they were originally drafted.
*1998 | 2 to MLB | WAR 11.5 | High WAR 11.0, OF Brad Wilkerson, 1st rd
*1999 | 5 to MLB | WAR 28.9 | High WAR 31.1, SS Brandon Phillips, 2nd rd
*2000 | 7 to MLB | WAR 95.8 | High WAR 43.5, LHP Cliff Lee, 4th rd
*2001 | 4 to MLB | WAR (0.4) | High WAR 0.9, LHP Mike Hinckley, 3rd rd
*2002 | 3 to MLB | WAR 0.2 | High WAR 0.8, RHP Darrell Rasner, 2nd rd
*2003 | 7 to MLB | WAR 6.5 | High WAR 7.3, RHP Chad Cordero, 1st rd
*2004 | 5 to MLB | WAR 17.4 | High WAR 16.4, SS Ian Desmond, 3rd rd
2005 | 6 to MLB | WAR 70.5 | High WAR 38.0, 3B Ryan Zimmerman, 1st rd
2006 | 3 to MLB | WAR 3.1 | High WAR 4.2, RHP Brad Peacock, 41st rd
2007 | 7 to MLB | WAR 36.6 | High WAR 21.8, RHP Jordan Zimmerman, 2nd rd
2008 | 6 to MLB | WAR 6.8 | High WAR 7.6, SS Danny Espinosa, 3rd rd
2009 | 7 to MLB | WAR 37.4 | High WAR 27.3, RHP Stephen Strasburg, 1st rd
2010 | 7 to MLB | WAR 37.5 | High WAR 27.4, OF Bryce Harper, 1st rd
2011 | 7 to MLB | WAR 23.6 | High WAR 21.1, 3B Anthony Rendon, 1st rd
2012 | 3 to MLB | WAR (0.2) | High WAR 0.5, C Spencer Kieboom, 5th rd
2013 | 2 to MLB | WAR 1.5 | High WAR 1.6, RHP Nick Pivetta, 4th rd
2014 | 2 to MLB | WAR (0.3) | High WAR 0.0, RHP Austen Williams, 6th rd
2015 | 2 to MLB | WAR (0.4) | High WAR 0.2, RHP Koda Glover, 8th rd
2016 | 0 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR N/A
2017 | 0 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR N/A
*1998-2004 = Montreal Expos
The highest WAR to date is that of LHP Cliff Lee (2000, 4th round, 43.5 WAR). The high total WAR for the Expos from this time period is also from 2000 and includes top performers OF Grady Sizemore (27.3 WAR, 3rd round) and OF Jason Bay (24.6 WAR, 22nd round) in addition to Lee. All of these players were drafted by the Expos in the pre-Nationals days and none of them played for either the Expos or the Nationals at the MLB level. Lee and Sizemore were traded to Cleveland in June 2002 (along with 2B Brandon Phillips and 1B Lee Stevens) for RHP Bartolo Colon and RHP Tim Drew. Colon and Drew provided Montreal with a total 1.6 WAR (less when you consider what the Expos received in return when they traded away Colon). Lee went on to play for Cleveland for eight seasons, earning the American League Cy Young award in 2008. Three-time All-Star Sizemore also played eight seasons for Cleveland, earning two Gold Gloves and a Silver Slugger. Yeah, that was a really bad trade. Bay was traded to the Mets for one very forgettable season from SS Lou Collier.
The first draft class by the Nationals in 2005 has the highest total WAR (70.5) as well as the top individual WAR (3B/1B Ryan Zimmerman, 38.0 WAR, 1st round) to date. Zimmerman has spent his entire career (10 seasons) with the Nationals, making two All-Star appearances and earning two Silver Sluggers and one Gold Glove. He was also a close second place in Rookie of the Year voting in 2006, losing to SS Hanley Ramirez by only four points. Other MLB-ers from the 2005 class include RHP Marco Estrada (13.1 WAR, 6th round); RHP Craig Stammen (7.5 WAR, 12th round); LHP John Lannen (6.3 WAR, 11th round); LHP Ryan Buchter (3.0 WAR, 33rd round); and OF Justin Maxwell (2.6 WAR, 4th round). All of those players played multiple seasons for Washington with the exception of Buchter.
2018 DRAFT
40 Drafted | 29 Signed | 16 Pitchers | 13 Position Players
30 College | 27 Signed | 15 Pitchers | 12 Position Players
3 JC/CC | 1 Signed | 0 Pitchers | 1 Position Player
7 HS/NS | 1 Signed | 1 Pitcher | 0 Position Players
Notable: The Nationals failed to sign three of their top 20 picks, all college right-handers (Graham Lawson, 12th round; Ridge Chapman, 17th round; Zach Linginfelter, 19th round).
PITCHERS
Of the 16 pitchers signed (11 RHP, 5 LHP), all but one (1st round HS RHP Mason Denaburg) logged at least some playing time. Two of these pitchers received playing time above the Short Season A* level, both at Full Season A. Four of these pitchers debuted on MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Prospect list for the Nationals, including two Top 10 prospects in Denaburg and Cate.
Top Prospects
🔟 RHP Mason Denaburg, 1st round, Merritt Island HS (FL), DNP
🔟 LHP Tim Cate, 2nd round, University of Connecticut, A
52 IP | 13 G / 12 GS | 5.02 ERA | 1.404 WHIP | 16 BB : 45 K
RHP Reid Schaller, 3rd round, Vanderbilt, SSA
40.2 IP | 12 G / 12 GS | 4.65 ERA | 1.254 WHIP | 12 BB : 32 K
RHP Jake Irvin, 4th round, University of Oklahoma, SSA
20.2 IP | 11 G / 7 GS | 1.74 ERA | 1.113 WHIP | 7 BB : 15 K
🔟 Top 10 Prospect
LHP Carson Teel, 16th round, Oklahoma State University, SSA
37.2 IP | 14 G / 6 GS | 2.39 ERA | 1.115 WHIP | 7 BB : 30 K
In total, the Nationals 2018 Draft pitchers combined for a 4.43 ERA and a 1.318 WHIP over 374 innings as compared to the 3.67 ERA and 1.299 WHIP (average of 376.2 innings per affiliate) compiled by the total 2018 Draft class in 2018.
POSITION PLAYERS
All of the 13 position players signed (1B, 2 2B, 2 3B, SS, 5 OF, 2 C) logged at least some playing time in 2018. One player was promoted beyond the Short Season A* level, to Full Season A. One of the position players debuted on MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Prospect list for the Nationals (in the Top 10).
Top Prospects
🔟 OF Gage Canning (L/R), 5th round, Arizona State University, A
45 G | .253/.319/.470/.789 | 16 BB : 54 K | 12 2B / 3 3B / 6 HR
🔟 Top 10 Prospect
Noteworthy Debut
OF Pablo O'Connor (R/R), 27th round, Azusa Pacific University, SSA
62 G | .300/.338/.457/.796 | 14 BB : 53 K | 18 2B / 3 3B / 5 HR
In total, the Washington 2018 Draft position players combined to hit .274/.355/.382/.736 as compared to .261/.349/.386/.735 batting line compiled by the total 2018 Draft class in 2018.
Rk = Rookie
SSA = Short Season A
A = Full Season A
A+ = Full Season A Advanced.
GENERAL NOTES: Information was obtained from Baseball-Reference and the MLB Draft History site. The occasional discrepancy in historical information was resolved to the best of my ability by delving into the player information available on B-R. On the historical information, the player position in the totals reflects the position at which the player was drafted (and not any subsequent change of position). On the 2018 information, the player position reflects the primary position played in 2018 for all players who were signed and the position at which the player was drafted for those who did not sign. Prospect listings on MLB Pipeline were as of late December and may not reflect any subsequent changes to that site.
Previously:
NL EAST
Atlanta Braves
Miami Marlins
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Coming Next:
NL East 2018 Draft Summary
Thursday, January 10, 2019
MLB Draft Deep Dive: Philadelphia Phillies
In order to satisfy my innate curiosity as it pertains to the MLB Draft, I have taken a comprehensive look at the 2018 draft for each of the 30 MLB organizations. But I also wanted to get an idea of what each of the teams had done for the 20 years prior so that is included as a prelude to the 2018 information. I'll be looking first at each team in each division, starting with the National League East, and then I'll follow up with a an overall look at both the historical draft results to date and the early 2018 results.
My goal is to get a better idea of the big picture as to how the systems compare in terms of draft results, as well as how a good or bad draft class affects a system, the overall impact of the draft on the baseball talent pool and the circuitous ways in which draft picks are used to bolster a system for which they may never even play. This project is just a first step. I intend to expand on this information over time (including a later revisit of the 2018 class and the addition of the 2019 class next offseason) and I will share my findings as I do so.
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Historical Draft Results from 1998 through 2017 (TO DATE)
Drafted 916 | Signed 617 | Pitchers Signed 315 | Position Players Signed 302
Total WAR 344.2
Total Players to MLB 85
Note: The following players are listed at the position at which they were originally drafted.
1998 | 7 to MLB | WAR 53.9 | High WAR 18.9, 3B Pat Burrell, 1st rd
1999 | 3 to MLB | WAR 39.9 | High WAR 25.3, OF Marlon Byrd, 10th rd
2000 | 3 to MLB | WAR 67.5 | High WAR 65.4, 2B Chase Utley, 1st rd
2001 | 3 to MLB | WAR 30.6 | High WAR 15.6, RHP Gavin Floyd, 1st rd
2002 | 4 to MLB | WAR 54.9 | High WAR 56.4, LHP Cole Hamels, 1st rd
2003 | 3 to MLB | WAR 40.5 | High WAR 22.8, OF Michael Bourn, 4th rd
2004 | 5 to MLB | WAR 21.0 | High WAR 20.8, LHP J.A. Happ, 3rd rd
2005 | 5 to MLB | WAR (1.7) | High WAR 2.6, LHP Josh Outman, 10th rd
2006 | 6 to MLB | WAR 0.9 | High WAR 1.4, SS Jason Donald, 3rd rd
2007 | 7 to MLB | WAR 3.3 | High WAR 2.1, C Travis d'Arnaud, 1st rd
2008 | 10 to MLB | WAR 11.1 | High WAR 5.1, RHP Vance Worley, 3rd rd
2009 | 4 to MLB | WAR 0.1 | High WAR 2.5, OF Aaron Altherr, 34th rd
2010 | 5 to MLB | WAR 3.7 | High WAR 3.0, C Cameron Rupp, 3rd rd
2011 | 9 to MLB | WAR 2.9 | High WAR 5.3, RHP Ken Giles, 7th rd
2012 | 4 to MLB | WAR (0.7) | High WAR 0.7, LHP Hoby Milner, 7th rd
2013 | 3 to MLB | WAR (0.4) | High WAR 0.8, SS J.P. Crawford, 1st rd
2014 | 3 to MLB | WAR 18.2 | High WAR 15.5, RHP Aaron Nola, 1st rd
2015 | 1 to MLB | WAR (1.5) | High WAR (1.5), 2B Scott Kingery, 2nd rd
2016 | 0 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR N/A
2017 | 0 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR N/A
The high total WAR is from 2000 and is almost exclusively fueled by the highest individual WAR, that of 2B Chase Utley (1st round, 65.4 WAR). Utley's 13 seasons with the Phillies provided the bulk of his WAR (61.8). He was traded to the Dodgers in August 2015 and was released by them in November 2018. Utley earned four Silver Sluggers, six All-Star nods and one World Series ring (2008).
2018 DRAFT
38 Drafted | 32 Signed | 16 Pitchers | 16 Position Players
21 College | 20 Signed | 8 Pitchers | 12 Position Players
6 JC/CC | 5 Signed | 4 Pitchers | 1 Position Player
11 HS/NS | 7 Signed | 4 Pitchers | 3 Position Players
Notable: The Phillies forfeited their second and third round picks in exchange for signing 1B Carlos Santana and RHP Jake Arrieta. The Phillies failed to sign two of their top 25 picks (HS RHP Daniel Carpenter, 15th round and HS RHP Jake Smith, 21st round).
PITCHERS
Of the 16 pitchers signed (13 RHP, 3 LHP), all but one (40th round junior college RHP Waylon Richardson) logged at least some playing time. Two of these pitchers received playing time above the Short Season A* level, both at Full Season A (and both for only one appearance at the end of the regular season). Two of these pitchers debuted on MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Prospect list for the Phillies.
Top Prospects
RHP Colton Eastman, 4th round, California State University Fullerton, SSA
18 IP | 8 G / 8 GS | 3.00 ERA | 1.389 WHIP | 7 BB : 23 K
RHP Dominic Pipkin, 9th round, Pinole Valley HS (CA), Rk
29.2 IP | 10 G / 8 GS | 3.64 ERA | 1.180 WHIP | 8 BB : 18 K
Noteworthy Debut
RHP James McArthur, 12th round, University of Mississippi, A
33.1 IP | 10 G / 6 GS | 0.54 ERA | 0.810 WHIP | 11 BB : 35 K
LHP Keylan Killgore, 17th round, Wichita State University, A
23 IP | 15 G / 0 GS | 0.78 ERA | 0.696 WHIP | 5 BB : 29 K | 10 Saves
In total, the Philadelphia 2018 Draft pitchers combined for a 3.05 ERA and a 1.221 WHIP over 298 innings as compared to the 3.67 ERA and 1.299 WHIP (average of 376.2 innings per affiliate) compiled by the total 2018 Draft class in 2018.
POSITION PLAYERS
All of the 16 position players signed (2 1B, 3 3B, 3 SS, 4 OF, 4 C) logged at least some playing time in 2018. Two players were promoted beyond the Short Season A* level, both to Full Season A. One of the position players debuted on MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Prospect list for the Phillies (in the Top 10).
Top Prospects
🔟 Alec Bohm (R/R), 1st round, Wichita State University, SSA
40 G | .252/.335/.324/.659 | 12 BB : 23 K
🔟 Top 10 Prospect
Noteworthy Debut
OF Matt Vierling (R/R), 5th round, University of Notre Dame, A
62 G | .321/.365/.496/.860 | 13 BB : 40 K | 7 SB : 6 CS | 18 2B / 1 3B / 7 HR
(50 of Vierling's 62 games were with Full Season A)
1B Madison Stokes (R/R), 10th round, University of South Carolina, A
55 G | .299/.372/.433/.805 | 20 BB : 41 K | 1 SB : 1 CS | 14 2B / 3 3B / 2 HR
In total, the Phillies 2018 Draft position players combined to hit .271/.352/.393/.745 as compared to .261/.349/.386/.735 batting line compiled by the total 2018 Draft class in 2018.
*Notes on players include the highest level achieved for the 2018 season using the following abbreviations:
Rk = Rookie
SSA = Short Season A
A = Full Season A
A+ = Full Season A Advanced.
GENERAL NOTES: Information was obtained from Baseball-Reference and the MLB Draft History site. The occasional discrepancy in historical information was resolved to the best of my ability by delving into the player information available on B-R. On the historical information, the player position in the totals reflects the position at which the player was drafted (and not any subsequent change of position). On the 2018 information, the player position reflects the primary position played in 2018 for all players who were signed and the position at which the player was drafted for those who did not sign. Prospect listings on MLB Pipeline were as of late December and may not reflect any subsequent changes to that site.
My goal is to get a better idea of the big picture as to how the systems compare in terms of draft results, as well as how a good or bad draft class affects a system, the overall impact of the draft on the baseball talent pool and the circuitous ways in which draft picks are used to bolster a system for which they may never even play. This project is just a first step. I intend to expand on this information over time (including a later revisit of the 2018 class and the addition of the 2019 class next offseason) and I will share my findings as I do so.
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Historical Draft Results from 1998 through 2017 (TO DATE)
Drafted 916 | Signed 617 | Pitchers Signed 315 | Position Players Signed 302
Total WAR 344.2
Total Players to MLB 85
Note: The following players are listed at the position at which they were originally drafted.
1998 | 7 to MLB | WAR 53.9 | High WAR 18.9, 3B Pat Burrell, 1st rd
1999 | 3 to MLB | WAR 39.9 | High WAR 25.3, OF Marlon Byrd, 10th rd
2000 | 3 to MLB | WAR 67.5 | High WAR 65.4, 2B Chase Utley, 1st rd
2001 | 3 to MLB | WAR 30.6 | High WAR 15.6, RHP Gavin Floyd, 1st rd
2002 | 4 to MLB | WAR 54.9 | High WAR 56.4, LHP Cole Hamels, 1st rd
2003 | 3 to MLB | WAR 40.5 | High WAR 22.8, OF Michael Bourn, 4th rd
2004 | 5 to MLB | WAR 21.0 | High WAR 20.8, LHP J.A. Happ, 3rd rd
2005 | 5 to MLB | WAR (1.7) | High WAR 2.6, LHP Josh Outman, 10th rd
2006 | 6 to MLB | WAR 0.9 | High WAR 1.4, SS Jason Donald, 3rd rd
2007 | 7 to MLB | WAR 3.3 | High WAR 2.1, C Travis d'Arnaud, 1st rd
2008 | 10 to MLB | WAR 11.1 | High WAR 5.1, RHP Vance Worley, 3rd rd
2009 | 4 to MLB | WAR 0.1 | High WAR 2.5, OF Aaron Altherr, 34th rd
2010 | 5 to MLB | WAR 3.7 | High WAR 3.0, C Cameron Rupp, 3rd rd
2011 | 9 to MLB | WAR 2.9 | High WAR 5.3, RHP Ken Giles, 7th rd
2012 | 4 to MLB | WAR (0.7) | High WAR 0.7, LHP Hoby Milner, 7th rd
2013 | 3 to MLB | WAR (0.4) | High WAR 0.8, SS J.P. Crawford, 1st rd
2014 | 3 to MLB | WAR 18.2 | High WAR 15.5, RHP Aaron Nola, 1st rd
2015 | 1 to MLB | WAR (1.5) | High WAR (1.5), 2B Scott Kingery, 2nd rd
2016 | 0 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR N/A
2017 | 0 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR N/A
The high total WAR is from 2000 and is almost exclusively fueled by the highest individual WAR, that of 2B Chase Utley (1st round, 65.4 WAR). Utley's 13 seasons with the Phillies provided the bulk of his WAR (61.8). He was traded to the Dodgers in August 2015 and was released by them in November 2018. Utley earned four Silver Sluggers, six All-Star nods and one World Series ring (2008).
2018 DRAFT
38 Drafted | 32 Signed | 16 Pitchers | 16 Position Players
21 College | 20 Signed | 8 Pitchers | 12 Position Players
6 JC/CC | 5 Signed | 4 Pitchers | 1 Position Player
11 HS/NS | 7 Signed | 4 Pitchers | 3 Position Players
Notable: The Phillies forfeited their second and third round picks in exchange for signing 1B Carlos Santana and RHP Jake Arrieta. The Phillies failed to sign two of their top 25 picks (HS RHP Daniel Carpenter, 15th round and HS RHP Jake Smith, 21st round).
PITCHERS
Of the 16 pitchers signed (13 RHP, 3 LHP), all but one (40th round junior college RHP Waylon Richardson) logged at least some playing time. Two of these pitchers received playing time above the Short Season A* level, both at Full Season A (and both for only one appearance at the end of the regular season). Two of these pitchers debuted on MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Prospect list for the Phillies.
Top Prospects
RHP Colton Eastman, 4th round, California State University Fullerton, SSA
18 IP | 8 G / 8 GS | 3.00 ERA | 1.389 WHIP | 7 BB : 23 K
RHP Dominic Pipkin, 9th round, Pinole Valley HS (CA), Rk
29.2 IP | 10 G / 8 GS | 3.64 ERA | 1.180 WHIP | 8 BB : 18 K
RHP James McArthur, 12th round, University of Mississippi, A
33.1 IP | 10 G / 6 GS | 0.54 ERA | 0.810 WHIP | 11 BB : 35 K
LHP Keylan Killgore, 17th round, Wichita State University, A
23 IP | 15 G / 0 GS | 0.78 ERA | 0.696 WHIP | 5 BB : 29 K | 10 Saves
In total, the Philadelphia 2018 Draft pitchers combined for a 3.05 ERA and a 1.221 WHIP over 298 innings as compared to the 3.67 ERA and 1.299 WHIP (average of 376.2 innings per affiliate) compiled by the total 2018 Draft class in 2018.
POSITION PLAYERS
All of the 16 position players signed (2 1B, 3 3B, 3 SS, 4 OF, 4 C) logged at least some playing time in 2018. Two players were promoted beyond the Short Season A* level, both to Full Season A. One of the position players debuted on MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Prospect list for the Phillies (in the Top 10).
Top Prospects
🔟 Alec Bohm (R/R), 1st round, Wichita State University, SSA
40 G | .252/.335/.324/.659 | 12 BB : 23 K
🔟 Top 10 Prospect
OF Matt Vierling (R/R), 5th round, University of Notre Dame, A
62 G | .321/.365/.496/.860 | 13 BB : 40 K | 7 SB : 6 CS | 18 2B / 1 3B / 7 HR
(50 of Vierling's 62 games were with Full Season A)
1B Madison Stokes (R/R), 10th round, University of South Carolina, A
55 G | .299/.372/.433/.805 | 20 BB : 41 K | 1 SB : 1 CS | 14 2B / 3 3B / 2 HR
In total, the Phillies 2018 Draft position players combined to hit .271/.352/.393/.745 as compared to .261/.349/.386/.735 batting line compiled by the total 2018 Draft class in 2018.
Rk = Rookie
SSA = Short Season A
A = Full Season A
A+ = Full Season A Advanced.
GENERAL NOTES: Information was obtained from Baseball-Reference and the MLB Draft History site. The occasional discrepancy in historical information was resolved to the best of my ability by delving into the player information available on B-R. On the historical information, the player position in the totals reflects the position at which the player was drafted (and not any subsequent change of position). On the 2018 information, the player position reflects the primary position played in 2018 for all players who were signed and the position at which the player was drafted for those who did not sign. Prospect listings on MLB Pipeline were as of late December and may not reflect any subsequent changes to that site.
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
MLB Draft Deep Dive: New York Mets
In order to satisfy my innate curiosity as it pertains to the MLB Draft, I have taken a comprehensive look at the 2018 draft for each of the 30 MLB organizations. But I also wanted to get an idea of what each of the teams had done for the 20 years prior so that is included as a prelude to the 2018 information. I'll be looking first at each team in each division, starting with the National League East, and then I'll follow up with a an overall look at both the historical draft results to date and the early 2018 results.
My goal is to get a better idea of the big picture as to how the systems compare in terms of draft results, as well as how a good or bad draft class affects a system, the overall impact of the draft on the baseball talent pool and the circuitous ways in which draft picks are used to bolster a system for which they may never even play. This project is just a first step. I intend to expand on this information over time (including a later revisit of the 2018 class and the addition of the 2019 class next offseason) and I will share my findings as I do so.
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
NEW YORK METS
Historical Draft Results from 1998 through 2017 (TO DATE)
Drafted 931 | Signed 605 | Pitchers Signed 312 | Position Players Signed 293
Total WAR 251.5
Total Players to MLB 95
Note: The following players are listed at the position at which they were originally drafted.
1998 | 7 to MLB | WAR 5.2 | High WAR 2.8, SS Ty Wigginton, 17th rd
1999 | 5 to MLB | WAR 13.7 | High WAR 17.2, OF Angel Pagan, 4th rd
2000 | 4 to MLB | WAR (1.4) | High WAR 0.2, RHP Bobby Keppel, 1st rd
2001 | 5 to MLB | WAR 50.9 | High WAR 50.4, 3B David Wright, 1st rd
2002 | 2 to MLB | WAR 27.4 | High WAR 22.8, LHP Scott Kazmir, 1st rd
2003 | 4 to MLB | WAR 5.4 | High WAR 5.0, RHP Brian Bannister, 7th rd
2004 | 3 to MLB | WAR 4.0 | High WAR 1.6, 1B Mike Carp, 9th rd
2005 | 5 to MLB | WAR 10.3 | High WAR 8.4, LHP Jon Niese, 7th rd
2006 | 6 to MLB | WAR 31.3 | High WAR 18.8, 3B Daniel Murphy, 13th rd
2007 | 6 to MLB | WAR 12.4 | High WAR 8.0, 1B Lucas Duda, 7th rd
2008 | 6 to MLB | WAR 16.4 | High WAR 8.9, RHP Collin McHugh, 18th rd
2009 | 2 to MLB | WAR 5.8 | High WAR 5.4, LHP Steven Matz, 2nd rd
2010 | 7 to MLB | WAR 42.4 | High WAR 27.2, RHP Jacob deGrom, 9th rd
2011 | 13 to MLB | WAR 19.3 | High WAR 9.5, RHP Michael Fulmer, 1st rd
2012 | 11 to MLB | WAR (1.0) | High WAR 2.8, C Kevin Plawecki, 1st rd
2013 | 5 to MLB | WAR 0.4 | High WAR 2.4, SS Jeff McNeil, 12th rd
2014 | 2 to MLB | WAR 9.3 | High WAR 9.1, OF Michael Conforto, 1st rd
2015 | 2 to MLB | WAR (0.3) | High WAR (0.1), OF Kevin Kaczmarski, 9th rd
2016 | 0 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR N/A
2017 | 0 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR N/A
The high total WAR is from 2001 and is almost exclusively fueled by the highest individual WAR, that of 3B David Wright (2001, 1st round). Wright has played exclusively for the Mets, earning two Silver Sluggers, two Gold Gloves and seven All-Star nods in his 14 seasons with that team. Sidetracked by injuries, he last played a full season in 2014. The Mets released Wright in January 2019, and he will be joining the Mets front office.
2018 DRAFT
40 Drafted | 31 Signed | 16 Pitchers | 15 Position Players
26 College | 24 Signed | 11 Pitchers | 13 Position Players
2 JC/CC | 0 Signed | 0 Pitchers | 0 Position Players
12 HS/NS | 7 Signed | 5 Pitchers | 2 Position Players
Notable: The Mets signed all but one of their top 31 picks with the lone holdout being 20th round junior college LHP Brooks Warren. They have since traded three players from their 2018 Draft class. 1st round OF Jarred Kelenic (Waukesha West HS, MI) was included in a December 2018 trade with Seattle for 2B Robinson Cano and RHP Edwin Diaz. 4th round RHP Adam Hill (University of South Carolina) was included in the OF Keon Broxton trade (Milwaukee) in January 2019. And 12th round OF Ross Adolph (University of Toledo) was included in a January 2019 to Houston for 3B J.D. Davis and 2B Cody Bohanek.
PITCHERS
Of the 16 pitchers signed (13 RHP, 3 LHP), all but one (9th round college RHP Bryce Montes de Oca) logged at least some playing time. None of these pitchers received playing time above the Short Season A* level. One of these pitchers debuted on MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Prospect list for the Mets. One has since been traded.
Top Prospects
RHP Simeon Woods-Richardson, 2nd round, Kempner HS (TX), Rk
17.1 IP | 7 G / 4 GS | 1.56 ERA | 1.096 WHIP | 4 BB : 26 K
Noteworthy Debut
LHP Kevin Smith, 7th round, University of Georgia, SSA
23.2 IP | 12 G / 3 GS | 0.76 ERA | 0.761 WHIP | 6 BB : 28 K
In total, the Mets 2018 Draft pitchers combined for a 2.81 ERA and a 1.295 WHIP (but logged only 246.1 innings) as compared to the 3.67 ERA and 1.299 WHIP (average of 376.2 innings per affiliate) compiled by the total 2018 Draft class in 2018.
POSITION PLAYERS
All of the 15 position players signed (1B, 2B, 3 3B, 2 SS, 4 OF, 4 C) logged at least some playing time in 2018. Two players were promoted beyond the Short Season A* level, both to Full Season A. None of the position players are currently on MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Prospect list for the Mets, however Jarred Kelenic (see below) is currently in the Mariners Top 10 list after being included in a December 2018 trade to that system. Two position players from this draft class have since been traded.
Noteworthy Debut
OF Jarred Kelenic (L/L), 1st round, Waukesha West HS (WI), Rk
56 G | .286/.371/.468/.839 | 26 BB : 50 K | 15 SB : 1 CS | 10 2B / 6 3B / 6 HR
Kelenic was sent to the Mariners in a seven-player trade in December 2018.
OF Ross Adolph (L/R), 12th round, University of Toledo, SSA
61 G | .276/.348/.509/.857 | 21 BB : 52 K | 14 SB : 3 CS | 9 2B / 12 3B / 7 HR
Adolph was sent to Houston as part of a five-player trade in January 2019.
In total, the Mets 2018 Draft position players combined to hit .252/.338/.375/.713 as compared to .261/.349/.386/.735 batting line compiled by the total 2018 Draft class in 2018.
*Notes on players include the highest level achieved for the 2018 season using the following abbreviations:
Rk = Rookie
SSA = Short Season A
A = Full Season A
A+ = Full Season A Advanced
GENERAL NOTES: Information was obtained from Baseball-Reference and the MLB Draft History site. The occasional discrepancy in historical information was resolved to the best of my ability by delving into the player information available on B-R. On the historical information, the player position in the totals reflects the position at which the player was drafted (and not any subsequent change of position). On the 2018 information, the player position reflects the primary position played in 2018 for all players who were signed and the position at which the player was drafted for those who did not sign. Prospect listings on MLB Pipeline were as of late December and may not reflect any subsequent changes to that site.
Previously:
NL EAST
Atlanta Braves
Miami Marlins
Coming Next:
Philadelphia Phillies
My goal is to get a better idea of the big picture as to how the systems compare in terms of draft results, as well as how a good or bad draft class affects a system, the overall impact of the draft on the baseball talent pool and the circuitous ways in which draft picks are used to bolster a system for which they may never even play. This project is just a first step. I intend to expand on this information over time (including a later revisit of the 2018 class and the addition of the 2019 class next offseason) and I will share my findings as I do so.
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
NEW YORK METS
Historical Draft Results from 1998 through 2017 (TO DATE)
Drafted 931 | Signed 605 | Pitchers Signed 312 | Position Players Signed 293
Total WAR 251.5
Total Players to MLB 95
Note: The following players are listed at the position at which they were originally drafted.
1998 | 7 to MLB | WAR 5.2 | High WAR 2.8, SS Ty Wigginton, 17th rd
1999 | 5 to MLB | WAR 13.7 | High WAR 17.2, OF Angel Pagan, 4th rd
2000 | 4 to MLB | WAR (1.4) | High WAR 0.2, RHP Bobby Keppel, 1st rd
2001 | 5 to MLB | WAR 50.9 | High WAR 50.4, 3B David Wright, 1st rd
2002 | 2 to MLB | WAR 27.4 | High WAR 22.8, LHP Scott Kazmir, 1st rd
2003 | 4 to MLB | WAR 5.4 | High WAR 5.0, RHP Brian Bannister, 7th rd
2004 | 3 to MLB | WAR 4.0 | High WAR 1.6, 1B Mike Carp, 9th rd
2005 | 5 to MLB | WAR 10.3 | High WAR 8.4, LHP Jon Niese, 7th rd
2006 | 6 to MLB | WAR 31.3 | High WAR 18.8, 3B Daniel Murphy, 13th rd
2007 | 6 to MLB | WAR 12.4 | High WAR 8.0, 1B Lucas Duda, 7th rd
2008 | 6 to MLB | WAR 16.4 | High WAR 8.9, RHP Collin McHugh, 18th rd
2009 | 2 to MLB | WAR 5.8 | High WAR 5.4, LHP Steven Matz, 2nd rd
2010 | 7 to MLB | WAR 42.4 | High WAR 27.2, RHP Jacob deGrom, 9th rd
2011 | 13 to MLB | WAR 19.3 | High WAR 9.5, RHP Michael Fulmer, 1st rd
2012 | 11 to MLB | WAR (1.0) | High WAR 2.8, C Kevin Plawecki, 1st rd
2013 | 5 to MLB | WAR 0.4 | High WAR 2.4, SS Jeff McNeil, 12th rd
2014 | 2 to MLB | WAR 9.3 | High WAR 9.1, OF Michael Conforto, 1st rd
2015 | 2 to MLB | WAR (0.3) | High WAR (0.1), OF Kevin Kaczmarski, 9th rd
2016 | 0 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR N/A
2017 | 0 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR N/A
The high total WAR is from 2001 and is almost exclusively fueled by the highest individual WAR, that of 3B David Wright (2001, 1st round). Wright has played exclusively for the Mets, earning two Silver Sluggers, two Gold Gloves and seven All-Star nods in his 14 seasons with that team. Sidetracked by injuries, he last played a full season in 2014. The Mets released Wright in January 2019, and he will be joining the Mets front office.
2018 DRAFT
40 Drafted | 31 Signed | 16 Pitchers | 15 Position Players
26 College | 24 Signed | 11 Pitchers | 13 Position Players
2 JC/CC | 0 Signed | 0 Pitchers | 0 Position Players
12 HS/NS | 7 Signed | 5 Pitchers | 2 Position Players
Notable: The Mets signed all but one of their top 31 picks with the lone holdout being 20th round junior college LHP Brooks Warren. They have since traded three players from their 2018 Draft class. 1st round OF Jarred Kelenic (Waukesha West HS, MI) was included in a December 2018 trade with Seattle for 2B Robinson Cano and RHP Edwin Diaz. 4th round RHP Adam Hill (University of South Carolina) was included in the OF Keon Broxton trade (Milwaukee) in January 2019. And 12th round OF Ross Adolph (University of Toledo) was included in a January 2019 to Houston for 3B J.D. Davis and 2B Cody Bohanek.
PITCHERS
Of the 16 pitchers signed (13 RHP, 3 LHP), all but one (9th round college RHP Bryce Montes de Oca) logged at least some playing time. None of these pitchers received playing time above the Short Season A* level. One of these pitchers debuted on MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Prospect list for the Mets. One has since been traded.
Top Prospects
RHP Simeon Woods-Richardson, 2nd round, Kempner HS (TX), Rk
17.1 IP | 7 G / 4 GS | 1.56 ERA | 1.096 WHIP | 4 BB : 26 K
Noteworthy Debut
LHP Kevin Smith, 7th round, University of Georgia, SSA
23.2 IP | 12 G / 3 GS | 0.76 ERA | 0.761 WHIP | 6 BB : 28 K
In total, the Mets 2018 Draft pitchers combined for a 2.81 ERA and a 1.295 WHIP (but logged only 246.1 innings) as compared to the 3.67 ERA and 1.299 WHIP (average of 376.2 innings per affiliate) compiled by the total 2018 Draft class in 2018.
POSITION PLAYERS
All of the 15 position players signed (1B, 2B, 3 3B, 2 SS, 4 OF, 4 C) logged at least some playing time in 2018. Two players were promoted beyond the Short Season A* level, both to Full Season A. None of the position players are currently on MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Prospect list for the Mets, however Jarred Kelenic (see below) is currently in the Mariners Top 10 list after being included in a December 2018 trade to that system. Two position players from this draft class have since been traded.
Noteworthy Debut
OF Jarred Kelenic (L/L), 1st round, Waukesha West HS (WI), Rk
56 G | .286/.371/.468/.839 | 26 BB : 50 K | 15 SB : 1 CS | 10 2B / 6 3B / 6 HR
Kelenic was sent to the Mariners in a seven-player trade in December 2018.
OF Ross Adolph (L/R), 12th round, University of Toledo, SSA
61 G | .276/.348/.509/.857 | 21 BB : 52 K | 14 SB : 3 CS | 9 2B / 12 3B / 7 HR
Adolph was sent to Houston as part of a five-player trade in January 2019.
Rk = Rookie
SSA = Short Season A
A = Full Season A
A+ = Full Season A Advanced
GENERAL NOTES: Information was obtained from Baseball-Reference and the MLB Draft History site. The occasional discrepancy in historical information was resolved to the best of my ability by delving into the player information available on B-R. On the historical information, the player position in the totals reflects the position at which the player was drafted (and not any subsequent change of position). On the 2018 information, the player position reflects the primary position played in 2018 for all players who were signed and the position at which the player was drafted for those who did not sign. Prospect listings on MLB Pipeline were as of late December and may not reflect any subsequent changes to that site.
Previously:
NL EAST
Atlanta Braves
Miami Marlins
Coming Next:
Philadelphia Phillies
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
MLB Draft Deep Dive: Miami Marlins
In order to satisfy my innate curiosity as it pertains to the MLB Draft, I have taken a comprehensive look at the 2018 draft for each of the 30 MLB organizations. But I also wanted to get an idea of what each of the teams had done for the 20 years prior so that is included as a prelude to the 2018 information. I'll be looking first at each team in each division, starting with the National League East, and then I'll follow up with a an overall look at both the historical draft results to date and the early 2018 results.
My goal is to get a better idea of the big picture as to how the systems compare in terms of draft results, as well as how a good or bad draft class affects a system, the overall impact of the draft on the baseball talent pool and the circuitous ways in which draft picks are used to bolster a system for which they may never even play. This project is just a first step. I intend to expand on this information over time (including a later revisit of the 2018 class and the addition of the 2019 class next offseason) and I will share my findings as I do so.
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
MIAMI MARLINS
Historical Draft Results from 1998 through 2017 (TO DATE)
Drafted 944 | Signed 628 | Pitchers Signed 334 | Position Players Signed 294
Total WAR 288.8
Total Players to MLB 84
Note: The following players are listed at the position at which they were originally drafted.
1998 | 2 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR 0.0, OF Chip Ambres (1st rd) & RHP Kevin Olsen (26th rd)
1999 | 5 to MLB | WAR 40.0 | High WAR 35.7, RHP Josh Beckett, 1st rd
2000 | 2 to MLB | WAR 61.0 | High WAR 42.2, 1B Adrian Gonzalez, 1st rd
2001 | 2 to MLB | WAR 0.2 | High WAR 0.3, RHP Chris Resop, 4th rd
2002 | 8 to MLB | WAR 29.6 | High WAR 24.3, RHP Josh Johnson, 4th rd
2003 | 3 to MLB | WAR (0.7) | High WAR 0.5, OF Jim Adduci, 42nd rd
2004 | 5 to MLB | WAR 17.9 | High WAR 16.0, LHP Jason Vargas, 2nd rd
2005 | 8 to MLB | WAR 6.1 | High WAR 4.8, 1B Logan Morrison, 22nd rd
2006 | 9 to MLB | WAR (1.9) | High WAR 0.7, RHP Alex Sanabia, 32nd rd
2007 | 4 to MLB | WAR 48.8 | High WAR 39.2, 1B Giancarlo Stanton, 2nd rd
2008 | 8 to MLB | WAR 11.2 | High WAR 5.1, LHP Dan Jennings, 9th rd
2009 | 3 to MLB | WAR 6.0 | High WAR 6.1, RHP A.J. Ramos, 21st rd
2010 | 8 to MLB | WAR 40.0 | High WAR 26.2, 1B Christian Yelich, 1st rd
2011 | 4 to MLB | WAR 17.3 | High WAR 14.0, RHP Jose Fernandez, 1st rd
2012 | 5 to MLB | WAR 3.6 | High WAR 2.5, LHP Andrew Heaney, 1st rd
2013 | 5 to MLB | WAR 7.3 | High WAR 5.0, RHP Trevor Williams, 2nd rd
2014 | 2 to MLB | WAR 3.2 | High WAR 3.8, 2B Brian Anderson, 3rd rd
2015 | 1 to MLB | WAR (0.8) | High WAR (0.8), RHP Ben Meyer, 29th rd
2016 | 0 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR N/A
2017 | 0 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR N/A
The highest WAR to date is that of 1B Adrian Gonzalez (2000, 1st round). The high total WAR is also from 2000 and includes OF Josh Willingham (18.8, 17th round) as the only other member of that draft class to make it to the bigs. Willingham played in at least parts of five seasons for the Marlins, but Gonzalez was traded (along with MiLB OF Will Smith) to the Rangers in July 2003 prior to his MLB debut. The Marlins received roughly half a season of right-handed relief pitcher Ugueth Urbina in return. The Marlins did go on to win the World Series that year with Urbina earning four postseason saves, including two in the World Series so it wasn't a totally uneven trade, but ....
2018 DRAFT
41 Drafted | 34 Signed | 20 Pitchers | 14 Position Players
30 College | 27 Signed | 20 Pitchers | 7 Position Players
3 JC/CC | 2 Signed | 0 Pitchers | 2 Position Players
8 HS/NS | 5 Signed | 0 Pitchers | 5 Position Players
Notable: The Marlins received one additional draft pick for Competitive Balance (Round B) and signed all but one of their top 31 picks with the lone holdout being 15th round college RHP Zach Greene.
PITCHERS
Of the 20 pitchers signed (18 RHP, 2 LHP), 17 logged at least some playing time but three college right-handers did not play (9th round Jake Walters, 16th round Sam Bordner and 19th round Justin Evans). Only one player received playing time above the Short Season A* level (consisting of one early inning in Advanced A followed by a return to SSA for the remainder of the season). None of these pitchers debuted on MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Prospect list for the Marlins.
Noteworthy Debut
LHP Alex Vesia, 17th round, California State University East Bay, SSA
33.1 IP | 14 G / 0 GS | 1.35 ERA | 1.140 WHIP | 7 BB : 38 K
In total, the Miami 2018 Draft pitchers combined for a 3.92 ERA and a 1.352 WHIP over 328.1 innings as compared to the 3.67 ERA and 1.299 WHIP (average of 376.2 innings per affiliate) compiled by the total 2018 Draft class in 2018.
POSITION PLAYERS
All but one of the 14 position players signed (1B, 2B, 3B, 2 SS, 5 OF, 4 C) logged at least some playing time with the exception being HS C Cameron Barstad, 6th round. Eight players were promoted beyond the Short Season A* level, four to Full Season A and four to Advanced A. Four of the position players debuted on MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Prospect list for the Marlins, including two Top 10 prospects in Scott and Banfield.
Top Prospects
🔟 OF Connor Scott (L/L), 1st round, H.B. Plant HS (FL), A
50 G | .218/.309/.296/.605 | 24 BB : 56 K
🔟 C Will Banfield (R/R), 2nd round, Brookwood HS (GA), A
39 G | .238/.308/.385/.693 | 11 BB : 43 K
SS Osiris Johnson (R/R), 2nd round, Encinal HS (CA), A
48 G | .250/.276/.378/.654 | 5 BB : 53 K
OF Tristan Pompey (S/R), 3rd round, University of Kentucky, A+
52 G | .299/.408/.397/.805 | 32 BB : 47 K
🔟 Top 10 Prospect
Noteworthy Debut
OF Davis Bradshaw (L/R), 11th round, Meridian Community College, SSA
46 G | .354/.418/.427/.844 | 12 BB : 27 K | 20 SB : 5 CS
In total, the Miami 2018 Draft position players combined to hit .260/.343/.353/.696 as compared to .261/.349/.386/.735 batting line compiled by the total 2018 Draft class in 2018.
*Notes on players include the highest level achieved for the 2018 season using the following abbreviations:
Rk = Rookie
SSA = Short Season A
A = Full Season A
A+ = Full Season A Advanced.
GENERAL NOTES: Information was obtained from Baseball-Reference and the MLB Draft History site. The occasional discrepancy in historical information was resolved to the best of my ability by delving into the player information available on B-R. On the historical information, the player position in the totals reflects the position at which the player was drafted (and not any subsequent change of position). On the 2018 information, the player position reflects the primary position played in 2018 for all players who were signed and the position at which the player was drafted for those who did not sign. Prospect listings on MLB Pipeline were as of late December and may not reflect any subsequent changes to that site.
Previously: Atlanta Braves
Coming Next: New York Mets
My goal is to get a better idea of the big picture as to how the systems compare in terms of draft results, as well as how a good or bad draft class affects a system, the overall impact of the draft on the baseball talent pool and the circuitous ways in which draft picks are used to bolster a system for which they may never even play. This project is just a first step. I intend to expand on this information over time (including a later revisit of the 2018 class and the addition of the 2019 class next offseason) and I will share my findings as I do so.
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
MIAMI MARLINS
Historical Draft Results from 1998 through 2017 (TO DATE)
Drafted 944 | Signed 628 | Pitchers Signed 334 | Position Players Signed 294
Total WAR 288.8
Total Players to MLB 84
Note: The following players are listed at the position at which they were originally drafted.
1998 | 2 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR 0.0, OF Chip Ambres (1st rd) & RHP Kevin Olsen (26th rd)
1999 | 5 to MLB | WAR 40.0 | High WAR 35.7, RHP Josh Beckett, 1st rd
2000 | 2 to MLB | WAR 61.0 | High WAR 42.2, 1B Adrian Gonzalez, 1st rd
2001 | 2 to MLB | WAR 0.2 | High WAR 0.3, RHP Chris Resop, 4th rd
2002 | 8 to MLB | WAR 29.6 | High WAR 24.3, RHP Josh Johnson, 4th rd
2003 | 3 to MLB | WAR (0.7) | High WAR 0.5, OF Jim Adduci, 42nd rd
2004 | 5 to MLB | WAR 17.9 | High WAR 16.0, LHP Jason Vargas, 2nd rd
2005 | 8 to MLB | WAR 6.1 | High WAR 4.8, 1B Logan Morrison, 22nd rd
2006 | 9 to MLB | WAR (1.9) | High WAR 0.7, RHP Alex Sanabia, 32nd rd
2007 | 4 to MLB | WAR 48.8 | High WAR 39.2, 1B Giancarlo Stanton, 2nd rd
2008 | 8 to MLB | WAR 11.2 | High WAR 5.1, LHP Dan Jennings, 9th rd
2009 | 3 to MLB | WAR 6.0 | High WAR 6.1, RHP A.J. Ramos, 21st rd
2010 | 8 to MLB | WAR 40.0 | High WAR 26.2, 1B Christian Yelich, 1st rd
2011 | 4 to MLB | WAR 17.3 | High WAR 14.0, RHP Jose Fernandez, 1st rd
2012 | 5 to MLB | WAR 3.6 | High WAR 2.5, LHP Andrew Heaney, 1st rd
2013 | 5 to MLB | WAR 7.3 | High WAR 5.0, RHP Trevor Williams, 2nd rd
2014 | 2 to MLB | WAR 3.2 | High WAR 3.8, 2B Brian Anderson, 3rd rd
2015 | 1 to MLB | WAR (0.8) | High WAR (0.8), RHP Ben Meyer, 29th rd
2016 | 0 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR N/A
2017 | 0 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR N/A
The highest WAR to date is that of 1B Adrian Gonzalez (2000, 1st round). The high total WAR is also from 2000 and includes OF Josh Willingham (18.8, 17th round) as the only other member of that draft class to make it to the bigs. Willingham played in at least parts of five seasons for the Marlins, but Gonzalez was traded (along with MiLB OF Will Smith) to the Rangers in July 2003 prior to his MLB debut. The Marlins received roughly half a season of right-handed relief pitcher Ugueth Urbina in return. The Marlins did go on to win the World Series that year with Urbina earning four postseason saves, including two in the World Series so it wasn't a totally uneven trade, but ....
2018 DRAFT
41 Drafted | 34 Signed | 20 Pitchers | 14 Position Players
30 College | 27 Signed | 20 Pitchers | 7 Position Players
3 JC/CC | 2 Signed | 0 Pitchers | 2 Position Players
8 HS/NS | 5 Signed | 0 Pitchers | 5 Position Players
Notable: The Marlins received one additional draft pick for Competitive Balance (Round B) and signed all but one of their top 31 picks with the lone holdout being 15th round college RHP Zach Greene.
PITCHERS
Of the 20 pitchers signed (18 RHP, 2 LHP), 17 logged at least some playing time but three college right-handers did not play (9th round Jake Walters, 16th round Sam Bordner and 19th round Justin Evans). Only one player received playing time above the Short Season A* level (consisting of one early inning in Advanced A followed by a return to SSA for the remainder of the season). None of these pitchers debuted on MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Prospect list for the Marlins.
Noteworthy Debut
LHP Alex Vesia, 17th round, California State University East Bay, SSA
33.1 IP | 14 G / 0 GS | 1.35 ERA | 1.140 WHIP | 7 BB : 38 K
In total, the Miami 2018 Draft pitchers combined for a 3.92 ERA and a 1.352 WHIP over 328.1 innings as compared to the 3.67 ERA and 1.299 WHIP (average of 376.2 innings per affiliate) compiled by the total 2018 Draft class in 2018.
POSITION PLAYERS
All but one of the 14 position players signed (1B, 2B, 3B, 2 SS, 5 OF, 4 C) logged at least some playing time with the exception being HS C Cameron Barstad, 6th round. Eight players were promoted beyond the Short Season A* level, four to Full Season A and four to Advanced A. Four of the position players debuted on MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Prospect list for the Marlins, including two Top 10 prospects in Scott and Banfield.
Top Prospects
🔟 OF Connor Scott (L/L), 1st round, H.B. Plant HS (FL), A
50 G | .218/.309/.296/.605 | 24 BB : 56 K
🔟 C Will Banfield (R/R), 2nd round, Brookwood HS (GA), A
39 G | .238/.308/.385/.693 | 11 BB : 43 K
SS Osiris Johnson (R/R), 2nd round, Encinal HS (CA), A
48 G | .250/.276/.378/.654 | 5 BB : 53 K
OF Tristan Pompey (S/R), 3rd round, University of Kentucky, A+
52 G | .299/.408/.397/.805 | 32 BB : 47 K
🔟 Top 10 Prospect
OF Davis Bradshaw (L/R), 11th round, Meridian Community College, SSA
46 G | .354/.418/.427/.844 | 12 BB : 27 K | 20 SB : 5 CS
Rk = Rookie
SSA = Short Season A
A = Full Season A
A+ = Full Season A Advanced.
GENERAL NOTES: Information was obtained from Baseball-Reference and the MLB Draft History site. The occasional discrepancy in historical information was resolved to the best of my ability by delving into the player information available on B-R. On the historical information, the player position in the totals reflects the position at which the player was drafted (and not any subsequent change of position). On the 2018 information, the player position reflects the primary position played in 2018 for all players who were signed and the position at which the player was drafted for those who did not sign. Prospect listings on MLB Pipeline were as of late December and may not reflect any subsequent changes to that site.
Previously: Atlanta Braves
Coming Next: New York Mets
Monday, January 7, 2019
MLB Draft Deep Dive: Atlanta Braves
In order to satisfy my innate curiosity as it pertains to the MLB Draft, I have taken a comprehensive look at the 2018 draft class for each of the 30 MLB organizations. But I also wanted to get an idea of what each of the teams had done for the 20 years prior so that is included as a prelude to the 2018 information. I'll be looking first at each team in each division, starting with the National League East, and then I'll follow up with a an overall look at both the historical draft results to date and the early 2018 results.
My goal is to get a better idea of the big picture as to how the systems compare in terms of draft results, as well as how a good or bad draft class affects a system, the overall impact of the draft on the baseball talent pool and the circuitous ways in which draft picks are used to bolster a system for which they may never even play. This project is just a first step. I intend to expand on this information over time (including a later revisit of the 2018 class and the addition of the 2019 class next offseason) and I will share my findings as I do so.
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
ATLANTA BRAVES
Historical Draft Results from 1998 through 2017 (TO DATE)
Drafted 964 | Signed 562 | Pitchers Signed 303 | Position Players Signed 259
Total WAR 356.2
Total Players to MLB 93
Note: The following players are listed at the position at which they were originally drafted.
1998 | 7 to MLB | WAR 10.0 | High WAR 7.2, RHP Matt Belisle, 2nd rd
1999 | 4 to MLB | WAR 3.9 | High WAR 3.0, 1B Garrett Jones, 14th rd
2000 | 9 to MLB | WAR 71.7 | High WAR 38.2, RHP Adam Wainwright, 1st rd
2001 | 6 to MLB | WAR (1.9) | High WAR 0.1, RHP Kyle Davies, 4th rd
2002 | 5 to MLB | WAR 42.6 | High WAR 31.7, C Brian McCann, 2nd rd
2003 | 8 to MLB | WAR 14.8 | High WAR 8.9, LHP Matt Harrison, 3rd rd
2004 | 2 to MLB | WAR (0.9) | High WAR (0.1), RHP James Parr, 4th rd
2005 | 7 to MLB | WAR 39.3 | High WAR 27.1, SS Yunel Escobar, 2nd rd
2006 | 4 to MLB | WAR 7.3 | High WAR 8.3, RHP Kris Medlen, 10th rd
2007 | 4 to MLB | WAR 71.2 | High WAR 34.9, OF Jason Heyward, 1st rd
2008 | 5 to MLB | WAR 22.5 | High WAR 20.2, RHP Craig Kimbrel, 3rd rd
2009 | 3 to MLB | WAR 10.5 | High WAR 10.2, LHP Mike Minor, 1st rd
2010 | 7 to MLB | WAR 47.9 | High WAR 34.9, SS Andrelton Simmons, 2nd rd
2011 | 8 to MLB | WAR 6.1 | High WAR 5.7, SS Nick Ahmed, 2nd rd
2012 | 3 to MLB | WAR 11.6 | High WAR 11.7, LHP Alex Wood, 2nd rd
2013 | 3 to MLB | WAR (0.5) | High WAR 0.1, C Victor Caratini, 2nd rd
2014 | 2 to MLB | WAR 0.2 | High WAR 0.4, RHP Chad Sobotka, 4th rd
2015 | 4 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR 1.1, LHP A.J. Minter, 2nd rd
2016 | 1 to MLB | WAR (0.1) | High WAR (0.1), RHP Bryse Wilson, 4th rd
2017 | 1 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR 0.0, RHP Kyle Wright, 1st rd
The highest WAR to date is that of RHP Adam Wainwright (2000, 1st round). The high total WAR is also from 2000 and includes top performers 2B Kelly Johnson (17.9, 1st round) and 1B Adam LaRoche (14.2, 29th round) in addition to Wainwright. 2000 is closely followed by the 2007 draft which is led by OF Jason Heyward (34.9, 1st round) and 1B Freddie Freeman (33.1, 2nd round). Freeman is the only one of these players who has played his entire career with the Braves. Wainwright never played a single game for the Braves at the MLB level, having been traded to the Cardinals (along with LHP Ray King and RHP Jason Marquis) in December 2003 for one season of OF J.D. Drew and one season of OF Eli Marrero. Atlanta did get to the NLDS that following season (losing to the Astros in five games), but did so by sacrificing the future value of Wainwright.
2018 DRAFT
39 Drafted | 33 Signed | 18 Pitchers | 15 Position Players
29 College | 27 Signed | 13 Pitchers | 14 Position Players
5 JC/CC | 5 Signed | 4 Pitchers | 1 Position Player
5 HS/NS | 1 Signed | 1 Pitcher | 0 Position Players
Notable: The Braves lost their third round pick as a penalty for circumventing international signing rules. Their first round pick (8th overall) Florida HS RHP Carter Stewart went unsigned. The next unsigned pick was 28th round.
PITCHERS
Of the 18 pitchers signed (12 RHP, 6 LHP), all but one (college right-hander Ty Harpenau, 16th round) logged at least some playing time. Four players were promoted beyond the Short Season A* level, two to Full Season A and two to Advanced A. Two of the pitchers debuted on MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Prospect list for the Braves.
Top Prospects
RHP Tristan Beck, 4th round, Stanford University, Rk
2.2 IP | 2 G / 1 GS | 0.00 ERA | 2.222 WHIP | 2 BB : 7 K
RHP Trey Riley, 5th round, John A. Logan College (JC/CC), Rk
9 IP | 6 G / 2 GS | 8.00 ERA | 2.222 WHIP | 10 BB : 13 K
Noteworthy Debut
RHP Brooks Wilson, 7th round, Stetson University, A
27.2 IP | 17 G / 0 GS | 1.30 ERA | 1.048 WHIP | 9 BB : 25 K
In total, the Atlanta 2018 Draft pitchers combined for a 4.00 ERA and a 1.439 WHIP over 346.2 innings as compared to the 3.67 ERA and 1.299 WHIP (average of 376.2 innings per affiliate) compiled by the total 2018 Draft class in 2018.
POSITION PLAYERS
All 15 of the position players signed (2 1B, 2B, 3 3B, SS, 5 OF, 3 C) logged at least some playing time. Seven players were promoted beyond the Short Season A* level, five to Full Season A and two to Advanced A. One of the position players debuted on MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Prospect list for the Braves.
Top Prospects
OF Greyson Jenista (L/R), 2nd round, Wichita State University, A+
61 G | .265/.328/.395/.723 | 23 BB : 41 K
Noteworthy Debut
3B C.J. Alexander (L/R), 20th round, State College of Florida (JC/CC), A+
52 G | .352/.429/.495/.924 | 27 BB : 42 K
In total, the Atlanta 2018 Draft position players combined to hit .273/.359/.384/.742 as compared to .261/.349/.386/.735 batting line compiled by the total 2018 Draft class in 2018.
*Notes on players include the highest level achieved for the 2018 season using the following abbreviations:
Rk = Rookie
SSA = Short Season A
A = Full Season A
A+ = Full Season A Advanced.
GENERAL NOTES: Information was obtained from Baseball-Reference and the MLB Draft History site. The occasional discrepancy in historical information was resolved to the best of my ability by delving into the player information available on B-R. On the historical information, the player position in the totals reflects the position at which the player was drafted (and not any subsequent change of position). On the 2018 information, the player position reflects the primary position played in 2018 for all players who were signed and the position at which the player was drafted for those who did not sign. Prospect listings on MLB Pipeline were as of late December and may not reflect any subsequent changes to that site.
Coming Next: Miami Marlins
My goal is to get a better idea of the big picture as to how the systems compare in terms of draft results, as well as how a good or bad draft class affects a system, the overall impact of the draft on the baseball talent pool and the circuitous ways in which draft picks are used to bolster a system for which they may never even play. This project is just a first step. I intend to expand on this information over time (including a later revisit of the 2018 class and the addition of the 2019 class next offseason) and I will share my findings as I do so.
NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST
ATLANTA BRAVES
Historical Draft Results from 1998 through 2017 (TO DATE)
Drafted 964 | Signed 562 | Pitchers Signed 303 | Position Players Signed 259
Total WAR 356.2
Total Players to MLB 93
Note: The following players are listed at the position at which they were originally drafted.
1998 | 7 to MLB | WAR 10.0 | High WAR 7.2, RHP Matt Belisle, 2nd rd
1999 | 4 to MLB | WAR 3.9 | High WAR 3.0, 1B Garrett Jones, 14th rd
2000 | 9 to MLB | WAR 71.7 | High WAR 38.2, RHP Adam Wainwright, 1st rd
2001 | 6 to MLB | WAR (1.9) | High WAR 0.1, RHP Kyle Davies, 4th rd
2002 | 5 to MLB | WAR 42.6 | High WAR 31.7, C Brian McCann, 2nd rd
2003 | 8 to MLB | WAR 14.8 | High WAR 8.9, LHP Matt Harrison, 3rd rd
2004 | 2 to MLB | WAR (0.9) | High WAR (0.1), RHP James Parr, 4th rd
2005 | 7 to MLB | WAR 39.3 | High WAR 27.1, SS Yunel Escobar, 2nd rd
2006 | 4 to MLB | WAR 7.3 | High WAR 8.3, RHP Kris Medlen, 10th rd
2007 | 4 to MLB | WAR 71.2 | High WAR 34.9, OF Jason Heyward, 1st rd
2008 | 5 to MLB | WAR 22.5 | High WAR 20.2, RHP Craig Kimbrel, 3rd rd
2009 | 3 to MLB | WAR 10.5 | High WAR 10.2, LHP Mike Minor, 1st rd
2010 | 7 to MLB | WAR 47.9 | High WAR 34.9, SS Andrelton Simmons, 2nd rd
2011 | 8 to MLB | WAR 6.1 | High WAR 5.7, SS Nick Ahmed, 2nd rd
2012 | 3 to MLB | WAR 11.6 | High WAR 11.7, LHP Alex Wood, 2nd rd
2013 | 3 to MLB | WAR (0.5) | High WAR 0.1, C Victor Caratini, 2nd rd
2014 | 2 to MLB | WAR 0.2 | High WAR 0.4, RHP Chad Sobotka, 4th rd
2015 | 4 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR 1.1, LHP A.J. Minter, 2nd rd
2016 | 1 to MLB | WAR (0.1) | High WAR (0.1), RHP Bryse Wilson, 4th rd
2017 | 1 to MLB | WAR 0.0 | High WAR 0.0, RHP Kyle Wright, 1st rd
The highest WAR to date is that of RHP Adam Wainwright (2000, 1st round). The high total WAR is also from 2000 and includes top performers 2B Kelly Johnson (17.9, 1st round) and 1B Adam LaRoche (14.2, 29th round) in addition to Wainwright. 2000 is closely followed by the 2007 draft which is led by OF Jason Heyward (34.9, 1st round) and 1B Freddie Freeman (33.1, 2nd round). Freeman is the only one of these players who has played his entire career with the Braves. Wainwright never played a single game for the Braves at the MLB level, having been traded to the Cardinals (along with LHP Ray King and RHP Jason Marquis) in December 2003 for one season of OF J.D. Drew and one season of OF Eli Marrero. Atlanta did get to the NLDS that following season (losing to the Astros in five games), but did so by sacrificing the future value of Wainwright.
2018 DRAFT
39 Drafted | 33 Signed | 18 Pitchers | 15 Position Players
29 College | 27 Signed | 13 Pitchers | 14 Position Players
5 JC/CC | 5 Signed | 4 Pitchers | 1 Position Player
5 HS/NS | 1 Signed | 1 Pitcher | 0 Position Players
Notable: The Braves lost their third round pick as a penalty for circumventing international signing rules. Their first round pick (8th overall) Florida HS RHP Carter Stewart went unsigned. The next unsigned pick was 28th round.
PITCHERS
Of the 18 pitchers signed (12 RHP, 6 LHP), all but one (college right-hander Ty Harpenau, 16th round) logged at least some playing time. Four players were promoted beyond the Short Season A* level, two to Full Season A and two to Advanced A. Two of the pitchers debuted on MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Prospect list for the Braves.
Top Prospects
RHP Tristan Beck, 4th round, Stanford University, Rk
2.2 IP | 2 G / 1 GS | 0.00 ERA | 2.222 WHIP | 2 BB : 7 K
RHP Trey Riley, 5th round, John A. Logan College (JC/CC), Rk
9 IP | 6 G / 2 GS | 8.00 ERA | 2.222 WHIP | 10 BB : 13 K
Noteworthy Debut
RHP Brooks Wilson, 7th round, Stetson University, A
27.2 IP | 17 G / 0 GS | 1.30 ERA | 1.048 WHIP | 9 BB : 25 K
In total, the Atlanta 2018 Draft pitchers combined for a 4.00 ERA and a 1.439 WHIP over 346.2 innings as compared to the 3.67 ERA and 1.299 WHIP (average of 376.2 innings per affiliate) compiled by the total 2018 Draft class in 2018.
POSITION PLAYERS
All 15 of the position players signed (2 1B, 2B, 3 3B, SS, 5 OF, 3 C) logged at least some playing time. Seven players were promoted beyond the Short Season A* level, five to Full Season A and two to Advanced A. One of the position players debuted on MLB Pipeline's Top 30 Prospect list for the Braves.
Top Prospects
OF Greyson Jenista (L/R), 2nd round, Wichita State University, A+
61 G | .265/.328/.395/.723 | 23 BB : 41 K
Noteworthy Debut
3B C.J. Alexander (L/R), 20th round, State College of Florida (JC/CC), A+
52 G | .352/.429/.495/.924 | 27 BB : 42 K
Rk = Rookie
SSA = Short Season A
A = Full Season A
A+ = Full Season A Advanced.
GENERAL NOTES: Information was obtained from Baseball-Reference and the MLB Draft History site. The occasional discrepancy in historical information was resolved to the best of my ability by delving into the player information available on B-R. On the historical information, the player position in the totals reflects the position at which the player was drafted (and not any subsequent change of position). On the 2018 information, the player position reflects the primary position played in 2018 for all players who were signed and the position at which the player was drafted for those who did not sign. Prospect listings on MLB Pipeline were as of late December and may not reflect any subsequent changes to that site.
Coming Next: Miami Marlins
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