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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
Jeff Luhnow picks:
2012 | Carlos Correa (2nd overall. He inherited Springer).
2013 | Mark Appel (taken instead of Kris Bryant. Ouch)
2014 | Brady Aiken (didn't even sign with team, passing over Trea Turner, Aaron Nola, Michael Conforto, Bradley Zimmer, Matt Chapman, Luke Weaver, top MiLB pitching prospect Michael Kopech).
2015 | Alex Bregman (good pick! His second!); Kyle Tucker (also looks good)
2016 | Forest Whitley (looks good, too, though TINSTAAPP)
My point: Baseball drafts are hard. Being a baseball GM is hard. Even really good ones like Jeff Luhnow and Dayton Moore are not going to hit on every first round-pick. If you can hit at 50 percent or better, you're doing a really good job.
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Brady Aiken turned into Kyle Tucker, right? Good job, Luhnow! Correa was also 1st overall and Luhnow should get extra points because he passed on Buxton-- which allowed him to sign McCullers. Lots of people thought the Astros were crazy to pass on Buxton
Appel over Bryant has always stung, but less so now. If only he would have signed with the Pirates a year earlier