I still reemember when Todd Van Poppel was compared to Nolan Ryan, and Brien Taylor was considered the next Yankee phenom. It makes me think of how hard it is to make it into the Major Leagues, let alone become a star. But how many of those first round HS and college phenoms have stared at Major League level for the last 10 years?
2007-06-11 16:01:58 · 7 answers · asked by luiyo76 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
I mean all star success
2007-06-11 16:23:57 · update #1
If by success you mean having/had a good career
1997: JD Drew, Troy Glaus, Jon Garland, Vernon Wells, Michael Cuddyer, Lance Berkman
1998: CC Sabathia
1999: Josh Beckett, Barry Zito, Ben Sheets, Jason Jennings
2000: Chase Utley
2001: Joe Mauer, Mark Tiexiera, Jeremy Bonderman
2002: BJ Upton, Nick Swisher
2003: Delmon Young, Rickie Weeks, Chad Cordero
2007-06-11 16:10:32 · answer #1 · answered by hulidoshi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Year-by-year:
1997 -- JD Drew (#2), Troy Glaus (#3), Vernon Wells (#5), Michael Cuddyer (#9), Lance Berkman (#16),
1998 -- Pat Burrell (#1), Mark Mulder (#2), JD Drew (#5; didn't sign in '97), Adam Everett (#12), Brad Lidge (#17), CC Sabathia (#20)
1999 -- Josh Hamilton (#1; finally made it, eh?), Josh Beckett (#2), Barry Zito (#9), Ben Sheets (#10), Jason Jennings (#16)
I'm going to skip most of the draft slots for the rest of this -- it's tiresome typing -- but these are all first-rounders. And as we move closer to the present, we necessarily find fewer major league known names, as they haven't yet ripened. This in no way is comprehensive, just grabbing the names many fans will recognize.
2000 -- Adrian Gonzalez (#1), Rocco Baldelli, Chase Utley
2001 -- Joe Mauer (#1), Mark Prior (#2), Mark Teixeira (#5), Bobby Crosby, Jeremy Bonderman
2002 -- BJ Upton (#2), Prince Fielder, Nick Swisher, Jeff Francoeur
2003 -- Delmon Young (#1), Rickie Weeks (#2),
2004 -- Justin Verlander (#2), Stephen Drew
2005 -- Ryan Zimmerman, Troy Tulowitzki
2006 -- Tim Lincecum
2007-06-11 16:23:59 · answer #2 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1 Joe Mauer
2 Ryan Zimmerman
3 Grady Sizemore
4 Prince Fielder
5 Rickie Weeks
6 Chase Utley
7 Jered Weaver
8 Justin Verlander
9 Matt Cain
10 Vernon Wells
2007-06-11 16:10:18 · answer #3 · answered by I LOVE BARRY 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the last ten years there are so many first rounders who have had success.
J.D. Drew, Vernon Wells, Troy Glaus, Lance Berkman, C.C. Sabathia, Josh Beckett, Barry Zito, Chase Utley, Joe Mauer, Ben Sheets.
Your question is kinda unclear. What level of success are you talking about? Those players I named where drafted beween 1997-2001. There were plenty of others that are good major leaguers but those 10 I view as great.
2007-06-11 16:15:48 · answer #4 · answered by Nick S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vernon Gholston. He was a genetic jackhammer with incredible speed, but simply did not have the work ethic or skill to become the elite pass rusher many thought he would be. I followed him very closely in Ohio State and every time I saw a Buckeye game, he was on top of the ball what seemed like every play. I thought he was going to be the next Julius Peppers and be a star wherever he went. When the Jets picked him up, I was ecstatic. But alas, I was wrong. Oh well, here's hoping Coples isn't Gholston 2.0.
2016-05-17 22:44:36 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only know one, that's Mark Teixeria (sp) from the Texas Rangers, who was the golden glove winner twice. The reason I know is b/c I'm a Rangers fan
2007-06-11 16:06:58 · answer #6 · answered by Preston R 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
jered weaver
2007-06-11 16:09:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋