Objectively funny to see Mickey Moniak's monster breakout since this video was posted. Happy to be wrong about him, dude is seriously talented.

Kyle Lewis could've been such a special player if it weren't for all of those devastating injuries.

Please do more of these. Good or bad draft, but its interesting to review draft classes, especially in MLB where the time to develop is so different, we don't often group players by draft class like NFL or NBA

I get inexplicably sad when I'm reminded the Giants drafted Bryan Reynolds

One player not mentioned in this video is Josh Lowe, who was drafted 13th overall by the Rays. He’s been a bit of a slow developer but he was picked out of high school, so just turned 25 in February. He made the Rays top 10 prospect list in 2021 and 2022, had a cup of coffee in the bigs in September 2021, and made his full debut in 2022. He was solid for the first couple weeks of that year but ended up being demoted back to the minors twice after struggling with inconsistency (he did win another AAA championship with Durham, though). Now he’s made the Rays’ Opening Day roster and looks to have markedly improved with another strong start. Update: As of Memorial Day weekend, Josh is 2nd on the team in homers with 11, rocks a .970 OPS, and has an impressive 2.0 fWAR. Looking like an All-Star campaign for the young slugger.

After you showed the top 10 from 2015 I couldn’t stop thinking about Cornelius Randolph. That is an incredible name.

Ian Anderson is something else, helped to that title and disappeared immediately after crazy

Angels fan here, Moniak is still writing his story. Hes been great for us since we traded Marsh for him and even though his walk rate is low hes still managing to get on base a lot.

I like that the hype of the MLB Draft is growing. It will never be what the NFL & NBA have but it's awesome if you're a die hard wanting to see how your team drafts.

It just shows that scouting/player evaluation and development is as much art as it is science...and sometimes luck, both good and bad. And sometimes, players don't learn to adjust to opponents finding weaknesses

I was at an Astros game last season where they hosted the Angels. Mickey Moniak was actually the lead off hitter, and he made a massive impression on me, hitting a triple in the first at-bat and scoring several runs. It was only later that I realized his status as a draft bust, and it genuinely surprised me. (If you want to see the game, it was on 9/11/22).

Moniak's hitting well with the Angels recently.

Cubs fan here with a hot take: the Ian Stewart/DJ LeMahieu trade was a long term win for the Cubs. You talked about the previous 3B we had from Stewart in Aramis Ramírez, one of my all-time favorites. However, the trade with the Rockies had a huge impact on the Cubs being able to draft their 3B of the future in Kris Bryant. Because that trade made the 2012 Cubs worse and the 2012 Rockies better, the Cubs wound up with the 2nd overall pick in the 2013 draft, one pick right ahead of the Rockies, who took Jon Gray, a solid pitcher overall, but KB is arguably the 2nd best player from that draft after Aaron Judge. I choose to view the trade like this: The Cubs traded DJ LeMahieu, Tyler Colvin, and Jon Gray for Ian Stewart, Casey Weathers, and Kris Bryant.

I love seeing Dane Dunning here seeing that so far in 2023 he's been probably the best reliever in baseball. We aren't even in May yet and he has been INSANELY clutch for the Rangers.

Lmaooo I was watching that Sox-Pirates game and was cracking up the whole time Eck was talking about the Pirates. Man he was so serious about it too 😂 <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="510">8:30</a>

Dennis Erckert: hodge podge of nothingness! Pirates 2023: a hodge podge of sweeping your ass red Sox

This draft class was a huge year for the dodgers. They got value out of every single picks

the draft is hard. back when the draft occurred it wasnt easy to guess the future of these players. cant say any front office is better at scouting, really just got lucky that they got a certain guy they liked (almost every single team would have taken Senzel or Moniak if they got the first pick)

Amazing upload! You didn’t overthink or complicate any matter in the entire post. Keep up the great work and I look forward to seeing more uploads on your channel 🔥 🔥

Seeing Bryan Reynolds waste his career in Pittsburgh hurts me. He would be a great fit in a contender who needs a CF

Dodgers draft class that year was 😮😮😮

met you at opening day yesterday. yet another great vid from Mr olive. LGM

Another top notch video Jolly.

The only sport I find comparable to development time is hockey. The amount of first round busts in hockey is astronomical and a lot of guys never even see the NHL and end up playing in Europe or Russia. Sometimes even if a guy is NHL ready it can take upwards of 4 seasons before they really figure it out.

Moniak is doing good for the angels 🤯

Great video! Corey Ray retired from professional baseball and is now a bench coach in the Cubs farm system.

Bro just ragged on my Pirates from <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="505">8:25</a> - <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="581">9:41</a>, here's hoping we can run into some better times soon

awesome vid, mlb draft is fascinating, career trajectories unlike any other sport

Great video bro please do more draft videos 🔥🔥🔥

Very fitting that the Pirates <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="510">8:30</a> just swept the Red Sox…

Man you reminded me how much I miss Eck

Great video. Need more draft videos

i still think matt manning could become a really solid starter if he can stay healthy, since coming back this season he’s honestly been pretty good

The Dodgers really enjoyed this draft class. Dustin May, Will Smith (via Zack Greinke signing), Gavin Lux, and Tony Gonsolin.

I disagree with your Matt Manning take, he has shown major improvement between this year and last and could still be a solid starter for us.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="342">5:42</a> "he's another guy that doesn't rank highly on his teams prospect list" *Well, I mean, he got cut after the 2022 season but you're not technically wrong...*

Went on a Tinder date with Mickey Moniak's cousin once. She asked me for a second date then cancelled a few hours before and then went AWOL.

I never saw ian anderson without a beard lol. Lucky for the braves he was good for the time he was good and he isnt done im sure. But it may not be in Atlanta that he figures it out

I played against Riley Pint at his peak in high school, he threw harder than anyone I had ever faced, but even back of the order batters didn't fear him because if issues with control. A pitcher can't succeed if a batter can beat them by simply not swinging.

You nailed the happ comment,would get paid by end of year,got signed yesterday to new deal.

I am a Sox fan and I remember watching that game that Eck was torching the pirates 😂. I felt so bad but back then he was kinda right

Moniak has been RAKING as of late. Hope to see that continue for him

Bro I fucking love Eck the biggest savage in the booth of all time.

Perhaps Jolly’s most meme-edit filled essay yet.

Loved this video and was well researched. Side note Florida and an puk didn’t win the 2015 cws, it was Virginia

I don't understand how you can say Matt Manning hasn't worked out? Has he been spectacular? No. He's shown flashes and his ERA alone isn't horrible. Needs to stay healthy but he's very capable of being a solid pitcher in the big leagues and he's shown that.

As a football fan, this is why it’s so hard to get into the draft. There’s a lot of misses in the NFL but it feels like there are so many more in MLB.

I wish the best for Nick Senzel. He was my 1spot hitter in my 2020 The Show reds franchise "rebuild" , and he was hitting a very solid .311 avg, like 16 hr, 20 SB. He was fntastic for me lol. And he plays alot of positions, was able to use him in outfield, and then 2 months at 2nd or 3rd base b/c of injuries to a starter. He was a stud in that game 😂

Kyle Lewis has no cartilage left in his knees. At this point his only shot at being a productive major leaguer is as a DH, and that will be a challenge with no legs underneath him. It's really sad to see

Dodgers got the best two players in the first round in this draft - Will Smith and Gavin Lux - picking twice outside the top 10 🤣

Tommy Edman was 6th round pick and has put up as much WAR as anyone in the draft.

Yeah it would be interesting to track not draft picks per round and whether they make it/pan out, but prospects who make MLB top 100 and how many of those guys make it. A Top 100 early on could be the top draft picks, but over time during development the top 100 is a collection of guy from years past and some who weren't in the first couple rounds.

as a reds fan i’m not even surprised anymore, we drafted phillip ervin over gd aaron judge

Corey Ray has actually retired, and is the Myrtle Beach Pelicans’ bench coach

Ian Anderson is exempt from this. Without question. He’s fallen off but with everything he did for the Braves, no one can say he wasn’t worth the draft pick.

I still think there is something in Ian Anderson there’s no way u can show that much success and just vanish. He went to a school 25 mins from mine and watching him in High School was unbelievable

Polar bear Pete was crazy in his rookie season

It goes to show that drafts in all sports are a crapshoot, but the MLB draft is a shit funnel.

All of these guys went so hard in MLB the Show 17-18...but that was 5 years ago. These dudes aren't prospects anymore.

2nd round guys get paid better usually. Agents get them signed to big market teams in the second instead of being a first rounder with a small market team

Moniak is doing really good with the angels so far In 2023

Maybe it’s just me wanting a guy who went to high school closer to me to be great, but I know Lux will be awesome

YEAH THATS MY PIRATES. Way to not pay a player what he’s worth

This isn't negative. Not every player makes it in MLB. Not even 1st rounders. Sometimes 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th rounders come around. There's a reason they're playing MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL. Just because they weren't 1st rounders doesn't mean they're gonna be garbage.

Bo was very open with teams that he didn’t want to change his swing and basically told them to not pick him if they didn’t like how he swung the bat. He almost didn’t sign with the blue jays basically them to come back with a better offer. First round talent 100% but he came with the * of “I’m not changing for anyone.” As a Blue Jays fan I hope he signs long term with us. I’ll live with his glove being below average for a shortstop in the game today to see him lead the league in hits.

It's puzzling to me that there guys struggle so bad yet get promoted in their organizations

Update will benson has come alive since his most recent call up to the reds with a whopping 0.8 WAR. But seriously though that walk off against the dodgers was electric

A lot of the players you mentioned are breaking out this year lol

Senzi has played some damn good baseball this year, just needs to stay healthy.

Glad Alonso is working out great for the Mets, but still worry about a long term deal with him.

as a reds fan who rarley missed a game in 2022 nick started to pan out towards the end of 22 coming up with big moments and getting on base more if he dont take a huge stride this year i fear will will move on to our other prospects

Mickey Moniak. Man as a phille fan. We needed depth last year when harper went down he hit .063 with like 22 strikeouts. Kid is done unfortunately. Wish him nothing but good luck in LA.

Moniak killing it now with the Angels

Do a video on what teams had the best drafts looking back

KLew was a great draft pick. Didn’t turn out but you can’t predict that

Nick Senzel was a terrible reach by the Reds. Sure he was the “safest” at the time of the top 3 picks but the Reds outfield has been a mess for many years. Then they couldn’t keep Castellanos

All I gotta say is, don't sleep on Josh Lowe this year

BANGER

To say Matt manning hasn’t worked out for the Tigers is a little unfair to Manning. Coming into 2023, he’s only made 30 career starts. He hasn’t been the best young pitcher but it isn’t like he’s terrible. Being a little harsh there Jolly lol

Corey Ray just recently retired from playing to.take a position as a collegiate coach. An all-time bust for the Brewers.

Fairly certain Quantrill was drafted by the Padres, and traded to Cleveland for Naylor, Owen Miller, and Mike Clevinger. Also Dennis Eckersley is in the Hall of Fame so. He fan talk all the shit he wants as far as anyone in baseball is concerned.

Talk about the overlooked opening day starter Dillon Gee

If Ian Anderson washes out of baseball, he can always make a living as a Paul McCartney imitator.

finding out that David Bednar was a 35 rounder just blows my mind

Corey Ray is a free agent now... the Brewers let him walk in minor league FA after last season

Quantrill should be a reliever like his dad, he has a rubber arm

Ashe Russell was the 21st pick. He got his signing bonus and decided he didn't want to pitch and then went all QAnon. He is a loser as a pitcher and a human being.

Ian Anderson is now getting Tommy John surgery. Perhaps the injury is why he was struggling. Who knows, some guys come back better after Tommy John, maybe he can return to form, remains to be seen of course.

Moniak and Josh Lowe broke out after this video and Will Benson has gotten better as well, not everyone develops at the same speed

pirates fans try not to cry challenge (very hard)

Senzel is looking good this year

It's funny that the clip of Senzel striking out is an absolutely garbage strike 3 on the inside.

3 Pirates digs in under a minute. Typical Pirates fan experience 😢

I only have one problem with this video, and that's the classification of Corbin Burnes. Corbin was not a top prospect, nor should he have been. If you remember, Corbin Burnes in his first 2-3 seasons was THE WORST pitcher in the NL, it wasn't until the Brewers pitching staff finally reshaped his fastball into a cutter that he was finally good. Had he gone to most other teams, I doubt he would have made that career saving change

Can’t really call Anderson a bust quite yet, hitters figured him out and he hasn’t figured out how to make the proper adjustments yet, give it two more years, if the trend continues, call it what it is

Please do a video on Jim Edmonds. He’s better than we remember

Geez what happened to Ian? Maybe the yips? Thanks Jolly!

Corey Ray actually retired this offseason. Thank goodness for Burnes because this draft absolutely sucked otherwise for the Brewers

Could it be as simple for Ian Anderson as he doesn’t have the sticky stuff anymore?..

Just showing up to say Senzel has finally been able to stay healthy and is producing. Will Benson is also starting to look like he could become the best player of the 2016 first round draft.