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Ranking The MLB's Last 20 1st Overall Draft Picks
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Күн бұрынIn this video, I rank the last 20 first overall draft picks in MLB. Headlined by big names like Bryce Harper and Gerrit Cole, there have been some superstars and busts drafted number one over the past two decades. Find where I rank Paul Skenes, Jackson Holliday and more players in this video! #mlb #baseball #draft
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@thepoisonouspotato3631 8 ай бұрын
The 2015 draft had lots of good players, Dansby Swanson, Alex Bregman, Kyle Tucker, Andrew Benintendi, Ian Happ, Josh Naylor, Taylor Ward, Austin Riley and others
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Tons of other solid guys too like Cedric Mullins and Ke’Bryan Hayes. Pretty good class
@obscurereference6298 8 ай бұрын
that's a lot of good players and 1 irrelevant cheater.
@mrjoeyb717 8 ай бұрын
Harper does not get the love he really deserves. they talk about soo many guys and never mention harper and its a shame.
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
I totally agree
@oinkypiggy7754 8 ай бұрын
Who's they
@v2micca 8 ай бұрын
I would like to think Harper earned some much deserved respect from fans this past season. He pushed himself to come back early to the Phillies, even though everyone could see he wasn't completely healthy yet. But even a wounded Harper was able to put the team on his back for stretches. And, towards the end of the year when he got healthy, my god did he go on a tear.
@jandy608 8 ай бұрын
Fr bro anyone think Harper is a top 10 player 👇
@Tmoney21324 8 ай бұрын
@@jandy608I can name 10 better 😭😭 1. Shohei 2. Aaron Judge 3. Mookie 4. Mike trout 5. Yordan Alvarez 6. Pete Alonso 7. Vladimir Guerrero 8. Justin Verlander 9. Blake snell 10. Ronald Acuna
@markmoore1324 8 ай бұрын
I guess you could say young Matt Bush was... bush league.
@generallukeproductions 8 ай бұрын
2023 World Series Champion Matt Bush to you that is
@Boots_McScoots 8 ай бұрын
I remember watching Strasburg's debut and being blown away. He was untouchable. Also, your videos are great, and hopefully your sub count will reflect that soon!
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
I wish I was watching that debut live, what an unbelievable game! Thank you so much for the kind words, means the world to me!
@spartacus778 8 ай бұрын
@@BlakeRobins0n I was at Strasburg's debut, the atmosphere was magical. Truly a special player, it's a shame about his injuries. But he has a lot a money, a WS title, and the eternal gratitude of the Nationals fans.
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
@@spartacus778 That is so awesome! Must have been the coolest experience ever. Electric atmospheres like that are surreal to be apart of
@TonyJackaloni 8 ай бұрын
I heard he was cheating, but whatever
@MajinRixch 8 ай бұрын
Wow I didn’t even notice the sub count and views until after I watched, great video man.
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@MichaelWilliams-gi5ci 8 ай бұрын
Nice video man, impressive. Also, it’s a great time to be an Orioles fan!
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Definitely a big fan of the Orioles’ young studs
@JadAWESOME210 8 ай бұрын
It amuses me that the Astros tanked so egregiously that they ended up causing the rules to be changed later, and yet 2 of their 3 #1 picks were such busts. Almost seems like preemptive karma
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Yeah it definitely sucked that those #1 picks amounted to nothing, but they did get Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker in the next draft which made up for it big time
@davidwagner3710 8 ай бұрын
they didnt sign Aiken and ending getting pick 1a the following year taking Bregman. Worked out for them.
@NoNo-ng9sl 8 ай бұрын
Baseball isn't like the NBA or NFL though. So many top 10 picks flame out at a higher rate.
@thepoisonouspotato3631 8 ай бұрын
2019 Gerrit Cole was insane, but only 1 could win Cy Young award between him and Verlander, and I’m a HUGE Astros fan, I still love Cole and support him,
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Yeah that was probably the best 1-2 pitching duo for a single season in MLB history. Doubt we’ll see something like it ever again
@TonyJackaloni 8 ай бұрын
That's the team that cheated, that you didn't want to get into during your video. Now I see what's going on here....🥸@@BlakeRobins0n
@andrewsells3420 8 ай бұрын
Baseball has the biggest percentage of busts by far, it’s crazy seeing future hall of famers drafted after guys who never even got past High A
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Totally. Mike Piazza was a 62nd round draft pick back when there were that many rounds
@Michael-sy1ni 8 ай бұрын
That’s why baseball probably have has the smallest draft coverage of all the major sports.
@ARMTOAST 8 ай бұрын
cool insight about Skenes! fun video
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! I’ve got a few pictures of both of us playing against each other, it’s pretty surreal now haha
@RuffMotorsports93 8 ай бұрын
Great video, hope your channel continues to grow. I’d put Rutchman and Holliday in the top two spots, but that comes from my bias as an Orioles fan who is thrilled that things are turning around for my team.
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Big fan of those young studs on the O’s. Gonna be exciting to watch the AL East for years to come
@phillipmartin1903 8 ай бұрын
Bush literally ran a dude over twice gets signed and Bauer has had no charges but is blackballed.....
@wanonlysports6261 8 ай бұрын
Sick video. If I could recommend something it is to speak a bit slower. It's like you're blowing through all the content as fast as you can.
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Thank you! Only reason I talk quick is to make the video shorter for viewers. Don't think people would like watching 25-30 minute videos over people that make 15 minute videos
@NomahLovesYah 8 ай бұрын
Great video. Glad it’s gotten so many views for you!
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the kind words!
@J0hnRatcliffe 8 ай бұрын
Always support smaller KZfaqrs. That way if they every break it big you can say you were there then
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@NexyKun 8 ай бұрын
no way u only have a lil over 500 subs u deserve alot more keep up the good work 💯
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Means a lot to me
@politicallynotcorrect 8 ай бұрын
Great video
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@birdturd 8 ай бұрын
Timestamps: #20 - Brady Aiken 0:35 #19 - Mark Appel 1:08 #18 - Matt Bush 2:26 #17 - Tim Beckham 3:45 #16 - Mickey Moniak 4:14 #15 - Henry Davis 5:04 #14 - Luke Hochevar 5:35 #13 - Casey Mize 6:25 #12 - Spencer Torkelson 7:13 #11 - Royce Lewis 7:49 #10 - Paul Skenes 8:47 #9 - Jackson Holliday 9:20 #8 - Dansby Swanson 9:48 #7 - Adley Rutschman 10:30 #6 - Justin Upton 11:12 #5 - Stephen Strasburg 11:47 #4 - Carlos Correa 12:49 #3 - Davis Price 13:26 #2 - Gerrit Cole 14:02 #1 - Bryce Harper 14:45
@MrHunterbg 8 ай бұрын
Wait to spoil the video jerk! Jk
@MHNoobie 8 ай бұрын
This video would have been a lot better if you had actual numbers on screen so people can keep track Would also be nice to see a list on the screen with the years + names for people to keep track
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
100% agree. Was in a rush and really wanted to publish at my usual upload time, so I just went with this. My previous 2 videos have the stats on screen
@thepoisonouspotato3631 8 ай бұрын
Cool video, as a HUGE Astros fan it makes me upset that Astros could have drafted good players and all stars because at that time Astros were about to rebuild from disaster to dynasty, but Astros still got good with trading and scouting
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Pretty crazy to think how much better they would have been if they drafted better than Aiken and Appel. At least 1 more World Series for sure! Thanks for the kind words!
@thepoisonouspotato3631 8 ай бұрын
@@BlakeRobins0n and thank you for your kind words, could have won 2019 for sure, maybe 2021
@Gemnist98 8 ай бұрын
@@BlakeRobins0n That’s why the 2015 draft was so crucial. They picked up both Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker among the Top 10 overall picks. Plus the pitchers they got from trading and international signings.
@charlesbarkley223 8 ай бұрын
@thepoisonouspotato3631 you left out cheating
@thepoisonouspotato3631 8 ай бұрын
@@charlesbarkley223 Red Sox, Dodgers, and Yankees cheated too, and Astros did not benefit from cheating
@anyceeee780 8 ай бұрын
This was a good video !!
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@victim8x 8 ай бұрын
w video man
@bertolatusfilms8922 8 ай бұрын
You should have at least had Skenes behind Royce Lewis
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Maybe. Lewis has so little big league experience that I essentially went off of who I think will have the better MLB career so I just went with Skenes. Need Lewis to be healthy for a full season
@bertolatusfilms8922 8 ай бұрын
@@BlakeRobins0n I understand that, but Lewis has at minimum shown the ability to hit at a high level on a big stage. Skenes is yet to throw in even AA
@laheated 8 ай бұрын
great video bro
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@jonasp.30 8 ай бұрын
Rangers legend and World Series champion Matt Bush is the greatest first round pick ever
@rappingramen 8 ай бұрын
Okay so Bush literally went to jail and came back to the Major League, whereas Bauer is being cancelled by MLB with no conviction, funny how that works.
@SamGon2456 8 ай бұрын
I was waiting to see Bregman in the top 5, but guess it was a mandela effect, i always thought he was the 2015 first pick 😂
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
He was I think 4th in 2015!
@603xxg 8 ай бұрын
@@BlakeRobins0n2nd
@mhshow21 8 ай бұрын
Good video, just don’t like the ranking or the guys who haven’t even played in the pros yet. I don’t care about your predictions, every guy behind them was projected to be stars and they didn’t do it.
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
I understand that, but for guys like Casey Mize and Spencer Torkelson, they’ve barely played in the majors, and I just think Skenes and Holliday have higher ceilings over them. I’m not gonna rank them higher than those two guys just because they’ve scratched the surface of the big leagues, if that makes sense
@joshuapatrick682 8 ай бұрын
3:15 kill Someone with a 2 gram bullet get 35-life Kill someone with a 2 ton bullet get less than 5 years…..
@TheBorderGeek 8 ай бұрын
Royce Lewis is the Twins best player IMO.
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
He might be their most talented player. Interested to see if he can stay healthy for a full season
@chargingbadger867 8 ай бұрын
@@BlakeRobins0nI'd say Buxton is still more talented when both are healthy
@talmanyoung1431 8 ай бұрын
This just shows how damn hard baseball can be. Anyone can be great and anyone can be bad.
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Totally. That's the beauty of the sport honestly
@TorchDeeJ 8 ай бұрын
Bush can play baseball after running a man’s head over and Bauer can’t😂
@user-wq4up1us3u 8 ай бұрын
Correction since Cole made his debut he has been the second most consistent pitcher behind Clayton Kershaw
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
I'm a big Dodgers fan, but I think Cole has been more consistent. Kershaw has had tons of injuries over the past 5 seasons, while Cole has been super consistent in that aspect
@mammyth245 8 ай бұрын
Wasn’t Adley 2019, not 2017? Good video though
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Wow I can’t believe I messed that up, I 100% had 2019 written up on my script, just messed it up and didn’t realize for some reason haha… thank you for the kind words!
@trax6079 8 ай бұрын
Im edging to your voice rn, amazing video.
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
!job
@yokokuramaful 8 ай бұрын
Kinda crazy to rank guys with potential held back by injuries above a literal world series winner.
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
It is not crazy to rank Paul Skenes, Jackson Holliday, Royce Lewis, etc above Luke Hochevar. He did not have a great career and was never well above-average
@blaiserichburg7423 8 ай бұрын
Weird to rank Dansby #8 but only talk about his bat. He's always been a league average hitter but the reason he's so valuable is he's consistently top 3 or even the best defensive player in the league.
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
I stand by everything I said about him. He’s a super solid shortstop. I couldn’t justify ranking him higher than anyone in my top 7 honestly. Adley is already a top 3 catcher in baseball in his second season. Upton had a great career. Top 5 are all miles ahead of him
@wingracer1614 8 ай бұрын
@@BlakeRobins0n He's better than Correa at the same position
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
@@wingracer1614 Correa and Swanson are the same age, but Correa has posted over double the career bWAR that Swanson has. It really isn’t close whose been the better number 1 pick for their career, although yes I agree that Swanson was better this season by a lot
@wingracer1614 8 ай бұрын
@@BlakeRobins0n Swanson debuted 1 year later and had a slow start to his career. Correa came out hot as hell and was good for a few years. But Correa is falling off hard while Swanson keeps getting better. So yeah, if you want to judge it by whole career, Correa was better but you have guys that haven't even played a MLB game yet on the list because of how good they could be. For the past 3 or 4 years, Swanson has been the better player and I could be wrong but I don't see Correa getting better.
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
@@wingracer1614 I don’t think either player is going to get better honestly. I think Swanson can for sure replicate his 2023 season, and I also think Correa’s 2023 season was just a down year. Pretty confident he’ll have a good bounce back 2024 campaign if healthy
@peskytalk 8 ай бұрын
yo whats your Click through rate on this video, awesome video btw man
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Looks like it's been about 5% for my last 3 videos. Just checked out your channel, content and thumbnails are super cool!
@FlamingoFPS 8 ай бұрын
played jackson holliday in 12u travel ball, hit a bomb and a triple off of him. i was snubbed from the #1 pick 👍👍👍👍
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
That’s so funny, didn’t know he pitched!
@bmac4 8 ай бұрын
Its remarkable how much the Astros have developed stars when they blew consecutive #1 overall picks
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
It really helped that because they didn't sign Brady Aiken, they got the 10th pick in the following draft as compensation and were able to draft Kyle Tucker with that pick
@FrankACai 8 ай бұрын
You could shorten the list by delaying the judgement on latest couple of prospects.
@jakeecker1648 8 ай бұрын
awesome video, just talk a little slower its a little hard to follow
@luismosqueda96 4 ай бұрын
Is Bryce Harper better than Carlos Correa? Serious question
@Johan_Kia 8 ай бұрын
Maybe try to read stats a little less. Great video tho
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
I really only brought it up for the guys who are considered busts just to highlight how bad they really were. Appreciate the feedback!
@Jonny_760 8 ай бұрын
Bush lived Eastbound and Down the real Kenny Powers.
@brentl8637 6 ай бұрын
I can't do Upton and Strasbourg over Adley
@Karmy. 8 ай бұрын
The biggest issue with Tork is he gets screwed a lot, lots of hard hit contact but it's always right to someone
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
You’re not wrong. All his advanced stats like barrel % and hard-hit % are both really good
@OhSoNasty 8 ай бұрын
Can you make a video on what happens to #1 draft pick for 2021 druw Jones who has YET to step on the MLB field for the dbacks seems.like a bust in my opinion
@aaH3nry 8 ай бұрын
He is still 19 and has only one played one season so far definitely slightly overrated but not enough to be a bust yet
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
He’s not a bust at all. He was the 2nd pick in 2022 and is only 19. I’ve never seen a player drafted out of high school play in the big leagues the next season.
@willmeadows9262 8 ай бұрын
Feel like Tork is too high on this list
@edwarren2508 8 ай бұрын
Great takes Jason!! I don’t think the Dodgers will be in the running when the dust settles. Would his ego allow him to go somewhere & play 2nd fiddle to the biggest Japanese player of all time? I don’t think so. I think he would want to separate himself from that hype & prove to the world he’s the man. Can’t do that in LA, can only be done in NY. The only team in NY that has the cache to offer a world wide fan base is the Yankees. I live in southern Utah, because of the YES network I only missed a handful of games last. The Yanks have more exposure than any other team going. Looking forward to the Yankee / Dodger WS we saw (some of us anyway) back in the 70’s. We’re gonna get him!!
@Ng-cq4wq 8 ай бұрын
Aaron Judge was 32nd Overall
@SeattleMarinersBoy 8 ай бұрын
10:30 Rutschman was #1 in 2019.
@pickletheparakeet 8 ай бұрын
Mike Piazza 62nd
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Pretty crazy, that will never happen ever again too
@morokolibeats 8 ай бұрын
@@BlakeRobins0n Yeah, it is crazy. There aren't even close to 62 rounds anymore.
@weirdbeard1980 8 ай бұрын
Henry Davis was moved from pitcher to the outfield becuase he is comically bad defensively. And he's terrible in the outfield as well.
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
I think you mean Catcher, but he's gonna have to play there next year with Endy Rodriguez being out for the entire season
@JustusCusack 8 ай бұрын
Moniak got traded for Marsh?? Syndergaard was from the other LA team? The two players have no trade history together
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Moniak was traded for Syndergaard, and O’Hoppe was traded for Marsh
@Branden_Carlo 8 ай бұрын
Royce Lewis over Tork is stupid
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Lewis posted 2.4 bWAR in only 58 games while Torkelson posted 0.8 bWAR in 159 games, both in 2023. I think they'll both turn out to be all-stars, could have gone either way ranking them 11 and 12
@davidwagner3710 8 ай бұрын
you would think for a #1 pick a career like Dansby Swanson would be the bare minimum. Shows how hard it is to scout talent in MLB when most players needs 2-4 years of development
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Totally agree. I think given time, Lewis and Torkelson will have just as good careers as Swanson, maybe even better. Skenes and Holliday I can't wait to see
@jessicanieves897 8 ай бұрын
I thought Royce Lewis was the number one pic in 2017 11:04
@jessicanieves897 8 ай бұрын
My bad this time 10:30
@donkeykong1234 8 ай бұрын
is it really necessary to vomit out the whip numbers every year?
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
I really only did it for the bottom 5 guys to show how bad they were for number one picks. Don’t think I overdid it at all
@user-jb1pu1nz7i 8 ай бұрын
Dropped the ball on Adley he is way above Upton not even close
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
I’m very confident he’ll have a better career than Upton, but as of this second, I don’t think I could justify putting him higher than 7th
@J0hnRatcliffe 8 ай бұрын
I can't wait to laugh at these scrubs in baltimore who don't work out
@TonyJackaloni 8 ай бұрын
You just gonna skate over the Correa cheating scandal? A lot of hall of fame assumptions too... But cool video. That was interesting.
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
The vid isn’t about the cheating scandal and I didn’t want to make it about it
@TonyJackaloni 8 ай бұрын
@@BlakeRobins0n Yeah, you wanna bury that deep in the footnotes, don't cha?
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
@@TonyJackaloni Dude I'm a Dodgers fan, of course I hate Correa for the cheating scandal. I don't want to make videos much longer than this one
@Stitch.Lover.536 8 ай бұрын
Where is Mike Trout?
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
He was drafted 25th overall in 2009
@thepoisonouspotato3631 8 ай бұрын
Mike Trout wasn’t drafted number 1
@saml1939 8 ай бұрын
Correa’s cheating ass at four - gross
@jlachlan1 8 ай бұрын
Cole doesn't get into the Hall. Tack was too big and he was forever linked by Bauer. If the roiders don't make it the tackers shouldn't either.
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Bauer said he’s cool with Cole, doubt that has an issue. I think so many pitchers used illegal substances in 2021 and 2022 that voters won’t care about that stuff
@TheJY11 8 ай бұрын
This list was good until you brought up the cheating scandal. Your knowledge of baseball just lost credibility.
@BlakeRobins0n 8 ай бұрын
Literally all I did was mention that it exists and went into zero further detail. If I really factored it into the list, wouldn’t I put Correa lower? I didn’t because he’s that good of a player and it has zero impact on how talented he is
@Jakebreaks95 8 ай бұрын
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