MLB: Three Recent Draft Busts

2010: Barret Loux

As you can see, I could not obtain a picture of Barret Loux from USA Today Sports to use for this slideshow. Loux was selected sixth overall by the Diamondbacks in 2010. Loux was a pitcher for the Texas A&M Aggies, and I presume a good one at that, due to his sixth overall selection. The Diamondbacks didn’t sign Loux due to a failed physical, instead opting for the seventh overall pick the next year.

Loux has not seen a minute of game time at the MLB level, and failed to really get anything going for his career. He declared to become a free agent, then signing with the Texas Rangers in 2011. However, in 2012 Loux was dealt to the Cubs in the deal that sent Geovany Soto to the Rangers. There, Loux played two seasons of minor league ball before having Tommy John surgery, which forced him to play independent baseball.

Loux was the recipient of unlucky injuries. Tommy John forced him out of 2014, and recurring elbow issues forced him to only pitch in three games in 2015. His numbers were never great, as his only standout year was in 2012 when he collected a 14-1 record with the AA Frisco RoughRiders. Now playing in an independent league, we can likely assume Loux’s MLB chances are gone. That may be a tough pill to swallow for Arizona, as he was selected before the likes of Matt Harvey, Chris Sale and Christian Yelich.