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A look at the #5 picks in the MLB Draft in the 2000s

By Benjamin Chase

Oct 2, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira (25) bats in his first plate appearance of the final game of his Major League career against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2016; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira (25) bats in his first plate appearance of the final game of his Major League career against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports /
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Clint Everts, RHP, Montreal Expos, no major league experience

After seeing the proven college performer fail for the organization in 2000, the Expos chose instead to go after the big-armed Texan high school pitcher in 2002. Everts was regarded well enough coming out of high school in Houston that without having thrown a pitch in the minors after being drafted, he was rated the #62 overall prospect in baseball coming into 2003 by Baseball America.

Montreal was plenty aggressive with Everts, jumping him to their New York-Penn League team for his first professional assignment, where he made 10 starts. He finished his first year in low-A with Savannah in the South Atlantic League. While his 3.94 ERA wasn’t sparkling, he limited hard contact and drew plenty of swing and miss, and Baseball America raised him to their #58 overall prospect.

A return to Savannah produced excellent results, and he earned a mid-season bump to high-A and an appearance at the Futures Game in home town Houston. However, as he was enjoying his solid performance in high-A, his elbow was injured and required Tommy John surgery.

Everts never made it back, though his fastball velocity teased teams for years to give him chances, bouncing around the minor leagues until 2013 as a reliever but never reaching the major leagues.

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