The MLB draft continues to stand as one of the cheaper ways to acquire talent, especially for small and mid-market teams operating under more financial constraints. In this series, we’ll look at several recent draft classes and list the top stars selected in those drafts.
The 2020 MLB season would’ve turned one month old yesterday, though instead of enjoying another summer of baseball and the brand new storylines that come with it, we’ve been settling for classics on ESPN, various simulated leagues and best of all… apparently lots of MLB The Show.
The lack of real-life baseball has also resulted in an influx of various series across the internet, including all-decade teams, position rankings, and even a list of the last 20 Rookie of the Year seasons at MLB.com. For those that love to rank things, this is the perfect time to scratch that itch.
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What I’m starting here today, though, is less of a ranking and more a reviewing of sorts. As alluded to from the title, this series is meant to look back at some of the more recent MLB drafts, detailing the players who have performed the best since being selected, while also providing a general overview of the draft itself and the overall class of players involved.
Unfortunately, as far as this year’s draft goes, an actual date hasn’t been set yet, though included in the recent changes agreed upon by MLB and the MLBPA the draft will be held as early as June 10 (its original date) or pushed back as late as July 20. If you follow each season’s draft, I highly recommend you check out the alterations made, impacting both this year and next year’s event. The changes are quite drastic.
So with all of that out of the way, let’s get started with our first draft — the 2007 MLB Draft. This was a class that will go down as perhaps one of the most talented in history as it produced a lot of the stars we watch today, as well as several that just didn’t quite work out.