10 BEST #1 Picks ALL TIME in the MLB Draft

[@jessestewart947]

The Mariners never even had a winning season until they called up Griffey without him they may not even be a team any more he is far and away the the best number one draft pick

[@MrRalphAdes]

2:57 anyone else think he was about to say dansby Swanson and was just like 🤨

[@aarongarner1946]

yes i was about to dislike

[@nolanklein-geltink2049]

Yes I thought

[@nysportsfan31]

Yeah I was hovering on the dislike button 😂

[@primeglasnow2661]

I was FR about to he like what??

[@Dylan-te8er]

Yeah

[@MarvFurl]

Griffey’s swing is still the best looking ever. You can’t change my mind

[@indyjoe36ify]

Ted Williams might be up there, but I never saw him play

[@joaquin4497]

Manny Ramirez

[@justmyopinion1098]

Barry Bonds and Manny Ramirez

[@markmadden2244]

Joe Wiseman playing Mlb the show

[@gabrielmorales2247]

nobodys swing beats griffey

[@splitty4081]

Marc can you do a top 10 undrafted players in MLB history?

[@claytoncruise1542]

Mike trout has gotta be on there

[@mikecarranza3327]

Clayton Cruise mike trout was drafted

[@cardinal_nation3603]

Clayton Cruise lol mike trout was drafted

[@ebencurtiss3533]

Clayton Cruise Mike Trout went in the first round lmao

[@yellowflamegaulent3902]

The that means international free agents

[@mr.johnson9252]

Harper has 219 homeruns and 219 doubles. Perfectly balanced as all things should be

[@ricky99la]

Only a Sith Deals in Absolutes.

[@baseballsuperiority7190]

ricky99la wtf

[@Wes-pq4pl]

@Matthew Rider he really only had 1 bad year defensively. He is know for hustling and diving all over the field so idk what you mean by calling him lazy. Ig not running out a pop up once in a while? But yes he is prone to outbreaks but go watch video of him getting ejected, he's usually in the right

[@mauriciomovilla3701]

Matthew Rider um his fielding is pretty good absolute cannon and he hustles a lot on the bases so I wouldn’t say lazy and I think he’s overrated so that kinda says alot

[@licknilley]

.219 batting average next season too

[@lonewolfjedi493osswfan]

Griffey had one of the sweetest swings in MLB history, you really couldn't pitch to him, he was that good

[@cobieearley1010]

Griffey should be #1

[@Rpaddy07]

cobes Ψ agreed, but the explanation here makes sense. Arod really had the best career, regardless of roids his production was still there. Plus he is one of the greatest third baseman’s of all time as a fielder too, Griffey was a great outfielder but was mostly known for his swing. It’s definitely a hard choice, but I don’t think arod even needed the steroids to succeed. That’s what he took when he got injured later in his career, that is really what helped him mostly at the end. But yeah Griffey is probably a more realistic choice here

[@peterwhite507]

@@Rpaddy07 Griffey was an elite defensive CF'r, best of his era easy, 10 GG's.

[@seplays2280]

Patty Cakes arod never needed the steroids. He robbed himself of 700 homers and a hof sendoff by taking roids

[@koolaidlover3942]

yup

[@d1ddyp0p]

Stats wise, no. For MLB,excitement and baseball cards - sure. Most important yes. Best? No.

[@heatley5198]

A-Rod cheated, Griffey didn’t... nuff said

[@andrewenache9262]

Arod was still better

[@ryanberner04]

Gold-Kingz Griffey with a fully healthy career might have hit 800 homers

[@dylancoolbaugh3524]

A-rod often choked in the playoffs

[@Nasdupree9090]

A-rod got “caught”. That’s the only difference between him and a ton of other players.

[@RaccSzn]

Steroids don’t make you better at hitting a baseball

[@brotherjosh6243]

"AROD took PEDs...but it doesn't change what happened on the field" Yes, it does. He shouldn't even be on this list, and if he is, he definitely should not be ahead of Griffey.

[@andrewenache9262]

Arod was better

[@jonathanmartin8113]

Exactly!! Griffey should be #1 by a landslide.

[@brotherjosh6243]

@M If they haven't put Clemens or Bonds in, I doubt A-Rod makes it.

[@holmeslice47]

Marc: Astros should be stripped of their ring Also Marc: A rod is the greatest #1 pick of all time

[@nysportsfan31]

Holmeslice there’s a difference between roids and knowing what pitch is coming 😂

[@3verdades832]

QuackedDaniel you’re definitely right

[@milopop0006]

@@nysportsfan31 yeah A-Rod still had to know what was coming unlike to Astros. They knew if it was a fastball or a changeup or a slider

[@Jacobthekid28]

I doesn't matter he is still one of the best players of all time.

[@valonadili7031]

I’m pretty sure knowing a fastball or change up was coming is a lot more helpful then taking steroids

[@Aviator43]

Conveniently forgets to mention that Strasburg was the first No. 1 pick to ever win WS MVP

[@rockykaps1113]

Mark: This might be controversial The comments section: Hold my beer

[@stix8048]

Jr. legitimately saved the Seattle Mariners from being nixed from baseball

[@JusNoBS420]

The Stadium the Mariners are in now is called the Stadium that Griffey built. Because they were about to move to Tampa Bay. Griffey hated the park because it was considered a pitchers park so he left for Cincinnati. Also he was pissed ownership didn’t keep Randy Johnson

[@gunslinger8734]

they created griffey to be a superstar...cmon man...small park...tipped pitches.......

[@danejurus69]

With the help of A-Rod, Randy Johnson, Edgar Martinez and many others. It wasn't a one man team.

[@jonbolin344]

@2:55 HAHAHAHA WHY DID I THINK MARC WAS ABOUT TO THROW LOVE TO DANSBY LMAOOOOOO

[@marcosvalera8668]

10:14 "his numbers may be inflated" 1 sec later. "The numbers don't lie" 😂😂 so if the numbers are inflated. Then the numbers don't represent his true stats. Meaning his numbers do lie. 😂

[@jonbolin344]

I literally thought the same exact thing lol

[@valonadili7031]

Ikr lol

[@Chib_Chibby]

I think he means that even with steroids, you can’t just get those kinds of numbers over such a big period without an insane amount of skill. As a yankees fan it pains me that a rod took steroids, because he still would have been a perennial all star without them.

[@mauriciomovilla3701]

Joe Bedard I honestly hated him when he played but he’s turned it around he doesn’t seem like that much of a douche

[@Mexi1717]

Arod is the goat

[@bloeya3909]

Day 2 of asking to make a video on how every mlb team got their name

[@baseballthor346]

I like that idea

[@yozeuss1054]

👍👍👍

[@OlinKreutzRules]

Day 2 of asking to make a video on how every mlb player got their name. Lol

[@crisjenbrancaccio2]

Griffey is the greatest of all time(No Enhancements Required)

[@rdg760jr2]

Damn Injuries Cost Him The Title of Greatest of All Time

[@nopejones9542]

still wasn't as good as pre or using roids bonds. bonds was the most feared hitter of the 90's! ppl like to hate on bonds because he was a dick and then used roids but stats are stats.

[@luberdoo1950]

As a 71 y.o. geezer who has closely watched baseball since '58, nobody compares to Willie Mays...I was lucky enough to grow up in SF watching him play...in my mind, never has there been a more entertaining player and a man who loved the game and the fans...I'd take Willie over Jr, but without the injuries (which you can't exclude) I rank him 2nd behind Willie...as it is, though, I'd take Aaron #2,

[@jirikurto3859]

Arod won a batting title at 20 well before any PED use.

[@daddygarbage9714]

Who else thinks that stausberg should definitely be higher up than David price

[@andrewarnold9751]

What argument is there for that? Price’s career has been in inarguably better, to this point.

[@auhoboy]

Who else thinks that if your gonna make a comment about him you should learn how to spell his name

[@cooperlyon1922]

tf, price has a cy young, strasburg doesn't

[@Methoes123]

The Moose! 662 winning percentage!

[@danmyers9372]

Time will tell. Prices’ career numbers are better..

[@Delmarvafishing]

Griffey was one of the best players ever, for like 10 years no one could get him out. He devastated me as a Yankee/Don Mattingly fan in that 95 wildcard game. He was better than A-Rod and remember I'm a die hard Yankees fan.

[@jirikurto3859]

Arod was a more complete hitter, a better 5-tool player, and played a more important position on defense and did it well. You being a Yankees does not make you smart.

[@Delmarvafishing]

@@jirikurto3859 being a rando with a j emoji instead of there real face doesn't make your opinion better than mine.

[@mikewager3897]

Ken Griffey jr was my idol when I was a kid

[@natedonaldson1681]

He is My idol lol 😂 I have plaques of him in my room and all of his rookie cards , I have a hoodie with him on it 😂 Griffey is my Favorite player of all time and no one is changing that

[@mikewager3897]

@@natedonaldson1681 love it bro

[@GreatWhiteNorthHockeyCards]

It is AROD, no question. Legend

[@deuce2244]

Hard to not have Griffey at 1 when he was the first ever number 1 pick to reach HOF

[@Bane-kr6pb]

He also missed by 1 vote on being the first ever unanimous vote for the HOF

[@simondenny5651]

The amount of people who said "first" in this video really triggers me. (Smh)

[@jimpritchard8546]

Ikr

[@fordf-1508]

Honestly. Literally no one, including Marc cares that they're first

[@zCrabOG]

You guys seem to care enough to get triggered by it though

[@vint4049]

Isaac shaking my head

[@DrizzyD23_]

first

[@biopanda4226]

Every baseball youtuber in 2019- sEaT gEeK Every baseball youtuber in 2020-tOpS

[@mauriciomovilla3701]

Lol so true everyone be copying Zach hample when it came to seat geek dont know who started the tops bunt

[@xaviersantana2367]

When you realize 24 teams passed up on the greatest player of this generation: Mike Trout

[@EE-in7su]

I truly cannot believe that. When I saw that he wasn't listed, I looked at when he got drafted. Strasburg's year, but 25TH! HOW!?!

[@berrybaseball924]

When you showed Stephen Strasburgs first clip I didn’t know who were talking about him or Dansby Swanson. And yes I am a idiot

[@dereklasker5350]

Can we get a list of best draft steals?

[@alexventrone1120]

1 Mike Piazza

[@zaneman001]

@@alexventrone1120 big fax

[@00ghostcobra]

Mike Piazza was the greatest draft steal of all time..

[@peterwhite507]

@LethArctico #3 Ryne Sandberg, 20th round

[@ethankibbey1976]

Trout

[@TheGoldenGreek21]

As much as I love Jeter, A-Rod is - without question - the greatest shortstop ever. Talent doesn’t turn off like a light-switch.

[@letsgorays1754]

You are my favorite KZbinr, keep up the good work

[@SamtheBravesFan]

Always thought this was a fascinating group: Chipper is one of seven players with 10,000 PAs and a .300/.400/.500 slash line The rest are Ty Cobb Stan Musial Tris Speaker Mel Ott Babe Ruth Frank Thomas If you lower the threshold to 9,500 PAs, you add Ted Williams Manny Ramirez Jimmie Foxx Lou Gehrig Not a bad bunch of baseball players. ;)

[@TripzIsAwesome]

I was literally about to say you forgot A rod when he came up as #1 and it gave me chills tbh much love marc good list

[@aMonkeyInaManSuit]

Marc really does know how to get channel engagement. People will comment to disagree with "Controversial" opinions!

[@danielflynn8530]

I saw Griffey Jr play early in his career as a child in the late 80’s at Fenway park against the Red Sox. years down the road in ‘02 I saw him play in his final years at Colorado as a member of the Reds. It was a special moment because I was now an adult. I stood up a clapped for him when he pinched hit in the 9th inning. I have huge respect for this player. I saw A rod too in Fenway as a Mariner. Randy Johnson too.

[@judahmiskin871]

Hi Marc I have been a fan of your channel for over a year and I'm knowing a lot more about baseball then ever I really enjoy looking on KZbin every night and watching all of you videos I hope you keep up your baseball knowledge I learn more from you then from school

[@TooBokoo]

As a MN resident, I can't believe you put Mauer in there. He tanked as soon as we gave him his giant contract. Not an awful player, but making the top ten list of #1 picks. Not even close! I can't believe how much we overpaid him for what we got.

[@applefanboy5706]

Are we going to ignore that billionaires are arguing about money when I grew up my parents worked their ass of to get food on the table for us

[@resist1581]

they're billionaires... what else would they talk about?

[@gooday7653]

It’s their money...

[@elchancho8432]

That’s how you stay rich

[@mr.johnson9252]

But at that point do they rly need more money? They’re fucking billionaires

[@Weewization]

Griffey did so much more for the team that drafted him...a good pick will work in the system and stay there. Griffey's only hangup was his dad's connections to Cincy

[@LazyCat010]

And the dimensions of Safeco Field 😞

[@Mechaxthemaskedgamer]

Griffey Is one of the few first pics to senselessly work His ass off to get where he is now lets be honest it doesn't matter if you're in a very first pick or the very last pick of a draft if you work hard great things will happen

[@Rachelleluluful]

Pretty accurate list. Nice work! 😊👍

[@hudsonkauzlarich749]

Griffey is the goat

[@valonadili7031]

Nah Bonds and A Rod are better even if they took steroids

[@LazyCat010]

'Even if' or 'because?'

[@jamesvalentinas49]

David Ozab arod you could argue it’s because. bonds was better than griffey in the 90s even when he wasn’t taking steroids

[@jemiller226]

Chipper Jones haunted your childhood like Strawberry haunted mine. Seeing Mike Bielecki give up an easy HR over the head of Barry Bonds brings back memories I did not want.

[@thethaddeusthree3835]

Jr. Not only saved baseball in Seattle, but when the dust settled from the steroid era he was one of the few you could look back on and say he was clean, along with maybe Jim Thome and a handful of others.

[@MadaraUchiha-ry9ce]

Aye I liked that Kick, Push in the background for Harpers part good song Marc

[@korn.on.jacob.]

Marc every one of your videos are pretty much controversial.

[@joshuafetter3831]

Topps Bunt 20 sponsoring as many baseball/sports youtubers as they can get their hands on.

[@treymagathan847]

For anybody wondering what the background music for this video is, it is “Kick, Push” by Lupe Fiasco. Oddly enough, this track was also used as part of the soundtrack for NBA Live 07. Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZ2bZKB_a56hjpY

[@Antix619]

Fun fact: Adrian Gonzalez also got his older brother Edgar some MLB time while playing with the Padres. Not a knock on Edgar, but speaks to how good Adrian was.

[@hoffy766]

do best player at each number of all time

[@modus_operandi2508]

Stupid statement

[@hoffy766]

@@modus_operandi2508 wha

[@SmittyCBaseball]

Kimberly ulatowski I make MLB videos on my channel and it would mean a lot if you could support me.

[@griffin8892]

Marc I loved the Pokemon Stadium collab with the 4thGenGamer

[@blitzking7167]

Damn they didnt draft the big hurt at #1 ...i remember the huge buzz around him before the draft

[@daltonbaxter6892]

I can understand why you put A-Rod at 1, and I think it’s a toss up between him and Griffey, but I think Griffey is number one because of the impact he had on culture. He was ICONIC. The backwards hat joke run derby, the sweet swing, the flare he brought to the field, the acrobatic catches he’d make... he inspired this generation of ball players. As great as A-Rod is stats wise, he wasn’t the culture changer Griffey was.

[@lwood1440]

The mariners drafting the best 2 in this list, having them play together and never playing in a world series is the most mariners thing ever.

[@victormdesousa]

a rod is not just one of the best ss in history but also one of the best 3b. he might be kind of a duche, but he was a god

[@salvatoresultana4058]

Ken Griffey Jr is easily the best #1 pick of all time not just because of the PED situation with A-Rod, but he saved baseball in Seattle. A-Rod rode Junior's coattails in Seattle, went to Texas and put up historic numbers for a crappy team, and went to New York, only to become 2nd fiddle to Jeter (I know he's better than Jeter but if he performed more admirably in the playoffs, then there would be no issue). From the beginning of his career to his 5th year in Cincinnati, it was the Ken Griffey Jr. show.

[@trevsbreaks8047]

Great Content!!!

[@chicckennfingers]

let’s go i wanted to see this vid so much

[@juanbustos1052]

Lost all respect for this page when you put Griffey at #2

[@joeydepp779]

Facts, he lost legitimacy for that in my eyes as well

[@Ouijawii]

10:15 "His numbers may be inflated because of steroids, but the numbers don't lie." *facepalm*

[@joeruskamp1590]

I'm so happy you put Joe Mauer on this list. There was a controversy with his draft too. At the time Kerry Wood was the pitching phenom that was supposed to go first. Twins got a lot of flack for picking the "Hometown" kid... lol critics.

[@Cholomander1]

You might be mixng kerry wood up he went in the first round in 1995 and won ROY in 1998.

[@danielflynn8530]

Me and my brother got very lucky once as we got to sit in the current $1000.00 seats. Behind the Red Sox Dugout. My dad scores tickets from a season holder at work. The strange part I remember is Wade Boggs coming up to bat for the Devil Rays. We noticed his baseball pants were tighter than most players so we chanted out “ Hey Butt Cheeks!” He heard it most likely we were only 20 feet away. That’s the story of Butt Cheeks Boggs.

[@JuanMartinez-xf3uz]

Griffey and Big Hurt deserve a lot more credit for all the time that they missed to injury. Griffey was also such a threat as a base runner, you couldn't just deliberately walk him.

[@jerrycool5638]

I noticed Dansby Swanson before I realized you were talking about Strasbourg and I almost spit out my milk thinking you were about to say Dansby was the 8th best #1 overall pick.

[@nicks9192]

2:56 I though he was going to say Swanson and got pissed for a second 😂

[@BlackJaxxx]

I can probably understand the argument for Arod at #1 but I have Jr at the top spot because of defense.

[@dylanjennings7376]

Exactly yea number wise A-Rod has better numbers due to being healthier in his career and PEDS if you care enough to bring that up. But Griffey I honestly believe would be looked at as the best player of all time if it wasn’t for injuries

[@JHardyExTReme]

I never would’ve thought you would’ve put A-Rod #1, but good thing you did. He was a fucking animal steroids or not his skills were out of this world.

[@jesselancaster7]

Thanks man your the GOAT

[@thunderhorse6666]

Man I used to absolutely love Darryl Strawberry!!!! Strawberry and Canseco were my two favorite players when I was a young boy.

[@RandolfLycan]

The fact that Griffey and A Rod have nearly identical numbers but missed half a career due to injury, meanwhile A Rod needed roids, is why Griffey is better.

[@kenny2k822]

Griffey had a bigger impact on the game of baseball and put Seattle on the map. A-Roid put up numbers, but was known as a diva, hated by almost everybody, and won a championship while taking PEDs. The only thing that makes me happy is that Jeter gets most of the credit for the Yankees 2009 World Series win. Cardinals fan btw.

[@Bowser2k]

Do the best draft steals ✨✨ ever

[@fidelmontoya]

How about doing a video on "Top 10 Best Late-Round Draft Picks"?

[@jonahjames10010]

Marc as a South Carolina fan what do u think of Colin Burgess he’s an absolute stud

[@PlastiAdicto]

ARod over Jr? You’re tripping man

[@corbencarter-dixon5758]

Griffey played his whole career in “clean” fashion point blank period.

[@noahfinegan1422]

Bruh Arods numbers are inflated Bc he took steroids. He’s not number 1. Griffey no steroids Arid steroids

[@nopejones9542]

arods homeruns are inflated his other numbers are sadly much lower than they ever would have been if he wouldn't have taken them

[@tdsportscards]

Griffey is a definite legend...mini goat...it helped that another great Ichiro was batting leadoff...ARod was great also...dominant numbers for a lonnggg time...he didn't get the injury bug like McGwire did...Strasburg could easily be in the top 5 with another strong 4-5 years...Price is undervalued in whole (contract was too big though)...if it wasn't for Price having a Cy type year followed by a horrible year like 3 times then he'd be higher on this list

[@brendinmiller2768]

Those top 3 are tough to separate. But I agree with A-Rod as 1 and that's coming from a Boston fan. I really like him and Papi together as analysts

[@cincinnatireds1729]

Do a vid for the best players in every round until basically there aren’t any good players any more, also do the worst busts from rounds 1 to 20 or 25 or I guess u pick

[@em_jacob1583]

Nice vid

[@SamtheBravesFan]

Funny thing: I like Topps Bunt. I had fun with it for a while. But I got so mad when I realized I was locked out of my Guest account collection after a phone transfer that I didn't go back. So... I don't know, maybe I'll give it another shot.

[@rilenixx]

Josh hamilton should be in the top 5 if only he made better choices during his career. When focused, healthy and sober he was such an amazing player.

[@corbenpeach813]

Tops bunt looks lit 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@zekeo3897]

Mark :uploads Me:*HAPINESS NOISE*

[@scgirl2013]

Poor Dansby he’ll get better one of my favorite players being a Braves fan

[@tristantaylor5956]

I named my dog Dansby

[@vincentnardella6516]

Marc, yes A-Rod has better stats than Griffey. However Griffey is so ridicicously close to every single stat. Also, he is that close and he did his whole career clean and with injuries. You said it yourself numbers don't lie what if Griffey was healthy he would have had 2,000+ RBI's, easily 3,00 hits, and easily 700+ home runs. To top it all off, Griffey is also a top 3 defensive center fielder of all time, great range, great arm, and the plays he made were so athletic. He also ran better than A-Rod by a lot, Griffey stole some bases here and there. A-Rod hitting wise, it slightly better than Griffey but Griffey did his whole career clean, A-Rod took roids, and Griffey is arguable the best defensive center fielder of all time, AND almost everyone agrees that Griffey has one of if not the sweetest and best swing of all time. That is why Griffey is better than A-Rod.

[@nathanfaden450]

I miss my guy Chipper he was my idol

[@db123456789ify]

The difference between ARod's career WAR and Chipper Jones (number 2 by WAR barely over Jr.) is basically Harold Baines's career lol

[@rotoninja]

Hmm, looking at these numbers which are closer than I thought, factoring his post-season numbers, consistency and durability, a case could be made for Chipper to be #1.

[@metsfan7376]

Lol I have a bunch of random Topps Bunt cards in my card collection that are actually real life cards,not just on the phone.

[@milopop0006]

yeah i remember when Topps made real Bunt cards. That was 2016 and 2017.

[@thecardinalspeople6615]

Can u do best #1 draft pick by every team?

[@abrahangomez6816]

Arod is the 🐐

[@judahmiskin871]

Hey I have been a fan for over a year and I learnt so much from you over the past year and I love being a fan of your channel keep your baseball knowledge look forward everyday

[@maddogxnedndnd8729]

You should do a mlb 2020 mock draft if you know alot of guys in the draft

[@connmorris8036]

yo marc very time i try to watch your stream it freezes

[@zackhaselius2757]

Before i watch, if Joe Mauer isnt on here, im gonna Riot! (Not Literally) Edit: Thats right!

[@nopejones9542]

i think the worse thing to happen to him was being drafted by the twins. back when he broke in the league the twins played small ball. i think if someone else would have got him 1. they would have moved him away from catcher 2. told him try and hit for more power we can live with a .300 avg. joe could have played any position on the baseball field he was just that talented and it would have made him even greater than he already was.

[@jeremygalton5285]

Aroid at number 1? Griffey was clean his entire career!

[@rynynk12]

I would loved to have seen an honorable mention category... It's hard to believe Gerrit Cole and Josh Hamilton weren't listed

[@valonadili7031]

Ikr even though coles a top 2 pitcher in the game and he’s obviously better then at least strasburg maybe price

[@thesigmagoon]

Could you do more collaborations with other youtubers ( like so he can see)

[@jamieanderson6222]

Need to do a video on people drafted late and turned out to be really good like Mike piazza 62 round pic lol

[@YankeesFan0620]

Great list, Marc though you could have flipped #1 and #2 and people would still agree with you. Also, the 90's Mariners had three (maybe 4) generational talents yet couldn't make a world series.....