The 2013 MLB Draft Top 10 was TERRIBLE. Where are they Now?

[@AndThatsBaseball]

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[@AndreIguodalaFan55]

bro lets get it baby

[@Nammm37]

Great content man! I really enjoyed this video!

[@andrewrichter2231]

Haven't watched the video yet, but wasn't Kris Bryant in this class? I'll have to take watch this, because the title surprises me.

[@towl222]

Great video! I remember all the hype for Appel but baseball can be extremely difficult going pro.

[@generallychill]

Great video

[@beardedbaldbaritone]

I was at the Phillies game earlier this year where they gave Appel his NL championship ring. It was awesome to see. Really happy he made it to the show.

[@slayermcrx7519]

Mark Appel still got to do what almost every boy who plays baseball has dreamed of. Play in front of a 40,000 sold out crowd for at least a minute. You are the center of attention for a few minutes as you finally get to play in a major league baseball game. Sure his career didn't last long, but he got to live it for every second it lasted. he got his first ever mlb strikeout as well so thats an accomplishment in its own right.

[@stevehardman4686]

No idea why he would say that Appel was the biggest bust ever, given the 3 picks that never made the bigs....and I lived thru it, the hype around Appel was weak compared to that around Brien Taylor, that would be my pick for biggest bust of the 1st overall's(although I don't remember when Chilcott was drafted, so can't compare)

[@vincenthammons-kd9du]

I doubt his dream was to be a bust

[@jimwerther]

​@@stevehardman4686 Chilcott blew out his arm, which is an occupational hazard. Barfights aren't.

[@voiddcxi2630]

“40,000 sold out crowd” maybe in your dreams lol

[@Boseman7]

I’m glad that Mark Appel didn’t sign with the Pirates and he was a bust for another team lol. I was mad about that at the time but then when I thought about it, I said what God doesn’t want to be in the major leagues immediately if he’s really that good answer that should’ve been the first red flag and then I wondered about the Pirates process for even drafting him.

[@TheTEN24]

The Appel story is a cool one, that Rockies contract makes you forget how unreal Kris Bryant was

[@prestonjones20013]

Kris Bryant 2015-2019 was a legit top 20 player in the game. He’s still a very productive player when healthy. He just can’t stay on the field. It hurts to watch

[@jroggs85]

Love the smile on Bryant's face as he reads the grounder and makes the throw to win the World Series. That moment alone almost redeems this draft class. Almost.

[@mikebrase5161]

That smile is what every Little Leaguer dreams of. Final out in a WS.

[@Hummus4X]

As a Cubs fan, him slipping after he threw made me instantly think that ball was gonna soar over Rizzo's head or bounce in the dirt.

[@mikebrase5161]

@@Hummus4X I mean cause it's the Cubs, so why wouldn't it. 🤷

[@91bravic12]

That's my favorite moment on video as a lifelong Cubs fan. It always makes tears come to my eyes.

[@michaelwolf6424]

@@Hummus4X Had the throw gone into the dirt, Rizzo would have caught it. The man is a human vacuum cleaner.

[@thisisme513]

I am biased but I have never been more certain I was watching a rookie that would become a hall of famer than kris bryant, sad to see his career falling apart :(

[@AndThatsBaseball]

He was special

[@KarnageKollectibles]

I loved Frasiers bat and bat speed as a Yankees fan. The problem is anytime he heated up he got hurt and then when he came back he either got hurt again or just couldn't catch fly balls. It was ALWAYS something with him, and then all of his nonsense off the field where he couldn't shut the fuck up to the media. He did have and still does have a ton of talent but I'm certain the time has passed for him. His bat speed was insane. He could catch up to fastballs up in the zone when most guys would be late at that point. Sad story all around.

[@Boyso5407]

Just watching those highlights you can see how ridiculous his bat speed is. Those are some of the quickest hands I’ve ever seen

[@AwesTex]

Surprisingly inspiring ending, didn’t see it coming. I honestly forgot Appel was part of that Giles trade which also just worked out so well for the Astros. You know for all the talk about what a genius Luhnow was, he missed A LOT more than people remember.

[@LMarcon11]

I'm not american, but went to US in 2017 and watched a Brewers x Yankees game in person. Clint Frazier hit a bomb and his swing impressed me. Thought he would be a star at that point.

[@warlordofbritannia]

I’ll always believe the Yankees fucked with his development

[@captaino16]

Hunter Dozier keeps the metric system down, he rigs every Oscar night, he keeps Martians under wraps. Is he a stonecutter? Nice music choice We do! We do!

[@Trillyana]

I still think the Yankees did Frazier dirty with his development, but ultimately he just lost it at the plate and in the field. He started out awful in the field, then suddenly looked great for a while, then lost it again.

[@Boyso5407]

After watching a video like this it makes you appreciate any player that’s able to stay in the bigs for an extended period of time. The MLB draft will always be the biggest crapshoot. You can never know what’s gonna happen with these guys as they develop no matter how great they are when they’re younger

[@jarretoshea3560]

I was at the game when Bryant hit that 495 footer. I know it's not really possible but I swear it looked like the ball was still going up when it hit the scoreboard. Sad to see how much injuries have affected him.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

There’s differing readings on that homer. Statcast’s updated reading has it at like 450, and I definitely think it looked farther than that. Never seen one that high off the scoreboard at Wrigley

[@thebrothersgunn]

@@AndThatsBaseballI think schwarber hit one on top of the scoreboard, but that might’ve been the other one in right

[@bigtimetimmyjim6486]

I will be honest, looking at those highlights of Appel's cup of coffee in the MLB, I can see why the Astros were so high on him. Not every pitcher has a sharp late-breaking slider or a 97 mph sinker.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

If he was moved to the pen earlier in his career, I think he would’ve been a solid reliever. He didn’t have the durability or command to start, but the stuff was there

[@stimihendrix3404]

@@AndThatsBaseballalso, he didn’t have the ability to handle independence that most players outside of stanford had. they’re known as the “coddled” bunch lol

[@towl222]

@@stimihendrix3404what do you mean?

[@antonioreconquistador]

​@@towl222that even with the insane signing bonus, he likely couldnt handle the grind through the minors. Which is honestly fair if you've injuries and struggles to meet expectations, it really wears on your focus as a pitcher.

[@ErikHinrichsen]

@@AndThatsBaseball Absolutely. There are some Matt Brash comps there.

[@Gemnist98]

As an Astros fan, NEVER bring up Mark Appel’s name around them. Or more recently, Forrest Whitley’s. Still really happy the Phillies gave him a start though, and I hope he can do more in the future.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Oh boo hoo you’ve only won twice since drafting him

[@Gemnist98]

@@AndThatsBaseball😂😂😂 Yeah, they can be petty sometimes. Honestly, it would have gone a lot worse had we not made some small but excellent pitching acquisitions for the first time (and also Justin Verlander), and made a massive international push the second time. Arizona now has our pitching coach, and I expect them to reap the benefits of his masterwork.

[@stimihendrix3404]

mark appel almost singlehandedly ruined it for all future stanford draft picks lmao. that’s how bad it was, and this is coming from a convo i had with a bunch of scouts😭

[@luvsic35]

he retired sadly. great guy

[@jaerockets]

tyler ivey too

[@Katsos44]

I ALWAYS appreciate your music selection and making sure to credit them as well, fantastic video!

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@joshuapatrick682]

Bryant and Rendon are both examples of what an elite player does as a free agent whos already won a WS. They go to some perennial non factor team to coast out and collect over 150,000 USD a game.

[@pstratos7]

Pretty good gig if you can get it

[@TheZombieeeeeee]

150k for playing 2-3 hours of baseball? Sign me up lol

[@redred222]

good there ruining there bodies for the sport might as well get paid well to do it

[@jimwerther]

Rendon was an incredible player with the Nats. He's had a ton of injuries since.

[@joeg5414]

Plus you know you'll always start your off season early. October is a nice month to have off. Cooling down but not yet winter

[@jamesknapp64]

I think this was the video I got recommended at work and found your channel, now I'm rewatching it logged in and able to comment. Great video and humility treating these as guys and not a name on a list.

[@KcBaseball]

Great vid. Clint Frazier completely saddens me though.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Watching the high school footage it was very clear that he was special. Damn concussion ruined everything.

[@KcBaseball]

@@AndThatsBaseball Agreed, he had all the skill needed to be an all star. Bat speed, pop, and a solid enough eye.

[@bmac4]

Kris Bryant might not have been the best player in this draft, but he coulda probably gone 0-for-1000 for the Cubs after 2016 and still woulda never had to buy his own drink in Chicago again from that 2016 MVP season of his.

[@andrewbloom7694]

As someone with absolutely insane anxiety it's amazing that Meadows was even able to do as well as he was. I literally have trouble breathing sometimes. There are times i can't make myself answer the phone because im convinced its someone calling to say a family member is dead (And no, nothing like that has ever happened before, so idk where it comes from). And it used to be basically constant, until I was given xanax and then thc, and I don't think he could have the latter at all right? And hed need an exemption for the xanax. And both would obviously dull reflexes

[@santumi2298]

I know it's not 2013 draft related, but as a tigers fan I really hope Meadows works out for us. Not least of which because i liked Paredes.

[@user-MrMike]

Rooting for Austin Meadows to get on-track, for his sake and as a Tigers fan. 🐅

[@FrostyBalls01]

I’m a life long cubs fan. When they drafted Bryant I told my buddies this man will take us to a worlds series. He did I remember crying when they said Cubs win Cubs win. 33 years of waiting was well worth it.

[@Saydopeyt]

Indians fan that shit hurt.

[@FrostyBalls01]

@@Saydopeyt it should. Hahahaha

[@fortynights1513]

One of the better MLB draft analyses I’ve seen. Great job! Never did ask, but how did you come up with your channel’s name?

[@AndThatsBaseball]

I had a video ready to go and needed some branding real quick. My dad actually came up with it based on John Sterling’s phrase, “that’s baseball, Suzyn”

[@fortynights1513]

@@AndThatsBaseballDidn’t know he says that. Interesting catchphrase

[@JaydonTobler]

Makes me think of that scene from Moneyball when Billy told his scout: “I’ve been at those kitchen tables with you telling kids and parents, ‘when I know, I know’… and you don’t.”

[@nbaclassicsish]

As a Cubs fan it's sad to see how much KBs power has diminished.

[@maxreiter2826]

I was there when he made his debut against the braves, glad i was there to see it

[@robertholbrook5873]

Tim Anderson was from this class and aside from this current season he has been pretty good 2x all star and a silver slugger award

[@eveliovarela2279]

I graduated high school 2012 and went to Stephen F Austin and I remember taking ground balls with Hunter Dozier n being around him on the field at practice in the fall . He was so much better than every one else . He looked like a man playing with boys . He was humble n nice . Sucks it didn’t work out for him in the league . Just shows how crazy good mlb players are . Good thing is he got paid with that contract

[@iamhungey12345]

If Brien Taylor and Mark Appel ever fought, Appel would probably win since Taylor likely would have missed the punch and fell over on his shoulder.

[@thekendemetrishow]

I was coming to say…

[@andyanderson4151]

Hey, the one fun fact about Phil Bickford that blew my mind , that wasn't in your segment on him was that he was the Dodgers reliver that gave up HR #700 to Cardinals Legend and soon be HOFer Albert Puljols!😜

[@jacobsekela8691]

As a Phillies fan, I was super excited for Appel and expected him to be one of our top pitching prospects while watching him in the minor leagues ... but obviously, that never happened. He's just another one of many, many horrifically failed prospects in the Phils' organization - Ben Lively, Nick Williams, Adam Morgan, Roman Quinn, Tommy Joseph, Jesse Biddle, Cody Asche, and Cornelius Randolph, to name a few. Watched a lot of these guys play at AA Reading in years' past just to see practically every single one of them fizzle out.

[@ScottyPod]

as a mets fan, i remember all of those names...except cornelius randolph, that literally sounds like a cartoon character

[@jimwerther]

Appel was barely a prospect anymore when Philly got him

[@michaelwolf6424]

The Phils drafted JP Crawford and then let him get away. What happened with that brilliant move?

[@jimwerther]

@@michaelwolf6424 I'm hardly a Philly fan, but since when is JP Crawford a big deal? The Phillies traded him for Jean Segura, who helped them win a pennant. Crawford is an okay major league player.

[@brycemoton55]

I’m a fan of the NBA, NFL, and MLB and i think it’s funny how each league’s 2013 draft class is considered the worst ever by fans.

[@CoreyAdamsonRealEstate]

I hit the first ever MiLN home run off of Mark… I now sell houses full time 😂

[@CoreyAdamsonRealEstate]

MiLB*

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Now you can say you homered off a pennant winning MLB pitcher

[@RenZ02z]

@@CoreyAdamsonRealEstatewhy did you stop?

[@CoreyAdamsonRealEstate]

@@RenZ02z I wasn’t playing everyday (Hunter Renfroe was being played over me) I kind of saw the writing on the wall and fell out of love with it so retired. Looking back I definitely had the skill and drive to make it but unfortunately was probably not mentally mature enough.

[@youlikepancakes]

the hillbillies instrumental in the back is too fire

[@Dulcimerist]

Mark Appel looked good out of the Phillies bullpen in 2022. I thought he was going to stick around.

[@reececandler8652]

No matter what happens to Phil Bickford in the rest of his career, he'll always have a place in history for giving up Pujols' 700th homer

[@chrisamore5765]

its honestly a shame about what happend to clint because i loved him on the yanks

[@edgarramirez747]

It's weird how nfl nba and mlb all had bad drafts in 2013 it's like kids born In 92-94 weren't great athletes

[@JRB4]

Kris Bryant had one the best starts to a career in mlb history. As we know injuries can ruin it all.

[@CamMoniz]

great video man! i watch a lot of baseball content, really well done man!

[@donney-]

I've been barely patiently waiting for this video!

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Hope it exceeded expectations

[@b1646717]

2 turntables and a microphone 👍🤌

[@ainnocent]

I find it very ironic and coincedental that in three top major sports leagues in the US (NBA, MLB, NFL) 2013 was amongst the worst drafts for all three. Very odd year indeed

[@Plokijuh1229]

Weird right? Can't be a coincidence but there's no apparent linking thread.

[@cousineddie9411]

With bat speed like that Clint Frazier could be something special but I feel like maybe something like his attitude could be holding him back 🤷‍♂️

[@yomelo]

2013 MLB Draft: worst draft ever in sports. 2013 NBA Draft: hold my drink.

[@ceebee312]

2013 NFL Draft: Am I a *joke* to you ??

[@MAJORTIPTOP]

CC said what every Yankees fan thought at the time, love that dude.

[@rileya820]

Every draft in 2013 was horrible it’s actually crazy

[@edwells4769]

19:30 that happy look

[@backyardbaseball2006]

I always felt bad for Clint Frazier on the Yanks it felt like they were in this weird limbo of we dont didnt wanna trade him because he has future star potential but we literally dont have a place to play him....wasted at least 4yrs of his career😂

[@ancestralFromWesnoth]

You did good putting Appel at the end. Good job.

[@kylefoley6745]

Dope music throughout. Loved the video

[@shoukatsukai]

Cant wait for the 2014 Draft video, the a rare draft where the first 2 picks didnt make the majors

[@AndThatsBaseball]

I’m pretty sure Kolek was touching 102 in high school. It’s a shame that didn’t work out

[@aaronsanders4122]

What was it about 2013? The NFL draft sucked this year, the NBA draft sucked this year, and so did the MLB

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Anthony Bennett is somehow a bigger bust than Appel

[@jimwerther]

First time here. Nice job! I'm impressed, And That's Baseball. Good luck.

[@Blt-rr2lm]

Baseball is the most difficult game to evaluate player ability. By far. You can only hope that a highly recommended player pans out. Either there are too many variables or the system used to evaluate players is inadequate. Either way, being drafted number one, especially as a position player, doesn’t come even close to being a lock for success.

[@YankeesFan0620]

Is your background music the instrumental from the ‘Stonecutters song’ from the Simpsons episode ‘Home the Great’? Lol

[@AndThatsBaseball]

WE DO, WE DO!

[@Bigmam9900]

I honestly wish Clint panned out in NY. I loved him in his first year. But he just kept going downhill. Sad to see

[@post-leftluddite]

it's crazy they can't smoke marijuana....or do any drug that isn't performance enhancing

[@gavinhaynes23]

I got to do play by play for some of trey ball’s games while he was at new castle, he was an amazing high school talent played outfield and pitched, had stupid good hitting a ability too. i was so hyped my team drafted him too but obviously id never panned out.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

It’s so tough to project how talent will translate. Wonder what would’ve been if he began his pro career as an outfielder

[@almightysosa3007]

I knew a girl who went to San Diego and one time she was telling us how she went on a date with this baseball star and made him pay for dinner and then didn’t talk to him again. When I asked who she said kris and I was like 😱 girl you fumbled the mf bag

[@JeradLover]

Love the use of Where it's at

[@SenorTortas]

I'll be honest. I have no idea how we're at the All-Star break already

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Season’s flying by for real

[@brandonwalker379]

As an Aggie, I think I owe the Twins a hearty fuck you over the whole Kohl Stewart thing.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

There’s a universe somewhere where Kohl Stewart wins the Heisman

[@imightbepop]

2013 was just a terrible year for the major sports leagues in america draft wise 😂 NFL & NBA also had terrible draft classes in 2013

[@stallalalla]

Holy shit, as a Rockies fan, I fell out of my bed when I saw the absolute mountain that was Jon Gray in this class. Yeah, he was decent, but that’s about the most you can expect of a Rockies pitcher over the past decade. Still, good to see he was a bright spot here, even if the Rockies, unsurprisingly, got rid of him as soon as he looked like a potential stud.

[@SeeHendo]

I don’t think Jon gray should be on this. Being a Rockies pitcher is rough , he’s been very good in Texas this year

[@luscorpio3679]

The funny thing with the 2013 draft was that it was terrible in any of the Big 4 American Sports. The 2013 NFL draft is one of the worst in recent memory, the 2013 NBA draft would probably be considered the worst if 2000 didn't exist, and even the NHL draft was very bad

[@evanwladkowski5386]

Very interesting how every major sport had a sucky draft in 2013

[@5JasonKidd2]

MLB draft is such a hit and miss, I think player development is most important in baseball rather than talent unless your name is Mike Trout or Shohei Ohtani 🤣

[@AndThatsBaseball]

And trout still didn’t even go top 10 in his draft

[@RAHNOLD77]

I fucking love that robot hell is the theme song for the video😂😂😂😂😂

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Had to pay homage with futurama coming back

[@ACrazedGaming]

Funny thing about austin meadows is his own brother is looking like he might be better than austin In his 4th game he hit a 3 run homer against the astros in the bottom of the ninth tonwin the game

[@AndThatsBaseball]

I really hope his brother being up can help him make the return to the team mentally

[@clubberlange4119]

And he received a NL Championship ring. Probably worth more in value than he was paid in salary for a few weeks in the bigs.

[@Andy_Babb]

I love these videos but it _does_ make me a little nuts how analytics is taking over baseball

[@DuckAvenger]

I remember hearing about Kris Bryant and remember discussing with my friend who would win rookie of the year and who would have a better career him or Joc Pederson haah

[@CollinWestland]

Colin Moran was the guy who chased Javy Baez back to home plate.

[@Andy_Babb]

Can you do a Pedro Martinez video lol I can’t get enough Pedro. Or a How Clutch Was Papi video… bc he was clutch lol

[@AndThatsBaseball]

Can’t talk about the Red Sox being good for that long, sorry

[@Andy_Babb]

@@AndThatsBaseball #FireChaimBloom I get it… I haven’t watched a Red Sox game in 3 years bc they’re so awful

[@pbmander3949]

14:10 that pitch was filthy. Can't do much more than that than to say "nice hit"

[@jonah.donohue]

Appel knew what was going on in that Astros lockeroom and wanted NOTHING to do with it

[@mattodea4140]

Overall, 2013 was a bad draft for every single major sport in the USA

[@danr154]

Kris Bryant's injuries eating away at him is just so sad.

[@TheyCallMeRoam]

Hes only 31 yrs old with 200 million coming his way. Don't feel too bad

[@redsox.]

Jon Gray now a WS Champ

[@jacksonorlady1367]

With Appel, I have no idea what baseball logic keeps teams from moving them to the bullpen faster.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

I’d guess sunk cost fallacy. Teams want a top line starter first overall. Even if he’s a successful reliever it would be like admitting they got the pick wrong. Phillies definitely should’ve done it sooner, though.

[@funkgremlin2765]

Clint Frazier has one of the prettiest swings I’ve ever seen

[@sirstewartwallace3917]

Brady Aiken was a worse pick. Appel at least played in the Majors. Aiken was never signed by the Astros, fell in next year's draft the next year, and never made it out of High A before retiring.

[@lemonkirb]

what is it about 2013 that led to shitty drafts in the nfl, nba, and mlb??

[@bothewolf3466]

I had Appel, Meadows, Bryant and Judge drafted in my strat-o lague. (almost-Meadows) 3/4 ain't bad.

[@AndThatsBaseball]

I mean that’s like half of the good hitters in the draft right there

[@robertperrella4194]

imagine if the astros who do a fine job drafting and developing players drafted kris bryant instead of mark appel the astros would have been a dynasty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! when mark appel came out of stanford he had 4 PLUS PITCHES in his repertoire !!!!!! most young pitchers have 2 at most !!!!!!!!! he was sooooo good they could already put him in the hall of fame !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i do not think appel had much adversity to deal with and i think he literally WAS TRYING TO STRIKE EVRYBODY OUT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the mistake was bringing him up to double too quickly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice organized video presentation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! about the kris bryant 492 foot homerun: i drove to wrigley field overnight from new york where i live and i remember THAT HOME RUN KB hit off ruby de la rosa ( who had even greater expectations than mark appel) !!!!!!!! that homer in the 5th inning was the first cubs hit in the game!!!!! eventually we would score more runs and arizona did get a couple of 9th inning runs but the cubs prevailed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice world series highlights of 2016 !!!!!! i have no complaints !!!!!!!!

[@IFeelWeak]

The tigers trading away Isaac Paredes for Austin Meadows is hilariously bad

[@nathanambers1714]

Phil Bickford..forever remembered as giving up #700 to Pujols

[@gabrieljohnson4213]

Two MVP's, AL all time single season hr record holder and Kris Bryant World Series Champ and rookie of the year what a bust of a draft😂

[@carlitos366]

all this really taught me is that mark appel is a gangster. respect.

[@traviskeck3138]

Anyone else start singing the Stonecutters song at 5:06, or am I the only one?

[@kyle2beats]

fire background music

[@MrDKJets]

how are you able to use the beck cover? being able to play that song on the guitar, I can hear the extra notes

[@Connect662]

2016 was pretty bad too

[@jacobdockter3436]

could have given some respect to devin williams who has transformed into one of the best closers in the game

[@anthonybravo9890]

i knew this draft was gonna be bad when i saw phil bickford was the #10 pick - dodger fan

[@joshuaweilandt8225]

clint Frazier wore that mask for longer than anybody.