I hit .247 in little league with 2 bombs. I was highly touted as a great participant.
@HamsterK379 ай бұрын
I kind of want to start a Bowman Chrome 1st card collection based on your bust videos
@nick0tripp3129 ай бұрын
Your a fellow collector I love topps chrome and bowman chrome autos
@killahnoez9 ай бұрын
You can probably find these guys inside the Walgreens Baseball Collector's Edge Mystery Boxes
@BoringReviews9 ай бұрын
Great video as always. Notice how Vitters got his first hit and RBI against the Padres. As a Padres fan, we have seen so much of that
@michaeldipietro50109 ай бұрын
Yeah, the Orioles front office simply sat on the turd throne and did their business for 14 long, frustrating and forgettable years. Stupid me, I went to their games, expecting them to pull off a win. I'm really happy, now, with Elias and his crew. The metrics approach allows them to avoid picking players like this list. The only game I believe they won with me in attendance was against Texas. My dad grew up in the NYC area. So, I did get tickets a few years in a row to see the Yanks and Orioles. The Yanks beat the Birds 3 of the 4 times we went. Overall fun.
@eddierivera28886 ай бұрын
This is a great series of videos. I only have one tiny suggestion. If the presenter could state what notable players were still available when each bust was chosen, that would be awesome. He does it every once in a while, but not on every bust. Overall, great series.
@nfugitt899 ай бұрын
Worth noting that Matt Bush was also a money-saving pick. Verlander was far and away the top prospect, but the Padres didn't want to pay what he was asking
@merkin51379 ай бұрын
Came here to say exact same thing.
@joshhonaker30855 ай бұрын
Dude I love your videos Much respect for the work put into these
@kevinkiss33408 ай бұрын
You guys forgot Matt Riley of the Baltimore Orioles.
@IAmJoeJericho9 ай бұрын
I remember Bush....man, when I read that Trevor Hoffman had to buy Bush a watch because he was late to every spring training game, I knew Bush was gonna be a bust. Good thing Bush cleaned up and a century later Bush was a solid MLB player
@dbach10256 ай бұрын
I just found out while I was a bust after high school. watching the 4 deep bull pen, I had a panic attack. Shanks was my nick name as my pops told me I could not hit dirt if I passed out.
@DoubleA15179 ай бұрын
Great List! Really shows how hard it is to get to the majors. Just because you’re a high pick nothing is guaranteed. I think most of it has to do with how it is moving from high school as an 18 yr old to competing with people 20-22 yrs olds in rookie league. Look at all the great talent coming out of college now! Hopefully young players take notice.
@GeeEm13139 ай бұрын
Also, for the Pirates, they were about signability.
@GeeEm13139 ай бұрын
The Orioles had too many. Rowell, Wade Townsend, Matt Hobgood. The 2000s Orioles could not produce pitchers, outside of Erik Bedard. The MiL trainers and pitching coaches messed with the pitchers and they just couldn't produce. That's why Jake Arrieta came alive for the Cubs. They let him go back to how he pitched in college.
@patrickdare53569 ай бұрын
Townsend was never an Oriole. Although he was drafted in the first round he never signed. Unfortunately the rules were different back then. As compensation for not signing him, the O's got a pick at the end of the supplemental first round (#48 overall). Under current rules they would have received the 9th pick, although that front office would likely have whiffed on that pick too as an awful lot of nothing was drafted after Tulowitski at #7.
@gabrielv.26479 ай бұрын
I remember hobgood. He was highly touted out of Norco.
@JohnGaltGurgi9 ай бұрын
Yeah the whole Orioles shit show was in rare form back then. I think he even complained that Buck Showalter messed with his windup to cut down on time to the plate to help stop stealing. He was obsessed with this. To the point of ruining a guy.
@distantandvague8 ай бұрын
What a stroll down memory lane this video was haha. Can't believe it's 2024 and I'm thinking about Billy Rowell lol
@kevinkiss33408 ай бұрын
I watched a game where Billy Rowell was playing 3rd base at Delmarva. He had a hot shot hit to him. The ball rolls off him into foul territory. He takes his time to get the ball. The Smart base runner made it to 2nd base easily. I taught my boys never give up.
@mtverv9 ай бұрын
The fact that other than Stodolka no other Royals made this list when their Top 10 Picks of that Decade included Stodolka, Colt Griffin, and Chris Lubanski makes this a Bust Video in and of itself lol
@donwhiteley32939 ай бұрын
I love these videos, but you're right. He tends to have mostly players who made the bigs and didn't perform well while there are plenty of top 10 picks from any decade who never even made the bigs (such as your examples of Griffin and Lubanski here).
@boochisox8 ай бұрын
I immediately knew Colt Griffin had to be on this list based on how much hope KC had for the next Roger Clemens (who never advanced beyond AA. Was quite shocked to see Stodolka instead (and admittedly had TOTALLY forgotten about Lubanski).
@S_Over_Street9 ай бұрын
The Mariners GM Bill Bavasi that drafted Jeff Clement along with other bad draft picks & bad trades set the franchise back 10 years.
@aunch39 ай бұрын
Dustin Ackley
@shaneberry9 ай бұрын
!@aunch3 Ackley was a second overall pick...He definately belongs on this list!!!@@aunch3
@thespecialist89689 ай бұрын
You missed out on using Kyle Skipworth in this video. He was picked right after Buster Posey. Gatorade National player of the year too, nasty high school stats, etc.
@killahnoez9 ай бұрын
The Orioles tanked on alot of these Draft Prospects...oh my, how the tables have turned as of late.
@TheGoldenGreek219 ай бұрын
Surprised to see Wade Townsend exempted. Top-10 pick twice, now a professional poker player.
@ryansack51989 ай бұрын
Pirates drafting in the early 2000s was insanely bad. Trying to save money also got them Bryan Bullington.
@caseyhayward80949 ай бұрын
Rowell and Hobgood are the perfect examples of the O's being incapable of developing any young players for the longest time. So many prospects during that era were wasted there.
@GeeEm13139 ай бұрын
The two-headed monster of Beatty and Flanagan were no good at drafting.
@patrickdare53569 ай бұрын
Rowell also reportedly suffered from a massive ego problem, as it was stated repeatedly that he was uncoachable. Hobgood was a reach, a money saving pick and everyone knew it. It has often been suspected that he was injured before the draft as he never threw as hard as a professional as he did as a high schooler.
@Shaqoneil81-ci7dr9 ай бұрын
This could have been a video just about Baltimore.
@kenw22259 ай бұрын
Crazy the difference between college and AAA. and then AAA and majors. Bet it was hard for a lot of these guys to be so close . Top ten mlb picks and some never called up. Wild
@matthewcollins86029 ай бұрын
As always another great video here Eric.
@NomahsSportsCards9 ай бұрын
Another great video!
@HummBabyBaseball9 ай бұрын
Thanks!!
@TheLeadSled8 ай бұрын
I remember when my O's picked Billy Rowell and Matt Hobgood, Rowell was really hyped up on the next Orioles game broadcast and if I am not mistaken they brought Hobgood up to the booth during the next Orioles TV game.
@crowtservo8 ай бұрын
As a Pirates fan, I think they took Moskos as a guy who could reach the major leagues quickly and contribute right away and be cheap to boot. Of course it didn’t work out that way and Littlefield was out the door soon afterwards. As for Bullington, I remember reading the P-G article about him the day after the draft and the Pirates scouting director said he’d probably be a #3 pitcher some day. The Pirates took starting pitchers in the first round 5 years in a row from 1998-2002. Clint Johnston, Bobby Bradley, Sean Burnett, John VanBenschoten and Bryan Bullington. Sean Burnett was the only one who had a major league career. As a relief pitcher. In 2003, they took Paul Maholm and he had a real major league career as a starter. In 2004 and 2005 they took position players and it only turned in to Neil Walker and Andrew McCutchen. You’d think they would have learned their lesson and stuck with position players, but nope. Brad Lincoln in 2006 and Daniel Moskos jn 2007 got them going back to drafting pitchers who didn’t do much of anything in the majors. Gerrit Cole was the first legit first round starting pitcher they ever took. And they misused him, never letting him pitch to his strengths and he left on a terrible trade and he took off with real organizations, the Astros and Yankees.
@706wi119 ай бұрын
My top 3 as a Braves fan wouldn't make your list, but just based on hype alone, I'd go Melvin Nieves, Cristian Pache & Joey Devine. Kinda ruined the last one ourselves, but those others were billed as can't miss, and despite making it, definitely didn't materialize into what they were once billed as.
@joeball138 ай бұрын
How do you make it to the big leagues, post a sub 3 ERA and then never make it back again? So with a 2.96 ERA that wasn't good enough as a left-handed reliever to get a job somewhere in the bigs? Sometimes I wonder what these general managers and scouts are looking for and it just seems weird that certain guys have to beg for a job when they just get people out. That's the name of the game, probably because moneyball and analytics have ruined the eyeball test. Who knows but that guy needed a better agent if he couldn't get back on a roster after posting a 2.96 E RA in his rookie year.
@JohnRoberts-wk6rf8 ай бұрын
Love these videos, BTW.
@SconnerStudios9 ай бұрын
If I were looking for a high ranking prospect, I'd never pick a pitcher. Guys like Chris Smith are just one bad pitch or bad piece of advice from a career-ending injury. It's no coincidence that a more of these busts are pitchers than any other position, but I'm surprised you actually had a even amount between position players and pitchers.
@rosario5089 ай бұрын
That’s a chance you have to take as a general manager. Pitching is the most crucial aspect of a team if you want to make the playoffs and have a deep run. I understand pitching is riskier but any player on the field could have a career ending injury
@CharmCityGamer9 ай бұрын
Luis Montanez, I had no idea the Cubs drafted him, I thought he was a lifetime Oriole.
@matthewpester60036 ай бұрын
Love the channel
@distantandvague8 ай бұрын
As a Marlins lifer, so many busts come to mind, but one that fits the criteria of this particular video: Kyle Skipworth
@Publiclighthouse9 ай бұрын
7:39 - Brazelton doesn’t look like a “can’t miss prospect.” He looks more like the principal of a high school, someone you submit a loan proposal to or an H&R Block specialist.
@roleplayingpain43499 ай бұрын
I have some sort of false memory of Dewon Brazleton being good. LOL
@Multisportamateur7 ай бұрын
Damn, another name that I havent heard in a while.. Luis Montenez... He also had beckett value when I collected cards back in 2000.
@RA-VEN88 ай бұрын
Oh Mariners. 😆
@BuccaneerBruce9 ай бұрын
Damn the Orioles did Chris Smith dirty.
@youknowwho1899 ай бұрын
Matt Bush got a WS ring 💪
@omegasenpaiz9 ай бұрын
Matt Bush isn’t a bust. He’s been a big part of Texas first ever championship
@BoringReviews9 ай бұрын
How? He was with the Brewers the last few years
@GeeEm13139 ай бұрын
For a number 1 overall pick...
@terencehill23209 ай бұрын
Anyone can be lucky enough to be part of a roster and still be a bust
@27rangerswin9 ай бұрын
stretching to say he was a big part of it
@Iamhungey4 ай бұрын
He wasn't with them after the trade last year and that's like saying Bob Wickman was the main reason the Yankees won in 1996. Plus the guy is still a bust, he was expected to be more than just a serviceable reliever.
@BT19194 ай бұрын
Oh my how things can thankfully change. The old Orioles front office to the current Orioles front office…the exact opposite!
@Yoyoy089 ай бұрын
Top SF Giants Draft Bust: Joey Fart
@BuccaneerBruce9 ай бұрын
Chris Lubanski 5th overall 2003. Adam Jones was drafted later in the first round, but Lubanski was AWFUL.
@gabrielv.26479 ай бұрын
Wow i rember hodgood coming out of norco Hs. It was supposed to be him and D bundy if im not mistaken as the future for the orioles back in the day. Who can forget bush. He had a special arm and thrre heeeaat! 🔥🔥🔥
@chuckz29343 ай бұрын
Whaaaat? My Pirates? Bad drafts? Bad trades? Money based roster decisions?
@IAmJoeJericho9 ай бұрын
It's rough being a Padres fan
@UnicornOfDepression9 ай бұрын
Yup
@jemiller2269 ай бұрын
Haven't watched yet...but if John Van Benschoten and Bryan Bullington aren't on here, I don't know what kind of list this is... EDIT: First guy is Daniel Moskos! I would have mentioned him but I thought he was drafted in 2010. Damn.
@davidperez9098 ай бұрын
Pitching is a HUGE gamble.
@devonbrooks2469 ай бұрын
So Matt Bush was forgiven after getting out of prison but Trevor Bauer was never found guilty and MLB releases him?
@patrickdare53569 ай бұрын
Different era. And no way Bauer will humble himself the way that Bush did, clawing his way through the minors to earn a spot after prison.
@saulspeaks25579 ай бұрын
It's ridiculous, you're right.
@camdavis64339 ай бұрын
It’s a lot easier to be forgiven when you’re not a complete douche bag
@rmcintire10879 ай бұрын
@@camdavis6433yeah drunk drivers are really kind people. 🤡
@robertbehof6839 ай бұрын
This…. Not saying it’s right as it really isn’t. We as a society should judge people equal not if their repentant or unrepentant or a complete a hole. But, this is human society we are talking about with human flaws and rarely do we get anything right in actuality. Hell, look at Aroldis Chapman, he gets accused of despicable things but he wins a title for my cubbies yet all is forgiven? Yeah Nuh uh, we must differentiate between the player we love or the player we love to hate and the actual person who may turn out to be a giant d bag or a genuine misunderstood good human being.
@gabrielquesnot78409 ай бұрын
Damn! The city of San Diego have NO luck when it comes to drafting! 1st the Chargers with Ryan Leaf! And now the Padres with Donavan Tate! 🤷♂🤦♂
@rickthacollector4109 ай бұрын
My poor orioles but aye the Os learned from there mistakes look at them now orioles have tha best damn player farm system in the MLB!
@jaynash26459 ай бұрын
Padres also traded their 2018 #7 pick Ryan weathers bc he can’t put it together..
@douglasmaynard58616 күн бұрын
You left Matt Harrington witch he was draft 5 times 2000 1rd-7 overall
@imamullato9 ай бұрын
I went to high-school with Matt Bush once he became famous had a huge ego me and my friends would see him alot driving around with his friend would try and say whats up totally ignored us after he was drafted by the padres I knew it was a bad selection for the organization
@TankHill696 ай бұрын
Lmao, that sounds like a complete lie. You also clearly didn’t learn anything about grammar in school.
@ronniekillertone3 ай бұрын
You guys forgot gunnar henderson... that dude man.. 😕
@chrismess1358 ай бұрын
Brandon Wood would be high on my list
@tonyhill11419 ай бұрын
Tate played for the Fort Wayne Tincaps. I saw him several times. The crowds, who love that team, never liked him.
@TJfromEarth8 ай бұрын
I was sure I'd see Ike Davis on here
@jeffthevideoguy239 ай бұрын
Never heard of Montanez. Hmmm.
@JohnRoberts-wk6rf8 ай бұрын
Padres took Donovan Tate over Mike Trout...oh the pain, the pain.
@delmarsportscardsllc68109 ай бұрын
Donovan Tate got a lot of his injuries when he crashed an ATV.
@rngfootball7599 ай бұрын
If the Padres had the ownership like Seidler instead of what they had back then, I bet they had taken Verlander over Bush
@UnicornOfDepression9 ай бұрын
As a Padres fan, we were screaming at them to bite the bullet, deal with Scott Boras, and draft JV. Everyone knew he was going to be a stud.
@ericgarringer69117 ай бұрын
Ngl I'm glad the Cubs weren't on here more
@BigStef711829 ай бұрын
Josh Vitters was such a bum. I'm glad Kris Bryant ended up not being the same type of failure.
@Crash889 ай бұрын
They should take away the metal bats in College, it gives false info to teams. The only other option is to implement them into the MLB systems which they will never do. Then they need to drop these "signing bonuses" in every sport for rookies. What you did in HS and College means nothing anymore. You are facing the top players in the sport so prove you belong and get your bonus after completing your first contract, it should be that way in every sport. We've seen way to many busts who never live up to the hype and never make it or do the bare minimum. Bonuses should be for the accomplished not the hopeful.
@drewiiz62206 ай бұрын
Luke Hochevar. Former Guardians batting practice dummy. He shouldn’t get a pass for winning a WS. Nearly a 5 ERA as a 1st overall pick in 2006
@jasonalper40659 ай бұрын
Luke Hegarty comes to mind
@ricardorangel32419 ай бұрын
Was Matt Bush the only one that went to prison?
@chrislacourse89659 ай бұрын
Alot of pitchers on this list
@mikes74469 ай бұрын
Who are these fools?
@Cod_Logic9 ай бұрын
#freebauer
@bafa73539 ай бұрын
John Van Benschoten
@elliottnewton22129 ай бұрын
Clint everts should've been on this list
@brown9589 ай бұрын
You forgot Bo Gentry
@lloydzufelt75149 ай бұрын
Top 10 bust Colorado Rockies the whole team
@eddiepickens56399 ай бұрын
Brandon Wood
@aidanorsino19 ай бұрын
Why are you posting failures , are failures your thing ?
@baumesdan6 ай бұрын
That doesn’t even make sense
@JutiMayranen9 ай бұрын
So weird to see all these former high school players who could hit and pitch. These days all of them would be two-way players like Ohtani.
@danacoleman40079 ай бұрын
If the Pirates pick you, you know you are screwed
@AyeThatsHandsomePete9 ай бұрын
Yeah, Cutch had a terrible career. Oh.
@danacoleman40079 ай бұрын
@@AyeThatsHandsomePete Good point. Let me fix that. If the pirates pick you, you know there is a 99% chance you are screwed.
@monexpo869 ай бұрын
MLB drat isnt like other sports, no guarantee anyone makes the show
@somerandomguy59779 ай бұрын
I hate the whole ERA is pure luck FIP says how good a pitcher was garbage is. If a guy has an ERA under 3 I don't understand how you don't ever get another shot man that's some bullshit.