AA club ? doubt it

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(04-22-2022, 06:59 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Trevor Lawrence
Baker Mayfield
Jared Goff
Jameis Winston
Jadeveon Clowney
Sam Bradford
JaMarcus Russell
Alex Smith
David Carr
Carson Palmer
Courtney Brown

That's just since 2000. There's been plenty of bad 1st overall picks (not saying those guys are all bad players at all, but as 1st overall picks they were letdowns).

Honestly MLB has probably as good of a record with 1st overalls as the NFL since 2000 which is even more impressive because they don't generally start in the majors.

There are talented MLB first picks that experience success, but not all of them are generational talents. Obviously, it's also harder for one player to have a significant influence on the outcome of a game compared to the NFL or NBA. As you noted, first round MLBers also don't start in the big leagues so even drafting a good talent doesn't have an immediate payout for the big league team.