With the MLB Rule 4 First Year Player Draft coming on June 7, my content manager and I thought it would be wise to give you the ten biggest draft busts in the past 25 years.
There have been numerous first overall picks who have gone on to have stellar major league careers since 1985.
You may recall Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr., Chipper Jones and most recently, Joe Mauer winning major league MVP awards. Also, they were all number one picks in the draft.
With the number one pick, you are looking for the closest to a lock you can get, but sometimes the players just don’t pan out. With that said, here are the ten biggest busts since 1985.