Post by eagleeye9184 on May 27, 2016 13:12:12 GMT -5
As we approach the 2016 MLB draft, I wanted to take a look back and see how a past draft class dramatically impacted the fortunes of two AL East rivals.
I know all Sox fans are grateful for the bounty that is/was the 2011 draft. We already have > 18 WAR generated by that draft class, primarily from Betts, Bradley and Shaw. Really points up to the great job Amiel Sawdaye did with those picks and how they have developed.
Compare this to the draft the Rays had that same year. They owned 12 of the first 89 picks. I remember thinking at that time that Tampa could set themselves up for YEARS with that draft class. To date, the net result of that entire Tampa draft class is 1.0 WAR, from Mikie Mahtook. (WAR #'s for Sox and Rays taken from B Ref.)
In retrospect, it was the Red Sox that set themselves up for years to come with that class. And, it reinforces how fortunate we are as fans to have been the beneficiaries of that draft. Thanks, Amiel.
I know all Sox fans are grateful for the bounty that is/was the 2011 draft. We already have > 18 WAR generated by that draft class, primarily from Betts, Bradley and Shaw. Really points up to the great job Amiel Sawdaye did with those picks and how they have developed.
Compare this to the draft the Rays had that same year. They owned 12 of the first 89 picks. I remember thinking at that time that Tampa could set themselves up for YEARS with that draft class. To date, the net result of that entire Tampa draft class is 1.0 WAR, from Mikie Mahtook. (WAR #'s for Sox and Rays taken from B Ref.)
In retrospect, it was the Red Sox that set themselves up for years to come with that class. And, it reinforces how fortunate we are as fans to have been the beneficiaries of that draft. Thanks, Amiel.
