Better Late Than Never: Late Round Draft Picks and the Teams that Love Them
Okay This is part 1 of a probably a 3 part nerdfest on draft picks. that I'm doing. I was looking up draft picks of all the 40 man rosters in MLB just to mostly find out if first round draft picks are really what it's all about. I was looking to see if being a first rounder really differed from like an 8th rounder. I found many many things along this way. This is the first part of all of this which concerns the late round draft picks that are in the MLB 40 man rosters. I compiled this with a lot of elbow grease and a lot of long hours. By late round I mean anything from the 20th round and later. I have two parts of this. Part 1 is a list of how many players had been drafted in the late rounds according to team(the team that drafted them) Part 2 is a look at the players and the rounds. I would've done it by overall pick but you see a lot of the overall pick and round stuff is a little skewered due to the additions of teams and what not. For example, Brad Ausmus was drafted in the 48th round by the Yankees in 1987. His overall number is below 1152, which is lower than Mike Jacobs whose overall number is 1156 but was drafted by the Mets 10 rounds lower(38th round). The skewering is due to the addition of 4 teams since 1987. Also this list only concerns players who were drafted in the 20th round and later. So anyways without further ado...
9: Pittsburgh Pirates
8: New York Yankees
7: Tampa Bay Rays
6: Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays
5: Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, San Diego Padres
4: New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers
3: Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics
2: Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins
1: Colorado Rockies, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies
0: Florida Marlins
And now to the meat and potatoes of this study -- The players involved! In parenthesis is the year they were drafted and the team that drafted them.
20th Round
*Jeff Kent (1989, Toronto)
*Mike Lowell (1995, New York(AL))
*Mark Hendrickson (1997, Toronto)
*Tim Redding (1997, Houston)
*Carmen Pignatiello (2000, Chicago(NL))
*Jose Bautista (2000, Pittsburgh)
*Zach Duke (2001, Pittsburgh)
*Kameron Loe (2002, Texas)
*George Kottaras (2002, San Diego)
*Boone Logan (2002, Chicago (AL)
*Chuck James (2002, Atlanta)
*Leo Rosales (2003, San Diego)
*JR Towles (2004, Houston)
21st Round
*Eddie Guardado (1990, Minnesota)
*Nick Punto (1998, Philadelphia)
*Travis Ishikawa (2002, San Francisco)
22nd Round
*John Smoltz (1985, Detroit)
*Andy Pettitte (1990, New York(AL))
*Jason Bay (2000, Montreal)
23rd Round
*Chad Fox (1992, Cincinnati)
*Corky Miller (1994, Los Angeles(AL))
*Roy Oswalt(1996, Houston)
*Ted Lilly (1996, Los Angeles(NL))
*Paul Hoover (1997, Tampa Bay)
*Tyler Yates (1998, Oakland)
*Robby Hammock (1998, Arizona)
*Matt Albers (2001, Houston)
*Travis Denker (2003, Los Angeles(NL))
24th Round
*Jorge Posada (1990, New York(AL))
*Rich Aurilia (1992, Texas)
*Richie Sexson (1993, Cleveland)
*Willie Harris (1999, Baltimore)
*Shawn Riggans (2000, Tampa Bay)
*Brian Wilson (2003, San Francisco)
*Brandon Jones (2003, Atlanta)
*Wyatt Toregas (2004, Cleveland)
*Jesse Litsch (2004, Toronto)
*Dallas Braden (2004, Oakland)
25th Round
*Paul Lo Duca (1993, Los Angeles(NL))
*Brian Fuentes (1995, Seattle)
*Jack Cassel (2000, San Diego)
*Nate McLouth (2000, Pittsburgh)
*Charlie Haeger (2001, Chicago(AL))
*Kyle McClellan (2002, St. Louis)
*Justin Ruggiano (2004, Los Angeles(NL))
26th Round
*Wes Wright (1999, New York(NL))
*Ian Snell (2000, Pittsburgh)
*Sean Henn (2000, New York(AL))
*Manny Parra (2001, Milwaukee)
*Craig Breslow (2002, Milwaukee)
*Dewon Day (2002, Toronto)
27th Round
*Howie Clark (1992, Baltimore)
*Ramon Vazquez (1995, Seattle)
*Kiko Calero (1996, Kansas City)
*Jonathan Sanchez (2004, San Francisco)
28th Round
*Dave Roberts (1994, Detroit)
*Justin Hampson (1999, Colorado)
*Blake Hawksworth (2001, St. Louis)
29th Round
*Kyle Lohse (1996, Chicago(NL))
*Brad James (1998, Houston)
*Kason Gabbard (2000, Boston)
*Jonathan Van Every (2000, Cleveland)
*Adam LaRoche (2000, Atlanta)
*Nick Blackburn (2001, Minnesota)
30th Round
*Damion Easley (1988, New York(NL))
*Eric Gagne (1994, Chicago(AL))
*Marcus Thames (1996, New York(AL))
*Mike Gonzalez (1997, Pittsburgh)
*Edgar Gonzalez (2000, Tampa Bay)
*Scott Feldman (2003, Texas)
31st Round
*Ryan Houston (1998, Toronto)
*Kevin Thompson (1999, New York(AL))
*Ruben Gotay (2000, Kansas City)
*Brian Burres (2000, San Francisco)
*Humberto Sanchez (2001, Detroit)
*Jared Wells (2002, San Diego)
32nd Round
*Joe Borowski (1989, Chicago(AL))
*Joey Gathright (2001, Tampa Bay)
*Jeff Gray (2005, Oakland)
33rd Round
*Jason Frasor (1999, Detroit)
*Kurt Birkins (2000, Baltimore)
*Chris Shelton (2001, Pittsburgh)
*Nyjer Morgan (2002, Pittsburgh)
34th Round
*Dan Wheeler (1996, Tampa Bay)
*Tyler Johnson (2000, St. Louis)
*Chad Gaudin (2001, Tampa Bay)
*Tim Dillard (2002, Milwaukee)
35th Round
*Dusty Brown (2000, Boston)
*Nick Green (2004, Los Angeles(AL))
36th Round
*Raul Ibanez (1992, Seattle)
*Alex Cintron (1997, Arizona)
38th Round
*Scot Shields (1997, Los Angeles(AL))
*Mark Buerhle (1998, Chicago(AL))
*Mike Jacobs (1999, New York(NL))
*Brian Barton (2000, St. Louis)
*Rajai Davis (2001, Pittsburgh)
39th Round
*Kenny Rogers (1982, Texas)
*Bryan LaHair (2002, Seattle)
*Andy LaRoche (2003, Los Angeles(NL))
40th Round
*Jeff Kennard (2000, New York(AL))
41st Round
*Todd Coffey (1998, Cincinnati)
43rd Round
*Julio Lugo (1994, Houston)
*Orlando Hudson (1997, Toronto)
44th Round
*Jason Isringhausen (1991, New York(NL))
*Vance Wilson (1993, New York(NL))
45th Round
*Tony Sipp (2004, Cleveland)
47th Round
*Kyle Farnsworth (1994, Chicago(NL))
*Wil Nieves (1995, San Diego)
*Terry Evans (2001, Anaheim)
48th Round
*Brad Ausmus (1987, New York(AL))
*Bobby Wilson (2002, Los Angeles(AL))
53rd Round
*Rob Mackowiak (1996, Pittsburgh)
55th Round
*Justin Speier (1995, Chicago(NL))
56th Round
*David Riske (1996, Cleveland)
57th Round
*Gabe Kapler (1995, Detroit)
69th Round
*Heath Bell (1997, Tampa Bay)
So what have I learned from this? Well it seems like the year 2000 was a hell of a year to be a late round draft pick. I also learned that two Mets draftees had the same exact overall pick number of 1156 (Isringhausen and Mike Jacobs) though a 6 round difference. Also three of the players in the 24th round all were overall pick 707. Two of them were one year after the other (Braden and Brandon Jones). Also 1995 and 1996 were good years to be late round draft picks.
Earliest pick in this group was 1982 with Kenny Rogers and the latest was 2005 with Jeff Gray. Also I don't think anybody will top Heath Bell anytime soon in round or overall number.
So anyways this is only PART of what I've been doing. I'm working on a few more things here and there. Gonna break things down a bit more and all that jazz. :) Hope you enjoyed this look.
9: Pittsburgh Pirates
8: New York Yankees
7: Tampa Bay Rays
6: Chicago White Sox, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays
5: Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, San Diego Padres
4: New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers
3: Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics
2: Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins
1: Colorado Rockies, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies
0: Florida Marlins
And now to the meat and potatoes of this study -- The players involved! In parenthesis is the year they were drafted and the team that drafted them.
20th Round
*Jeff Kent (1989, Toronto)
*Mike Lowell (1995, New York(AL))
*Mark Hendrickson (1997, Toronto)
*Tim Redding (1997, Houston)
*Carmen Pignatiello (2000, Chicago(NL))
*Jose Bautista (2000, Pittsburgh)
*Zach Duke (2001, Pittsburgh)
*Kameron Loe (2002, Texas)
*George Kottaras (2002, San Diego)
*Boone Logan (2002, Chicago (AL)
*Chuck James (2002, Atlanta)
*Leo Rosales (2003, San Diego)
*JR Towles (2004, Houston)
21st Round
*Eddie Guardado (1990, Minnesota)
*Nick Punto (1998, Philadelphia)
*Travis Ishikawa (2002, San Francisco)
22nd Round
*John Smoltz (1985, Detroit)
*Andy Pettitte (1990, New York(AL))
*Jason Bay (2000, Montreal)
23rd Round
*Chad Fox (1992, Cincinnati)
*Corky Miller (1994, Los Angeles(AL))
*Roy Oswalt(1996, Houston)
*Ted Lilly (1996, Los Angeles(NL))
*Paul Hoover (1997, Tampa Bay)
*Tyler Yates (1998, Oakland)
*Robby Hammock (1998, Arizona)
*Matt Albers (2001, Houston)
*Travis Denker (2003, Los Angeles(NL))
24th Round
*Jorge Posada (1990, New York(AL))
*Rich Aurilia (1992, Texas)
*Richie Sexson (1993, Cleveland)
*Willie Harris (1999, Baltimore)
*Shawn Riggans (2000, Tampa Bay)
*Brian Wilson (2003, San Francisco)
*Brandon Jones (2003, Atlanta)
*Wyatt Toregas (2004, Cleveland)
*Jesse Litsch (2004, Toronto)
*Dallas Braden (2004, Oakland)
25th Round
*Paul Lo Duca (1993, Los Angeles(NL))
*Brian Fuentes (1995, Seattle)
*Jack Cassel (2000, San Diego)
*Nate McLouth (2000, Pittsburgh)
*Charlie Haeger (2001, Chicago(AL))
*Kyle McClellan (2002, St. Louis)
*Justin Ruggiano (2004, Los Angeles(NL))
26th Round
*Wes Wright (1999, New York(NL))
*Ian Snell (2000, Pittsburgh)
*Sean Henn (2000, New York(AL))
*Manny Parra (2001, Milwaukee)
*Craig Breslow (2002, Milwaukee)
*Dewon Day (2002, Toronto)
27th Round
*Howie Clark (1992, Baltimore)
*Ramon Vazquez (1995, Seattle)
*Kiko Calero (1996, Kansas City)
*Jonathan Sanchez (2004, San Francisco)
28th Round
*Dave Roberts (1994, Detroit)
*Justin Hampson (1999, Colorado)
*Blake Hawksworth (2001, St. Louis)
29th Round
*Kyle Lohse (1996, Chicago(NL))
*Brad James (1998, Houston)
*Kason Gabbard (2000, Boston)
*Jonathan Van Every (2000, Cleveland)
*Adam LaRoche (2000, Atlanta)
*Nick Blackburn (2001, Minnesota)
30th Round
*Damion Easley (1988, New York(NL))
*Eric Gagne (1994, Chicago(AL))
*Marcus Thames (1996, New York(AL))
*Mike Gonzalez (1997, Pittsburgh)
*Edgar Gonzalez (2000, Tampa Bay)
*Scott Feldman (2003, Texas)
31st Round
*Ryan Houston (1998, Toronto)
*Kevin Thompson (1999, New York(AL))
*Ruben Gotay (2000, Kansas City)
*Brian Burres (2000, San Francisco)
*Humberto Sanchez (2001, Detroit)
*Jared Wells (2002, San Diego)
32nd Round
*Joe Borowski (1989, Chicago(AL))
*Joey Gathright (2001, Tampa Bay)
*Jeff Gray (2005, Oakland)
33rd Round
*Jason Frasor (1999, Detroit)
*Kurt Birkins (2000, Baltimore)
*Chris Shelton (2001, Pittsburgh)
*Nyjer Morgan (2002, Pittsburgh)
34th Round
*Dan Wheeler (1996, Tampa Bay)
*Tyler Johnson (2000, St. Louis)
*Chad Gaudin (2001, Tampa Bay)
*Tim Dillard (2002, Milwaukee)
35th Round
*Dusty Brown (2000, Boston)
*Nick Green (2004, Los Angeles(AL))
36th Round
*Raul Ibanez (1992, Seattle)
*Alex Cintron (1997, Arizona)
38th Round
*Scot Shields (1997, Los Angeles(AL))
*Mark Buerhle (1998, Chicago(AL))
*Mike Jacobs (1999, New York(NL))
*Brian Barton (2000, St. Louis)
*Rajai Davis (2001, Pittsburgh)
39th Round
*Kenny Rogers (1982, Texas)
*Bryan LaHair (2002, Seattle)
*Andy LaRoche (2003, Los Angeles(NL))
40th Round
*Jeff Kennard (2000, New York(AL))
41st Round
*Todd Coffey (1998, Cincinnati)
43rd Round
*Julio Lugo (1994, Houston)
*Orlando Hudson (1997, Toronto)
44th Round
*Jason Isringhausen (1991, New York(NL))
*Vance Wilson (1993, New York(NL))
45th Round
*Tony Sipp (2004, Cleveland)
47th Round
*Kyle Farnsworth (1994, Chicago(NL))
*Wil Nieves (1995, San Diego)
*Terry Evans (2001, Anaheim)
48th Round
*Brad Ausmus (1987, New York(AL))
*Bobby Wilson (2002, Los Angeles(AL))
53rd Round
*Rob Mackowiak (1996, Pittsburgh)
55th Round
*Justin Speier (1995, Chicago(NL))
56th Round
*David Riske (1996, Cleveland)
57th Round
*Gabe Kapler (1995, Detroit)
69th Round
*Heath Bell (1997, Tampa Bay)
So what have I learned from this? Well it seems like the year 2000 was a hell of a year to be a late round draft pick. I also learned that two Mets draftees had the same exact overall pick number of 1156 (Isringhausen and Mike Jacobs) though a 6 round difference. Also three of the players in the 24th round all were overall pick 707. Two of them were one year after the other (Braden and Brandon Jones). Also 1995 and 1996 were good years to be late round draft picks.
Earliest pick in this group was 1982 with Kenny Rogers and the latest was 2005 with Jeff Gray. Also I don't think anybody will top Heath Bell anytime soon in round or overall number.
So anyways this is only PART of what I've been doing. I'm working on a few more things here and there. Gonna break things down a bit more and all that jazz. :) Hope you enjoyed this look.