In 2019 I wrote a series of articles about the draft classes of each team … I’m in the midst of an update of that series. This is Part Three - 2017
My prior report on the 2015 draft can be found here … https://www.philliesbaseballfan.com/post/6-8-21-a-look-at-the-2015-draft
Here’s a link to the 2016 draft article … https://www.philliesbaseballfan.com/post/6-9-21-a-look-at-the-2016-draft
Here goes 🤓 …
I’ve read that a WAR rating of 2.0 is average … just a reference for the data below. The number of games for each player listed is as of today, the date of my research. The teams are listed in order by the # of the players they drafted and signed in 2017 who have at least reached the major leagues to date ( high to low - regardless of length of time in the show ).
I went a step further to determine how many players have had “impact” … meaning extended stays in the big leagues. They are categorized and listed below.
Overall 2017 Draft Results to Date : 1,214 picks - 938 signed - 61 have reached the majors ( 6.5 % of those who signed & 5 % of the total drafted )
Position Players with more than 400 big league games : None
Position Players with 100 to 399 big league games : ( 4 - 0.4 % of those who signed ) in order by MLB games played
Brewers - 2B Keston Hiura ( 1st Rd ) - 180 games - 0.3 WAR
Angels - OF Jo Adell ( 1st Rd ) - 124 games - minus 1.5 WAR
Astros - 2B Josh Rojas ( 26th Rd ) - 116 games - 0.0 WAR - now with D’Backs
Phillies - OF Adam Haseley ( 1st Rd ) - 116 games - 1.5 WAR
Position Players with 70 to 99 big league games : ( 2 - 0.2 % of those who signed ) in order by MLB games played
Mariners - 1B Evan White ( 1st Rd ) - 84 games - minus 0.5 WAR
D’Backs - 1B Pavin Smith ( 1st Rd ) - 72 games - 1.3 WAR
Pitchers with 30 or more big league games : 5 ( 0.5 % of those who signed ) in order by MLB games played
Indians - RH James Karinchak ( 9th Rd ) - 60 games - 1.8 WAR
Royals - RH Tyler Zuber ( 6th Rd ) - 43 games - minus 0.1 WAR
Angels - RH Griffin Canning ( 2nd Rd ) - 40 games - 2.9 WAR
Phillies - RH Connor Brogdon ( 10th Rd ) - 33 games - minus 0.1 WAR
Padres - LH Nick Margevicius ( 7th Rd ) - 32 games - minus 1.4 WAR
Pitchers with 17 to 29 big league games : 11 ( 1.2 % of those who signed ) in order by MLB games played
Rangers - LH John King ( 10th Rd ) - 28 games - 0.6 WAR
Astros - RH Brandon Bielack ( 11th Rd ) - 25 games - minus 0.9 WAR
Tigers - RH Will Vest ( 12th Rd ) - 24 games - minus 0.7 WAR
Mets - LH David Peterson ( 1st Rd ) - 21 games - 0.5 WAR
Mariners - RH Seth Elledge ( 4th Rd ) - 20 games - minus 0.1 WAR
Braves - RH Kyle Wright ( 1st Rd ) - 20 games - minus 0.1 WAR
D’Backs - LH Tarik Skubar ( 29th Rd ) - 20 games - 0.6 WAR - now
Marlins - LH Trevor Rogers ( 1st Rd ) - 19 games - 2.3 WAR
Dodgers - LH Zach Pop ( 7th Rd ) - 18 games - minus 0.4 WAR - now with Marlins
Yankees - RH Garrett Whitlock ( 18th Rd ) - 17 games - 0.9 WAR
Rays - LH Josh Fleming ( 5th Rd ) - 17 games - 1.3 WAR
Teams :
Astros - 42 picks - 36 signed - 7 have reached the majors
Rays - 41 picks - 31 signed - 4 have reached the majors
Phillies - 40 picks - 30 signed - 4 have reached the majors
D’Backs - 41 picks - 31 signed - 4 have reached the majors
Angels - 40 picks - 29 signed - 4 have reached the majors
Mariners - 40 picks - 31 signed - 3 have reached the majors
Rockies - 40 picks - 35 signed - 3 have reached the majors
Yankees - 40 picks - 23 signed - 3 have reached the majors
Cubs - 41 picks - 29 signed - 3 have reached the majors
Indians - 40 picks - 31 signed - 3 have reached the majors
Blue Jays - 41 picks - 31 signed - 3 have reached the majors
Brewers - 41 picks - 29 signed - 2 have reached the majors
Twins - 41 picks - 29 signed - 2 have reached the majors
Nationals - 40 picks - 33 signed - 2 have reached the majors
Cardinals - 38 picks - 34 signed - 2 have reached the majors
Dodgers - 40 picks - 33 signed - 2 have reached the majors
Padres - 40 picks - 30 signed - 2 have reached the majors
Braves - 40 picks - 26 signed - 2 have reached the majors
Royals - 41 picks - 35 signed - 1 has reached the majors
Mets - 40 picks - 32 signed - 1 has reached the majors
Orioles - 41 picks - 32 signed - 1 has reached the majors
Pirates - 42 picks - 37 signed -1 has reached the majors
Red Sox - 40 picks - 32 signed - 1 has reached the majors
Rangers- 41 picks - 25 signed - 1 has reached the majors
Tigers - 40 picks - 31 signed - 1 has reached the majors
Marlins - 41 picks - 36 signed - 1 has reached the majors
Reds - 41 picks - 24 signed - 1 has reached the majors
White Sox - 40 picks - 35 signed - 1 has reached the majors
Giants - 40 picks - 33 signed - none have reached the majors
A’s - 41 picks - 35 signed - none have reached the majors
