Monday, June 7, 2010

Assessing 2009's 1st Round Draft Picks

So with today being the first day of the MLB Draft, and all, I thought we might take a gander and see how all 30 1st Round picks are doing so far. Then we'll make some observations. The following stats are career-to-date


































NameTeamHigh LevelMajor StatsSecondary Stats
StrasburgWSHAAA1.30 ERA/0.80 WHIP65K:13BB
AckleySEAAA.251/.408/.35927K:40BB
TateSDN/A
SanchezPITA+.314/.416/.50036K:27BB
HobgoodBALA4.50 ERA/1.42 WHIP39K:26BB
WheelerSFA5.06 ERA/1.43 WHIP33K:17BB
MinorATLAA3.13 ERA/1.09 WHIP108K:28BB
LeakeCINMLB2.22 ERA/1.23 WHIP50K:25BB
TurnerDETA4.01 ERA/1.17 WHIP44K:7BB
StorenWSHMLB1.93 ERA/1.18 WHIP6K:5BB
MatzekCOLA2.40 ERA/1.20 WHIP18K:8BB
CrowKCAA5.68 ERA/1.65 WHIP40K:30BB
GreenOAKA+.309/.351/.41758K:14BB
PurkeTEXN/A
WhiteCLEAA2.54 ERA/1.04 WHIP52K:23BB
BorcheringARIA.252/.307/.41750K:18BB
PollockARIA.271/.319/.37636K:16BB
JamesFLAA5.65 ERA/1.64 WHIP31K:19BB
MillerStLA5.18 ERA/1.54 WHIP54K:14BB
JenkinsTORA3.48 ERA/1.22 WHIP59K:12BB
MierHOUA.242/.338/.37084K:53BB
GibsonMINAA2.27 ERA/1.06 WHIP67K:20BB
MitchellCWSA.296/.417/.43540K:23BB
GrichukLAAA.293/.329/.51394K:15BB
TroutLAAA.359/.432/.51968K:48BB
ArnettMILA6.01 ERA/1.56 WHIP73K:39BB
FranklinSEAA.319/.359/.55455K:18BB
FuentesBOSA.281/.326/.39170K:14BB
HeathcottNYYA.258/.343/.2904K:4BB
WashingtonTBN/A
JacksonCHCA+.297/.406/.441106K:67BB
WheelerCOLA+.260/.345/.390111K:56BB


*Four first-round picks have yet to play a game for their team, including the notable Matt Purke, who decided that he'd rather play for TCU than the Rangers.
*Obviously Stephen Strasburg is the marquee name, and when he debuts tomorrow, the Nationals will have two of their '09 picks already on the 25-man roster.
*Jiovanni Mier was the 9th high school player chosen in the first-round. His .708 OPS is the second-worst of all position players taken in the first-round, not counting Zachary Heathcott, the Yankees 1st selection, who has only played in eight games. Total.