3 MLB #1 Draft Picks Didn't Play in MLB...What Happened? 

There would have been four before 2022 but then Mark Appel made his MLB debut. That’s an incredible story

Mark Appel relieved this video wasn't made 2 years ago

It is crazy that all 3 teams won World Series within 5 years

i played call of duty warzone with Brady Aiken in ~2020-2021 or so. he actually used to stream it and have a decent audience. cool guy, never really mentioned baseball with him, but i knew who he was. havent heard anything from him since

The problem with the Aiken situation was that teams couldn't give draft prospects physicals before the draft, which is just an insanely stupid situation. The NFL allows teams to physically examine players. So the Astros (and every other team) had/have no idea of a draftee's health when picked. No one would have picked Aiken number 1 with his elbow issues... had they known of them. Way too much of a risk to go that high. And people ridiculed the Astros for the situation, but history has totally proven them right.

40.50 ERA is wild

Turned down $5 million to play the sport he loves on the biggest stage. That’s a different type of hubris.

I went to school with Brian Taylor, same grade and classes, I knew him well while we were in school. It was quite a thing when all that happened.

the second taylor said "i'm too tired to try to get better" he should have been sent packing. tells you everything you need to know about him as a player. he was never going to make it.

The Brian Taylor story was about defending a woman beating older brother by mistake. Brian's older brother liked beating up his girlfriend. Then one day the girlfriend's brother stepped into his home to catch Taylor's brother beating on his sister. He gave him a sound thrashing and sent him home crying. An older brother should always be ready to defend and protect a younger brother, especially one with a bright professional career ahead of him. Not this Moron, he LIED to Brian telling him he got beat up for no good reason and Brian should get revenge for him. Now here is where the story gets tragic. The girlfriend's brother was actually Brian's good childhood friend. So when Brian appeared at his doorstep, he let him in with his older brother. Who again LIED about getting a beating for no good reason. He told Brian the truth about seeing his sister getting beaten by Brian's older brother. Brian did not believe him and took a mighty punch at him. He ducked, and the force of the missed punch dislocated his left shoulder. In tremendous pain, finally Brian believed the truth and his brother fessed up about beating his girlfriend. Too little and too late. The damage was done and so was Brian's baseball career. The Yankee P.R. department for years made up the phony story about Brian being in a bar fight. Years later, after Brian was arrested for Drug Dealing, the real truth was finally revealed.

Those of us that are a little older remember a lot of top draft picks that ended up being major busts/disappointments....But Brien Taylor may be the biggest bust ever

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Taylor sounded like a headache and a half to deal eith

Though familiar with Chilcott's status as a number one who never made the bigs, I learnt a lot about him from this. Glad to see he made a life for himself outside the game. Many who enjoy greater advantages than Chilcott don't manage that, and not only in pro sports.

The fastest I’ve seen a draft pick go to the majors was Chris Sale in 2010.

Very different reasons... Chilcott was an on-field injury that today might have a different result.. but was tearing it up... Taylor.. also tearing it up.. but then failed to listen to Crash Davis (and the movie was out by then).. and protect that golden arm.. very stupid move.. Aiken.. very different reason and can't blame the player or the team on this one. Team found the medicals that scared them.. and it wasn't an injury but what ended up being a weakness that was an injury.. Not sure if he had signed w/ houston before he needed TJ, if it would have turned out different (other than more $$$$).

i remember the crowds taylor drew at lockhart stadium it was insane!

As much as I hate the astros it’s pretty incredible that they fucked up the number one pick twice in a row and still became great just a few years later

If Dave Chappelle had made a skit about Brien Taylor, you'd get another installment of "When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong!" The guy could have been part of the pitching rotation of a dynasty in the late 1990s, only to become an another reminder of how when keeping it real goes wrong.

Imagine if the Mets had drafted Reggie and kept Ryan?

1.55 million is currently a lot of money for most adults on the planet.

Scott Boras seems to be the kiss of death these days.

2014 was the year you had the three top pitchers that everyone was saying were can't miss - Aiken, Tyler Kolek and Carlos Rodon. Aiken and Kolek never made the bigs due to injuries while Rodon struggled until 2021.

I was trading every rookie card for Taylor. Griffey, Cansenco, McGwire..... Everyone! FM Fn L.

What about Matt White? Signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for a approx 10 million signing bonus.

As a Yankee fan who survived the years of the late 80s/early 90s, drafting Brien Taylor in 1991 was supposed to be the relief we needed...

I’m really curious to hear from Aiken as well. I wish him nothing but the best and really hope he’s doing ok. Sports is one of those things where, in a few cases, what separates a great player from one that falls completely away is health. Some guys are lucky with it and become legends and many hit health snags and become perpetual ‘what-if’s’. Sports is the one profession where health is paramount. If I tear my rotator cuff in my day job I’d be able to keep on working no problem - in baseball you’re likely done.

I thought Matt Bush would be here, but he somehow got MLB play AFTER his dumbass went to prison.

Think I still have somewhere Brien Taylor’s baseball card

The Mets not drafting Reggie Jackson for non baseball reasons then getting their ass beat by his team in the World Series is poetic justice

The Mets gave up on Nolan Ryan 2

Mark Appel should get a dishonorable mention

About a potential future #4?

Houston did just fine after the Brady Aiken pick. With him not signing in 2014. They took Alex Bregman the next year with their compensatory pick.

Feel bad for Aiken. Kid had the goods too.

Things worked out for the Astros since they got Bregman.

The catcher prolly had a cannon for an arm before getting hurt.

Looking at Brady's IG seem to indicate that he's living his best life... looks happy to me

For fairness, the 2 pitchers that told Houston to shove it at least won't have asterisks by their names by the fans with Houston's World Series wins. I mean, now they don't have to have World Series rings that should've had a Trash Can designed into the side of them.

You do realize bregman cheated to even come close to mike trout?

This music choice at the beginning of the video almost sounds like Castlevania

good god i can't imagine saying "no thanks" to 5 million dollars. you take that money regardless of if you think you are the greatest pitcher who ever lived because you have no idea what's going to happen.

So we have Aiken to thank for the Astros getting Bregman… I’m sure Aiken is a decent enough dude, and I’ve never met him, but I hate him now knowing this information 😂

7:10 Did you call Brien Taylor , Ryan Taylor.

Like I don’t get baseball ,, either your a pitcher & you can evaluate pitcher talent pretty easy I guess… but other than that how do you evaluate SS , 1B,2B,3B Outfiled , Catcher what do they look for ?? Looks like every one does the same thing except pitcher , & catcher. Can someone HELP ME!!??

Yes, the Brady Aiken situation seems like the worst of the three but maybe that's because Aiken's full story is still being written. The other two guys have lived out their lives (or most of it) and there's a sense of closure, whether it's good or bad. One thing for sure is that his story should be a cautionary tale against greed. Even after the Astros found something wrong with his arm, they still offered him $5 million dollars. Whether the Players Association got involved or not, they still offered him $5 million dollars. That's still a lot of money for a kid just out of school that's never thrown a pitch in the major leagues.

I’m shocked Brian Taylor didnt have a great work ethic. That’s really odd

Paul Skenes is Dwight Gooden 2.0 if he played in New York he would be a god

Brien Taylor was all the hype, I remember people trying to get his cards during the junk wax times

I feel bad for Chillcott, but not Taylor.

Don’t forget he also stole an entire World Series in 2017. How much was the signing bonus for that trash can ?

Yankees never had another big pitching prospect drafted or signed like Ryan Taylor. Yes we had some pitching prospects that became big prospects yet not with this talent.

The Brain T story really annoys me. The Yankees wanted him to go to winter ball and he did not want to go. Ugg

Dodgers sign in right now. Lol

You forgot Kyler Murray

We all know Astros World Series win doesn’t count

Should have calle out the mets guy who said that about reggie

RJ is STILL one of my faves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mess up two first overall picks in a row yet still create sustainable success? Jeff Luhnow masterclass.

Paul Skenes lost Livvy to Baby Gronk.

Holliday got sent back to the minors.

Honestly sounds like Brien did a lot of it to himself and might not have made the show, at least with the yankees, anyways. If hes already saying hes "too tired" to take developmental practice at 19 years old

Boooo clickbait thumbnail

My best guesses are a Mets catcher (forgot the name, .25 of a point ig), Brien Taylor, and Brady Aiken

jackson holliday basically never made it lmao

The Mets shouldn't have won in 1969. What a joke.

I'm glad it was the Spankees who signed that primadonna Taylor.

Was Mark Appel not a #1 pick? Thats the only guess I had, not sure why he was in my head? I thought he never got through to MLB.

2 had dominant home grown cores, one used cameras and tvs behind the dugout and remain in baseball because $$$$$

jackson holiday sucks

This entire video is just Stark whinging about racism. I bet this guy doesn't even think anti-white racism is a thing that exists.

First We will return to Tradition, no more “only X amount of views in X amount of seconds, wow washed”

really this can be summed up ina 2 minute video "why didnt they? They got Injuried and didnt rebound"

So much racial divide involved in the history of baseball.

The racism Reggie experienced is something all Black players dealt with even if you may not have been told.

212th

i think brady aiken makes paranormal videos on @projectfear these days