TOP 15 MLB DRAFT BUSTS Of The 1980's!! - CAN'T MISS Prospects FALL Completely FLAT!!

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It's time for a new BUSTS video and today we go back to the biggest 15 DRAFT BUSTS of the 1980's!! I'll also include (When I could find it) information on WHERE THEY ARE TODAY!! This list will include highly touted prospects such as DREW HALL, MONTY FARRIS & KURT BROWN, who was somehow taken ahead of BARRY BONDS!! Who comes in at #1?? Watch and find out!
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@Budnik93 Месяц назад

21:07 you mistakenly said Augie Schmidt was drafted in '97, not '79.

@lurkinginshadows1141 Месяц назад

Terry Blocker may have been a bust in MLB, but he deserved a medal for what he did off the field. 👏

@johnrust592 Месяц назад

Totally agree. Great story.

@badgerden7080 Месяц назад

I remember when he played for the Mets.

@jaycompany4886 Месяц назад

Good for him. 👍

@cybercatgaming6052 Месяц назад

Holy shit, good on Terry Blocker at least

@BigBobbyBoLo Месяц назад

that's one hell of a story! what a great guy

@Denozo88 Месяц назад

Him giving the money to the widow tells me the man he is.

@TimEric4d3d3d3 Месяц назад

5:11 Wait, the Oakland A's tried saving money and it blew up in their face? Never!

@ericponce8740 Месяц назад

The Braves were high on Tyler Houston, who was selected 2nd overall in 1989, behind Ben McDonald of the Orioles. But, bad attitude and lack of production, pushed Tyler down the pecking order of Braves prospects. Eventually, Javy Lopez surpassed Tyler as the top-catching prospect in the Braves organization. And, of course, Javy was an All-Star player.

@dmmamc Месяц назад

I'm surprised Paul Coleman didn't make the list. 6th overall in 89 by the cards. One pick ahead of Frank Thomas. Coleman never made it to AAA.

@ChrisDeRoin Месяц назад

Hey! Ty Griffin and Mark Merchant both ended up with my hometown Sioux City Explorers, then of the independent Northern League.

@Dulcimerist Месяц назад

Kelly Gruber was a Rule 5 pick? Have you done a "Best Rule 5 Picks" video yet? It's rare that those work out. Shawn Abner was the name I remembered the most on this list.

@theramplocal Месяц назад

Holy crap I haven't thought abt Abner since I was collecting baseball cards in the 80s. Wow, what a great baseball name btw

@ousamaabdu794 Месяц назад

Shawn Abner had some serious talent..

@richdouglas2311 Месяц назад

"Bust" is such a tough term in baseball. Unlike football and basketball, it takes years for most players to develop after being drafted; it's such a huge craps shoot.

@Denozo88 Месяц назад

True though if they can't even maie the show their a bust.

@Dulcimerist Месяц назад

Since the Olympics are this season, would you be able to highlight the 1984 USA Olympic baseball team? 18 of the 20 players on that roster were drafted in the first round in 1984 or 1985, and there are some big names on that team. The 1988 Olympic team had some decent players as well, but 1984 was loaded!

@Denozo88 Месяц назад

Who were some of those players?

@Dulcimerist Месяц назад

@@Denozo88 Will Clark, Mark McGuire, Barry Larkin, B.J. Surhoff, Cory Snyder, Shane Mack, Bobby Witt, Bill Swift, Oddibe McDowell, Chris Gwynn, John Marzano, and Scott Bankhead are players from that team that I remember seeing in MLB.

@Denozo88 Месяц назад

@@Dulcimerist thats an impressive number.

@tonycrabtree3416 Месяц назад

@@DulcimeristTidbit about Larkin. His Michigan teammates included Hal Morris, Chris Sabo, Jim Abbott, and scott Kamieniecki. And? Shawn Abner…

@Mikel-ep9nr Месяц назад

Terry Blocker!!! Good on ya!!!

@georgesouthwick7000 Месяц назад

Just about the only thing you can be sure of is most of the “can’t miss” prospects will, in fact not only miss, but miss really big.

@pirate21 Месяц назад

Included in the Jeff Jackson club are Paul Coleman and Earl Cunningham all HS athletic outfielders drafted around Frank Thomas by NL East teams. All also put up terrible numbers even in the low minors. And of course I invested in all three players’ rookie cards big time and still have literally hundreds of each players RC in a box somewhere…

@ericponce8740 Месяц назад

In 1989, scouts stated that Earl Cunningham was the best high school hitter in SC since Jim Rice. But, sadly, it didn't pan out for Earl and the Cubs.

@chrislewis5069 Месяц назад

I have no idea what a counterfeit karaoke business would even be?

@johnrust592 Месяц назад

That makes two of us. I never even counterfeit karaoke was a thing.

@philiprice7875 Месяц назад

if you hear me (try to ) sing you will be very gratefull it is a fake

@rslitman Месяц назад

I wonder if maybe it's the use of the music without licensing it.

@tonycrabtree3416 Месяц назад

@@rslitmanOr using another company’s play list and music.

@sunfarmer1797 Месяц назад

Not paying royalties for licensed music, like copying CDs and DVDs and selling them for a profit

@JeffreyJetsKohut Месяц назад

Thank you for showcasing 2 Blue Jays. I always wondered their stories.

@zachmartin5694 Месяц назад

I’d love to see a video about outlier seasons. Players who have one season where they are amazing mixed in among bad season or the opposite

@kylefrandsen372 Месяц назад

This is the best part of your channel. The stories and countdowns keeping me scrolling over your previous uploads. Thanks for the amazing content.

@KennethFrierson-wt6xt Месяц назад

Terry Blocker take him off the Bust list WOW a real hero!!!❤

@traderduke2 Месяц назад

Great job on this video... writing, narration, research, editing.

@troyprice7407 Месяц назад

excellent video, lots of info I did not know. Shotkowski story is crazy!

@SeanConnoly Месяц назад

Good video and I remember Terry Blocker from watching the Braves on TBS. Side note, why is it commercials or adds will always play with no issues, but actual content is problematic at times.

@justingerald Месяц назад

The most notable thing here was that a 22 year old Joe Posnanski was writing about Ty Griffin in the minors

@ILoveMisty1985 Месяц назад

He did begin his journalism career in Charlotte, after all!

@zoeledwards6617 Месяц назад

This is very good video because I never heard of these MLB busts and good to know how they try in major league but couldn’t pan out. Thank for this video

@forcefivepodcast Месяц назад

I really like your videos, keep up the good work!

@LaMostraVia Месяц назад

Terry Blocker put his own life on the line to help solve that murder. 🏆Champion🏆

@rslitman Месяц назад

We had professional baseball players named Billy Beane, Billy Bean, and Bill Bene all around the same time. These days, Beane, despite being a draft bust, is best known as GM of the "Moneyball" A's, while Bean is best-known for being MLB inclusion ambassador.

@chriskoch2200 Месяц назад

If you drafted a team with Jim Rice in LF Billy Beane in CF, and Billy Bean in RF, your outfield would be Beans and Rice.

@AlexanderTB6 Месяц назад

Thank you my friend

@michaelrotter1134 Месяц назад

Good stuff Erik

@bryanreed3559 Месяц назад

Fun fact about Shawn Abner. His son is a retired professional esports athlete, in optic scumpi. Seth was one of the best players over multiple Call of Duties & one of the more popular RU-vidrs for the games. Still active in the COD community having live streams for major events. His dad was talked about a lot in vlogs from a RU-vidr named H3cz, always calling him a former professional baseball player. Never mentioning the fact he’s one of the biggest draft busts of all time.

@petepyeatt6909 Месяц назад

Gregg Jeffries was the man I don’t care what anyone says.

@kevinkiss3340 Месяц назад

According to Sports Illustrated.

@theramplocal Месяц назад

So many Gregg Jeffries rookie cards, so many mistakes childhood me made lol

@rslitman Месяц назад

As a Phillies fan, unfortunately I do remember Jeff Jackson. Most of the Phillies 1st round picks in the 1980s were busts, although some had cups of coffee in the majors, sometimes with other teams. 1981 pick Johnny Abrego, whose brief MLB time was with the Cubs, had only 1 big league win. It was against the Phillies.

@rslitman Месяц назад

4:07 Lynn (sic) Dykstra - Not a draft bust. Played on NL pennant winners with both the Mets and Phillies. But not as good a citizen as Terry Blocker.

@Brett-gg8cs Месяц назад

The Astros had a lot of top outfield prospects when they picked Willie Ansley that, like Willie, didn't pan out: Eric Anthony, Cameron Drew, John Fishel. At least they flipped Anthony to Seattle for Mike Hampton.

@aroprime7650 Месяц назад

Why would the Cubs pick Ventura over Griffin? Nolan Ryan could have took them both any day of the week. Headlock on each arm banging their heads together.

@tonycrabtree3416 Месяц назад

I was thinking, “Boy, Griffin sure dodged a bullet!” 😂😂

@JeffreyJetsKohut Месяц назад

Bill Bene had a career 1.95 WHIP... REALLY BAD!

@Rambletambleforever Месяц назад

Ouch

@JunkYardCardGuy Месяц назад

Bill Bene was the first guy I can remember who could throw a 95mph FB and 80mph slider with the exact same release point.

@GeeEm1313 Месяц назад

I had aome of these baseball cards. Yay, junk wax era.

@scottgetty5547 Месяц назад

less than 1% of all professional baseball players make it to the bigs....even 1 game in the bigs proves you're not a bust never liked that term

@orbyfan Месяц назад

The 1980 draft in which Mike King was taken was the last for Charlie Finley as owner of the A's.

@jaytrace1006 Месяц назад

When are we going to see the Terry Blocker movie?

@TG-ld8hl Месяц назад

5:10 Not surprised bro didn’t work out in the Bigs. Morningside sounds like the name of a Montessori school, not a college that preps you for MLB hitters

@Jareyes42 Месяц назад

Aluminum 3 3/4 bats. Wooden bats are for real men.

@thomgage7083 Месяц назад

There's a big difference between using the fourth pick to draft someone and the team using their fourth pick to draft someone.

@gavinlepoer9424 Месяц назад

Imagine a WIP of almost one!! Forget about adding the hits!

@antagonisstic Месяц назад

Pets are like Family. Have someone come by to feed and check on em if you cannot take your pet with you. And yet so many Teams passed on top 5 players in the late 80s and 90s.

@whatsthestory2612 13 дней назад

The 1980s Oakland A's absolutely destroyed the careers of every pitcher they drafted. Mike Morgan, Rick Langford, Mike Norris, Steve McCatty, Mike King, Stan Hilton, and Tim Belcher were all ruined by the coaching staff of the early Billy Martin Oakland A's. The amount of inning these starting pitchers were forced to pitch was unrealistic. The A's didn't believe in relief pitching in the 1980s, and expected their pitchers to throw complete games. The A's should have won 5 World Series in the 1980s.

@andrewlisting7310 Месяц назад

If I’m not mistaken didn’t Monty Farris develop the “yips” when it came to throwing?

@mattdennis7511 Месяц назад

Lets me know Steve Decker wasn't as bad as he was let on to be.

@Crash33333a Месяц назад

You know, if you had used the Rangers announcers to say that about picking Harris over Thomas it would've meant more. Those 2 goofs for the Sox were the 2 biggest "homers" in the game. Even worse the Joe Buck with St. Louis. Constantly comparing these guys to known PED users doesn't make your list more impressive.

@user-ou3dm6th3x Месяц назад

Albert Pujols, 13th round. Kieth Hernandez 37th round. NFL Tom Brady 6th round. You never know.

@RCSTILE 4 дня назад

Did you notice the majority of these records were set in the stones ages of professional baseball ?

@chrisuncleahmad Месяц назад

Topic idea: best do or die LDS game 5’s

@Rockhound6165 Месяц назад

I'll never forget the 1989 draft. The Phillies had the 4th pick in the draft. Do they draft Frank Thomas who's sitting there doing nothing? Nope. They take high school kid Jeff Jackson. Jackson never made it past AA. Everyone knows that the draft is a crap shoot but Frank Thomas was a can't miss once in a generation player. I can't help but think about Thomas hitting in The Vet. He would have been a perennial 50 home run hitter in that stadium.

@ousamaabdu794 Месяц назад

Actually, I think they made the right move at the time for Jeff Jackson. Overall, position players coming out of HS tend to have a higher ceiling and do better than college position players. Jeff Jackson had all of the tools. Was definitely the best athlete in the 89 draft.. Of course, hindsight is 20/20 and he didn't pan out.

@JeffreyJetsKohut Месяц назад

You made a mistake at 16:10 - Jeff Jackson played for the CUBS organization not Whitesox.

@braypro930 Месяц назад

Cory Snyder he was on the cover of sports illustrated in 1987?

@rslitman Месяц назад

So the Yankees had in their system at least 2 pitchers with the given name of Michael King between 1983 and 2023.

@badgerden7080 Месяц назад

Shawn Abner taken by the Mets. What a mistake that was.

@MarlinWilliams-ts5ul Месяц назад

Is Todd Van Poppel on the list? Or was that in the 90s?

@tonycrabtree3416 Месяц назад

1990 pick.

@Imboredofdeath Месяц назад

Shawn abner also the father of pro cod player Seth abner or scump one of the greatest player of all time.

@user-ou3dm6th3x Месяц назад

Willie Ansley could’ve made more money playing for the Sooners under Barry Switzer.

@JunkYardCardGuy Месяц назад

Do NOT mention the name Ty Griffin anywhere near Wrigley...even more than Steve Bartman

@indyracingnut Месяц назад

Where was Brien Taylor of the Yankees? He was by FAR the biggest draft bust I can remember

@saturnine000 Месяц назад

He was a 90s draft bust.

@michaelwolf6424 Месяц назад

Is this the Yankees LH pitcher who got into a fight with some guy in a bar. . .resulting in him messing up his pitching hand??

@ousamaabdu794 Месяц назад

@@michaelwolf6424Correct.. Quite possibly the greatest pitching prospect of all time.. Sad that a small time bar fight ruined his career. He had it all

@boopah4365 Месяц назад

20:50, he was drafted in '82 or '97??

@bretadounitedfc Месяц назад

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@nickmorgan8434 Месяц назад

Is Todd Van Popple on here?

@rslitman Месяц назад

He was drafted in 1990.

@SezarLopez Месяц назад

They left the part of the Dodgers pitcher Billy Bene came out of the closet

@dporter2112 Месяц назад

Money Fariss 🙂

@Goawaykidyoubotherme Месяц назад

What's a counterfeit karaoke business

@CutterHistorical Месяц назад

The Jays of the early 80s were desperate y'know, being near the bottom of the MLB for several years

@stevejohnson1577 Месяц назад

The Jays made hay with the rule 5 drafts… and Gillick made great trades and scouting in the Dominican Republic, even if the draft wasnt productive

@rslitman Месяц назад

@@stevejohnson1577George Bell has also a Rule 5 pick for Toronto.

@CutterHistorical Месяц назад

@@rslitman I was talking the MLB Draft, Rule 5 I know they were good at

@rslitman Месяц назад

@@CutterHistorical The Blue Jays had a draft bust in, I think, 1979, catcher Jay Schroeder, who was something like the 2nd or 3rd overall pick. He left baseball, became a college quarterback, and played in the NFL for Washington.

@gavinlepoer9424 Месяц назад

I want to see a video of how the lives of all the guys that left messages turned out after high school. Ugh. I did worse than every guy on this list, no need to watch mine.

@gavinlepoer9424 Месяц назад

Wow someone had 3 signed donald harris cards!!! Lucky bastard is probably retired on a beach with all that money!!