Major League Baseball’s draft is an inexact science where teams often don’t see whether a player will succeed at baseball’s highest level until years after he has been selected. While some later-round draft picks will eventually strike gold for a franchise (such as Hall of Famer Mike Piazza as a 62nd-round pick of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1988 and four-time All-Star Jack Clark as a 13th-round selection of the San Francisco Giants in 1973), much of the focus is on the players selected in the early rounds and their eventual success or demise. With that in mind, let’s take a look at one player from each team in the National League West who was drafted early and turned out to be a bust. Arizona Diamondbacks — SS Corey Myers The Diamondbacks had high hopes for Myers, a Phoenix high schooler, drafting him fourth overall in 1999. However, Myers tried four different positions and never made it past Triple-A, finally retiring with a .273 career batting average over nine minor league seasons. Colorado Rockies — RHRead More
The biggest MLB draft busts for every NL West team
