Por Daniel de Malas / danieldemalas@swingcompleto.com
Por acá les traemos los mejores peloteros elegidos, año por año, en el Draft MLB, sorteo que se inauguró en 1965, con la selección de Rick Monday por los Kansas City Athletics.
De todos los jugadores disponibles en la categoría juvenil, el primer seleccionado es considerado como un status superior, aunque ciertamente no siempre llegan a traducir su talento al nivel Grandes Ligas.
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El primer número 1 del Draft MLB que terminó en el Salón de la Fama fue Ken Griffey Jr. (elegido en la selección de 1987), pues, aunque Harold Baines (1977) llegó primero al béisbol, su camino a Cooperstown fue mucho más complejo que el de “The Kid”.
Carlos Correa (2012) es el único Draft 1 elegido fuera del territorio continental de los Estados Unidos, al ser seleccionado desde Puerto Rican Baseball Academy High School.
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No los demoramos más, aquí el listado anual de los peloteros elegidos número 1 del Draft MLB, cortesía de Baseball Reference Bullpen:
Año Jugador Equipo Posición Escuela Natural de 1965 Rick Monday Kansas City Athletics OF Arizona State University Batesville, AR 1966 Steve Chilcott New York Mets C Antelope Valley High School Lancaster, CA 1967 Ron Blomberg New York Yankees 1B Druid Hills High School Atlanta, GA 1968 Tim Foli New York Mets SS Notre Dame High School Canoga Park, CA 1969 Jeff Burroughs Washington Senators OF Wilson High School (Long Beach) Long Beach, CA 1970 Mike Ivie San Diego Padres C Walker High School Decatur, GA 1971 Danny Goodwin Chicago White Sox OF Peoria Central High School Peoria, IL 1972 Dave Roberts San Diego Padres 3B University of Oregon Lebanon, OR 1973 David Clyde Texas Rangers P Westchester High School Houston, TX 1974 Bill Almon San Diego Padres SS Brown University Providence, RI 1975 Danny Goodwin California Angels C Southern University St. Louis, MO 1976 Floyd Bannister Houston Astros P Arizona State University Pierre, SD 1977 Harold Baines Chicago White Sox OF St. Michaels High School St. Michaels, MD 1978 Bob Horner Atlanta Braves 1B Arizona State University Junction City, KS 1979 Al Chambers Seattle Mariners OF John Harris High School Harrisburg, PA 1980 Darryl Strawberry New York Mets OF Crenshaw High School Los Angeles, CA 1981 Mike Moore Seattle Mariners P Oral Roberts University Eakly, OK 1982 Shawon Dunston Chicago Cubs SS Thomas Jefferson High School Brooklyn, NY 1983 Tim Belcher Minnesota Twins P Mount Vernon Nazarene College Mount Gilead, OH 1984 Shawn Abner New York Mets OF Mechanicsburg Area High School Mechanicsburg, PA 1985 B.J. Surhoff Milwaukee Brewers C University of North Carolina Bronx, NY 1986 Jeff King Pittsburgh Pirates 3B University of Arkansas Marion, IN 1987 Ken Griffey, Jr Seattle Mariners OF Moeller High School Cincinnati, OH 1988 Andy Benes San Diego Padres P University of Evansville Evansville, IN 1989 Ben McDonald Baltimore Orioles P Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 1990 Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves 3B Bolles School Pierson, FL 1991 Brien Taylor New York Yankees P East Carteret High School Beaufort, NC 1992 Phil Nevin Houston Astros 3B California State-Fullerton Fullerton, CA 1993 Alex Rodriguez Seattle Mariners SS Westminster Christian High School Miami, FL 1994 Paul Wilson New York Mets P Florida State University Orlando, FL 1995 Darin Erstad California Angels OF University of Nebraska Jamestown, ND 1996 Kris Benson Pittsburgh Pirates P Clemson University Superior, WI 1997 Matt Anderson Detroit Tigers P Rice University Louisville, KY 1998 Pat Burrell Philadelphia Phillies OF University of Miami Eureka Springs, AR 1999 Josh Hamilton Tampa Bay Devil Rays OF Athens Drive High School Raleigh, NC 2000 Adrian Gonzalez Florida Marlins 1B Eastlake High School (Chula Vista) Chula Vista, CA 2001 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins C Cretin-Derham Hall High School St. Paul, MN 2002 Bryan Bullington Pittsburgh Pirates P Ball State University Indianapolis, IN 2003 Delmon Young Tampa Bay Devil Rays OF Camarillo High School Camarillo, CA 2004 Matt Bush San Diego Padres SS Mission Bay High School San Diego, CA 2005 Justin Upton Arizona Diamondbacks SS Great Bridge High School Chesapeake, VA 2006 Luke Hochevar Kansas City Royals P American Association Fowler, CO 2007 David Price Tampa Bay Devil Rays P Vanderbilt University Murfreesboro, TN 2008 Tim Beckham Tampa Bay Rays SS Griffin High School Griffin, GA 2009 Stephen Strasburg Washington Nationals P San Diego State University San Diego, CA 2010 Bryce Harper Washington Nationals C College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV 2011 Gerrit Cole Pittsburgh Pirates P UCLA Orange, CA 2012 Carlos Correa Houston Astros IF Puerto Rican Baseball Academy High School Gurabo, PR 2013 Mark Appel Houston Astros P Stanford University Houston, TX 2014 Brady Aiken Houston Astros P Cathedral Catholic High School (Del Mar) San Diego, CA 2015 Dansby Swanson Arizona Diamondbacks SS Vanderbilt University Marietta, GA 2016 Mickey Moniak Philadelphia Phillies OF La Costa Canyon High School Carlsbad, CA 2017 Royce Lewis Minnesota Twins SS Junipero Serra High School Aliso Viejo, CA 2018 Casey Mize Detroit Tigers P Auburn University Springville, AL 2019 Adley Rutschman Baltimore Orioles C Oregon State University Sherwood, OR 2020 Spencer Torkelson Detroit Tigers 1B Arizona State University Petaluma, CA 2021 Henry Davis Pittsburgh Pirates C University of Louisville Bedford, NY 2022 Jackson Holliday Baltimore Orioles SS Stillwater (OK) High School Stillwater, OK 2023 Paul Skenes Pittsburgh Pirates P Louisiana State University Lake Forest, CA
