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Edgy DC Jul 13 2006 09:43 AM

Who was the last Yankee first-round pick to don the hallowed pinstripes of the parent club?

seawolf17 Jul 13 2006 09:46 AM

Cap'n Intangibles?

Frayed Knot Jul 13 2006 09:53 AM

I believe that is correct: #6 overall pick in 1992? Of their other "home-grown" players: - Posada & Pettitte were late round picks who made good. - And most of the others; Mariano, Bernie, Cano, Soriano, Wang, Cabrera, etc., were Int'l free agents

Edgy DC Jul 13 2006 09:53 AM

Yup. As per today's Staten Island Advance, the Mets have gotten more productivity out of the personnel of the last 15 Yankees first-round picks than the Yankees have. Something to remember when looking at the Mets' selections. 1994 -- Brian Buchanan, OF Played two games in New York -- for the Mets. His best season came in 2003, when he hit .263 in a career-high 115 games for the Padres. 1995 -- Shea Morenz, OF Three unproductive years in the Yankee system landed him in the Padre system. Made it as far as Triple A, when a series of shoulder injuries ended his career at 26. 1996 -- Eric Milton, P Top post-Jeter Yankee No. 1 is 5-4 this season for the Reds and 84-76 in his eight-year career. Seemed on the cusp of stardom when he went 15-7 with 4.32 ERA with the Twins in 2001. 1997 -- Tyrell Godwin, OF He picked the University of North Carolina over the Yankees. He was later drafted by the Blue Jays before finally reaching the majors in 2005 with the Nationals. 1998 -- Andrew Brown, OF Spent seven years in the Yankee system, never progressing past Double A. 1999 -- David Walling, P Dominated at lower levels -- including productive stints on Staten Island -- before struggles led to a battle with anxiety. Quit in 2002. 2000 -- David Parrish, C Didn't display his father Lance's power in six seasons in the Yankee system. Former S.I. Yank now a member of the Pirate system playing at Double-A Altoona. 2000 -- Mark Prior, P Unsigned by the Yankees, he was the second overall pick in the 2001 draft by the Cubs. Won 18 games in 2003, but his career has been plagued by arm troubles. 2001 -- John-Ford Griffin, OF Hit .450 as a Florida State senior but hasn't been able to touch pro pitching. Dealt to the Blue Jays as part of multiple-team Jeff Weaver trade, he is hitting .237 with Triple-A Syracuse this year. 2001 -- Bronson Sardinha, SS Still looking for a position, he made 43 errors as a third baseman in 2004. Currently hitting .257 with 10 homers and 40 RBI as a right fielder for the Trenton Thunder. 2001 -- Jon Skaggs, P Unable to regain form after 2003 Tommy John surgery, released after posting 6.16 ERA with Trenton in 2005. 2003 -- Eric Duncan, 1B Once the team's top-rated prospect, the former Seton Hall Prep standout is hitting just .250 at Trenton. 2004 -- Phil Hughes -- P Gem of the system is 5-3 with a 2.75 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 72 innings at Trenton. 2005 -- C.J. Henry, SS Spent 2005 with the Gulf Coast Yankees and is batting .227 with the Class-A Charleston River Dogs this season. 2006 -- Ian Kennedy, P Selected with the 21st overall pick in last month's draft, the USC junior was a disappointing 5-7 with a 3.90 ERA this season. -Compiled by Vincent Velasquez

Mr. Zero Jul 13 2006 11:25 AM

Though Mets and Yanks tie for the dubious achievement of drafting the only #1 over-all picks never to play in the bigs. Steve Chilcott and Brien Taylor. Though it appears troubled Devil Rays draftee Josh Hamilton will eventually join these two.

MFS62 Jul 13 2006 11:38 AM

Mr. Zero wrote: Though Mets and Yanks tie for the dubious achievement of drafting the only #1 over-all picks never to play in the bigs. Steve Chilcott and Brien Taylor. Though it appears troubled Devil Rays draftee Josh Hamilton will eventually join these two. On the other hand, in the "is it better to have never loved than to have loved and lost?" category, there's Todd Von Poppel. He was a highly rated #1 overall pick, and reached the majors - again and again and again with different teams. He became his generation's Dick Littlefield - the standard by which players who were traded to many teams* used to be compared. *= the most famous trade in which he was involved was for Jackie Robinson. Later

SteveJRogers Jul 13 2006 12:32 PM

="Edgy DC"]1996 -- Eric Milton, P Top post-Jeter Yankee No. 1 is 5-4 this season for the Reds and 84-76 in his eight-year career. Seemed on the cusp of stardom when he went 15-7 with 4.32 ERA with the Twins in 2001. Hey its a member of the Benson Bunch! Wasn't Benson himself in the same draft or later?

MFS62 Jul 13 2006 12:36 PM

="SteveJRogers"] ="Edgy DC"]1996 -- Eric Milton, P Top post-Jeter Yankee No. 1 is 5-4 this season for the Reds and 84-76 in his eight-year career. Seemed on the cusp of stardom when he went 15-7 with 4.32 ERA with the Twins in 2001. Hey its a member of the Benson Bunch! Wasn't Benson himself in the same draft or later? Both drafted in 1996, Benson by the Bucs, Milton in the first round by the Yanks. Later

SteveJRogers Jul 13 2006 12:39 PM

="MFS62"]He became his generation's Dick Littlefield - the standard by which players who were traded to many teams* used to be compared. *= the most famous trade in which he was involved was for Jackie Robinson. You mean the trade that never happened December 13, 1956: Traded by the New York Giants with $30000 cash to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson refused to report to his new team. Trade was voided and players returned on December 13, 1956. IIR what I read in Jackie's autobiography, Jackie had already made up his mind as was going to retire, it was to be announced in a magazine piece that winter. He expressed what he planned to do to the Dodgers, and I guess the Dodgers wanted to pull a fast one on the Giants by pushing the trade before the article came out. In the passing years many a media scribe or TV/radio guy made it out that Jackie retired AFTER the trade went down, trying to make Jackie into an old school "not a mercenary guy, he'd play for one organization, and would never play with the hated enemy" When in actuality it was more that Jackie was done, and if he had more in the tank, he would have suited up with the New York Giants in 1957.

Iubitul Jul 13 2006 02:16 PM

SteveJRogers wrote: I guess the Dodgers wanted to pull a fast one on the Giants. That's not the last time they did...

Frayed Knot Jul 13 2006 04:31 PM

]He [Van Poppel] was a highly rated #1 overall pick, and reached the majors - again and again and again with different teams. Actually he wasn't the #1 overall although many expected him to be and 'Baseball America recently listed him as [url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/askba/261895.html]the best high school talent in the last 20 years![/url]. But his expected asking price scared off many and he wound up lasting until Oakland with the 14th pick. The Braves - holding the #1 that year - "settled" for some guy named Chipper instead. From that original MFY list, Shea Morenz sounds like a guy who was drafted by the wrong NY team -- or maybe even the wrong sport since he's the grandson of NHL great Howie Morenz.