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WhiteSox
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Best draft pick

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We've been going at this nearly 25 years, so we've all got plenty of drafts to dig through to answer this. What is the best draft pick that you've ever made and what was your best year drafted?

2007 is the answer for both of mine. That was one of the years we banned draft pick trading because Gabe would trade a 1st rounder for a bench player every year.

Best pick, round 4, pick 30: Freddie Freeman. Hall of Fame bound.

Also drafted Brett Cecil in the 1st and Jonathan Lucroy in the 2nd that year. Three All Stars with the last pick in each round ain't too shabby. I fully believe Drew Cumberland would've ended up being a solid major leaguer if he didn't have to retire at 21 due to some disease that prevented him from playing baseball, hit .313/.380 in the minors
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Re: Best draft pick

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I only could find draft records back to 2008. Does anybody have 2004 - 2007? I know during those drafts I selected (among others): Verlander (4th overall), Ian Kinsler, Gio Gonzalez, Wilmer Flores - but my best picks since the 2008 draft are listed below:

2010 - 4.106. Jason Adam, SP
2011 - 1.25. George Springer, OF
2012 - 2.56. Matt Olson, 1B
2014 - 2.55. Matt Chapman, 3B
2015 - 1.24. Vlad Guerrero, 3B
2015 - 5.144. Jose Miranda, SS
2017 - 2.55. Julio Rodriguez, OF
2021 - 1.19. James Wood, OF
2021 - 5.129. AJ Smith-Shawver
2022 - 2.38 - Sal Stewart, 3B
2023 - NDFA - Jake Bloss, SP

2023 GM Totals: 1780 W - 1460 L | 0.549 wpct | 89-73 (avg 162 G record)
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Re: Best draft pick

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2016, No. 137: Corbin Burnes - has to be my best pick just given where he was drafted.
12, 14, 15, 17, 22
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