Biggest MLB Draft First Round Reaches Since 1990

By Matt Eddy
on September 1, 2019

The BA column indicates where each player ranked on the BA draft board prior to his draft. Players who didn’t appear in the top 100—or even 200—prospects were simply assigned the first number beyond the ranking parameters. The Reach column displays the difference between the BA “industry consensus” ranking and each player’s actual draft position. Those who reached the major leagues or who are active in affiliated ball have an entry in the Status column. Those with a dash (—) failed to reach the majors.

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Year	Pick No.	Team	Player	Pos	School	BA	Reach	Status
2010	15	Rangers	Jake Skole	OF	HS—Roswell, GA	201	186	—
2010	16	Cubs	Hayden Simpson	RHP	Southern Arkansas	191	175	—
2019	32	Astros	Korey Lee	C	California	173	141	Astros (No. 18)
2010	32	Yankees	Cito Culver	SS	HS—Rochester, NY	168	136	—
1999	4	D-backs	Corey Myers	SS	HS—Phoenix	100	96	—
2011	32	Rays	Jake Hager	SS	HS—Las Vegas, NV	122	90	Brewers (AAA)
2010	27	Phillies	Jesse Biddle	LHP	HS—Philadelphia	116	89	–0.5 WAR
2006	13	Cubs	Tyler Colvin	OF	Clemson, SC	101	88	0.9 WAR
2015	36	Orioles	Ryan Mountcastle	SS	HS—Oviedo, FL	122	86	Orioles (No. 5)
2016	24	Padres	Hudson Potts	SS	HS—Southlake, TX	108	84	Padres (No. 16)
2019	27	Cubs	Ryan Jensen	RHP	Fresno State	109	82	Cubs (No. 8)
1998	22	Mariners	Matt Thornton	LHP	Grand Valley State, MI	101	79	13.4 WAR
2018	34	Royals	Daniel Lynch	LHP	Virginia	111	77	Royals (No. 3)
2013	25	Giants	Christian Arroyo	SS	HS—Brooksville, FL	102	77	Indians (MLB)
2000	24	Cardinals	Blake Williams	RHP	Southwest Texas State	101	77	—
2000	28	Yankees	David Parrish	C	Michigan	101	73	—
2007	28	Twins	Ben Revere	OF	HS—Lexington, KY	101	73	6.7 WAR
2011	33	Rangers	Kevin Matthews	LHP	HS—Richmond Hill, GA	105	72	—
1996	29	Devil Rays	Paul Wilder	OF	HS—Cary, NC	101	72	—
1997	31	Devil Rays	Jason Standridge	RHP	HS—Trussville, AL	101	70	–0.7 WAR