TOP 10 MLB DRAFT STEALS of ALL TIME - INSANELY LOW PICKS That Became HALL OF FAMERS!! (Part 2)

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  • @HummBabyBaseball
    @HummBabyBaseball  Рік тому +9

    Note: I had to remove a couple clips and re-upload this because the other upload got hit on copyright.

  • @99bimmer
    @99bimmer Рік тому +23

    I don't know how true this is, but when Piazza got elected to HOF with Griffey, they were the highest (Griffey) and Lowest (Piazza) drafted players to ever be elected

    • @hookseybaby
      @hookseybaby Рік тому

      Chipper Jones was also #1 overall draft pick 3 years after Griffey... and Harold Baines made the HOF recently due to the "Today's Game Committee" and he was the first overall selection in 1977...

    • @hookseybaby
      @hookseybaby Рік тому

      at the time (2016) tho Griffey was the first #1 overall selection to make it to the HOF tho so your statment is true just only stayed true for a couple years...

    • @99bimmer
      @99bimmer Рік тому +2

      @@hookseybaby I understand that, but what I was trying to say is that HOF class had the highest overall pick WITH the lowest overall pick.

    • @asiseeit2041
      @asiseeit2041 Місяць тому

      I doubt you’ll ever see that disparity again.

  • @cbrudder84
    @cbrudder84 11 місяців тому +2

    Love all of the Cubbies on this list! The Sandberg/Grace era is when I fell in love with the Cubs. Sandberg is my all-time favorite player.

  • @indyracingnut
    @indyracingnut Рік тому +9

    Couldn't agree more about Piazza.

  • @tylermccann848
    @tylermccann848 Рік тому +24

    He likely won't be a hall of famer, more like hall of very good. But I've admired Kevin Kiermaier for years now. 31st round pick from a little known college. Went on to be the best center fielder for a solid 6 year period, multi gold glove winner, platinum glove winner. One of the best all around players in the Rays franchise history. To me the Outlaw deserves an honorable mention and tip of the cap.

  • @HonkyTonkHellraiser
    @HonkyTonkHellraiser Рік тому +2

    Keith Hernandez just might be the best defensive 1st baseman in MLB history

  • @SomeTimesUses
    @SomeTimesUses Рік тому +3

    That Piazza HR was NOT the first MLB game after 9/11. It was the first MLB game in NY after 9/11. The Mets played in Pittsburgh after baseball resumed and then came home against the Braves.

  • @deathmetal11111
    @deathmetal11111 Рік тому +6

    I disagree with putting Piazza number one though I understand the thought process behind it. Just to me, the difference in value of a draft pick in the 10th round versus the 20th+ round is so small that a guy like Ryan or Pujols represents a much bigger draft steal than Piazza.

    • @Jonathan-ih7qp
      @Jonathan-ih7qp 11 місяців тому +1

      I don't know. I don't remember either Albert Pujols or Nolan Ryan getting their own Pert Plus commercial. Do you know anything about baseball?

    • @jackstraw522
      @jackstraw522 3 місяці тому +1

      If you consider he did what he did as a catcher it makes sense, plus 52 rounds is a lot. If pizza is 1B or DH he’d have way more impressive stats

  • @tristonwebb7045
    @tristonwebb7045 Рік тому +2

    12:50. While you may or may not know. Smoltz struggled at first for the braves but credited that Bobby cox kept giving him the ball and developed and became the man. Wanna say on a podcast Smoltz said he had lost like his first 11 or something big league starts

    • @tristonwebb7045
      @tristonwebb7045 Рік тому

      I double checked. That was the 1991 season. Started off 2-11 then the sports psychologist and Bobby etc got him righted. But had that turn around not occurred. He’d have just been a flash in the pan sort of

  • @BloodoperaBlackvomit
    @BloodoperaBlackvomit Рік тому +4

    What a great channel i just found. Keep it up! Greetings from The Netherlands.

  • @creepycrespi8180
    @creepycrespi8180 Рік тому +4

    Thanks for having Keith Hernandez and I agree that he should be in the HOF. However he was only 17 years old when the Cardinals drafted him.

  • @YurMom68
    @YurMom68 Рік тому +1

    I said first HAS to be Piazza.
    When I was a kid we went to Vero Beach to see a Dodger spring training game.
    Piazza left in the 5th inning. He started jogging, to what I assumed was the clubhouse. A couple other kids and I saw him start running. We trailed behind. Mike! Mr. Piazza!! He slowed down a little. It was us few kids and Mike Piazza. He turned while still at a trot. Looked me dead in my little kid eyes and said, "fuck off kid" and took off. We were all pretty stunned to say the least. 😂 Guess he was having a bad day. Lol

  • @Metfan722
    @Metfan722 Рік тому +2

    OK so small correction about the famous Mike Piazza 9/11 home run. It wasn't the first game back from the tragedy. They had already played a few games in Pittsburgh prior to the series against the Braves. But that was the first game back in New York in the aftermath.

  • @williamlaws2353
    @williamlaws2353 Рік тому +3

    Hernandez didn’t get traded for arguments. His cocaine use wasn’t tolerated

  • @MrCPrasky
    @MrCPrasky Рік тому +1

    honorable mention to the Seattle Mariners signing of undrafted David Arias....aka David Ortiz in 1992. Big Papi went undrafted and still the 2nd best DH of ALL TIME

  • @HonkyTonkHellraiser
    @HonkyTonkHellraiser Рік тому +1

    I know he'll never be a Hall of Famer but Kevin Pillar was a LATE round pick, who has had a pretty good MLB career. The Bluejays only drafted Pillar to be a player to fill out their minor league rosters

  • @yourefriendlyneighborhoodbuddy

    That's the best part about low round draft picks you never know they're going to give you 15 to 20 years or burn out in two but most of the time they'll give you 10 also I miss all my old Montreal expos cards I used to have the unit I had the hawk I had Pedro Man it was cool having all those cars in your kid

  • @MannyLoxx2010
    @MannyLoxx2010 10 місяців тому +1

    My favorite pitcher is Nolan Ryan! That man could flat out pitch and is the all-time strike out King with over 5,700 strike outs!! He could also fight! lol!

  • @jayfelsberg1931
    @jayfelsberg1931 Рік тому +1

    Dallas was the Fightins farm director and led them to the 1980 World Series as manager. He got a chance to run the show In Chicago and proceeded to pick the Phillies dry to build a playoff team in 1984. He was they who drafted most of them - Ryno, George Vukovoch, Dick Ruthven, etc.

  • @KidFresh71
    @KidFresh71 Рік тому +1

    Another great upload. You should have 100x more subscribers!

  • @paulmckeever9193
    @paulmckeever9193 Рік тому +2

    I knew it would be Piazza for #1.

  • @dannywatkins1137
    @dannywatkins1137 Рік тому +3

    I said just before starting part 1, I’d be shocked if Piazza is not number 1 or 2. I just saw Nolan Ryan at 2. About to finish the video, but I know who number 1 is now. Lol. I love baseball and your videos! Keep up with the excellent content!

  • @lowerclassbrats77
    @lowerclassbrats77 Рік тому +1

    My favorite Nolan Ryan memory is when Robin Ventura charged the mound. Oddly my 2nd favorite memory is when will Clark hit his 1st hr off of him.

    • @MannyLoxx2010
      @MannyLoxx2010 10 місяців тому

      Nolan wupped Ventura that one day in 1990 or 1991.

  • @luscorpio3679
    @luscorpio3679 Рік тому +2

    I think the reason Mattingly and Hernandez aren't in the hall of fame is because they are not prototypical 1st basemen. They were as good with the glove as they were with the bat but weren't know for their power (even though Mattingly had more than he was given credit for). If you say : all time great contact hitter + elite defender with a bunch of gold gloves, it should be an automotic hall of fame induction, but apparently not for 1st basemen. Maybe if Todd Helton makes it, Hernandez and Mattingly would be reconsidered

    • @markhunt7682
      @markhunt7682 Рік тому +1

      It’s actually surprising as nowadays the numbers are scrutinized more so now than ever before. If you just look at what are considered the more important stats I think it favors both Hernandez and Mattingy now

  • @brooklynknightss
    @brooklynknightss Рік тому +2

    I'm a Mets fan, I always like Jeff Kent as a Met

  • @ford982
    @ford982 Рік тому +1

    I currently live in the Norristown area and am from south jersey. I've heard stories from ppl who knew him on how good he was even as a kid, very much the same as hearing stories about Mike Trout in South Jersey

  • @spannerturnerMWO
    @spannerturnerMWO Рік тому +4

    This was not just a very informative list, but a very enjoyable watch! Thanks for putting this together!

  • @MrCtal19
    @MrCtal19 Рік тому +3

    Albert Pujols is the 3rd greatest gift to the Cardinals by the Baseball God’s behind Bob Gibson and Stan Musial, and ahead of Yadier Molina. Haters gonna hate and that’s fine but I will forever be grateful for Bob Gibson, Stan Musial, Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina.

  • @judsonwright
    @judsonwright Рік тому +1

    There are few things bigger in this world than your hard-on for Jeff Kent.

  • @Mxpositive48
    @Mxpositive48 Рік тому +1

    Mike pizza is easily the biggest steal in mlb history went from the 62th round to Cooperstown (if only he won a world series with the mets)

  • @MrJumping89
    @MrJumping89 Рік тому +4

    How do you feel about Mark Buehrle as a draft steal? A solid consistant pitcher for 16 years was a 38th (1139 overall) round pick in 1998.

    • @GroovyBabyYeah
      @GroovyBabyYeah Рік тому

      He has another one with him on it

    • @MrJumping89
      @MrJumping89 Рік тому +1

      @@GroovyBabyYeah really? Good to know. Thanks.

    • @GroovyBabyYeah
      @GroovyBabyYeah Рік тому +1

      @@MrJumping89 I’ll see if I can find it for you
      It’s
      ua-cam.com/video/792sG-bHxV4/v-deo.html
      Number 20

  • @arikkthorn
    @arikkthorn Рік тому +1

    These guys are absolute hero’s and to get drafted so low means anyone can become a diamond in the rough.

  • @malikking3
    @malikking3 Рік тому +2

    Love this series great list a few Mets on there LGM but how do you trade Nolan Ryan smdh..... So glad you finally included a clip of the Wizard doing his signature backflip lol Thanks for the memories

    • @grandpavanderhof
      @grandpavanderhof Рік тому +1

      Because at that time in his career, he was a walk machine. He still was a walk machine until he got to the Astros, where he finally learned how to control that fastball.

  • @his_purpose3
    @his_purpose3 Рік тому +2

    Such a shame Baez tanked in Detroit this year, he’s such a fun player to watch. Hoping his 2023 season will be better

    • @dustylover100
      @dustylover100 Рік тому

      It's the Tigers. Baez is toast in Detroit.

    • @MarkRichardsonDigital
      @MarkRichardsonDigital Рік тому

      You should be encouraged by a look at his second half; after an abyssmal first half, Javy actually slashed .268/.310/.413 once he acclimated to Detroit. I'm a Cubs fan and I believe he's capable of figuring it out and finding his pop there. Unfortunately there's not much hope for his plate discipline, but if he can tap into his game power again, with development from Haase, Greene, and Torkelson, that team could cause problems in a weak division.

  • @GeraldYardson
    @GeraldYardson Рік тому +1

    Nice vid, though my fanboy side feels like Ryan could have been #1 just for not being in the first round

  • @arikkthorn
    @arikkthorn Рік тому +2

    Pretty sure Kirby Puckett was super low in the draft also. Kirby was Minnesota baseball.

    • @Jonathan-ih7qp
      @Jonathan-ih7qp 11 місяців тому

      Not really. Puckett was drafted under slightly different circumstances than most players these days. He was drafted in the first round, just not in the standard draft we are used to. He was drafted third over all in the January Draft which was a draft set up for players that graduated in the winter. This draft was discontinued sometime around '86 or '87.
      My mom actually used to work with his sister and he went to college just down the road from where I live.

  • @ilyakats54
    @ilyakats54 Рік тому +8

    Pujols better be a unanimous 1st ballad Hall of Famer like Mariano Rivera (and Derek Jeter who was robbed by some jackass writer). Also, Piazza had the most beautiful swing I’ve ever seen.

    • @terencehill2320
      @terencehill2320 Рік тому +2

      He won't sorry not sorry he'll get in but not 100%

    • @daltonfarris
      @daltonfarris Рік тому

      @@terencehill2320 you should be sorry.

    • @christopherlambert734
      @christopherlambert734 Рік тому

      He should be but some ass writer won't.
      They always play reindeer games with these votes it's stupid.

    • @halliardbrowniii6191
      @halliardbrowniii6191 Рік тому

      Beautiful swing ever? I'd have to go w Tony Gwynn

  • @Self-MadeHooper
    @Self-MadeHooper Рік тому +1

    How about make a top 10 (or more) of MLB players who were undrafted or rookie free agents?
    Guys like Fernando Tatis Jr. of Dominican Republic and Johan Santana of Venezuela who were signed as international free agents at a young age, Ichiro Suzuki of Japan as a rookie free agent.

    • @88porpoise
      @88porpoise Рік тому

      Considering that would, for the most part, be the "best non-US (or Canadian and US territories from 1991) players it kind of loses a lot of weight.
      You would probably want to do a few lists to cover them (those who fell through the draft, players from NPB, and general international signings at least)

  • @carltonjones3796
    @carltonjones3796 Рік тому +1

    Piazza should have went into HOF a Dodger. PERIOD.

  • @woodyboyd2961
    @woodyboyd2961 5 місяців тому

    MVP on a last place Cubbie team. The Hawk was one of this most consistent players of his era.

    • @dono.8437
      @dono.8437 4 місяці тому +1

      When the Hawk arrived in the Windy City it was kind of ironic to me. The Hawk dealing with the hawk (cold wind in Chicago) Always liked Andre the Hawk. Cubs fan since 66. Finally got my wish in 2016.

  • @tiddiesattic
    @tiddiesattic Рік тому +1

    Idky but I love Piazza's swing😔

  • @troyowens9734
    @troyowens9734 Рік тому +1

    Just think if Detroit hadn't have traded Smoltz

  • @GrwnASman
    @GrwnASman Місяць тому

    Amazing stories! I wonder are some players just late bloomers?

  • @stop....hammertime
    @stop....hammertime Рік тому

    Picked 2nd overall, from Post 188, Sandwich Massachusetts... Me!

  • @HonkyTonkHellraiser
    @HonkyTonkHellraiser Рік тому +2

    How can a guy who has hit the most home runs at his position like Kent, NOT be a Hall of Famer?

    • @jmc597
      @jmc597 Рік тому

      I agree Kent deserves to be in the HOF but he wasn’t likable during his career (yees, that shouldn’t matter) and that works against him with the BBWAA. I believe he’ll be inducted by a future Veteran’s committee.

    • @asiseeit2041
      @asiseeit2041 Місяць тому +1

      All of his numbers are better than sandbergs. More hits, rbis, hrs. Who knows maybe it’s truly the writers who colluded.

  • @markreetz1001
    @markreetz1001 11 місяців тому

    Who knew they had 62 rounds in the draft and picked over 1390 players?! That is just crazy!

  • @cybercatgaming6052
    @cybercatgaming6052 3 місяці тому

    Keith will never be in the HoF with his association with cocaine and that whole scandal

  • @samhunter7619
    @samhunter7619 9 місяців тому

    In hindsight I’m not happy the Tigers let go of Smoltz, but given the circumstances I’m not mad. Plus who knows how things would have turned out if he stayed with Detroit

  • @LJ_Kenny
    @LJ_Kenny 3 місяці тому

    Erik gagne wasnt even drafted and signed as a free agent

  • @Cokedlr
    @Cokedlr Рік тому

    Not gonna mention the Pettite steroid thing. Ok

  • @hannibalwolf1205
    @hannibalwolf1205 Рік тому

    In what world should Mike Piazza be ranked ahead of Nolan Ryan and Albert Pujols?!!

    • @Jonathan-ih7qp
      @Jonathan-ih7qp 11 місяців тому

      This one: ua-cam.com/video/dwi2YpOdSKw/v-deo.html

  • @bitemenow609
    @bitemenow609 Рік тому

    Jeff Kent was a total Jerk. He has no friends in the game.

  • @fishfoolishness4222
    @fishfoolishness4222 Рік тому

    Except for Ryan all these players came up in the steroid era.🤔

  • @jamesconsiglio2709
    @jamesconsiglio2709 11 місяців тому

    Typical Mets always getting rid of great players !!!! I mean he had 307 k in the minors 17-4 record!!! Come on ! Had 15 k in a game with the Mets how did they not see he was great???

  • @petercarmeci8317
    @petercarmeci8317 Рік тому

    #1 Mike Piazza single handedly carried the NY Mets.

  • @haroldhausman1672
    @haroldhausman1672 Рік тому

    The real shame is the turd teams that Nolan Ryan had to play with, AND never winning a Cy Young.

  • @haroldhausman1672
    @haroldhausman1672 Рік тому

    Yeah hernandez was good, but he was also a scumbag.