The MLB Draft is not as exact as other sports, which is why it’s not nearly as popular. As you’ll see from the Atlanta Braves first-round picks, they are anything but guarantees.
But hitting that first-round pick, especially when picking in the top 10, can do wonders for a franchise.
You look at teams like the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros who turned their respective franchises around with top picks like Bryce Harper, Stephen Strasburg, and Carlos Correa.
Scouting has gotten much better in the past decade, and we are starting to see more hits than misses in the first round of the MLB Draft.