Astros First Round History, and Probable Results Today at 28: Draft Open Thread

In the upcoming MLB draft, the Houston Astros have the 28th overall pick. While the team doesn’t have the strongest farm system, ranking 27th as of March 9th, 2024 by MLB.com, they do have a history of drafting well. Most of the core of the squad that has seen successful thought-out the past years was made by the draft.

Players like Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa, and Alex Bregman were all players that were drafted by the Astros and brought up through the farm system and molded into the players they are now.

Let’s break down some of the past few years of first round draft picks and see how they have been panning out.

2023: Brice Matthews; Nebraska

Last year’s first-round draft pick Brice Matthews…