The 1991 Houston Astros, despite having a roster consisting of Craig Biggio, Jeff Bagwell, Ken Caminiti, Luis Gonzalez, Steve Finley, Kenny Lofton, Curt Schilling, Darryl Kile and Pete Harnisch, lost 97 games and earned the team the No. 1 overall pick in the 1992 draft. What they did with that pick, selecting college third baseman Phil Nevin, begins one of the more disappointing chapters in franchise history.
Most fans look at the pick with the benefit of hindsight.