Has there ever been better back-to-back draft selections than George Brett and Mike Schmidt? Brett and Schmidt were selected back-to-back in the second round of the 1971 MLB draft, with picks number 29 and 30.
To show how unpredictable the draft (and scouting) is, in the first round Kansas City took pitcher Roy Branch while the Phillies took pitcher Roy Thomas with picks five and six. There were a few good players in the first round, primarily Frank Tanana, Jim Rice and Rick Rhoden. Ron Guidry went in the third round to the Yankees. Warren Cromartie went in the seventh round to the White Sox (but didn’t sign) and Royals fan favorite Mark Littell was selected in the 12th round.