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Worst First? Miami Marlins Biggest First Round Mistakes

Some choices led to great things. Jose Fernandez, Christian Yelich, Josh Beckett and Charles Johnson stand out as four of the better picks through the Florida and Miami Marlins history. Adrian Gonzalez leads all Marlins first round picks with a career-WAR of 43.6, but of course he never played at the major league level until part of a different organization.

Not every first round pick, however, turns into a star-caliber player. In fact, eight of the Marlins first 30 first-round picks have yet to appear in the majors, and most of them never will.