That Matt Bush draft is really notorious now

Texas Rangers Matt Bush attends a news conference before a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Friday, May 13, 2016 in Arlington, Texas. The Texas Rangers promoted hard-throwing reliever Matt Bush from Double-A Frisco on Friday, making him available for his major league debut seven months after getting out of prison and 12 years after being the No. 1 overall pick. (Max Faulkner/Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDITAs drafts go, it can be argued that the Padres have had to stomach far more damaging endeavors than the 2004 fiasco. For instance, they had seven of the first 79 picks in 1999 and eight of the first 81 selections in 2007 and produced just three big leaguers out of those hauls: Left-hander Mike Bynum (7.73 ERA), infielder Eric Sogard (traded for Kevin Kouzmanoff) and left-hander Cory Luebke (two Tommy Johns).

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