The Tampa Bay Rays selected Tim Beckham with the first overall pick off the 2008 draft. Yes, ahead of Eric Hosmer, Buster Posey, and countless others. To say that Beckham was a disappointment would be an understatement.
He was suspended in 2012 for testing positive for a “Drug of Abuse”. He made his Major League debut in 2013, playing in 5 games and registering 8 plate appearances. He would not play with the Rays in 2014 and in 2015 he returned to play in 82 games. Over the course of his first major stint in the bigs, Beckham hit .