Top 10 MLB Draft Bust

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Matt Bush

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Josh Perpar 11 years ago

The Padres passed on Justin Verlander because of Bush's signability out of Mission Bay High School in San Diego, and lived to regret it as a mix of off-field issues and a career OPS of .569 in the minor leagues meant that he never made it past Double-A. Bush tried to reinvent himself as a pitcher in the Rays organization, and made it as far as

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Top 10 MLB Draft Bust

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Steve Chilcott

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Josh Perpar 11 years ago

The No. 1 pick in the first draft, in 1965, was Rick Monday, who enjoyed a very productive career. So Chilcott became the first No. 1 to be a bust, as the catcher out of Antelope Valley High School in California never made it to the majors, playing only 22 games at Triple-A. Worse for the Mets, Reggie Jackson was the No. 2 pick, although if the Met

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