The 2015 MLB Draft's impact on 2021 post-season

[T.G.]

Taking a look back at the 2015 draft...

#1 Pick: Dansby Swanson - Arizona Diamondbacks (traded to Atlanta)

#2 Pick: Alex Bregman - Houston Astros

#5 Pick: Kyle Tucker - Houston Astros

#18 Pick: Phil Bickford (SF Giants) (Traded to Brewers and picked up off waivers from the Brewers by the Dodgers)

#24 Pick: Walker Buehler - LA Dodgers

#28 Pick: Mike Soroka - Atlanta Braves (note Taylor Ward was drafted by the Angels at #26)

#41 Pick (Competitive Balance Round A): Austin Riley - Atlanta Braves

#75 Pick: A.J. Minter - Atlanta Braves

#87 Pick (third round): Brandon Lowe - Tampa Bay Rays

#100 Pick (third round): Harrison Bader - Cardinals

#208 Pick (7th round): Jake Cronenworth - Tampa Bay Rays

 

Six players from that draft will be in the WS (technically 5 since Soroka is hurt). Several players from that year made it to the post season this year.

 

 

 

Edited October 25, 2021 by True Grich

[Taylor]

#26 Pick: Taylor Ward - Angels

[arch stanton]

Well the guy who drafted Ward is 2 GMs ago

[T.G.]

Fun fact... Yordan Alvarez was signed by the Dodgers as an Amateur Free Agent in June - 2016 and traded to Houston in August 2016 for Josh Fields, who is out of baseball.

Edited October 25, 2021 by True Grich

[T.G.]

Not so fun fact from the 2016 draft...

Matt Thaiss drafted #16 over all.

Drafted after him... Will Smith #32 - by the Dodgers.  Even more crazy... Pete Alonso #64 by the Mets and Bo Bichette drafted #66 over all by the Blue Jays.

Angels took Brandon Marsh #60 over all. 

Edited October 25, 2021 by True Grich

[UndertheHalo]

Matt Thaiss will perhaps reappear in the spring.  Big things possible !

[m0nkey]

2 hours ago, True Grich said:

Fun fact... Yordan Alvarez was signed by the Dodgers as an Amateur Free Agent in June - 2016 and traded to Houston in August 2016 for Josh Fields, who is out of baseball.

Funner fact… Josh Fields gave up 2 runs in the 10th inning in game 2 of the 2017 WS, a game the Dodgers ended up losing. 

[angelsnationtalk]

3 hours ago, arch stanton said:

Well the guy who drafted Ward is 2 GMs ago

And scouting directors