He could have at least worked enough to receive a major league call up. Once you step on a major league field, you have healthcare and pension for the rest of your life
Lol...Yeah ok. Guys have lost hundreds of millions dollars after having successfull careers, but because this guy is white and went to stanford he's set for life on 6 million. Possible sure, but don't act like it's a sure thing.
Brien Taylor. 1st overall pick by the Yankees in 1991. Signed for 1.55m. Got in a fist fight and totally wrecked his arm. Never pitched above AA in his career before retiring. There's your biggest bust in MLB History.
Tom Fans of the then-25 other teams no doubt were thinking, regarding Taylor, "At least it was a Yankee that it happened to." Okay, too cruel to think. After all, given the way the Yankees often trade top prospects for established major leaguers that represent one more piece in the pennant-chasing puzzle, any one of the other teams (including one of the 1990s expansion teams) could have wound up with a great pitcher in Taylor. So, no, just because he was a Yankee did not make it a good thing.
As a life long Cubs fan I will forever be thankful for Appel. Could you imagine the juggernaut the Astros would be if you dropped KB in the middle of their lineup.
I remember about 6 or 7 years ago the Braves held an open tryout in Danville. I only live a couple hours away so I thought to hell with it, so i went. To my surprise there was about 100 of us. The scout said it was the biggest turnout he had ever seen. From all the guys i met and spoke with i was the only one even from Va. I remember them being shocked by how close by i was. The scout told us out of the 13 years they had been doing open tryouts only 1 person had ever been signed, but never made it to mlb.
They should of tried him as a reliver. Some pitchers who are bust starters could be good in the pen because they dont have to conserve energy to be able to go 5-7 inning. They can add some extra velo to there pitches because of that.
The Astros at least got something out of him by trading him, even if Giles was a massive postseason choker to the point they had to bench him in the WS to keep him from blowing anymore games.
Giles was a decent closer for the Astros during his time. He did have a dominant stretch at one point. But it’s hard to see that because of his struggles.
In my opinion this is karma. Saying he won’t go to the astros unless they pay him a certain amount. Getting drafted but sayin no. Then getting what he wants and performing terribly
This happens all the time in the baseball draft. This isn't something he randomly thought. The signing price of the #1 pick during those times was between 5.5 to 8 million dollars. Garret Cole 8M, Strausburg* 7.5M, Bubba Sterling 7.5M (#5 overall) ... Hell Kris Bryant got more at 2nd overall (6.7M). *- Strasburg's isn't the true amount because of the now illegal contract that Washington give him (legal at the time).
Plus he got to finish school at Stanford. Get his 6 Mil+ at least. And then still play a lot more ball. Maybe not at the top, but I would be happy with what he got.
They all called me stupid when I said the Astros should've taken Bryant. They all called me stupid for saying Appel was, "grossly overrated." They all called me stupid after predicting a Cubs WS championship would occur before Appel hit the majors. Look who's laughing now.
WELL APPEL WAS ALWAYS WAS CONSIDER TO BE 1 PICK WHEN BEING IN DRAFT,HOW WILL THEY HAVE KNOWN HE BE A BUST,ATLEAST THEY GOT A RING NOW,AND STACK WITH TUCKER AND WITLEY COMMING SOON.
American hitters are a risk to take high in a draft because they have played with aluminum bats their entire amateur careers. A lot of college sluggers never amount to anything when they start using wooden bats. Pitchers seem to be a safer bet. I can see why they would pick a pitcher when they already feel they will have the best offense in the league. In fact getting Beltran to mentor the young hitters is what they needed and fit the mold better for the Astros than Bryant would have. Beltran made an entire team hit better. Byant hit good himself. Astros are World Champions now so it is what it is.
Steven Hensley I think they are to a certain extent. Like in football, Penn State has had a series of tailbacks drafted in the first round in the past couple of decades; for every Curt Warner or Larry Johnson (who had fairly strong careers), guys like Blair Thomas, Ki-Jana Carter, D.J. Dozier, and Curtis Enis all fizzled. Some had injuries, sure, but there are a lot of circumstances that don’t translate well to success at the next level. Appel had his warts; they were mostly obscured by certain circumstances he was in.
Mark Appel gets a large signing bonus. The Astros win the World Series in 2017. We get an interesting piece of history. Everyone wins in this situation.
It worked out well for everybody but Appel in the end. The Cubs won their first world series in 108 years, and then the Astros won their first in 56 the very next season.
I really wanted Mark Appel to work out and be a great pitcher for our Houston Astros. Unfortunately it didn’t work out and from the interviews he has done it seems as though he’s at peace with his decision. Good luck Mark!
Dude, quality vid! As an Astros fan I feel for the guy, in that he was supposed to be the guy in the rotation. But heck, we paid too much for little production and at least got Giles out of it(which is a questionable trade at this point anyway though lol)
You missed the opportunity to make a Zach Lee Mark Appell Dodgers Astros video. They were both awful busts. Zach Lee eventually had 2 or 3 good games with the Padres but he was supposed to be the next great RHP for the dodgers to compliment Kershaw. He signed a 5M bonus and got utterly decimated by the mets in his debut (plenty of errors behind him). I even saw him warm up in a game in LA against Colorado. He never got in. He never pitcher in LA. He made one start in NYC and never again got a chance in Dodger stadium. Sad but these dudes got 5 and 6 million dollar bonuses. They'll be alright. Reminds me of how greedy Matt Harvey was with the angels when they first drafted him and refused to sign because he wanted a 3M dollar bonus. Maybe this is why Harvey is shit now. Greed and no passion for the game.
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Mark Appel just made his major league debut for the Phillies on 6/29/22 two weeks short of his 31st birthday. A shutout inning. So it’s too soon to call him a bust.
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Excellent video Dawson! What a true waste of talent. As a Giants fan, J.R. Phillips was a pretty big bust for us. Will Clark was a free agent and the Giants didn't bother to offer him a descent long term contract (because they felt Phillips could replace him) so he went to the Rangers and Phillips became the everyday starting 1st baseman....results were he never broke the Mendoza line and was constantly injured while Clark went on to have pretty descent seasons for the Rangers averaging .308, 15 HR's, 80 RBI for the 5 years he played for Texas.
I live in the QC area and remember Appel and Correa on the Bandits and all the hype surrounding them, being two top prospects. Pretty cool to see Correa turn out to be the player he is. Too bad Appel couldn't live up to expectation as well.
It's interesting to imagine how things would have been different for the Mets and Reggie (and the A's) if they'd drafted him. As for Chilcott, if he hadn't been drafted instead of Reggie, he would be so obscure that he wouldn't even be the answer to a trivia question.
Good vid. The Astros might have another big bust in draft history the year after with Brady Aiken. His story is interesting as well. I saw another guy posted about Brien Taylor from the 90s and I think it’s tough to beat that one, but Appel for sure is up there.
Small error, you said Appel held opponents in the AZL to a "One point six seven batting average" - 1.67, which is incorrect. It'd be a 0.167 BA or "point one six seven batting average"
As a fan of this guy/followed his career, it's sad that he had so much potential, and couldnt make it work. Imagine a rotation of Kuechel, Verlander, and then Appel as the 1-3 starters. Scary.
In a way his arrogance at demanding to be #1 pick in the 2012 draft and wanting over $6 million should have showed warning signs.The guy was just interested in the money....No surprise he was a bust and awful in the minors...Looks like he really had no heart or desire to get to the big show once he got that signing bonus.
Nah. He got that signing bonus AND was able to finish his degree. 70% of drafted pitchers never hit the majors. The only reason it seems like a big deal in this case was because people hyped him up so much. You're telling me if you were in his position and you're projected to go #1, you're not going to try to get the most money? I would.
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Yeah, Bregman is better all around defensively. Kris Bryant will put up more HRs in his career tho.. Bregman supposedly can play SS, 2B, 3B, and LF at a major league level. I think he was a catcher in HS..That guy can straight up play!
Wow...solid video! Watching this re!under me of Brien Taylor, a nephew of Dwight "Doc" Golden, who was a #1 prospect for the Yankees and never made it to the big leagues.
I remember when the Pirates offered him a contract and he purposely waited until they couldn't afford to demand more than he could make without the team being penalized. I'm pretty certain that the pick they received in 2013 (because he didnt sign) ended up being Austin Meadows. Thanks Mark!
Maybe...Taylor was rather wild in AA walking 102 batters in 160 innings and couldn't hold runners at first. Meanwhile he basically only had one pitch, a 98MPH fastball.
I’m an Astros fan since as long as I can remember. I was so glad they didn’t draft him after his junior year. They chose wisely by not paying him all that money. Didn’t mind picking him the next year. He never did anything special in the farm system. We in Houston pay close attention to our farm systems. Especially since it’s how our team just won a championship. Shows just how greedy the guy really is. How many of us would turn down $3 million.
William Lane that's how the Chicago God Mark Pryor because Minnesota had the number one pick in Chicago have the number to pick Minnesota after the take Joe Mauer because they didn't want to spend all the money on Mark Prior I mean as of right now it looks like a smart move but who knows what Mark Prior could have done if he never got hurt
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He has a degree from Stanford and a $6.35M bonus....things could be worse.
Larry Kramer.
Yup he still made out
For Appel, but for Houston they drafted a BUST.
He can have a degree from Stanford all he wants but he'll still be perceived as a loser. Maybe it's not fair, but it's true.
Yea, like have a degree from Stanford and a 80k salary. He ain't a bust a life, that's for sure.
He made 6 mil then dipped , I’m sure hell he fine in life
Yeah, I've never heard of anyone making millions and then spending it all before securing long term financial security.
He could have at least worked enough to receive a major league call up. Once you step on a major league field, you have healthcare and pension for the rest of your life
Lol...Yeah ok. Guys have lost hundreds of millions dollars after having successfull careers, but because this guy is white and went to stanford he's set for life on 6 million. Possible sure, but don't act like it's a sure thing.
Exactly Martin these guys are so stupid, 6 million can go quick once you live the rich lifestyle
stanford grad with 6 million at 25 I'm sure he is set no matter what race he is.
Brien Taylor. 1st overall pick by the Yankees in 1991. Signed for 1.55m. Got in a fist fight and totally wrecked his arm. Never pitched above AA in his career before retiring. There's your biggest bust in MLB History.
Yeah he’s up there that’s for sure
Taylor all day long.
Tom Fans of the then-25 other teams no doubt were thinking, regarding Taylor, "At least it was a Yankee that it happened to." Okay, too cruel to think. After all, given the way the Yankees often trade top prospects for established major leaguers that represent one more piece in the pennant-chasing puzzle, any one of the other teams (including one of the 1990s expansion teams) could have wound up with a great pitcher in Taylor. So, no, just because he was a Yankee did not make it a good thing.
I traded like 15 cards for this asshole's rookie card
Tom THANK YOU
I was a big bust. No one drafted me.
😂😂😂
Neal, I am 39 years old and I am still u UNFA?, lol.
It was a joke
I didn't even get scouted...
Why does this sound like a funeral for the guy?
Just trying to make it dramatic 😂
Brent Turner well, his baseball career certainly died.
😂😂😂 for someone who wants to be a professional baseball player yes it is.
Because his career is DEAD. rip
Dawson Wright Mainly because he missed out on that World Series ring.
As a life long Cubs fan I will forever be thankful for Appel. Could you imagine the juggernaut the Astros would be if you dropped KB in the middle of their lineup.
Jack Mills it kills me everyday that we passed on Bryant . What a waste of a pick
Roy Alaniz you realize almost 20 teams passed on Trout right?
Tbh Houston now has a glutton of prospects from their three years of tanking that Kris Bryant would've just been overkill lol.
Could you imagine if the Astros picked Appel over Correa !?! Glad that didnt happen
Burt Thompson - Nah. The Astros were picking Correa no matter what when they heard that threat
I got to play with Charlie Morton in 03 with the Danville Braves. Cool to see him get the last out of the series.
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Brian Cendejas haha! Just seeing this! Yes, Whit and I hung out a good bit. Funny to hear someone actually has my card from 2003!
I remember about 6 or 7 years ago the Braves held an open tryout in Danville. I only live a couple hours away so I thought to hell with it, so i went. To my surprise there was about 100 of us. The scout said it was the biggest turnout he had ever seen. From all the guys i met and spoke with i was the only one even from Va. I remember them being shocked by how close by i was. The scout told us out of the 13 years they had been doing open tryouts only 1 person had ever been signed, but never made it to mlb.
He finally got called up by the Phillies. That alone has to get something off his back
Dang, just imagine the Astros with Kris Bryant on their team.
Riley Freeman they got Correa, Bregman, and Altuve. They are just fine
trabro2 Still think they would of preferred to of drafted Bryant than a pitcher who gets ranked as the worst pitcher in professional sports.
bryant is better then correa and bregman, he also can play outfield
trabo2 and George Springer, Marwin Gonzales (2 other allstars)
Riley Freeman I will rather have Bergman than Bryant because without Bergman we wouldn’t have won
I hit the first MiLB home run off of him. In Fort Wayne
How'd that Australian Football work out? Any regrets of retiring from baseball?
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The music makes this so emotional and Dawson’s voice makes it even better
He finally made it to the big leagues today!
They should of tried him as a reliver. Some pitchers who are bust starters could be good in the pen because they dont have to conserve energy to be able to go 5-7 inning. They can add some extra velo to there pitches because of that.
Actually that sounds like a good idea
Look at brandon morrow with the dodgers last season. It worked. It wont work all the time but may as well try it.
As well as guys like
Delin betances
Zach britton
Wade davis
Andrew miller
Dellin Betances Is The Only One That I Can Think Of
Britton-miller-davis are also failed starters.
The pressure that comes being a #1pick must be daunting.
For real
Not for Strasburg or Harper or Correa they all handled it fine
@@BaseballGloveGuy It’s almost like people handle situations differently🤔
Baseball drafts are a complete crapshoot, it's not like in the NBA or NFL where guys are expected to contribute immediately.
Cory Hill not true some players immediately will be on the opening day roster. Then some players just need a little extra work then there in the bigs
First overall picks are expected to contribute. Especially ones that spend 4 years in college.
no
Baseball drafts are a complete crapshoot, it's not like in the NBA or NFL where guys are expected to contribute immediately.
hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
no contribute immediately
Minor League Baseball
Its like the NHL draft as well they have to prove themselves worthy first.
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The Astros at least got something out of him by trading him, even if Giles was a massive postseason choker to the point they had to bench him in the WS to keep him from blowing anymore games.
Stros traded giles for osuna deffinatly got somthing out of it
Giles was a decent closer for the Astros during his time. He did have a dominant stretch at one point. But it’s hard to see that because of his struggles.
newsflash, this is why you always take the bat over the pitcher high in the draft. Pitchers are a total risk.
@@CodyDunlap that's his point
You’d think, but my Orioles are def gonna pass on Adley and Witt and take some pitcher. Just watch
Kyle Fronheiser this didn’t age well
Jackson Lockwood and that’s ok
50% of all MLB rosters are pitchers. It’s a pitcher’s game.
The stros took Appel and Aiken back to back with first overall picks. Sick they could overcome that
Since they didn't sign Aiken they got the number 2 pick the next year and got Bregman. I'd say things worked out anyway...
Yeah. It definitely worked in our favor. NOTHING went right in 2013. Even the draft was painful.
Don't forget they also took Colin Moran
Patrick O'Sullivan that's true and they've had some really strong picks lately like Forrest Whitley and Kyle Tucker. Stros are so stacked.
Moran was not drafted by the Astros
This is the epitome of a bust. Spurned 2 teams that drafted him so finally be the #1 pick in the draft but never saw a major league field. Yowch.
Who’s here after he got called up to the big leagues
Me
Best channel ever, barely found these videos and I can't stop watching
The funeral music at the end ties everything together nicely.
In my opinion this is karma. Saying he won’t go to the astros unless they pay him a certain amount. Getting drafted but sayin no. Then getting what he wants and performing terribly
This happens all the time in the baseball draft. This isn't something he randomly thought. The signing price of the #1 pick during those times was between 5.5 to 8 million dollars. Garret Cole 8M, Strausburg* 7.5M, Bubba Sterling 7.5M (#5 overall) ... Hell Kris Bryant got more at 2nd overall (6.7M).
*- Strasburg's isn't the true amount because of the now illegal contract that Washington give him (legal at the time).
Plus he got to finish school at Stanford. Get his 6 Mil+ at least. And then still play a lot more ball. Maybe not at the top, but I would be happy with what he got.
How dare a guy demand money from an employer.
Perhaps you didn't hear the part where he GOT his education and is probably just fine in life today.
He made it wow. Never give up on a dream ig
Here's a drinking game, take a shot every time he says "Appel"
Got a degree from Stanford and 6.35mill. not bad
Tell me about it! They talk as if this guy committed a felony or something
Finally found a baseball guy with real stories and facts!
i had no clue appel didnt throw a single pitch in the bigs, thats crazy thinking he got that much
Dude just made his debut and has dominant stuff. what an inspiration Bust no more!
They all called me stupid when I said the Astros should've taken Bryant. They all called me stupid for saying Appel was, "grossly overrated." They all called me stupid after predicting a Cubs WS championship would occur before Appel hit the majors. Look who's laughing now.
Appell got 6M in the bank bro. Unless you got a championships ring. I think nobody is laughing 😭
Are stanford players overrated in general?
WELL APPEL WAS ALWAYS WAS CONSIDER TO BE 1 PICK WHEN BEING IN DRAFT,HOW WILL THEY HAVE KNOWN HE BE A BUST,ATLEAST THEY GOT A RING NOW,AND STACK WITH TUCKER AND WITLEY COMMING SOON.
American hitters are a risk to take high in a draft because they have played with aluminum bats their entire amateur careers. A lot of college sluggers never amount to anything when they start using wooden bats. Pitchers seem to be a safer bet. I can see why they would pick a pitcher when they already feel they will have the best offense in the league. In fact getting Beltran to mentor the young hitters is what they needed and fit the mold better for the Astros than Bryant would have. Beltran made an entire team hit better. Byant hit good himself. Astros are World Champions now so it is what it is.
Steven Hensley I think they are to a certain extent. Like in football, Penn State has had a series of tailbacks drafted in the first round in the past couple of decades; for every Curt Warner or Larry Johnson (who had fairly strong careers), guys like Blair Thomas, Ki-Jana Carter, D.J. Dozier, and Curtis Enis all fizzled. Some had injuries, sure, but there are a lot of circumstances that don’t translate well to success at the next level. Appel had his warts; they were mostly obscured by certain circumstances he was in.
Who’s here after he just got called up by the Phillies?
the mike korzemba of baseball i like it subbed
What if’s coming soon lol 😂
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I know right
There is a handy acronym called TINSTAAPP - There is no such thing as a pitching prospect.
Mark Appel gets a large signing bonus.
The Astros win the World Series in 2017.
We get an interesting piece of history.
Everyone wins in this situation.
He just got called up
It worked out well for everybody but Appel in the end. The Cubs won their first world series in 108 years, and then the Astros won their first in 56 the very next season.
Didn’t work out for the Pirates lol
I really wanted Mark Appel to work out and be a great pitcher for our Houston Astros. Unfortunately it didn’t work out and from the interviews he has done it seems as though he’s at peace with his decision. Good luck Mark!
Who’s here after appel announced he’s coming back
At this point the Astros don’t care
Yeah 😂
They Should've Gotten A Slugger To Help George Springer Out
cauchamar But the Astros are going to win it all again.
@@JimmyTheProstitute They lost the 🗑😂
@@JimmyTheProstitute Your comment didn't age well. Haha
Here after Appel made his debut and pitched a scoreless inning
I remember this guy. I watched him play for the valley cats in upstate New York
And he’s back in baseball! Made first mlb appearance tonight!
Love the Gregorian chanting at the end of the video.
The guy didn't really want to play baseball.
Everyone wants to play baseball if he can be a star.
Yeah right. He'd still be playing if he was good enough.
He was just very,um,I guess he was very picky kindof
Crazy to think about the 2011-2013 years as an Astros fan. There was literally no hope
I still stuck by them!
then they embraced CHEATING
Nice vid man
. Never heard of this guy.. u have great info.. I'll check out more man...
I remember Mark Appel as the first round pick of the 2012 Pirates who were stupid enough to draft him even though he wanted nothing to do with them.
Sounds exactly like Todd Van Poppel.
And hes back
Hopefully he can show his potential this time
At least the astros got Giles as a consolation prize. He had a really good regular season, and will probably learn from his awful postseason.
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Good thing for the Cubs the Astros drafted Appel
Nicely done and informal! Definitely going to check out more videos
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Dude, quality vid!
As an Astros fan I feel for the guy, in that he was supposed to be the guy in the rotation. But heck, we paid too much for little production and at least got Giles out of it(which is a questionable trade at this point anyway though lol)
Great video again Dawson. It Sucks Appel couldn't ever develop into a consistent pitcher and now he's known as a bust because of it
Yeah it sucks but thanks man
A video on josh Hamilton would be cool nice vid 💥
Nice short-format doc!
This video was good. Id recoment putting some quiet music in the background similar to what mike korzemba. It just fills up the audio space
I did but it isn’t that noticeable, I’ll bump it up next time
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You missed the opportunity to make a Zach Lee Mark Appell Dodgers Astros video. They were both awful busts. Zach Lee eventually had 2 or 3 good games with the Padres but he was supposed to be the next great RHP for the dodgers to compliment Kershaw. He signed a 5M bonus and got utterly decimated by the mets in his debut (plenty of errors behind him). I even saw him warm up in a game in LA against Colorado. He never got in. He never pitcher in LA. He made one start in NYC and never again got a chance in Dodger stadium. Sad but these dudes got 5 and 6 million dollar bonuses. They'll be alright.
Reminds me of how greedy Matt Harvey was with the angels when they first drafted him and refused to sign because he wanted a 3M dollar bonus. Maybe this is why Harvey is shit now. Greed and no passion for the game.
I love how you have Oblivion music in the background to start off the movie.
I bet you the Angels would still sign him if he wanted to play.
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Guess who just got called up
Mark Appel just made his major league debut for the Phillies on 6/29/22 two weeks short of his 31st birthday. A shutout inning. So it’s too soon to call him a bust.
This hits home cuz I’m a Stanford fan
Joaquin Ames same it hits home because I say him pitch in college and live like 2 miles from Monte Vista and now a coach that coached him
Wonderful video, Informative and Entertaining.
I hope you dont offense for this but its gnarly that we have someone like Mike Krozemba,KTO,FlemLo,etc. But with baseball
Naw I take that as a complement for sure, Mike Korzemba and KTO are awesome
Ive been waiting to find someone with baseball stories cus Im trying to definitely become a more educated baseball fan honestly as you can tell with my profile I mostly follow the Indians
Every baseball team and every era has a few players like this. Happens.
At least now as a Yankee fan I don't feel as bad about the Brien Taylor situation.
Haha
I still have his rookie cards LOL. He was supposed to be like the next Nolan Ryan, Roger Clemens etc
A vid about someone I've never seen a vid about before. Auto subbed
Haha I got a signature of his while he was at Stanford, that will be worth a lot.
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The guy on the thumbnail looks like Paul Finch of American pie.
Yes I am
Excellent video Dawson! What a true waste of talent. As a Giants fan, J.R. Phillips was a pretty big bust for us. Will Clark was a free agent and the Giants didn't bother to offer him a descent long term contract (because they felt Phillips could replace him) so he went to the Rangers and Phillips became the everyday starting 1st baseman....results were he never broke the Mendoza line and was constantly injured while Clark went on to have pretty descent seasons for the Rangers averaging .308, 15 HR's, 80 RBI for the 5 years he played for Texas.
I thought this vid would be about Todd Van Poppel. Or maybe Brien Taylor. Or Kris Benson. Oh well, so many busts...
Kris Benson's wife was a bigger "bust" than him. Some say she had a 40" chest.
I live in the QC area and remember Appel and Correa on the Bandits and all the hype surrounding them, being two top prospects. Pretty cool to see Correa turn out to be the player he is. Too bad Appel couldn't live up to expectation as well.
Appel and Bryant might turn out to be the modern day Steve Chilcotte and Reggie Jackson.
It's interesting to imagine how things would have been different for the Mets and Reggie (and the A's) if they'd drafted him. As for Chilcott, if he hadn't been drafted instead of Reggie, he would be so obscure that he wouldn't even be the answer to a trivia question.
Good vid. The Astros might have another big bust in draft history the year after with Brady Aiken. His story is interesting as well. I saw another guy posted about Brien Taylor from the 90s and I think it’s tough to beat that one, but Appel for sure is up there.
Lol they said he was going to be the next Mark Prior...they were right lol
Iowa Hawkeyes Mark Prior was a beat. But dumbass Dusty Baker ruined him.
Prior actually pitched multiple seasons, including playoffs where he was a combined 2-1 with a 2.31 era. So yeah...Not the same
Iowa Hawkeyes Go hawks
He just announced on Twitter that he’s making a comeback.
Small error, you said Appel held opponents in the AZL to a "One point six seven batting average" - 1.67, which is incorrect. It'd be a 0.167 BA or "point one six seven batting average"
Yeah I meant .167 I must have read it off of the script wrong and never noticed good catch
As a fan of this guy/followed his career, it's sad that he had so much potential, and couldnt make it work. Imagine a rotation of Kuechel, Verlander, and then Appel as the 1-3 starters. Scary.
In a way his arrogance at demanding to be #1 pick in the 2012 draft and wanting over $6 million should have showed warning signs.The guy was just interested in the money....No surprise he was a bust and awful in the minors...Looks like he really had no heart or desire to get to the big show once he got that signing bonus.
Nah. He got that signing bonus AND was able to finish his degree. 70% of drafted pitchers never hit the majors. The only reason it seems like a big deal in this case was because people hyped him up so much. You're telling me if you were in his position and you're projected to go #1, you're not going to try to get the most money? I would.
This video is so well done!! Please make more videos like this!
With the first pick of the 2013 MLB draft the Houston Astros kill the Cubs curse!
That is both hilarious and relatively accurate, well done sir.
I’d honestly take Bregman over Bryant, so I’m glad it worked out the way it did.
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Yeah, Bregman is better all around defensively. Kris Bryant will put up more HRs in his career tho.. Bregman supposedly can play SS, 2B, 3B, and LF at a major league level. I think he was a catcher in HS..That guy can straight up play!
I was hoping Appel would work out..Supposedly the next Mark Prior. I remember Prior and damn would that have been nice. I feel bad for Appel..
Wow...solid video! Watching this re!under me of Brien Taylor, a nephew of Dwight "Doc" Golden, who was a #1 prospect for the Yankees and never made it to the big leagues.
Let’s see if he’s still a bust 🤔🤔
I remember when the Pirates offered him a contract and he purposely waited until they couldn't afford to demand more than he could make without the team being penalized. I'm pretty certain that the pick they received in 2013 (because he didnt sign) ended up being Austin Meadows. Thanks Mark!
Brien Taylor would probably have made it to the Majors if he didn't have a horrible injury.
William Brooks Probably
Very true.
Maybe...Taylor was rather wild in AA walking 102 batters in 160 innings and couldn't hold runners at first. Meanwhile he basically only had one pitch, a 98MPH fastball.
Todd Van Poppel
Then he got caught dealing crack.
I lived in Fresno, Ca and I didn't even knew He played for the Fresno Grizzlies.
I’m an Astros fan since as long as I can remember. I was so glad they didn’t draft him after his junior year. They chose wisely by not paying him all that money. Didn’t mind picking him the next year. He never did anything special in the farm system. We in Houston pay close attention to our farm systems. Especially since it’s how our team just won a championship. Shows just how greedy the guy really is. How many of us would turn down $3 million.
William Lane
that's how the Chicago God Mark Pryor because Minnesota had the number one pick in Chicago have the number to pick Minnesota after the take Joe Mauer because they didn't want to spend all the money on Mark Prior I mean as of right now it looks like a smart move but who knows what Mark Prior could have done if he never got hurt
Ok
Great video, sad for him. Hope he didn't blow his signing bonus. Best of luck to him
He voluntarily stepped away from baseball j believe
He did I’m sure if he was looking somebody would’ve given him a shot
Dawson Wright... if I'm not mistaken,,, are you the guy who did the Josh Hamilton video.. if so ,that was really good ..I'm from Fort Worth ,so I lived through that. Anywhoms, I'm going to check this out. Ty
At least we got correa in 2012 draft
Yeah
Thank god
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He’s so spoiled you can just tell by his face and when he said Millions weren’t enough
Great video bro
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