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Is the following statement correct? Since 1980, Dwight Gooden and Jack McDowell are the only two pitchers drafted...

Posted by Inigo (aka Inigo) Jun 29 '09, 12:36

...in the top five overall picks to get 100 or more career wins.

I heard that on ESPN radio one morning. Is that really true?

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Oddly, the statement becomes true if you look at *ONLY* #5 picks. And not top 5 picks. (nm) - musubi Jun 29, 12:46 4
- That really could be it. If so, what a craptacular stat to bring up. -- nm - Inigo Jun 29, 12:51
- Bobby Witt, Greg Swindell, Tim Belcher and Andy Benes are all top 5 picks who won 100+. (nm) - musubi Jun 29, 12:50
- I presume their point is that picking in the top 5 in the MLB Draft isn't like any other sports, which is true. - David Jun 29, 12:49 1
  - True. But that point could easily be made without cherry picking something like *only* #5 picks. Some really good hitters have been taken #5. - musubi Jun 29, 12:53
I wouldn't be surprised. Top 5 picks is a pretty small sample. in 29 years, that's only 145 total players. - musubi Jun 29, 12:41
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- Well, there that is. (nm) - musubi Jun 29, 12:42
I started in 1990 and checked exactly one name before finding one that did. - David Jun 29, 12:39 5
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  - Random. -- nm - David Jun 29, 12:42
- Looks like Mike Moore did as well. Hmm... -- nm - Inigo Jun 29, 12:40 2
  - Mark Mulder is the other from the 90s although Beckett gets there in a couple of weeks. -- nm - David Jun 29, 12:45 1
    - Tim Belcher too. *shakes fist at ESPN radio* -- nm - Inigo Jun 29, 12:46
Seems unlikely. Off to ESPN to do a bit of research! -- nm - Subversive Jun 29, 12:38 1
- Kevin Brown, Mark Mulder, Josh Beckett is 2 away. I might have missed some. -- nm - Subversive Jun 29, 12:43

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