The 2024 MLB draft is fast approaching, with the festivities scheduled to begin on July 14 during All-Star weekend. And leading up to this year's event, we're going to be taking a look back at recent draft classes. Ahead is a deep dive into each team's best selection of the 2013 draft.
Each team's best pick is chosen based on their overall accomplishments in the big leagues, not just what they did during their time with the team that drafted them. For example, Chad Green is the pick for the Detroit Tigers, even though he didn't break out until after he was traded to the New York Yankees. Only players who signed are eligible, so guys such as Andrew Benintendi, Cal Quantrill and Cavan Biggio who were selected but honored their college commitments will be included down the road as part of the draft class when they did sign.
Finally, this draft rewind wraps up with a full 2013 first-round redraft to give an idea of what the board might have looked like with the benefit of hindsight. Catch up on previous MLB draft rewind articles: 2012 Drafted: 8th round, No. 240 overall Right-hander Brad Keller never threw a pitch in a D-backs uniform, as he was plucked from their minor league system in the 2017 Rule 5 draft.
He chewed through 679 innings over six seasons with the Kansas City Royals, including a 4.2-WAR rookie season that made him one of the most valuable Rule 5 picks in history in terms of immediate impact. His 9.
3 career WAR is tied for the fifth-highest mark among all pitchers.
