Revisiting the Cards first round picks for the past 10 years

[Carp4Cy]

2015 Nick Plummer - this one went no where
2015 - Jake Woodford - negative career WAR, journeyman at best. Big strong frame, but he couldn't miss bats.
2016 - Delvin Perez - another big ?. Went no where. Why?
2016 - Dylan Carlson - 1 good year, 4 career WAR
2016 Dakota Hudson - short positive career before talent decay. 3 career WAR
2017 - no pick due to spygate
2018 - Gorman - still around. Still waiting for him to become an impact player
2019 - Zack Thompson - hurt again - updates are few and far between. He should have been a strong lefty but never found any consistency in the rotation or the pen. 27 yo now. How do we avoid these types of picks going forward?
2020 - Jordan walker - hard to believe its been 5 years.
2021 - McGreevy - 4 years in, hopefully on the cusp of getting an extended chance. Based on the above, my longterm expectations are guarded.
2022 - Hjerpe - another big lefty. Seems like he was hurt when we took him, and he's hurt again this year. Others taken in 2022 are producing already (the Yankees took a huge OFer named Spencer Jones who has a 1.038 OPS and 23 HRs in AA/AAA this year, and they can't find a spot for him because...Judge, also Jacob Misiorowski was taken after both Hjerpe And Mautz)
2023 - Chase Davis - who knows, but so far he doesn't make enough contact or hit for any kind of average. Already older than Winn and Walker.
2024 - JJ Wetherholt - drafted much higher than most. Hopefully the start of a much more productive trend.


Now that I think about it - maybe this Spencer Jones should become a prospect trade target?

[CNYFan]

Not a pretty list.

[illiniriles]

Wow. That, that's.........................................................really awful.
kind of liked Carlson and Hudson. What happened? Jordan walker still does have a ton of athleticism. Seems like a great kid and is coachable. I'm not giving up on him. We've got to be able to hit on more #1 picks.