What is the highest possible pick the Cardinals can get in the MLB draft?
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What is the highest possible pick the Cardinals can get in the MLB draft?
I believe their odds at getting the #1 pick is at 2.35%. It sure would be nice to land a top five pick.
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Highest as in not the lowest, that being #1. I guess it depends how one looks at it. But, I probably should have asked what the lowest in the first round could be in the lottery.
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Here he is and he says :craviduce wrote: ↑20 Nov 2025 14:27 pmI, too, am confident the highest possible pick will be 1st.
but I'm waiting for confirmation from my accountant

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Re: What is the highest possible pick the Cardinals can get in the MLB draft?
Let's put it this way. I discovered the worst pick the Cardinals can get in the upcoming lottery is the 13th pick in the first round.
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Guys all this math is over me head
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But I can spot a future Silver Slugger. Something many CT blowhards didn't see coming. LOL
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One thing I learned in math.
An average person is a mean person.
An average person is a mean person.
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You "hit the nail on the head".cardstatman wrote: ↑20 Nov 2025 18:04 pm One thing I learned in math.
An average person is a mean person.
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Interesting, I likewise consulted my accountant. As usual, he told me He will put his top staff on this probably taking about 20-30 hours of analysis. Can’t wait to get the bill for this job.craviduce wrote: ↑20 Nov 2025 14:27 pmI, too, am confident the highest possible pick will be 1st.
but I'm waiting for confirmation from my accountant
To justify his fee, thr findl answer will be detailed in a minimum 10 page analysis report. He may be expensive but he is dang thorough.
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Re: What is the highest possible pick the Cardinals can get in the MLB draft?
This is the most likely version of the worst case scenarios.
- 9 Miami 79-83 .488 36.0 Won 1 7-3 1.85%
- 13 Arizona 80-82 .494 37.0 Lost 5 3-7 1.51%
- 14 Texas 81-81 .500 38.0 Lost 2 2-8 1.34%
- 15 San Francisco 81-81 .500 38.0 Won 4 5-5 1.01%
- 16 Kansas City 82-80 .506 39.0 Won 2 6-4 0.84%
- 17 NY Mets 83-79 .512 40.0 Lost 1 5-5 0.67%
- 1 CHI White Sox 60-102 .370 17.0 Won 1 3-7 27.73%
- 2 Minnesota 70-92 .432 27.0 Lost 1 4-6 22.18%
- 3 Pittsburgh 71-91 .438 28.0 Lost 1 6-4 16.81%
- 10 Colorado 43-119 .265 -- Lost 6 2-8
- 11 Washington 66-96 .407 23.0 Lost 1 4-6
- 12 LA Angels 72-90 .444 29.0 Lost 2 3-7
- 4 Baltimore 75-87 .463 32.0 Lost 3 3-7 9.24%
- 5 Athletics 76-86 .469 33.0 Lost 2 5-5 6.55%
- 6 Atlanta 76-86 .469 33.0 Won 1 7-3 4.54%
- 7 Tampa Bay 77-85 .475 34.0 Lost 4 3-7 3.03%
- 8 St. Louis 78-84 .481 35.0 Lost 4 4-6 2.35%
- 18 Houston 87-75 .537 44.0 Won 2 4-6 0.34%
- 19 Cincinnati 83-79 .512 40.0 Lost 1 7-3
- 20 Boston 89-73 .549 46.0 Won 1 6-4
- 21 San Diego 90-72 .556 47.0 Won 3 7-3
- 22 Cleveland 88-74 .543 45.0 Won 2 7-3
- 23 Detroit 87-75 .537 44.0 Lost 1 2-8
- 24 CHI Cubs 92-70 .568 49.0 Won 3 4-6
- 25 NY Yankees 94-68 .580 51.0 Won 8 9-1
- 26 Philadelphia 96-66 .593 53.0 Won 1 5-5
- 27 Seattle 90-72 .556 47.0 Lost 3 7-3
- 28 Milwaukee 97-65 .599 54.0 Won 1 4-6
- 29 Toronto 94-68 .580 51.0 Won 4 5-5
- 30 LA Dodgers 93-69 .574 50.0 Won 5 8-2
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I thought Cards fans hadramfandan wrote: ↑20 Nov 2025 18:13 pmInteresting, I likewise consulted my accountant. As usual, he told me He will put his top staff on this probably taking about 20-30 hours of analysis. Can’t wait to get the bill for this job.craviduce wrote: ↑20 Nov 2025 14:27 pmI, too, am confident the highest possible pick will be 1st.
but I'm waiting for confirmation from my accountant
To justify his fee, thr findl answer will be detailed in a minimum 10 page analysis report. He may be expensive but he is dang thorough.
been trained to be adverse
to unnecessary expenditures.
Get a new grad to do the books.