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Worst top-10 picks of last 10 years

Four Orioles flops help explain Baltimore's recent struggles

Updated: June 1, 2011, 11:09 AM ET
By Kevin Goldstein | Baseball Prospectus

It's the week before the draft, so teams and fans are filled with optimism, and none more so than teams with highly coveted single-digit picks. That's where the elite talent comes from. Those are the guys who can potentially change the state of a franchise. Those are the players who often become a team's top prospect the moment they sign their name to a contract. That said, they don't always work out, and for a variety of reasons. So in the interest of raining on everybody's parade, especially those in Baltimore, here's a reminder of the 10 worst single-digit draft picks in the last decade.


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