Alex Rodriguez, Chipper Jones, Phil Nevin, or Brien Taylor?

The overall number one pick.  We all wish we had it, and some will sacrifice season after season and their corresponding entry fee to get it.  Some owners tank it - others just operate franchises that flat out suck.  Here are the rewards for finishing in the basement.  Whether they were an all-time great in the mold of A-Rod, a franchise player like Chipper, a star player in their own right like a Phil Nevin, or a total bust like Brien Taylor is a completely different story!  Below is the list of the first sixteen seasons of number one selections...

1. Ned Gold (beesore) - Multiple Silver Sluggers, a few Gold Gloves, an MVP, and a sure-fire Hall of Famer.  Vic Rincon went second, Erick Venafro tenth.  Chipper
2. Robert Jackson (orangeman7) - Ten All-Star appearances, eight Silver Sluggers, a THREE TIME All-Star game MVP, a few gold gloves, and still active!  Bey Wilson went second.  Grant Atchley went twenty second.  Chipper
3. Josh Bell (jaddison) - He'll hit his 500th home run this coming season.  He should also record his 2,000th strikeout.  Multiple 60 error seasons.  Rob Piper went fourth.  All-time homer king Eddie Stewart went at thirteen.  Nevin
4. Khoury Hernandez (jana23) - A few All-Star games, a few Silver Sluggers.  Just joined the 400 home run club.  Better than solid, less than spectacular.  Stevie Walton went third.  Eugene Crawford went tenth.  Nevin
5. George Ransom (startgame) - Currently selling Indian trinkets on the Grand Canyon rim.  Never played a game.  F.P. McMillan was selected thirteenth. Taylor
6. Bubbles Hendrickson (dschwa55266) - No explanation needed.  Mike Wight went second.  Dennis Douglas went twenty second.  A-Rod
7. Ray Hafner (bagpipes28) - Two time All-Star who never came close to meeting his potential.  Dewey Hardy went at number twenty two.  Lewis Mattingly went twenty ninth.  Nevin
8. Willie Romero (RubeRant) - Several All-Star appearances, but a career .250 hitter with 15-20 home run production does not match what the expectation once was.  Joe Durham was taken twentieth.  TWENTIETH! Nevin
9. Benji Pimentel (dspahlinger) - A Rookie of the Year and perennial Silver Slugger and All-Star.  And only 27 years old.  The real deal.  Mitchell Ramsey went fifth.  A-Rod
10. Alex Bunch (defendo) - The most dominant pitcher since Billy Cannon.  Enough said.  Hughie Cummings went third.  Damaso Martinez went thirty first. A-Rod
11. Julio Prieto (shawnnj) - Just came off a fantastic season, helping the Jacksonville Five to a World Series win.  Appears to be in his prime, having collected 413 hits over the past two seasons.  Scot Darr went fourth, Darryl Rivers went fourteenth.  Chipper
12. Kennie Seaton (tlow1108) - Has averaged 49 home runs and a .303 batting average for his ML career.  Not much else to explain on this one.  Keith Flaherty went third.  Dingo Ellis went fourth.  A-Rod
13. Fritz Wyatt (piratestros) - Tied with Alex Bunch for tops in career WHIP.  Amongst the top five in career ERA.  Kris Parnell went twelfth.  A-Rod
14. Rudy Smoak (tlow1108) - Just came off his "breakthrough" season, going 18-7 with a 2.50 ERA for the Cool Pops.  Ron Randall went fifth.  Jury still out, but looks good
15. Aubrey Cummings (tlow1108) - At only 24 years old, Cummings looks like the real deal after posting a 3.35 ERA in his first two seasons.  B.C. Cedeno went second, and Del Johnson went ninth.  Jury still out, but looks good