Look back at every No. 1 overall pick in history

A team has the pick of thousands of talented high school and collegiate ballplayers when it holds the No. 1 overall pick in the Draft, and the player it eventually chooses could have long-lasting consequences — for better or worse. History shows drafting in baseball is an extremely inexact science, and one doesn’t need to look any further for proof than the list of players chosen with the top overall pick.