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Scott Rolen could have been a member of the Colorado Rockies

By Noah Yingling

Scott Rolen #17, Third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies prepares to bat during the Major League Baseball National League East game against the Chicago Cubs on 25 June 1999 at Wrigley Field, Chicago, United States. Phillies won the game 3 - 2. (Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images)
Scott Rolen #17, Third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies prepares to bat during the Major League Baseball National League East game against the Chicago Cubs on 25 June 1999 at Wrigley Field, Chicago, United States. Phillies won the game 3 - 2. (Photo by Tom Hauck/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO – OCTOBER 04: Starting pitcher Matt Clement #30 of the Boston Red Sox throws a pitch against the Chicago White Sox during Game 1 of the American League Division Series at U.S. Celluar Field on October 4, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

The rest of the 1993 MLB draft was not particularly great either, for the Colorado Rockies or otherwise

Despite Bryan Rekar not having a great career with the Colorado Rockies or otherwise, the later picks in the second round and in the third round were not great MLB players either.

None of the second round picks after Rekar made it to the majors and in the third round, only two had at least 1.0 rWAR in their career: pitcher Matt Clement and catcher Eli Marrero.

The Rockies had the last pick in the third round and, like with Rekar, they selected right-handed pitcher out of Bradley University: Joel Moore. Moore got up to Triple-A with the Rockies but never got to the majors and was out of baseball by 2000.

In the fourth round, there were also only two MLB players with an rWAR above 1.0: pitcher Billy Koch and shortstop Jason McDonald. Koch was the Reliever of the Year in 2002 for the Moneyball Oakland A’s and McDonald played for the A’s in the late 90s but neither lasted long in the majors as Koch last appeared in the majors in 2004 and McDonald in 2000.

The Rockies selected pitcher Doug Walls out of community college in Florida. He made it to Double-A with the Rockies and Triple-A with Detroit but never to the majors and was out of affiliated ball by 2001.

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