Most MLB betting fans shrug off the draft every time it rolls around, as it’s about 4, 593 rounds long and has 10, 20, 100 guys who never make an impact on online baseball betting for every one player who does. It’s thus harder to label high picks “busts” in the same way you can do it in football or basketball. However, we can at least say that first-overall picks have high expectations, so let’s look at a few of the worst-all time selections – especially relative to the guys taken right after them.

Not included: guys taken within the last five years, as ballplayers take a long time to mature (just ask Cliff Lee).

5. B.J. Surhoff – 1985, Milwaukee Brewers

Notable players taken after him: Barry Bonds, Barry Larkin, Rafael Palmeiro

Don’t get me wrong – Surhoff was by no means a bust No .1 pick. But, I’m sorry, look at the guys Milwaukee could’ve had! That’s Hall of – well, uh, would’ve been three Hall of Famers if not for PEDs!

4. Matt Anderson – 1997, Detroit Tigers

Notable players taken after him: Lance Berkman, Vernon Wells, Troy Glaus, J.D. Drew

If you bet on sports, avoid picking a team dumb enough to draft a friggin’ reliever with the first overall pick. Anderson had great stuff but, injuries aside, he had a limited potential impact. Get this – he also destroyed his throwing arm and lost his 100-MPH heat in an Octopus-throwing contest to win Red Wings NHL betting playoff tickets. Sigh.

3. Brien Taylor – 1991, New York Yankees

Notable players taken after him: Manny Ramirez, Shawn Green

OUCH. This hurler became just the second No. 1 pick to never play a game in MLB betting. To his credit, he may have had a shot had he not torn his labrum protecting his brother in a fistfight. Hmm, maybe UFC betting was his real calling.

2. Matt Bush – 2004, San Diego Padres

Notable players taken after him: Justin Verlander

“Do you know who I am? I’m Matt f*ckin Bush!” That infamous quote is all he’s remembered for. It was on a high-school campus during a drunken fight, by the way. Keep reaching for the stars, Matt. Maybe you’ll reach the big leagues some day. Was he a hitter or pitcher? Doesn’t matter. He sucked at both.

1. Bryan Bullington – 2002, Pittsburgh Pirates

Notable players taken after him: B.J. Upton, Zack Greinke, Cole Hamels, Prince Fielder, Scott Kazmir, Matt Cain…to name just a few

Leave it to the Pirates to be the crappiest of the crappy on this list. They figured their chances of signing the other big names listed above was as good as Mostapha Al Turk’s chances of winning his UFC betting matchup this Saturday – next to none. So they went with Bullington and, while he at least made the majors, he goes down as a huge failure for the Pirates considering what they could’ve gotten.