How many of these guys do you remember? John Wyatt, Larry Hutton, Don Denbow, Terry McDermott, Jim Haller. Don’t ring a bell? How about Bobby Valentine? Oh, him, you know. Well, all those guys were the Dodgers’ first-round picks – their first six, as a matter of fact. None of them was drafted #1 because the Dodgers were not picking that high. Valentine was the highest pick at #5 in 68. Wyatt and McDermott were #8s. Haller was #9 and Denbow, #20. SO out of their first six first-rounders, they got one MLB player. McDermott had a cup of coffee in the bigs in 1972, playing in 9 games.
First Rounder: No Guarantees
