Since the MLB draft began in 1965, there have been 1,560 top-30 picks. That's 52 swings at a presumably sure-fire talent in the modern-day first round -- and there have been a surprising number of misses among those choices.
The hits at each slot, the best to come out of each pick, are among some of the top players of all time. We put together an Ultimate Draft: the best picks at each spot, in terms of value provided to teams per season, from No. 1 overall to No. 30. Some guys are Hall of Famers, some are just a few years into their careers, and some (Chad Billingsley?