These are not the top of the prospect heap guys we tend to focus on. But then, I think we all understand that when it comes to the draft, entirely too much time and energy is spent only on the top of the pile, when in reality players come from all throughout the strata of the amateur world.
The 2009 draft was one of the more remarkable successes in recent memory for the Cardinals, really the crowning achievement of the Jeff Luhnow scouting department, and their first round pick that year was Shelby Miller. Now, Shelby Miller turned out to be a fine pitcher for a couple years in the majors, but the most value he contributed to the organisation was, to be frank, the six and a half wins Jason Heyward put up in 2015.