This past week Has been a Sports Goobs dream. The NBA Draft and the NHL Draft on back to back nights and the Major League Baseball Draft about a week ago. I just love drafts. I love sorting thru my teams draft picks especially if I have never heard of most of the players such as the Seattle Seahawks from this years NFL Draft and reading what the so called experts think and what their projections are.
The Major League Baseball draft is usually not relevant until about five years down the road and that draft is probably the hardest one to project. You can just about name the players on one hand that have been placed on a major league roster without ever having played in the minors and contributed right away. I believe Bob Horner of the 1978 Atlanta Braves may have been one of the last to do so.
The NHL Draft is usually about 50/50. Some of the players can step in and play and contribute right away and others need more time to develop. The Carolina Hurricanes hit the jackpot with Jeff Skinner in last years draft. He was the #7 selection overall, stepped in and played immediately, and won the Calder Trophy as the NHL's top rookie just a few days ago.
The NFL and NBA Drafts are probably the most relevant and the most analyzed. Those players, especially the top ten picks or so, are expected to step in and play immediately and be major contributors to their teams success.
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