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The Draft Picks Lost When Signing Free Agents

Last week, we looked at the best of the players the Giants drafted with picks gained as compensation for the loss of free agents. Today we look at the flip side of that — draft picks the Giants lost when … Continue reading

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The Five Best Draft Picks Gained by Losing a Free Agent

When Pedro Martinez left the Boston Red Sox as a free agent, the Red Sox got an extra pick in the next June amateur draft. When Albert Pujols signed with the Angels, the Cardinals got a compensatory draft pick, too. … Continue reading

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The Giants Pick Barry Bonds in the 1982 Draft

This past week’s amateur draft and the Giants’ upcoming series against the Pittsburgh Pirates got me thinking of 1982, and what might have been. In the June 1982 amateur draft, the Giants drafted local kid Barry Bonds, a graduate of … Continue reading

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