Actual Pick: OF AJ Pollock
Corbin's Actual Draft Position: No. 80 overall (Los Angeles Angels)
Patrick Corbin has been talked about frequently as one of the worst contracts in baseball the last few years as he plays out a six-year, $140 million deal with the Washington Nationals, but there's a reason he earned that payday in the first place.
He put together back-to-back excellent seasons in 2018 (11-7, 3.15 ERA, 246 K, 200.0 IP) in his final year with the Arizona Diamondbacks and 2019 (14-7, 3.25 ERA, 238 K, 202.0 IP) in his first year with the Nationals when he helped the team win a World Series title.
He spent six seasons with the D-backs before departing in free agency, but he actually started his career as a top prospect in the Los Angeles Angels system. He was traded along with Tyler Skaggs and two others at the 2010 trade deadline in exchange for Dan Haren.
