Drafted 20th in the first round in the 2017 draft, but currently in seventh place in bWAR among his cohort of first rounders from that year.
Rank
Name
Pick #
Tm
Bonus
Pos
WAR
1
Drew Rasmussen
31
Rays
RHP
13.5
2
Hunter Greene
2
Reds
$7,230,000
RHP
13.2
3
Trevor Rogers
13
Marlins
$3,400,000
LHP
9.2
4
Brent Rooker
35
Twins
$1,935,300
OF
7.9
5
Tanner Houck
24
Red Sox
$2,614,500
RHP
7.5
6
MacKenzie Gore
3
Padres
$6,700,000
LHP
7.0
7
Jake Burger
11
White Sox
$3,700,000
3B
6.5
8
David Peterson
20
Mets
$2,994,500
LHP
6.1
9
Clarke Schmidt
16
Yankees
$2,184,300
RHP
4.8
10
Royce Lewis
1
Twins
$6,725,000
SS
4.5
I want to give the Rays beaucoup credit for getting the most first-round value with the 31st pick, but they didn't even sign their guy.
On the other hand, they went ahead and traded for him two years later. But hey, when it comes to draft position/productivity ratio, the Mets appear to be in second place.