Massive draft mistake by the Miami Marlins still hurts

It was 21 years ago that the Miami Marlins (then Florida Marlins) last won the World Series. This was only 6 years, after The Fish became the fastest expansion franchise to win a World Series (at the time) after entering the Majors. Did you know that 90% of all teams didn't win as many World Series as The Fish in the last 30 years?! Sadly, it's not all positive....

The 2012 draft was a disaster for the Miami Marlins.

The aforementioned successes are arguably matched by the disappointments...horrible trades, bad ownership and lack of spending have been a part of the team's history as well. This brings us to the 2012 MLB Draft. The draft that saw the Miami Marlins draft SP Andrew Heaney as the #9 pick in the first round.

Andrew Heaney only pitched in one season for The Fish...back in 2014. He delivered a 5.83 ERA/5.45 FIP, with 6.1 K/9 and 2.1 BB/9, in 7 games and 29.1 innings pitched. Yeah it was that bad. He was traded after the season to the Los Angeles Dodgers, for a package of SP Dan Haren, SS Miguel Rojas and IF Dee Strange-Gordon.

Miguel Rojas was never much more than an average starting SS, known for his defense but not much else. Dan Haren spent a forgettable half a season on the team, before being practically given away to the Chicago Cubs. Dee actually was pretty solid. From 2015-2017, he batted an impressive .310/.341/.384, That was good for a combined 8.4 WAR. Sadly, he was given away to the Seattle Mariners.

Anyway, let's get back to why this draft was such a disaster for the Miami Marlins. The answer is the player that the Los Angeles Dodgers took with the eighteenth pick. That would be none other than SS Corey Seager. Seager is of course one of the best players in the game, a former MVP who played in multiple All-Star Games. Now, you might say that he wouldn't have pushed The Fish into the playoffs and that his playing on the team wouldn't have changed the team's trajectory. That could be true, but he could've potentially netted the team a significant prospect haul.

The Miami Marlins could've had Corey Seager, but took Andrew Heaney instead. That's definitely a disaster of a draft.