Kansas City Royals: Best fourth overall picks in MLB history

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The Cincinnati Reds’ Barry Larkin – AFP PHOTO/Mike SIMONS (Photo credit should read MIKE SIMONS/AFP via Getty Images) /

Kansas City Royals: Best Fourth Overall Picks

. Outfielder. San Diego Padres. Dave Winfield. 2. player. 127

The Padres made Dave Winfield the fourth overall pick in the 1973 MLB Draft and what followed was a 22-year Hall of Fame career. Winfield spent the first eight years of his career with the Padres, making his MLB debut at age 21.

Winfield was good with the Padres, but he saw most of his success with the Yankees, which is where he made it to eight of his 12 All-Star games. Winfield was an All-Star in every season from 1977-1988, but it wasn’t until 1992 when he won his first and only World Series, which came with the Blue Jays.

Along with the 12 All-Star appearances and World Series title, Winfield also was a seven-time Gold Glove recipient and six time Silver Slugger winner. He played for six different teams during his 22-year career and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001.

61. . Shortstop. Cincinnati Reds. Barry Larkin. 1. player

The best fourth overall pick in MLB history is Barry Larkin, who spent the entirety of his 19-year career with the Cincinnati Reds, the same team who drafted him. Larkin had quite the career, finishing with an average slash line of .295/.371/.444, 198 home runs, and 960 RBI.

Larkin was a 12-time All-Star and won the NL MVP in 1995 after he batted .319. He also was a nine-time Silver Slugger as well as three-time Gold Glove recipient.