![[OC] - MLB Draft Scouting Departments last 30 years](https://preview.redd.it/7ywckhti8jbh1.png?auto=webp&s=ed2caa2ae7a25f2026853f0486f3c5693c0c6855)
[OC] - MLB Draft Scouting Departments last 30 years
Here’s what each chart column means:
Draft WAR
Total positive MLB career WAR produced by that team’s signed draft picks. Negative WAR does not subtract from the total.
Value+
WAR above expected draft-slot value.
Example: if a pick slot usually produces 1.0 WAR and the player produced 10.0 WAR, that is +9.0 Value+.
WAR/Top10
Average positive WAR per pick from rounds 1-10.
This measures how efficiently a team used its higher-value draft picks.
10-WAR Hits
Number of drafted players who reached at least 10 career WAR.
This is the “star / real MLB regular” count.
5-WAR%
Percentage of scored draft picks who reached at least 5 career WAR.
This is a hit-rate metric.
Debut%
Percentage of scored draft picks who reached MLB at all.
This measures how often the organization drafted players who made the majors.
Important: the scoring uses 1996-2021 draft outcomes because 2022-2025 picks are too recent to grade fairly. Top10 means rounds 1-10, not top 10 overall picks.