In 2006, the Giants selected Tim Lincecum with their first pick in the MLB Draft. In 2007, they selected Madison Bumgarner with their first pick. In 2008, they selected Buster Posey. Those three first-rounders have combined for three championships, 14 All-Star appearances, two Cy Youngs, an MVP, a Rookie of the Year, a World Series MVP, and the dawning of the Golden Era of a franchise that’s well over a century old.



Other than that, those picks weren’t that big of a deal.



This doesn’t happen very often. This hardly happens at all. It’s not just rare for a team to pick three franchise cornerstones with their first three picks in consecutive drafts, with all of them contributing to multiple championships. It’s extremely rare for a team to pick three good players with their first selection at all. The best 1-2-3 draft punch in Indians history (first-round picks only) is Drew Pomeranz, Francisco Lindor and Tyler Naquin. That’s how hard...