Jack Torrance - Contributing Reporter
In celebration of Season 50, let's review the best #1 picks in Cobbfather history. A quick recap, there were 23 High Schoolers draft, 16 Shortstops drafts, and includes 7 Hall of Famers.
- Season: Current Franchise: Player (Position), age, background, Cash score
- Season 1: Chicago Gunslingers: Trey Padgett (2B), 19, JC, 8739
- Season 26: Anaheim Diablos: Bob Graves (P), 19, JC, 8610
- Season 3: Huntington Tropics: Zach Charles (SS), 19, JC, 8490
- Season 5: Los Angeles Lifeguards: Yamid Montanez (SS), 18, HS, 8127
- Season 23: Columbus Corgis: Ahmed Ratliff (RF), 18, HS, 8036
- *Season 32: Scranton Hammers: Lee Schlitter (RF), 19, JC, 7949
- Season 14: Austin Son's of Odin: Jerrod Griffiths (LF), 19, JC, 7861
- Season 21: Washington DC: Red Collins (P), 22, COL, 7661
- Season 22: Helena Hot Dogs: Braeden Abercrombie (P), 18, HS, 7602
- Season 15: Colorado Springs From My Loins: Thomas Hutchinson (P), 18, HS, 7393
- Season 7: Hartford Rising Stars: Al James (RF), 19, JC, 7368
- Season 9: Monterrey Stoics: James Haselman (P), 21, COL, 7160
- Season 30: Huntington Tropics: Sean Gosling (SS), 20, JC, 6921
- Season 13: Colorado Springs From My Loins: Vic Vizcaino (P), 18, HS, 6604
- Season 8: Wichita Aeros: Charlie Borders (SS), 18, HS, 6444
- Season 11: Austin Son's of Odin: Morgan Cerda (CF), 18, HS, 6388
- Season 12: Austin Son's of Odin: Clarence Poole (P), 22, COL, 6334
- Season 6: Los Angeles Lifeguards, Alex Andrus (P), 18, HS, 6076
- Season 16: Vancouver Canucks: Luis Duran (SS), 18, HS, 6074
- Season 28: El Paso Gas: Bubbles Guerra (SS), 18, HS, 6033
- Season 31: Huntington Tropics: Graham Wallace (LF), 22, COL, 5956
- Season 19: Huntington Tropics: Junior Roberts (SS), 19, JC, 5517
- Season 17: Dover Hazmats: Aneury Tejeda (P), 18, HS, 5484
- Season 18: Huntington Tropics: James Dillard (SS), 20, JC, 5206
- *Season 35: Atlanta Expos: Carl Martinson (SS), 20, JC, 5137
- Season 24: Colorado Cab Blast: Francis King (RF), 22, COL, 5104
- Season 4: Tucson Tubas: Vic Costilla (SS), 20, JC, 5100
- Season 2: Huntington Tropics: Branch Borders (C), 18, HS, 5025
- Season 10: Minnesota North Stars: Ned Myers (P), 22, COL, 4803
- Season 27: Chicago Gunslingers: Monte Daley (P), 20, JC, 4726
- Season 29: Santa Fe Surf Riders VIII: Virgil Murphy (P), 18, HS, 4661
- *Season 36: New York Empire: Louis Conley (P), 18, HS, 4567
- Season 33: Scranton Hammers: Wilfredo Correa (P), 22, COL, 4427
- *Season 37: Atlanta Expos: Jon Everett (SS), 22, COL, 4056
- *Season 34: New York Empire: Forrest Kelly (SS), 18, HS, 3973
- Season 25: Columbus Corgis: Emmett Jefferies (P), 18, HS, 3768
- *Season 38: Atlanta Expos: Kenny Jacquez (SS), 19, JC, 3693
- *Season 39: Helena Hot Dogs: Vin Melhuse (RF), 19, JC, 3438
- *Season 41: Columbus Corgis: Keith Halter (1B), 18, HS, 3363
- *Season 40: Helena Hot Dogs: JC Wall (P), 18, HS, 3247
- *Season 42: Columbus Corgis: Louis Combs (P), 22, COL, 1991
- *Season 45: Anaheim Diablos: Bonk Burnett (CF), 20, JC, 1414
- *Season 44: Pittsburg Yinzers: Rip Bromberg (SS), 18, HS, 1380
- Season 20: Helena Hot Dogs: Andres Flores (P), 19, JC, 1270
- *Season 43: Anaheim Diablos: Felipe Vargas (SS), 18, HS, 1091
- Season 46: New Orleans Old Fashioneds: Lew Kennedy (SS), 18, HS, Not Signed
- *Season 47: New Orleans Old Fashioneds: Gregorio Cordero (C), 18, HS, Minor League
- *Season 48: Washington DC Nationals: Olmedo Nunez (C), 18, HS, Minor League
- *Season 49: Huntington Tropics: Roger Simon (P) 19, JC, Minor League
* denotes still playing
__ denotes Hall of Fame member