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One Pick Away: 20 Great Draft Blunders

As you may have heard, baseball's annual draft -- known variously as the First-Year Player Draft or the Rule-4 Draft -- will unfold on Monday night in New York City.

The draft has been part of baseball since 1965, and, as such, it's rich with history. Part of that history, of course, entails the making of cringe-worthy mistakes. And while the wielding of hindsight as cudgel is not particularly fair, it is particularly enjoyable.

So to get you in the proper state of mind (i.e., "coiled outrage"), let's take a quick walking tour of the worst "one pick away" mistakes from every first round that's ever been.

Click HERE to see the complete list from CBSSports.com

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