Alex Rodriguez could have been a member of the Dodgers. Until the mid-2000s, the team picking first in the draft alternated by league. In odd years, the worst American League team from the previous season picked first. The National League had the first pick in even years. In 1992, Dodgers lost 99 games and Seattle lost 98. But the 1993 draft occurred in an odd year, meaning the Mariners picked first and took Rodriguez, even though he had told them he wanted to play in the N.L. The Dodgers took pitcher Darren Dreifort, who went 48-60 in a nine-year career.