2nd time in 9 Cubs appearances that Sandberg was left exposed. The other time was Leg 27 under ff09. ff09 didn't protect him on his second opportunity to do so, either, and he was taken by the Mets with the 14th pick of second round.
Piazza of the Mets has been exposed in the first round 6 times in 15 Mets appearances, and he has never been drafted in the first round. In Leg 37 sinfonian11 got him with the 23rd pick of the second round. He's actually made it all the through without being protected or drafted three times.