1990 Amateur Draft

1990 First Round Picks

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	Atlanta Braves	Chipper Jones	SS	Bolles School (HS)	Pierson, FL
2	Detroit Tigers	Tony Clark	OF	Christian High School (El Cajon) (HS)	El Cajon, CA
3	Philadelphia Phillies	Mike Lieberthal	C	Westlake High School (HS)	Westlake, CA
4	Chicago White Sox	Alex Fernandez	RHP	Miami-Dade Community College (Col.)	Miami Beach, FL
5	Pittsburgh Pirates	Kurt Miller	RHP	West High School (HS)	Bakersfield, CA
6	Seattle Mariners	Marc Newfield	1B	Marina High School (HS)	Huntington Beach, CA
7	Cincinnati Reds	Dan Wilson	C	University of Minnesota (Col.)	[[]]
8	Cleveland Indians	Tim Costo	SS	University of Iowa (Col.)	[[]]
9	Los Angeles Dodgers	Ronnie Walden	LHP	Blanchard High School (HS)	Blanchard, OK
10	New York Yankees	Carl Everett	OF	Hillsborough High School (HS)	Tampa, FL
11	Montreal Expos	Shane Andrews	SS-RHP	Carlsbad High School (HS)	Carlsbad, NM
12	Minnesota Twins	Todd Ritchie	RHP	Duncanville High School (HS)	Duncanville, TX
13	St. Louis Cardinals	Donovan Osborne	LHP	University of Nevada (Col.)	Roseville, CA
14	Oakland Athletics	Todd Van Poppel	RHP	James Martin High School (HS)	Arlington, TX	Compensation from Milwaukee Brewers for Dave Parker
15	San Francisco Giants	Adam Hyzdu	OF	Moeller High School (HS)	Cincinnati, OH	Compensation from Houston Astros for Ken Oberkfell
16	Texas Rangers	Dan Smith	LHP	Creighton University (Col.)	[[]]
17	New York Mets	Jeromy Burnitz	OF	Oklahoma State University (Col.)	Westminster, CA
18	St. Louis Cardinals	Aaron Holbert	SS	David Starr Jordan High School (HS)	Long Beach, CA	Compensation from Boston Red Sox for Tony Pena
19	San Francisco Giants	Eric Christopherson	C	San Diego State University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation from San Diego Padres for Craig Lefferts
20	Baltimore Orioles	Mike Mussina	RHP	Stanford University (Col.)	[[]]
21	Houston Astros	Thomas Nevers	SS	Edina High School (HS)	Edina, MN	Compensation from San Francisco Giants for Kevin Bass
22	Toronto Blue Jays	Steve Karsay	RHP	Christ the King High School (HS)	New York, NY
23	Chicago Cubs	Lance Dickson	LHP	University of Arizona (Col.)	Fullerton, CA
24	Montreal Expos	Rondell White	OF	Jones County High School (HS)	Gray, GA	Compensation from California Angels for Mark Langston
25	San Diego Padres	Robbie Beckett	LHP	McCallum High School (HS)	Austin, TX	Compensation from Kansas City Royals for Mark Davis
26	Oakland Athletics	Donald Peters	RHP	College of St. Francis (Col.)	[[]]

Supplemental First Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
27	Pittsburgh Pirates	Mike Zimmerman	P	University of South Alabama (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Jim Gott
28	Montreal Expos	Gabe White	P	Sebring High School (HS)	Sebring, FL	Compensation for Mark Langston
29	Minnesota Twins	Midre Cummings	OF	Miami Edison High School (HS)	Miami, FL	Compensation for Jeff Reardon
30	St. Louis Cardinals	Paul Ellis	C	UCLA (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Tony Pena
31	Houston Astros	Brian Williams	P	University of South Carolina (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Kevin Bass
32	San Diego Padres	Scott Sanders	P	Nicholls State University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Mark Davis
33	San Francisco Giants	Marcus Jensen	C-P	Skyline High School (HS)	Oakland, CA	Compensation for Craig Lefferts
34	Oakland Athletics	David Zancanaro	P	UCLA (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Storm Davis
35	Montreal Expos	Stan Spencer	P	Stanford University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Hubie Brooks
36	Oakland Athletics	Kirk Dressendorfer	P	University of Texas (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Dave Parker
37	Montreal Expos	Ben Van Ryn	P	East Noble High School (HS)	Kendallville, IN	Compensation for Pascual Perez
38	Seattle Mariners	Anthony Manahan	SS	Arizona State University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for failure to sign 1989 pick Scott Burrell
39	Cleveland Indians	Sam Hence	OF	Stone County High School (HS)	Wiggins, MS	Compensation for failure to sign 1989 pick Calvin Murray
40	Montreal Expos	Stan Robertson	OF	Plainview High School (HS)	Plainview, TX	Compensation for failure to sign 1989 pick Charles Johnson

Other Notable Selections

Bob Wickman (2nd round); Garret Anderson, Mike Myers (4th round); Bret Boone, Ray Durham (5th round); Mike Hampton, Mike Lansing, Troy Percival (6th round); David Bell, Kevin Young (7th round); Fernando Viña (9th round); Rusty Greer (10th round); Rick White (15th round); Eddie Guardado (21st round); Andy Pettitte (22nd round); Jorge Posada (24th round); Darren Daulton (25th round)

Other Sports Selections

Kerry Collins (26th round Tigers), Greg McMurtry (27th round Tigers), Rodney Peete (28th round Tigers), Tony Rice (50th round Angels), Bimbo Coles (54th round Angels)

Draft Notes

Due to a loophole in draft rules, the Miami Miracle of the Florida State League participated in the draft and took future big leaguers Paul Carey in the 4th round and Mike Lansing in the 6th Round.