1992 Amateur Draft

1992 First Round Picks

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	Houston Astros	Phil Nevin	3B	California State-Fullerton (Col.)	Fullerton, CA
2	Cleveland Indians	Paul Shuey	RHP	University of North Carolina (Col.)	Lima, OH
3	Montreal Expos	Billy Wallace	LHP	Mississippi State University (Col.)	[[]]
4	Baltimore Orioles	Jeffrey Hammonds	OF	Stanford University (Col.)	Plainfield, NJ
5	Cincinnati Reds	Chad Mottola	OF	University of Central Florida (Col.)	Augusta, GA
6	New York Yankees	Derek Jeter	SS	Kalamazoo Central High School (HS)	Kalamazoo, MI
7	San Francisco Giants	Calvin Murray	OF-3B	University of Texas (Col.)	Dallas, TX
8	California Angels	Pete Janicki	RHP	University of California, Los Angeles (Col.)	[[]]
9	New York Mets	Preston Wilson	SS-OF	Bamberg Ehrhardt High School (HS)	Bamberg, SC
10	Kansas City Royals	Michael Tucker	SS-2B	Longwood College (Col.)	South Boston, VA
11	Chicago Cubs	Derek Wallace	RHP	Pepperdine University (Col.)	Van Nuys, CA
12	Milwaukee Brewers	Ken Felder	OF	Florida State University (Col.)	[[]]
13	Philadelphia Phillies	Chad McConnell	OF	Creighton University (Col.)	[[]]
14	Seattle Mariners	Ron Villone	LHP	University of Massachusetts Amherst (Col.)	[[]]
15	St. Louis Cardinals	Sean Lowe	RHP	Arizona State University (Col.)	[[]]
16	Detroit Tigers	Rick Greene	RHP	Louisiana State University (Col.)	[[]]
17	Kansas City Royals	Jim Pittsley	RHP	DuBois Area High School (HS)	DuBois, PA	Compensation from San Diego Padres for Kurt Stillwell
18	New York Mets	Christopher Roberts	OF-LHP	Florida State University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation from Boston Red Sox for Frank Viola
19	Toronto Blue Jays	Shannon Stewart	OF	Miami Southridge High School (HS)	Miami, FL	Compensation from Los Angeles Dodgers for Tom Candiotti
20	Oakland Athletics	Benji Grigsby	RHP	San Diego State University (Col.)	[[]]
21	Atlanta Braves	Jamie Arnold	RHP	Osceola High School (HS)	Kissimmee, FL
22	Texas Rangers	Rick Helling	RHP	Stanford University (Col.)	[[]]
23	Pittsburgh Pirates	Jason Kendall	C	Torrance High School (HS)	Torrance, CA
24	Chicago White Sox	Eddie Pearson	3B	Bishop State Junior College (Col.)	[[]]
25	Toronto Blue Jays	Todd Steverson	OF	Arizona State University (Col.)	Los Angeles, CA
26	Minnesota Twins	Dan Serafini	LHP	Junipero Serra High School (HS)	San Bruno, CA
27	Colorado Rockies	John Burke	RHP	University of Florida (Col.)	Durango, CO
28	Florida Marlins	Charles Johnson	C	University of Miami (Col.)	Fort Pierce, FL

Supplemental First Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
29	California Angels	Jeff Schmidt	P	University of Minnesota (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Wally Joyner
30	New York Mets	Jon Ward	P	Huntington Beach High School (HS)	Huntington Beach, CA	Compensation for Frank Viola
31	Kansas City Royals	Sherard Clinkscales	P	Purdue University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Danny Tartabull
32	Los Angeles Dodgers	Ryan Luzinski	C	Holy Cross High School (HS)	Delran, NJ	Compensation for Eddie Murray
33	Pittsburgh Pirates	Shon Walker	OF	Harrison County High School (HS)	Cynthiana, KY	Compensation for Bobby Bonilla
34	Toronto Blue Jays	Brandon Cromer	SS	Lexington High School (HS)	Lexington, SC	Compensation for Tom Candiotti
35	Kansas City Royals	Johnny Damon	OF	Dr. Phillips High School (HS)	Orlando, FL	Compensation for Kurt Stillwell
36	Los Angeles Dodgers	Michael Moore	OF	UCLA (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Mike Morgan
37	Houston Astros	Kendall Rhine	P	University of Georgia (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for failure to sign 1991 pick John Burke
38	Milwaukee Brewers	Gabby Martinez	SS	Luchetti High School (HS)	Santurce, PR	Compensation for failure to sign 1991 pick Kenny Henderson

Other Notable Selections

Jason Giambi, Jon Lieber (2nd round); Todd Helton (2nd round - did not sign); Chris Gomez (3rd round); Jose Vidro (6th round); Frank Catalanotto, Jamie Walker (10th round); Craig Counsell (11th round); Casey Blake (11th round - did not sign); Bobby Higginson (12th round); Darin Erstad (13th round - did not sign); Jose Cruz, Jr. (15th round - did not sign); Ryan Franklin (23rd round); Rich Aurilia, Mike DeJean (24th round); Matt Morris (26th round - did not sign); Brendan Donnelly (27th round); Raul Ibanez (36th round)

Draft Notes

• The 1993 Expansion teams, the Colorado Rockies and the Florida Marlins, who didn't start play until 1993 are included for the first time.