1994 Amateur Draft

1994 First Round Picks

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	New York Mets	Paul Wilson	RHP	Florida State University (Col.)	Orlando, FL
2	Oakland Athletics	Ben Grieve	OF	James Martin High School (HS)	Arlington, TX
3	San Diego Padres	Dustin Hermanson	RHP	Kent State University (Col.)	Springfield, OH
4	Milwaukee Brewers	Antone Williamson	3B	Arizona State University (Col.)	[[]]
5	Florida Marlins	Josh Booty	SS	Evangel Christian Academy (HS)	Shreveport, LA
6	California Angels	McKay Christensen	OF	Clovis West High School (HS)	Clovis, CA
7	Colorado Rockies	Doug Million	LHP	Sarasota High School (HS)	Sarasota, FL
8	Minnesota Twins	Todd Walker	2B	Louisiana State University (Col.)	Bakersfield, CA
9	Cincinnati Reds	C.J. Nitkowski	LHP	St. John's University (Col.)	Suffern, NY
10	Cleveland Indians	Jaret Wright	RHP	Katella High School (HS)	Anaheim, CA
11	Pittsburgh Pirates	Mark Farris	OF	Angleton High School (HS)	Angleton, TX
12	Boston Red Sox	Nomar Garciaparra	SS	Georgia Institute of Technology (Col.)	Whittier, CA
13	Los Angeles Dodgers	Paul Konerko	C	Chaparral High School (HS)	Scottsdale, AZ
14	Seattle Mariners	Jason Varitek	C	Georgia Institute of Technology (Col.)	Rochester, MI
15	Chicago Cubs	Jayson Peterson	RHP	East High School (HS)	Denver, CO
16	Kansas City Royals	Matt Smith	1B	Grants Pass High School (HS)	Grants Pass, OR
17	Houston Astros	Ramon Castro	C	Lino Padron Rivera High School (HS)	Vega Baja, PR
18	Detroit Tigers	Cade Gaspar	RHP	Pepperdine University (Col.)	[[]]
19	St. Louis Cardinals	Bret Wagner	LHP	Wake Forest University (Col.)	[[]]
20	New York Mets	Terrence Long	1B	Stanhope Elmore High School (HS)	Millbrook, AL	Compensation from Baltimore Orioles for Sid Fernandez
21	Montreal Expos	Hiram Bocachica	SS	Rexville High School (HS)	Bayamon, PR
22	San Francisco Giants	Dante Powell	OF	California State-Fullerton (Col.)	Long Beach, CA	Compensation from Texas Rangers for Will Clark
23	Philadelphia Phillies	Carlton Loewer	RHP	Mississippi State University (Col.)	Lafayette, LA
24	New York Yankees	Brian Buchanan	1B	University of Virginia (Col.)	Miami, FL
25	Houston Astros	Scott Elarton	RHP	Lamar (CO) High School (HS)	Lamar, CO	Compensation from San Francisco Giants for Mark Portugal
26	Chicago White Sox	Mark L. Johnson	C	Warner Robins High School (HS)	Warner Robins, GA
27	Atlanta Braves	Jacob Shumate	RHP	Hartsville High School (HS)	Hartsville, SC
28	Toronto Blue Jays	Kevin Witt	SS	Bishop Kenny High School (HS)	Jacksonville, FL

Supplemental First Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
29	New York Mets	Jay Payton	OF	Georgia Tech (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Sid Fernandez
30	Houston Astros	Russ Johnson	SS	Louisiana State University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Mark Portugal
31	Montreal Expos	Mike Thurman	P	Oregon State University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Dennis Martinez
32	San Francisco Giants	Jacob Cruz	OF	Arizona State University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Will Clark
33	Chicago White Sox	Chris Clemons	P	Texas A&M University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Ellis Burks
34	Minnesota Twins	Travis Miller	P	Kent State University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for failure to sign 1993 pick Jason Varitek

Other Notable Selections

Aaron Boone, A.J. Pierzynski, Scott Podsednik (3rd round); Danny Graves (4th round); Bobby Howry, Javier Vazquez (5th round); Geoff Blum, Russell Branyan (7th round); Ronnie Belliard (8th round); Keith Foulke (9th round); Wes Helms (10th round); Ryan Freel, Carl Pavano (13th round); Placido Polanco (19th round); Julio Lugo (43rd round); Kyle Farnsworth (47th round)

Other Sports Selections

Trajan Langdon (6th round Padres); Charlie Ward (18th round Yankees); Kerry Collins (48th round Blue Jays); Glenn Foley (72nd round Marlins), Hines Ward (73rd round Marlins)