1995 Amateur Draft

1995 First Round Picks

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	California Angels	Darin Erstad	OF	University of Nebraska (Col.)	Jamestown, ND
2	San Diego Padres	Ben Davis	C	Malvern Prep High School (HS)	Malvern, PA
3	Seattle Mariners	Jose Cruz, Jr.	OF	Rice University (Col.)	[[]]
4	Chicago Cubs	Kerry Wood	RHP	Grand Prairie High School (HS)	Grand Prairie, TX
5	Oakland Athletics	Ariel Prieto	RHP	Western League (IND)see notes	Palm Springs, CA
6	Florida Marlins	Jaime Jones	OF	Rancho Bernardo High School (HS)	San Diego, CA
7	Texas Rangers	Jonathan Johnson	RHP	Florida State University (Col.)	LaGrange, GA
8	Colorado Rockies	Todd Helton	1B	University of Tennessee (Col.)	Knoxville, TN
9	Milwaukee Brewers	Geoff Jenkins	OF	University of Southern California (Col.)	Olympia, WA
10	Pittsburgh Pirates	Chad Hermansen	SS	Green Valley High School (HS)	Henderson, NV
11	Detroit Tigers	Mike Drumright	RHP	Wichita State University (Col.)	[[]]
12	St. Louis Cardinals	Matt Morris	RHP	Seton Hall University (Col.)	Middletown, NY
13	Minnesota Twins	Mark Redman	LHP	University of Oklahoma (Col.)	San Diego, CA
14	Philadelphia Phillies	Reggie Taylor	OF	Newberry High School (HS)	Newberry, SC
15	Boston Red Sox	Andy Yount	RHP	Kingwood High School (HS)	Kingwood, TX
16	San Francisco Giants	Joe Fontenot	RHP	Acadiana High School (HS)	Lafayette, LA
17	Toronto Blue Jays	Roy Halladay	RHP	Arvada West High School (HS)	Golden, CO
18	New York Mets	Ryan Jaroncyk	SS	Orange Glen High School (HS)	Escondido, CA
19	Kansas City Royals	Juan Lebron	OF	Carmen Bozello Huyke High School (HS)	Arroyo, PR
20	Los Angeles Dodgers	David Yocum	LHP	Florida State University (Col.)	[[]]
21	Baltimore Orioles	Alvie Shepherd	RHP	University of Nebraska (Col.)	[[]]
22	Houston Astros	Tony McKnight	RHP	Arkansas High School (HS)	Texarkana, AR
23	Cleveland Indians	David Miller	1B	Clemson University (Col.)	[[]]
24	Boston Red Sox	Corey Jenkins	OF	Dreher High School (HS)	Columbia, SC	Compensation from Cincinnati Reds for Damon Berryhill
25	Chicago White Sox	Jeff Liefer	3B	Long Beach State University (Col.)	Fontana, CA
26	Atlanta Braves	Chad Hutchinson	RHP	Torrey Pines High School (HS)	Encinitas, CA	Did not sign
27	New York Yankees	Shea Morenz	OF	University of Texas (Col.)	[[]]
28	Montreal Expos	Michael Barrett	SS	Pace Academy (HS)	Atlanta, GA

Supplemental First Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
29	St. Louis Cardinals	Chris Haas	3B	St. Mary's High School (HS)	Paducah, KY	Compensation for Gregg Jefferies
30	Philadelphia Phillies	Dave Coggin	P	Upland High School (HS)	Upland, CA	Compensation for Danny Jackson

Other Notable Selections

Marlon Anderson, Carlos Beltran, Sean Casey, Mike Lowell, Brett Tomko, Jarrod Washburn (2nd round); Bronson Arroyo, Ryan Dempster, Randy Winn (3rd round); Russ Ortiz (4th round); Doug Mientkiewicz, Brian Schneider (5th round); Joe Nathan (6th round); A.J. Burnett, Ray King (8th round); David Dellucci (10th round); Brian Fuentes (25th round); Gabe Kapler (57th round)

Other Selections

Ricky Williams, 8th round Philadelphia Phillies; Tom Brady, 18th round Montreal Expos; Daunte Culpepper, 26th round New York Yankees

Draft Notes

Ariel Prieto came to United States in 1994 on a visa and had been playing for the Western Baseball League's Palm Springs Suns when drafted.