1999 First Round Picks[edit]
Pick
|
Team
|
Player
|
Position
|
School (Type)
|
Hometown
|
Notes
|
1 |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
Josh Hamilton |
OF |
Athens Drive High School (HS) |
Raleigh, NC |
|
2 |
Florida Marlins |
Josh Beckett |
RHP |
Spring High School (HS) |
Spring, TX |
|
3 |
Detroit Tigers |
Eric Munson |
C |
University of Southern California (Col.) |
San Diego, CA |
|
4 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
Corey Myers |
SS |
Desert Vista High School (HS) |
Scottsdale, AZ |
|
5 |
Minnesota Twins |
B.J. Garbe |
OF |
Moses Lake High School (HS) |
Moses Lake, WA |
|
6 |
Montreal Expos |
Josh Girdley |
LHP |
Jasper High School (HS) |
Jasper, TX |
|
7 |
Kansas City Royals |
Kyle Snyder |
RHP |
University of North Carolina (Col.) |
Houston, TX |
|
8 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
Bobby Bradley |
RHP |
Wellington High School (HS) |
West Palm Beach, FL |
|
9 |
Oakland Athletics |
Barry Zito |
LHP |
University of Southern California (Col.) |
Las Vegas, NV |
|
10 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
Ben Sheets |
RHP |
Northeast Louisiana University (Col.) |
St. Amant, LA |
|
11 |
Seattle Mariners |
Ryan Christianson |
C |
Arlington High School (HS) |
Riverside, CA |
|
12 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
Brett Myers |
RHP |
Jacksonville University (Col.) |
Jacksonville, FL |
|
13 |
Baltimore Orioles |
Mike Paradis |
RHP |
Clemson University (Col.) |
[[]] |
|
14 |
Cincinnati Reds |
Ty Howington |
LHP |
Hudson's Bay High School (HS) |
Vancouver, WA |
|
15 |
Chicago White Sox |
Jason Stumm |
RHP |
Centralia (WA) High School (HS) |
Centralia, WA |
|
16 |
Colorado Rockies |
Jason Jennings |
RHP |
Baylor University (Col.) |
Dallas, TX |
|
17 |
Boston Red Sox |
Rick Asadoorian |
OF |
Northbridge High School (HS) |
Whitinsville, MA |
Compensation from Anaheim Angels for Mo Vaughn
|
18 |
Baltimore Orioles |
Richard Stahl |
LHP |
Newton County High School (HS) |
Covington, GA |
Compensation from St. Louis Cardinals for Eric Davis
|
19 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
Alex Rios |
3B/OF |
San Pedro Martir High School (HS) |
Guaynabo, PR |
|
20 |
San Diego Padres |
Vince Faison |
OF |
Toombs County High School (HS) |
Lyons, GA |
Compensation from Los Angeles Dodgers for Kevin Brown
|
21 |
Baltimore Orioles |
Larry Bigbie |
OF |
Ball State University (Col.) |
Hobart, IN |
Compensation from Texas Rangers for Rafael Palmeiro
|
22 |
Chicago White Sox |
Matt Ginter |
RHP |
Mississippi State University (Col.) |
Lexington, KY |
Compensation from New York Mets for Robin Ventura
|
23 |
Baltimore Orioles |
Keith Reed |
OF |
Providence College (Col.) |
Yarmouth Port, MA |
Compensation from Cleveland Indians for Roberto Alomar
|
24 |
San Francisco Giants |
Kurt Ainsworth |
RHP |
Louisiana State University (Col.) |
Baton Rouge, LA |
|
25 |
Kansas City Royals |
Mike MacDougal |
RHP |
Wake Forest University (Col.) |
Las Vegas, NV |
Compensation from Boston Red Sox for Jose Offerman
|
26 |
Chicago Cubs |
Ben Christensen |
RHP |
Wichita State University (Col.) |
[[]] |
|
27 |
New York Yankees |
David Walling |
RHP |
University of Arkansas (Col.) |
[[]] |
|
28 |
San Diego Padres |
Gerik Baxter |
RHP |
Edmonds-Woodway High School (HS) |
Edmonds, WA |
|
29 |
San Diego Padres |
Omar Ortiz |
RHP |
University of Texas-Pan American (Col.) |
[[]] |
Compensation from Houston Astros for Ken Caminiti
|
30 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Chance Caple |
RHP |
Texas A&M University (Col.) |
[[]] |
Compensation from Atlanta Braves for Brian Jordan
|
Supplemental First Round[edit]
Pick
|
Team
|
Player
|
Position
|
School (Type)
|
Hometown
|
Notes
|
31 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
Casey Daigle |
P |
Sulphur (LA) High School (HS) |
Sulphur, LA |
Compensation for Devon White
|
32 |
Kansas City Royals |
Jay Gehrke |
P |
Pepperdine University (Col.) |
[[]] |
Compensation for Jose Offerman
|
33 |
Seattle Mariners |
Jeff Heaverlo |
P |
University of Washington (Col.) |
[[]] |
Compensation for Mike Timlin
|
34 |
Baltimore Orioles |
Joshua Cenate |
P |
Jefferson High School (Charles Town) (HS) |
Charles Town, WV |
Compensation for Roberto Alomar
|
35 |
Chicago White Sox |
Brian West |
P |
West Monroe High School (HS) |
West Monroe, LA |
Compensation for Albert Belle
|
36 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Nick Stocks |
P |
Florida State University (Col.) |
[[]] |
Compensation for Brian Jordan
|
37 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
Jason Repko |
OF |
Hanford High School (HS) |
Richland, WA |
Compensation for Scott Radinsky
|
38 |
Texas Rangers |
Colby Lewis |
P |
Bakersfield Junior College (Col.) |
[[]] |
Compensation for Todd Stottlemyre
|
39 |
San Francisco Giants |
Jerome Williams |
P |
Waipahu High School (HS) |
Waipahu, HI |
Compensation for Jose Mesa
|
40 |
Boston Red Sox |
Brad Baker |
P |
Pioneer Valley Regional School (HS) |
Leyden, MA |
Compensation for Mo Vaughn
|
41 |
San Diego Padres |
Casey Burns |
P |
University of Richmond (Col.) |
[[]] |
Compensation for Kevin Brown
|
42 |
Houston Astros |
Michael Rosamond |
OF |
University of Mississippi (Col.) |
[[]] |
Compensation for Randy Johnson
|
43 |
Kansas City Royals |
Jimmy Gobble |
P |
John S. Battle High School (HS) |
Bristol, VA |
Compensation for Dean Palmer
|
44 |
Baltimore Orioles |
Scott Rice |
P |
Royal High School (Simi Valley) (HS) |
Simi Valley, CA |
Compensation for Eric Davis
|
45 |
Chicago White Sox |
Rob Purvis |
P |
Bradley University (Col.) |
[[]] |
Compensation for Robin Ventura
|
46 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Chris Duncan |
IF |
Canyon del Oro High School (HS) |
Tucson, AZ |
Compensation for Delino DeShields
|
47 |
Texas Rangers |
David Mead |
P |
Soddy Daisy High School (HS) |
Sale Creek, TN |
Compensation for Will Clark
|
48 |
Boston Red Sox |
Casey Fossum |
P |
Texas A&M University (Col.) |
[[]] |
Compensation for Greg Swindell
|
49 |
San Diego Padres |
Mike Bynum |
P |
University of North Carolina (Col.) |
[[]] |
Compensation for Ken Caminiti
|
50 |
Baltimore Orioles |
Brian Roberts |
SS |
University of South Carolina (Col.) |
[[]] |
Compensation for Rafael Palmeiro
|
51 |
San Diego Padres |
Nick Trzesniak |
C |
Victor J. Andrew High School (HS) |
Tinley Park, IL |
Compensation for Steve Finley
|
Other Notable Selections[edit]
Carl Crawford, John Lackey, Ryan Ludwick, Brandon Phillips (2nd round); Willie Bloomquist, Justin Morneau, Jon Rauch (3rd round); Angel Pagan, Cody Ross (4th round); Erik Bedard, Aaron Harang, J.J. Putz, Shane Victorino (6th round); Coco Crisp (7th round); Mark Ellis (9th round); Marlon Byrd, Matt Guerrier (10th round); Brandon Lyon (14th round); Jake Peavy (15th round); Reed Johnson (17th round); Lyle Overbay (18th round); Willie Harris (24th round); Jason Frasor (33rd round); Justin Speier (55th round)
Draft Notes[edit]
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