1999 Amateur Draft

1999 First Round Picks

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

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

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)