1999 Major League Baseball draft

1999 MLB draft

Date(s)	June 2–3, 1999
Picks
First selection	Josh Hamilton Tampa Bay Devil Rays
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The 1999 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, was held on June 2 and 3, 1999. A total of 1474 players were drafted over the course of 50 rounds.

Contents

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  1 First round selections
  


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  2 Supplemental first round selections
  


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  3 Compensation Picks
  


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  4 Other notable players
  
  
  
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    4.1 NFL players drafted
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 See also
  


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  6 External links
  

First round selections

= All-Star

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
1	Josh Hamilton	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	OF	Athens Drive HS (Raleigh, North Carolina)
2	Josh Beckett	Florida Marlins	P	Spring HS (Spring, Texas)
3	Eric Munson	Detroit Tigers	C	University of Southern California
4	Corey Myers	Arizona Diamondbacks	SS	Desert Vista HS (Phoenix, Arizona)
5	B.J. Garbe	Minnesota Twins	OF, P	Moses Lake HS (Moses Lake, Washington)
6	Josh Girdley	Montreal Expos	P	Jasper HS (Jasper, Texas)
7	Kyle Snyder	Kansas City Royals	P	University of North Carolina
8	Bobby Bradley	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	Wellington Community HS (Wellington, Florida)
9	Barry Zito	Oakland Athletics	P	University of Southern California
10	Ben Sheets	Milwaukee Brewers	P	Northeast Louisiana University
11	Ryan Christianson	Seattle Mariners	C	Arlington HS (Riverside, California)
12	Brett Myers	Philadelphia Phillies	P	Englewood Senior HS (Jacksonville, Florida)
13	Mike Paradis	Baltimore Orioles	P	Clemson University
14	Ty Howington	Cincinnati Reds	P	Hudson's Bay HS (Vancouver, Washington)
15	Jason Stumm	Chicago White Sox	P	Centralia HS (Centralia, Washington)
16	Jason Jennings	Colorado Rockies	P	Baylor University
17	Rick Asadoorian	Boston Red Sox[Compensation 1]	OF	Northbridge HS (Whitinsville, Massachusetts)
18	Richard Stahl	Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 2]	P	Newton County HS (Covington, Georgia)
19	Alex Ríos	Toronto Blue Jays	OF	San Pedro Martin HS (Guaynabo, PR)
20	Vince Faison	San Diego Padres[Compensation 3]	OF	Toombs County HS (Lyons, Georgia)
21	Larry Bigbie	Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 4]	OF	Ball State University
22	Matt Ginter	Chicago White Sox[Compensation 5]	P	Mississippi State University
23	Keith Reed	Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 6]	OF	Providence College
24	Kurt Ainsworth	San Francisco Giants	P	Louisiana State University
25	Mike MacDougal	Kansas City Royals[Compensation 7]	P	Wake Forest University
26	Ben Christensen	Chicago Cubs	P	Wichita State University
27	David Walling	New York Yankees	P	University of Arkansas
28	Gerik Baxter	San Diego Padres	P	Edmonds Woodway HS (Edmonds, Washington)
29	Omar Ortíz	San Diego Padres[Compensation 8]	P	University of Texas-Pan American
30	Chance Caple	St. Louis Cardinals[Compensation 9]	P	Texas A&M University

Supplemental first round selections

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
31	Casey Daigle	Arizona Diamondbacks[Compensation 10]	P	Sulphur HS (Sulphur, Louisiana)
32	Jay Gehrke	Kansas City Royals[Compensation 11]	P	Pepperdine University
33	Jeff Heaverlo	Seattle Mariners[Compensation 12]	P	University of Washington
34	Joshua Cenate	Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 13]	P	Jefferson HS (Charlestown, West Virginia)
35	Brian West	Chicago White Sox[Compensation 14]	P	West Monroe HS (West Monroe, Louisiana)
36	Nick Stocks	St. Louis Cardinals[Compensation 15]	P	Florida State University
37	Jason Repko	Los Angeles Dodgers[Compensation 16]	OF	Hanford HS (Richland, Washington)
38	Colby Lewis	Texas Rangers[Compensation 17]	P	Bakersfield College
39	Jerome Williams	San Francisco Giants[Compensation 18]	P	Waipahu HS (Waipahu, Hawaii)
40	Brad Baker	Boston Red Sox[Compensation 19]	P	Pioneer Valley Regional HS (Leyden, Massachusetts)
41	Casey Burns	San Diego Padres[Compensation 20]	P	University of Richmond
42	Mike Rosamond	Houston Astros[Compensation 21]	SS	University of Mississippi
43	Jimmy Gobble	Kansas City Royals[Compensation 22]	P	John S. Battle HS (Bristol, Virginia)
44	Scott Rice	Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 23]	P	Royal HS (Simi Valley, California)
45	Rob Purvis	Chicago White Sox[Compensation 24]	P	Bradley University
46	Chris Duncan	St. Louis Cardinals[Compensation 25]	1B	Canyon del Oro HS (Oro Valley, Arizona)
47	Mike Mead	Texas Rangers[Compensation 26]	P	Soddy Daisy HS (Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee)
48	Casey Fossum	Boston Red Sox[Compensation 27]	P	Texas A&M University
49	Mike Bynum	San Diego Padres[Compensation 28]	P	University of North Carolina
50	Brian Roberts	Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 29]	SS	University of North Carolina
51	Nick Trzesniak	San Diego Padres[Compensation 30]	C	Victor J. Andrew HS (Tinley Park, Illinois)

Compensation Picks

1. 
   ^ Pick from Anaheim Angels as compensation for signing of free agent Mo Vaughn
   


2. 
   ^ Pick from St. Louis Cardinals as compensation for signing of free agent Eric Davis
   


3. 
   ^ Pick from Los Angeles Dodgers as compensation for signing of free agent Kevin Brown
   


4. 
   ^ Pick from Texas Rangers as compensation for signing of free agent Rafael Palmeiro
   


5. 
   ^ Pick from New York Mets as compensation for signing of free agent Robin Ventura
   


6. 
   ^ Pick from Cleveland Indians as compensation for signing of free agent Roberto Alomar
   


7. 
   ^ Pick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Jose Offerman
   


8. 
   ^ Pick from Houston Astros as compensation for signing of free agent Ken Caminiti
   


9. 
   ^ Pick from Atlanta Braves as compensation for signing of free agent Brian Jordan
   


10. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Devon White
    


11. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jose Offerman
    


12. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mike Timlin
    


13. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Roberto Alomar
    


14. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Albert Belle
    


15. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Brian Jordan
    


16. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Scott Radinsky
    


17. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Todd Stottlemyre
    


18. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent José Mesa
    


19. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mo Vaughn
    


20. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Kevin Brown
    


21. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Randy Johnson
    


22. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Dean Palmer
    


23. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Eric Davis
    


24. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Robin Ventura
    


25. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Delino DeShields
    


26. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Will Clark
    


27. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Greg Swindell
    


28. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Ken Caminiti
    


29. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Rafael Palmeiro
    


30. 
    ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Steve Finley
    

Other notable players

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  Carl Crawford, 2nd round, 52nd overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
  


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  Brandon Phillips, 2nd round, 57th overall by the Montreal Expos
  


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  Ryan Doumit, 2nd round, 59th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
  


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  Ryan Ludwick, 2nd round, 60th overall by the Oakland Athletics
  


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  John Lackey, 2nd round, 68th overall by the Anaheim Angels
  


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  Justin Morneau, 3rd round, 89th overall by the Minnesota Twins
  


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  Willie Bloomquist, 3rd round, 95th overall by the Seattle Mariners
  


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  Jon Rauch, 3rd round, 99th overall by the Chicago White Sox
  


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  Josh Bard, 3rd round, 100th overall by the Colorado Rockies
  


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  Hank Blalock, 3rd round, 105th overall by the Texas Rangers
  


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  Cody Ross, 4th round, 117th overall by the Detroit Tigers
  


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  Kevin Mench, 4th round, 118th overall by the Texas Rangers
  


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  Ángel Pagán, 4th round, 136th overall by the New York Mets
  


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  Nate Robertson, 5th round, 146th overall by the Florida Marlins
  


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  Joe Saunders, 5th round, 156th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign


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  J. J. Putz, 6th round, 185th overall by the Seattle Mariners
  


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  Érik Bédard, 6th round, 187th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
  


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  Shane Victorino, 6th round, 194th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
  


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  Aaron Harang, 6th round, 195th overall by the Texas Rangers
  


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  Coco Crisp, 7th round, 222nd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
  


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  Chris Capuano, 8th round, 238th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
  


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  Mark Ellis, 9th round, 271st overall by the Kansas City Royals
  


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  Marlon Byrd, 10th round, 306th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
  


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  Matt Guerrier, 10th round, 309th overall by the Chicago White Sox
  


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  Greg Dobbs, 10th round, 323rd overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign


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  Lew Ford, 12th round, 379th overall by the Boston Red Sox
  


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  Albert Pujols, 13th round, 402nd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
  


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  Brandon Lyon, 14th round, 433rd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
  


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  Garrett Jones, 14th round, 444th overall by the Atlanta Braves
  


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  Jake Peavy, 15th round, 472nd overall by the San Diego Padres
  


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  Matt Diaz, 17th round, 505th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
  


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  Reed Johnson, 17th round, 523rd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
  


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  Ryan Raburn, 18th round, 535th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign


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  Lyle Overbay, 18th round, 538th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
  


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  Scott Hairston, 18th round, 549th overall by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign


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  Noah Lowry, 19th round, 585th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign


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  Willie Harris, 24th round, 727th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
  


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  Kevin Tillman, 31st round, 941st overall by the Anaheim Angels
  


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  Jason Frasor, 33rd round, 1145th overall by the Detroit Tigers
  


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  Rich Harden, 38th round, 987th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign


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  Mike Jacobs, 38th round, 1156th overall by the New York Mets
  


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  Kameron Loe, 39th round, 1176th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign


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  Adam LaRoche, 42nd round, 1254th overall by the Florida Marlins, but did not sign


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  Chris Snyder, 43rd round, 1290th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign


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  Pat Neshek, 45th round, 1337th overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign

NFL players drafted

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  Michael Bishop, 44th round, 1328th overall by the Cleveland Indians, but did not sign

See also

• Major League Baseball


• Major League Baseball Draft


• List of MLB first overall draft choices


• Rule 5 Draft

External links

• Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database


• MLB.com's section on the draft

Preceded by Pat Burrell

1st Overall Picks Josh Hamilton

Succeeded by Adrian Gonzalez

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