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Baseball draft of amateur players for Major League Baseball
The 1999 Major League Baseball draft , was the annual choosing of high school and college baseball players, held on June 2 and 3, 1999. A total of 1,474 players were drafted over the course of 50 rounds.
First round selections
Pick
Player
Team
Position
School
1
Josh Hamilton
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
OF
Athens Drive HS (NC)
2
Josh Beckett
Florida Marlins
P
Spring HS (TX)
3
Eric Munson
Detroit Tigers
C
USC
4
Corey Myers
Arizona Diamondbacks
SS
Desert Vista HS (AZ)
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 South Carolina
51
Nick Trzesniak
San Diego Padres
[Compensation 30]
C
Victor J. Andrew HS (Tinley Park, Illinois)
Compensation picks
Other notable players
Carl Crawford , 2nd round, 52nd overall by the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (All-Star)
Brandon Phillips , 2nd round, 57th overall by the
Montreal Expos (All-Star)
Ryan Doumit , 2nd round, 59th overall by the
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ryan Ludwick , 2nd round, 60th overall by the
Oakland Athletics (All-Star)
John Lackey , 2nd round, 68th overall by the
Anaheim Angels (All-Star)
Jack Taschner , 2nd round, 75th overall by the
San Francisco Giants
Justin Morneau , 3rd round, 89th overall by the
Minnesota Twins (All-Star)
Willie Bloomquist , 3rd round, 95th overall by the
Seattle Mariners
Jon Rauch , 3rd round, 99th overall by the
Chicago White Sox
Josh Bard , 3rd round, 100th overall by the
Colorado Rockies
Hank Blalock , 3rd round, 105th overall by the
Texas Rangers (All-Star)
Cody Ross , 4th round, 117th overall by the
Detroit Tigers
Kevin Mench , 4th round, 118th overall by the
Texas Rangers
Ángel Pagán , 4th round, 136th overall by the
New York Mets
Alec Zumwalt , 4th round, 144th overall by the
Atlanta Braves
Nate Robertson , 5th round, 146th overall by the
Florida Marlins
Joe Saunders , 5th round, 156th overall by the
Philadelphia Phillies , but did not sign (All-Star)
J. J. Putz , 6th round, 185th overall by the
Seattle Mariners (All-Star)
Érik Bédard , 6th round, 187th overall by the
Baltimore Orioles
Shane Victorino , 6th round, 194th overall by the
Los Angeles Dodgers (All-Star)
Aaron Harang , 6th round, 195th overall by the
Texas Rangers
Coco Crisp , 7th round, 222nd overall by the
St. Louis Cardinals
Chris Capuano , 8th round, 238th overall by the
Arizona Diamondbacks (All-Star)
Mark Ellis , 9th round, 271st overall by the
Kansas City Royals
Marlon Byrd , 10th round, 306th overall by the
Philadelphia Phillies (All-Star)
Matt Guerrier , 10th round, 309th overall by the
Chicago White Sox
Greg Dobbs , 10th round, 323rd overall by the
Houston Astros , but did not sign
Lew Ford , 12th round, 379th overall by the
Boston Red Sox
Albert Pujols , 13th round, 402nd overall by the
St. Louis Cardinals (All-Star)
Brandon Lyon , 14th round, 433rd overall by the
Toronto Blue Jays
Garrett Jones , 14th round, 444th overall by the
Atlanta Braves
Jake Peavy , 15th round, 472nd overall by the
San Diego Padres (All-Star)
Matt Diaz , 17th round, 505th overall by the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Reed Johnson , 17th round, 523rd overall by the
Toronto Blue Jays
Ryan Raburn , 18th round, 535th overall by the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays , but did not sign
Lyle Overbay , 18th round, 538th overall by the
Arizona Diamondbacks
Scott Hairston , 18th round, 549th overall by the
Chicago White Sox , but did not sign
Noah Lowry , 19th round, 585th overall by the
Texas Rangers , but did not sign
Willie Harris , 24th round, 727th overall by the
Baltimore Orioles
Jason Frasor , 33rd round, 1145th overall by the
Detroit Tigers
Rich Harden , 38th round, 987th overall by the
Seattle Mariners , but did not sign
Mike Jacobs , 38th round, 1156th overall by the
New York Mets
Kameron Loe , 39th round, 1176th overall by the
Philadelphia Phillies , but did not sign
Adam LaRoche , 42nd round, 1254th overall by the
Florida Marlins , but did not sign
Chris Snyder , 43rd round, 1290th overall by the
Seattle Mariners , but did not sign
Pat Neshek , 45th round, 1337th overall by the
Minnesota Twins , but did not sign
NFL players drafted
See also
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