Craig Biggio (1987) is the only first-round draft pick of the Astros with over 3000 career hits.
The
Houston Astros , originally called the "Colt .45s", are a
Major League Baseball (MLB)
franchise based in
Houston ,
Texas . They play in the
American League West division. Since the institution of Major League Baseball's
Rule 4 Draft , the Astros have selected 57 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft",
[1] the Rule 4 Draft is Major League Baseball's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its franchises. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, and the team that had the worst record receives the first pick.
[1] In addition, teams which lost
free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded
compensatory or supplementary picks .
[2] The First-Year Player Draft is unrelated to the
1961 expansion draft in which the Astros initially filled their roster.
Of the 57 players picked in the first round by Houston, 24 have been
pitchers , the most of any position; 21 of these were right-handed, while 3 were left-handed. Ten
catchers were selected, while nine
outfielders , nine
shortstops , two
first basemen , and two
third basemen were taken as well. The team also selected one player at
second base .
[3] Thirteen of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of
California , while
Texas and
Tennessee follow with five and three players, respectively. They have also drafted two players from outside the United States:
Carlos Correa (2012) and
Ramón Castro (1994), both from
Puerto Rico .
[3]
The Astros won their first
World Series title in
2017 with three of their first-round picks on the World Series roster—Correa,
series MVP
George Springer (2011), and
Alex Bregman (2015). One Astros first-round pick is a member of the
Baseball Hall of Fame .
Craig Biggio (1987), who played his entire 20-season MLB career (1988–2007) with the Astros and became a member of the
3,000 hit club ,
[4] was elected to the Hall in
2015 .
[5] Carlos Correa is the only Astros first-round pick to have won a
Rookie of the Year award , joining Jeff Bagwell (1991, originally drafted by the Red Sox) as the two Astros to win ROY. No Astros first round pick has won a
Most Valuable Player award or
Cy Young Award with the team.
Brad Lidge (1998) won the
Comeback Player of the Year Award in 2008 with the
Philadelphia Phillies , his first season after leaving the Astros.
[6]
The Astros have made 12 selections in the supplemental round of the draft. They have made the
first overall selection in the draft five times; in 1976, 1992, 2012, 2013, and 2014.
[3]
[7] They have had 16 compensatory picks since the institution of the First-Year Player Draft in 1965. These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the prior off-season,
[2]
[8]
[V] or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year.
[9] The Astros have failed to sign three of their first-round picks. First, pitcher Randy Scarbery (1970) did not sign though the Astros received no pick in compensation.
[10]
John Burke (1991) and
Brady Aiken (2014) also did not sign. The Astros were given the 37th pick of the 1992 draft and a pick in the 2015 draft in compensation for Burke and Aiken, respectively.
[3]
On January 13, 2020, Major League Baseball punished
[11] the Houston Astros for cheating during the 2017 regular and post-season by using cameras to steal signs and relaying them to hitters using a trash can. As a result, Houston lost their 2020 and 2021 first and second-round draft picks.
Picks
Although the Astros have drafted 23 pitchers in the first round, Billy Wagner (1993) is one of only 3 left-handed pitchers taken.
Ramón Castro (1994) was the first player ever selected in the first round of the draft from Puerto Rican by any team.
Lance Berkman (1997) is one of two players drafted from an institution based in the Astros' home city of Houston.
Brad Lidge (1998) went on to win the Comeback Player of the Year award in 2008 with the Phillies, a season after leaving the Astros.
Chris Burke (2001) is the only second baseman taken by the Astros in the first round of the draft.
Carlos Correa (2012) was the first of three consecutive first overall picks by the Astros.
Year
Name
Position
School (Location)
Pick
Ref
1965
Alex Barrett
Shortstop
Atwater High School (
Atwater, California )
4
[12]
1966
Wayne Twitchell
Right-handed
pitcher
Wilson High School (
Portland, Oregon )
3
[13]
1967
John Mayberry
First baseman
Northwestern High School (
Detroit ,
Michigan )
6
[14]
1968
Martin Cott
Catcher
Hutchinson Technical High School (
Buffalo, New York )
3
[15]
1969
J. R. Richard
Right-handed
pitcher
Lincoln High School (
Ruston, Louisiana )
2
[16]
1970
Randy Scarbery *
Right-handed
pitcher
Roosevelt High School (
Fresno, California )
7
[17]
1971
Neil Rasmussen
Shortstop
Arcadia High School (
Arcadia, California )
12
[18]
1972
Steve Englishbey
Outfielder
South Houston High School (
South Houston, Texas )
9
[19]
1973
Calvin Portley
Shortstop
Longview High School (
Longview, Texas )
20
[20]
1974
Kevin Drake
Outfielder
Cabrillo High School (
Lompoc, California )
15
[21]
1975
Bo McLaughlin
Right-handed
pitcher
Lipscomb University (
Nashville, Tennessee )
14
[22]
1976
Floyd Bannister
Left-handed
pitcher
Arizona State University (
Tempe, Arizona )
1
[23]
1977
Ricky Adams
Shortstop
Montclair High School (
Montclair, California )
14
[24]
1978
Rod Boxberger
Right-handed
pitcher
University of Southern California (
Los Angeles, California )
11
[25]
1979
John Mizerock
Catcher
Punxsutawney High School (
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania )
8
[26]
1980
no first-round pick
[a]
[3]
1981
no first-round pick
[b]
[3]
1982
Steve Swain
Outfielder
Grossmont High School (
El Cajon, California )
15
[27]
1983
Robbie Wine
Catcher
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater (
Stillwater, Oklahoma )
8
[28]
1984
Don August
Right-handed
pitcher
Chapman University (
Orange, California )
17
[29]
1985
Cameron Drew
Outfielder
University of New Haven (
West Haven, Connecticut )
12
[30]
1986
Ryan Bowen
Right-handed
pitcher
Hanford High School (
Hanford, California )
13
[31]
1987
Craig Biggio †
Catcher
Seton Hall University (
South Orange, New Jersey )
22
[32]
1988
Willie Ansley
Outfielder
Plainview High School (
Plainview, Texas )
7
[33]
1989
Jeff Juden
Right-handed
pitcher
Salem High School (
Salem, Massachusetts )
12
[34]
1989
Todd Jones
Right-handed
pitcher
Jacksonville State University (
Jacksonville, Alabama )
27§
[c]
[34]
1990
Tom Nevers
Shortstop
Edina High School (
Edina, Minnesota )
21
[d]
[35]
1990
Brian Williams
Right-handed
pitcher
University of South Carolina (
Columbia, South Carolina )
31§
[e]
[35]
1991
John Burke *
Right-handed
pitcher
University of Florida (
Gainesville, Florida )
6
[36]
1991
Shawn Livsey
Shortstop
Simeon Career Academy (
Chicago )
29§
[f]
[36]
1991
Jim Gonzalez
Catcher
East Hartford High School (
East Hartford, Connecticut )
40§
[g]
[36]
1991
Mike Groppuso
Third baseman
Seton Hall University (
South Orange, New Jersey )
44§
[h]
[36]
1992
Phil Nevin
Third baseman
California State University, Fullerton (
Fullerton, California )
1
[37]
1992
Kendall Rhine
Right-handed
pitcher
University of Georgia (
Athens, Georgia )
37§
[i]
[37]
1993
Billy Wagner
Left-handed
pitcher
Ferrum College (
Ferrum, Virginia )
12
[38]
1994
Ramón Castro
Catcher
Lino Padron Rivera High School (
Vega Baia ,
Puerto Rico )
17
[39]
1994
Scott Elarton
Right-handed
pitcher
Lamar High School (
Lamar, Colorado )
25
[j]
[39]
1994
Russ Johnson
Shortstop
Louisiana State University (
Baton Rouge, Louisiana )
30§
[k]
[39]
1995
Tony McKnight
Right-handed
pitcher
Arkansas High School (
Texarkana, Arkansas )
22
[40]
1996
Mark Johnson
Right-handed
pitcher
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (
Honolulu, Hawaii )
19
[40]
1997
Lance Berkman
First baseman
Rice University (
Houston, Texas )
16
[41]
1998
Brad Lidge
Right-handed
pitcher
University of Notre Dame (
Notre Dame, Indiana )
17
[l]
[42]
1998
Mike Nannini
Right-handed
pitcher
Green Valley High School (
Henderson, Nevada )
37§
[m]
[42]
1999
Mike Rosamond
Outfielder
University of Mississippi (
Oxford, Mississippi )
42§
[m]
[43]
2000
Robert Stiehl
Right-handed
pitcher
El Camino College (
Torrance, California )
27
[44]
2001
Chris Burke
Second baseman
University of Tennessee (
Knoxville, Tennessee )
10
[45]
2002
Derick Grigsby
Right-handed
pitcher
Northeast Texas Community College (
Mount Pleasant, Texas )
29
[46]
2003
no first-round pick
[n]
[3]
2004
no first-round pick
[o]
[3]
2005
Brian Bogusevic
Left-handed
pitcher
Tulane University (
New Orleans, Louisiana )
24
[47]
2005
Eli Iorg
Outfielder
University of Tennessee (
Knoxville, Tennessee )
38§
[p]
[47]
2006
Maxwell Sapp
Catcher
Bishop Moore High School (
Orlando, Florida )
23
[48]
2007
no first-round pick
[r]
[3]
2008
Jason Castro
Catcher
Stanford University (
Stanford, California )
10
[49]
2008
Jordan Lyles
Right-handed
pitcher
Hartsville High School (
Hartsville, South Carolina )
38§
[s]
[49]
2009
Jiovanni Mier
Shortstop
Bonita High School (
La Verne, California )
21
[50]
2010
Delino DeShields Jr.
Outfielder
Woodward Academy (
College Park, Georgia )
8
[51]
2010
Mike Foltynewicz
Right-handed
pitcher
Minooka High School (
Minooka, Illinois )
19
[t]
[51]
2010
Michael Kvasnicka
Catcher
University of Minnesota (
Minneapolis, Minnesota )
33§
[u]
[51]
2011
George Springer '17 *
Outfielder
University of Connecticut (
Storrs, Connecticut )
11
[52]
2012
Carlos Correa '17 *
Shortstop
Puerto Rico Baseball Academy (
Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico )
1
[53]
2013
Mark Appel
Right-handed
pitcher
Stanford University (
Palo Alto, California )
1
[54]
2014
Brady Aiken *
Left-handed
pitcher
Cathedral Catholic High School (
San Diego, California )
1
[55]
2015
Alex Bregman '17 *
Shortstop
Louisiana State University (
Baton Rouge, Louisiana )
2
[56]
2015
Kyle Tucker '22
Outfielder
H.B. Plant High School (
Tampa, Florida )
5§
[56]
2015
Daz Cameron
Outfielder
Eagle's Landing High School (
McDonough, Georgia )
37§
[56]
2016
Forrest Whitley
Right-handed
Pitcher
Alamo Heights High School (
Alamo Heights, Texas )
17
2017
J. B. Bukauskas
Right-handed
Pitcher
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (
Chapel Hill, North Carolina )
15
2018
Seth Beer
Outfielder
Clemson University (
Clemson, South Carolina )
28
2019
Korey Lee
Catcher
University of California (
Berkeley, California )
32
2020
no first-round pick
[v]
2021
no first-round pick
[v]
2022
Drew Gilbert
Outfielder
University of Tennessee (
Knoxville, Tennessee )
28
2023
Brice Matthews
Shortstop
University of Nebraska (
Lincoln, Nebraska )
28
See also
V Through the 2012 draft,
free agents were evaluated by the
Elias Sports Bureau and rated "Type A", "Type B", or not compensation-eligible. If a team offered
arbitration to a player but that player refused and subsequently signed with another team, the original team was able to receive additional draft picks. If a "Type A" free agent left in this way, his previous team received a supplemental pick and a compensatory pick from the team with which he signed. If a "Type B" free agent left in this way, his previous team received only a supplemental pick.
[9] Since the 2013 draft, free agents are no longer classified by type; instead, compensatory picks are only awarded if the team offered its free agent a contract worth at least the average of the 125 current richest MLB contracts.
[57] However, if the free agent's last team acquired the player in a trade during the last year of his contract, it is ineligible to receive compensatory picks for that player.
[58]
a The Astros lost their first-round pick in 1980 to the
California Angels as compensation for signing free agent
Nolan Ryan .
[59]
b The Astros lost their first-round pick in 1981 to the
Texas Rangers as compensation for signing free agent
Dave Roberts .
[60]
c The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 1989 for losing free agent
Nolan Ryan .
[34]
d The Astros gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1990 from the
San Francisco Giants for losing free agent
Kevin Bass .
[35]
e The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 1990 for losing free agent Kevin Bass.
[35]
f The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 1991 for losing free agent
Danny Darwin .
[36]
g The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 1991 for losing free agent
Dave Smith .
[36]
h The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 1991 for losing free agent
Franklin Stubbs .
[36]
i The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 1992 for failing to sign their 1991 first-round pick
John Burke .
[37]
j The Astros gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1994 from the
San Francisco Giants for losing free agent
Mark Portugal .
[39]
k The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 1994 for losing free agent Mark Portugal.
[39]
l The Astros gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1998 from the
Colorado Rockies for losing free agent
Darryl Kile .
[42]
m The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 1998 for losing free agent Darryl Kile.
[42]
n The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 1999 for losing free agent
Randy Johnson .
[43]
o The Astros lost their first-round pick in 2003 to the
San Francisco Giants as compensation for signing free agent
Jeff Kent .
[61]
p The Astros lost their first-round pick in 2004 to the
New York Yankees as compensation for signing free agent
Andy Pettitte .
[62]
q The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 2005 for losing free agent
Carlos Beltrán .
[47]
r The Astros lost their first-round pick in 2007 to the
Texas Rangers as compensation for signing free agent
Carlos Lee .
[63]
s The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 2008 for losing free agent
Trever Miller .
[49]
t The Astros gained a compensatory first-round pick in 2010 from the
Detroit Tigers for losing free agent
José Valverde .
[51]
u The Astros gained a supplemental pick in 2010 for losing free agent José Valverde.
[51]
v The Astros lost their first-round pick as punishment for their role in the
sign stealing scandal .
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Franchise Ballparks
Culture Lore Rivalries Key personnel World Series Championships (2) League pennants (5) Division titles (13)
NL West:
NL Central:
AL West:
Wild card titles (4)
Minors
Triple-A:
Double-A:
High-A:
Single-A:
Rookie:
Media
Seasons (62)
1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
1965 : Barrett
1966 :
Twitchell
1967 :
Mayberry
1968 : Cott
1969 :
Richard
1970 :
Scarbery
1971 : Rasmussen
1972 : Englishbey
1973 : Portley
1974 : Drake
1975 :
McLaughlin
1976 :
Bannister
1977 :
Adams
1978 :
Boxberger
1979 :
Mizerock
1980: None
1981: None
1982 : Swain
1983 :
Wine
1984 :
August
1985 :
Drew
1986 :
Bowen
1987 :
Biggio
1988 : Ansley
1989 :
Juden ,
Jones
1990 : Nevers,
Williams
1991 :
J. Burke , Livsey, Gonzalez, Groppuso
1992 :
Nevin , Rhine
1993 :
Wagner
1994 :
R. Castro ,
Elarton ,
R. Johnson
1995 :
McKnight
1996 :
M. Johnson
1997 :
Berkman
1998 :
Lidge , Nannini
1999 : Rosamond
2000 : Stiehl
2001 :
C. Burke
2002 : Grigsby
2003: None
2004: None
2005 :
Bogusevic , Iorg
2006 : Sapp
2007: None
2008 :
J. Castro ,
Lyles
2009 :
Mier
2010 :
DeShields ,
Foltynewicz , Kvasnicka
2011 :
Springer
2012 :
Correa ,
McCullers
2013 :
Appel
2014 :
Aiken
2015 :
Bregman ,
Tucker
2016 :
Whitley
2017 :
Bukauskas
2018 :
Beer
2019 :
Lee
2020: None
2021: None
2022 :
Gilbert
2023 :
Matthews