1990 Major League Baseball draft
Appearance
1990 Major League Baseball draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | June 1990 |
Overview | |
1,487 total selections | |
First selection | Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves |
First round selections | 40 |
Hall of Famers | 2
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MLB Hall of Fame member Chipper Jones
.The 1990 Major League Baseball draft was held in June 1990. players were drafted in 1990. Seven of the first 10 picks were selected directly out of high school.
First-round selections
The following are the first-round picks in the 1990 Major League Baseball draft.[3]
† | = All-Star | ‡ | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
Supplemental first round selections
Pick | Player | Team | Position | Hometown/School |
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27 | Mike Zimmerman | Pittsburgh Pirates[Compensation 8] | RHP | South Alabama |
28 | Gabe White | Montreal Expos[Compensation 9] | RHP | Sebring High School (FL) |
29 | Midre Cummings | Minnesota Twins[Compensation 10] | OF | Miami Edison Senior High School (FL) |
30 | Paul Ellis | St. Louis Cardinals[Compensation 11] | C | UCLA |
31 | Brian Williams | Houston Astros[Compensation 12] | RHP | South Carolina |
32 | Scott Sanders | San Diego Padres[Compensation 13] | RHP | Nicholls State
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33 | Marcus Jensen | San Francisco Giants[Compensation 14] | C | Skyline High School (CA) |
34 | Dave Zancanaro | Oakland Athletics[Compensation 15] | LHP | UCLA |
35 | Stan Spencer | Montreal Expos[Compensation 16] | RHP | Stanford |
36 | Kirk Dressendorfer | Oakland Athletics[Compensation 17] | RHP | Texas |
37 | Ben Van Ryn | Montreal Expos[Compensation 18] | LHP | East Noble High School (IN) |
38 | Tony Manahan | Seattle Mariners | SS | Arizona State |
39 | Samuel Hence | Cleveland Indians
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OF | Stone High School (MS) |
40 | Stan Robertson | Montreal Expos | OF | Plainview High School (TX) |
Compensation picks
- ^ Pick from Milwaukee Brewers as compensation for signing of free agent Dave Parker
- ^ Pick from Houston Astros as compensation for signing of free agent Ken Oberkfell
- ^ Pick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Tony Peña
- ^ Pick from San Diego Padres as compensation for signing of free agent Craig Lefferts
- ^ Pick from San Francisco Giants as compensation for signing of free agent Kevin Bass
- California Angels as compensation for signing of free agent Mark Langston
- ^ Pick from Kansas City Royals as compensation for signing of free agent Mark Davis
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jim Gott
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mark Langston
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jeff Reardon
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Tony Peña
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Kevin Bass
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mark Davis
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Craig Lefferts
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Storm Davis
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Hubie Brooks
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Dave Parker
- ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Pascual Perez
Background
The draft went a record 101 rounds, surpassing 1989's total of 88, and included a record 1,487 selections. The Astros had the most selections with a 100. Seattle followed second with 75. The 1990 draft included two Class A clubs, the
Bolles School
in Jacksonville, Florida, the draft's top pick. Detroit followed by picking outfielder Tony Clark out of Christian High School in El Cajon, California. The top three picks and seven of the top 10 choices were out of high school.
In the weeks leading up to the draft, the
Hall of Fame selection.[4]
Other notable players
- Bob Wickman†, 2nd round, 44th overall by the Chicago White Sox
- Dave Fleming, 3rd round, 79th overall pick by the Seattle Mariners
- Rich Becker, 3rd round, 85th overall pick by the Minnesota Twins
- Miami Miracle
- James Baldwin†, 4th round, 105th overall pick by the Chicago White Sox
- Mike Myers, 4th round, 122nd overall pick by the San Francisco Giants
- California Angels
- Ray Durham†, 5th round, 132nd overall pick by the Chicago White Sox
- Bret Boone†, 5th round, 134th overall pick by the Seattle Mariners
- Miami Miracle
- Mike Hampton†, 6th round, 161st overall pick by the Seattle Mariners
- California Angels
- Kevin Young, 7th round, 187th overall pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Cleveland Indians
- Greg Norton, 7th round, 203rd overall pick by the San Francisco Giants, but did not sign
- Fernando Viña†, 9th round, 253rd overall pick by the New York Mets
- Tony Graffanino, 10th round, 264th overall pick by the Atlanta Braves
- Rusty Greer, 10th round, 279th overall pick by the Texas Rangers
- Darren Dreifort, 11th round, 307th overall pick by the New York Mets, but did not sign
- Pat Meares, 12th round, 329th overall pick by the Minnesota Twins
- Brian Shouse, 13th round, 349th overall pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Mike Williams†, 14th round, 374th overall pick by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Rick White, 15th round, 403rd overall pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Ricky Ledée, 16th round, 435th overall pick by the New York Yankees
- Cleveland Indians
- Brian Daubach, 17th round, 469th overall puck by the New York Mets
- Marvin Benard, 20th round, 535th overall pick by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign
- Damian Miller†, 20th round, 544th overall pick by the Minnesota Twins
- Eddie Guardado†, 21st round, 570th overall pick by the Minnesota Twins
- Andy Pettitte†, 22nd round, 594th overall pick by the New York Yankees
- Jason Varitek†, 23rd round, 625th overall pick by the Houston Astros, but did not sign
- Jorge Posada†, 24th round, 646th overall pick by the New York Yankees
- Chris Singleton, 30th round, 807th overall pick by the Houston Astros, but did not sign
- Jason Bere†, 36th round, 952nd overall pick by the Chicago White Sox
- Mark Sweeney, 39th round, 1032nd overall pick by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign
- Rodney Mazion, 48th round, 1222nd overall pick by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign
- Alan Benes, 49th round, 1251st overall pick by the San Diego Padres, but did not sign
- Rick Helling, 50th round, 1269th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
- Al Levine, 53rd round, 1323rd overall pick by the San Diego Padres, but did not sign
- Kelly Wunsch, 54th round, 1327th overall pick by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
† All-Star
‡ Hall of Fame
NFL/NBA players drafted
- Chris Weinke, 2nd round, 62nd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Cleveland Indians
- Scott Burrell, 5th round, 150th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Cleveland Indians
- Mark Fields, 21st round, 565th overall by the Cincinnati Reds, but did not sign
- Kerry Collins, 26th round, 690th overall by the Detroit Tigers, but did not sign
- Greg McMurtry, 27th round, 716th overall by the Detroit Tigers, but did not sign
- Rodney Peete, 28th round, 742nd overall by the Detroit Tigers, but did not sign
- California Angels, but did not sign
References
- ^ "MLB Draft 2017 Results - Baseball America". www.baseballamerica.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ "1990 Major League Baseball Standings & Expanded Standings | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ "MLB First Round Draft picks - 1990". Retrieved July 25, 2008.
- ^ "Background on the 1990 MLB Draft". Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2008.