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The 1969 Major League Baseball draft took place prior to the 1969 MLB season. The draft featured future Hall of Famers Bert Blyleven (pick 55) and Dave Winfield (pick 882). First round selections
The Marlins have also drafted one shortstop in the first round, though they have never taken a second baseman. [14] Two of the Marlins' first-round picks have won championships with the franchise. Charles Johnson (1992) won a World Series title on the 1997 championship team and Josh Beckett (1999) won with the 2003 team. [15] [16]
The team has signed all but two of their first-round picks across their draft history: Jimmy Hacker did not sign following the 1970 draft, [13] and Greg McMurtry did not sign following the 1986 draft. [14] To date, the only Red Sox first-round draft pick to make his MLB debut the same year that he was drafted was Craig Hansen, in 2005. [15]
Paul Molitor (1977) is one of two Brewers first-round picks to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Dion James was the Brewers' first-round pick in 1980. Dan Plesac was the Brewers' first-round pick in 1983. Gary Sheffield (1986) is one of ten Brewers first-round picks to come from high schools or universities in Florida.
The team has made 13 selections in the supplemental round of the draft and 21 compensatory picks since the institution of the First-Year Player Draft in 1965. [4] These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the prior off-season, [ 3 ] [ 9 ] [V] or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft ...
Ken Griffey Jr., the 1987 first overall draft pick The first-year player draft, also known as the Rule 4 Draft, is the primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to Major League Baseball (MLB) teams.
Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", [2] the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur clubs to its franchises. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick. [ 2 ]
Year: Each year links to an article about that year's Major League Baseball Draft. Position: Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play Pick: Indicates the number of the pick within the first round * Player did not sign with the Phillies §