1993 Major League Baseball draft

1993 Major League Baseball draft
General information
Date(s)1993
Overview
1,721 total selections
First selectionAlex Rodriguez
Seattle Mariners
First round selections42
Hall of Famers
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The 1993 Major League Baseball draft began with first round selections on June 3, 1993. Alex Rodriguez was selected first overall by the Seattle Mariners. Other notable draftees included Chris Carpenter, Torii Hunter, Jason Varitek, Scott Rolen, future NFL Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk, and Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward.

First round selections

All-Star
Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Pick Player Team Position School
1 Alex Rodriguez Seattle Mariners Shortstop Westminster Christian School (FL)
2 Darren Dreifort Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Wichita State
3 Brian Anderson California Angels Pitcher Wright State
4 Wayne Gomes Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Old Dominion
5 Jeff Granger Kansas City Royals Pitcher Texas A&M
6 Steve Soderstrom San Francisco Giants Pitcher Fresno State
7 Trot Nixon Boston Red Sox Outfield New Hanover High School (NC)
8 Kirk Presley New York Mets Pitcher Tupelo High School (MS)
9 Matt Brunson Detroit Tigers Shortstop Cherry Creek High School (CO)
10 Brooks Kieschnick Chicago Cubs Outfield Texas
11 Daron Kirkreit Cleveland Indians Pitcher UC Riverside
12 Billy Wagner Houston Astros Pitcher Ferrum College
13 Matt Drews New York Yankees Pitcher Sarasota High School (FL)
14 Derrek Lee San Diego Padres First Base El Camino High School (CA)
15 Chris Carpenter Toronto Blue Jays[Compensation 1] Pitcher Trinity High School (NH)
16 Alan Benes St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Creighton
17 Scott Christman Chicago White Sox Pitcher Oregon State
18 Chris Schwab Montreal Expos Outfield Cretin-Derham Hall High School (MN)
19 Jay Powell Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Mississippi State
20 Torii Hunter Minnesota Twins[Compensation 2] Outfield Pine Bluff High School (AR)
21 Jason Varitek Minnesota Twins Catcher Georgia Tech
22 Charles Peterson Pittsburgh Pirates Outfield Laurens District High School
23 Jeff D'Amico Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher Northeast High School
24 Jon Ratliff Chicago Cubs[Compensation 3] Pitcher LeMoyne College
25 John Wasdin Oakland Athletics Pitcher Florida State
26 Kelly Wunsch Milwaukee Brewers[Compensation 4] Pitcher Texas A&M
27 Marc Valdes Florida Marlins Pitcher Florida
28 Jamey Wright Colorado Rockies Pitcher Westmoore High School

Compensation picks

Pick Player Team Position School
29 Kevin Orie Chicago Cubs[Compensation 5] Shortstop Indiana University
30 Mike Bell Texas Rangers[Compensation 6] Third Base Moeller High School
31 Josue Estrada Montreal Expos[Compensation 7] Outfield Medardo Carazo High School
32 Pat Watkins Cincinnati Reds[Compensation 8] Outfield East Carolina University
33 Marc Barcelo Minnesota Twins[Compensation 9] Pitcher Arizona State University
34 Jermaine Allensworth Pittsburgh Pirates[Compensation 10] Outfield Purdue University
35 Todd Dunn Milwaukee Brewers[Compensation 11] Outfield University of North Florida
36 Willie Adams Oakland Athletics[Compensation 12] Pitcher Stanford University
37 Matt Farner Toronto Blue Jays[Compensation 13] Outfield East Pennsboro High School
38 Kelcey Mucker Minnesota Twins[Compensation 14] Outfield Lawrenceburg High School
39 Joe Wagner Milwaukee Brewers[Compensation 15] Pitcher University of Central Florida
40 Jeremy Lee Toronto Blue Jays[Compensation 16] Pitcher Galesburg High School
41 Mark Lukasiewicz Toronto Blue Jays[Compensation 17] Pitcher Brevard Community College
42 Charles Rice Pittsburgh Pirates[Compensation 18] First Base Parker High School

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Compensation Picks

  1. ^ Compensation pick from Texas Rangers for signing free agent Tom Henke
  2. ^ Compensation pick from Cincinnati Reds for signing of free agent John Smiley
  3. ^ Compensation pick from Atlanta Braves for signing of free agent Greg Maddux
  4. ^ Compensation pick from Toronto Blue Jays for signing of free agent Paul Molitor
  5. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Greg Maddux
  6. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jose Guzman
  7. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Spike Owen
  8. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Greg Swindell
  9. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent John Smiley
  10. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Doug Drabek
  11. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Chris Bosio
  12. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Dave Stewart
  13. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent David Cone
  14. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Greg Gagne
  15. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Paul Molitor
  16. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Tom Henke
  17. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jimmy Key
  18. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Barry Bonds

Other notable players

CFL/NBA/NFL players drafted

References

  1. ^ "1st Round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
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