Florida Marlins top Draft picks
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The following is a list of the top pick of the Florida Marlins in the Major League Baseball Draft by year.
| Year | Player | Round | Pick | Position | College/Hometown/High School | Notably Passed on |
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| 1994 | Josh Booty | 1st Round | 5th Overall Pick | Shortstop | Evangel Christian Academy | Nomar Garciaparra, Paul Konerko, Jason Varitek |
| 1995 | Jamie Jones | 1st Round | 6th Overall Pick | Outfielder | San Diego, CA | Todd Helton, Matt Morris, Roy Halladay |
| 1996 | Mark Kotsay | 1st Round | 9th Overall Pick | Outfielder | Cal State Fullerton | Eric Chavez |
| 1997 | Aaron Akin | 1st Round | 12th Overall Pick | Right-handed pitcher | Cowley County Community College | Lance Berkman |
| 1998 | Matthew Thornton | 1st Round | 22nd Overall Pick | Left-handed pitcher | Centreville, MI | N/A |
| 1999 | Josh Beckett | 1st Round | 2nd Overall Pick | Right-handed pitcher | Spring, Texas | Barry Zito, Ben Sheets, Alex Rios |
| 2000 | Adrian Gonzalez | 1st Round | 1st Overall Pick | First base | Eastlake High School | Chase Utley |
| 2001 | Garrett E. Berger | 2nd Round | N/A | Right-handed pitcher | N/A | N/A |
| 2002 | Jeremy Hermida | 1st Round | 11th Overall Pick | Outfielder | Wheeler High School, (GA) | Scott Kazmir, Nick Swisher, Cole Hamels |
| 2003 | Jeffrey Allison | 1st Round | 16th Overall Pick | Right-handed pitcher | Veterans Memorial High School | Chad Cordero, Chad Billingsley |
| 2004 | Taylor Tankersley | 1st Round | 27th Overall Pick | Left Handed pitcher | University of Alabama | N/A |
| 2005 | Christopher Volstad | 1st Round | 16th Overall Pick | Right-handed pitcher | Palm Beach Gardens High School (FL) | Jacoby Ellsbury# |
| 2006 | Brett Sinkbeil | 1st Round | 19th Overall Pick | Right-handed pitcher | Missouri State University | N/A |
| 2007 | Matt Dominguez | 1st Round | 12th Overall Pick | Third base | Chatsworth High School (CA) | N/A |
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- Marlins drafted 3 pitchers in the 1st Round of 2005 draft; the other two are Aaron Thompson(22 Overall) and Jacob Marceaux (29 overall).
