2006 Major League Baseball Draft

2006 MLB Draft
General information
Date(s) June 6–7, 2006
Location Conference call
Network(s) (US) None
Picks
First selection Luke Hochevar
Kansas City Royals
First round selections 44
Overall selections
MLB Draft
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The 2006 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 6 and 7. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams.

Contents

First Round Selections

Key
All-Star
Pick Player Team Position School
1 Luke Hochevar Kansas City Royals RHP University of Tennessee
2 Greg Reynolds Colorado Rockies RHP Stanford University
3 Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays 3B Long Beach State University
4 Brad Lincoln Pittsburgh Pirates RHP University of Houston
5 Brandon Morrow Seattle Mariners RHP UC Berkeley
6 Andrew Miller Detroit Tigers LHP University of North Carolina
7 Clayton Kershaw Los Angeles Dodgers LHP Highland Park High School
8 Drew Stubbs Cincinnati Reds CF University of Texas
9 Bill Rowell Baltimore Orioles 3B Bishop Eustace Preparatory School
10 Tim Lincecum San Francisco Giants RHP University of Washington
11 Max Scherzer Arizona Diamondbacks RHP University of Missouri
12 Kasey Kiker Texas Rangers LHP Russell County High School (AL)
13 Tyler Colvin Chicago Cubs LF Clemson University
14 Travis Snider Toronto Blue Jays RF Henry M. Jackson High School
15 Chris Marrero Washington Nationals 3B Monsignor Edward Pace High School
16 Jeremy Jeffress Milwaukee Brewers RHP Halifax County High School (VA)
17 Matt Antonelli San Diego Padres 3B Wake Forest University
18 Kyle Drabek Philadelphia Phillies[Compensation 1] RHP The Woodlands High School
19 Brett Sinkbeil Florida Marlins RHP Missouri State University
20 Chris Parmelee Minnesota Twins RF Chino Hills High School
21 Ian Kennedy New York Yankees[Compensation 2] RHP University of Southern California
22 Colton Willems Washington Nationals[Compensation 3] RHP John Carroll Catholic High School
23 Maxwell Sapp Houston Astros C Bishop Moore High School
24 Cody Johnson Atlanta Braves 1B A. Crawford Mosley High School
25 Hank Conger Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim[Compensation 4] C Huntington Beach High School
26 Bryan Morris Los Angeles Dodgers[Compensation 5] RHP Motlow State Community College
27 Jason Place Boston Red Sox CF Wren High School
28 Daniel Bard Boston Red Sox[Compensation 6] RHP University of North Carolina
29 Kyle McCulloch Chicago White Sox RHP University of Texas
30 Adam Ottavino St. Louis Cardinals RHP Northeastern University

Supplemental First Round Selections

Pick Player Team Position School
31 Preston Mattingly Los Angeles Dodgers[Compensation 7] SS Evansville Central High School
32 Pedro Beato Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 8] RHP St. Petersburg Junior College
33 Emmanuel Burriss San Francisco Giants[Compensation 9] SS Kent State University
34 Brooks Brown Arizona Diamondbacks[Compensation 10] RHP University of Georgia
35 Kyler Burke San Diego Padres[Compensation 11] RF Ooltewah High School
36 Chris Coghlan Florida Marlins[Compensation 12] 3B University of Mississippi
37 Adrian Cardenas Philadelphia Phillies[Compensation 13] SS Monsignor Edward Pace High School
38 Cory Rasmus Atlanta Braves[Compensation 14] RHP Russell County High School
39 David Huff Cleveland Indians[Compensation 15] LHP UCLA
40 Kris Johnson Boston Red Sox[Compensation 16] LHP Wichita State University
41 Joba Chamberlain New York Yankees[Compensation 17] RHP University of Nebraska-Lincoln
42 Chris Perez St. Louis Cardinals[Compensation 18] RHP University of Miami
43 Steven Evarts Atlanta Braves[Compensation 19] LHP Robinson High School
44 Caleb Clay Boston Red Sox[Compensation 20] RHP Cullman High School

Compensation Picks

  1. ^ Pick from New York Mets as compensation for signing of free agent Billy Wagner
  2. ^ Pick from Philadelphia Phillies as compensation for signing of free agent Tom Gordon
  3. ^ Pick from Oakland Athletics as compensation for signing of free agent Esteban Loaiza
  4. ^ Pick from Cleveland Indians as compensation for signing of free agent Paul Byrd
  5. ^ Pick from Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as compensation for signing of free agent Jeff Weaver
  6. ^ Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Johnny Damon
  7. ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Jeff Weaver
  8. ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent B. J. Ryan
  9. ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Scott Eyre
  10. ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Tim Worrell
  11. ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Ramon Hernandez
  12. ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent A. J. Burnett
  13. ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Billy Wagner
  14. ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Kyle Farnsworth
  15. ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Bob Howry
  16. ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Johnny Damon
  17. ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Tom Gordon
  18. ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Matt Morris
  19. ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Rafael Furcal
  20. ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Bill Mueller

Background

Pitching accounted for 18 of the 30 selections in the first round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft, including the top choice, right-hander Luke Hochevar, who was chosen by the Kansas City Royals. The University of Tennessee product pitched for the Fort Worth Cats of the Independent League after not reaching terms with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who selected him in the sandwich round (40th overall) of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft.

Six of the first seven picks and nine of the first 12 selections were pitchers. In addition to the 18 hurlers, seven outfielders, three third basemen and two catchers made up the rest of the first round.

The first six picks were from the college ranks. University of North Carolina pitchers Andrew Miller (6th overall, Tigers) and Daniel Bard (28th, Red Sox) and University of Texas teammates Drew Stubbs (8th overall, Reds) and Kyle McCulloch (29th, White Sox) went in the first round.

Kyle Drabek, the son of longtime Major League pitcher Doug Drabek, was chosen by the Philadelphia Phillies with the 18th pick.[1]

Detroit's Miller became the first player from the 2006 Draft to reach the Major Leagues. He debuted in relief during a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium on August 30. He would make eight relief appearances for the Tigers during their pennant-winning season.

Tim Lincecum was the first 2006 draftee to be selected to an All-Star Game. Lincecum was selected in 2008, and joined shortly thereafter by Evan Longoria, who was selected via the Final Vote. Longoria was the only one to play in the game. Longoria would later be voted Rookie of the Year. Lincecum was also the first in this class to win a Cy Young Award (2008 and 2009) in the National League. Clayton Kershaw, 7th in the draft, went on to win the 2011 NL Cy Young Award.

Andrew Bailey, 6th round, became the 2009 American League Rookie of the Year and participated in the 2009 All-Star Game in St. Louis. Chris Coghlan, a supplemental first round pick, was the 2009 National League Rookie of the Year.

Ryan Kalish, an outfielder who had committed to go to the University of Virginia, was picked in the 9th round by the Boston Red Sox, offered $600,000 (which had to be approved by the Commissioner's Office. as it was more aligned with second round slot money), and signed with the Red Sox.[2] He made his major league debut in 2010.

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Preceded by
Justin Upton
1st Overall Picks
Luke Hochevar
Succeeded by
David Price