1990 Major League Baseball draft

1990 MLB draft
Picks
Date(s)	June 1990
First selection	Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves
First round selections	40
Overall selections	1,487

First round selections

The following are the first round picks in the 1990 Major League Baseball draft.^[1]

= All-Star

= Baseball Hall of Famer

Pick	Player	Team	Position	Hometown/School
1	Chipper Jones	Atlanta Braves	SS	Pierson, Florida
2	Tony Clark	Detroit Tigers	OF	El Cajon, California
3	Mike Lieberthal	Philadelphia Phillies	C	Westlake, California
4	Alex Fernandez	Chicago White Sox	RHP	Miami Dade College
5	Kurt Miller	Pittsburgh Pirates	RHP	Bakersfield, California
6	Marc Newfield	Seattle Mariners	1B	Huntington Beach, California
7	Dan Wilson	Cincinnati Reds	C	University of Minnesota
8	Timothy Costo	Cleveland Indians	SS	University of Iowa
9	Ronnie Walden	Los Angeles Dodgers	LHP	Blanchard, Oklahoma
10	Carl Everett	New York Yankees	OF	Tampa, Florida
11	Shane Andrews	Montreal Expos	SS	Carlsbad, New Mexico
12	Todd Ritchie	Minnesota Twins	RHP	Duncanville, Texas
13	Donovan Osborne	St. Louis Cardinals	LHP	University of Nevada, Las Vegas
14	Todd Van Poppel	Oakland Athletics^{[Compensation 1]}	RHP	Arlington, Texas
15	Adam Hyzdu	San Francisco Giants^{[Compensation 2]}	OF	Cincinnati
16	Daniel Smith	Texas Rangers	LHP	Creighton University
17	Jeromy Burnitz	New York Mets	OF	Oklahoma State University
18	Aaron Holbert	St. Louis Cardinals^{[Compensation 3]}	SS	Long Beach, California
19	Eric Christopherson	San Francisco Giants^{[Compensation 4]}	C	San Diego State University
20	Mike Mussina	Baltimore Orioles	RHP	Stanford University
21	Thomas Nevers	Houston Astros^{[Compensation 5]}	SS	Edina, Minnesota
22	Steve Karsay	Toronto Blue Jays	RHP	College Point, New York
23	Lance Dickson	Chicago Cubs	LHP	University of Arizona
24	Rondell White	Montreal Expos^{[Compensation 6]}	OF	Gray, Georgia
25	Robert Beckett	San Diego Padres^{[Compensation 7]}	LHP	Austin, Texas
26	Donald Peters	Oakland Athletics	RHP	St. Francis College

Supplemental First Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Position	Hometown/School
27	Mike Zimmerman	Pittsburgh Pirates^{[Compensation 8]}	RHP	University of South Alabama
28	Gabe White	Montreal Expos^{[Compensation 9]}	RHP	Sebring, Florida
29	Midre Cummings	Minnesota Twins^{[Compensation 10]}	OF	Miami, Florida
30	Paul Ellis	St. Louis Cardinals^{[Compensation 11]}	C	University of California, Los Angeles
31	Brian Williams	Houston Astros^{[Compensation 12]}	RHP	University of South Carolina
32	Scott Sanders	San Diego Padres^{[Compensation 13]}	RHP	Nicholls State University
33	Marcus Jensen	San Francisco Giants^{[Compensation 14]}	C	Oakland, California
34	Dave Zancanaro	Oakland Athletics^{[Compensation 15]}	LHP	University of California, Los Angeles
35	Stan Spencer	Montreal Expos^{[Compensation 16]}	RHP	Stanford University
36	Kirk Dressendorfer	Oakland Athletics^{[Compensation 17]}	RHP	University of Texas at Austin
37	Ben Van Ryn	Montreal Expos^{[Compensation 18]}	LHP	Kendallville, Indiana
38	Tony Manahan	Seattle Mariners	SS	Arizona State University
39	Samuel Hence	Cleveland Indians	OF	Wiggins, Mississippi
40	Stan Robertson	Montreal Expos	OF	Plainview, Texas

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
↑ Pick from 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, and then the Yankees with. The 1990 draft included two Class AA clubs, the Erie Sailors of the New York–Penn League and the Miami Miracle of the Florida State League. Rule 4 draft regulations permitted minor league clubs to participate. Erie made one selection, 24-year-old Brigham Young outfielder Gary Daniels. Miami made 16 selections, signing 15 of them, including All-American outfielder Paul Carey of Stanford in the fourth round. Atlanta made Chipper Jones, a high school shortstop from 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.

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Other notable players

Bob Wickman, 2nd round, 44th overall by the Chicago White Sox
Dave Fleming, 3rd round, 79th overall by the Seattle Mariners
Rich Becker, 3rd round, 85th overall by the Minnesota Twins
Paul Carey, 4th round, 100th overall by the Miami Miracle
James Baldwin, 4th round, 105th overall by the Chicago White Sox
Mike Myers, 4th round, 122nd overall by the San Francisco Giants
Garret Anderson, 4th round, 125th overall by the California Angels
Ray Durham, 5th round, 132nd overall by the Chicago White Sox
Bret Boone, 5th round, 134th overall by the Seattle Mariners
Mike Lansing, 6th round, 155th overall by the Miami Miracle
Mike Hampton, 6th round, 161st overall by the Seattle Mariners
Troy Percival, 6th round, 179th overall by the California Angels
Kevin Young, 7th round, 187th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
David Bell, 7th round, 190th overall by the Cleveland Indians
Greg Norton, 7th round, 203rd overall by the San Francisco Giants, but did not sign
Fernando Viña, 9th round, 253rd overall by the New York Mets
Tony Graffanino, 10th round, 264th overall by the Atlanta Braves
Rusty Greer, 10th round, 279th overall by the Texas Rangers
Darren Dreifort, 11th round, 307th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
Pat Meares, 12th round, 329th overall by the Minnesota Twins
Brian Shouse, 13th round, 349th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
Mike Williams, 14th round, 374th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
Rick White, 15th round, 403rd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
Ricky Ledée, 16th round, 435th overall by the New York Yankees
Dave Mlicki, 17th round, 460th overall by the Cleveland Indians
Brian Daubach, 17th round, 469th overall by the New York Mets
Marvin Benard, 20th round, 535th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign
Damian Miller, 20th round, 544th overall by the Minnesota Twins
Eddie Guardado, 21st round, 570th overall by the Minnesota Twins
Andy Pettitte, 22nd round, 594th overall by the New York Yankees
Jason Varitek, 23rd round, 625th overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign
Jorge Posada, 24th round, 646th overall by the New York Yankees
Chris Singleton, 30th round, 807th overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign
Jason Bere, 36th round, 952nd overall by the Chicago White Sox
Mark Sweeney, 39th round, 1032nd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign
Rodney Mazion, 48th round, 1222nd overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign
Alan Benes, 49th round, 1251st overall 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 by the San Diego Padres, but did not sign
Kelly Wunsch, 54th round, 1327th overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
J.A. Hambric, Benton High School 98th round Montreal Expos, but did not sign

NFL/NBA players drafted

Chris Weinke, 2nd round, 62nd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
Jeff Brohm, 4th round, 109th overall by the Cleveland Indians
Scott Burrell, 5th round, 150th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
Dino Philyaw, 14th round, 379th overall by the 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
Bimbo Coles, 54th round, 1341st overall by the California Angels, but did not sign

External links

Complete draft list from Baseball-Reference database

References

↑ "MLB First Round Draft picks - 1990". Retrieved 2008-07-25.
↑ "Background on the 1990 MLB Draft". Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-25.

Preceded by Ben McDonald	1st Overall Picks Chipper Jones	Succeeded by Brien Taylor

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1990 MLB season by team

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AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

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