2024 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Dodgers | Y | $3,297,500 | Kellon Lindsey (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Hardee HS (Wauchula, FL) |
2023 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Guardians | Y | $2,500,000 | Ralphy Velazquez (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Huntington Beach HS (Huntington Beach, CA) |
2022 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Blue Jays | Y | $3,597,500 | Brandon Barriera (minors) | P | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | American Heritage HS (Plantation, FL) |
2021 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Indians | Y | $2,250,000 | Gavin Williams (minors) | P | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 32 | 6 | 15 | 4.04 | 1.31 | 0 | 4Yr | East Carolina University (Greenville, NC) |
2020 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Indians | Y | $2,000,000 | Carson Tucker (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Mountain Pointe HS (Phoenix, AZ) |
2019 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Rockies | Y | $2,725,000 | Michael Toglia (minors) | 1B | 0.7 | 192 | 651 | 31 | .206 | .692 | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) |
2018 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Yankees | Y | $2,815,900 | Anthony Seigler (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Cartersville HS (Cartersville, GA) |
2017 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Dodgers | Y | $2,897,500 | Jeren Kendall (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) |
2016 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Cardinals | Y | $2,222,500 | Delvin Pérez (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | International Baseball Academy (Ceiba, Puerto Rico) |
2015 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Cardinals | Y | $2,124,400 | Nick Plummer (minors) | OF | -0.1 | 14 | 29 | 2 | .138 | .573 | | | | | | | HS | Brother Rice HS (Bloomfield Hills, MI) |
2014 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Tigers | Y | $2,000,000 | Derek Hill (minors) | OF | -0.3 | 161 | 442 | 11 | .233 | .629 | | | | | | | HS | Elk Grove HS (Elk Grove, CA) |
2013 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Rangers | Y | $2,215,000 | Chi Chi González (minors) | RHP | -0.3 | 37 | 55 | 0 | .109 | .252 | 71 | 9 | 24 | 5.68 | 1.50 | 0 | 4Yr | Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK) |
2012 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Cardinals | Y | $1,600,000 | James Ramsey (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) |
2011 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Nationals via White Sox | Y | $2,000,000 | *Alex Meyer (minors) | RHP | 0.7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 4.63 | 1.46 | 0 | 4Yr | University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY) |
2010 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Marlins | Y | $1,700,000 | Christian Yelich (minors) | 1B | 41.9 | 1466 | 5535 | 204 | .287 | .843 | | | | | | | HS | Westlake HS (Westlake Village, CA) |
2009 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | White Sox | Y | $1,200,000 | Jared Mitchell (minors) | CF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA) |
2008 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Padres | Y | $1,150,000 | Allan Dykstra (minors) | 1B | -0.5 | 13 | 31 | 1 | .129 | .515 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC) |
2007 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Padres | Y | $1,260,000 | Nick Schmidt (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR) |
2006 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Astros | Y | $1,400,000 | Maxwell Sapp (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Bishop Moore HS (Orlando, FL) |
2005 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Red Sox via Angels | Y | $1,400,000 | *Jacoby Ellsbury (minors) | OF | 31.2 | 1235 | 4846 | 104 | .284 | .760 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR) |
2004 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Yankees via Astros | Y | $1,400,000 | *Phil Hughes (minors) | RHP | 11.0 | 32 | 18 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 290 | 88 | 79 | 4.52 | 1.31 | 3 | HS | Foothill HS (Santa Ana, CA) |
2003 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Angels | Y | $1,300,000 | Brandon Wood (minors) | SS | -3.8 | 272 | 700 | 18 | .186 | .513 | | | | | | | HS | Horizon HS (Scottsdale, AZ) |
2002 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Braves | Y | $2,200,000 | Jeff Francoeur (minors) | OF | 6.8 | 1480 | 5260 | 160 | .261 | .720 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.00 | 0 | HS | Parkview HS (Lilburn, GA) |
2001 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Yankees via Mariners | Y | $1,200,000 | *John-Ford Griffin (minors) | OF | 0.2 | 13 | 23 | 2 | .304 | 1.066 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) |
2000 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Reds | Y | | David Espinosa (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Gulliver Preparatory School (Pinecrest, FL) |
1999 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Orioles via Indians | Y | $1,150,000 | *Keith Reed (minors) | OF | -0.1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .200 | .533 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Providence College (Providence, RI) |
1998 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Dodgers | Y | $995,000 | Bubba Crosby (minors) | OF | -1.6 | 205 | 250 | 4 | .216 | .555 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Rice University (Houston, TX) |
1997 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Expos | Y | | Donnie Bridges (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Oak Grove HS (Hattiesburg, MS) |
1996 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Dodgers | Y | $695,000 | Damian Rolls (minors) | 3B | -0.3 | 266 | 819 | 9 | .248 | .628 | | | | | | | HS | Schlagel HS (Kansas City, KS) |
1995 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Indians | Y | $620,000 | David Miller (minors) | 1B | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Clemson University (Clemson, SC) |
1994 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Phillies | Y | $590,000 | Carlton Loewer (minors) | RHP | -1.7 | 45 | 62 | 0 | .129 | .323 | 48 | 10 | 18 | 6.12 | 1.59 | 0 | 4Yr | Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) |
1993 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Brewers | Y | $525,000 | Jeff D'Amico (minors) | RHP | 5.6 | 90 | 148 | 2 | .101 | .342 | 139 | 45 | 52 | 4.61 | 1.34 | 0 | HS | Northeast HS (St. Petersburg, FL) |
1992 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Pirates | Y | $336,000 | Jason Kendall (minors) | C | 41.7 | 2085 | 7627 | 75 | .288 | .744 | | | | | | | HS | Torrance HS (Torrance, CA) |
1991 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Red Sox | Y | $210,000 | Aaron Sele (minors) | RHP | 20.1 | 72 | 58 | 0 | .155 | .386 | 404 | 148 | 112 | 4.61 | 1.49 | 0 | 4Yr | Washington State University (Pullman, WA) |
1990 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Cubs | Y | $180,000 | Lance Dickson (minors) | LHP | -0.4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.24 | 1.76 | 0 | 4Yr | University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) |
1989 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Red Sox | Y | $126,000 | Mo Vaughn (minors) | 1B | 27.1 | 1512 | 5532 | 328 | .293 | .906 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ) |
1988 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Cardinals | Y | $92,500 | Brad Duvall (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA) |
1987 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Rangers via Yankees | Y | $82,500 | *Bill Haselman (minors) | C | 3.4 | 589 | 1606 | 47 | .259 | .720 | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) |
1986 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Cardinals | Y | $82,500 | Luis Alicea (minors) | 2B | 11.9 | 1341 | 3971 | 47 | .260 | .715 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) |
1985 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Padres via Yankees | Y | $80,000 | *Joey Cora (minors) | SS | 7.9 | 1119 | 3734 | 30 | .277 | .717 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) |
1984 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Dodgers | Y | $100,000 | Dennis Livingston (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK) |
1983 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Angels | Y | $75,000 | Mark Doran (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Wisconsin at Madison (Madison, WI) |
1982 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Reds | Y | $45,000 | Billy Hawley (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Brookland-Cayce HS (Cayce, SC) |
1981 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Royals | Y | $70,000 | Dave Leeper (minors) | OF | -1.2 | 19 | 40 | 0 | .075 | .173 | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) |
1980 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Mets via Pirates | Y | $125,000 | *Billy Beane (minors) | OF | -1.6 | 148 | 301 | 3 | .219 | .542 | | | | | | | HS | Mount Carmel HS (San Diego, CA) |
1979 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Tigers via Brewers | Y | $54,000 | *Chris Baker (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Franklin HS (Livonia, MI) |
1978 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Phillies | Y | $50,000 | Rip Rollins (minors) | 1B | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Allegheny HS (Sparta, NC) |
1977 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Yankees | Y | $40,000 | Steve Taylor (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Delaware (Newark, DE) |
1976 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Reds | Y | $25,000 | Mark King (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Owensboro HS (Owensboro, KY) |
1975 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Orioles | Y | $32,000 | Dave Ford (minors) | RHP | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 51 | 5 | 6 | 4.02 | 1.24 | 3 | HS | Lincoln West HS (Cleveland, OH) |
1974 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Reds | Y | $25,000 | Steve Reed (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Fort Wayne HS (Fort Wayne, IN) |
1973 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Athletics | Y | $32,500 | Randy Scarbery (minors) | RHP | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 60 | 3 | 10 | 4.5 | 1.28 | 6 | 4Yr | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) |
1972 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Pirates | Y | $50,500 | Dwayne Peltier (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Servite HS (Anaheim, CA) |
1971 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Orioles | Y | $20,000 | Randy Stein (minors) | RHP | -2.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | | | 65 | 5 | 6 | 5.72 | 1.74 | 1 | HS | Ganesha HS (Pomona, CA) |
1970 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Mets | N | | George Ambrow (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Long Beach Polytechnic HS (Long Beach, CA) |
1969 | 1 | | FrRnd | 23 | Royals | N | | John Simmons (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Childersburg HS (Childersburg, AL) |
1968 | 2 | | FrRnd | 3 | Astros | Y | | Rich Chiles (minors) | OF | 0.2 | 284 | 618 | 6 | .254 | .659 | | | | | | | HS | Winters HS (Winters, CA) |
1967 | 2 | | FrRnd | 3 | Red Sox | N | | Danny Graham (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Bishop Montgomery HS (Torrance, CA) |
1966 | 2 | | FrRnd | 3 | Astros | Y | | Ron Crook (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA) |
1965 | 2 | | FrRnd | 3 | Senators | N | | Stanley Bell (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Headland HS (East Point, GA) |
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