2024 | 1 | | 14 | 14 | Y | $5,070,700 | Cam Smith (minors) | 3B | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) |
2023 | 1 | | 13 | 13 | Y | $4,848,500 | Matt Shaw (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Maryland (College Park, MD) |
2022 | 1 | | 7 | 7 | Y | $4,450,000 | Cade Horton (minors) | P | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) |
2021 | 1 | | 21 | 21 | Y | $3,132,300 | Jordan Wicks (minors) | P | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 18 | 6 | 5 | 5.02 | 1.48 | 0 | 4Yr | Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS) |
2020 | 1 | | 16 | 16 | Y | $3,745,500 | Ed Howard (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Mount Carmel HS (Chicago, IL) |
2019 | 1 | | 27 | 27 | Y | $2,000,000 | Ryan Jensen (minors) | P | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA) |
2018 | 1 | | 24 | 24 | Y | $2,724,000 | Nico Hoerner (minors) | SS | 15.1 | 548 | 2017 | 29 | .278 | .719 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA) |
2017 | 1 | | 27 | 27 | Y | $2,200,000 | Brendon Little (minors) | LHP | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 50 | 1 | 3 | 4.27 | 1.36 | 1 | JC | State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (Bradenton, FL) |
2017 | 1 | | 30 | 30 | Y | $1,925,000 | Alex Lange (minors) | RHP | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | 195 | 15 | 15 | 3.72 | 1.37 | 29 | 4Yr | Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA) |
2015 | 1 | | 9 | 9 | Y | $3,000,000 | Ian Happ (minors) | OF | 17.7 | 989 | 3276 | 150 | .248 | .795 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 4Yr | University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) |
2014 | 1 | | 4 | 4 | Y | $3,125,000 | Kyle Schwarber (minors) | C | 15.4 | 1129 | 3940 | 284 | .230 | .834 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN) |
2013 | 1 | | 2 | 2 | Y | $6,708,400 | Kris Bryant (minors) | 3B | 27.5 | 1043 | 3880 | 184 | .274 | .855 | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of San Diego (San Diego, CA) |
2012 | 1 | | 6 | 6 | Y | $3,900,000 | Albert Almora (minors) | OF | 3.3 | 600 | 1491 | 33 | .259 | .683 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2.00 | 0 | HS | Mater Academy Charter School (Hialeah, FL) |
2012 | 1s | | 43 | 43 | Y | $1,196,000 | *Pierce Johnson (minors) | RHP | 2.1 | 97 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 265 | 18 | 21 | 3.96 | 1.36 | 15 | 4Yr | Missouri State University (Springfield, MO) |
2012 | 1s | | 56 | 56 | Y | $911,700 | *Paul Blackburn (minors) | RHP | 2.8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 86 | 22 | 28 | 4.85 | 1.41 | 0 | HS | Heritage HS (Brentwood, CA) |
2011 | 1 | | 9 | 9 | Y | $2,625,000 | Javier Báez (minors) | SS | 25.2 | 1222 | 4377 | 181 | .251 | .730 | | | | | | | HS | Arlington Country Day School (Jacksonville, FL) |
2010 | 1 | | 16 | 16 | Y | $1,060,000 | Hayden Simpson (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Southern Arkansas University (Magnolia, AR) |
2009 | 1 | | 31 | 31 | Y | $972,000 | Brett Jackson (minors) | CF | 0.0 | 51 | 124 | 4 | .169 | .630 | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) |
2008 | 1 | | 19 | 19 | Y | $1,540,000 | Andrew Cashner (minors) | RHP | 10.9 | 216 | 203 | 1 | .158 | .377 | 300 | 57 | 87 | 4.1 | 1.36 | 1 | 4Yr | Texas Christian University (Fort Worth, TX) |
2008 | 1s | | 41 | 41 | Y | $906,000 | *Ryan Flaherty (minors) | SS | 1.1 | 547 | 1324 | 37 | .215 | .629 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3.00 | 0 | 4Yr | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) |
2007 | 1 | | 3 | 3 | Y | $3,200,000 | Josh Vitters (minors) | 3B | -1.3 | 36 | 99 | 2 | .121 | .395 | | | | | | | HS | Cypress HS (Cypress, CA) |
2007 | 1s | | 48 | 48 | Y | $652,500 | *Josh Donaldson (minors) | C | 46.7 | 1383 | 5022 | 279 | .261 | .847 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4Yr | Auburn University (Auburn, AL) |
2006 | 1 | | 13 | 13 | Y | $1,475,000 | Tyler Colvin (minors) | OF | 0.9 | 441 | 1215 | 49 | .239 | .733 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Clemson University (Clemson, SC) |
2005 | 1 | | 20 | 20 | Y | $1,750,000 | Mark Pawelek (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Springville HS (Springville, UT) |
2003 | 1 | | 6 | 6 | Y | $2,400,000 | Ryan Harvey (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Dunedin HS (Dunedin, FL) |
2002 | 1 | | 21 | 21 | Y | $2,500,000 | Bobby Brownlie (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, NJ) |
2002 | 1s | | 32 | 32 | Y | $1,150,000 | *Luke Hagerty (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Ball State University (Muncie, IN) |
2002 | 1s | | 36 | 36 | Y | $1,050,000 | *Chadd Blasko (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) |
2002 | 1s | | 38 | 38 | Y | $875,000 | *Matt Clanton (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Orange Coast College (Costa Mesa, CA) |
2001 | 1 | | 2 | 2 | Y | $4,000,000 | Mark Prior (minors) | RHP | 16.6 | 102 | 204 | 1 | .201 | .496 | 106 | 42 | 29 | 3.51 | 1.23 | 0 | 4Yr | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) |
2000 | 1 | | 3 | 3 | Y | $2,750,000 | Luis Montañez (minors) | SS | -1.3 | 129 | 305 | 5 | .223 | .586 | | | | | | | HS | Coral Park HS (Miami, FL) |
1999 | 1 | | 26 | 26 | Y | $1,062,000 | Ben Christensen (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Wichita State University (Wichita, KS) |
1998 | 1 | | 3 | 3 | Y | $3,700,000 | Corey Patterson (minors) | OF | 9.7 | 1230 | 4171 | 118 | .252 | .691 | | | | | | | HS | Harrison HS (Kennesaw, GA) |
1997 | 1 | | 10 | 10 | Y | $1,325,000 | Jon Garland (minors) | RHP | 22.5 | 102 | 175 | 1 | .137 | .353 | 365 | 136 | 125 | 4.37 | 1.39 | 1 | HS | John F. Kennedy HS (Granada Hills, CA) |
1996 | 1 | | 17 | 17 | Y | $900,000 | Todd Noel (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | North Vermilion HS (Maurice, LA) |
1995 | 1 | | 4 | 4 | Y | $1,265,000 | Kerry Wood (minors) | RHP | 27.6 | 341 | 346 | 7 | .171 | .444 | 446 | 86 | 75 | 3.67 | 1.27 | 63 | HS | Grand Prairie HS (Grand Prairie, TX) |
1994 | 1 | | 15 | 15 | Y | $712,500 | Jay Peterson (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | East HS (Denver, CO) |
1993 | 1 | | 10 | 10 | Y | $650,000 | Brooks Kieschnick (minors) | OF | 1.4 | 257 | 306 | 16 | .248 | .760 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 4.59 | 1.42 | 0 | 4Yr | University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) |
1993 | 1 | | 24 | 24 | Y | $355,000 | *Jon Ratliff (minors) | RHP | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4Yr | Le Moyne College (Syracuse, NY) |
1993 | 1s | | 29 | 29 | Y | | *Kevin Orie (minors) | SS | 3.2 | 316 | 1015 | 22 | .249 | .709 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN) |
1992 | 1 | | 11 | 11 | Y | $550,000 | Derek Wallace (minors) | RHP | 0.1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | | | 27 | 2 | 4 | 3.82 | 1.67 | 3 | 4Yr | Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA) |
1991 | 1 | | 12 | 12 | Y | $325,000 | Doug Glanville (minors) | OF | 10.9 | 1115 | 3964 | 59 | .278 | .695 | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) |
1990 | 1 | | 23 | 23 | 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 | | 8 | 8 | Y | $185,000 | Earl Cunningham (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Lancaster HS (Lancaster, SC) |
1988 | 1 | | 9 | 9 | Y | $152,500 | Ty Griffin (minors) | 2B | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA) |
1987 | 1 | | 4 | 4 | Y | $160,000 | Mike Harkey (minors) | RHP | 6.3 | 105 | 164 | 0 | .183 | .416 | 131 | 36 | 36 | 4.49 | 1.44 | 0 | 4Yr | California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA) |
1986 | 1 | | 9 | 9 | Y | $100,000 | Derrick May (minors) | OF | 2.6 | 797 | 2200 | 52 | .271 | .717 | | | | | | | HS | Newark HS (Newark, DE) |
1985 | 1 | | 22 | 22 | Y | $100,000 | *Rafael Palmeiro (minors) | OF | 71.9 | 2831 | 10472 | 569 | .288 | .885 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS) |
1985 | 1 | | 24 | 24 | Y | $88,500 | Dave Masters (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) |
1984 | 1 | | 3 | 3 | Y | $119,000 | Drew Hall (minors) | LHP | -1.4 | 87 | 16 | 0 | .063 | .229 | 125 | 9 | 12 | 5.21 | 1.43 | 5 | 4Yr | Morehead State University (Morehead, KY) |
1983 | 1 | | 6 | 6 | Y | $82,500 | Jackie Davidson (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Everman HS (Everman, TX) |
1982 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | Y | $135,000 | Shawon Dunston (minors) | SS | 11.6 | 1814 | 5927 | 150 | .269 | .712 | | | | | | | HS | Thomas Jefferson HS (Brooklyn, NY) |
1982 | 1 | | 17 | 17 | Y | $60,000 | *Tony Woods (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Whittier College (Whittier, CA) |
1982 | 1s | | 27 | 27 | Y | | *Stan Boderick (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | T. R. Robinson HS (Tampa, FL) |
1981 | 1 | | 2 | 2 | Y | $125,000 | Joe Carter (minors) | OF | 19.5 | 2189 | 8422 | 396 | .259 | .771 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Wichita State University (Wichita, KS) |
1981 | 1 | | 16 | 16 | Y | $85,000 | *Vance Lovelace (minors) | LHP | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 3.21 | 0 | HS | Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL) |
1980 | 1 | | 11 | 11 | Y | $62,500 | Don Schulze (minors) | RHP | -1.7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | .000 | .300 | 76 | 15 | 25 | 5.47 | 1.56 | 0 | HS | Lake Park HS (Roselle, IL) |
1979 | 1 | | 12 | 12 | Y | $50,000 | Jon Perlman (minors) | RHP | -0.5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 6.35 | 1.74 | 0 | 4Yr | Baylor University (Waco, TX) |
1978 | 1 | | 13 | 13 | Y | $62,000 | Bill Hayes (minors) | C | 0.0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .222 | .556 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN) |
1977 | 1 | | 12 | 12 | Y | $50,000 | Randy Martz (minors) | RHP | 3.8 | 68 | 79 | 0 | .165 | .440 | 68 | 17 | 19 | 3.78 | 1.35 | 7 | 4Yr | University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC) |
1976 | 1 | | 7 | 7 | Y | $52,500 | Herman Segelke (minors) | RHP | -0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 2.77 | 0 | HS | El Camino HS (South San Francisco, CA) |
1975 | 1 | | 4 | 4 | Y | $46,000 | Brian Rosinski (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Evanston Township HS (Evanston, IL) |
1974 | 1 | | 7 | 7 | Y | $40,000 | Scot Thompson (minors) | OF | -5.7 | 626 | 1273 | 5 | .262 | .641 | | | | | | | HS | Knoch HS (Saxonburg, PA) |
1973 | 1 | | 16 | 16 | Y | $37,000 | Jerry Tabb (minors) | 1B | -0.8 | 74 | 177 | 6 | .226 | .628 | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Tulsa (Tulsa, OK) |
1972 | 1 | | 15 | 15 | Y | $26,000 | Brian Vernoy (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | La Quinta HS (Westminster, CA) |
1971 | 1 | | 16 | 16 | Y | $44,000 | Jeff Wehmeier (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School (Indianapolis, IN) |
1970 | 1 | | 19 | 19 | Y | $35,000 | Gene Hiser (minors) | OF | -2.0 | 206 | 263 | 1 | .202 | .528 | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Maryland (College Park, MD) |
1969 | 1 | | 16 | 16 | Y | $26,000 | Roger Metzger (minors) | SS | 3.4 | 1219 | 4201 | 5 | .231 | .584 | | | | | | | 4Yr | St. Edward's University (Austin, TX) |
1968 | 1 | | 15 | 15 | Y | $28,500 | Ralph Rickey (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) |
1967 | 1 | | 2 | 2 | Y | $50,000 | Terry Hughes (minors) | SS | -0.2 | 54 | 86 | 1 | .209 | .560 | | | | | | | HS | Paul M. Dorman HS (Roebuck, SC) |
1966 | 1 | | 5 | 5 | Y | $35,000 | Dean Burk (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Highland HS (Highland, IL) |
1965 | 1 | | 6 | 6 | Y | $40,000 | Rick James (minors) | RHP | -0.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13.5 | 2.36 | 0 | HS | Coffee HS (Florence, AL) |
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