[edit] First round selections The following are the first round picks in the 1995 Major League Baseball draft.[1] | = All-Star | | | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | Hometown/School | | 1 | Darin Erstad | California Angels | OF | University of Nebraska | | 2 | Ben Davis | San Diego Padres | C | Malvern, PA | | 3 | Jose Cruz, Jr. | Seattle Mariners | OF | Rice University | | 4 | Kerry Wood | Chicago Cubs | RHP | Grand Prairie, TX | | 5 | Ariel Prieto | Oakland Athletics | RHP | Palm Springs, CA | | 6 | Jamie Jones | Florida Marlins | OF | San Diego, CA | | 7 | Jonathan Johnson | Texas Rangers | RHP | Florida State University | | 8 | Todd Helton | Colorado Rockies | 1B | University of Tennessee | | 9 | Geoff Jenkins | Milwaukee Brewers | OF | University of Southern California | | 10 | Chad Hermansen | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | Henderson, NV | | 11 | Mike Drumright | Detroit Tigers | RHP | Wichita State University | | 12 | Matt Morris | St. Louis Cardinals | RHP | Seton Hall University | | 13 | Mark Redman | Minnesota Twins | LHP | University of Oklahoma | | 14 | Reggie Taylor | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | Newberry, SC | | 15 | Andy Yount | Boston Red Sox | RHP | Kingwood, TX | | 16 | Joe Fontenot | San Francisco Giants | RHP | Lafayette, LA | | 17 | Roy Halladay | Toronto Blue Jays | RHP | Golden, CO | | 18 | Ryan Jaroncyk | New York Mets | SS | Escondido, CA | | 19 | Juan Lebron | Kansas City Royals | OF | Arroyo, Puerto Rico | | 20 | David Yocum | Los Angeles Dodgers | LHP | Florida State University | | 21 | Alvie Shepherd | Baltimore Orioles | RHP | University of Nebraska | | 22 | Tony McKnight | Houston Astros | RHP | Texarkana, AR | | 23 | David Miller | Cleveland Indians | 1B | Clemson University | | 24 | Corey Jenkins | Boston Red Sox | OF | Columbia, SC | | 25 | Jeff Liefer | Chicago White Sox | 3B | Long Beach State University | | 26 | * Chad Hutchinson | Atlanta Braves | RHP | Encinitas, CA | | 27 | Shea Morenz | New York Yankees | OF | University of Texas at Austin | | 28 | Michael Barrett | Montreal Expos | SS | Pace Academy | | 29 | Chris Haas | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | St. Mary's High School | | 30 | Dave Coggin | Philadelphia Phillies | RHP | Upland High School | * Did not sign [edit] Background Outfielder Darin Erstad of the University of Nebraska was the first pick in the 1995 Rule 4 Draft. Erstad compiled a career .356 average in three seasons with the Cornhuskers, including 41 runs and 182 RBI in 176 games. He was the first Big Eight player to be selected as the number one pick in a Major League Baseball Rule 4 Draft. Among the first round selections was Kerry Wood, fourth overall by the Cubs. Wood made it to the majors in 1998 and won Rookie of the Year honors later that season. In just his fifth major league start, he tied the major league record of 20 strikeouts in a single game.[2] [edit] Other notable players - Carlos Beltran, 2nd round, 49th overall
- Sean Casey, 2nd round, 53rd overall
- Russ Ortiz, 4th round, 103rd overall
- Doug Mientkiewicz, 5th round, 128th overall
- Joe Nathan, 5th round, 159th overall
- Ricky Williams, 8th round, 213th overall
- Brad Wilkerson, 13th round, 359th overall
- Tom Brady, 18th round, 507th overall by Montreal Expos - He eventually got drafted number 199th in the 6th round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots.
- Juan Pierre, 30th round, 818th overall
- Pat Burrell, 43rd round, 1194th overall - Did not sign but went to college instead. He eventually got drafted number one overall in the 1998 draft.
- Casey Blake, 45th round, 1259th overall
- Mark Mulder, 55th round, 1455th overall - Did not sign but went to college instead. He eventually got drafted second overall in the 1998 draft.
[edit] External links [edit] References
|
