1986 Major League Baseball draft

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1986 Major League Baseball draft
General information
Date(s)June 1986
LocationConference call
Overview
First selectionJeff King
Pittsburgh Pirates
First round selections28
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The 1986 Major League Baseball Draft was the 22nd MLB draft that took place in 1986. During this draft 21 future all-stars were drafted: Greg Swindell, Matt Williams, Kevin Brown, Gary Sheffield, Roberto Hernández, Jack Armstrong, Dean Palmer, Scott Cooper, Kent Bottenfield, Bo Jackson, Joe Girardi, Pat Hentgen, Tom Gordon, Steve Finley, Rod Beck, Chuck Knoblauch, Rick Reed, Paul Quantrill, John Olerud, Scott Erickson and Todd Jones.

First round selections[]

The following are the first round picks in the 1986 Major League Baseball draft.[1]

= All-Star = Baseball Hall of Famer
P0ick Player Team Position Hometown/School
1 Jeff King Pittsburgh Pirates SS University of Arkansas
2 Greg Swindell Cleveland Indians P University of Texas
3 Matt Williams San Francisco Giants 3B UNLV
4 Kevin Brown Texas Rangers P Georgia Tech
5 Kent Mercker Atlanta Braves P Dublin HS (Dublin, OH)
6 Gary Sheffield Milwaukee Brewers SS Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL)
7 Brad Brink Philadelphia Phillies RHP University of Southern California
8 Patrick Lennon Seattle Mariners SS
9 Derrick May Chicago Cubs OF Newark HS (Newark, DE)
10 Derek Parks Minnesota Twins RHP Montclair HS (Montclair, CA)
11 Thomas Howard San Diego Padres OF Ball State University
12 Scott Hemond Oakland Athletics C University of South Florida
13 Ryan Bowen Houston Astros RHP Hanford HS (Hanford, CA)
14 Greg McMurtry Boston Red Sox OF Brockton HS (Brockton, MA)
15 Montreal Expos OF
16 Roberto Hernández California Angels RHP University of South Carolina
17 Scott Scudder Cincinnati Reds RHP
18 Phil Clark Detroit Tigers C
19 Mike White Los Angeles Dodgers OF
20 Grady Hall Chicago White Sox LHP Northwestern University
21 Lee May, Jr. New York Mets OF Purcell Marian HS (Cincinnati, OH)
22 Lee Stevens California Angels OF Lawrence, HS (Lawrence, KS)
23 Luis Alicea St. Louis Cardinals 2B Florida State University
24 Kansas City Royals SS Don Antonio Lugo (Chino, CA)
25 Terry Carr California Angels OF Bennett HS (Salisbury, MD)
26 Earl Sanders Toronto Blue Jays RHP Jackson State University
27 Mike Fetters California Angels RHP Pepperdine University
28 Daryl Green California Angels RHP Nacogdoches HS (Nacogdoches, TX)

Other notable players[]

  • Kirt Manwaring, 2nd round, 31st overall by the San Francisco Giants
  • Erik Hanson†, 2nd round, 36th overall by the Seattle Mariners
  • Kevin Tapani, 2nd round, 40th overall by the Oakland Athletics
  • Dave Hansen, 2nd round, 47th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Todd Zeile, 2nd round, 55th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Jack Armstrong†, 3rd round, 58th overall by the San Francisco Giants, but did not sign
  • Dean Palmer†, 3rd round, 59th overall by the Texas Rangers
  • Tuffy Rhodes, 3rd round, 68th overall by the Houston Astros
  • Scott Cooper†, 3rd round, 69th overall by the Boston Red Sox
  • Reggie Jefferson, 3rd round, 72nd overall by the Cincinnati Reds
  • Scott Radinsky, 3rd round, 75th overall by the Chicago White Sox
  • Rudy Seánez, 4th round, 83rd overall by the Cleveland Indians
  • Kent Bottenfield†, 4th round, 96th overall by the Montreal Expos
  • Paul Sorrento, 4th round, 103rd overall by the California Angels
  • Mark Guthrie, 4th round, 104th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals, but did not sign
  • Bo Jackson†, 4th round, 105th overall by the Kansas City Royals
  • Xavier Hernandez, 4th round, 107th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
  • Joe Girardi†, 5th round, 116th overall by the Chicago Cubs
  • Pat Hentgen†, 5th round, 133rd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
  • Tom Goodwin, 6th round, 134th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Eddie Taubensee, 6th round, 150th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
  • Tom Gordon†, 6th round, 157th overall by the Kansas City Royals
  • Chuck McElroy, 8th round, 192nd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
  • Hal Morris, 8th round, 210th overall by the New York Yankees
  • Chuck Carr, 9th round, 228th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
  • Stan Belinda, 10th round, 238th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Jeff Reboulet, 10th round, 247th overall by the Minnesota Twins
  • Lance Blankenship, 10th round, 249th overall by the Oakland Athletics
  • Mike Blowers, 10th round, 252nd overall by the Montreal Expos
  • Tom Lampkin, 11th round, 265th overall by the Cleveland Indians
  • Steve Finley†, 11th round, 268th overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
  • Darryl Hamilton, 11th round, 269th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
  • Keith Lockhart, 11th round, 280th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
  • Willie Blair, 11th round, 289th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
  • Rey Sánchez, 13th round, 319th overall by the Texas Rangers
  • Rod Beck†, 13th round, 327th overall by the Oakland Athletics
  • Scott Kamieniecki, 14th round, 366th overall by the New York Yankees
  • Greg Hibbard, 16th round, 417th overall by the Kansas City Royals
  • Tim Salmon, 18th round, 450th overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
  • Chuck Knoblauch†, 18th round, 452nd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign
  • Turner Ward, 18th round, 470th overall by the New York Yankees
  • Chris Hoiles, 19th round, 489th overall by the Detroit Tigers
  • Kevin Maas, 22nd round, 572nd overall by the New York Yankees
  • Rick Wilkins, 23rd round, 582nd overall by the Chicago Cubs
  • Rick Reed†, 26th round, 644th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Paul Quantrill†, 26th round, 660th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign
  • Cal Eldred, 26th round, 661st overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
  • Ben McDonald, 27th round, 670th overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
  • John Olerud†, 27th round, 682nd overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
  • Eric Anthony, 34th round, 795th overall by the Houston Astros
  • Scott Erickson†, 36th round, 821st overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
  • Todd Jones†, 41st round, 864th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign

† All-Star
‡ Hall of Famer

Other professional athletes drafted[]

  • Johnny Johnson, 34th round, 796th overall by the Montreal Expos, but did not sign
  • Tony Meola, New York Yankees, did not sign

References[]

  1. ^ "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1986". Retrieved 2008-04-04.
Preceded by
B.J. Surhoff
1st Overall Picks
Jeff King
Succeeded by
Ken Griffey, Jr.
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