List of Milwaukee Brewers first-round draft picks
The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They play in the National League Central division. Established in Seattle, Washington, as the Seattle Pilots in 1969,[1] the team became the Milwaukee Brewers after relocating to Milwaukee in 1970.[2] The franchise played in the American League until 1998, when it moved to the National League in conjunction with a major league realignment.[3] Since the institution of MLB's Rule 4 draft, the Brewers have selected 66 players in the first round.[4] Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft",[5] the Rule 4 draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur clubs to its franchises. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick.[5] In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks.[6]
Of the 66 players picked in the first round by Milwaukee, 27 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 17 of these were right-handed, while 10 were left-handed. Fourteen outfielders, 12 shortstops, 4 third basemen, 3 first basemen, 3 catchers, and 3 second basemen were also taken.[4] Fifteen of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, and Florida follows with ten players.
Two Brewers first-round picks have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame: Robin Yount (1973) was inducted in 1999 and Paul Molitor (1977) in 2004.[7][8] The Brewers have retired Yount's jersey number 19 and Molitor's jersey number 4.[9] Yount was named the American League Most Valuable Player in 1982 and 1989.[7] Ryan Braun (2005) won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 2007.[10]
The Brewers have made 16 supplemental selections and have made one first overall selection in the draft.[4] Three of these have been compensatory picks.[4] These additional selections are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the prior off-season,[6][11][A] or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year.[12] They have made four Competitive Balance picks.[4] Since 2013, these selections have been granted to the 10 lowest-revenue clubs and the clubs from the 10 smallest markets and are made between the first and second rounds.[15] The Brewers have failed to sign four of their first-round picks: Bill Bordley (1976),[16] Alex Fernandez (1988),[17] Kenny Henderson (1991),[18] and Dylan Covey (2010).[19]
Key[]
Year | Each year links to an article about that year's Major League Baseball draft. |
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Position | Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play |
Pick | Indicates the number of the pick |
Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame | |
* | Player did not sign with the Brewers |
§ | Indicates a supplemental pick |
Picks[]
Year | Name | Position | School (location) | Pick | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1968 | No first-round pick[a] | [21] | |||
1969 | Gorman Thomas | Shortstop | James Island High School (Charleston, South Carolina) |
21 | [23] |
1970 | Darrell Porter | Catcher | Southeast High School (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) |
4 | [24] |
1971 | Tommy Bianco | Shortstop | Sewanhaka High School (Elmont, New York) |
3 | [25] |
1972 | Dan Thomas | First baseman | Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, Illinois) |
6 | [26] |
1973 | Robin Yount† | Shortstop | William Howard Taft High School (Woodland Hills, California) |
3 | [27] |
1974 | Butch Edge | Right-handed pitcher | El Camino Fundamental High School (Sacramento, California) |
6 | [28] |
1975 | Richard O'Keefe | Left-handed pitcher | Yorktown High School (Yorktown Heights, New York) |
5 | [29] |
1976 | Bill Bordley* | Left-handed pitcher | Bishop Montgomery High School (Hermosa Beach, California) |
4 | [30] |
1977 | Paul Molitor† | Shortstop | University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
3 | [31] |
1978 | Nick Hernandez | Catcher | Hialeah High School (Hialeah, Florida) |
8 | [32] |
1979 | No first-round pick[b] | [33] | |||
1980 | Dion James | Outfielder | C. K. McClatchy High School (Sacramento, California) |
25 | [34] |
1981 | No first-round pick[c] | [35] | |||
1982 | Dale Sveum | Shortstop | Pinole Valley High School (Pinole, California) |
25 | [36] |
1983 | Dan Plesac | Left-handed pitcher | North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
26 | [37] |
1984 | Isaiah Clark | Shortstop | Crockett High School (Crockett, Texas) |
18 | [38] |
1985 | B. J. Surhoff | Shortstop | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) |
1 | [39] |
1986 | Gary Sheffield | Shortstop | Hillsborough High School (Tampa, Florida) |
6 | [40] |
1987 | Bill Spiers | Shortstop | Clemson University (Clemson, South Carolina) |
13 | [41] |
1988 | Alex Fernandez* | Right-handed pitcher | Monsignor Edward Pace High School (Opa-locka, Florida) |
24 | [42] |
1989 | Cal Eldred | Right-handed pitcher | University of Iowa (Iowa City, Iowa) |
17 | [43] |
1989 | Gordon Powell | Third baseman | Hughes Center High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
30§[d] | [43] |
1990 | No first-round pick[e] | [44] | |||
1991 | Kenny Henderson* | Right-handed pitcher | Ringgold High School (Ringgold, Georgia) |
5 | [45] |
1991 | Tyrone Hill | Left-handed pitcher | Yucaipa High School (Yucaipa, California) |
15§[f] | [45] |
1992 | Kenny Felder | Outfielder | Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida) |
12 | [46] |
1992 | Gabby Martinez | Shortstop | (Santurce, Puerto Rico) |
38§[g] | [46] |
1993 | Jeff D'Amico | Right-handed pitcher | Northeast High School (St. Petersburg, Florida) |
23 | [47] |
1993 | Kelly Wunsch | Left-handed pitcher | Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas) |
26§[h] | [47] |
1993 | Todd Dunn | Outfielder | University of North Florida (Jacksonville, Florida) |
35§[i] | [47] |
1993 | Joe Wagner | Right-handed pitcher | University of Central Florida (Orlando, Florida) |
39§[j] | [47] |
1994 | Anthony Williamson | Third baseman | Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona) |
4 | [48] |
1995 | Geoff Jenkins | Outfielder | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California) |
9 | [49] |
1996 | Chad Green | Outfielder | University of Kentucky (Lexington, Kentucky) |
8 | [50] |
1997 | Kyle Peterson | Right-handed pitcher | Stanford University (Stanford, California) |
13 | [51] |
1998 | J. M. Gold | Right-handed pitcher | Toms River High School North (Toms River, New Jersey) |
13 | [52] |
1999 | Ben Sheets | Right-handed pitcher | Northeast Louisiana University (Monroe, Louisiana) |
10 | [53] |
2000 | Dave Krynzel | Outfielder | Green Valley High School (Henderson, Nevada) |
11 | [54] |
2001 | Mike Jones | Right-handed pitcher | Thunderbird High School (Phoenix, Arizona) |
12 | [55] |
2002 | Prince Fielder | First baseman | Eau Gallie High School (Melbourne, Florida) |
7 | [56] |
2003 | Rickie Weeks | Second baseman | Southern University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
2 | [57] |
2004 | Mark Rogers | Right-handed pitcher | Mt. Ararat High School (Topsham, Maine) |
5 | [58] |
2005 | Ryan Braun | Third baseman | University of Miami (Coral Gables, Florida) |
5 | [59] |
2006 | Jeremy Jeffress | Right-handed pitcher | Halifax County High School (South Boston, Virginia) |
16 | [60] |
2007 | Matt LaPorta | First baseman | University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida) |
7 | [61] |
2008 | Brett Lawrie | Third baseman | Brookswood Secondary School (Langley, British Columbia) |
16 | [62] |
2008 | Jake Odorizzi | Right-handed pitcher | Highland High School (New Douglas, Illinois) |
32§[k] | [62] |
2008 | Evan Frederickson | Left-handed pitcher | University of San Francisco (San Francisco, California) |
35§[l] | [62] |
2009 | Eric Arnett | Right-handed pitcher | Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, Indiana) |
26 | [63] |
2009 | Kentrail Davis | Outfielder | University of Tennessee (Knoxville, Tennessee) |
39§[m] | [63] |
2009 | Kyle Heckathorn | Right-handed pitcher | Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, Georgia) |
47§[n] | [63] |
2010 | Dylan Covey* | Right-handed pitcher | Maranatha High School (Pasadena, California) |
14 | [64] |
2011 | Taylor Jungmann | Right-handed pitcher | University of Texas at Austin (Austin, Texas) |
12 | [65] |
2011 | Jed Bradley | Left-handed pitcher | Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia) |
15§[o] | [65] |
2012 | Clint Coulter | Catcher | Union High School (Camas, Washington) |
27[p] | [66] |
2012 | Victor Roache | Outfielder | Georgia Southern University (Statesboro, Georgia) |
28 | [66] |
2012 | Mitch Haniger | Outfielder | California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo, California) |
38§[q] | [66] |
2013 | No first-round pick[r] | [67] | |||
2014 | Kodi Medeiros | Left-handed pitcher | Waiakea High School (Hilo, Hawaii) |
12 | [68] |
2014 | Jake Gatewood | Shortstop | Clovis High School (Clovis, California) |
41§[s] | [68] |
2015 | Trent Clark | Outfielder | Richland High School (North Richland Hills, Texas) |
15 | [69] |
2015 | Nathan Kirby | Left-handed pitcher | University of Virginia (Charlottesville, Virginia) |
40§[t] | [69] |
2016 | Corey Ray | Outfielder | University of Louisville (Louisville, Kentucky) |
5 | [70] |
2017 | Keston Hiura | Second baseman | UC Irvine (Valencia, California) |
9 | [71] |
2017 | Tristen Lutz | Outfielder | Martin High School (Arlington, Texas) |
34§[u] | [71] |
2018 | Brice Turang | Shortstop | Santiago High School (Corona, California) |
21 | [72] |
2019 | Ethan Small | Left-handed pitcher | Mississippi State University (Starkville, Mississippi) |
28 | [73] |
2020 | Garrett Mitchell | Outfielder | University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California) |
20 | [74] |
2021 | Sal Frelick | Outfielder | Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts) |
15 | [75] |
2021 | Tyler Black | Second baseman | Wright State University (Dayton, Ohio) |
33§[v] | [75] |
See also[]
- Milwaukee Brewers minor league players
Footnotes[]
- ^ Through the 2012 draft, free agents were evaluated by the Elias Sports Bureau and rated "Type A", "Type B", or not compensation-eligible. If a team offered arbitration to a player but that player refused and subsequently signed with another team, the original team was able to receive additional draft picks. If a "Type A" free agent left in this way, his previous team received a supplemental pick and a compensatory pick from the team with which he signed. If a "Type B" free agent left in this way, his previous team received only a supplemental pick.[12] Since the 2013 draft, free agents are no longer classified by type; instead, compensatory picks are only awarded if the team offered its free agent a contract worth at least the average of the 125 current richest MLB contracts.[13] However, if the free agent's last team acquired the player in a trade during the last year of his contract, it is ineligible to receive compensatory picks for that player.[14]
- ^ The Pilots and other expansion teams (Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals, and San Diego Padres) did not receive first-round picks in 1968.[21] They began the selection process at the end of the fourth round of the regular phase.[22]
- ^ The Brewers lost their first-round pick in 1979 to the Detroit Tigers as compensation for signing free agent Jim Slaton.[33]
- ^ The Brewers lost their first-round pick in 1981 to the Toronto Blue Jays as compensation for signing free agent Roy Howell.[35]
- ^ The Brewers gained a supplemental pick in 1989 for failing to sign 1988 first-round draft pick Alex Fernandez.[43]
- ^ The Brewers lost their first-round pick in 1990 to the Oakland Athletics as compensation for signing free agent Dave Parker.[44]
- ^ The Brewers gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1991 from the Detroit Tigers for losing free agent Rob Deer.[45]
- ^ The Brewers gained a supplemental pick in 1992 for failing to sign 1991 first-round draft pick Kenny Henderson.[46]
- ^ The Brewers gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1993 from the Toronto Blue Jays for losing free agent Paul Molitor.[47]
- ^ The Brewers gained a supplemental pick in 1993 for losing free agent Chris Bosio.[47]
- ^ The Brewers gained a supplemental pick in 1993 for losing free agent Paul Molitor.[47]
- ^ The Brewers gained a supplemental pick in 2008 for losing free agent Francisco Cordero.[62]
- ^ The Brewers gained a supplemental pick in 2008 for losing free agent Scott Linebrink.[62]
- ^ The Brewers gained a supplemental pick in 2009 for losing free agent CC Sabathia.[63]
- ^ The Brewers gained a supplemental pick in 2009 for losing free agent Brian Shouse.[63]
- ^ The Brewers gained a supplemental pick in 2011 for failing to sign 2010 first-round draft pick Dylan Covey.[65]
- ^ The Brewers gained a compensatory pick in 2012 from the Detroit Tigers for losing free agent Prince Fielder.[66]
- ^ The Brewers gained a supplemental pick in 2012 for losing free agent Prince Fielder.[66]
- ^ The Brewers lost their first round pick in 2013 to the St. Louis Cardinals as compensation for signing free agent Kyle Lohse.[67]
- ^ Competitive Balance pick[68]
- ^ Competitive Balance pick[69]
- ^ Competitive Balance pick[71]
- ^ Competitive Balance pick[75]
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- ^ "1st Round of the 1970 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1971 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1972 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1973 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1974 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1975 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1976 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1977 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1978 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ a b "1st Round of the 1979 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1980 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ a b "1st Round of the 1981 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1982 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1983 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1984 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1985 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1986 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1987 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1988 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ a b c "1st Round of the 1989 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ a b "1st Round of the 1990 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ a b c "1st Round of the 1991 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ a b c "1st Round of the 1992 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g "1st Round of the 1993 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1994 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1995 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1996 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1997 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1998 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 1999 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 2000 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 2001 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 2002 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 2003 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 2004 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 2005 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 2006 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 2007 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "1st Round of the 2008 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "1st Round of the 2009 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ^ "1st Round of the 2010 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ^ a b c "1st Round of the 2011 June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "1st Round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ a b "1st Round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
- ^ a b c "1st Round of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ a b c "2015 Milwaukee Brewers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Milwaukee Brewers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c "1st Round of the 2017 June draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ^ "1st Round of the 2018 June draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "1st Round of the 2019 June draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "1st Round of the 2020 June draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ a b c "1st Round of the 2021 June draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- General
- "Baseball Draft: Milwaukee Brewers 1st Round Picks in the June Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- Milwaukee Brewers lists
- Major League Baseball first-round draft picks