Rule 5 draft results

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This article contains a list of Rule 5 draft results. Players chosen in the Major League Baseball (MLB) phase of the Rule 5 draft have to remain on their new team's active roster for the entire following MLB season, or they are placed on waivers and offered back to their original team if not claimed. Players chosen in the Minor League Baseball phases of the Rule 5 draft remain with their new organization without restrictions.

Key[]

Pos Position
C Catcher
1B First baseman
2B Second baseman
3B Third baseman
SS Shortstop
IF Infielder
OF Outfielder
RHP Right-handed pitcher
LHP Left-handed pitcher

Results[]

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* All Star Selection

2021[]

The major league phase of the Rule 5 draft following the 2021 season was postponed due to the 2021 MLB lockout.[1]

Notable players chosen in the minor league phase[1]
  • Andrew Young, 2B, Washington Nationals from the Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Conner Menez, LHP, Chicago Cubs from the San Francisco Giants
  • Grant Gavin, RHP, San Diego Padres from the Kansas City Royals
  • Ronnie Dawson, OF, Cincinnati Reds from the Houston Astros
  • John Nogowski, 1B, Atlanta Braves from the San Francisco Giants
  • Cole Uvila, RHP, Baltimore Orioles from the Texas Rangers
  • Curtis Taylor, RHP, Washington Nationals from the Toronto Blue Jays
  • Carson Fulmer, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers from the Cincinnati Reds
  • Jon Duplantier, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers from the San Francisco Giants
  • Matt Brill, RHP, Washington Nationals from the Arizona Diamondbacks

2020[]

Major league phase[2]
Pick By Player Pos From Notes
1 Pittsburgh Pirates José Soriano RHP Los Angeles Angels Spent entire season on injured list, returned to Angels on November 14[3]
2 Texas Rangers Brett de Geus RHP Los Angeles Dodgers Claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 25
3 Detroit Tigers Akil Baddoo OF Minnesota Twins
4 Boston Red Sox Garrett Whitlock RHP New York Yankees
5 Baltimore Orioles Mac Sceroler RHP Cincinnati Reds Returned to Reds on June 26
6 Arizona Diamondbacks Zach Pop RHP Baltimore Orioles Traded to the Miami Marlins
7 Colorado Rockies Jordan Sheffield RHP Los Angeles Dodgers
8 Los Angeles Angels José Alberto Rivera RHP Houston Astros Returned to Astros on March 24
9 New York Mets Luis Oviedo RHP Cleveland Indians Traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates
10 Seattle Mariners Will Vest RHP Detroit Tigers Returned to Tigers on July 17
11 Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Holder SS New York Yankees Traded to the Cincinnati Reds, returned to Yankees on March 30.
12 San Francisco Giants Dedniel Núñez RHP New York Mets Spent entire season on injured list, returned to Mets on November 19[4]
13 Miami Marlins Paul Campbell RHP Tampa Bay Rays
14 Chicago Cubs Gray Fenter RHP Baltimore Orioles Returned to Orioles on March 12
15 Cleveland Indians Trevor Stephan RHP New York Yankees
16 Oakland Athletics Ka'ai Tom OF Cleveland Indians Claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 21. Designated for assignment on August 16 and outrighted to Triple-A after Indians declined to take him back. Released by Pirates on September 20.
17 Baltimore Orioles Tyler Wells RHP Minnesota Twins
18 Oakland Athletics Dany Jiménez RHP Toronto Blue Jays Returned to Blue Jays on March 15
Notable players chosen in the minor league phase[2]
  • Shea Spitzbarth, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates from the Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Tyler Gilbert, LHP, Arizona Diamondbacks from the Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Brendon Davis, IF, Los Angeles Angels from the Texas Rangers
  • Jake Fishman, LHP, Miami Marlins from the Toronto Blue Jays
  • Errol Robinson, SS, Cincinnati Reds from the Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Matt Krook, LHP, New York Yankees from the Tampa Bay Rays
  • A. J. Puckett, RHP, Atlanta Braves from the Chicago White Sox
  • Zach Jackson, RHP, Oakland Athletics from the Toronto Blue Jays
  • Reggie McClain, RHP, New York Yankees from the Philadelphia Phillies
  • Brett Graves, RHP, Oakland Athletics from the Miami Marlins
  • Drew Jackson, 2B, New York Mets from the Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Jacob Pearson, OF, Atlanta Braves from the Minnesota Twins
  • Yohel Pozo, C/DH, Texas Rangers from San Diego Padres
  • Kaleb Ort, RHP, Boston Red Sox from the New York Yankees
  • Ronnie Williams, RHP, San Francisco Giants from the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Seth Martinez, RHP, Houston Astros from the Oakland Athletics

2019[]

Major league phase[5]
Pick By Player Pos From Notes
1 Detroit Tigers Rony García RHP New York Yankees
2 Baltimore Orioles Brandon Bailey RHP Houston Astros Returned to Astros
3 Miami Marlins Sterling Sharp RHP Washington Nationals Returned to Nationals
4 Kansas City Royals Stephen Woods RHP Tampa Bay Rays Returned to Rays, then traded back to Royals
5 Seattle Mariners Yohan Ramírez RHP Houston Astros
6 Cincinnati Reds Mark Payton OF Oakland Athletics Returned to Athletics, then traded back to Reds
7 San Francisco Giants Dany Jiménez RHP Toronto Blue Jays Returned to Blue Jays
8 Philadelphia Phillies Vimael Machín IF Chicago Cubs Traded to the Oakland Athletics[6]
9 Chicago Cubs Trevor Megill RHP San Diego Padres Returned to Padres, then traded back to Cubs[7]
10 Boston Red Sox Jonathan Araúz IF Houston Astros
11 Baltimore Orioles Michael Rucker RHP Chicago Cubs Returned to Cubs
Notable players chosen in the minor league phase[5]
  • Brock Stewart, RHP, Chicago Cubs from the Toronto Blue Jays
  • Raynel Espinal, RHP, Boston Red Sox from the New York Yankees
  • Jason Krizan, OF, Oakland Athletics from the New York Mets

2018[]

Major league phase[8]
Pick By Player Pos From Notes
1 Baltimore Orioles Richie Martin SS Oakland Athletics
2 Kansas City Royals Sam McWilliams RHP Tampa Bay Rays Returned to the Rays[9]
3 Chicago White Sox Jordan Romano RHP Toronto Blue Jays Traded to the Texas Rangers, and returned to the Blue Jays[10]
4 Miami Marlins Riley Ferrell RHP Houston Astros Returned to the Astros[11]
5 Detroit Tigers Reed Garrett RHP Texas Rangers Returned to the Rangers[12]
6 Cincinnati Reds Connor Joe IF/OF Los Angeles Dodgers Traded to the San Francisco Giants,[13] and returned to the Dodgers[14]
7 Texas Rangers Chris Ellis RHP St. Louis Cardinals Traded to the Royals,[15] returned to the Cardinals[16]
8 San Francisco Giants Travis Bergen LHP Toronto Blue Jays Returned to Blue Jays.[17]
9 Toronto Blue Jays Elvis Luciano RHP Kansas City Royals
10 New York Mets Kyle Dowdy RHP Cleveland Indians Claimed by Rangers, and returned to Cleveland on July 28, 2019.[18]
11 Philadelphia Phillies Drew Jackson SS Los Angeles Dodgers Traded to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for international bonus slot money,[19] and returned to the Dodgers[20]
12 Arizona Diamondbacks Nick Green RHP New York Yankees Returned to the Yankees[21]
13 Seattle Mariners Brandon Brennan RHP Colorado Rockies
14 San Francisco Giants Drew Ferguson OF Houston Astros Returned to the Astros[22]
Notable players chosen in the minor league phase[8]
  • Braxton Lee, OF, New York Mets from the Miami Marlins
  • Dusten Knight, P, Minnesota Twins from the San Francisco Giants
  • Ryan Thompson, P, Tampa Bay Rays from Houston Astros
  • Luis Lugo, LHP, Chicago Cubs from the Kansas City Royals
  • Corban Joseph, 2B, Oakland Athletics from the Baltimore Orioles
  • Sam Moll, RHP, San Francisco Giants from the Toronto Blue Jays
  • Mark Payton, OF, Oakland Athletics from the New York Yankees
  • Chris Mazza, RHP, New York Mets from the Seattle Mariners
  • Ian Gardeck, RHP, Tampa Bay Rays from the San Francisco Giants

2017[]

Major league phase[23]
Pick By Player Pos From Notes
1 Detroit Tigers Víctor Reyes OF Arizona Diamondbacks
2 San Francisco Giants Julián Fernández RHP Colorado Rockies Spent entire season on the disabled list, traded to the Miami Marlins, spent another season on the disabled list, returned to Rockies
3 Philadelphia Phillies Nick Burdi RHP Minnesota Twins Traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates, started the season on the disabled list
4 Chicago White Sox Carlos Tocci OF Philadelphia Phillies Traded to the Texas Rangers, made the Rangers' Opening Day roster[24]
5 Cincinnati Reds Brad Keller RHP Arizona Diamondbacks Traded to the Kansas City Royals
6 New York Mets Burch Smith RHP Tampa Bay Rays Traded to the Kansas City Royals
7 Atlanta Braves Anyelo Gómez RHP New York Yankees Returned to the Yankees[25]
8 Pittsburgh Pirates Jordan Milbrath RHP Cleveland Indians Returned to the Indians
9 Baltimore Orioles Néstor Cortés Jr. LHP New York Yankees Made the Orioles' Opening Day roster, returned to the Yankees on April 13[26]
10 Miami Marlins Elieser Hernández RHP Houston Astros
11 Seattle Mariners Mike Ford 1B New York Yankees Returned to the Yankees[27]
12 Los Angeles Angels Luke Bard RHP Minnesota Twins Made the Angels' Opening Day roster, returned to Twins on April 27 [28]
13 Minnesota Twins Tyler Kinley RHP Miami Marlins Made the Twins' Opening Day roster,[29] designated for assignment on April 26[30] and returned to Marlins
14 Arizona Diamondbacks Albert Suárez RHP San Francisco Giants
15 Houston Astros Anthony Gose LHP/OF Texas Rangers Returned to the Rangers
16 Baltimore Orioles Pedro Araújo RHP Chicago Cubs Made the Orioles' Opening Day roster,[31] designated for assignment on April 3, 2019, returned to the Cubs, traded to Orioles [32]
17 Miami Marlins Brett Graves RHP Oakland Athletics
18 Baltimore Orioles José Mesa Jr. RHP New York Yankees Returned to the Yankees
Minor league phase[23]
  • Yermín Mercedes, C, Chicago White Sox from the Baltimore Orioles
  • Mitch Nay, 3B, Cincinnati Reds from the Toronto Blue Jays
  • Damien Magnifico, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates from the Los Angeles Angels
  • Martin Červenka, C, Baltimore Orioles from the San Francisco Giants
  • Joseph Odom, C, Seattle Mariners from the Atlanta Braves
  • Locke St. John, LHP, Texas Rangers from the Detroit Tigers
  • Jacob Wilson, 2B, Washington Nationals from the St. Louis Cardinals
  • R. C. Orlan, RHP, Cleveland Indians from the Washington Nationals
  • Tyler Smith, SS, Atlanta Braves from the Texas Rangers
  • Iván Castillo, IF/OF, Toronto Blue Jays from the Cleveland Indians

2016[]

Major League phase[33]
Pick By Player Pos From Notes
1 Minnesota Twins Miguel Díaz RHP Milwaukee Brewers Traded to the San Diego Padres
2 Cincinnati Reds Luis Torrens C New York Yankees Traded to the San Diego Padres
3 San Diego Padres Allen Córdoba SS St. Louis Cardinals Made the Padres' Opening Day roster
4 Tampa Bay Rays Kevin Gadea RHP Seattle Mariners Started the season on the disabled list, waived and released in August 2019
5 Atlanta Braves Armando Rivero RHP Chicago Cubs Started the season on the disabled list
6 Arizona Diamondbacks Tyler Jones RHP New York Yankees Returned to the Yankees[34]
7 Milwaukee Brewers Caleb Smith LHP New York Yankees Traded to the Chicago Cubs, and returned to the Yankees[35]
8 Los Angeles Angels Justin Haley RHP Boston Red Sox Traded to the San Diego Padres, and then to the Minnesota Twins, returned to Boston July 2017
9 Chicago White Sox Dylan Covey RHP Oakland Athletics Made the White Sox' Opening Day roster
10 Pittsburgh Pirates Tyler Webb LHP New York Yankees Returned to the Yankees[36]
11 Detroit Tigers Daniel Stumpf LHP Kansas City Royals Elected free agency after waived by Detroit, and resigned with Detroit[37]
12 Baltimore Orioles Aneury Tavárez OF Boston Red Sox Returned to the Red Sox
13 Toronto Blue Jays Glenn Sparkman RHP Kansas City Royals Started the season on the disabled list and returned to the Royals
14 Boston Red Sox Josh Rutledge SS Colorado Rockies Started the season on the disabled list
15 Cleveland Indians Hoby Milner LHP Philadelphia Phillies Returned to the Phillies[38]
16 Texas Rangers Mike Hauschild RHP Houston Astros Made the Rangers' Opening Day roster, returned to Astros
17 Cincinnati Reds Stuart Turner C Minnesota Twins Made the Reds' Opening Day roster
18 Baltimore Orioles Anthony Santander OF Cleveland Indians Started the season on the disabled list
Minor league phase – notable players[33]
  • Ty Hensley, RHP, Tampa Bay Rays from the New York Yankees
  • Anthony Bemboom, C, Colorado Rockies from the Los Angeles Angels
  • Cal Towey, OF, Miami Marlins from the Los Angeles Angels
  • Austin Wilson, OF, St. Louis Cardinals from the Seattle Mariners
  • Nick Maronde, LHP, Miami Marlins from the Cleveland Indians
  • Colten Brewer, RHP, New York Yankees from the Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Brian Moran, LHP, Baltimore Orioles from the Atlanta Braves
  • Alex Yarbrough, 2B, Miami Marlins from the Los Angeles Angels

2015[]

Major League phase[39]
Pick By Player Pos From Notes
1 Philadelphia Phillies Tyler Goeddel OF Tampa Bay Rays Remained with the Phillies for the entire season
2 Cincinnati Reds Jake Cave OF New York Yankees Returned to the New York Yankees
3 Atlanta Braves Evan Rutckyj LHP New York Yankees Returned to the New York Yankees
4 Colorado Rockies Luis Perdomo RHP St. Louis Cardinals Traded to the San Diego Padres, remained with the Padres for the entire season
5 Milwaukee Brewers Colin Walsh 2B Oakland Athletics Returned to the Oakland Athletics
6 Oakland Athletics Jabari Blash OF Seattle Mariners Traded to the San Diego Padres
7 San Diego Padres Josh Martin RHP Cleveland Indians Returned to the Cleveland Indians[40]
8 Baltimore Orioles Joey Rickard OF Tampa Bay Rays Remained with the Orioles for the entire season
9 Los Angeles Angels Deolis Guerra RHP Pittsburgh Pirates Remained with the Angels for the entire season
10 Toronto Blue Jays Joe Biagini RHP San Francisco Giants Remained with the Blue Jays for the entire season
11 St. Louis Cardinals Matt Bowman RHP New York Mets Remained with the Cardinals for the entire season
12 Philadelphia Phillies Daniel Stumpf LHP Kansas City Royals Returned to the Kansas City Royals[41]
13 Cincinnati Reds Chris O'Grady LHP Los Angeles Angels Returned to the Los Angeles Angels
14 Milwaukee Brewers Zack Jones RHP Minnesota Twins Returned to the Minnesota Twins[42]
15 San Diego Padres Blake Smith RHP Chicago White Sox Returned to the White Sox[43]
16 Los Angeles Angels Ji-man Choi 1B Baltimore Orioles
Minor league phases – notable players[39]
  • Ariel Hernandez, RHP, Cincinnati Reds from the Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Enderson Franco, RHP, Atlanta Braves from the Miami Marlins
  • Brian Moran, LHP Cleveland Indians from the Seattle Mariners
  • Zack Cox, 3B, Washington Nationals from the Miami Marlins
  • Yefry Ramírez, RHP, New York Yankees from the Arizona Diamondbacks
  • David Freitas, C, Chicago Cubs from the Baltimore Orioles
  • John Brebbia, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals from the Arizona Diamondbacks
  • D. J. Johnson, RHP, Los Angeles Angels from the Miami Marlins

2014[]

Major League phase[44]
Pick By Player Pos From Notes
1 Arizona Diamondbacks Oscar Hernández C Tampa Bay Rays
2 Colorado Rockies Mark Canha IF Miami Marlins Traded to the Oakland Athletics
3 Texas Rangers Delino DeShields Jr. OF Houston Astros
4 Houston Astros Jason Garcia RHP Boston Red Sox Traded to the Baltimore Orioles
5 Minnesota Twins J. R. Graham RHP Atlanta Braves
6 Boston Red Sox Jandel Gustave RHP Houston Astros Traded to the Kansas City Royals, claimed by the San Diego Padres, returned to the Astros
7 Chicago Cubs Taylor Featherston SS Colorado Rockies Traded to the Los Angeles Angels
8 Philadelphia Phillies Odúbel Herrera IF Texas Rangers
9 Miami Marlins Andrew McKirahan LHP Chicago Cubs Claimed by the Atlanta Braves
10 New York Mets Sean Gilmartin LHP Minnesota Twins
11 Atlanta Braves Daniel Winkler RHP Colorado Rockies Did not spend 90 days on active roster. Needed about 2 months on the active roster to remain with the Braves[45]
12 Seattle Mariners David Rollins LHP Houston Astros
13 Baltimore Orioles Logan Verrett RHP New York Mets Claimed by the Texas Rangers, made the Rangers' Opening Day roster, returned to the Mets
14 Philadelphia Phillies Andy Oliver LHP Pittsburgh Pirates Outrighted to the minors by the Phillies, but opted for free agency
Minor league phase – notable players[44]
  • Tim Crabbe, RHP, Arizona Diamondbacks from the Cincinnati Reds
  • Greg Peavey, RHP, Minnesota Twins from the New York Mets
  • Sean Halton, OF, Baltimore Orioles from the Milwaukee Brewers
  • Brett Jackson, OF, San Francisco Giants from the Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Randy Fontanez, RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers from the New York Mets
  • Kentrail Davis, OF, Los Angeles Angels from the Milwaukee Brewers

2013[]

Major League phase[46]
Pick By Player Pos From Notes
1 Houston Astros Patrick Schuster LHP Arizona Diamondbacks Sent to the San Diego Padres as the player to be named later for Anthony Bass, Returned to the Diamondbacks
2 Chicago White Sox Adrián Nieto C Washington Nationals
3 Philadelphia Phillies Kevin Munson RHP Arizona Diamondbacks Returned to the Diamondbacks
4 Colorado Rockies Tommy Kahnle RHP New York Yankees
5 Toronto Blue Jays Brian Moran LHP Seattle Mariners Traded to the Los Angeles Angels[47]
6 New York Mets Seth Rosin RHP Philadelphia Phillies Traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers,[48] Claimed off waivers by the Rangers,[49] Returned to the Phillies
7 Milwaukee Brewers Wei-Chung Wang LHP Pittsburgh Pirates
8 Arizona Diamondbacks Marcos Mateo RHP Chicago Cubs Returned to the Cubs during spring training[50]
9 Baltimore Orioles Michael Almanzar 3B Boston Red Sox Returned to the Red Sox, later traded to Orioles
Minor league phase – notable players[46]
  • Justin Bour, 1B, Miami Marlins from the Chicago Cubs
  • Evan Crawford, LHP, Chicago White Sox from the Toronto Blue Jays
  • Kevin Mattison, OF, Milwaukee Brewers from the Miami Marlins
  • Julio Borbón, OF, Baltimore Orioles from the Chicago Cubs
  • Russell Wilson, 2B, Texas Rangers from the Colorado Rockies
  • Enderson Franco, RHP, Tampa Bay Rays from the Houston Astros
  • Tim Atherton, RHP, Oakland Athletics from the Minnesota Twins
  • Omar Narváez, C, Chicago White Sox from the Tampa Bay Rays
  • Richard Bleier, LHP, Toronto Blue Jays from the Texas Rangers
  • A. J. Morris, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates from the Chicago Cubs

2012[]

Major League phase[51]
Pick By Player Pos From Notes
1 Houston Astros Josh Fields RHP Boston Red Sox
2 Chicago Cubs Héctor Rondón RHP Cleveland Indians
3 Colorado Rockies Danny Rosenbaum LHP Washington Nationals Returned to the Nationals
4 Minnesota Twins Ryan Pressly RHP Boston Red Sox
5 Cleveland Indians Chris McGuiness 1B Texas Rangers Returned to the Rangers[52]
6 Miami Marlins Alfredo Silverio OF Los Angeles Dodgers
7 Boston Red Sox Jeff Kobernus 2B Washington Nationals Traded to Detroit Tigers, returned to the Nationals[53]
8 New York Mets Kyle Lobstein LHP Tampa Bay Rays Traded to Detroit Tigers, acquired from the Rays and outrighted to the minor leagues
9 Arizona Diamondbacks Starling Peralta RHP Chicago Cubs Returned to the Cubs[54]
10 Philadelphia Phillies Ender Inciarte OF Arizona Diamondbacks Returned to the Diamondbacks
11 Chicago White Sox Ángel Sánchez IF Los Angeles Angels
12 Baltimore Orioles T. J. McFarland LHP Cleveland Indians
13 Texas Rangers Coty Woods RHP Colorado Rockies Returned to the Rockies[52]
14 Houston Astros Nate Freiman 1B San Diego Padres Claimed on waivers by the Oakland Athletics
15 Miami Marlins Braulio Lara LHP Tampa Bay Rays Returned to Tampa Bay[55]
Minor league phases – notable players
  • Eric Farris, 2B, Seattle Mariners from the Milwaukee Brewers
  • Diego Goris, 3B, San Diego Padres from the Kansas City Royals
  • Robbie Widlansky, 1B, Los Angeles Angels from the Baltimore Orioles
  • Tommy Mendonca, 3B, Oakland Athletics from the Texas Rangers
  • Ryan Dennick, LHP, Cincinnati Reds from the Kansas City Royals
  • Federico Castañeda, RHP, San Diego Padres from the Kansas City Royals
  • Efraín Nieves, LHP, Toronto Blue Jays from the Detroit Tigers

2011[]

Major League phase[56]
Pick By Player Pos From Notes
1 Houston Astros Rhiner Cruz RHP New York Mets
2 Minnesota Twins Terry Doyle RHP Chicago White Sox Returned to Chicago, later signed with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan
3 Seattle Mariners Lucas Luetge LHP Milwaukee Brewers
4 Baltimore Orioles Ryan Flaherty INF Chicago Cubs
5 Kansas City Royals César Cabral LHP Boston Red Sox Traded to the New York Yankees for cash.
6 Chicago Cubs Lendy Castillo RHP Philadelphia Phillies
7 Pittsburgh Pirates Gustavo Núñez SS Detroit Tigers
8 Atlanta Braves Robert Fish LHP Los Angeles Angels
9 St. Louis Cardinals Erik Komatsu OF Washington Nationals Claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Twins and later returned to Washington.
10 Boston Red Sox Marwin González SS Chicago Cubs Traded to the Houston Astros for Marco Duarte.
11 Arizona Diamondbacks Brett Lorin RHP Pittsburgh Pirates Rights permanently acquired by Arizona from Pittsburgh in exchange for Robby Rowland.
12 New York Yankees Brad Meyers RHP Washington Nationals
Minor league phase – notable players[56]
  • Aaron Poreda, LHP, Pittsburgh Pirates from the San Diego Padres
  • Barret Browning, LHP, St. Louis Cardinals from the Los Angeles Angels
  • Matt Buschmann, RHP, Washington Nationals from the San Diego Padres

2010[]

Major League phase[57]
Pick By Player Pos From Notes
1 Pittsburgh Pirates Josh Rodriguez SS Cleveland Indians Returned to Cleveland on April 29, 2011.[58] Reacquired by Pittsburgh on June 21.[59]
2 Seattle Mariners José Flores RHP Cleveland Indians Returned to Cleveland on March 25, 2011.[60]
3 Arizona Diamondbacks Joe Paterson LHP San Francisco Giants
4 Baltimore Orioles Adrian Rosario RHP Milwaukee Brewers Returned to Milwaukee on March 24, 2011.[61]
5 Kansas City Royals Nate Adcock RHP Pittsburgh Pirates
6 Washington Nationals Elvin Ramírez RHP New York Mets Returned to New York Mets on October 18, 2011.[62]
7 Chicago Cubs Mason Tobin RHP Los Angeles Angels Traded to Texas on December 9, 2010.[63]
8 Houston Astros Aneury Rodríguez RHP Tampa Bay Rays
9 Milwaukee Brewers Pat Egan RHP Baltimore Orioles Returned to Baltimore on March 24, 2011[61]
10 New York Mets Brad Emaus 2B Toronto Blue Jays Returned to Toronto on April 21, 2011, then traded to Colorado on April 22, 2011.[64]
11 San Diego Padres George Kontos RHP New York Yankees Returned to New York Yankees on March 14, 2011.[65]
12 Minnesota Twins Scott Diamond LHP Atlanta Braves Rights acquired by Minnesota from Atlanta in exchange for Billy Bullock.[66]
13 New York Yankees Robert Fish LHP Los Angeles Angels Claimed off waivers by Kansas City on March 13, 2011.[67] Returned to Los Angeles Angels on March 27.[68]
14 Tampa Bay Rays César Cabral LHP Boston Red Sox Claimed off waivers by Toronto on March 12, 2011,[69] and by Tampa Bay on March 14.[70] Returned to Boston on March 28.[71]
15 Philadelphia Phillies Michael Martínez IF Washington Nationals
16 Washington Nationals Brian Broderick RHP St. Louis Cardinals Returned to St. Louis on May 23, 2011.[72]
17 Houston Astros Lance Pendleton RHP New York Yankees Returned to New York Yankees on March 27, 2011.[73]
18 New York Mets Pedro Beato RHP Baltimore Orioles
19 New York Yankees Daniel Turpen RHP Boston Red Sox Returned to Boston on March 13, 2011.[74]
Minor league phases – notable players[57]
  • Dashenko Ricardo, C, San Francisco Giants from the Baltimore Orioles
  • Quintin Berry, OF, New York Mets from the San Diego Padres

2009[]

Major league phase[75]
Pick By Player Pos From Notes
1 Washington Nationals Jamie Hoffmann OF Los Angeles Dodgers Acquired by the New York Yankees as the player to be named later in the trade for Brian Bruney. Returned to Los Angeles on March 22, 2010.
2 Pittsburgh Pirates John Raynor OF Florida Marlins Returned to Marlins on May 4, 2010
3 Baltimore Orioles Ben Snyder LHP San Francisco Giants Acquired by the Texas Rangers as the player to be named later in the trade for Kevin Millwood. Texas traded Edwin Escobar to San Francisco to retain his rights and outrighted him to the minors
4 Kansas City Royals Edgar Osuna LHP Atlanta Braves Outrighted to the minor leagues after Atlanta declined to reclaim him
5 Cleveland Indians Héctor Ambriz RHP Arizona Diamondbacks
6 Arizona Diamondbacks Zach Kroenke LHP New York Yankees
7 New York Mets Carlos Monasterios RHP Philadelphia Phillies Sold to the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash on day of draft
8 Houston Astros Jorge Jiménez 3B Boston Red Sox Acquired by the Florida Marlins as the player to be named later for Matt Lindstrom. Returned to Boston on March 21, 2010.
9 Oakland Athletics Bobby Cassevah RHP Los Angeles Angels Returned to Los Angeles on March 15, 2010
10 Toronto Blue Jays Zech Zinicola RHP Washington Nationals Returned to Washington on March 18, 2010.
11 Milwaukee Brewers Chuck Lofgren LHP Cleveland Indians Milwaukee traded Omar Aguilar to Cleveland to retain his rights. Lofgren was then outrighted to the minor leagues.
12 Chicago Cubs Mike Parisi RHP St. Louis Cardinals Outrighted to the minor leagues after St. Louis declined to reclaim him.
13 Tampa Bay Rays Armando Zerpa LHP Boston Red Sox Traded to Los Angeles Dodgers on December 10, 2009,[76] returned to Boston on March 15, 2010
14 Seattle Mariners Kanekoa Texeira RHP New York Yankees Designated for assignment on May 31, 2010, claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Royals
15 San Francisco Giants Steve Johnson RHP Baltimore Orioles Returned to Baltimore March 16, 2010.
16 St. Louis Cardinals Ben Jukich LHP Cincinnati Reds Returned to Cincinnati on March 18, 2010.
17 Philadelphia Phillies David Herndon RHP Los Angeles Angels
Minor league phase – notable players[75]
  • Brian Horwitz, OF, Cleveland Indians from the San Francisco Giants

2008[]

Major league phase[77]
Pick By Player Pos From Notes
1 Washington Nationals Terrell Young RHP Cincinnati Reds
2 Seattle Mariners Reegie Corona INF New York Yankees Returned to the Yankees on April 2, 2009[78]
3 San Diego Padres Everth Cabrera SS Colorado Rockies
4 Pittsburgh Pirates Donnie Veal LHP Chicago Cubs
5 Baltimore Orioles Lou Palmisano C Milwaukee Brewers Traded to the Houston Astros for cash considerations. Retained by Houston after Milwaukee declined to accept him back on March 21, 2009.[79]
6 San Francisco Giants Luis Perdomo RHP St. Louis Cardinals Started the season with San Francisco, but later designated for assignment and claimed by the San Diego Padres on April 10, 2009 [80]
7 Cincinnati Reds David Patton RHP Colorado Rockies Traded to the Chicago Cubs for cash considerations.
8 Detroit Tigers Kyle Bloom LHP Pittsburgh Pirates Returned to the Pirates on March 29, 2009[81]
9 Kansas City Royals Jose Lugo LHP Minnesota Twins Traded to the Seattle Mariners for cash considerations. Returned to Twins on April 1, 2009[82]
10 Oakland Athletics Benjamin Copeland CF San Francisco Giants
11 Arizona Diamondbacks James Skelton C Detroit Tigers
12 Florida Marlins Zach Kroenke LHP New York Yankees Returned to Yankees March 16, 2009[83]
13 Houston Astros Gilbert De La Vara LHP Kansas City Royals Returned to Royals on March 31, 2009[84]
14 Minnesota Twins Jason Jones RHP New York Yankees The Twins traded Charles Nolte to New York for Jones' rights.[85]
15 New York Mets Darren O'Day RHP Los Angeles Angels Claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers April 22, 2009
16 Milwaukee Brewers Eduardo Morlan RHP Tampa Bay Rays Returned to Tampa Bay on March 19, 2009 [86]
17 Philadelphia Phillies Bobby Mosebach RHP Los Angeles Angels Returned to Anaheim on April 1, 2009
18 Boston Red Sox Miguel González RHP Los Angeles Angels Missed the entire season due to Tommy John surgery
19 Tampa Bay Rays Derek Rodriguez RHP Chicago White Sox Returned to Chicago White Sox on March 23, 2009[76][87]
20 San Diego Padres Iván Nova RHP New York Yankees Returned to Yankees on March 29, 2009 [81]
21 New York Mets Rocky Cherry RHP Baltimore Orioles Released by Mets after Baltimore refused to take him back[88]
Minor league phases – notable players[77]

2007[]

Major league phase[89]
Pick By Player Pos From Notes
1 Tampa Bay Rays Tim Lahey RHP Minnesota Twins Traded to Chicago Cubs on December 6, 2007,[76] claimed off waivers by Philadelphia Phillies on March 28, 2008, returned to Minnesota on April 12, 2008
2 Pittsburgh Pirates Evan Meek RHP Tampa Bay Rays Remained with the Pirates after Pittsburgh negotiated to retain his rights.
3 Baltimore Orioles Randor Bierd RHP Detroit Tigers
4 San Francisco Giants José Capellán LHP Boston Red Sox Claimed by the Cincinnati Reds off waivers on March 12, 2008, returned to Boston on March 28
5 Florida Marlins Carlos Guevara RHP Cincinnati Reds Traded to the San Diego Padres for cash considerations on December 6, 2007, rights acquired from the Cincinnati Reds and he was outrighted the Padres' minor-league system
6 Cincinnati Reds Sergio Valenzuela RHP Atlanta Braves Returned to Atlanta on March 10, 2008
7 Washington Nationals Matthew Whitney 3B Cleveland Indians Returned to Cleveland on March 22, 2008
8 Houston Astros Wesley Wright LHP Los Angeles Dodgers
9 Oakland Athletics Fernando Hernandez Jr. RHP Chicago White Sox Returned to Chicago on April 16, 2008[90]
10 St. Louis Cardinals Brian Barton OF Cleveland Indians
11 Toronto Blue Jays Randy Wells RHP Chicago Cubs Returned to Chicago on April 16, 2008
12 Seattle Mariners R. A. Dickey RHP Minnesota Twins Rights traded to Seattle in exchange for Jair Fernandez on March 29, 2008
13 New York Mets Steven Register RHP Colorado Rockies Returned to Colorado on March 27, 2008
14 San Diego Padres Michael Gardner RHP New York Yankees Returned to New York on March 18, 2008
15 Philadelphia Phillies Travis Blackley LHP San Francisco Giants Rights acquired by Philadelphia
16 Washington Nationals Garrett Guzman OF Minnesota Twins Rights traded to Washington on March 23, 2008 in exchange for a player to be named later or cash
17 San Diego Padres Callix Crabbe 2B Milwaukee Brewers Returned to Milwaukee on May 16, 2008
18 Philadelphia Phillies Lincoln Holdzkom RHP Boston Red Sox Later made a free agent after Boston refused to take him back and eventually given a one-year deal by Boston.
Minor league phases – notable players[89]
  • Joshua Hill, RHP, Pittsburgh Pirates from the Minnesota Twins
  • Levi Romero, RHP, Texas Rangers from the Houston Astros
  • Víctor Gárate, LHP, Los Angeles Dodgers from the Houston Astros
  • Juan Cedeño, LHP, Detroit Tigers from the Washington Nationals
  • Dustin Majewski, OF, Texas Rangers from the Toronto Blue Jays
  • Brett Campbell, RHP, Milwaukee Brewers from the Washington Nationals
  • Clayton Hamilton, RHP, Texas Rangers from the Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Scott Mitchinson, RHP, Oakland Athletics from the Philadelphia Phillies
  • Adalberto Méndez, RHP, Florida Marlins from the Chicago Cubs
  • Ben Fritz, RHP, Detroit Tigers from the Oakland Athletics

2006[]

Major league phase[91]
Pick By Player Pos. From Notes
1 Tampa Bay Devil Rays OF Cleveland Indians Traded to Oakland on December 7, 2006.[76] Returned to Cleveland on March 28, 2007.
2 Kansas City Royals Joakim Soria RHP San Diego Padres
3 Chicago Cubs Josh Hamilton OF Tampa Bay Devil Rays Traded by the Cubs to the Cincinnati Reds for cash considerations.
4 Pittsburgh Pirates Sean White RHP Atlanta Braves Traded by the Pirates to the Seattle Mariners for cash considerations.
5 Baltimore Orioles Alfredo Simón RHP Texas Rangers Traded by the Orioles to the Philadelphia Phillies for and cash considerations. He was returned to the Rangers on March 18, 2007.
6 Washington Nationals Jesús Flores C New York Mets
7 Milwaukee Brewers LHP Chicago Cubs Traded by the Brewers to the Detroit Tigers for cash considerations, returned to the Cubs on October 10, 2007
8 Cincinnati Reds Jared Burton RHP Oakland Athletics
9 Houston Astros RHP Chicago Cubs Returned to the Cubs on March 11, 2007
10 Philadelphia Phillies C Kansas City Royals Traded by the Phillies to the Baltimore Orioles for Alfredo Simón
11 Boston Red Sox RHP Tampa Bay Devil Rays Returned to the Devil Rays on March 12, 2007
12 Toronto Blue Jays Jason Smith INF Chicago Cubs
13 San Diego Padres Kevin Cameron RHP Minnesota Twins
14 Oakland Athletics Jay Marshall LHP Chicago White Sox
15 Minnesota Twins Alejandro Machado INF Washington Nationals
16 New York Yankees Josh Phelps INF Baltimore Orioles
17 Washington Nationals Levale Speigner RHP Minnesota Twins
18 Philadelphia Phillies RHP Cleveland Indians Returned to the Indians on March 28, 2007
19 Philadelphia Phillies Ryan Budde C Los Angeles Angels Returned to the Angels on April 23, 2007
Notable players chosen in the minor league phases[91]
  • Salomón Manríquez, C, Colorado Rockies from the Washington Nationals
  • Josh Labandeira, INF, Florida Marlins from the Washington Nationals
  • Francisco Mateo, LHP, Cincinnati Reds from the Toronto Blue Jays
  • Cristhian Martínez, RHP, Florida Marlins from the Detroit Tigers
  • Brian Buscher, INF, Minnesota Twins from the San Francisco Giants

2005[]

Major league phase[92]
Pick By Player Pos. From Notes
1 Kansas City Royals Fabio Castro LHP Chicago White Sox Traded to the Texas Rangers for Esteban Germán
2 Colorado Rockies LHP Los Angeles Dodgers
3 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Steve Andrade RHP Toronto Blue Jays Traded to San Diego on December 7, 2005.[76] Claimed off waivers by Kansas City on March 28, 2006. Released by Kansas City on June 9.[93]
4 Pittsburgh Pirates Víctor Santos RHP Kansas City Royals Traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for cash considerations
5 Detroit Tigers Chris Booker RHP Washington Nationals
6 San Diego Padres Seth Etherton RHP Kansas City Royals
7 New York Mets Mitchell Wylie RHP San Francisco Giants
8 Florida Marlins Dan Uggla 2B Arizona Diamondbacks Played in the 2006 MLB All-Star Game
9 Minnesota Twins Jason Pridie OF Tampa Bay Devil Rays Returned to Tampa Bay before start of season
10 Boston Red Sox James Vermilyea RHP Toronto Blue Jays Returned to Toronto on March 14, 2006
11 St. Louis Cardinals Juan Mateo RHP Chicago Cubs
12 Florida Marlins Michael Megrew LHP Los Angeles Dodgers
Notable players chosen in the minor league phases[92]
  • Brandon Weeden, RHP, Kansas City Royals from the Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Jason Bourgeois, IF, Seattle Mariners from the Atlanta Braves
  • Eddie Bonine, Detroit Tigers from the San Diego Padres
  • Eugenio Vélez, IF, San Francisco Giants from the Toronto Blue Jays
  • Jayce Tingler, OF, Texas Rangers from the Toronto Blue Jays
  • Ben Diggins, RHP, Houston Astros from the Milwaukee Brewers
  • Tim Hummel, IF, Chicago White Sox from the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Alexi Ogando, OF, Texas Rangers from the Oakland Athletics
  • Andy Santana, LHP, San Diego Padres from the Chicago Cubs
  • Cole Armstrong, C, Chicago White Sox from the Atlanta Braves
  • Dewon Day, LHP, Chicago White Sox from the Toronto Blue Jays

2004[]

Major League Phase[94]
Pick Pos. Player By From Notes
1 RHP Arizona Diamondbacks Minnesota Twins Immediately traded to Tampa Bay. Returned to Minnesota on March 30, 2005.[76]
2 LHP Andrew Sisco Kansas City Royals Chicago Cubs
3 OF Tyrell Godwin Washington Nationals Toronto Blue Jays
4 RHP Marcos Carvajal Milwaukee Brewers Los Angeles Dodgers Later sold by the Brewers to the Colorado Rockies.
5 LHP Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Dodgers
6 LHP Baltimore Orioles Chicago Cubs Later traded by the Orioles to the Florida Marlins.
7 OF Shane Victorino Philadelphia Phillies Los Angeles Dodgers
8 LHP Tyler Johnson Oakland Athletics St. Louis Cardinals
9 LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith Minnesota Twins Seattle Mariners
10 RHP D. J. Houlton Los Angeles Dodgers Houston Astros
11 OF Adam Stern Boston Red Sox Atlanta Braves
12 INF Tony Blanco Washington Nationals Cincinnati Reds
Triple-A Phase
Pick Pos. Player By From
1 RHP Chris Demaria Kansas City Royals Pittsburgh Pirates
2 INF Seattle Mariners New York Yankees
3 RHP Washington Nationals Florida Marlins
4 RHP Milwaukee Brewers Cleveland Indians
5 RHP Lee Gronkiewicz Toronto Blue Jays Cleveland Indians
6 LHP Keith Ramsey Colorado Rockies Cleveland Indians
7 RHP Jean Machi Tampa Bay Devil Rays Philadelphia Phillies
8 RHP Henry Owens New York Mets Pittsburgh Pirates
9 RHP Pittsburgh Pirates Baltimore Orioles
10 RHP Cincinnati Reds Minnesota Twins
11 RHP Cleveland Indians Toronto Blue Jays
12 RHP Chicago White Sox Florida Marlins
13 RHP Rodrigo Rosario Florida Marlins Houston Astros
14 INF Chris Gomez Philadelphia Phillies Baltimore Orioles
15 LHP Arturo López San Diego Padres Los Angeles Dodgers
16 RHP Texas Rangers Baltimore Orioles
17 OF Chicago Cubs Florida Marlins
18 RHP Víctor Moreno Oakland Athletics Minnesota Twins
19 RHP Blake Allen Houston Astros Cleveland Indians
20 LHP Jan Granado Minnesota Twins Cincinnati Reds
21 INF Boston Red Sox St. Louis Cardinals
22 RHP New York Yankees San Francisco Giants
23 INF St. Louis Cardinals Florida Marlins
24 INF Brennan King Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Dodgers
25 INF Aaron Herr Seattle Mariners Atlanta Braves
26 INF Edgar González Washington Nationals Texas Rangers
27 RHP Juan Cerros Milwaukee Brewers Cincinnati Reds
28 LHP Colorado Rockies Detroit Tigers
29 INF Tampa Bay Devil Rays Milwaukee Brewers
30 RHP Felipe Garcia Pittsburgh Pirates Detroit Tigers
31 OF Cincinnati Reds Texas Rangers
32 OF Chicago White Sox Pittsburgh Pirates
33 LHP Florida Marlins Washington Nationals
34 INF Christian Herrera San Diego Padres Pittsburgh Pirates
35 INF Texas Rangers Tampa Bay Devil Rays
36 LHP Chicago Cubs Kansas City Royals
37 INF Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies
38 LHP Houston Astros Philadelphia Phillies
39 INF Armando Gabino Minnesota Twins Cleveland Indians
40 RHP José García St. Louis Cardinals Texas Rangers
41 RHP Kansas City Royals Texas Rangers
42 INF Seattle Mariners San Diego Padres
43 OF Washington Nationals Arizona Diamondbacks
44 RHP Tampa Bay Devil Rays Seattle Mariners
45 OF Alejandro De Aza Florida Marlins Los Angeles Dodgers
46 RHP Chicago Cubs Washington Nationals
47 RHP Houston Astros Chicago Cubs
48 RHP Minnesota Twins Pittsburgh Pirates
49 RHP Tampa Bay Devil Rays Cleveland Indians
50 RHP Florida Marlins St. Louis Cardinals
51 INF Brett Wayne Tampa Bay Devil Rays Los Angeles Dodgers
Double-A Phase
Pick Pos. Player By From
1 C Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Dodgers
2 OF Jim Kavourias Washington Nationals Florida Marlins
3 RHP Toronto Blue Jays Boston Red Sox
4 OF Jhonny Rivera Tampa Bay Devil Rays Chicago White Sox
5 RHP Philadelphia Phillies Chicago Cubs
6 RHP Boston Red Sox Los Angeles Dodgers
7 RHP St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Reds
8 RHP Dan Kolb Washington Nationals Milwaukee Brewers
9 RHP Philip Wilson Tampa Bay Devil Rays Los Angeles Angels
10 OF Josh Carter Philadelphia Phillies San Diego Padres
11 INF Washington Nationals Tampa Bay Devil Rays
12 OF Washington Nationals San Diego Padres

2003[]

Major League Phase
Pick Pos. Player By From Notes
1 C/INF Chris Shelton Detroit Tigers Pittsburgh Pirates
2 OF Rich Thompson San Diego Padres Pittsburgh Pirates Later traded by the Padres to the Kansas City Royals for number 10 pick, Jason Szuminski.
3 RHP Tampa Bay Devil Rays Atlanta Braves Returned to Atlanta on March 17, 2004.[76]
4 LHP Frank Brooks New York Mets Pittsburgh Pirates Later traded by the Mets to the Oakland Athletics
5 RHP Jeff Bennett Milwaukee Brewers Pittsburgh Pirates
6 INF José Bautista Baltimore Orioles Pittsburgh Pirates
7 RHP Cincinnati Reds New York Mets
8 RHP Chris Mabeus Texas Rangers Oakland Athletics
9 LHP Matt White Colorado Rockies Cleveland Indians
10 RHP Jason Szuminski Kansas City Royals Chicago Cubs Later traded by the Royals to the San Diego Padres for number 2 pick, Rich Thompson.
11 INF Andy Fox Montreal Expos Texas Rangers
12 RHP Toronto Blue Jays Tampa Bay Devil Rays
13 RHP Jason Grilli Chicago White Sox Florida Marlins
14 INF Héctor Luna St. Louis Cardinals Cleveland Indians
15 LHP Lenny DiNardo Boston Red Sox New York Mets
16 OF Willy Taveras Houston Astros Cleveland Indians
17 LHP Detroit Tigers Colorado Rockies
18 INF/OF Luis González Colorado Rockies Cleveland Indians
19 RHP Colter Bean Boston Red Sox New York Yankees
20 RHP Lino Urdaneta Detroit Tigers Cleveland Indians
Triple-A Phase
Pick Pos. Player By From
1 INF San Diego Padres Colorado Rockies
2 RHP Tampa Bay Devil Rays Toronto Blue Jays
3 OF Eric Valent New York Mets Cincinnati Reds
4 IF Cleveland Indians Milwaukee Brewers
5 LHP Ryan Costello Milwaukee Brewers Toronto Blue Jays
6 INF Jorge Mejia Cincinnati Reds Oakland Athletics
7 OF Texas Rangers Kansas City Royals
8 RHP Colorado Rockies San Diego Padres
9 LHP Willie Collazo Anaheim Angels Atlanta Braves
10 RHP Pittsburgh Pirates Kansas City Royals
11 RHP Leslie Nacar Kansas City Royals San Francisco Giants
12 OF Ender Chávez Montreal Expos New York Mets
13 LHP Chicago White Sox Toronto Blue Jays
14 INF Luis Jimenez Los Angeles Dodgers Baltimore Orioles
15 INF St. Louis Cardinals Montreal Expos
16 RHP Seattle Mariners San Diego Padres
17 INF Philadelphia Phillies Toronto Blue Jays
18 LHP Mark Carter Boston Red Sox Chicago Cubs
19 LHP Houston Astros Baltimore Orioles
20 RHP Oakland Athletics Chicago Cubs
21 LHP John Foster Chicago Cubs Milwaukee Brewers
22 RHP New York Yankees Milwaukee Brewers
23 INF Florida Marlins Pittsburgh Pirates
24 RHP San Francisco Giants New York Mets
25 LHP San Diego Padres Montreal Expos
26 RHP Tim Corcoran Tampa Bay Devil Rays Baltimore Orioles
27 LHP New York Mets Cleveland Indians
28 OF Peter Zoccolillo Texas Rangers Milwaukee Brewers
29 INF Danny Sandoval Colorado Rockies Philadelphia Phillies
30 INF Alex Pelaez Anaheim Angels San Diego Padres
31 OF Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs
32 RHP Kansas City Royals Cleveland Indians
33 C John Wilson Montreal Expos New York Mets
34 RHP Francisco Campos Chicago White Sox Milwaukee Brewers
35 RHP Los Angeles Dodgers Colorado Rockies
36 C Seattle Mariners San Diego Padres
37 OF Philadelphia Phillies Cleveland Indians
38 LHP Chicago Cubs Detroit Tigers
39 OF Florida Marlins Tampa Bay Devil Rays
40 INF/OF San Diego Padres St. Louis Cardinals
41 C Tampa Bay Devil Rays Atlanta Braves
42 RHP New York Mets San Diego Padres
43 INF Texas Rangers Tampa Bay Devil Rays
44 OF Pittsburgh Pirates Baltimore Orioles
45 INF Montreal Expos Chicago Cubs
46 OF Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago White Sox
47 LHP Seattle Mariners Florida Marlins
48 RHP Florida Marlins Toronto Blue Jays
49 LHP San Diego Padres Cleveland Indians
50 RHP Los Angeles Dodgers Baltimore Orioles
Double-A Phase
Pick Pos. Player By From
1 RHP Detroit Tigers Boston Red Sox
2 C/OF San Diego Padres Philadelphia Phillies
3 INF Tampa Bay Devil Rays Oakland Athletics
4 RHP Montreal Expos San Diego Padres
5 RHP Chicago White Sox Oakland Athletics
6 LHP St. Louis Cardinals Minnesota Twins
7 OF Sergio Contreras Tampa Bay Devil Rays Anaheim Angels
8 INF Montreal Expos Chicago White Sox
9 INF Florida Marlins Boston Red Sox
10 RHP Montreal Expos Arizona Diamondbacks

2002[]

Major League Phase
Pick Pos. Player By From Notes
1 INF Enrique Cruz Milwaukee Brewers New York Mets
2 INF Héctor Luna Tampa Bay Devil Rays Cleveland Indians Returned to Cleveland on March 29, 2003.[76]
3 RHP San Diego Padres Atlanta Braves
4 LHP Wil Ledezma Detroit Tigers Boston Red Sox
5 LHP Derek Thompson Chicago Cubs Cleveland Indians
6 RHP D. J. Carrasco Kansas City Royals Pittsburgh Pirates
7 RHP Matt Roney Pittsburgh Pirates Colorado Rockies
8 OF Colorado Rockies Arizona Diamondbacks
9 INF Marshall McDougall Texas Rangers Cleveland Indians
10 INF Travis Chapman Cleveland Indians Philadelphia Phillies
11 RHP Luke Prokopec Cincinnati Reds Los Angeles Dodgers
12 RHP Aquilino López Toronto Blue Jays Seattle Mariners
13 LHP Javier López Boston Red Sox Arizona Diamondbacks
14 RHP Luis Ayala Montreal Expos Arizona Diamondbacks
15 INF José Morban Minnesota Twins Texas Rangers
16 RHP Mike Neu Oakland Athletics Cincinnati Reds
17 RHP Chris Spurling Atlanta Braves Pittsburgh Pirates
18 RHP Matt Ford Milwaukee Brewers Toronto Blue Jays
19 OF Shane Victorino San Diego Padres Los Angeles Dodgers
20 C Ronny Paulino Kansas City Royals Pittsburgh Pirates
21 RHP John Koronka Texas Rangers Cincinnati Reds
22 RHP Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals
23 RHP Gary Majewski Toronto Blue Jays Chicago White Sox
24 LHP Matt White Boston Red Sox Cleveland Indians
25 OF Rontrez Johnson Oakland Athletics Texas Rangers
26 RHP Cincinnati Reds Boston Red Sox
27 OF Jason Dubois Toronto Blue Jays Chicago Cubs
28 OF Adrian Brown Boston Red Sox Pittsburgh Pirates

2001[]

Major League Phase
Pick Pos. Player By From Notes
1 RHP Kevin McGlinchy Tampa Bay Devil Rays Atlanta Braves
2 INF Luis Ugueto Pittsburgh Pirates Florida Marlins Later traded by the Pirates to the Seattle Mariners for cash considerations.
3 RHP Miguel Asencio Kansas City Royals Philadelphia Phillies
4 RHP Joe Valentine Montreal Expos Chicago White Sox Later traded by the Expos to the Detroit Tigers for cash considerations.
5 RHP Jeff Farnsworth Detroit Tigers Seattle Mariners
6 RHP Jorge Sosa Milwaukee Brewers Seattle Mariners Claimed off waivers from Milwaukee by Tampa Bay on March 18, 2002.[76]
7 LHP Steve Kent Anaheim Angels Seattle Mariners Sent to Tampa Bay for cash considerations on December 17, 2001.[76]
8 RHP Corey Thurman Toronto Blue Jays Kansas City Royals
9 RHP San Diego Padres Kansas City Royals
10 INF Jason Grabowski Oakland Athletics Seattle Mariners
11 INF Félix Escalona San Francisco Giants Houston Astros Claimed off waivers from San Francisco by Tampa Bay on March 27, 2002.[76]
12 OF Ryan Christenson Milwaukee Brewers Arizona Diamondbacks

2000[]

Major League Phase
Pick Pos. Player By From
1 RHP Scott Chiasson Chicago Cubs Oakland Athletics
2 RHP Brandon Knight Minnesota Twins New York Yankees
3 RHP Montreal Expos Cincinnati Reds
4 INF Jay Gibbons Baltimore Orioles Toronto Blue Jays
5 OF Endy Chávez Kansas City Royals New York Mets
6 INF Jermaine Clark Detroit Tigers Seattle Mariners
7 INF Donaldo Méndez San Diego Padres Houston Astros
8 LHP Anaheim Angels Toronto Blue Jays
9 LHP José Antonio Núñez Los Angeles Dodgers New York Mets
10 RHP Julio Santana New York Mets San Francisco Giants

1999[]

Major League Phase
Pick Pos. Player By From Notes
1 RHP Minnesota Twins Cleveland Indians Later traded by the Twins to the Florida Marlins for Johan Santana.
2 LHP Johan Santana Florida Marlins Houston Astros Later traded by the Marlins to the Minnesota Twins for Jared Camp.
3 INF Damian Rolls Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Dodgers Immediately sent to Tampa Bay as part of a conditional deal.[95]
4 RHP Chad Ogea Tampa Bay Devil Rays Detroit Tigers
5 RHP Marty McLeary Montreal Expos Boston Red Sox
6 RHP Mark Johnson Detroit Tigers New York Yankees
7 RHP Derrick Turnbow Anaheim Angels Philadelphia Phillies
8 OF Kory DeHaan San Diego Padres Pittsburgh Pirates
9 LHP Matt Williams Milwaukee Brewers New York Yankees Returned by Milwaukee to New York May 3, 2000[96]
10 OF Seattle Mariners Houston Astros
11 OF DeWayne Wise Toronto Blue Jays Cincinnati Reds
12 OF Bo Porter Oakland Athletics Chicago Cubs
13 RHP Brian Smith Pittsburgh Pirates Toronto Blue Jays
14 LHP Dave Maurer San Francisco Giants San Diego Padres
15 LHP Adrian Burnside Cincinnati Reds Los Angeles Dodgers
16 RHP Jim Mann New York Mets Toronto Blue Jays
17 RHP Chris Reitsma Tampa Bay Devil Rays Boston Red Sox Returned to Boston on March 28, 2000.[76]

1998[]

Major League Phase
Pick Pos. Player By From
1 LHP Florida Marlins Houston Astros
2 INF David Lamb Tampa Bay Devil Rays Baltimore Orioles
3 RHP Eric Ludwick Detroit Tigers Florida Marlins
4 OF Ricky Williams Montreal Expos Philadelphia Phillies
5 INF Josue Espada Minnesota Twins Oakland Athletics
6 LHP Scott Sauerbeck Pittsburgh Pirates New York Mets
7 OF Oakland Athletics Los Angeles Dodgers
8 OF David Miller Philadelphia Phillies Cleveland Indians
9 RHP Chicago White Sox Minnesota Twins
10 C Alberto Castillo St. Louis Cardinals Philadelphia Phillies
11 LHP Joel Adamson Boston Red Sox Oakland Athletics
12 OF Glen Barker Houston Astros Detroit Tigers
13 OF Chicago White Sox Atlanta Braves

1997[]

Major League Phase
Pick Pos. Player By From Notes
1 INF Jeff Huson Seattle Mariners Colorado Rockies Released by Seattle July 8, 1998[97]
2 LHP Héctor Mercado Philadelphia Phillies Florida Marlins Later traded by Philadelphia to the New York Mets for Mike Welch[98]
3 OF Scott Podsednik Texas Rangers Florida Marlins
4 RHP Brian Edmondson Atlanta Braves New York Mets
5 LHP Stephen Randolph Arizona Diamondbacks New York Yankees
6 RHP Frank Lankford Los Angeles Dodgers New York Yankees Returned by the Dodgers to the Yankees May 15, 1998 [99]
7 LHP Sean Runyan Detroit Tigers San Diego Padres
8 RHP Keith Glauber Cincinnati Reds St. Louis Cardinals
9 OF Luis Saturria Toronto Blue Jays St. Louis Cardinals Returned by the Blue Jays to the Cardinals March 20, 1998 [100]
10 LHP Matt Williams New York Yankees Tampa Bay Devil Rays
11 RHP Joe Davenport Chicago White Sox Toronto Blue Jays

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