2006 Major League Baseball Draft

The 2006 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 6 and 7. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams.

"Source: [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2006/tracker/search.jsp MLB.com 2006 Draft Tracker] "

First Round Selections

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-! width="5%" | Pick! width="20%" | Player! width="30%" | Team! width="10%" | Position! width="35%" | School
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1
Luke Hochevar
Kansas City Royals
RHP
Fort Worth Cats (American Association)
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2
Greg Reynolds
Colorado Rockies
RHP
Stanford University
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3
bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Evan Longoria
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
3B
Long Beach State University
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4
Brad Lincoln
Pittsburgh Pirates
RHP
University of Houston
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5
Brandon Morrow
Seattle Mariners
RHP
UC Berkeley
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6
Andrew Miller
Detroit Tigers
LHP
University of North Carolina
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7
Clayton Kershaw
Los Angeles Dodgers
LHP
Highland Park High School
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8
Drew Stubbs
Cincinnati Reds
CF
University of Texas
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9
Bill Rowell
Baltimore Orioles
3B
Bishop Eustace Preparatory School
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10
bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Tim Lincecum
San Francisco Giants
RHP
University of Washington
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11
Max Scherzer
Arizona Diamondbacks
RHP
University of Missouri
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12
Kasey Kiker
Texas Rangers
LHP
Russell County High School (AL)
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13
Tyler Colvin
Chicago Cubs
LF
Clemson University
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14
Travis Snider
Toronto Blue Jays
RF
Henry M. Jackson High School
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15
Chris Marrero
Washington Nationals
3B
Monsignor Edward Pace High School
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16
Jeremy Jeffress
Milwaukee Brewers
RHP
Halifax County High School (VA)
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17
Matt Antonelli
San Diego Padres
3B
Wake Forest University
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18
Kyle Drabek
Philadelphia Phillies
RHP
The Woodlands High School
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19
Brett Sinkbeil
Florida Marlins
RHP
Missouri State University
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20
Chris Parmelee
Minnesota Twins
RF
Chino Hills High School
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21
Ian Kennedy
New York Yankees
RHP
University of Southern California
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22
Colton Willems
Washington Nationals
RHP
John Carroll Catholic High School
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23
Maxwell Sapp
Houston Astros
C
Bishop Moore High School
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24
Cody Johnson
Atlanta Braves
1B
A. Crawford Mosley High School
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25
Hank Conger
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
C
Huntington Beach High School
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26
Bryan Morris
Los Angeles Dodgers
RHP
Motlow State Community College
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27
Jason Place
Boston Red Sox
CF
Wren High School
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28
Daniel Bard
Boston Red Sox
RHP
University of North Carolina
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29
Kyle McCulloch
Chicago White Sox
RHP
University of Texas
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30
Adam Ottavino
St. Louis Cardinals
RHP
Northeastern University

Background

Pitching accounted for 18 of the 30 selections in the first round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft, including the top choice, right-hander Luke Hochevar, who was chosen by the Kansas City Royals. The University of Tennessee product pitched for the Fort Worth Cats of the Independent League after not reaching terms with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who selected him in the sandwich round (40th overall) of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft.

Six of the first seven picks and nine of the first 12 selections were pitchers. In addition to the 18 hurlers, seven outfielders, three third basemen and two catchers made up the rest of the first round.

The first six picks were from the college ranks. University of North Carolina pitchers Andrew Miller (6th overall, Tigers) and Daniel Bard (28th, Red Sox) and University of Texas teammates Drew Stubbs (8th overall, Reds) and Kyle McCulloch (29th, White Sox) went in the first round.

Detroit’s Miller became the first player from the 2006 Draft to reach the Major Leagues. He debuted in relief during a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium on August 30. He would make eight relief appearances for the Tigers during their pennant-winning season.

Kyle Drabek, the son of longtime Major League pitcher Doug Drabek, was chosen by the Philadelphia Phillies with the 18th pick. [cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/index.jsp?feature=decade2000s|title=Background on the 2006 MLB Draft|accessdate=2008-07-16 ]

ee also

*Major League Baseball
*Major League Baseball Draft
*2000 Major League Baseball Draft
*2001 Major League Baseball Draft
*2002 Major League Baseball Draft
*2003 Major League Baseball Draft
*2004 Major League Baseball Draft
*2005 Major League Baseball Draft
*2007 Major League Baseball Draft
*2008 Major League Baseball Draft
*List of Major League Baseball first overall draft choices
*Rule 5 Draft

External links

* [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2006/tracker/search.jsp MLB.com - 2006 Draft Tracker (all rounds)]
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/index.jsp MLB.com - Draft History]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/draft/2006/Round-1-1.shtml Complete draft list from "The Baseball Cube" database]

References

Past And Future Drafts