1991 Major League Baseball draft

1991 MLB draft
Picks
Date(s)	June, 1991
Location	Conference call
First selection	Brien Taylor New York Yankees
First round selections	44
Overall selections	1,301

First round selections

The following are the first round picks in the 1991 Major League Baseball draft.

= All-Star

= Baseball Hall of Famer

Pick	Player	Team	Position	Hometown/School
1	Brien Taylor	New York Yankees	Pitcher	East Carteret HS (Beaufort, North Carolina)
2	Mike Kelly	Atlanta Braves	Outfielder	Arizona State University
3	David McCarty	Minnesota Twins	Firstbase	Stanford University
4	Dmitri Young	St. Louis Cardinals	Thirdbase	Rio Mesa HS (Camarillo, California)
5	Kenny Henderson	Milwaukee Brewers	Pitcher	Ringgold (GA) HS
6	John Burke	Houston Astros	Pitcher	University of Florida
7	Joe Vitiello	Kansas City Royals	Outfielder	University of Alabama
8	Joey Hamilton	San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Georgia Southern University
9	Mark Smith	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	University of Southern California
10	Tyler Green	Philadelphia Phillies	Pitcher	Wichita State University
11	Shawn Estes	Seattle Mariners	Pitcher	Douglas HS (Gardnerville, Nevada)
12	Doug Glanville	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	University of Pennsylvania
13	Manny Ramirez	Cleveland Indians	Outfielder	George Washington HS (New York)
14	Cliff Floyd	Montreal Expos	Firstbase	Thornwood HS (South Holland, Illinois)
15	Tyrone Hill	Milwaukee Brewers^{[Compensation 1]}	Pitcher	Yucaipa (CA) HS
16	Shawn Green	Toronto Blue Jays^{[Compensation 2]}	Outfielder	Tustin (CA) HS
17	Eduardo Pérez	California Angels	Firstbase	Florida State University
18	Al Shirley	New York Mets^{[Compensation 3]}	Outfielder	George Washington (VA) HS
19	Benji Gil	Texas Rangers	Shortstop	Castle Park HS (San Diego, California)
20	Pokey Reese	Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	Lower Richland HS (Hopkins, South Carolina)
21	Allen Watson	Saint Louis Cardinals^{[Compensation 4]}	Pitcher	New York Institute of Technology
22	Brian Barber	Saint Louis Cardinals^{[Compensation 5]}	Pitcher	Dr. Phillips HS (Orlando, Florida)
23	Aaron Sele	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher	Washington State University
24	Jon Farrell	Pittsburgh Pirates	Catcher	Florida Junior College
25	Scott Ruffcorn	Chicago White Sox	Pitcher	Baylor University
26	Brent Gates	Oakland Athletics	Shortstop	University of Minnesota

Supplemental First Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Position	Hometown/School
27	Scott Stahoviak	Minnesota Twins^{[Compensation 6]}	Thirdbase	Creighton University
28	Tom McKinnon	Saint Louis Cardinals^{[Compensation 7]}	Pitcher	David Starr Jordan HS (Long Beach, California)
29	Shawn Livsey	Houston Astros^{[Compensation 8]}	Shortstop	Simeon HS (Chicago, Illinois)
30	Jason Pruitt	Kansas City Royals^{[Compensation 9]}	Pitcher	Rockingham County HS (Wentworth, North Carolina)
31	Greg Anthony	San Diego Padres^{[Compensation 10]}	Pitcher	Tavares (FL) HS
32	Justin Thompson	Detroit Tigers^{[Compensation 11]}	Pitcher	Klein Oak HS (Spring, Texas)
33	Steve Whitaker	San Francisco Giants^{[Compensation 12]}	Pitcher	Long Beach State University
34	Jorge Fábregas	California Angels^{[Compensation 13]}	Thirdbase	University of Miami
35	Jeff Ware	Toronto Blue Jays^{[Compensation 14]}	Pitcher	Old Dominion University
36	Bobby Jones	New York Mets^{[Compensation 15]}	Pitcher	Fresno State University
37	J.J. Johnson	Boston Red Sox^{[Compensation 16]}	Outfielder	Pine Plains (NY) HS
38	Mike Rossiter	Oakland Athletics^{[Compensation 17]}	Pitcher	Burroughs HS (Burbank, California)
39	Dan Cholowsky	St. Louis Cardinals^{[Compensation 18]}	Thirdbase	University of California, Berkeley
40	Jim Gonzalez	Houston Astros	Catcher	East Hartford (CT) HS
41	Trever Miller	Detroit Tigers^{[Compensation 19]}	Pitcher	Trinity HS (Louisville. Kentucky)
42	Dante Powell	Toronto Blue Jays^{[Compensation 20]}	Outfield	Millikan HS (Long Beach, California)
43	Scott Hatteberg	Boston Red Sox	Catcher	Washington State University
44	Mike Groppuso	Houston Astros^{[Compensation 21]}	Thirdbase	Seton Hall University

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Compensation Picks

↑ Compensation pick from the Detroit Tigers for signing Rob Deer
↑ Compensation pick from the San Francisco Giants for signing Buddy Black
↑ Compensation pick from the Los Angeles Dodgers for signing Darryl Strawberry
↑ Compensation pick from the Toronto Blue Jays for signing Ken Dayley
↑ Compensation pick from the New York Mets for signing Vince Coleman
↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Gary Gaetti
↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Terry Pendleton
↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Danny Darwin
↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Steve Farr
↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jack Clark
↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jack Morris
↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Brett Butler
↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Chili Davis
↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent George Bell
↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Darryl Strawberry
↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Larry Andersen
↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Willie McGee
↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Ken Dayley
↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mike Heath
↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Buddy Black
↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Franklin Stubbs

Other notable players

Kevin Stocker, 2nd round, 54th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
Herbert Perry, 2nd round, 57th overall by the Cleveland Indians
Todd Hollandsworth, 3rd round, 80th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
Alex Ochoa, 3rd round, 82nd overall by the Baltimore Orioles
Jim Mecir, 3rd round, 84th overall by the Seattle Mariners
Chris Stynes, 3rd round, 94th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
Desi Relaford, 4th round, 110th overall by the Seattle Mariners
Terry Adams, 4th round, 111th overall by the Chicago Cubs
Paul Byrd, 4th round, 112th overall by the Cleveland Indians
Brian Boehringer, 4th round, 124th overall by the Chicago White Sox
Nomar Garciaparra, 5th round, 130th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign
John Mabry, 6th round, 155th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
LaTroy Hawkins, 7th round, 180th overall by the Minnesota Twins
Tony Womack, 7th round, 201st overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
Jason Schmidt, 8th round, 205th overall by the Atlanta Braves
Brad Radke, 8th round, 206th overall by the Minnesota Twins
Mike Matheny, 8th round, 208th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
Derek Lowe, 8th round, 214th overall by the Seattle Mariners
Steve Trachsel, 8th round, 215th overall by the Chicago Cubs
Jon Lieber, 9th round, 241st overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
Mark Sweeney, 9th round, 246th overall by the California Angels
Scott Eyre, 9th round, 248th overall by the Texas Rangers
Mike Sweeney, 10th round, 262nd overall by the Kansas City Royals
Jeff Cirillo, 11th round, 286th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
Sam Wood, 11th round, 290th overall by the Houston Astros
Joe Randa, 11th round, 288th overall by the Kansas City Royals
Mark Grudzielanek, 11th round, 295th overall by the Montreal Expos
Al Levine, 11th round, 306th overall by the Chicago White Sox
Matt Lawton, 13th round, 336th overall by the Minnesota Twins
Alex Gonzalez, 13th round, 354th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
Bobby Higginson, 18th round, 473rd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign
Kirk Rueter, 18th round, 477th overall by the Montreal Expos
Ron Mahay, 18th round, 486th overall by the Boston Red Sox
Mike Cameron, 18th round, 488th overall by the Chicago White Sox
Albie Lopez, 20th round, 528th overall by the Cleveland Indians
Matt Mantei, 25th round, 656th overall by the Seattle Mariners
Ryan Franklin, 25th round, 666th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
Bob Howry, 32nd round, 833rd overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign
Orlando Palmeiro, 33rd round, 870th overall by the California Angels
Dustin Hermanson, 39th round, 1033rd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but did not sign
Aaron Boone, 43rd round, 1127th overall by the California Angels, but did not sign
Damian Jackson, 44th round, 1148th overall by the Cleveland Indians
Jason Isringhausen, 44th round, 1157th overall by the New York Mets

NFL players drafted

Tony Banks, 10th round, 258th overall by the Minnesota Twins
Rob Johnson, 16th round, 414th overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
Frank Sanders, 26th round, 683rd overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
Steve McNair, 35th round, 916th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign
O. J. McDuffie, 41st round, 1077th overall by the California Angels, but did not sign
Mark Fields, 51st round, 1309th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign
Rodney Williams, 37th round, 964th overall by the Kansas City Royals

External links

Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database

References

↑ Baseball-Reference.com Draft Database

Preceded by Chipper Jones	1st Overall Picks Brien Taylor	Succeeded by Phil Nevin

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1991 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

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