List of Boston Red Sox first-round draft picks

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Jacoby Ellsbury (2005) won championships with the Red Sox in 2007 and 2013, and joined the 30–30 club in 2011.

The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the American League East division. Since the institution of MLB's Rule 4 Draft, the Red Sox have selected 70 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft",[1] the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick.[1] In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks.[2]

Of the 70 players picked in the first round by the Sox, 31 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 20 of these were right-handed, while 11 were left-handed. 19 of the players picked in the initial round were outfielders, while nine shortstops, four first basemen, four catchers, and two second basemen were selected. The team also selected one player at third base.[3] Ten of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, while Texas and South Carolina follow with seven and six players, respectively. The Red Sox have also drafted two players from outside the United States: Chris Reitsma (1996) from Canada and Reymond Fuentes (2009) from Puerto Rico.[3]

Two of their first-round picks have won championships with the franchise. Outfielder Trot Nixon (1993) was on the 2004 championship team[4] and outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury (2005) played with the 2007 championship team.[5] Nomar Garciaparra (1994) won the Rookie of the Year Award with the Red Sox in 1997.[6] Jim Rice (drafted in 1971), Roger Clemens (drafted in 1983), and Mo Vaughn (drafted in 1989) have each won a Most Valuable Player Award with the team.[7][8][9] Clemens also won three Cy Young Awards with the Red Sox and another four with other teams for a total of seven, more than any other pitcher in MLB history.[8][10] Clay Buchholz (2005) threw a no-hitter, the 17th in Red Sox franchise history, in his second major league start, tying him with Wilson Álvarez for the second-fastest no-hitter by an MLB pitcher.[11] Jim Rice is the only first-round pick of the Red Sox in the Baseball Hall of Fame, inducted in 2009.[7]

The Red Sox have made 20 selections in the supplemental round of the draft. They have never made the first overall selection in the draft.[3][12] They have had 30 compensatory picks since the institution of the First-Year Player Draft in 1965. These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the prior off-season,[2][13][V] or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year.[14] The Red Sox have failed to sign two first-round picks across their draft history. First, Jimmy Hack (1970) did not sign but they received no compensation pick.[15] The Red Sox also did not sign Greg McMurtry (1986)[16] and were given the 32nd pick of the 1987 draft in compensation which they used to draft Bob Zupcic.[3]

Key

Year Each year links to an article about that year's Major League Baseball Draft.
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
* Player did not sign with the Red Sox
§ Indicates a supplemental pick
† Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
'04 Player was a member of Red Sox' 2004 championship team
'07 Player was a member of Red Sox' 2007 championship team
'13 Player was a member of Red Sox' 2013 championship team

Picks

A man in white pants and a maroon baseball jersey with "ASTROS 22" on the chest pitches a baseball with his right hand.
Roger Clemens (1983) won three Cy Young Awards and a MVP Award with the Red Sox along with another four Cy Young Awards with other teams.
A man in gray pants and a blue baseball jersey with "METS" on the chest prepares to pitch a baseball with his right hand.
Aaron Sele was the first of two players drafted from Washington State University in 1991.
A man in a grey baseball uniform stands at home plate in a left-handed batting stance.
Trot Nixon (1993) won a World Series championship with the 2004 Red Sox.
A man in white pants, a dark blue baseball cap, and a dark blue baseball jersey with "5" on the back leans on a baseball bat in his left hand.
Nomar Garciaparra (1994) won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1997.
A man in a green baseball cap and grey baseball uniform with "TAMPA BAY 15" on the chest prepares to pitch a baseball with his left hand.
Casey Fossum (1999)
A man in a white baseball uniform and red socks swings left-handed at a baseball.
David Murphy (2003)
A man in a gray baseball uniform winds up to pitch with his right hand.
Clay Buchholz (2005) threw a no-hitter in his second start with the Red Sox.
Year Name Position School (Location) Pick Ref
1965 Conigliaro, BillyBilly Conigliaro Outfielder Swampscott High School
(Swampscott, Massachusetts)		 5 [17]
1966 Brett, KenKen Brett Left-handed pitcher El Segundo High School
(El Segundo, California)		 4 [18]
1967 Garman, MikeMike Garman Right-handed pitcher Caldwell High School
(Caldwell, Idaho)		 3 [19]
1968 Maggard, TomTom Maggard Outfielder John Glenn High School
(Norwalk, California)		 20 [20]
1969 Jenks, NoelNoel Jenks Outfielder University of Minnesota
(Minneapolis, Minnesota)		 13 [21]
1970 Hacker, JimmyJimmy Hacker* Third baseman Temple High School
(Temple, Texas)		 16 [22]
1971 Rice, JimJim Rice† Outfielder Hanna High School
(Anderson, South Carolina)		 15 [23]
1972 Bishop, JoelJoel Bishop Shortstop McClatchy High School
(Sacramento, California)		 16 [24]
1973 Cox, TedTed Cox Shortstop Midwest City High School
(Midwest City, Oklahoma)		 17 [25]
1974 Ford, EddieEddie Ford Shortstop University of South Carolina
(Columbia, South Carolina)		 20 [26]
1975 Foster, OtisOtis Foster First baseman High Point University
(High Point, North Carolina)		 15 [27]
1976 Hurst, BruceBruce Hurst Left-handed pitcher Dixie High School
(St. George, Utah)		 22 [28]
1977 Madden, AndrewAndrew Madden Right-handed pitcher New Hartford High School
(New Hartford, New York)		 13 [29]
1978 no first-round pick[a] [3]
1979 no first-round pick[b] [3]
1980 no first-round pick[c] [3]
1981 Lyons, SteveSteve Lyons Shortstop Oregon State University
(Corvallis, Oregon)		 19 [30]
1981 Burrell, KevinKevin Burrell Catcher Poway High School
(Poway, California)		 25[d] [30]
1982 Horn, SamSam Horn First baseman Morse High School
(San Diego, California)		 16[e] [31]
1982 Parkins, RobRob Parkins Right-handed pitcher Cerritos High School
(Cerritos, California)		 18 [31]
1982 Ledbetter, JeffJeff Ledbetter First baseman Florida State University
(Tallahassee, Florida)		 26[f] [31]
1983 Clemens, RogerRoger Clemens Right-handed pitcher University of Texas at Austin
(Austin, Texas)		 19 [32]
1984 Marzano, JohnJohn Marzano Catcher Temple University
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)		 14 [33]
1985 Gabriele, DanDan Gabriele Right-handed pitcher Western High School
(Walled Lake, Michigan)		 21 [34]
1986 McMurtry, GregGreg McMurtry* Outfielder Brockton High School
(Brockton, Massachusetts)		 14 [35]
1987 Harris, ReggieReggie Harris Right-handed pitcher Waynesboro High School
(Waynesboro, Virginia)		 26 [36]
1987 Zupcic, BobBob Zupcic Outfielder Oral Roberts University
(Tulsa, Oklahoma)		 32§[g] [36]
1988 Fischer, TomTom Fischer Left-handed pitcher University of Wisconsin
(Madison, Wisconsin)		 12 [37]
1989 Blosser, GregGreg Blosser Outfielder Sarasota High School
(Sarasota, Florida)		 16[h] [38]
1989 Vaughn, MoMo Vaughn First baseman Seton Hall University
(South Orange, New Jersey)		 23 [38]
1989 Morton, KevinKevin Morton Left-handed pitcher Seton Hall University
(South Orange, New Jersey)		 29[i] [38]
1990 no first-round pick[j] [3]
1991 Sele, AaronAaron Sele Right-handed pitcher Washington State University
(Pullman, Washington)		 23 [39]
1991 Johnson, J.J.J.J. Johnson Outfielder Pine Plains High School
(Pine Plains, New York)		 37§[k] [39]
1991 Hatteberg, ScottScott Hatteberg Catcher Washington State University
(Pullman, Washington)		 43§[l] [39]
1992 no first-round pick[m] [3]
1993 Nixon, TrotTrot Nixon '04 Outfielder New Hanover High School
(Wilmington, North Carolina)		 7 [40]
1994 Garciaparra, NomarNomar Garciaparra Shortstop Georgia Institute of Technology
(Atlanta, Georgia)		 12 [41]
1995 Andy Yount Right-handed pitcher Kingwood High School
(Kingwood, Texas)		 15 [42]
1995 Jenkins, CoreyCorey Jenkins Outfielder Dreher High School
(Columbia, South Carolina)		 26[n] [42]
1996 Garrett, JoshJosh Garrett Right-handed pitcher South Spencer High School
(Rockport, Indiana)		 26 [42]
1996 Reitsma, ChrisChris Reitsma Right-handed pitcher Calgary Christian High School
(Calgary, Alberta)		 34§[o] [42]
1997 Curtice, JohnJohn Curtice Left-handed pitcher Great Bridge High School
(Chesapeake, Virginia)		 17 [43]
1997 Fischer, MarkMark Fischer Outfielder Georgia Institute of Technology
(Atlanta, Georgia)		 35§[p] [43]
1998 Everett, AdamAdam Everett Shortstop University of South Carolina
(Columbia, South Carolina)		 12 [44]
1999 Asadoorian, RickRick Asadoorian Outfielder Northbridge High School
(Whitinsville, Massachusetts)		 17[q] [45]
1999 Baker, BradBrad Baker Right-handed pitcher Pioneer Valley Regional School High School
(Leyden, Massachusetts)		 40§[r] [45]
1999 Fossum, CaseyCasey Fossum Left-handed pitcher Texas A&M University
(College Station, Texas)		 48§[s] [45]
2000 Dumatrait, PhilPhil Dumatrait Left-handed pitcher Bakersfield College
(Bakersfield, California)		 16 [46]
2001 no first-round pick[t] [3]
2002 no first-round pick[u] [3]
2003 Murphy, DavidDavid Murphy Outfielder Baylor University
(Waco, Texas)		 17 [47]
2003 Murton, MattMatt Murton Outfielder Georgia Institute of Technology
(Atlanta, Georgia)		 32§[v] [47]
2004 no first-round pick[w] [3]
2005 Ellsbury, JacobyJacoby Ellsbury '07, '13 Outfielder Oregon State University
(Corvallis, Oregon)		 23[x] [48]
2005 Hansen, CraigCraig Hansen Right-handed pitcher St. John's University
(Queens, New York)		 26[y] [48]
2005 Buchholz, ClayClay Buchholz '13 Right-handed pitcher Angelina College
(Lufkin, Texas)		 42§[z] [48]
2005 Lowrie, JedJed Lowrie Second baseman Stanford University
(Stanford, California)		 45§[aa] [48]
2005 Bowden, MichaelMichael Bowden Right-handed pitcher Waubonsie Valley High School
(Naperville, Illinois)		 47§[ab] [48]
2006 Place, JasonJason Place Outfielder Wren High School
(Piedmont, South Carolina)		 27 [49]
2006 Bard, DanielDaniel Bard Right-handed pitcher University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(Chapel Hill, North Carolina)		 28[ac] [49]
2006 Johnson, KrisKris Johnson Right-handed pitcher Wichita State University
(Wichita, Kansas)		 40§[ad] [49]
2006 Clay, CalebCaleb Clay Right-handed pitcher Cullman High School
(Cullman, Alabama)		 44§[ae] [49]
2007 Hagadone, NickNick Hagadone Left-handed pitcher University of Washington
(Seattle, Washington)		 55§[af] [50]
2007 Dent, RyanRyan Dent Shortstop Wilson Classical High School
(Long Beach, California)		 62§[ag] [50]
2008 Kelly, CaseyCasey Kelly Shortstop Sarasota High School
(Sarasota, Florida)		 30 [51]
2008 Price, BryanBryan Price Right-handed pitcher Rice University
(Houston, Texas)		 45§[ah] [51]
2009 Fuentes, ReymondReymond Fuentes Center fielder Fernando Callejo High School
(Manatí, Puerto Rico)		 28 [52]
2010 Vitek, KolbrinKolbrin Vitek Second baseman Ball State University
(Muncie, Indiana)		 20 [53]
2010 Brentz, BryceBryce Brentz Outfielder Middle Tennessee State University
(Murfreesboro, Tennessee)		 36§[ai] [53]
2010 Ranaudo, AnthonyAnthony Ranaudo Right-handed pitcher Louisiana State University
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)		 39§[aj] [53]
2011 Barnes, MattMatt Barnes Right-handed pitcher University of Connecticut
(Storrs, Connecticut)		 19[ak] [54]
2011 Swihart, BlakeBlake Swihart Catcher V. Sue Cleveland High School
(Rio Rancho, New Mexico)		 26[al] [54]
2011 Owens, HenryHenry Owens Left-handed pitcher Edison High School
(Huntington Beach, California)		 36§[am] [54]
2011 Bradley, JackieJackie Bradley Outfielder University of South Carolina
(Columbia, South Carolina)		 40§[an] [54]
2012 Marrero, DevenDeven Marrero Shortstop Arizona State University
(Tempe, Arizona)		 24 [55]
2012 Johnson, BrianBrian Johnson Left-handed pitcher University of Florida
(Gainesville, Florida)		 31[ao] [55]
2012 Light, PatPat Light Right-handed pitcher Monmouth University
(West Long Branch, New Jersey)		 37§[ap] [55]
2013 Ball, TreyTrey Ball Left-handed pitcher New Castle Chrysler High School
(New Castle, Indiana)		 7 [56]
2014 Chavis, MichaelMichael Chavis Shortstop Sprayberry High School
(Marietta, Georgia)		 26 [57]
2014 Kopech, MichaelMichael Kopech Right-handed pitcher Mount Pleasant High School
(Mount Pleasant, Texas)		 33§[aq] [57]
2015 Benintendi, AndrewAndrew Benintendi Outfielder University of Arkansas
(Fayetteville, Arkansas)		 7 [58]

See also

Footnotes

References

General references
In-text citations
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  8. 1 2 "Roger Clemens Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
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  53. 1 2 3 4 5 "1st Round of the 2010 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
  54. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "1st Round of the 2011 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
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  57. 1 2 3 "1st Round of the 2014 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
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