List of Cincinnati Reds first-round draft picks

Barry Larkin, the Reds 1985 selection, was named to 14 All-Star teams in his 19-year career.[1]

The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They play in the National League Central division. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft",[2] 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.[2] In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks.[3] Since the establishment of the draft in 1965, the Reds have selected 58 players in the first round.

Of those 58 players, 28 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 22 of these were right-handed, while 6 were left-handed. The Reds have also selected 12 outfielders, eight shortstops, four catchers, four third basemen and two first basemen. They have never selected a second baseman in the initial round of the draft.[4] The franchise has drafted eleven players from colleges or high schools in California, while another eight were drafted out of Texas. No first-round pick has been drafted out the Reds' home state of Ohio.[4]

Five of these picks have won a World Series championship with the Reds. Don Gullett & Gary Nolan (baseball) won two consecutive Series with the Reds, 1975 and 1976, and won again in 1977 as a member of the New York Yankees.[5] Three of the Reds first-round picks participated in the team's 1990 championship; Barry Larkin, Scott Scudder, and Jack Armstrong.[6] Larkin was awarded the Roberto Clemente Award in 1993, the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award in 1994, and named the National League Most Valuable Player in 1995.[1] Larkin received 361 votes—out of 436 required—in his second year of eligibility for election to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He will be eligible for election for a further 13 years, as long as he is named on 5% of the ballots cast each year.[7]

Cincinnati has made ten selections in the supplemental round of the draft, but has never held the first overall pick. They have also had two compensatory picks since the first draft in 1965.[4] These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the previous off-season,[3][8][V] or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year.[9] The Reds have failed to sign their first-round pick twice. Mike Miley, selected in 1971, chose to attend college at Louisiana State University; he would later be drafted by the California Angels in 1974.[10][11] The Reds did not receive a compensatory pick for failing to sign Miley. Jeremy Sowers, the Reds' 2001 choice, decided to attend Vanderbilt University, and was selected in the first-round of the 2004 draft by the Cleveland Indians. Sowers' MLB debut came in 2006 against Cincinnati.[12] For failing to sign Sowers, the Reds received the 40th pick in the 2002 draft, which they used to select Mark Schramek.[13]

Key

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 went on to play
Pick Indicates the number of the pick
* Player did not sign with the Reds
§ Indicates a supplemental pick
'90 Player was a member of the Reds' 1990 championship team
'75 '76 Player was a member of the Reds' 1975 and 1976 championship teams.

Picks

Austin Kearns, playing for the Washington Nationals, holding a baseball bat.
Austin Kearns (1998) led the National League in putouts as a right fielder in 2006 and 2007.[14]
Jeremy Sowers throws a pitch, wearing a Cleveland Indians uniform
Jeremy Sowers (2001), is one of only two picks the Reds were unable to sign.
Homer Bailey, in a Reds uniform, ready to throw a pitch
When Homer Bailey (2004) made his MLB debut in 2007, he was the youngest player in the National League.[15]
Year Name Position School (Location) Pick Ref
1965 Carbo, BernieBernie Carbo Third baseman Livonia High School
(Livonia, Michigan)
16 [17]
1966 Nolan, GaryGary Nolan '75 '76 Right-handed pitcher Oroville High School
(Oroville, California)
13 [18]
1967 Simpson, WayneWayne Simpson Right-handed pitcher Centennial High School
(Compton, California)
8 [19]
1968 Tim Grant Right-handed pitcher Riverview High School
(Boykins, Virginia)
13 [20]
1969 Gullett, DonDon Gullett '75 '76 Left-handed pitcher McKell High School
(South Shore, Kentucky)
14 [21]
1970 Gary Polczynski Shortstop Nathan Hale High School
(West Allis, Wisconsin)
15 [22]
1971 Miley, MikeMike Miley* Shortstop East Jefferson High School
(Kenner, Louisiana)
24 [23]
1972 Larry Paine Right-handed pitcher Huntsville High School
(Huntsville, Texas)
7 [24]
1973 Charles Kessler Outfielder Claremont High School
(Claremont, California)
22 [25]
1974 Steve Reed Right-handed pitcher Fort Wayne High School
(Fort Wayne, Indiana)
23 [26]
1975 Tony Moretto Outfielder William Henry Harrison High School
(Evansville, Indiana)
22 [27]
1976 Mark King Right-handed pitcher Owensboro High School
(Owensboro, Kentucky)
23 [28]
1977 Tad Venger Third baseman Hart High School
(Newhall, California)
24 [29]
1978 Esasky, NickNick Esasky Shortstop Carol City High School
(Opa-locka, Florida)
17 [30]
1979 Dan Lamar Catcher Bellaire High School
(Houston, Texas)
20[a] [31]
1979 Mike Sullivan Right-handed pitcher Clemson University
(Clemson, South Carolina)
22 [31]
1980 Robinson, RonRon Robinson Right-handed pitcher Woodlake High School
(Woodlake, California)
19 [32]
1981 no first-round pick[b] [33]
1982 Scott Jones Left-handed pitcher Hinsdale South High School
(Hinsdale, Illinois)
22[c] [34]
1982 Billy Hawley Right-handed pitcher Brookland-Cayce High School
(West Columbia, South Carolina)
23 [34]
1982 Robert Jones First baseman Proviso East High School
(Maywood, Illinois)
28§[d] [34]
1983 Stillwell, KurtKurt Stillwell Shortstop Thousand Oaks High School
(Thousand Oaks, California)
2 [35]
1984 Pacillo, PatPat Pacillo Right-handed pitcher Seton Hall University
(South Orange, New Jersey)
5 [36]
1985 Larkin, BarryBarry Larkin '90 Shortstop University of Michigan
(Ann Arbor, Michigan)
4 [37]
1986 Scudder, ScottScott Scudder '90 Right-handed pitcher Prairiland High School
(Blossom, Texas)
17 [38]
1987 Armstrong, JackJack Armstrong '90 Right-handed pitcher University of Oklahoma
(Norman, Oklahoma)
18 [39]
1988 no first-round pick[e] [40]
1989 Bryant, ScottScott Bryant Outfielder University of Texas
(Austin, Texas)
20 [41]
1990 Wilson, DanDan Wilson Catcher University of Minnesota
(Minneapolis, Minnesota)
7 [42]
1991 Reese, PokeyPokey Reese Shortstop Lower Richland High School
(Hopkins, South Carolina)
20 [43]
1992 Mottola, ChadChad Mottola Outfielder University of Central Florida
(Orlando, Florida)
5 [44]
1993 Watkins, PatPat Watkins Outfielder East Carolina University
(Greenville, North Carolina)
32§[f] [45]
1994 Nitkowski, C. J.C. J. Nitkowski Left-handed pitcher St. John's University
(Queens, New York)
9 [46]
1995 no first-round pick[g] [47]
1996 John Oliver Outfielder Lake-Lehman Junior/Senior High School
(Lehman Township, Pennsylvania)
25 [48]
1996 Matt McClendon Right-handed pitcher Dr. Phillips High School
(Orlando, Florida)
33§[h] [48]
1997 Larson, BrandonBrandon Larson Shortstop Louisiana State University
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
14 [49]
1998 Kearns, AustinAustin Kearns Outfielder Lafayette High School
(Lexington, Kentucky)
7 [50]
1999 Ty Howington Left-handed pitcher Hudson's Bay High School
(Vancouver, Washington)
14 [51]
2000 David Espinosa Shortstop Miami Coral Park High School
(Miami, Florida)
23 [52]
2000 Moseley, DustinDustin Moseley Right-handed pitcher Arkansas High School
(Texarkana, Arkansas)
34§[i] [52]
2001 Sowers, JeremyJeremy Sowers* Left-handed pitcher Ballard High School
(Ballard, Kentucky)
20 [53]
2002 Christopher Gruler Right-handed pitcher Liberty High School
(Oakley, California)
3 [13]
2002 Mark Schramek Third baseman University of Texas
(Austin, Texas)
40§[j] [13]
2003 Wagner, RyanRyan Wagner Right-handed pitcher University of Houston
(Houston, Texas)
14 [54]
2004 Bailey, HomerHomer Bailey Right-handed pitcher La Grange High School
(La Grange, Texas)
7 [55]
2005 Bruce, JayJay Bruce Outfielder West Brook Senior High School
(Beaumont, Texas)
12 [56]
2006 Stubbs, DrewDrew Stubbs Outfielder University of Texas
(Austin, Texas)
8 [57]
2007 Mesoraco, DevinDevin Mesoraco Catcher Punxsutawney Area High School
(Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania)
15 [58]
2007 Frazier, ToddTodd Frazier Third baseman Rutgers University
(New Brunswick, New Jersey)
34§[k] [58]
2007 Lotzkar, KyleKyle Lotzkar Right-handed pitcher South Delta Secondary School
(Delta, British Columbia)
53§[l] [58]
2008 Alonso, YonderYonder Alonso First baseman University of Miami
(Coral Gables, Florida)
7 [59]
2009 Leake, MikeMike Leake Right-handed pitcher Arizona State University
(Tempe, Arizona)
8 [60]
2009 Boxberger, BradleyBradley Boxberger Right-handed pitcher University of Southern California
(Los Angeles, California)
43§[m] [60]
2010 Grandal, YasmaniYasmani Grandal Catcher University of Miami
(Coral Gables, Florida)
12 [61]
2011 Stephenson, RobertRobert Stephenson Right-handed pitcher Alhambra High School
(Martinez, California)
27 [62]
2012 Travieso, NickNick Travieso Right-handed pitcher Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School
(Southwest Ranches, Florida)
14 [63]
2012 Winker, JesseJesse Winker Outfielder Olympia High School
(Orlando, Florida)
49§[n] [63]
2012 Gelalich, JeffJeff Gelalich Outfielder University of California, Los Angeles
(Los Angeles, California)
57§[o] [63]
2013 Ervin, PhillipPhillip Ervin Outfielder Samford University
(Birmingham, Alabama)
27 [64]
2013 Lorenzen, MichaelMichael Lorenzen Right-handed pitcher California State University, Fullerton
(Fullerton, California)
38 [64]
2014 Howard, NickNick Howard Right-handed pitcher University of Virginia
(Charlottesville, Virginia)
19 [65]
2014 Blandino, AlexAlex Blandino Shortstop Stanford University
(Palo Alto, California)
29[p] [65]
2015 Stephenson, TylerTyler Stephenson Catcher Kennesaw Mountain High School
(Kennesaw, Georgia)
11 [66]

See also

Footnotes

References

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