List of Milwaukee Brewers first-round draft picks

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Robin Yount (1973) is one of two Brewers first-round picks to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They play in the National League Central division. Established in Seattle, Washington as the Seattle Pilots in 1969, the team became the Milwaukee Brewers after relocating to Milwaukee in 1970. The franchise played in the American League until 1998, when it moved to the National League as a part of MLB's realignment plan.[1] Since the institution of MLB's Rule 4 Draft, the Brewers have selected 55 players in the first round. 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]

Of the 55 players picked in the first round by Milwaukee, 25 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 17 of these were right-handed, while 8 were left-handed. Ten shortstops were selected, and nine outfielders, four third basemen, three first basemen, and three catchers were taken. The team also selected one second baseman.[4] Eleven of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, and Florida follows with ten players.

Two Brewers first-round picks have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame: Robin Yount (1973) was elected in 1999 and Paul Molitor (1977) in 2004.[5][6] The Brewers have retired Yount's number 19 and Molitor's number 4.[7] Yount was named the American League Most Valuable Player in 1982 and 1989.[5] Ryan Braun (2005) won the National League Rookie of the Year award in 2007.[8]

The Brewers have made ten selections in the supplemental round of the draft and have made one first overall selection in the draft.[4] They have also had three compensatory picks since the institution of the First-Year Player Draft in 1965.[4] These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the prior off-season,[3][9][V] or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year.[10] The Brewers have failed to sign four of their first-round picks; Bill Bordley (1976), Alex Fernandez (1988), Kenny Henderson (1991), and Dylan Covey (2010).[11][12][13][14]

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 may have gone on to play
Pick Indicates the number of the pick
* Player did not sign with the Brewers
§ Indicates a supplemental pick

Picks

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Paul Molitor (1977) is one of two Brewers first-round picks to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Gary Sheffield (1986) is one of ten first-round picks to come from Florida.
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Ben Sheets (1999) is 1 of 14 right-handed pitchers selected by the Brewers in the first round.
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Prince Fielder (2002) led the National League with 50 home runs in 2007.[15]
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Rickie Weeks (2003) is the first second baseman selected by the Brewers in the first round.
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Ryan Braun (2005) is the only Brewers first-round pick to win the Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Name Position School (Location) Pick Ref
1968 no first-round pick[a] [16]
1969 Thomas, GormanGorman Thomas Shortstop James Island High School
(Charleston, South Carolina)		 21 [17]
1970 Porter, DarrellDarrell Porter Catcher Southeast High School
(Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)		 4 [18]
1971 Bianco, TommyTommy Bianco Shortstop Sewanhaka High School
(Elmont, New York)		 3 [19]
1972 Thomas, DanDan Thomas First baseman Southern Illinois University Carbondale
(Carbondale, Illinois)		 6 [20]
1973 Yount, RobinRobin Yount Shortstop William Howard Taft High School
(Woodland Hills, California)		 3 [21]
1974 Edge, ButchButch Edge Right-handed pitcher El Camino Fundamental High School
(Sacramento, California)		 6 [22]
1975 O'Keefe, RichardRichard O'Keefe Left-handed pitcher Yorktown Heights High School
(Yorktown Heights, New York)		 5 [23]
1976 Bordley, BillBill Bordley* Left-handed pitcher Bishop Montgomery High School
(Hermosa Beach, California)		 4 [24]
1977 Molitor, PaulPaul Molitor Shortstop University of Minnesota
(Minneapolis, Minnesota)		 3 [25]
1978 Hernandez, NickNick Hernandez Catcher Hialeah High School
(Hialeah, Florida)		 8 [26]
1979 no first-round pick[b] [27]
1980 James, DionDion James Outfielder C. K. McClatchy High School
(Sacramento, California)		 25 [28]
1981 no first-round pick[c] [29]
1982 Sveum, DaleDale Sveum Shortstop Pinole Valley High School
(Pinole, California)		 25 [30]
1983 Plesac, DanDan Plesac Left-handed pitcher North Carolina State University
(Raleigh, North Carolina)		 26 [31]
1984 Clark, IsaiahIsaiah Clark Shortstop Crockett High School
(Crockett, Texas)		 18 [32]
1985 Surhoff, B. J.B. J. Surhoff Shortstop University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(Chapel Hill, North Carolina)		 1 [33]
1986 Vaughn, GregGreg Vaughn Shortstop Hillsborough High School
(Tampa, Florida)		 6 [34]
1987 Spiers, BillBill Spiers Shortstop Clemson University
(Clemson, South Carolina)		 13 [35]
1988 Fernandez, AlexAlex Fernandez* Right-handed pitcher Monsignor Edward Pace High School
(Opa-locka, Florida)		 24 [36]
1989 Eldred, CalCal Eldred Right-handed pitcher University of Iowa
(Iowa City, Iowa)		 17 [37]
1989 Powell, GordonGordon Powell Third baseman Hughes Center High School
(Cincinnati, Ohio)		 30§[d] [37]
1990 no first-round pick[e] [38]
1991 Henderson, KennyKenny Henderson* Right-handed pitcher Ringgold High School
(Ringgold, Georgia)		 5 [39]
1991 Hill, TyroneTyrone Hill Left-handed pitcher Yucaipa High School
(Yucaipa, California)		 15§[f] [39]
1992 Felder, KennyKenny Felder Outfielder Florida State University
(Tallahassee, Florida)		 12 [40]
1992 Martinez, GabbyGabby Martinez Shortstop Luchetti High School
(Santurce, Puerto Rico)		 38§[g] [40]
1993 D'Amico, JeffJeff D'Amico Right-handed pitcher Northeast High School
(St. Petersburg, Florida)		 23 [41]
1993 Wunsch, KellyKelly Wunsch Left-handed pitcher Texas A&M University
(College Station, Texas)		 26§[h] [41]
1993 Dunn, ToddTodd Dunn Outfielder University of North Florida
(Jacksonville, Florida)		 35§[i] [41]
1993 Wagner, JoeJoe Wagner Right-handed pitcher University of Central Florida
(Orlando, Florida)		 39§[j] [41]
1994 Williamson, AnthonyAnthony Williamson Third baseman Arizona State University
(Tempe, Arizona)		 4 [42]
1995 Jenkins, GeoffGeoff Jenkins Outfielder University of Southern California
(Los Angeles, California)		 9 [43]
1996 Green, ChadChad Green Outfielder University of Kentucky
(Lexington, Kentucky)		 8 [44]
1997 Peterson, KyleKyle Peterson Right-handed pitcher Stanford University
(Stanford, California)		 13 [45]
1998 Gold, J. M.J. M. Gold Right-handed pitcher Toms River High School North
(Toms River, New Jersey)		 13 [46]
1999 Sheets, BenBen Sheets Right-handed pitcher Northeast Louisiana University
(Monroe, Louisiana)		 10 [47]
2000 Krynzel, DaveDave Krynzel Outfielder Green Valley High School
(Henderson, Nevada)		 11 [48]
2001 Jones, MikeMike Jones Right-handed pitcher Thunderbird High School
(Phoenix, Arizona)		 12 [49]
2002 Fielder, PrincePrince Fielder First baseman Eau Gallie High School
(Melbourne, Florida)		 7 [50]
2003 Weeks, RickieRickie Weeks Second baseman Southern University
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)		 2 [51]
2004 Rogers, MarkMark Rogers Right-handed pitcher Mt. Ararat High School
(Topsham, Maine)		 5 [52]
2005 Braun, RyanRyan Braun Third baseman University of Miami
(Coral Gables, Florida)		 5 [53]
2006 Jeffress, JeremyJeremy Jeffress Right-handed pitcher Halifax County High School
(South Boston, Virginia)		 16 [54]
2007 LaPorta, MattMatt LaPorta First baseman University of Florida
(Gainesville, Florida)		 7 [55]
2008 Lawrie, BrettBrett Lawrie Third baseman Brookswood Secondary School
(Langley, British Columbia)		 16 [56]
2008 Odorizzi, JakeJake Odorizzi Right-handed pitcher Highland High School
(New Douglas, Illinois)		 32§[k] [56]
2008 Frederickson, EvanEvan Frederickson Left-handed pitcher University of San Francisco
(San Francisco, California)		 35§[l] [56]
2009 Arnett, EricEric Arnett Right-handed pitcher Indiana University
(Bloomington, Indiana)		 26 [57]
2009 Davis, KentrailKentrail Davis Outfielder University of Tennessee
(Knoxville, Tennessee)		 39§[m] [57]
2009 Heckathorn, KyleKyle Heckathorn Right-handed pitcher Kennesaw State University
(Kennesaw, Georgia)		 47§[n] [57]
2010 Covey, DylanDylan Covey* Right-handed pitcher Maranatha High School
(Pasadena, California)		 14 [58]
2011 Jungmann, TaylorTaylor Jungmann Right-handed pitcher University of Texas at Austin
(Austin, Texas)		 12 [59]
2011 Bradley, JedJed Bradley Left-handed pitcher Georgia Institute of Technology
(Atlanta, Georgia)		 15§[o] [59]
2012 Coulter, ClintClint Coulter Catcher Union High School
(Camas, Washington)		 27[p] [60]
2012 Roache, VictorVictor Roache Outfielder Georgia Southern University
(Statesboro, Georgia)		 28 [60]
2012 Haniger, MitchMitch Haniger Outfielder California Polytechnic State University
(San Luis Obispo, California)		 38§[q] [60]
2013 no first-round pick[r] [61]
2014 Medeiros, KodiKodi Medeiros Left-handed pitcher Waiakea High School
(Hilo, Hawaii)		 12 [62]
2015 Clark, TrentTrent Clark Outfielder Richland High School
(North Richland Hills, Texas)		 15 [63]
2015 Kirby, NathanNathan Kirby Left-handed pitcher University of Virginia
(Charlottesville, Virginia)		 40§ [63]

See also

Footnotes

References

General references
In-text citations
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  2. 1 2 "First-Year Player Draft Rules". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
  3. 1 2 McCalvy, Adam. "Brewers offer three arbitration". Brewers.MLB.com. Milwaukee Brewers. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
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  8. ↑ "Ryan Braun Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
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  10. 1 2 "MLB, MLBPA reach five-year labor accord". MLB.com. Major League Baseball Players Association. October 24, 2006. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
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  16. 1 2 "1st Round of the 1968 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
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  18. ↑ "1st Round of the 1970 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  19. ↑ "1st Round of the 1971 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  20. ↑ "1st Round of the 1972 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  21. ↑ "1st Round of the 1973 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  22. ↑ "1st Round of the 1974 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  23. ↑ "1st Round of the 1975 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
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  26. ↑ "1st Round of the 1978 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  27. 1 2 "1st Round of the 1979 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
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  29. 1 2 "1st Round of the 1981 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
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  31. ↑ "1st Round of the 1983 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  32. ↑ "1st Round of the 1984 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  33. ↑ "1st Round of the 1985 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  34. ↑ "1st Round of the 1986 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  35. ↑ "1st Round of the 1987 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  36. ↑ "1st Round of the 1988 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  37. 1 2 3 "1st Round of the 1989 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  38. 1 2 "1st Round of the 1990 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  39. 1 2 3 "1st Round of the 1991 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  40. 1 2 3 "1st Round of the 1992 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
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  55. ↑ "1st Round of the 2007 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  56. 1 2 3 4 5 "1st Round of the 2008 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
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  59. 1 2 3 "1st Round of the 2011 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  60. 1 2 3 4 5 "1st Round of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
  61. 1 2 "1st Round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2013.
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