List of Washington Nationals first-round draft picks

Stephen Strasburg (2009) is considered to be one of the greatest pitching prospects in the history of the draft.[1]

The Washington Nationals are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Washington, D.C. Prior to 2005, they were known as the Montreal Expos and based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Nationals play in the National League East division. Since the institution of MLB's Rule 4 Draft, the Expos/Nationals have selected 67 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 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.[2] In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks.[3] The First-Year Player Draft is unrelated to the 1968 expansion draft in which the Expos initially filled their roster.

Of the 67 players picked in the first round by Montreal or Washington, 33 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 23 of them were right-handed, while 10 were left-handed. Thirteen outfielders, nine shortstops, five third basemen, four catchers, and three first basemen were also taken. The team has never drafted a player at second base.[4] Thirteen of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, and Florida follows with eight players.[4] They have also drafted two players from Puerto Rico: Josue Estrada (1993) and Hiram Bocachica (1994).[4]

None of the Expos' or Nationals' first-round picks have won a World Series championship with the franchise (which has never won a World Series championship), and no pick has been elected to the Hall of Fame. None of these picks have won the MLB Rookie of the Year award, although Bill Gullickson (1977), Delino DeShields (1987), and Brad Wilkerson (1998) placed second in the voting in 1980,[5] 1990,[6] and 2002,[7] respectively. The Nationals had the first overall selection twice in the draft, which they used on Stephen Strasburg (2009) and Bryce Harper (2010).[4] Condredge Holloway (1971) was drafted as a shortstop, but ended up becoming a quarterback in the Canadian Football League, and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1999.[8]

The Expos/Nationals have made 19 selections in the supplemental round of the draft and six compensatory picks since their entry into the league in 1969.[4] These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the previous off-season,[3][9][V] or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year.[10] The Expos/Nationals have failed to sign four of their first-round picks: Condredge Holloway (1971), Charles Johnson (1989), John Patterson (1996), and Aaron Crow (2008). The Expos received no compensation for failing to sign Holloway, but received the 40th pick in 1990, the 52nd pick in 1997, and the 10th pick in 2009 for failing to sign Johnson, Patterson, and Crow, respectively.[4]

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 Expos/Nationals
§ Indicates a supplemental pick

Picks

Tim Wallach (1979) was one of two players drafted by the Expos/Nationals from California State University, Fullerton.
Terry Francona (1980) was the Expos/Nationals' first compensatory first-round draft selection.
Rondell White (1990) was one of six players drafted by the Expos in the first round in 1990.
Cliff Floyd (1991) was one of three first basemen drafted by the Expos/Nationals.
Michael Barrett (1995) was drafted as a shortstop, but spent most of his professional career as a catcher.[11]
Brad Wilkerson (1998) was one of eight players drafted by the Expos/Nationals from the state of Florida.
Ryan Zimmerman (2005) was one of eleven players the Expos/Nationals selected with a top five draft pick.
Drew Storen (2009) was one of three players drafted by the Expos/Nationals from Stanford University.
Year Name Position School (location) Pick Ref
1968 no first-round pick[a] [12]
1969 Moore, BalorBalor Moore Left-handed pitcher Deer Park High School
(Deer Park, Texas)		 22 [13]
1970 Foote, BarryBarry Foote Catcher Smithfield-Selma High School
(Selma, North Carolina)		 3 [14]
1971 Holloway, CondredgeCondredge Holloway* Shortstop Lee High School
(Huntsville, Alabama)		 4 [15]
1972 Bobby Goodman Catcher Bishop Byrne High School
(Memphis, Tennessee)		 5 [16]
1973 Roenicke, GaryGary Roenicke Shortstop Edgewood High School
(West Covina, California)		 8 [17]
1974 Ron Sorey Third baseman Stebbins High School
(Dayton, Ohio)		 9 [18]
1975 Art Miles Shortstop Crockett High School
(Austin, Texas)		 10 [19]
1976 James, BobBob James Right-handed pitcher Verdugo Hills High School
(Sunland, California)		 9 [20]
1977 Gullickson, BillBill Gullickson Right-handed pitcher Joliet Catholic Academy
(Joliet, Illinois)		 2 [21]
1978 Glenn Franklin Shortstop Chipola Junior College
(Marianna, Florida)		 9 [22]
1979 Wallach, TimTim Wallach First baseman California State University, Fullerton
(Fullerton, California)		 10 [23]
1980 Francona, TerryTerry Francona Outfielder University of Arizona
(Tucson, Arizona)		 22[b] [24]
1981 Darren Dilks Left-handed pitcher Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
(Stillwater, Oklahoma)		 18 [25]
1982 no first-round pick[c] [4]
1983 Rich Stoll Right-handed pitcher University of Michigan
(Ann Arbor, Michigan)		 14 [26]
1983 Holman, BrianBrian Holman Right-handed pitcher Wichita North High School
(Wichita, Kansas)		 16[d] [26]
1984 Caffrey, BobBob Caffrey Catcher California State University, Fullerton
(Fullerton, California)		 13 [27]
1984 Charlton, NormNorm Charlton Left-handed pitcher Rice University
(Houston, Texas)		 28§[e] [27]
1985 Incaviglia, PetePete Incaviglia Third baseman Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
(Stillwater, Oklahoma)		 8 [28]
1986 Kevin Dean Outfielder Hogan High School
(Vallejo, California)		 15 [29]
1987 DeShields, DelinoDelino DeShields Shortstop Seaford Senior High School
(Seaford, Delaware)		 12 [30]
1987 Tyrone Kingwood Outfielder Imperial Valley College
(Imperial, California)		 28§[f] [30]
1988 Wainhouse, DaveDave Wainhouse Right-handed pitcher Washington State University
(Pullman, Washington)		 19 [31]
1989 Johnson, CharlesCharles Johnson* Catcher Fort Pierce Westwood High School
(Fort Pierce, Florida)		 10 [32]
1990 Andrews, ShaneShane Andrews Third baseman Carlsbad High School
(Carlsbad, New Mexico)		 11 [33]
1990 White, RondellRondell White Outfielder Jones County High School
(Gray, Georgia)		 24[g] [33]
1990 White, GabeGabe White Left-handed pitcher Sebring High School
(Sebring, Florida)		 28§[h] [33]
1990 Spencer, StanStan Spencer Right-handed pitcher Stanford University
(Stanford, California)		 35§[i] [33]
1990 Van Ryn, BenBen Van Ryn Left-handed pitcher East Noble High School
(Kendallville, Indiana)		 37§[j] [33]
1990 Stan Robertson Outfielder Plainview High School
(Plainview, Texas)		 40§[k] [33]
1991 Floyd, CliffCliff Floyd First baseman Thornwood High School
(South Holland, Illinois)		 14 [34]
1992 B. J. Wallace Left-handed pitcher Mississippi State University
(Mississippi State, Mississippi)		 3 [35]
1993 Chris Schwab Outfielder Cretin High School
(St. Paul, Minnesota)		 18 [36]
1993 Josue Estrada Outfielder Medardo Carazo High School
(Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico)		 31§[l] [36]
1994 Bocachica, HiramHiram Bocachica Shortstop Rexville High School
(Bayamon, Puerto Rico)		 21 [37]
1994 Thurman, MikeMike Thurman Right-handed pitcher Oregon State University
(Corvallis, Oregon)		 31§[m] [37]
1995 Barrett, MichaelMichael Barrett Shortstop Pace Academy
(Atlanta, Georgia)		 28 [38]
1996 Patterson, JohnJohn Patterson* Right-handed pitcher West Orange-Stark High School
(West Orange, Texas)		 5 [39]
1997 Donnie Bridges Right-handed pitcher Oak Grove High School
(Hattiesburg, Mississippi)		 23 [40]
1997 Chris Stowe Right-handed pitcher Chancellor High School
(Fredericksburg, Virginia)		 37§[n] [40]
1997 Scott Hodges Shortstop Henry Clay High School
(Lexington, Kentucky)		 38§[o] [40]
1997 Hebson, BryanBryan Hebson Right-handed pitcher Auburn University
(Auburn, Alabama)		 44§[p] [40]
1997 Thomas Pittman First baseman East St. John High School
(Garyville, Louisiana)		 45§[q] [40]
1997 Tucker, T. J.T. J. Tucker Right-handed pitcher River Ridge High School
(New Port Richey, Florida)		 47§[r] [40]
1997 Shane Arthurs Right-handed pitcher Westmoore High School
(Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)		 48§[s] [40]
1997 Tootie Myers Outfielder Petal High School
(Petal, Mississippi)		 52§[t] [40]
1998 Josh McKinley Shortstop Malvern Preparatory School
(Malvern, Pennsylvania)		 11 [41]
1998 Wilkerson, BradBrad Wilkerson Outfielder University of Florida
(Gainesville, Florida)		 33§[u] [41]
1999 Josh Girdley Left-handed pitcher Jasper High School
(Jasper, Texas)		 6 [42]
2000 Wayne, JustinJustin Wayne Right-handed pitcher Stanford University
(Stanford, California)		 5 [43]
2001 Josh Karp Right-handed pitcher University of California, Los Angeles
(Los Angeles, California)		 6 [44]
2002 Everts, ClintClint Everts Right-handed pitcher Cypress Falls High School
(Houston, Texas)		 5 [45]
2003 Cordero, ChadChad Cordero Right-handed pitcher California State University, Fullerton
(Fullerton, California)		 20 [46]
2004 Bray, BillBill Bray Left-handed pitcher The College of William & Mary
(Williamsburg, Virginia)		 13 [47]
2005 Zimmerman, RyanRyan Zimmerman Third baseman University of Virginia
(Charlottesville, Virginia)		 4 [48]
2006 Marrero, ChrisChris Marrero Outfielder Monsignor Edward Pace High School
(Miami Gardens, Florida)		 15 [49]
2006 Colton Willems Right-handed pitcher John Carroll Catholic High School
(Fort Pierce, Florida)		 22[v] [49]
2007 Detwiler, RossRoss Detwiler Left-handed pitcher Missouri State University
(Springfield, Missouri)		 6 [50]
2007 Smoker, JoshJosh Smoker Left-handed pitcher Calhoun High School
(Calhoun, Georgia)		 31§[w] [50]
2007 Burgess, MichaelMichael Burgess Outfielder Hillsborough High School
(Tampa, Florida)		 49§[x] [50]
2008 Crow, AaronAaron Crow* Right-handed pitcher University of Missouri
(Columbia, Missouri)		 9 [51]
2009 Strasburg, StephenStephen Strasburg Right-handed pitcher San Diego State University
(San Diego, California)		 1 [52]
2009 Storen, DrewDrew Storen Right-handed pitcher Stanford University
(Stanford, California)		 10§[y] [52]
2010 Harper, BryceBryce Harper Outfielder College of Southern Nevada
(Henderson, Nevada)		 1 [53]
2011 Rendon, AnthonyAnthony Rendon Third baseman Rice University
(Houston, Texas)		 6 [54]
2011 Meyer, AlexAlex Meyer Right-handed pitcher University of Kentucky
(Lexington, Kentucky)		 23[z] [54]
2011 Goodwin, BrianBrian Goodwin Outfielder Miami Dade College
(Miami, Florida)		 34§[aa] [54]
2012 Giolito, LucasLucas Giolito Right-handed pitcher Harvard-Westlake High School
(Los Angeles, California)		 16 [55]
2013 no first-round pick [56]
2014 Fedde, ErickErick Fedde Right-handed pitcher University of Nevada, Las Vegas
(Las Vegas, Nevada)		 18 [57]
2015 no first-round pick [58]

See also

Footnotes

References

General references
In-text citations
  1. ↑ Mayo, Jonathan (June 9, 2009). "The one? All eyes on Strasburg". MLB.com. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "First-Year Player Draft Rules". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  3. 1 2 McCalvy, Adam. "Brewers offer three arbitration". Brewers.MLB.com. Milwaukee Brewers. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Washington Nationals 1st Round Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
  5. ↑ "1980 Awards Voting". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  6. ↑ "1994 Awards Voting". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  7. ↑ "2002 Awards Voting". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Canadian Football Hall of Fame – Condredge Holloway". Canadian Football Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  9. ↑ "First-Year Player Draft FAQ". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  10. 1 2 "MLB, MLBPA reach five-year labor accord". MLB.com. Major League Baseball Players Association. October 24, 2006. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Michael Barrett Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  12. 1 2 "1st Round of the 1968 June Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
  13. ↑ "1969 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  14. ↑ "1970 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  15. ↑ "1971 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  16. ↑ "1972 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  17. ↑ "1973 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  18. ↑ "1974 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  19. ↑ "1975 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  20. ↑ "1976 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  21. ↑ "1977 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  22. ↑ "1978 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  23. ↑ "1979 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  24. ↑ "1980 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  25. ↑ "1981 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  26. 1 2 "1983 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  27. 1 2 "1984 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  28. ↑ "1985 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  29. ↑ "1986 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  30. 1 2 "1987 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  31. ↑ "1988 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  32. ↑ "1989 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  33. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "1990 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  34. ↑ "1991 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  35. ↑ "1992 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  36. 1 2 "1993 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  37. 1 2 "1994 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  38. ↑ "1995 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  39. ↑ "1996 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  40. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "1997 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  41. 1 2 "1998 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  42. ↑ "1999 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  43. ↑ "2000 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  44. ↑ "2001 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  45. ↑ "2002 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  46. ↑ "2003 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  47. ↑ "2004 Montreal Expos Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  48. ↑ "2005 Washington Nationals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  49. 1 2 "2006 Washington Nationals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  50. 1 2 3 "2007 Washington Nationals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  51. ↑ "2008 Washington Nationals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  52. 1 2 "2009 Washington Nationals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  53. ↑ "2010 Washington Nationals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  54. 1 2 3 "2011 Washington Nationals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  55. ↑ "2012 Washington Nationals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  56. ↑ "2013 Washington Nationals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  57. ↑ "2014 Washington Nationals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  58. ↑ "2015 Washington Nationals Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseba;;-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  59. ↑ "First-Year Player Draft". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  60. ↑ "1st Round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  61. ↑ "1st Round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  62. ↑ "1st Round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  63. ↑ "1st Round of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  64. ↑ "1st Round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  65. 1 2 3 4 5 "1st Round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  66. ↑ "1st Round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  67. ↑ "1st Round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  68. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "1st Round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  69. ↑ "1st Round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  70. ↑ "1st Round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  71. 1 2 "1st Round of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  72. ↑ "1st Round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  73. 1 2 "1st Round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2011.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, March 04, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.