1999 Major League Baseball draft

The 1999 Major League Baseball draft, was the annual choosing of high school and college baseball players, held on June 2 and 3, 1999. A total of 1,474 players were drafted over the course of 50 rounds.

First round selections

Supplemental first round selections

Compensation picks

1. ^ Pick from Anaheim Angels as compensation for signing of free agent Mo Vaughn
2. ^ Pick from St. Louis Cardinals as compensation for signing of free agent Eric Davis
3. ^ Pick from Los Angeles Dodgers as compensation for signing of free agent Kevin Brown
4. ^ Pick from Texas Rangers as compensation for signing of free agent Rafael Palmeiro
5. ^ Pick from New York Mets as compensation for signing of free agent Robin Ventura
6. ^ Pick from Cleveland Indians as compensation for signing of free agent Roberto Alomar
7. ^ Pick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Jose Offerman
8. ^ Pick from Houston Astros as compensation for signing of free agent Ken Caminiti
9. ^ Pick from Atlanta Braves as compensation for signing of free agent Brian Jordan
10. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Devon White
11. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jose Offerman
12. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mike Timlin
13. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Roberto Alomar
14. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Albert Belle
15. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Brian Jordan
16. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Scott Radinsky
17. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Todd Stottlemyre
18. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent José Mesa
19. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mo Vaughn
20. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Kevin Brown
21. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Randy Johnson
22. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Dean Palmer
23. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Eric Davis
24. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Robin Ventura
25. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Delino DeShields
26. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Will Clark
27. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Greg Swindell
28. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Ken Caminiti
29. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Rafael Palmeiro
30. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Steve Finley

Other notable players

• Carl Crawford, 2nd round, 52nd overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (All-Star)
• Brandon Phillips, 2nd round, 57th overall by the Montreal Expos (All-Star)
• Ryan Doumit, 2nd round, 59th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Ryan Ludwick, 2nd round, 60th overall by the Oakland Athletics (All-Star)
• John Lackey, 2nd round, 68th overall by the Anaheim Angels (All-Star)
• Jack Taschner, 2nd round, 75th overall by the San Francisco Giants
• Justin Morneau, 3rd round, 89th overall by the Minnesota Twins (All-Star)
• Willie Bloomquist, 3rd round, 95th overall by the Seattle Mariners
• Jon Rauch, 3rd round, 99th overall by the Chicago White Sox
• Josh Bard, 3rd round, 100th overall by the Colorado Rockies
• Hank Blalock, 3rd round, 105th overall by the Texas Rangers (All-Star)
• Cody Ross, 4th round, 117th overall by the Detroit Tigers
• Kevin Mench, 4th round, 118th overall by the Texas Rangers
• Ángel Pagán, 4th round, 136th overall by the New York Mets
• Alec Zumwalt, 4th round, 144th overall by the Atlanta Braves
• Nate Robertson, 5th round, 146th overall by the Florida Marlins
• Joe Saunders, 5th round, 156th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign (All-Star)
• J. J. Putz, 6th round, 185th overall by the Seattle Mariners (All-Star)
• Érik Bédard, 6th round, 187th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
• Shane Victorino, 6th round, 194th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers (All-Star)
• Aaron Harang, 6th round, 195th overall by the Texas Rangers
• Coco Crisp, 7th round, 222nd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
• Chris Capuano, 8th round, 238th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks (All-Star)
• Mark Ellis, 9th round, 271st overall by the Kansas City Royals
• Marlon Byrd, 10th round, 306th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies (All-Star)
• Matt Guerrier, 10th round, 309th overall by the Chicago White Sox
• Greg Dobbs, 10th round, 323rd overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign
• Lew Ford, 12th round, 379th overall by the Boston Red Sox
• Albert Pujols, 13th round, 402nd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals (All-Star)
• Brandon Lyon, 14th round, 433rd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
• Garrett Jones, 14th round, 444th overall by the Atlanta Braves
• Jake Peavy, 15th round, 472nd overall by the San Diego Padres (All-Star)
• Matt Diaz, 17th round, 505th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
• Reed Johnson, 17th round, 523rd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
• Ryan Raburn, 18th round, 535th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign
• Lyle Overbay, 18th round, 538th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
• Scott Hairston, 18th round, 549th overall by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign
• Noah Lowry, 19th round, 585th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign
• Willie Harris, 24th round, 727th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
• Jason Frasor, 33rd round, 1145th overall by the Detroit Tigers
• Rich Harden, 38th round, 987th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign
• Mike Jacobs, 38th round, 1156th overall by the New York Mets
• Kameron Loe, 39th round, 1176th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign
• Adam LaRoche, 42nd round, 1254th overall by the Florida Marlins, but did not sign
• Chris Snyder, 43rd round, 1290th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign
• Pat Neshek, 45th round, 1337th overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign

NFL players drafted

• Michael Bishop, 44th round, 1328th overall by the Cleveland Indians, but did not sign

See also

• Major League Baseball
• Major League Baseball Draft
• List of MLB first overall draft choices
• Rule 5 Draft

External links

• Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database
• MLB.com's section on the draft