1999 Major League Baseball draft

{{Short description|Baseball draft of amateur players for Major League Baseball}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox sports draft | name = 1999 Major League Baseball draft | image = | alt = | caption = | logo = | logosize = | date = June 2–3, 1999 | time = | location = | network = | league = | teams = | first = Josh Hamilton<br/>Tampa Bay Devil Rays | most = | fewest = | first_round = | overall = | prev = 1998 | next = 2000 }} 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== {| style="background:transparent;" | style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" | | = All-Star |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! width="5%" | Pick ! width="20%" | Player ! width="30%" | Team ! width="10%" | Position ! width="35%" | School |- | 1 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Josh Hamilton | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | OF | Athens Drive High School (NC) |- | 2 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Josh Beckett | Florida Marlins | P | Spring High School (TX) |- | 3 | Eric Munson | Detroit Tigers | C | USC |- | 4 | Corey Myers | Arizona Diamondbacks | SS | Desert Vista High School (AZ) |- | 5 | B.J. Garbe | Minnesota Twins | OF, P | Moses Lake High School (WA) |- | 6 | Josh Girdley | Montreal Expos | P | Jasper High School (TX) |- | 7 | Kyle Snyder | Kansas City Royals | P | North Carolina |- | 8 | Bobby Bradley | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | Wellington High School (FL) |- | 9 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Barry Zito | Oakland Athletics | P | USC |- | 10 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Ben Sheets | Milwaukee Brewers | P | UL-Monroe |- | 11 | Ryan Christianson | Seattle Mariners | C | Arlington High School (CA) |- | 12 | Brett Myers | Philadelphia Phillies | P | Englewood Senior High School (FL) |- | 13 | Mike Paradis | Baltimore Orioles | P | Clemson |- | 14 | Ty Howington | Cincinnati Reds | P | Hudson's Bay High School (WA) |- | 15 | Jason Stumm | Chicago White Sox | P | Centralia High School (WA) |- | 16 | Jason Jennings | Colorado Rockies | P | Baylor |- | 17 | Rick Asadoorian | Boston Red Sox{{#tag:ref|Pick from Anaheim Angels as compensation for signing of free agent Mo Vaughn|group="Compensation"}} | OF | Northbridge High School (MA) |- | 18 | Richard Stahl | Baltimore Orioles{{#tag:ref|Pick from St. Louis Cardinals as compensation for signing of free agent Eric Davis|group="Compensation"}} | P | Newton High School (GA) |- | 19 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Alex Ríos | Toronto Blue Jays | OF | San Pedro Martin High School (PR)) |- | 20 | Vince Faison | San Diego Padres{{#tag:ref|Pick from Los Angeles Dodgers as compensation for signing of free agent Kevin Brown|group="Compensation"}} | OF | Toombs County High School (GA) |- | 21 | Larry Bigbie | Baltimore Orioles{{#tag:ref|Pick from Texas Rangers as compensation for signing of free agent Rafael Palmeiro|group="Compensation"}} | OF | Ball State |- | 22 | Matt Ginter | Chicago White Sox{{#tag:ref|Pick from New York Mets as compensation for signing of free agent Robin Ventura|group="Compensation"}} | P | Mississippi State |- | 23 | Keith Reed | Baltimore Orioles{{#tag:ref|Pick from Cleveland Indians as compensation for signing of free agent Roberto Alomar|group="Compensation"}} | OF | Providence |- | 24 | Kurt Ainsworth | San Francisco Giants | P | LSU |- | 25 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Mike MacDougal | Kansas City Royals{{#tag:ref|Pick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Jose Offerman|group="Compensation"}} | P | Wake Forest |- | 26 | Ben Christensen | Chicago Cubs | P | Wichita State |- | 27 | David Walling | New York Yankees | P | Arkansas |- | 28 | Gerik Baxter | San Diego Padres | P | Edmonds Woodway High School (WA) |- | 29 | Omar Ortíz | San Diego Padres{{#tag:ref|Pick from Houston Astros as compensation for signing of free agent Ken Caminiti|group="Compensation"}} | P | Texas-Pan American |- | 30 | Chance Caple | St. Louis Cardinals{{#tag:ref|Pick from Atlanta Braves as compensation for signing of free agent Brian Jordan|group="Compensation"}} | P | Texas A&M |}

==Supplemental first round selections==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! width="5%" | Pick ! width="20%" | Player ! width="30%" | Team ! width="10%" | Position ! width="35%" | School |- | 31 | Casey Daigle | Arizona Diamondbacks{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Devon White|group="Compensation"}} | P | Sulphur High School (LA) |- | 32 | Jay Gehrke | Kansas City Royals{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jose Offerman|group="Compensation"}} | P | Pepperdine |- | 33 | Jeff Heaverlo | Seattle Mariners{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mike Timlin|group="Compensation"}} | P | Washington |- | 34 | Joshua Cenate | Baltimore Orioles{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Roberto Alomar|group="Compensation"}} | P | Jefferson High School (WV) |- | 35 | Brian West | Chicago White Sox{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Albert Belle|group="Compensation"}} | P | West Monroe High School (LA) |- | 36 | Nick Stocks | St. Louis Cardinals{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Brian Jordan|group="Compensation"}} | P | Florida State |- | 37 | Jason Repko | Los Angeles Dodgers{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Scott Radinsky|group="Compensation"}} | OF | Hanford High School (WA) |- | 38 | Colby Lewis | Texas Rangers{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Todd Stottlemyre|group="Compensation"}} | P | Bakersfield College |- | 39 | Jerome Williams | San Francisco Giants{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent José Mesa|group="Compensation"}} | P | Waipahu High School (HI) |- | 40 | Brad Baker | Boston Red Sox{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mo Vaughn|group="Compensation"}} | P | Pioneer Valley Regional School (MA) |- | 41 | Casey Burns | San Diego Padres{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Kevin Brown|group="Compensation"}} | P | Richmond |- | 42 | Mike Rosamond | Houston Astros{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Randy Johnson|group="Compensation"}} | SS | Ole Miss |- | 43 | Jimmy Gobble | Kansas City Royals{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Dean Palmer|group="Compensation"}} | P | John S. Battle High School (VA) |- | 44 | Scott Rice | Baltimore Orioles{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Eric Davis|group="Compensation"}} | P | Royal High School (CA) |- | 45 | Rob Purvis | Chicago White Sox{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Robin Ventura|group="Compensation"}} | P | Bradley |- | 46 | Chris Duncan | St. Louis Cardinals{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Delino DeShields|group="Compensation"}} | 1B | Canyon del Oro High School (AZ) |- | 47 | Mike Mead | Texas Rangers{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Will Clark|group="Compensation"}} | P | Soddy Daisy High School (TN) |- | 48 | Casey Fossum | Boston Red Sox{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Greg Swindell|group="Compensation"}} | P | Texas A&M |- | 49 | Mike Bynum | San Diego Padres{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Ken Caminiti|group="Compensation"}} | P | North Carolina |- | 50 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Brian Roberts | Baltimore Orioles{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Rafael Palmeiro|group="Compensation"}} | SS | South Carolina |- | 51 | Nick Trzesniak | San Diego Padres{{#tag:ref|Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Steve Finley|group="Compensation"}} | C | Victor J. Andrew High School (IL) |-

==Compensation picks== {{Reflist|2|group="Compensation"}}

== Other notable players == {{div col}} *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 {{div col end}}

=== NFL players drafted === *Michael Bishop, 44th round, 1328th overall by the Cleveland Indians, but did not sign

==External links== *[http://www.thebaseballcube.com/draft/1999/June-Reg/1.shtml Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database] *[http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/draft.jsp?year=1999&type=junreg MLB.com's section on the draft]

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