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1999 Major League Baseball draft

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Date(s)
  
June 2–3, 1999

First selection
  
Josh HamiltonTampa Bay Devil Rays

The 1999 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, was held on June 2 and 3, 1999. A total of 1474 players were drafted over the course of 50 rounds.

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Other notable players

  • Carl Crawford, 2nd round, 52nd overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
  • Brandon Phillips, 2nd round, 57th overall by the Montreal Expos
  • Ryan Doumit, 2nd round, 59th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Ryan Ludwick, 2nd round, 60th overall by the Oakland Athletics
  • John Lackey, 2nd round, 68th overall by the Anaheim Angels
  • Justin Morneau, 3rd round, 89th overall by the Minnesota Twins
  • 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
  • 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
  • Nate Robertson, 5th round, 146th overall by the Florida Marlins
  • Joe Saunders, 5th round, 156th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign
  • J. J. Putz, 6th round, 185th overall by the Seattle Mariners
  • Érik Bédard, 6th round, 187th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
  • Shane Victorino, 6th round, 194th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
  • 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
  • Mark Ellis, 9th round, 271st overall by the Kansas City Royals
  • Marlon Byrd, 10th round, 306th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Kevin Tillman, 31st round, 941st overall by the Anaheim Angels
  • 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

    • References

    1999 Major League Baseball draft Wikipedia
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