List of Minnesota Twins first-round draft picks
Picks

List of Minnesota Twins first-round draft picks

Section Title: Picks
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Year	Name	Position	School (Location)	Pick	Ref

1965	Eddie Leon*	Shortstop	University of Arizona (Tucson, Arizona)	9

1966	Bob Jones	Third baseman	(Dawson, Georgia)	20

1967	Steve Brye	Third baseman	St. Elizabeth High School (Oakland, California)	17

1968	Alex Rowell	Outfielder	Luther College (Decorah, Iowa)	16

1969	Paul Powell	Outfielder	Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona)	7

1970	Bob Gorinski	Shortstop	Mount Pleasant High School (Calumet, Pennsylvania)	22

1971	Dale Soderholm	Shortstop	Miami Coral Park High School (Miami, Florida)	21

1972	Dick Ruthven*	Right-handed pitcher	California State University, Fresno (Fresno, California)	8

1973	Eddie Bane	Left-handed pitcher	Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona)	11

1974	Ted Shipley	Shortstop	Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee)	14

1975	Rick Sofield	Shortstop	Morristown High School (Morristown, New Jersey)	13

1976	Jamie Allen*	Third baseman	Davis High School (Yakima, Washington)	10

1977	Paul Croft	Outfielder	Morristown High School (Morristown, New Jersey)	15

1978	Lenny Faedo	Shortstop	Jefferson High School (Tampa, Florida)	16

1979	Kevin Brandt	Outfielder	Nekoosa High School (Nekoosa, Wisconsin)	11

1980	Jeff Reed	Catcher	Joliet West High School (Joliet, Illinois	12

1981	Mike Sodders	Third baseman	Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona)	11

1982	Bryan Oelkers	Left-handed pitcher	Wichita State University (Wichita, Kansas)	4

1983	Tim Belcher*	Right-handed pitcher	Mount Vernon Nazarene College (Mount Vernon, Ohio)	1

1984	Jay Bell	Shortstop	Gonzalez Tate High School (Pensacola, Florida)	8

1985	Jeff Bumgarner	Right-handed pitcher	Hanford High School (West Richland, Washington)	13

1986	Derek Parks	Right-handed pitcher	Montclair High School (Montclair, California)	10

1987	Willie Banks'91	Right-handed pitcher	St. Anthony's High School (Jersey City, New Jersey)	3

1988	Johnny Ard	Right-handed pitcher	Manatee Community College (Bradenton, Florida)	20

1989	Chuck Knoblauch'91	Shortstop	Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas)	25

1990	Todd Ritchie	Right-handed pitcher	Duncanville High School (Duncanville, Texas)	12

1990	Midre Cummings	Outfielder	Edison High School (Miami, Florida)	29§

1991	Dave McCarty	First baseman	Stanford University (Stanford, California)	3

1991	Scott Stahoviak	Third baseman	Creighton University (Omaha, Nebraska)	27§

1992	Dan Serafini	Left-handed pitcher	Serra High School (San Mateo, California)	26

1993	Torii Hunter	Outfielder	Pine Bluff High School (Pine Bluff, Arkansas)	20

1993	Jason Varitek*	Catcher	Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia)	21

1993	Marc Barcelo	Right-handed pitcher	Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona)	33§

1993	Kelcey Mucker	Outfielder	Lawrenceburg High School (Lawrenceburg, Indiana)	38§

1994	Todd Walker	Second baseman	Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)	8

1994	Travis Miller	Left-handed pitcher	Kent State University (Kent, Ohio)	34§

1995	Mark Redman	Left-handed pitcher	University of Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma)	13

1996	Travis Lee*	First baseman	San Diego State University (San Diego, California)	2

1997	Michael Cuddyer	Shortstop	Great Bridge High School (Chesapeake, Virginia)	9

1997	Matt LeCroy	Catcher	Clemson University (Clemson, South Carolina)	50§

1998	Ryan Mills	Left-handed pitcher	Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona)	6

1999	B.J. Garbe	Outfielder	Moses Lake High School (Moses Lake, Washington)	5

2000	Adam Johnson	Right-handed pitcher	California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, California)	2

2000	Aaron Heilman*	Right-handed pitcher	University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, Indiana)	31§

2001	Joe Mauer	Catcher	Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, Minnesota)	1

2002	Denard Span	Outfielder	Tampa Catholic High School (Tampa, Florida)	20

2003	Matthew Moses	Third baseman	Mills E. Godwin High School (Richmond, Virginia)	21

2004	Trevor Plouffe	Shortstop	Crespi Carmelite High School (Encino, California)	20

2004	Glen Perkins	Left-handed pitcher	University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minnesota)	22

2004	Steven Waldrop	Right-handed pitcher	Farragut High School (Knoxville, Tennessee)	25

2004	Matthew Fox	Right-handed pitcher	University of Central Florida (Orlando, Florida)	35§

2004	Jay Rainville	Right-handed pitcher	Bishop Hendricken High School (Warwick, Rhode Island)	39§

2005	Matt Garza	Right-handed pitcher	California State University, Fresno (Fresno, California)	25

2005	Henry Sanchez	First baseman	Mission Bay High School (San Diego, California)	39§

2006	Chris Parmelee	Outfielder	Chino Hills High School (Chino Hills, California)	20

2007	Ben Revere	Outfielder	Lexington Catholic High School (Lexington, Kentucky)	28

2008	Aaron Hicks	Outfielder	Wilson High School (Long Beach, California)	14

2008	Carlos Gutiérrez	Right-handed pitcher	University of Miami (Coral Gables, Florida)	27

2008	Shooter Hunt	Right-handed pitcher	Tulane University (New Orleans, Louisiana)	31§

2009	Kyle Gibson	Right-handed pitcher	University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri)	22

2009	Matthew Bashore	Left-handed pitcher	Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, Indiana)	46§

2010	Alex Wimmers	Right-handed pitcher	Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio)	21

2011	Levi Michael	Shortstop	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)	30

2011	Travis Harrison	Third baseman	Tustin High School (Tustin, California)	50§

2011	Hudson Boyd	Right-handed pitcher	Bishop Verot High School (Fort Myers, Florida)	55§

2012	Byron Buxton	Outfielder	Appling County High School (Baxley, Georgia)	2

2012	Jose Berrios	Right-handed pitcher	Papa Juan High School (Bayamón, Puerto Rico)	32§

2012	Luke Bard	Right-handed pitcher	Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia)	42§

2013	Kohl Stewart	Right-handed pitcher	St. Pius X High School (Houston, Texas)	4

2014	Nick Gordon	Shortstop	Olympia High School (Orlando, Florida)	5

2015	Tyler Jay	Left-handed pitcher	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, Illinois)	6

2016	Alex Kirilloff	Outfielder	Plum High School (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)	15

2017	Royce Lewis	Shortstop	JSerra Catholic High School (San Juan Capistrano, California)	1

2017	Brent Rooker	Outfielder	Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, Mississippi)	35

2018	Trevor Larnach	Outfielder	Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon)	20

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