# 1991 Major League Baseball draft

The 1991 Major League Baseball draft began 3 June 1991 to assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order is the reverse order of the 1990 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks will be distributed for players who did not sign from the 1990 MLB Draft. The New York Yankees received the first overall selection.
Brien Taylor would become only the second top pick to fail to reach the major leagues, following Steve Chilcott of the 1966 draft.

## First round selections

The following are the first-round picks in the 1991 Major League Baseball draft.
| † | = All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | Hometown/School |
| 1 | Brien Taylor | New York Yankees | Pitcher | East Carteret High School (NC) |
| 2 | Mike Kelly | Atlanta Braves | Outfielder | Arizona State |
| 3 | David McCarty | Minnesota Twins | First Baseman | Stanford |
| 4 | Dmitri Young † | St. Louis Cardinals | Third Baseman | Rio Mesa High School (CA) |
| 5 | Kenny Henderson | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Ringgold High School (GA) |
| 6 | John Burke | Houston Astros | Pitcher | Florida |
| 7 | Joe Vitiello | Kansas City Royals | Outfielder | Alabama |
| 8 | Joey Hamilton | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Georgia Southern |
| 9 | Mark Smith | Baltimore Orioles | Outfielder | USC |
| 10 | Tyler Green † | Philadelphia Phillies | Pitcher | Wichita State |
| 11 | Shawn Estes † | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Douglas High School (NV) |
| 12 | Doug Glanville | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder | Pennsylvania |
| 13 | Manny Ramirez † | Cleveland Indians | Outfielder | George Washington High School (NY) |
| 14 | Cliff Floyd † | Montreal Expos | First Baseman | Thornwood High School (IL) |
| 15 | Tyrone Hill | Milwaukee Brewers | Pitcher | Yucaipa High School (CA) |
| 16 | Shawn Green † | Toronto Blue Jays | Outfielder | Tustin High School (CA) |
| 17 | Eduardo Pérez | California Angels | First Baseman | Florida State |
| 18 | Al Shirley | New York Mets | Outfielder | George Washington High School (VA) |
| 19 | Benji Gil | Texas Rangers | Shortstop | Castle Park High School (CA) |
| 20 | Pokey Reese | Cincinnati Reds | Shortstop | Lower Richland High School (SC) |
| 21 | Allen Watson | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | New York Institute of Technology |
| 22 | Brian Barber | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Dr. Phillips High School (FL) |
| 23 | Aaron Sele † | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | Washington State |
| 24 | Jon Farrell | Pittsburgh Pirates | Catcher | Florida Junior College |
| 25 | Scott Ruffcorn | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Baylor |
| 26 | Brent Gates | Oakland Athletics | Shortstop | Minnesota |

## Supplemental first round selections

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | Hometown/School |
| 27 | Scott Stahoviak | Minnesota Twins | Third Baseman | Creighton |
| 28 | Tom McKinnon | Saint Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Jordan High School (CA) |
| 29 | Shawn Livsey | Houston Astros | Shortstop | Simeon High School (IL) |
| 30 | Jason Pruitt | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Rockingham County High School (NC) |
| 31 | Greg Anthony | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Tavares High School (FL) |
| 32 | Justin Thompson † | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Klein Oak High School (TX) |
| 33 | Steve Whitaker | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | Long Beach State |
| 34 | Jorge Fábregas | California Angels | Third Baseman | Miami (FL) |
| 35 | Jeff Ware | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | Old Dominion |
| 36 | Bobby Jones † | New York Mets | Pitcher | Fresno State |
| 37 | J.J. Johnson | Boston Red Sox | Outfielder | Pine Plains High School (NY) |
| 38 | Mike Rossiter | Oakland Athletics | Pitcher | Burroughs High School (CA) |
| 39 | Dan Cholowsky | St. Louis Cardinals | Third Baseman | California |
| 40 | Jim Gonzalez | Houston Astros | Catcher | East Hartford High School (CT) |
| 41 | Trever Miller | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Trinity High School (KY) |
| 42 | Dante Powell | Toronto Blue Jays | Outfield | Millikan High School (CA) |
| 43 | Scott Hatteberg | Boston Red Sox | Catcher | Washington State |
| 44 | Mike Groppuso | Houston Astros | Third Baseman | Seton Hall |

## Compensation picks

* ↑ Compensation pick from the Detroit Tigers for signing Rob Deer
* ↑ Compensation pick from the San Francisco Giants for signing Bud Black
* ↑ Compensation pick from the Los Angeles Dodgers for signing Darryl Strawberry
* ↑ Compensation pick from the Toronto Blue Jays for signing Ken Dayley
* ↑ Compensation pick from the New York Mets for signing Vince Coleman
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Gary Gaetti
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Terry Pendleton
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Danny Darwin
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Steve Farr
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jack Clark
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jack Morris
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Brett Butler
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Chili Davis
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent George Bell
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Darryl Strawberry
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Larry Andersen
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Willie McGee
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Ken Dayley
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mike Heath
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Buddy Black
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Franklin Stubbs

## Other notable players

* Kevin Stocker, 2nd round, 54th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
* Herbert Perry, 2nd round, 57th overall by the Cleveland Indians
* Todd Hollandsworth, 3rd round, 80th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
* Alex Ochoa, 3rd round, 82nd overall by the Baltimore Orioles
* Jim Mecir, 3rd round, 84th overall by the Seattle Mariners
* Chris Stynes, 3rd round, 94th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
* Desi Relaford, 4th round, 110th overall by the Seattle Mariners
* Terry Adams, 4th round, 111th overall by the Chicago Cubs
* Paul Byrd, 4th round, 112th overall by the Cleveland Indians
* Brian Boehringer, 4th round, 124th overall by the Chicago White Sox
* Nomar Garciaparra, 5th round, 130th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign
* Dave Kennedy, 5th round, 142nd overall by the California Angles
* John Mabry, 6th round, 155th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
* LaTroy Hawkins, 7th round, 180th overall by the Minnesota Twins
* Chris Turner, 7th round, 194th overall by the California Angels
* Tony Womack, 7th round, 201st overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
* Jason Schmidt, 8th round, 205th overall by the Atlanta Braves
* Brad Radke, 8th round, 206th overall by the Minnesota Twins
* Mike Matheny, 8th round, 208th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
* Derek Lowe, 8th round, 214th overall by the Seattle Mariners
* Steve Trachsel, 8th round, 215th overall by the Chicago Cubs
* Jon Lieber, 9th round, 241st overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
* Mark Sweeney, 9th round, 246th overall by the California Angels
* Scott Eyre, 9th round, 248th overall by the Texas Rangers
* Mike Sweeney, 10th round, 262nd overall by the Kansas City Royals
* Jeff Cirillo, 11th round, 286th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
* Sam Wood, 11th round, 290th overall by the Houston Astros
* Joe Randa, 11th round, 288th overall by the Kansas City Royals
* Mark Grudzielanek, 11th round, 295th overall by the Montreal Expos
* Al Levine, 11th round, 306th overall by the Chicago White Sox
* Matt Lawton, 13th round, 336th overall by the Minnesota Twins
* Alex Gonzalez, 13th round, 354th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
* Bobby Higginson, 18th round, 473rd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign
* Kirk Rueter, 18th round, 477th overall by the Montreal Expos
* Ron Mahay, 18th round, 486th overall by the Boston Red Sox
* Mike Cameron, 18th round, 488th overall by the Chicago White Sox
* Albie Lopez, 20th round, 528th overall by the Cleveland Indians
* Matt Mantei, 25th round, 656th overall by the Seattle Mariners
* Ryan Franklin, 25th round, 666th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
* Bob Howry, 32nd round, 833rd overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign
* Orlando Palmeiro, 33rd round, 870th overall by the California Angels
* Dustin Hermanson, 39th round, 1033rd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but did not sign
* Aaron Boone, 43rd round, 1127th overall by the California Angels, but did not sign
* Damian Jackson, 44th round, 1148th overall by the Cleveland Indians
* Jason Isringhausen, 44th round, 1157th overall by the New York Mets
* Jacob Cruz, 45th round, 1177th overall by the California Angels
* Stephan Riddle, 46th round, 1273rd overall by the Detroit Tigers, but did not sign
* Ken Grundt, 53rd round, 1354th overall by the San Francisco Giants

### NFL players drafted

* Tony Banks, 10th round, 258th overall by the Minnesota Twins
* Rob Johnson, 16th round, 414th overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
* Frank Sanders, 26th round, 683rd overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
* Steve McNair, 35th round, 916th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign
* O. J. McDuffie, 41st round, 1077th overall by the California Angels, but did not sign
* Mark Fields, 51st round, 1309th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign
* Rodney Williams, 37th round, 964th overall by the Kansas City Royals