# 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

* = All-Star
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 1 | Josh Hamilton | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | OF | Athens Drive High School (NC) |
| 2 | 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 | Barry Zito | Oakland Athletics | P | USC |
| 10 | 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 | OF | Northbridge High School (MA) |
| 18 | Richard Stahl | Baltimore Orioles | P | Newton High School (GA) |
| 19 | Alex Ríos | Toronto Blue Jays | OF | San Pedro Martin High School (PR)) |
| 20 | Vince Faison | San Diego Padres | OF | Toombs County High School (GA) |
| 21 | Larry Bigbie | Baltimore Orioles | OF | Ball State |
| 22 | Matt Ginter | Chicago White Sox | P | Mississippi State |
| 23 | Keith Reed | Baltimore Orioles | OF | Providence |
| 24 | Kurt Ainsworth | San Francisco Giants | P | LSU |
| 25 | Mike MacDougal | Kansas City Royals | 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 | P | Texas-Pan American |
| 30 | Chance Caple | St. Louis Cardinals | P | Texas A&M |

## Supplemental first round selections

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 31 | Casey Daigle | Arizona Diamondbacks | P | Sulphur High School (LA) |
| 32 | Jay Gehrke | Kansas City Royals | P | Pepperdine |
| 33 | Jeff Heaverlo | Seattle Mariners | P | Washington |
| 34 | Joshua Cenate | Baltimore Orioles | P | Jefferson High School (WV) |
| 35 | Brian West | Chicago White Sox | P | West Monroe High School (LA) |
| 36 | Nick Stocks | St. Louis Cardinals | P | Florida State |
| 37 | Jason Repko | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | Hanford High School (WA) |
| 38 | Colby Lewis | Texas Rangers | P | Bakersfield College |
| 39 | Jerome Williams | San Francisco Giants | P | Waipahu High School (HI) |
| 40 | Brad Baker | Boston Red Sox | P | Pioneer Valley Regional School (MA) |
| 41 | Casey Burns | San Diego Padres | P | Richmond |
| 42 | Mike Rosamond | Houston Astros | SS | Ole Miss |
| 43 | Jimmy Gobble | Kansas City Royals | P | John S. Battle High School (VA) |
| 44 | Scott Rice | Baltimore Orioles | P | Royal High School (CA) |
| 45 | Rob Purvis | Chicago White Sox | P | Bradley |
| 46 | Chris Duncan | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | Canyon del Oro High School (AZ) |
| 47 | Mike Mead | Texas Rangers | P | Soddy Daisy High School (TN) |
| 48 | Casey Fossum | Boston Red Sox | P | Texas A&M |
| 49 | Mike Bynum | San Diego Padres | P | North Carolina |
| 50 | Brian Roberts | Baltimore Orioles | SS | South Carolina |
| 51 | Nick Trzesniak | San Diego Padres | C | Victor J. Andrew High School (IL) |

## Compensation picks

* ↑ Pick from Anaheim Angels as compensation for signing of free agent Mo Vaughn
* ↑ Pick from St. Louis Cardinals as compensation for signing of free agent Eric Davis
* ↑ Pick from Los Angeles Dodgers as compensation for signing of free agent Kevin Brown
* ↑ Pick from Texas Rangers as compensation for signing of free agent Rafael Palmeiro
* ↑ Pick from New York Mets as compensation for signing of free agent Robin Ventura
* ↑ Pick from Cleveland Indians as compensation for signing of free agent Roberto Alomar
* ↑ Pick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Jose Offerman
* ↑ Pick from Houston Astros as compensation for signing of free agent Ken Caminiti
* ↑ Pick from Atlanta Braves as compensation for signing of free agent Brian Jordan
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Devon White
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jose Offerman
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mike Timlin
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Roberto Alomar
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Albert Belle
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Brian Jordan
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Scott Radinsky
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Todd Stottlemyre
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent José Mesa
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mo Vaughn
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Kevin Brown
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Randy Johnson
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Dean Palmer
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Eric Davis
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Robin Ventura
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Delino DeShields
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Will Clark
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Greg Swindell
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Ken Caminiti
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Rafael Palmeiro
* ↑ 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