# 1994 Major League Baseball draft

The 1994 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1994. The draft saw the New York Mets select Paul Wilson first overall.

## First round selections

The following are the first round picks in the 1994 Major League Baseball draft.
| = All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 1 | Paul Wilson | New York Mets | P | Florida State |
| 2 | Ben Grieve | Oakland Athletics | OF | Martin High School (TX) |
| 3 | Dustin Hermanson | San Diego Padres | P | Kent State |
| 4 | Antone Williamson | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | Arizona State |
| 5 | Josh Booty | Florida Marlins | SS | Evangel Christian Academy (LA) |
| 6 | McKay Christensen | California Angels | OF | Clovis West High School (CA) |
| 7 | Doug Million | Colorado Rockies | P | Sarasota High School (FL) |
| 8 | Todd Walker | Minnesota Twins | 2B | LSU |
| 9 | C. J. Nitkowski | Cincinnati Reds | P | St. John's |
| 10 | Jaret Wright | Cleveland Indians | P | Katella High School (CA) |
| 11 | Mark Farris | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | Angleton High School (TX) |
| 12 | Nomar Garciaparra | Boston Red Sox | SS | Georgia Tech |
| 13 | Paul Konerko | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | Chaparral High School (AZ) |
| 14 | Jason Varitek | Seattle Mariners | C | Georgia Tech |
| 15 | Jayson Peterson | Chicago Cubs | P | East High School (CO) |
| 16 | Matt Smith | Kansas City Royals | P/1B | Grants Pass High School (OR) |
| 17 | Ramón Castro | Houston Astros | C | Lino Padron Rivera High School (PR) |
| 18 | Cade Gaspar | Detroit Tigers | P | Pepperdine |
| 19 | Bret Wagner | St. Louis Cardinals | P/OF | Wake Forest |
| 20 | Terrence Long | New York Mets | 1B/OF | Stanhope Elmore High School (AL) |
| 21 | Hiram Bocachica | Montreal Expos | SS | Rexville Superior School (PR) |
| 22 | Dante Powell | San Francisco Giants | OF | Cal State Fullerton |
| 23 | Carlton Loewer | Philadelphia Phillies | P | Mississippi State |
| 24 | Brian Buchanan | New York Yankees | 1B/OF | Virginia |
| 25 | Scott Elarton | Houston Astros | P/1B | Lamar High School (CO) |
| 26 | Mark Johnson | Chicago White Sox | 1B | Warner Robins High School (GA) |
| 27 | Jacob Shumate | Atlanta Braves | P | Hartsville High School (SC) |
| 28 | Kevin Witt | Toronto Blue Jays | SS | Bishop Kenny High School (FL) |

## Compensation picks

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 29 | Jay Payton | New York Mets | OF | Georgia Tech |
| 30 | Russ Johnson | Houston Astros | SS/3B | LSU |
| 31 | Mike Thurman | Montreal Expos | P | Oregon State |
| 32 | Jacob Cruz | San Francisco Giants | OF | Arizona State |
| 33 | Chris Clemons | Chicago White Sox | P | Texas A&M |
| 34 | Travis Miller | Minnesota Twins | P | Kent State |

## Compensation Picks

* ↑ Compensation pick from Baltimore Orioles for signing free agent Sid Fernandez
* ↑ Compensation pick from Texas Rangers for signing free agent Will Clark
* ↑ Compensation pick from San Francisco Giants for signing free agent Mark Portugal
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Sid Fernandez
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mark Portugal
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Will Clark

## Other notable players

* Troy Glaus, 2nd round, 37th overall by the San Diego Padres, but did not sign
* Brian Meadows, 3rd round, 70th overall by the Florida Marlins
* A. J. Pierzynski, 3rd round, 71st overall by the Minnesota Twins
* Aaron Boone, 3rd round, 72nd overall by the Cincinnati Reds
* Brian Rose, 3rd round, 75th overall by the Boston Red Sox
* Scott Podsednik, 3rd round, 85th overall by the Texas Rangers
* Danny Graves, 4th round, 101st overall by the Cleveland Indians
* Tim Byrdak, 5th round, 135th overall by the Kansas City Royals
* Javier Vázquez, 5th round, 140th overall by the Montreal Expos
* Bob Howry, 5th round, 144th overall by the San Francisco Giants
* Emil Brown, 6th round, 149th overall by the Oakland Athletics
* Jason Dickson, 6th round, 153rd overall by the California Angels
* Joe Mays, 6th round, 161st overall by the Seattle Mariners
* Russell Branyan, 7th round, 185th overall by the Cleveland Indians
* Geoff Blum, 7th round, 196th overall by the Montreal Expos
* Ronnie Belliard, 8th round, 207th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
* Keith Foulke, 9th round, 256th overall by the San Francisco Giants
* Wes Helms, 10th round, 286th overall by the Atlanta Braves
* David Dellucci, 11th round, 295th overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
* Bubba Trammell, 11th round, 305th overall by the Detroit Tigers
* Scott Downs, 12th round, 342nd overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
* Carl Pavano, 13th round, 355th overall by the Boston Red Sox
* Daryle Ward, 15th round, 417th overall by the Detroit Tigers
* Mike Holtz, 17th round, 461st overall by the California Angels
* Plácido Polanco, 19th round, 530th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
* Dustan Mohr, 20th round, 545th overall by the California Angels, but did not sign
* Brett Tomko, 20th round, 552nd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign
* J. D. Drew, 20th round, 564th overall by the San Francisco Giants, but did not sign
* Scott Sauerbeck, 23rd round, 624th overall by the New York Mets
* John Halama, 23rd round, 640th overall by the Houston Astros
* Jason Grilli, 24th round, 675th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
* Randy Wolf, 25th round, 692nd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign
* Michael Young, 25th round, 699th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
* Corey Koskie, 26th round, 715th overall by the Minnesota Twins
* Dave Roberts, 28th round, 781st overall by the Detroit Tigers
* Éric Gagné, 30th round, 845th overall by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign
* Mark Hendrickson, 32nd round, 902nd overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
* Chad Bradford, 34th round, 957th overall by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign
* Tim Hudson, 35th round, 961st overall by the Oakland Athletics, but did not sign
* Mike Lincoln, 37th round, 1040th overall by the San Francisco Giants, but did not sign
* Eric Byrnes, 38th round, 1056th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign
* Brian Lawrence, 39th round, 1079th overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
* Julio Lugo, 43rd round, 1193rd overall by the Houston Astros
* Kyle Farnsworth, 47th round, 1290th overall by the Chicago Cubs
* Jason Michaels, 49th round, 1323rd overall by the San Diego Padres, but did not sign
* Jim Parque, 50th round, 1349th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign
* Morgan Ensberg, 61st round, 1534th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign
* José Santiago, 70th round, 1627th overall by the Kansas City Royals
* Johnny Estrada, 71st round, 1636th overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign

### CFL/NBA/NFL/NHL players drafted

* Trajan Langdon, 6th round, 150th overall by the San Diego Padres
* Shawn Knight, 13th round, 346th overall by the San Diego Padres
* Frank Sanders, 14th round, 385th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign
* Charlie Ward, 18th round, 507th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
* Matt Herr, 29th round, 818th overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
* Kerry Collins, 48th round, 1321st overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
* D'Wayne Bates, 53rd round, 1420th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
* Eric Montross, 62nd round, 1547th overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
* Glenn Foley, 72nd round, 1639th overall by the Florida Marlins, but did not sign
* Hines Ward, 73rd round, 1646th overall by the Florida Marlins, but did not sign