1992 Major League Baseball Draft
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1992 Major League Baseball Draft
| 1992 MLB Draft | |||
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| General information | |||
| Date(s) | June 1, 1992 | ||
| Location | Conference call | ||
| Picks | |||
| First selection | Phil Nevin, Houston Astros | ||
| First round selections | 38 | ||
| Overall selections | |||
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The 1992 Major League Baseball Draft took place on June 1, 1992, through a conference call involving all thirty MLB teams. Phil Nevin of Cal State Fullerton was the first overall selection, chosen by the Houston Astros.[1] Derek Jeter, widely considered a future member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, was selected by the New York Yankees with the sixth selection. In addition to Nevin, Paul Shuey, B. J. Wallace, Jeffrey Hammonds, and Chad Mottola were selected ahead of Jeter.[1]
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First-round selections
The 1993 expansion Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins participated in the MLB Draft for the first time in 1992.[2]
With the first overall selections of the previous two drafts, Todd Van Poppel and Brien Taylor, receiving signing bonuses of $1.2 million ($2,134,692 in current dollar terms) and $1.55 million ($2,644,808 in current dollar terms) respectively, salary demands of new players became a factor in the 1992 draft.[1] Prior to the draft, Jeffrey Hammonds of the Stanford Cardinal baseball team sought a signing bonus of $1.8 million ($2,981,077 in current dollar terms).[3] Derek Jeter, a high school player who had a commitment to play college baseball at the University of Michigan, was believed to be seeking a bonus of at least $1 million ($1,656,154 in current dollar terms) to forego college.[1]
The Astros, holding the first overall selection, were keenly aware of the bonus demands of Hammonds and Jeter, as they were unable to sign their first-round pick in the 1991 MLB Draft, John Burke, who held out for a bonus of $500,000 ($853,164 in current dollar terms) as the sixth overall selection.[4] They selected Phil Nevin, the 1992 College World Series Most Outstanding Player, with the first overall selection. In addition to perceiving Nevin as close to MLB-ready, needing little development in minor league baseball, Nevin also did not seek a large signing bonus. He agreed to sign with the Astros for $700,000 ($1,159,308 in current dollar terms).[4][5] Astros' scout Hal Newhouser quit in protest, as he had insisted to Astros' management that they should choose Jeter.[6]
The teams with the first four selections, the Astros, Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, and Baltimore Orioles, had the four lowest payrolls in MLB.[2] The Cleveland Indians selected Paul Shuey out of the University of North Carolina with the second selection, who they projected could develop into a closer comparable to Rob Dibble. The Expos, who preferred Hammonds, drafted B. J. Wallace instead, as they were unable to afford Hammonds' salary demands.[2] The Orioles selected Hammonds with the fourth overall selection; he signed with the Orioles for $975,000 ($1,614,750 in current dollar terms), the largest signing bonus given out in the 1992 Draft.[1] With the fifth pick, the Reds chose Chad Mottola from the University of Central Florida (UCF), making Mottola the first UCF athlete to be chosen in the first round of a professional sports draft.[7] He signed with the Reds the day of the draft for $400,000 ($662,461 in current dollar terms).[1]
Yankees scout Dick Groch, assigned to scout in the Midwest, watched Jeter participate in an all-star camp held at Western Michigan University, and came away sold by Jeter's talent.[8] Though the Yankees were also concerned that Jeter might attend college, Groch convinced the team to select Jeter. Regarding the possibility Jeter would attend Michigan, Groch said "the only place Derek Jeter's going is to Cooperstown", referring to the home city of the Baseball Hall of Fame.[9] Jeter signed with the Yankees for $800,000 ($1,324,923 in current dollar terms).[10]
Scott Boras advised Charles Johnson and Michael Tucker. Those players fell in the first round as their perceived salary demands were too high for many teams.[2]
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Compensation picks
- ^ Compensation pick from the San Diego Padres for signing Kurt Stillwell
- ^ Compensation pick from the Boston Red Sox for signing Frank Viola
- ^ Compensation pick from the Los Angeles Dodgers for signing Tom Candiotti
- ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for the loss of Wally Joyner
- ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for the loss of Frank Viola
- ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for the loss of Danny Tartabull
- ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for the loss of Eddie Murray
- ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for the loss of Bobby Bonilla
- ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for the loss of Tom Candiotti
- ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for the loss of Kurt Stillwell
- ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for the loss of Mike Morgan
- ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for failing to sign 1991 first-round pick John Burke
- ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for failing to sign 1991 first-round pick Kenny Henderson
Other notable players
- Raúl Ibáñez, 36th round, Seattle Mariners (currently playing for the New York Yankees)
- John Lynch, 2nd round (66th overall), Florida Marlins (played football for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Denver Broncos)
- Darin Erstad, 13th round (though he did not sign)[13]
See also
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External links
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Kepner, Tyler (June 5, 2010). "Five Players Who Outranked Jeter, if Only Briefly". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/sports/baseball/06jeter.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ a b c d BASEBALL; Amateur Draft Presents A Different Challenge - New York Times
- ^ "Cardinal rule makes Hammonds first Stanford center fielder top draft pick of Orioles". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 1992-06-02. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/113556067.html?dids=113556067:113556067&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+02%2C+1992&author=Ken+Murray+Staff+writer+Jim+Henneman+contributed+to+this+article.&pub=The+Sun&desc=Cardinal+rule+makes+Hammonds+first+Stanford+center+fielder+top+draft+pick+of+Orioles&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
- ^ a b The Victoria Advocate - Google News Archive Search
- ^ Gainesville Sun - Google News Archive Search
- ^ Olney, Buster (August 23, 2004). "Jeter: Dynasty's child". ESPN.com (ESPN). http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=olney_buster&id=1863947. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
- ^ "Mottola Gets It Back In Charlotte - Orlando Sentinel". Articles.orlandosentinel.com. 1999-06-10. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1999-06-10/news/9906080579_1_chad-mottola-reds-white-sox. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
- ^ Baker, Barbara (July 7, 2011). "Zimmer salutes Jeter as all-time great". Newsday. http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/zimmer-salutes-jeter-as-all-time-great-1.3011680. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ Lemire, Joe (July 7, 2011). "Jeter not defined by number 3,000". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/joe_lemire/07/07/derek.jeter/index.html#ixzz1SxfZCzux. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ^ Curry, Jack (September 12, 2009). "Teammates Recall Jeter's Journey From Minor Leagues to Great Yankee". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/12/sports/baseball/12jeterteammates.html. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
- ^ "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1992". http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/alltime/draft?year=1992. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- ^ 1st Round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft - Baseball-Reference.com
- ^ Erstad Picked To Lead NU Baseball Program - NE StatePaper.com
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| Preceded by Brien Taylor |
First-overall selection Phil Nevin |
Succeeded by Alex Rodriguez |
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