2006 Major League Baseball Draft
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2006 Major League Baseball Draft
| 2006 MLB Draft | |||
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| General information | |||
| Date(s) | June 6–7, 2006 | ||
| Location | Conference call | ||
| Network(s) (US) | None | ||
| Picks | |||
| First selection | Luke Hochevar Kansas City Royals |
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| First round selections | 44 | ||
| Overall selections | |||
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The 2006 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 6 and 7. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams.
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First Round Selections
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All-Star |
Supplemental First Round Selections
Compensation Picks
- ^ Pick from New York Mets as compensation for signing of free agent Billy Wagner
- ^ Pick from Philadelphia Phillies as compensation for signing of free agent Tom Gordon
- ^ Pick from Oakland Athletics as compensation for signing of free agent Esteban Loaiza
- ^ Pick from Cleveland Indians as compensation for signing of free agent Paul Byrd
- ^ Pick from Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as compensation for signing of free agent Jeff Weaver
- ^ Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Johnny Damon
- ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Jeff Weaver
- ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent B. J. Ryan
- ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Scott Eyre
- ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Tim Worrell
- ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Ramon Hernandez
- ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent A. J. Burnett
- ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Billy Wagner
- ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Kyle Farnsworth
- ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Bob Howry
- ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Johnny Damon
- ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Tom Gordon
- ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Matt Morris
- ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Rafael Furcal
- ^ Compensation pick for loss of free agent Bill Mueller
Background
Pitching accounted for 18 of the 30 selections in the first round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft, including the top choice, right-hander Luke Hochevar, who was chosen by the Kansas City Royals. The University of Tennessee product pitched for the Fort Worth Cats of the Independent League after not reaching terms with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who selected him in the sandwich round (40th overall) of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft.
Six of the first seven picks and nine of the first 12 selections were pitchers. In addition to the 18 hurlers, seven outfielders, three third basemen and two catchers made up the rest of the first round.
The first six picks were from the college ranks. University of North Carolina pitchers Andrew Miller (6th overall, Tigers) and Daniel Bard (28th, Red Sox) and University of Texas teammates Drew Stubbs (8th overall, Reds) and Kyle McCulloch (29th, White Sox) went in the first round.
Kyle Drabek, the son of longtime Major League pitcher Doug Drabek, was chosen by the Philadelphia Phillies with the 18th pick. He is currently a staritng pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays.[1]
Detroit's Andrew Miller became the first player from the 2006 Draft to reach the Major Leagues. He debuted in relief during a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium on August 30. He would make eight relief appearances for the Tigers during their pennant-winning season. He currently pitches in the Boston Red Sox organization and has also played for the Florida Marlins.
Tim Lincecum was the first 2006 draftee to be selected to an All-Star Game. Lincecum was selected in 2008, and joined shortly thereafter by Evan Longoria, who was selected via the Final Vote. Longoria was the only one to play in the game. Longoria would later be voted Rookie of the Year. Lincecum was also the first to win a Cy Young Award (2008 and 2009) in the National League. Clayton Kershaw, 7th in the draft, went on to win the 2011 NL Cy Young Award.
Andrew Bailey, 6th round pick by the Oakland Athletics, became the 2009 American League Rookie of the Year and participated in the 2009 All-Star Game in St. Louis and 2010 All-Star Game in Anaheim. He is currently the closer for the Boston Red Sox. Chris Coghlan, a supplemental first round pick, was the 2009 National League Rookie of the Year. He is currently a Miami Marlins outfielder.
Ryan Kalish, an outfielder who had committed to go to the University of Virginia, was picked in the 9th round by the Boston Red Sox, offered $600,000 (which had to be approved by the Commissioner's Office. as it was more aligned with second round slot money), and signed with the Red Sox.[2] He made his major league debut in 2010.
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kyle Williams was drafted in the 47th round of the draft by the Chicago White Sox. He chose not to sign, however, and opted to play for the University of Arizona and ultimately the 49ers in the NFL.
External links
- MLB.com - 2006 Draft Tracker (all rounds)
- MLB.com - Draft History
- Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database
References
- ^ "Background on the 2006 MLB Draft". http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/index.jsp?feature=decade2000s. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ^ Willie T Smith III (July 7, 2008). "Drive's Kalish bounces back from slow start". The Greenville News. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/greenvilleonline/access/1701423141.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+07%2C+2008&author=Willie+T+Smith+III&pub=The+Greenville+News&desc=Drive%27s+Kalish+bounces+back+from+slow+start&pqatl=google. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
| Preceded by Justin Upton |
1st Overall Picks Luke Hochevar |
Succeeded by David Price |
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