1995 Major League Baseball Draft
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First round selections [edit]
The following are the first round picks in the 1995 Major League Baseball draft.[1]
| = All-Star | = Baseball Hall of Famer |
* Did not sign
Background [edit]
Outfielder Darin Erstad of the University of Nebraska was the first pick in the 1995 Rule 4 Draft. Erstad compiled a career .356 average in three seasons with the Cornhuskers, including 41 runs and 182 RBI in 176 games. He was the first Big Eight player to be selected as the number one pick in a Major League Baseball Rule 4 Draft.
Among the first round selections was Kerry Wood, fourth overall by the Cubs. Wood made it to the majors in 1998 and won Rookie of the Year honors later that season. In just his fifth major league start, he tied the major league record of 20 strikeouts in a single game.[2]
Other notable players [edit]
- Jarrod Washburn, 2nd round, 31st overall
- Craig Wilson, 2nd round, 47th overall
- Carlos Beltrán, 2nd round, 49th overall
- Sean Casey, 2nd round, 53rd overall
- Brett Tomko, 2nd round, 54th overall
- Randy Winn, 3rd round, 65th overall
- Ryan Dempster, 3rd round, 66th overall
- Bronson Arroyo, 3rd round, 69th overall
- J.J. Putz, 3rd round, 84th overall - Did not sign and attended college. He was drafted in the 6th round (185 overall) in the 1999 MLB Draft
- Russ Ortiz, 4th round, 103rd overall
- Doug Mientkiewicz, 5th round, 128th overall
- Brian Schneider, 5th round, 143rd overall
- Joe Nathan, 6th round, 159th overall
- Craig Monroe, 8th round, 206th overall
- Ricky Williams, 8th round, 213th overall - Signed with the Phillies, but never reached the Major Leagues. He won the 1998 Heisman Trophy for the Texas Longhorns and was later drafted in the 1st round (5th overall) by the New Orleans Saints in the 1999 NFL Draft
- A.J. Burnett, 8th round, 217th overall
- Juan Rivera, 9th round, 234th overall
- David Dellucci, 10th round, 276th overall
- Ted Lilly, 13th round, 356th overall - Did not sign and stayed in college. He was drafted in the 23rd round (688th overall) in the 1996 MLB Draft
- Brad Wilkerson, 13th round, 359th overall
- Tom Brady, 18th round, 507th overall by the Montreal Expos - Did not sign and attended college. He was later drafted by the New England Patriots in the 6th round of the 2000 NFL Draft
- Mike Lowell, 20th round, 562nd overall
- Brian Fuentes, 25th round, 678th overall
- Danny Kanell, 25th round, 702nd overall by the New York Yankees - Did not sign and completed college. He was later drafted by the New York Giants in the 4th round of the 1996 NFL Draft
- Daunte Culpepper, 26th round, 730th overall by the New York Yankees - Did not sign and attended college. He was later drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft
- Juan Pierre, 30th round, 818th overall - Did not sign and attended college. He was drafted in the 13th round (390th overall) in the 1998 MLB Draft
- Pedro Feliciano, 31st round, 863rd overall
- Aaron Rowand, 40th round, 1113th overall - Did not sign and attended college. He was drafted in the 1st round (35th overall) in the 1998 MLB Draft
- Brad Lidge, 42nd round, 1167th overall - Did not sign and attended college. He was drafted in the 1st round (17th overall) in the 1998 MLB Draft
- Pat Burrell, 43rd round, 1194th overall - Did not sign and attended college. He was drafted first overall in the 1998 MLB Draft
- Casey Blake, 45th round, 1259th overall - Did not sign and stayed in college. He was drafted in the 7th round (189th overall) in the 1996 MLB Draft
- Cliff Politte, 54th round, 1438th overall
- Mark Mulder, 55th round, 1455th overall - Did not sign and attended college. He was drafted second overall in the 1998 MLB Draft
- Gabe Kapler, 57th round, 1487th overall
External links [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ "MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1995". Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ^ "Background on the 1995 MLB Draft". Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
| Preceded by Paul Wilson |
1st Overall Picks Darin Erstad |
Succeeded by Kris Benson |
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