2006 Major League Baseball Draft

2006 MLB Draft
General information
Date(s)	June 6–7, 2006
Location	Conference call
Network(s) (US)	None
Picks
First selection	Luke Hochevar Kansas City Royals
First round selections	44
Overall selections
MLB Draft  < 2005 2007 >

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.

First Round Selections

Key

All-Star

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
1	Luke Hochevar	Kansas City Royals	RHP	University of Tennessee
2	Greg Reynolds	Colorado Rockies	RHP	Stanford University
3	Evan Longoria	Tampa Bay Rays	3B	Long Beach State University
4	Brad Lincoln	Pittsburgh Pirates	RHP	University of Houston
5	Brandon Morrow	Seattle Mariners	RHP	UC Berkeley
6	Andrew Miller	Detroit Tigers	LHP	University of North Carolina
7	Clayton Kershaw	Los Angeles Dodgers	LHP	Highland Park High School
8	Drew Stubbs	Cincinnati Reds	CF	University of Texas
9	Bill Rowell	Baltimore Orioles	3B	Bishop Eustace Preparatory School
10	Tim Lincecum	San Francisco Giants	RHP	University of Washington
11	Max Scherzer	Arizona Diamondbacks	RHP	University of Missouri
12	Kasey Kiker	Texas Rangers	LHP	Russell County High School (AL)
13	Tyler Colvin	Chicago Cubs	LF	Clemson University
14	Travis Snider	Toronto Blue Jays	RF	Henry M. Jackson High School
15	Chris Marrero	Washington Nationals	3B	Monsignor Edward Pace High School
16	Jeremy Jeffress	Milwaukee Brewers	RHP	Halifax County High School (VA)
17	Matt Antonelli	San Diego Padres	3B	Wake Forest University
18	Kyle Drabek	Philadelphia Phillies	RHP	The Woodlands High School
19	Brett Sinkbeil	Florida Marlins	RHP	Missouri State University
20	Chris Parmelee	Minnesota Twins	RF	Chino Hills High School
21	Ian Kennedy	New York Yankees	RHP	University of Southern California
22	Colton Willems	Washington Nationals	RHP	John Carroll Catholic High School
23	Maxwell Sapp	Houston Astros	C	Bishop Moore High School
24	Cody Johnson	Atlanta Braves	1B	A. Crawford Mosley High School
25	Hank Conger	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	C	Huntington Beach High School
26	Bryan Morris	Los Angeles Dodgers	RHP	Motlow State Community College
27	Jason Place	Boston Red Sox	CF	Wren High School
28	Daniel Bard	Boston Red Sox	RHP	University of North Carolina
29	Kyle McCulloch	Chicago White Sox	RHP	University of Texas
30	Adam Ottavino	St. Louis Cardinals	RHP	Northeastern University

Supplemental First Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
31	Preston Mattingly	Los Angeles Dodgers	SS	Evansville Central High School
32	Pedro Beato	Baltimore Orioles	RHP	St. Petersburg Junior College
33	Emmanuel Burriss	San Francisco Giants	SS	Kent State University
34	Brooks Brown	Arizona Diamondbacks	RHP	University of Georgia
35	Kyler Burke	San Diego Padres	RF	Ooltewah High School
36	Chris Coghlan	Florida Marlins	3B	University of Mississippi
37	Adrian Cardenas	Philadelphia Phillies	SS	Monsignor Edward Pace High School
38	Cory Rasmus	Atlanta Braves	RHP	Russell County High School
39	David Huff	Cleveland Indians	LHP	UCLA
40	Kris Johnson	Boston Red Sox	LHP	Wichita State University
41	Joba Chamberlain	New York Yankees	RHP	University of Nebraska-Lincoln
42	Chris Perez	St. Louis Cardinals	RHP	University of Miami
43	Steven Evarts	Atlanta Braves	LHP	Robinson High School
44	Caleb Clay	Boston Red Sox	RHP	Cullman High School

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.

Detroit's 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.

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 in this class 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, became the 2009 American League Rookie of the Year and participated in the 2009 All-Star Game in St. Louis. Chris Coghlan, a supplemental first round pick, was the 2009 National League Rookie of the Year.

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. He made his major league debut in 2010.

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kyle Williams, son of Chicago White Sox general manger Kenny Williams, was drafted in the 47th roud of the draft by the 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

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