1992 Major League Baseball draft

Baseball draft of amateur players August 2023 1992 Major League Baseball draft June 1, 1992 Conference call Phil NevinHouston Astros 38 1,412 2 SS Derek Jeter 1B Todd Helton 1991 1993 The 1992 Major League Baseball draft took place on June 1, 1992, through a conference call involving all 28 MLB teams of the time. Phil Nevin of Cal State Fullerton was the first overall selection, chosen by the Houston Astros.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/sports/baseball/06jeter.html?pagewanted=all Five Players Who Outranked Jeter, if Only Briefly Tyler Kepner The New York Times June 5, 2010 April 24, 2012 Derek Jeter, selected for the National Baseball Hall of Fame in January 2020, 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. Background The 1993 expansion Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins participated in the MLB Draft for the first time in 1992. With the first overall selections of the previous two drafts, Chipper Jones and Brien Taylor, receiving signing bonuses of $1.2 million ($ in current dollar terms) and $1.55 million ($ in current dollar terms) respectively, salary demands of new players became a factor in the 1992 draft. Prior to the draft, Jeffrey Hammonds of the Stanford Cardinal baseball team sought a signing bonus of $1.8 million ($ in current dollar terms).https://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 https://archive.today/20130131153629/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/113556067.html?dids=113556067:113556067&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+02,+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 dead January 31, 2013 Cardinal rule makes Hammonds first Stanford center fielder top draft pick of Orioles Pqasb.pqarchiver.com 1992-06-02 2012-04-28 Ken Murray 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 $1 million ($ in current dollar terms) to forego college. left|thumb|upright|Five teams passed on Derek Jeter during the 1992 MLB Draft. 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 $500,000 ($ in current dollar terms) as the sixth overall selection.The Victoria Advocate via Google News Archive Search 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 $700,000 ($ in current dollar terms).Gainesville Sun via Google News Archive Search Astros' scout Hal Newhouser quit in protest, as he had insisted to Astros' management that they should choose Jeter.https://www.espn.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=olney_buster&id=1863947 Jeter: Dynasty's child Olney Buster ESPN ESPN.com August 23, 2004 July 13, 2009 The teams with the first four selections, the Astros, Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, and Baltimore Orioles, had the four lowest payrolls in MLB.https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/31/sports/baseball-amateur-draft-presents-a-different-challenge.html The New York Times Murray Chass BASEBALL; Amateur Draft Presents A Different Challenge May 31, 1992 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. The Orioles selected Hammonds with the fourth overall selection; he signed with the Orioles for $975,000 ($ in current dollar terms), the largest signing bonus given out in the 1992 Draft. 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.https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1999/06/10/mottola-gets-it-back-in-charlotte/ Mottola Gets It Back In Charlotte Articles.orlandosentinel.com 1999-06-10 2012-04-28 He signed with the Reds the day of the draft for $400,000 ($ in current dollar terms). 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.https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/zimmer-salutes-jeter-as-all-time-great-f58733 https://web.archive.org/web/20110713110653/http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/zimmer-salutes-jeter-as-all-time-great-1.3011680 live July 13, 2011 Zimmer salutes Jeter as all-time great Newsday Barbara Baker July 7, 2011 April 24, 2012 Though the Yankees were also concerned that Jeter might attend college, Grouch 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.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/joe_lemire/07/07/derek.jeter/index.html#ixzz1SxfZCzux Joe Lemire Jeter not defined by number 3,000 Sports Illustrated July 7, 2011 July 23, 2011 July 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711071935/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/joe_lemire/07/07/derek.jeter/index.html#ixzz1SxfZCzux dead Jeter signed with the Yankees for $800,000 ($ in current dollar terms).https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/12/sports/baseball/12jeterteammates.html Teammates Recall Jeter's Journey From Minor Leagues to Great Yankee The New York Times Jack Curry September 12, 2009 July 23, 2011 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. First round selections +KeyAll-Star= Baseball Hall of Famer +PickPlayerTeamPositionSchool 1Phil Nevin† Houston Astros Third baseman Cal State Fullerton 2Paul Shuey Cleveland Indians Pitcher North Carolina 3B. J. Wallace Montreal Expos Pitcher Mississippi State 4Jeffrey Hammonds Baltimore Orioles Outfielder Stanford 5Chad Mottola Cincinnati Reds Outfielder UCF 6Derek Jeter New York Yankees Shortstop Kalamazoo Central High School (MI) 7Calvin Murray San Francisco Giants Outfielder Texas 8Pete Janicki 1 California Angels Pitcher UCLA 9Preston Wilson New York Mets Shortstop Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School (SC) 10Michael Tucker baseball Kansas City Royals Shortstop Longwood 11Derek Wallace Chicago Cubs Pitcher Pepperdine 12Kenny Felder 1 Milwaukee Brewers Outfielder Florida State 13Chad McConnell Philadelphia Phillies Outfielder Creighton 14Ron Villone Seattle Mariners Pitcher UMass 15Sean Lowe baseball St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Arizona State 16Rick Greene Detroit Tigers Pitcher LSU 17Jim Pittsley Kansas City RoyalsCompensation pick from the San Diego Padres for signing Kurt Stillwell "Compensation" Pitcher DuBois Area Senior High School (PA) 18Chris Roberts baseball New York MetsCompensation pick from the Boston Red Sox for signing Frank Viola "Compensation" Pitcher Florida State 19Shannon Stewart baseball Toronto Blue JaysCompensation pick from the Los Angeles Dodgers for signing Tom Candiotti "Compensation" Outfielder Miami Southridge Senior High School (FL) 20Benji Grigsby 1 Oakland Athletics Pitcher San Diego State 21Jamie Arnold baseball, born 1974 Atlanta Braves Pitcher Osceola High School (FL) 22Rick Helling Texas Rangers Pitcher Stanford 23Jason Kendall Pittsburgh Pirates Catcher Torrance High School (CA) 24Eddie Pearson 1 Chicago White Sox First baseman Bishop State Junior College 25Todd Steverson Toronto Blue Jays Outfielder Arizona State 26Dan Serafini Minnesota Twins Pitcher Junipero Serra High School (CA) 27John Burke 1990s pitcher Colorado Rockies Pitcher Florida 28Charles Johnson catcher Florida Marlins Catcher Miami (FL) 29Jeff Schmidt baseball California AngelsSupplemental pick as compensation for the loss of Wally Joyner "Compensation" Pitcher Minnesota 30Jon Ward 1 New York MetsSupplemental pick as compensation for the loss of Frank Viola "Compensation" Pitcher Huntington Beach High School (CA) 31Sherard Clinkscales 1 Kansas City RoyalsSupplemental pick as compensation for the loss of Danny Tartabull "Compensation" Pitcher Purdue 32Ryan Luzinski 1 Los Angeles DodgersSupplemental pick as compensation for the loss of Eddie Murray "Compensation" Catcher Holy Cross High School 33Shon Walker 1 Pittsburgh PiratesSupplemental pick as compensation for the loss of Bobby Bonilla "Compensation" Outfielder Harrison County High School 34Brandon Cromer 1 Toronto Blue JaysSupplemental pick as compensation for the loss of Tom Candiotti "Compensation" Shortstop Lexington High School 35Johnny Damon Kansas City RoyalsSupplemental pick as compensation for the loss of Kurt Stillwell "Compensation" Outfielder Dr. Phillips High School (FL) 36Michael Moore Mike Moore (outfielder) Los Angeles DodgersSupplemental pick as compensation for the loss of Mike Morgan "Compensation" Outfielder UCLA 37Kendall Rhine 1 Houston AstrosSupplemental pick as compensation for failing to sign 1991 first-round pick John Burke "Compensation" Pitcher Georgia 38Gabby Martinez 1 Milwaukee BrewersSupplemental pick as compensation for failing to sign 1991 first-round pick Kenny Henderson "Compensation" Shortstop Luchetti High School (PR) Sources:https://www.espn.com/mlb/draft/history?year=1992 MLB First Round Draft Picks – 1992 2008-09-161st Round of the 1992 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball-Reference.com Compensation picks 30em "Compensation" Other notable players Jon Lieber, 2nd round, 44th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates Bob Wolcott, 2nd round, 52nd overall by the Seattle Mariners Todd Helton‡, 2nd round, 55th overall by the San Diego Padres, but did not sign Jason Giambi, 2nd round, 58th overall by the Oakland Athletics Jamie Howard, 2nd round, 59th overall by the Atlanta Braves Chris Widger, 3rd round, 82nd overall by the Seattle Mariners Chris Gomez, 3rd round, 84th overall by the Detroit Tigers Doug Mirabelli, 5th round, 131st overall by the San Francisco Giants José Vidro, 6th round, 155th overall by the Montreal Expos Aaron Fultz, 6th round, 159th overall by the San Francisco Giants Bill Simas, 6th round, 160th overall by the California Angels Scott Karl, 6th round, 164th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers Jamie Walker, 10th round, 265th overall by the Houston Astros Frank Catalanotto, 10th round, 280th overall by the Detroit Tigers Scot McCloughan, 10th round, 289th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays Casey Blake, 11th round, 305th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign Craig Counsell, 11th round, 319th overall by the Colorado Rockies Bobby Higginson, 12th round, 336th overall by the Detroit Tigers Doug Mientkiewicz, 12th round, 345th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign Darin Erstad, 13th round, 357th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign Mark Hendrickson, 13th round, 369th overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign Craig Wilson, 13th round, 372nd overall by the Chicago White Sox Todd Greene, 14th round, 391st overall by the St. Louis Cardinals Juan Acevedo, 14th round, 403rd overall by the Colorado Rockies Scott Schoeneweis, 15th round, 407th overall by the Montreal Expos, but did not sign José Cruz Jr., 15th round, 425th overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign Bubba Trammell, 15th round, 436th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign Bobby Bonds Jr., 18th round, 505th overall by the San Diego Padres Ryan Franklin, 23rd round, 642nd overall by the Seattle Mariners Mike DeJean, 24th round, 662nd overall by the New York Yankees Geoff Jenkins, 24th round, 673rd overall by the San Diego Padres, but did not sign Rich Aurilia, 24th round, 678th overall by the Texas Rangers Quinton McCracken, 25th round, 711th overall by the Colorado Rockies Mark Brandenburg, 26th round by the Texas Rangers Matt Morris, 26th round, 724th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign Brendan Donnelly, 27th round, 764th overall by the Chicago White Sox Joe McEwing, 28th round, 783rd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals Bob Howry, 29th round, 797th overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign Raúl Ibañez, 36th round, 1006th overall by the Seattle Mariners T. J. Mathews, 36th round, 1007th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals Gary Matthews Jr., 38th round, 1074th overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign Scott Sullivan, 39th round, 1088th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign Mark Redman, 41st round, 1148th overall by the Detroit Tigers, but did not sign Jermaine Dye, 43rd round, 1210th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign Robert Fick, 45th round, 1264th overall by the Oakland Athletics, but did not sign Tim Cossins, 45th round, 1267th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but did not sign Mike Lowell, 48th round, 1352nd overall by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign Marvin Benard, 50th round, 1391st overall by the San Francisco Giants NBA players drafted Erick Strickland, 31st round, 880th overall by the Florida Marlins NFL players drafted John Lynch, 2nd round, 66th overall by the Florida Marlins Danan Hughes, 3rd round, 79th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers Robert Chancey, 6th round by the Baltimore Orioles Danny Kanell, 19th round, 528th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign Lawyer Milloy, 29th round, 798th overall by the Cleveland Indians, but did not sign Terrell Buckley, 38th round, 1069th overall by the Atlanta Braves Mark Brunell, 44th round, 1237th overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign Bert Emanuel, 49th round, 1379th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but did not sign See also Baseball List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks External links Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database References 30em 1st Overall Picks Brien Taylor Alex Rodriguez Phil Nevin Category:Major League Baseball draft Draft Major League Baseball draft