1994 Major League Baseball draft
First round selections
The following are the first round picks in the 1994 Major League Baseball draft.Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
1 | Paul Wilson | New York Mets | P | Florida State University |
2 | Ben Grieve | Oakland Athletics | OF | Martin High School |
3 | Dustin Hermanson | San Diego Padres | P | Kent State University |
4 | Antone Williamson | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | Arizona State University |
5 | Josh Booty | Florida Marlins | SS | Evangel Christian High School |
6 | McKay Christensen | California Angels | OF | Clovis West High School |
7 | Doug Million | Colorado Rockies | P | Sarasota High School |
8 | Todd Walker | Minnesota Twins | 2B | Louisiana State University |
9 | C. J. Nitkowski | Cincinnati Reds | P | St. John's University |
10 | Jaret Wright | Cleveland Indians | P | Katella High School |
11 | Mark Farris | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | Angleton High School |
12 | Nomar Garciaparra | Boston Red Sox | SS | Georgia Institute of Technology |
13 | Paul Konerko | Los Angeles Dodgers | C | Chaparral High School |
14 | Jason Varitek | Seattle Mariners | C | Georgia Institute of Technology |
15 | Jayson Peterson | Chicago Cubs | P | East High School |
16 | Matt Smith | Kansas City Royals | P/1B | Grants Pass High School |
17 | Ramón Castro | Houston Astros | C | Lino Padron Rivera High School |
18 | Cade Gaspar | Detroit Tigers | P | Pepperdine University |
19 | Bret Wagner | St. Louis Cardinals | P/OF | Wake Forest University |
20 | Terrence Long | New York Mets | 1B/OF | Stanhope Elmore High School |
21 | Hiram Bocachica | Montreal Expos | SS | Rexville High School |
22 | Dante Powell | San Francisco Giants | OF | California State University, Fullerton |
23 | Carlton Loewer | Philadelphia Phillies | P | Mississippi State University |
24 | Brian Buchanan | New York Yankees | 1B/OF | University of Virginia |
25 | Scott Elarton | Houston Astros | P/1B | Lamar High School |
26 | Mark Johnson | Chicago White Sox | 1B | Warner Robins High School |
27 | Jacob Shumate | Atlanta Braves | P | Hartsville High School |
28 | Kevin Witt | Toronto Blue Jays | SS | Bishop Kenny High School |
Compensation picks
Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
29 | Jay Payton | New York Mets | OF | Georgia Institute of Technology |
30 | Russ Johnson | Houston Astros | SS/3B | Louisiana State University |
31 | Mike Thurman | Montreal Expos | P | Oregon State University |
32 | Jacob Cruz | San Francisco Giants | OF | Arizona State University |
33 | Chris Clemons | Chicago White Sox | P | Texas A&M University |
34 | Travis Miller | Minnesota Twins | P | Kent State University |
Compensation Picks
Other notable players
- Troy Glaus, 2nd round, 37th overall by the San Diego Padres, but did not sign
- Brian Meadows, 3rd round, 70th overall by the Florida Marlins
- A. J. Pierzynski, 3rd round, 71st overall by the Minnesota Twins
- Aaron Boone, 3rd round, 72nd overall by the Cincinnati Reds
- Scott Podsednik, 3rd round, 85th overall by the Texas Rangers
- Danny Graves, 4th round, 101st overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Tim Byrdak, 5th round, 135th overall by the Kansas City Royals
- Javier Vázquez, 5th round, 140th overall by the Montreal Expos
- Bob Howry, 5th round, 144th overall by the San Francisco Giants
- Emil Brown, 6th round, 149th overall by the Oakland Athletics
- Joe Mays, 6th round, 161st overall by the Seattle Mariners
- Russell Branyan, 7th round, 185th overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Geoff Blum, 7th round, 196th overall by the Montreal Expos
- Ronnie Belliard, 8th round, 207th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
- Keith Foulke, 9th round, 256th overall by the San Francisco Giants
- Wes Helms, 10th round, 286th overall by the Atlanta Braves
- David Dellucci, 11th round, 295th overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
- Bubba Trammell, 11th round, 305th overall by the Detroit Tigers
- Scott Downs, 12th round, 342nd overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
- Carl Pavano, 13th round, 355th overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Daryle Ward, 15th round, 417th overall by the Detroit Tigers
- Plácido Polanco, 19th round, 530th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Brett Tomko, 20th round, 552nd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign
- J. D. Drew, 20th round, 564th overall by the San Francisco Giants, but did not sign
- Scott Sauerbeck, 23rd round, 624th overall by the New York Mets
- John Halama, 23rd round, 640th overall by the Houston Astros
- Jason Grilli, 24th round, 675th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
- Randy Wolf, 25th round, 692nd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign
- Michael Young, 25th round, 699th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
- Corey Koskie, 26th round, 715th overall by the Minnesota Twins
- Dave Roberts, 28th round, 781st overall by the Detroit Tigers
- Éric Gagné, 30th round, 845th overall by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign
- Mark Hendrickson, 32nd round, 902nd overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
- Chad Bradford, 34th round, 957th overall by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign
- Tim Hudson, 35th round, 961st overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
- Eric Byrnes, 38th round, 1056th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign
- Brian Lawrence, 39th round, 1079th overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
- Julio Lugo, 43rd round, 1193rd overall by the Houston Astros
- Kyle Farnsworth, 47th round, 1290th overall by the Chicago Cubs
- Jason Michaels, 49th round, 1323rd overall by the San Diego Padres, but did not sign
- Jim Parque, 50th round, 1349th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign
- Morgan Ensberg, 61st round, 1534th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign
- José Santiago, 70th round, 1627th overall by the Kansas City Royals
- Johnny Estrada, 71st round, 1636th overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign
NFL/NBA/NHL players drafted
- Frank Sanders, 14th round, 385th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign
- Charlie Ward, 18th round, 507th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
- Matt Herr, 29th round, 818th overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
- Kerry Collins, 48th round, 1321st overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
- D'Wayne Bates, 53rd round, 1420th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
- Glenn Foley, 72nd round, 1639th overall by the Florida Marlins, but did not sign
- Hines Ward, 73rd round, 1646th overall by the Florida Marlins, but did not sign