List Of Milwaukee Brewers First-round Draft Picks
Of the 69 players picked in the first round by Milwaukee, 28 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 18 of these were right-handed, while 10 were left-handed. Fourteen outfielders, 13 shortstops, 5 third basemen, 3 first basemen, 3 catchers, and 3 second basemen were also taken. Fifteen of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, and Florida follows with ten players.
Two Brewers first-round picks have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame: Robin Yount (1973) was inducted in 1999 and Paul Molitor (1977) in 2004. The Brewers have retired Yount's jersey number 19 and Molitor's jersey number 4. Yount was named the American League Most Valuable Player in 1982 and 1989. Ryan Braun (2005) won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 2007.
The Brewers have made 17 supplemental selections and have made one first overall selection in the draft. Three of these have been compensatory picks. These additional selections are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the prior off-season, or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year. They have made five Competitive Balance picks. Since 2013, these selections have been granted to the 10 lowest-revenue clubs and the clubs from the 10 smallest markets and are made between the first and second rounds. The Brewers have failed to sign four of their first-round picks: Bill Bordley (1976), Alex Fernandez (1988), Kenny Henderson (1991), and Dylan Covey (2010).
Key
Year | Each year links to an article about that year's Major League Baseball draft. |
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Position | Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play |
Pick | Indicates the number of the pick |
† | Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame |
* | Player did not sign with the Brewers |
§ | Indicates a supplemental pick |
Picks
![A man in a navy blue baseball jersey with "Twins" written across the chest holding a navy blue cap and smiling](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Paul_Molitor_white_house.jpg/220px-Paul_Molitor_white_house.jpg)
![A man in a white baseball jersey with blue pinstripes and "Brewers" written across the chest wearing a fielding glove, prepared to catch a ball](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Dion_James.jpg/220px-Dion_James.jpg)
![A man in a blue jacket, smiling](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Dan_Plesac_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Dan_Plesac_%28cropped%29.jpg)
![A man wearing a black baseball jersey with "Mets" written across the chest, gray pants, and a black batting helmet holds his baseball bat as he approaches home plate to begin his at-bat](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Gary_Sheffield_2009_%281%29.jpg/220px-Gary_Sheffield_2009_%281%29.jpg)
![A man wearing a navy blue Brewers jersey, gray pants, and a navy blue cap shown preparing to throw a ball from the pitcher's mound](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/DSC03161_Ben_Sheets.jpg/220px-DSC03161_Ben_Sheets.jpg)
![A man wearing a navy blue Brewers jersey, gray pants, and a navy blue cap adjusts his white batting gloves](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/PrinceFielderWarmingUpAtlanta.jpg/220px-PrinceFielderWarmingUpAtlanta.jpg)
![A man wearing a navy blue Brewers jersey and cap with gray pants after catching a ball on a green field](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Rickieweeksbrewers.tif/lossy-page1-220px-Rickieweeksbrewers.tif.jpg)
![A man wearing a navy blue Brewers jersey, gray pants, and navy blue cap takes a practice swing with his bat](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Ryan_Braun_%2841976772944%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Ryan_Braun_%2841976772944%29_%28cropped%29.jpg)
![A man in a navy blue and gray hoodie and gray pants holding a baseball on a green field](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Jeremy_Jeffress_%2846983658065%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Jeremy_Jeffress_%2846983658065%29_%28cropped%29.jpg)
See also
Footnotes
- ^ Through the 2012 draft, free agents were evaluated by the Elias Sports Bureau and rated "Type A", "Type B", or not compensation-eligible. If a team offered arbitration to a player but that player refused and subsequently signed with another team, the original team was able to receive additional draft picks. If a "Type A" free agent left in this way, his previous team received a supplemental pick and a compensatory pick from the team with which he signed. If a "Type B" free agent left in this way, his previous team received only a supplemental pick. Since the 2013 draft, free agents are no longer classified by type; instead, compensatory picks are only awarded if the team offered its free agent a contract worth at least the average of the 125 current richest MLB contracts. However, if the free agent's last team acquired the player in a trade during the last year of his contract, it is ineligible to receive compensatory picks for that player.
- ^ The Pilots and other expansion teams (Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals, and San Diego Padres) did not receive first-round picks in 1968. They began the selection process at the end of the fourth round of the regular phase.
- ^ The Brewers lost their first-round pick in 1979 to the Detroit Tigers as compensation for signing free agent Jim Slaton.
- ^ The Brewers lost their first-round pick in 1981 to the Toronto Blue Jays as compensation for signing free agent Roy Howell.
- ^ The Brewers gained a supplemental pick in 1989 for failing to sign 1988 first-round draft pick Alex Fernandez.
- ^ The Brewers lost their first-round pick in 1990 to the Oakland Athletics as compensation for signing free agent Dave Parker.
- ^ The Brewers gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1991 from the Detroit Tigers for losing free agent Rob Deer.
- ^ The Brewers gained a supplemental pick in 1992 for failing to sign 1991 first-round draft pick Kenny Henderson.
- ^ The Brewers gained a compensatory first-round pick in 1993 from the Toronto Blue Jays for losing free agent Paul Molitor.
- ^ The Brewers gained a supplemental pick in 1993 for losing free agent Chris Bosio.
- ^ The Brewers gained a supplemental pick in 1993 for losing free agent Paul Molitor.
- ^ The Brewers gained a supplemental pick in 2008 for losing free agent Francisco Cordero.
- ^ The Brewers gained a supplemental pick in 2008 for losing free agent Scott Linebrink.
- ^ The Brewers gained a supplemental pick in 2009 for losing free agent CC Sabathia.
- ^ The Brewers gained a supplemental pick in 2009 for losing free agent Brian Shouse.
- ^ The Brewers gained a supplemental pick in 2011 for failing to sign 2010 first-round draft pick Dylan Covey.
- ^ The Brewers gained a compensatory pick in 2012 from the Detroit Tigers for losing free agent Prince Fielder.
- ^ The Brewers gained a supplemental pick in 2012 for losing free agent Prince Fielder.
- ^ The Brewers lost their first round pick in 2013 to the St. Louis Cardinals as compensation for signing free agent Kyle Lohse.
- ^ Competitive Balance pick
- ^ Competitive Balance pick
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- ^ Competitive Balance pick