1991 Major League Baseball draft

The 1991 Major League Baseball draft began 3 June 1991 to assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order is the reverse order of the 1990 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks will be distributed for players who did not sign from the 1990 MLB Draft. The New York Yankees received the first overall selection.

1991 Major League Baseball draft
General information
Date(s)	June 3, 1991
Location	Conference call
Overview
1,301 total selections
First selection	Brien Taylor New York Yankees
First round selections	44
Hall of Famers	0
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Brien Taylor would become only the second top pick to fail to reach the major leagues, following Steve Chilcott of the 1966 draft.^[1]

First round selections

The following are the first-round picks in the 1991 Major League Baseball draft.

†

= All-Star

= Baseball Hall of Famer

Pick	Player	Team	Position	Hometown/School
1	Brien Taylor	New York Yankees	Pitcher	East Carteret High School (NC)
2	Mike Kelly	Atlanta Braves	Outfielder	Arizona State
3	David McCarty	Minnesota Twins	First Baseman	Stanford
4	Dmitri Young †	St. Louis Cardinals	Third Baseman	Rio Mesa High School (CA)
5	Kenny Henderson	Milwaukee Brewers	Pitcher	Ringgold High School (GA)
6	John Burke	Houston Astros	Pitcher	Florida
7	Joe Vitiello	Kansas City Royals	Outfielder	Alabama
8	Joey Hamilton	San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Georgia Southern
9	Mark Smith	Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	USC
10	Tyler Green †	Philadelphia Phillies	Pitcher	Wichita State
11	Shawn Estes †	Seattle Mariners	Pitcher	Douglas High School (NV)
12	Doug Glanville	Chicago Cubs	Outfielder	Pennsylvania
13	Manny Ramirez †	Cleveland Indians	Outfielder	George Washington High School (NY)
14	Cliff Floyd †	Montreal Expos	First Baseman	Thornwood High School (IL)
15	Tyrone Hill	Milwaukee Brewers[Compensation 1]	Pitcher	Yucaipa High School (CA)
16	Shawn Green †	Toronto Blue Jays[Compensation 2]	Outfielder	Tustin High School (CA)
17	Eduardo Pérez	California Angels	First Baseman	Florida State
18	Al Shirley	New York Mets[Compensation 3]	Outfielder	George Washington High School (VA)
19	Benji Gil	Texas Rangers	Shortstop	Castle Park High School (CA)
20	Pokey Reese	Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	Lower Richland High School (SC)
21	Allen Watson	St. Louis Cardinals[Compensation 4]	Pitcher	New York Institute of Technology
22	Brian Barber	St. Louis Cardinals[Compensation 5]	Pitcher	Dr. Phillips High School (FL)
23	Aaron Sele †	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher	Washington State
24	Jon Farrell	Pittsburgh Pirates	Catcher	Florida Junior College
25	Scott Ruffcorn	Chicago White Sox	Pitcher	Baylor
26	Brent Gates	Oakland Athletics	Shortstop	Minnesota

Supplemental first round selections

Pick	Player	Team	Position	Hometown/School
27	Scott Stahoviak	Minnesota Twins[Compensation 6]	Third Baseman	Creighton
28	Tom McKinnon	Saint Louis Cardinals[Compensation 7]	Pitcher	Jordan High School (CA)
29	Shawn Livsey	Houston Astros[Compensation 8]	Shortstop	Simeon High School (IL)
30	Jason Pruitt	Kansas City Royals[Compensation 9]	Pitcher	Rockingham County High School (NC)
31	Greg Anthony	San Diego Padres[Compensation 10]	Pitcher	Tavares High School (FL)
32	Justin Thompson †	Detroit Tigers[Compensation 11]	Pitcher	Klein Oak High School (TX)
33	Steve Whitaker	San Francisco Giants[Compensation 12]	Pitcher	Long Beach State
34	Jorge Fábregas	California Angels[Compensation 13]	Third Baseman	Miami (FL)
35	Jeff Ware	Toronto Blue Jays[Compensation 14]	Pitcher	Old Dominion
36	Bobby Jones †	New York Mets[Compensation 15]	Pitcher	Fresno State
37	J.J. Johnson	Boston Red Sox[Compensation 16]	Outfielder	Pine Plains High School (NY)
38	Mike Rossiter	Oakland Athletics[Compensation 17]	Pitcher	Burroughs High School (CA)
39	Dan Cholowsky	St. Louis Cardinals[Compensation 18]	Third Baseman	California
40	Jim Gonzalez	Houston Astros	Catcher	East Hartford High School (CT)
41	Trever Miller	Detroit Tigers[Compensation 19]	Pitcher	Trinity High School (KY)
42	Dante Powell	Toronto Blue Jays[Compensation 20]	Outfield	Millikan High School (CA)
43	Scott Hatteberg	Boston Red Sox	Catcher	Washington State
44	Mike Groppuso	Houston Astros[Compensation 21]	Third Baseman	Seton Hall

^[2]

Compensation picks

1. Compensation pick from the Detroit Tigers for signing Rob Deer
2. Compensation pick from the San Francisco Giants for signing Bud Black
3. Compensation pick from the Los Angeles Dodgers for signing Darryl Strawberry
4. Compensation pick from the Toronto Blue Jays for signing Ken Dayley
5. Compensation pick from the New York Mets for signing Vince Coleman
6. Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Gary Gaetti
7. Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Terry Pendleton
8. Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Danny Darwin
9. Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Steve Farr
10. Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jack Clark
11. Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jack Morris
12. Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Brett Butler
13. Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Chili Davis
14. Supplemental pick for loss of free agent George Bell
15. Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Darryl Strawberry
16. Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Larry Andersen
17. Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Willie McGee
18. Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Ken Dayley
19. Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mike Heath
20. Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Buddy Black
21. Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Franklin Stubbs

Other notable players

• Kevin Stocker, 2nd round, 54th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
• Herbert Perry, 2nd round, 57th overall by the Cleveland Indians
• Todd Hollandsworth, 3rd round, 80th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Alex Ochoa, 3rd round, 82nd overall by the Baltimore Orioles
• Jim Mecir, 3rd round, 84th overall by the Seattle Mariners
• Chris Stynes, 3rd round, 94th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
• Desi Relaford, 4th round, 110th overall by the Seattle Mariners
• Terry Adams, 4th round, 111th overall by the Chicago Cubs
• Paul Byrd, 4th round, 112th overall by the Cleveland Indians
• Brian Boehringer, 4th round, 124th overall by the Chicago White Sox
• Nomar Garciaparra, 5th round, 130th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign
• Dave Kennedy, 5th round, 142nd overall by the California Angles
• John Mabry, 6th round, 155th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
• LaTroy Hawkins, 7th round, 180th overall by the Minnesota Twins
• Chris Turner, 7th round, 194th overall by the California Angels
• Tony Womack, 7th round, 201st overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Jason Schmidt, 8th round, 205th overall by the Atlanta Braves
• Brad Radke, 8th round, 206th overall by the Minnesota Twins
• Mike Matheny, 8th round, 208th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
• Derek Lowe, 8th round, 214th overall by the Seattle Mariners
• Steve Trachsel, 8th round, 215th overall by the Chicago Cubs
• Jon Lieber, 9th round, 241st overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
• Mark Sweeney, 9th round, 246th overall by the California Angels
• Scott Eyre, 9th round, 248th overall by the Texas Rangers
• Mike Sweeney, 10th round, 262nd overall by the Kansas City Royals
• Jeff Cirillo, 11th round, 286th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
• Sam Wood, 11th round, 290th overall by the Houston Astros
• Joe Randa, 11th round, 288th overall by the Kansas City Royals
• Mark Grudzielanek, 11th round, 295th overall by the Montreal Expos
• Al Levine, 11th round, 306th overall by the Chicago White Sox
• Matt Lawton, 13th round, 336th overall by the Minnesota Twins
• Alex Gonzalez, 13th round, 354th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
• Bobby Higginson, 18th round, 473rd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign
• Kirk Rueter, 18th round, 477th overall by the Montreal Expos
• Ron Mahay, 18th round, 486th overall by the Boston Red Sox
• Mike Cameron, 18th round, 488th overall by the Chicago White Sox
• Albie Lopez, 20th round, 528th overall by the Cleveland Indians
• Matt Mantei, 25th round, 656th overall by the Seattle Mariners
• Ryan Franklin, 25th round, 666th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
• Bob Howry, 32nd round, 833rd overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign
• Orlando Palmeiro, 33rd round, 870th overall by the California Angels
• Dustin Hermanson, 39th round, 1033rd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but did not sign
• Aaron Boone, 43rd round, 1127th overall by the California Angels, but did not sign
• Damian Jackson, 44th round, 1148th overall by the Cleveland Indians
• Jason Isringhausen, 44th round, 1157th overall by the New York Mets
• Jacob Cruz, 45th round, 1177th overall by the California Angels
• Stephan Riddle, 46th round, 1273rd overall by the Detroit Tigers, but did not sign
• Ken Grundt, 53rd round, 1354th overall by the San Francisco Giants

NFL players drafted

• Tony Banks, 10th round, 258th overall by the Minnesota Twins
• Rob Johnson, 16th round, 414th overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
• Frank Sanders, 26th round, 683rd overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
• Steve McNair, 35th round, 916th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign
• O. J. McDuffie, 41st round, 1077th overall by the California Angels, but did not sign
• Mark Fields, 51st round, 1309th overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign
• Rodney Williams, 37th round, 964th overall by the Kansas City Royals

External links

• Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database