1994 Amateur Draft : First Round Picks

The first draft was held on June 8-9, 1965. The Major League franchises were able to choose from all high school seniors and college players.

Initially there were supposed to be three amateur drafts held each season. That original plan changed in 1964 and was reduced to two drafts with the first phase being held after High School graduations. The second phase was held in January of the following year and involved players who were drafted earlier, but were not signed by their franchise.

In 1986 the two-phase draft system was changed and instead of holding a second phase draft in January, franchises who could not sign their first round selections were awarded a supplemental first round pick the following amateur draft.

The first pick of the first round is awarded to the worst team in the American or National League. Each season the two leagues alternate the first pick and proceed through the first round in reverse order of finish from the previous season's standings.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the 1994 first round draft selections, the team they were chosen by, their position(s), and their college or home town at the time of the amateur draft.

"He's very mature in his work ethic, which gives him consistency. That gives him a chance to be one of the best in the game. More important, he's definitely a solid kid - humble, always open for help. He knows his role and has done very well. I'm happy for him." - Mo Vaughn
1994

First Round Draft Picks

# Selected By Name

Position

College or Hometown
1. Mets Paul Wilson

RHP

Florida State University
2. Athletics Ben Grieve

OF

Arlington, TX
3. Padres Dustin Hermanson

RHP

Kent State University
4. Brewers Tony Williamson

3B

Arizona State University
5. Marlins Josh Booty

SS

Shreveport, LA
6. Angels McKay Christensen

OF

Clovis, CA
7. Rockies Doug Million

LHP

Sarasota, FL
8. Twins Todd Walker

2B

Louisiana State University
9. Reds C.J. Nitkowski

LHP

St. John's University
10. Indians Jaret Wright

RHP

Anaheim, CA
11. Pirates Mark Farris

OF

Angleton, TX
12. Red Sox Nomar Garciaparra

SS

Georgia Tech
13. Dodgers Paul Konerko

C

Scottsdale, AZ
14. Mariners Jason Varitek

C

Georgia Tech
15. Cubs Jayson Peterson

RHP

Denver, CO
16. Royals Matt Smith

1B

Grants Pass, OR
17. Astros Ramon Castro

C

Vega Baja, PR
18. Tigers Cade Gaspar

RHP

Pepperdine University
19. Cardinals Bret Wagner

LHP

Wake Forest University
20. Mets Terrence Long

1B

Millbrook, AL
21. Expos Hiram Bocachica

SS

Bayamon, PR
22. Giants Dante Powell

OF

Cal State Fullerton
23. Phillies Carlton Loewer

RHP

Mississippi State University
24. Yankees Brian Buchanan

1B

University of Virginia
25. Astros Scott Elarton

RHP

Lamar, CO
26. White Sox Mark Johnson

C

Warner Robbins, GA
27. Braves Jacob Shumate

RHP

Hartville, SC
28. Blue Jays Kevin Witt

SS

Jacksonville, FL
# Selected By Name

Position

College or Hometown
1994

Supplemental First Round Draft Picks

# Selected By Name

Position

College or Hometown
29.

Mets

Jay Payton

OF

Georgia Institute of Technology

30.

Astros

Russ Johnson

SS

Louisiana State University

31.

Expos

Mike Thurman

P

Oregon State University

32.

Giants

Jacob Cruz

OF

Arizona State University

33.

White Sox

Chris Clemons

P

Texas A&M University

34.

Twins

Travis Miller

P

Kent State University

# Selected By Name

Position

College or Hometown

1994 First Round Draft Picks



The players who DO NOT have links to their Major League statistics DID NOT make it to the Major League level.

Baseball America ranked Paul Wilson of Florida State University the number one draft prospect and the New York Mets obviously agreed with their predection.

Did you know that during the 1994 Amateur Draft teams selected 1,707 players in 98 rounds?