:List of Arizona Diamondbacks first-round draft picks
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The Arizona Diamondbacks are a Major League Baseball franchise based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Diamondbacks compete in the National League West division. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", the Rule 4 Draft is Major League Baseball's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick.{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/draftday/rules.jsp|title=First-Year Player Draft Rules|work=MLB.com|access-date=September 7, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605131548/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/draftday/rules.jsp|archive-date=June 5, 2011}} In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks.{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081126&content_id=3694740&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil&partnerId=rss_mil|title=Brewers offer three arbitration|last=McCalvy|first=Adam|work=Brewers.MLB.com|publisher=Milwaukee Brewers|access-date=July 29, 2010|date=December 1, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629194617/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081126&content_id=3694740&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil&partnerId=rss_mil|archive-date=June 29, 2011}} Since the franchise first participated in the draft in 1996, the Diamondbacks have selected 28 players in the first round. The First-Year Player Draft is unrelated to the 1997 expansion draft in which the Diamondbacks filled their roster.
Of the 28 players picked in the first round by the Diamondbacks, 15 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 11 of these have been right-handed, while 4 have been left-handed. Five players taken in the first round have been shortstops; additionally, two players have been selected at each of first base, third base, catcher, and the outfield. No second baseman has been selected in the first round by the Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks have drafted 16 players out of college, and 10 out of high school. Arizona has drafted seven players out of high schools or colleges in the state of California, with two being taken from each of Florida, Georgia, and their home state of Arizona.
The Diamondbacks' 2003 selection—Carlos Quentin, who was then playing with the Chicago White Sox—won the 2008 Silver Slugger Award as one of the three best offensive outfielders in the American League.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/q/quentca01.shtml|title=Carlos Quentin Statistics and History|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=September 7, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106021140/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/q/quentca01.shtml|archive-date=November 6, 2010}} The franchise has held the first-overall pick once, in 2005, when they selected Justin Upton. The Diamondbacks have received twelve compensatory picks, including nine selections made in the supplemental round of the draft since the franchise's first draft in 1996. These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the previous off-season,{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/draftday/faq.jsp|title=First-Year Player Draft FAQ|work=MLB.com|access-date=July 29, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606091224/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/draftday/faq.jsp|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}{{ref label|Value|V|V}} or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year.{{cite web|url=http://mlbplayers.mlb.com/pa/releases/releases.jsp?content=102406|work=MLB.com : Players Association|title=MLB, MLBPA reach five-year labor accord|access-date=July 29, 2010|date=October 24, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621170636/http://mlbplayers.mlb.com/pa/releases/releases.jsp?content=102406|archive-date=June 21, 2008}}
Key
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Year
| Links to an article about that year's Major League Baseball Draft |
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 |
bgcolor="#bbffbb"|*
| Player did not sign with the Diamondbacks |
bgcolor="#bbbbff"| §
| Indicates a supplemental pick |
Picks
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style="{{Baseball primary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|border=2}}"|Year
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|border=2}}"|Name ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|border=2}}"|Position ! class="unsortable" style="{{Baseball primary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|border=2}}"| School (location) ! style="{{Baseball primary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|border=2}}"|Pick ! class="unsortable" style="{{Baseball primary style|Arizona Diamondbacks|border=2}}"| Ref | |||||
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1996
|{{sortname|Nick|Bierbrodt}} |Left-handed pitcher |Millikan High School |{{sort|30|30}} | |||||
1997
|{{sortname|Jack|Cust}} |Immaculata High School |{{sort|30|30}} | |||||
1998
|colspan="4"|{{sort|zzb|no first-round pick}}{{ref label|1998Draft|a|a}} | |||||
1999
|{{sortname|Corey|Myers|nolink=1}} |Desert Vista High School |{{sort|04|4}} | |||||
1999
|{{sortname|Casey|Daigle}} |Right-handed pitcher |Sulphur High School |bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|31|31}}§{{ref label|1999Draft|b|b}} | |||||
2000
|colspan="4"|{{sort|zzb|no first-round pick}}{{ref label|2000Draft|c|c}} | |||||
2001
|{{sortname|Jason|Bulger}} |Right-handed pitcher |Valdosta State University |{{sort|22|22}} | |||||
2002
|{{sortname|Sergio|Santos|Sergio Santos (baseball)}} |Mater Dei High School |{{sort|27|27}} | |||||
2003
|{{sortname|Conor|Jackson}} |University of California, Berkeley |{{sort|19|19}}{{ref label|2003Draft|d|d}} | |||||
|2003 | {{sortname|Carlos|Quentin}} | Outfielder | Stanford University (Stanford, California) | {{sort|29|29}} | |
2004
|{{sortname|Stephen|Drew}} |Florida State University |{{sort|15|15}} | |||||
|2005 | {{sortname|Justin|Upton}} | Shortstop | Great Bridge High School (Chesapeake, Virginia) | {{sort|01|1}} | {{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=ARI&year_ID=2005&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=2005 Arizona Diamondbacks Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=July 26, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803062357/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=ARI&year_ID=2005&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|archive-date=August 3, 2009}} |
2005
|{{sortname|Matt|Torra}} |Right-handed pitcher |University of Massachusetts Amherst |bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|31|31}}§{{ref label|2005Draft|e|e}} | |||||
|2006 | {{sortname|Max|Scherzer}} | Right-handed pitcher | University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) | {{sort|11|11}} | {{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=ARI&year_ID=2006&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=2006 Arizona Diamondbacks Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=July 26, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216032202/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=ARI&year_ID=2006&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|archive-date=December 16, 2011}} |
2006
|{{sortname|Brooks|Brown|Brooks Brown (baseball)}} |Right-handed pitcher |University of Georgia |bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|34|34}}§{{ref label|2006Draft|f|f}} | |||||
2007
|{{sortname|Jarrod|Parker}} |Right-handed pitcher |Norwell High School |{{sort|09|9}} | |||||
2007
|{{sortname|Wes|Roemer|nolink=1}} |Right-handed pitcher |California State University, Fullerton |bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|50|50}}§{{ref label|2007Draft|g|g}} | |||||
2007
|{{sortname|Ed|Easley}} |Mississippi State University |bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|61|61}}§{{ref label|2007Draft|h|h}} | |||||
2008
|{{sortname|Daniel|Schlereth}} |Left-handed pitcher |University of Arizona |{{sort|26|26}} | |||||
|2008 | {{sortname|Wade|Miley}} | Left-handed pitcher | Southeastern Louisiana University (Hammond, Louisiana) | {{sort|43|43}}§{{ref label|2008Draft|i|i}} | |
2009
|{{sortname|Robert|Borchering|nolink=1}} |Bishop Verot High School |{{sort|16|16}} | |||||
|2009 | {{sortname|A.J.|Pollock}} | Outfielder | University of Notre Dame (South Bend, Indiana) | {{sort|17|17}}{{ref label|2009Draft|j|j}} | |
2009
|{{sortname|Matthew|Davidson|Matt Davidson (baseball)}} |Yucaipa High School |bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|35|35}}§{{ref label|2009Draft|k|k}} | |||||
2009
|{{sortname|Chris|Owings|Chris Owings}} |Gilbert High School |bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|41|41}}§{{ref label|2009Draft|l|l}} | |||||
2009
|{{sortname|Michael|Belfiore|dab=baseball}} |Left-handed pitcher |Boston College |bgcolor="#bbbbff"|{{sort|45|45}}§{{ref label|2009Draft|m|m}} | |||||
|2010 | {{sortname|Barret|Loux}}* | Right-handed pitcher | Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas) | {{sort|06|6}} | {{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=ARI&year_ID=2010&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|title=2010 Arizona Diamondbacks Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=July 26, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215064617/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=ARI&year_ID=2010&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year|archive-date=December 15, 2011}} |
2011
|{{sortname|Trevor|Bauer}} |Right-handed pitcher |University of California, Los Angeles |{{sort|03|3}} | |||||
2011
|{{sortname|Archie|Bradley|dab=baseball}} |Right-handed pitcher |Broken Arrow Senior High |{{sort|07|7}}{{ref label|2011Draft|n|n}} | |||||
2012
|{{sortname|Stryker|Trahan}} |Acadiana High School |{{sort|26|26}} | |||||
2013
|{{sortname|Braden|Shipley}} |Right-handed pitcher |University of Nevada, Reno |{{sort|15|15}} | |||||
2014
|{{sortname|Touki|Toussaint}} |Right-handed pitcher |Coral Springs Christian Academy |{{sort|16|16}} | |||||
2015
|{{sortname|Dansby|Swanson}} |Vanderbilt University |{{sort|01|1}} | |||||
2016
|{{sortname|Anfernee|Grier}} |Auburn University |{{sort|39|39}} | |||||
2017
|{{sortname|Pavin|Smith}} |University of Virginia |{{sort|01|7}} | |||||
bgcolor="#bbffbb"|2018
|bgcolor="#bbffbb"|{{sortname|Matt|McLain}}* |bgcolor="#bbffbb"|Second Baseman |bgcolor="#bbffbb"|Beckman High School |bgcolor="#bbffbb"|{{sort|01|25}} | |||||
2019
|{{sortname|Corbin|Carroll}} |Lakeside School |{{sort|01|16}} | |||||
2019
|{{sortname|Blake|Walston}} |Left-handed Pitcher |New Hanover High School |{{sort|01|26}} | |||||
2020
|{{sortname|Bryce|Jarvis}} |Right-handed pitcher |Duke University |{{sort|01|18}} | |||||
2021
|{{sortname|Jordan|Lawlar}} |Dallas Jesuit College Prep |{{sort|06|6}} | |||||
2022
|{{sortname|Druw|Jones}} |Wesleyan School |{{sort|02|2}} | | |||||
2022
|{{sortname|Landon|Sims}} |Right-Handed pitcher |Mississippi State University |{{sort|34|34}} | | |||||
2023
|{{sortname|Tommy|Troy}} |Stanford University |{{sort|12|12}} | | |||||
2024
|{{sortname|Slade|Caldwell}} |Valley View High School |{{sort|29|29}} | |
See also
Footnotes
- {{note label|Value|V|V}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://mlbplayers.mlb.com/pa/releases/releases.jsp?content=102406|work=MLB.com : Players Association|title=MLB, MLBPA reach five-year labor accord|access-date=July 26, 2010|date=October 24, 2006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621170636/http://mlbplayers.mlb.com/pa/releases/releases.jsp?content=102406|archive-date=June 21, 2008}} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/7269300/major-league-baseball-players-owners-sign-new-labor-agreement |title=MLB players, owners sign agreement |work=ESPN.com |date=November 23, 2011 |access-date=November 23, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123185025/http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7269300/major-league-baseball-players-owners-sign-new-labor-agreement |archive-date=November 23, 2011 }} 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.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/7270203/baseball-new-labor-deal-truly-historic-one |title=How the new CBA changes baseball |first=Jayson |last=Stark |author-link=Jayson Stark |work=ESPN.com |date=November 22, 2011 |access-date=November 23, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124225428/http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7270203/baseball-new-labor-deal-truly-historic-one |archive-date=November 24, 2011 }}
- {{note label|1998Draft|a|a}} The Diamondbacks lost their first-round pick in 1998 to the Kansas City Royals as compensation for signing free agent Jay Bell.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1998&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=July 26, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083543/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1998&draft_type=junreg|archive-date=June 29, 2011}}
- {{note label|1999Draft|b|b}} The Diamondbacks gained a supplemental first-round pick in 1999 for losing free agent Devon White.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1999&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=July 26, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083554/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1999&draft_type=junreg|archive-date=June 29, 2011}}
- {{note label|2000Draft|c|c}} The Diamondbacks lost their first-round pick in 2000 to the Atlanta Braves as compensation for signing free agent Russ Springer.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2000&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=July 26, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218225641/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=2000&round=1&draft_type=junreg|archive-date=February 18, 2009}}
- {{note label|2003Draft|d|d}} The Diamondbacks gained a compensatory first-round pick in 2003 from the Seattle Mariners for losing free agent Greg Colbrunn.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2003&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=July 27, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083636/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2003&draft_type=junreg|archive-date=June 29, 2011}}
- {{note label|2005Draft|e|e}} The Diamondbacks gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2005 for losing free agent Richie Sexson.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2005&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=July 29, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083754/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2005&draft_type=junreg|archive-date=June 29, 2011}}
- {{note label|2006Draft|f|f}} The Diamondbacks gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2006 for losing free agent Tim Worrell.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2006&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=July 29, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629100632/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2006&draft_type=junreg|archive-date=June 29, 2011}}
- {{note label|2007Draft|g|g}} The Diamondbacks gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2007 for losing free agent Craig Counsell.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2007&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=July 29, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227021036/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=2007&round=1&draft_type=junreg|archive-date=February 27, 2011}}
- {{note label|2007Draft|h|h}} The Diamondbacks gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2007 for losing free agent Miguel Batista.
- {{note label|2008Draft|i|i}} The Diamondbacks gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2008 for losing free agent Liván Hernández.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2008&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=July 29, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083817/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2008&draft_type=junreg|archive-date=June 29, 2011}}
- {{note label|2009Draft|j|j}} The Diamondbacks gained a compensatory first-round pick in 2009 from the Los Angeles Dodgers for losing free agent Orlando Hudson.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2009&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=July 29, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083835/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2009&draft_type=junreg|archive-date=June 29, 2011}}
- {{note label|2009Draft|k|k}} The Diamondbacks gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2009 for losing free agent Orlando Hudson.
- {{note label|2009Draft|l|l}} The Diamondbacks gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2009 for losing free agent Juan Cruz.
- {{note label|2009Draft|m|m}} The Diamondbacks gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2009 for losing free agent Brandon Lyon.
- {{note label|2011Draft|n|n}} The Diamondbacks gained a compensatory first-round pick in 2011 for failing to sign 2010 first-round pick Barret Loux.{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2011/order.jsp|title=2011 Draft Order|publisher=Major League Baseball|access-date=7 June 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609035350/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2011/order.jsp|archive-date=9 June 2011}}
References
;General references
- {{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/draft/history/_/team/ari|title=MLB First Round Draft Picks|work=ESPN.com|access-date=July 26, 2010|archive-date=August 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100810040010/http://espn.go.com/mlb/draft/history/_/team/ari|url-status=live}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_round&team_ID=ARI&draft_round=1&draft_type=junreg|title=Arizona Diamondbacks 1st Round Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=July 26, 2010|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002008/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_round&team_ID=ARI&draft_round=1&draft_type=junreg|url-status=live}}
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