1992 Major League Baseball draft

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| date = June 1, 1992

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| location = Conference call

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| first = Phil Nevin
Houston Astros

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| first_round = 38

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The 1992 Major League Baseball draft took place on June 1, 1992, through a conference call involving all 28 MLB teams of the time. Phil Nevin of Cal State Fullerton was the first overall selection, chosen by the Houston Astros.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/sports/baseball/06jeter.html?pagewanted=all|title=Five Players Who Outranked Jeter, if Only Briefly|first=Tyler|last=Kepner|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 5, 2010|access-date=April 24, 2012}} Derek Jeter, selected for the National Baseball Hall of Fame in January 2020, was selected by the New York Yankees with the sixth selection. In addition to Nevin, Paul Shuey, B. J. Wallace, Jeffrey Hammonds, and Chad Mottola were selected ahead of Jeter.

Background

The 1993 expansion Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins participated in the MLB Draft for the first time in 1992.

With the first overall selections of the previous two drafts, Chipper Jones and Brien Taylor, receiving signing bonuses of $1.2 million (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|1200000|1990}}}} in current dollar terms) and $1.55 million (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|1550000|1991}}}} in current dollar terms) respectively, salary demands of new players became a factor in the 1992 draft. Prior to the draft, Jeffrey Hammonds of the Stanford Cardinal baseball team sought a signing bonus of $1.8 million (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|1800000|1992}}}} in current dollar terms).{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/113556067.html?dids=113556067:113556067&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+02%2C+1992&author=Ken+Murray+Staff+writer+Jim+Henneman+contributed+to+this+article.&pub=The+Sun&desc=Cardinal+rule+makes+Hammonds+first+Stanford+center+fielder+top+draft+pick+of+Orioles&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131153629/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/113556067.html?dids=113556067:113556067&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+02,+1992&author=Ken+Murray+Staff+writer+Jim+Henneman+contributed+to+this+article.&pub=The+Sun&desc=Cardinal+rule+makes+Hammonds+first+Stanford+center+fielder+top+draft+pick+of+Orioles&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2013|title=Cardinal rule makes Hammonds first Stanford center fielder top draft pick of Orioles|publisher=Pqasb.pqarchiver.com|date=1992-06-02|access-date=2012-04-28|first=Ken|last=Murray}} Derek Jeter, a high school player who had a commitment to play college baseball at the University of Michigan, was believed to be seeking a bonus of at least $1 million (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|1000000|1992}}}} in current dollar terms) to forego college.

File:Derek Jeter allison shot 8 31 09.jpg during the 1992 MLB Draft.]]

The Astros, holding the first overall selection, were keenly aware of the bonus demands of Hammonds and Jeter, as they were unable to sign their first-round pick in the 1991 MLB draft, John Burke, who held out for a bonus of $500,000 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|500000|1991}}}} in current dollar terms) as the sixth overall selection.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19920602&id=YfVHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=roAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1353,5805684 The Victoria Advocate] via Google News Archive Search They selected Phil Nevin, the 1992 College World Series Most Outstanding Player, with the first overall selection. In addition to perceiving Nevin as close to MLB-ready, needing little development in minor league baseball, Nevin also did not seek a large signing bonus. He agreed to sign with the Astros for $700,000 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|700000|1992}}}} in current dollar terms).[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ikRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=guoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3021,5418236&dq=phil-nevin&hl=en Gainesville Sun] via Google News Archive Search Astros' scout Hal Newhouser quit in protest, as he had insisted to Astros' management that they should choose Jeter.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=olney_buster&id=1863947|title=Jeter: Dynasty's child|last=Olney|first=Buster|publisher=ESPN|work=ESPN.com|date=August 23, 2004|access-date=July 13, 2009}}

The teams with the first four selections, the Astros, Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, and Baltimore Orioles, had the four lowest payrolls in MLB.{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/31/sports/baseball-amateur-draft-presents-a-different-challenge.html|work=The New York Times|first=Murray|last=Chass|title=BASEBALL; Amateur Draft Presents A Different Challenge|date=May 31, 1992}} The Cleveland Indians selected Paul Shuey out of the University of North Carolina with the second selection, who they projected could develop into a closer comparable to Rob Dibble. The Expos, who preferred Hammonds, drafted B. J. Wallace instead, as they were unable to afford Hammonds' salary demands. The Orioles selected Hammonds with the fourth overall selection; he signed with the Orioles for $975,000 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|975000|1992}}}} in current dollar terms), the largest signing bonus given out in the 1992 Draft. With the fifth pick, the Reds chose Chad Mottola from the University of Central Florida (UCF), making Mottola the first UCF athlete to be chosen in the first round of a professional sports draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1999/06/10/mottola-gets-it-back-in-charlotte/|title=Mottola Gets It Back In Charlotte|publisher=Articles.orlandosentinel.com|date=1999-06-10|access-date=2012-04-28}} He signed with the Reds the day of the draft for $400,000 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|400000|1992}}}} in current dollar terms).

Yankees scout Dick Groch, assigned to scout in the Midwest, watched Jeter participate in an all-star camp held at Western Michigan University, and came away sold by Jeter's talent.{{cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/zimmer-salutes-jeter-as-all-time-great-1.3011680|title=Zimmer salutes Jeter as all-time great|newspaper=Newsday|first=Barbara|last=Baker|date=July 7, 2011|access-date=April 24, 2012}} Though the Yankees were also concerned that Jeter might attend college, Grouch convinced the team to select Jeter. Regarding the possibility Jeter would attend Michigan, Groch said "the only place Derek Jeter's going is to Cooperstown", referring to the home city of the Baseball Hall of Fame.{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/joe_lemire/07/07/derek.jeter/index.html#ixzz1SxfZCzux|first=Joe|last=Lemire|title=Jeter not defined by number 3,000|work=Sports Illustrated|date=July 7, 2011|access-date=July 23, 2011|archive-date=July 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711071935/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/joe_lemire/07/07/derek.jeter/index.html#ixzz1SxfZCzux|url-status=dead}} Jeter signed with the Yankees for $800,000 (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|800000|1992}}}} in current dollar terms).{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/12/sports/baseball/12jeterteammates.html|title=Teammates Recall Jeter's Journey From Minor Leagues to Great Yankee|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Jack|last=Curry|date=September 12, 2009|access-date=July 23, 2011}}

Scott Boras advised Charles Johnson and Michael Tucker. Those players fell in the first round as their perceived salary demands were too high for many teams.

First round selections

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1992 Major League Baseball draft

Background

First round selections

Compensation picks

Other notable players

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See also

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