MLB Amateur Draft for the 2000 Season
Updated September 27, 2017 |
Infoplease Staff
First round selections at the 36th Amateur Draft held June 5-7, 2000 in New York. Clubs select in reverse order of their standing from the preceding season. The worst National League team selects first in even years and the worst American League team goes first in odd years. Leagues then alternate picks throughout the rounds.
First Round
| No | Pos | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | Adrian Gonzalez, Eastlake HS, Bonita, Calif. |
1B |
| 2 | Minnesota | Adam Johnson, CS-Fullerton | RHP |
| 3 | Chicago-NL | Luis Montanez, Coral Park HS Miami, Fla. |
SS |
| 4 | Kansas City | Michael Stodolka, Centennial HS Corona, Calif. |
LHP |
| 5 | Montreal | Justin Wayne, Stanford | RHP |
| 6 | Tampa Bay | Rocco Baldelli, Bishop Hendricken HS, Cumberland, R.I. |
CF |
| 7 | Colorado | Matthew Harrington, Palmdale (Calif.) HS |
RHP |
| 8 | Detroit | Matthew Wheatland, Rancho Bernardo HS, Poway, Calif. |
RHP |
| 9 | San Diego | Mark Phillips, Hanover (Pa.) HS | LHP |
| 10 | Anaheim | Joseph Torres, Gateway HS Kissimmee, Fla. |
LHP |
| 11 | Milwaukee | David Krynzel, Green Valley HS Henderson, Nev. |
CF |
| 12 | Chicago-AL | Joseph Borchard, Stanford | RF |
| 13 | St. Louis | Shaun Boyd, Vista HS Pala, Calif. |
2B |
| 14 | Baltimore | Beau Hale, Texas | RHP |
| 15 | Philadelphia | Chase Utley, UCLA | 2B |
| 16 | a-New York-NL | William Traber, Loyola Marymount |
LHP |
| 17 | Los Angeles | Benjamin Diggins, Arizona | RHP |
| 18 | Toronto | Miguel Negron, Manuela Toro HS Caguas, P.R. |
CF |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | Sean Burnett, Wellington (Fla.) Community HS |
LHP |
| 20 | b-Anaheim | Christopher Bootcheck, Auburn | RHP |
| 21 | San Francisco | John Bonser, Gibbs Senior HS Pinellas Park, Fla. |
RHP |
| 22 | Boston | Phillip Dumatrait, Bakersfield Col. | LHP |
| 23 | Cincinnati | David Espinosa, Gulliver Prep Miami, Fla. |
SS |
| 24 | c-St. Louis | Blake Williams, SW Texas St. | RHP |
| 25 | d-Texas | Scott Heard, Rancho Bernardo HS Poway, Calif. |
C |
| 26 | Cleveland | Corey Smith, Piscataway (N.J.) HS | SS |
| 27 | Houston | Robert Stiehl, El Camino JC | C |
| 28 | New York-AL | David Parrish, Michigan | C |
| 29 | e-Atlanta | Adam Wainwright, Glynn Academy St. Simons, Ga. |
RHP |
| 30 | Atlanta | Scott Thorman, Preston HS Cambridge, Conn. |
3B |
Acquired picks: a–from Seattle for signing John Olerud; b–from Oakland for signing Mike Magnante; c–from Texas for signing Darren Oliver; d–from NY Mets for signing Todd Zeile; e–from Arizona for signing Russ Springer.
| College Baseball | 2000 Season | Minor League Triple-A Final Standings |
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