List of Arizona Diamondbacks first-round draft picks explained

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.[1] In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks.[2] 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.[3] 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,[2] [4] or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year.[5]

Key

YearLinks to an article about that year's Major League Baseball Draft
PositionIndicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play
PickIndicates the number of the pick
Player did not sign with the Diamondbacks
§Indicates a supplemental pick

Picks

YearNamePositionSchool (location)PickRef
1996Left-handed pitcherMillikan High School
(Long Beach, California)		[6]
1997First basemanImmaculata High School
(Somerville, New Jersey)		[7]
1998[8]
1999ShortstopDesert Vista High School
(Phoenix, Arizona)		[9]
1999Right-handed pitcherSulphur High School
(Sulphur, Louisiana)		§
2000
2001Right-handed pitcherValdosta State University
(Valdosta, Georgia)		[10]
2002ShortstopMater Dei High School
(Santa Ana, California)		[11]
2003First basemanUniversity of California, Berkeley
(Berkeley, California)		[12]
2003OutfielderStanford University
(Stanford, California)
2004ShortstopFlorida State University
(Tallahassee, Florida)		[13]
2005ShortstopGreat Bridge High School
(Chesapeake, Virginia)		[14]
2005Right-handed pitcherUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
(Amherst, Massachusetts)		§
2006Right-handed pitcherUniversity of Missouri
(Columbia, Missouri)		[15]
2006Right-handed pitcherUniversity of Georgia
(Athens, Georgia)		§
2007Right-handed pitcherNorwell High School
(Ossian, Indiana)		[16]
2007Right-handed pitcherCalifornia State University, Fullerton
(Fullerton, California)		§
2007CatcherMississippi State University
(Starkville, Mississippi)		§
2008Left-handed pitcherUniversity of Arizona
(Tucson, Arizona)		[17]
2008Left-handed pitcherSoutheastern Louisiana University
(Hammond, Louisiana)		§
2009Third basemanBishop Verot High School
(Fort Myers, Florida)		[18]
2009OutfielderUniversity of Notre Dame
(South Bend, Indiana)
2009Third basemanYucaipa High School
(Yucaipa, California)		§
2009ShortstopGilbert High School
(Gilbert, South Carolina)		§
2009Left-handed pitcherBoston College
(Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts)		§
2010Right-handed pitcherTexas A&M University
(College Station, Texas)		[19]
2011Right-handed pitcherUniversity of California, Los Angeles
(Los Angeles, California)		[20]
2011Right-handed pitcherBroken Arrow Senior High
(Broken Arrow, Oklahoma)
2012CatcherAcadiana High School
(Lafayette, Louisiana)		[21]
2013Right-handed pitcherUniversity of Nevada, Reno
(Reno, Nevada)		[22]
2014Right-handed pitcherCoral Springs Christian Academy
(Coral Springs, Florida)		[23]
2015ShortstopVanderbilt University
(Nashville, Tennessee)		[24]
2016OutfielderAuburn University
(Auburn, Alabama)
2017First BasemanUniversity of Virginia
(Charlottesville, Virginia)		[25]
2018Second BasemanBeckman High School
(Irvine, California)		[26]
2019OutfielderLakeside School
(Seattle, Washington)		[27]
2019Left-handed PitcherNew Hanover High School
(Wilmington, North Carolina)
2020Right-handed pitcherDuke University
(Durham, North Carolina)		[28]
2021ShortstopDallas Jesuit College Prep
(Dallas, Texas)		[29]
2022OutfielderWesleyan School
(Peachtree Corners, Georgia)
2022Right-Handed pitcherMississippi State University
(Starkville, Mississippi)
2023ShortstopStanford University
(Stanford, California)
2024OutfielderValley View High School
(Jonesboro, Arkansas)

See also

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References

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Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Brewers offer three arbitration. McCalvy. Adam. Brewers.MLB.com. Milwaukee Brewers. July 29, 2010. December 1, 2008. live. 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. June 29, 2011.
  3. Web site: Carlos Quentin Statistics and History. Baseball-Reference.com. September 7, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20101106021140/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/q/quentca01.shtml. November 6, 2010.
  4. Web site: First-Year Player Draft FAQ. MLB.com. July 29, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110606091224/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/draftday/faq.jsp. June 6, 2011.
  5. Web site: MLB, MLBPA reach five-year labor accord. MLB.com : Players Association. July 29, 2010. October 24, 2006. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20080621170636/http://mlbplayers.mlb.com/pa/releases/releases.jsp?content=102406. June 21, 2008.
  6. Web site: 1996 Arizona Diamondbacks Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 26, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20111108044728/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=ARI&year_ID=1996&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year. November 8, 2011.
  7. Web site: 1997 Arizona Diamondbacks Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 26, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20111216102852/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=ARI&year_ID=1997&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year. December 16, 2011.
  8. Web site: Arizona Diamondbacks 1st Round Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 26, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20100809205347/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_round&draft_type=junreg&team_ID=ARI&draft_round=1&. August 9, 2010.
  9. Web site: 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 26, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20111106091319/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=ARI&year_ID=1999&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year. November 6, 2011.
  10. Web site: 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 26, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20111219114215/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=ARI&year_ID=2001&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year. December 19, 2011.
  11. Web site: 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 26, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20111212203354/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=ARI&year_ID=2002&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year. December 12, 2011.
  12. Web site: 2003 Arizona Diamondbacks Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 26, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20111216114508/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=ARI&year_ID=2003&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year. December 16, 2011.
  13. Web site: 2004 Arizona Diamondbacks Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 29, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20111224005524/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=ARI&year_ID=2004&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year. December 24, 2011.
  14. Web site: 2005 Arizona Diamondbacks Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 26, 2010. live. 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. August 3, 2009.
  15. Web site: 2006 Arizona Diamondbacks Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 26, 2010. live. 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. December 16, 2011.
  16. Web site: 2007 Arizona Diamondbacks Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 26, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20111213195051/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=ARI&year_ID=2007&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year. December 13, 2011.
  17. Web site: 2008 Arizona Diamondbacks Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 26, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20111211054559/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=ARI&year_ID=2008&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year. December 11, 2011.
  18. Web site: 2009 Arizona Diamondbacks Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 26, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110616185716/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=ARI&year_ID=2009&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year. June 16, 2011.
  19. Web site: 2010 Arizona Diamondbacks Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 26, 2010. live. 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. December 15, 2011.
  20. Web site: 2011 Arizona Diamondbacks Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. June 6, 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20111215154616/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?team_ID=ARI&year_ID=2011&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_year. December 15, 2011.
  21. Web site: 1st Round of the 2012 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. June 8, 2012. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160314215350/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2012&draft_type=junreg. March 14, 2016.
  22. Web site: 1st Round of the 2013 June Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. June 6, 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140520012405/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2013&draft_type=junreg. May 20, 2014.
  23. Web site: Arizona Diamondbacks Draft History. July 19, 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140718055933/http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/draft.jsp?year=2014&dt=JR&round=1#season=2014&draft_type=JR&draft_round=1. July 18, 2014.
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  25. Web site: Arizona Diamondbacks 2017 Draft Selections. mlb.com. MLB.com. June 5, 2018. June 12, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140842/http://mlb.mlb.com/team/draft.jsp?c_id=ari. live.
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  27. Web site: 2019 Draft Tracker. mlb.com. MLB.com. October 6, 2019. October 7, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191007130013/https://www.mlb.com/draft/tracker/all/team/dbacks. live.
  28. Web site: 2020 Draft Tracker. MLB.com. June 11, 2020. June 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200621002047/https://www.mlb.com/draft/tracker/all/team/dbacks. live.
  29. Web site: 2021 Draft Tracker. MLB.com. July 17, 2021. July 16, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210716033539/https://www.mlb.com/draft/tracker/all/team/dbacks. live.
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  34. Web site: 1st Round of the 1999 MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 26, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083554/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=1999&draft_type=junreg. June 29, 2011.
  35. Web site: 1st Round of the 2000 MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 26, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218225641/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=2000&round=1&draft_type=junreg. February 18, 2009.
  36. Web site: 1st Round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 27, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083636/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2003&draft_type=junreg. June 29, 2011.
  37. Web site: 1st Round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 29, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083754/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2005&draft_type=junreg. June 29, 2011.
  38. Web site: 1st Round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 29, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629100632/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2006&draft_type=junreg. June 29, 2011.
  39. Web site: 1st Round of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 29, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110227021036/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?year_ID=2007&round=1&draft_type=junreg. February 27, 2011.
  40. Web site: 1st Round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft. Baseball-Reference.com. July 29, 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629083817/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.cgi?round=1&year_ID=2008&draft_type=junreg. June 29, 2011.
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  42. Web site: 2011 Draft Order. Major League Baseball. 7 June 2011. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110609035350/http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2011/order.jsp. 9 June 2011.

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