MLB Draft History

BULLDOG DRAFT FAST FACTS

The Bulldogs have a string of 48 straight seasons with at least one player signing a professional contract. The 2020 MLB Draft featured just five rounds, and two Bulldogs were selected and two more signed as free agents. UGA led the nation in 2009 with a school record 11 players selected. Georgia has had 11 first-rounders in school history: 1976: Larry Littleton, OF (Secondary phase/6th overall by Pittsburgh) 1980: Jeff Pyburn, OF (5th overall by San Diego) 1987: Derek Lilliquist, LHP (6th overall by Atlanta) 1987: Cris Carpenter, RHP (14th overall by St. Louis) 1992: Kendall Rhine, RHP (37th overall by Houston) 2006: Brooks Brown, RHP (34th overall by Arizona) 2008: Gordon Beckham, SS (8th overall by Chicago) 2008: Joshua Fields, RHP (20th overall by Seattle), Also in December of 2012, Fields went first overall in the Rule 5 draft to the Houston Astros. 2011: Zach Cone, OF (37th overall by Texas) 2016: Robert Tyler, RHP (38th overall, Competitive Balance Lottery Round A by Colorado) 2020: Emerson Hancock, RHP (6th overall, Seattle)

Seattle selected Emerson Hancock with the sixth overall pick of the 1st Round in 2020.

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1991 1992 Pro Player, Pos. ................Organization/Round

Mike Wysocki, RHP............San Francisco (26th) Randy Kohn, C...................Los Angeles (4th/SP) Buddy Copeland, RHP ......Oakland (7th) Kit Bradshaw, OF ...............Atlanta (FA) Mike Harrelson, OF-2B ......Los Angeles (25th) Gary Nevinger, RHP...........N.Y. Mets (3rd) Jim Turner, SS....................Cincinnati (28th) Mark Saber, SS-3B.............Pittsburgh (20th) Larry Littleton, OF...............Pittsburgh (1st/SP) Bubba Wilson, 1B...............Cleveland (15th) Chuck Fore, RHP ...............Toronto (Expn. draft) Bubba Kizer, SS .................Chi. Cubs (3rd) Chris Dilorenzo, RHP .........Kansas City (FA) Brad Pager, 3B...................Detroit (FA) David Lanning, 3B..............Los Angeles (2nd) Scott Benedict, C................N.Y. Yankees (2nd/SP) Ken Rabun, RHP................Atlanta (FA) Jeff Pyburn, OF ..................San Diego (1st) Rodney Bellamy, SS...........San Diego(15th) Peyton Mosher, RHP..........Los Angeles (12th) Glenn Davis, 1B .................Houston (*1st/SP) Buck Belue, OF ..................Montreal (6th) Craig Kizer, RHP ................Houston (FA) Hugh Kemp, RHP...............Cincinnati (13th) Jeff LeRiger, SS .................Baltimore (23rd) Ron Bunnell, C ...................Atlanta (37th) Glen Davis, 1B ...................Texas (42nd) Jeff Treadway, 2B...............Cincinnati (FA) John Lastinger, 1B..............Minnesota (11th) Dennis Chastain, LHP........N.Y. Yankees (12th) Rick Fuentes, OF ...............Chi. White Sox (FA) Marty Brown, 3B.................Cincinnati (12th) Doug Givler, RHP...............Seattle (21st) Kerry St. Clair, OF ..............Toronto (24th) Jim Hunter, RHP.................Montreal (Sec./1st) Pete Rodriguez, 1B-C ........Los Angeles (FA) Larry Lyons, RHP ...............Atlanta (FA) Derek Lilliquist, LHP...........Atlanta (1st) Cris Carpenter, RHP...........St. Louis (1st) Steve Carter, OF ................Pittsburgh (17th) Pete Freeman, C-1B ..........Pittsburgh (21st) Donn Perno, 2B..................San Francisco (39th) Scott Bohlke, OF ................Atlanta (40th) Scott Broadfoot, RHP.........St. Louis (FA) Steve Muh, LHP .................Minnesota (14th) Roger Miller, C....................San Francisco (14th) Marc Lipson, RHP ..............Minnesota (FA) Jim Potts, RHP...................Milwaukee (FA) Dave Fleming, LHP ............Seattle (3rd) Bruce Chick, OF.................Boston (8th) J.R. Showalter, SS .............California (10th) Tommy Owen, C.................Atlanta (55th) Rich Bielski, OF..................Salt Lake (FA) Brian Jester, 1B..................Atlanta (FA) Joe Kelly, LHP....................Los Angeles (FA) Jeff Cooper, 3B ..................Salt Lake (FA) Doug Radziewicz, 1B .........St. Louis (48th) Kendall Rhine, RHP ...........Houston (1st) Ray Suplee, OF..................New York (6th) Stan Payne, LHP................Oakland (12th) Blaise Kozeniewski, SS......N.Y. Yankees (16th) Jay Cranford, 3B ................Pittsburgh (21st) Terry Childers, C.................N.Y. Mets (FA) Jim Musselwhite, RHP .......N.Y. Yankees (7th) John Yselonia, 1B ..............Pittsburgh (30th)

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Alex Barylak, RHP..............Chi. Cubs (34th) Brian Powell, RHP..............Detroit (2nd) Todd Crane, OF..................Philadelphia (26th) Joey Cranford, 2B ..............Minnesota (10th) Chris Stowers, OF..............Montreal (19th) Pete Arenas, SS.................Florida (29th) Chip Wade, C .....................Minnesota (FA) Josh Gandy, LHP................Minnesota (10th) Tristan Jerue, RHP.............St. Louis (22nd) Zack Frachiseur, RHP ........Atlanta (19th) Robby Hammock, C ...........Arizona (23rd) Chris Crawford, RHP..........Tampa Bay (20th) Cliff Brand, RHP.................Duluth-Superior (FA) Matt Steele, RHP................Arizona (28th) Chris Clark, RHP................Atlanta (FA) Josh Hudson, INF/C...........Adirondack (FA) Jeff Keppinger, SS..............Pittsburgh (4th) Jeremy Brown, RHP...........Minnesota (5th) Doc Brooks, OF/C ..............San Diego (7th) Rob Moravek, RHP ............Texas (10th) Andy Neufeld, SS/3B..........Oakland (25th) Brandon Moorhead, RHP...Cincinnati (42nd) Jody Friedman, RHP..........St. Paul (FA) Chaz Lytle, OF....................Pittsburgh (42nd) Jeffrey Carswell, RHP ........Cincinnati (FA) Darryl Blaze, OF.................Kalamazoo (FA) Lee Mitchell, 3B..................Florida (6th) David Coffey, OF/DH..........Boston (23rd) Jasha Balcom, OF..............Chi. Cubs (33rd) Jon Armitage, OF ...............San Francisco (FA) Justin McClain, 1B..............Shreveport (FA) Brandon Moorhead, RHP...Seattle (FA) Clint Sammons, C ..............Atlanta (6th) Marshall Szabo, 2B ............Cleveland (17th) Justin Holmes, SS..............Cleveland (26th) Paul Lubrano, LHP.............Cleveland (33rd) Will Startup, LHP................Atlanta (5th) Mitchell Boggs, RHP ..........St. Louis (5th) Bo Lanier, RHP...................Cincinnati (10th) Michael Hyle, RHP .............Chi. Cubs (22nd) Sean Ruthven, RHP...........Colorado (27th) Kyle Keen, OF....................Chi. Cubs (37th/DNS) Chris Webb, RHP...............River City (FA) Brooks Brown, RHP ...........Arizona (1st) Joey Side, OF.....................Arizona (6th) Josh Morris, 1B ..................Atlanta (12th) Bobby Felmy, OF................San Francisco (22nd) Jason Jacobs, C.................N.Y. Mets (20th) Rip Warren, LHP ................N.Y. Mets (FA) Kyle Keen, OF....................River City (FA) Joshua Fields, RHP............Atlanta (2nd/DNS) Jonathan Wyatt, OF ...........Chi. Cubs (13th) Stephen Dodson, RHP.......Kansas City (18th/DNS) Adam McDaniel, RHP ........San Diego (19th) Gordon Beckham, SS.........Chi. White Sox (1st) Joshua Fields, RHP............Seattle (1st) Stephen Dodson, RHP.......Colorado (10th) Trevor Holder, RHP ............Florida (10th/DNS) Nathan Moreau, LHP..........Baltimore (11th) Ryan Peisel, 3B..................Colorado (12th) Nick Montgomery, RHP......N.Y. Yankees (FA) Matt Olson, OF...................Kansas City (FA) Rich Poythress, 1B.............Seattle (2nd) Trevor Holder, RHP ............Washington (3rd) Dean Weaver, RHP............Washington (7th) Matt Cerione, OF................Seattle (13th)

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Jeff Walters, RHP...............Baltimore (17th/DNS) Michael Demperio, SS........L.A. Angels (25th) Alex McRee, LHP...............L.A. Dodgers (26th/DNS) Bryce Massanari, C............Colorado (30th) Will Harvil, RHP..................Arizona (32nd) Joey Lewis, C.....................Kansas City (41st) Justin Earls, LHP................Pittsburgh (47th/DNS) Justin Grimm, RHP.............Texas (5th) Jeff Walters, RHP...............N.Y. Mets (7th) Alex McRee, LHP...............L.A. Dodgers (14th) Justin Earls, LHP................Texas (31st) Michael Palazzone, RHP....Cleveland (32nd/DNS) Zach Cone, OF...................Texas (1st) Cecil Tanner, RHP..............Oakland (23rd) Michael Palazzone, RHP....Milwaukee (24th/DNS) Johnathan Taylor, OF .........Texas (33rd/DNS) Tyler Maloof, RHP ..............Cleveland (34th/DNS) Peter Verdin, OF.................Washington (39th/DNS) Chase Davidson, OF..........Houston (41st) Ben Cornwell, RHP ............Seattle (FA) Alex Wood, LHP.................Atlanta (2nd) Levi Hyams, 2B ..................Atlanta (19th) Kyle Farmer, SS .................N.Y. Yankees (35th/DNS) Kyle Farmer, SS .................L.A. Dodgers (8th) Curt Powell, 3B...................Detroit (21st) Patrick Boling, LHP ............Washington (32nd/DNS) Nelson Ward, SS................Seattle (12th) Jarrett Brown, LHP.............Seattle (22nd) Hunter Cole, 3B..................San Francisco (26th) Ryan Lawlor, LHP...............Atlanta (8th) Sean McLaughlin, RHP......Atlanta (19th) Jared Cheek, RHP .............Chicago Cubs (21st) Zack Bowers, C..................San Francisco (24th) Taylor Hicks, RHP ..............Detroit (26th) David Sosebee, RHP .........N.Y. Yankees (28th) Jared Walsh, 1B .................L.A. Angels (39th) Robert Tyler, RHP...............Colorado (1st) Stephen Wrenn, CF............Houston (6th) Connor Jones, LHP............N.Y. Yankees (11th) Bo Tucker, LHP ..................L.A. Angels (12th) Skyler Weber, C .................Oakland (18th) Heath Holder, RHP.............Colorado (25th) Nick King, SS .....................Pittsburgh (FA) Andrew Gist, LHP...............Tampa Bay (9th) Kevin Smith, LHP ...............N.Y. Mets (7th) Keegan McGovern, OF ......Seattle (9th) Michael Curry, OF ..............San Diego (16th) Chase Adkins, RHP............L.A. Angels (FA) Aaron Schunk, 3B ..............Colorado (2nd) Tony Locey, RHP................St. Louis (3rd) Tim Elliott, RHP ..................Seattle (4th) LJ Talley, 2B .......................Toronto (7th) Zac Kristofak, RHP.............L.A. Angels (14th) Tucker Maxwell, OF............Philadelphia (22nd) Cam Shepherd, SS ............Tampa Bay (20th/DNS) Riley King, 3B.....................Atlanta (26th/DNS) Emerson Hancock, RHP ....Seattle (1st) Cole Wilcox, RHP...............San Diego (3rd) Tucker Bradley, OF.............Kansas City (FA) Cam Shepherd, SS ............Atlanta (FA)

Note: When the draft began in 1965, there were three phases. The winter session was phased out in 1986 and the secondary in 1987; SP=Secondary Phase; FA=Free Agent; *Davis left UGA after one season and played at Manatee JC in 1981; DNS=did not sign and returned to UGA.