MLB DRAFT HISTORY BULLDOG DRAFT FAST FACTS
The Bulldogs have a string of 49 straight seasons with at least one player signing a professional contract. 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 by Pittsburgh) 1980: Jeff Pyburn, OF (5th by San Diego) 1987: Derek Lilliquist, LHP (6th by Atlanta) 1987: Cris Carpenter, RHP (14th by St. Louis) 1992: Kendall Rhine, RHP (37th by Houston) 2006: Brooks Brown, RHP (34th by Arizona) 2008: Gordon Beckham, SS (8th by Chicago) 2008: Joshua Fields, RHP (20th by Seattle), Also in December of 2012, Fields went first overall in the Rule 5 draft to Houston.
2011: Zach Cone, OF (37th by Texas) 2016: Robert Tyler, RHP (38th by Colorado) 2020: Emerson Hancock, RHP (6th overall, Seattle) Year 1966 1967 1968 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983
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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) Alex Barylak, RHP...............Chi. Cubs (34th)
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Seattle selected Emerson Hancock with the sixth overall pick of the 1st Round in 2020.
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) Jeff Walters, RHP................Baltimore (17th/DNS) Michael Demperio, SS.........L.A. Angels (25th)
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Cleveland selected Ryan Webb in the 4th Round in 2021.
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) Ryan Webb, LHP.................Cleveland (4th) Ben Harris, LHP..................L.A. Dodgers (8th)
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.
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