List of Los Angeles Angels first-round draft picks

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Jim Abbott (1988), born without a right hand, won the 1987 Golden Spikes Award, the 1992 Tony Conigliaro Award, and the 1995 Hutch Award. Jim Abbott Cannons.jpg
Jim Abbott (1988), born without a right hand, won the 1987 Golden Spikes Award, the 1992 Tony Conigliaro Award, and the 1995 Hutch Award.

The Los Angeles Angels [1] are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Anaheim, California. They play in the American League (AL) West division. Since the institution of Major League Baseball's Rule 4 Draft in 1965, the Angels have selected 62 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft", [2] the Rule 4 Draft is Major League Baseball's primary mechanism for assigning amateur players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur 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. [2] In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks. [3]

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Of the 66 players drafted by the Angels, 29 have been pitchers, the most of any position; 18 of these were right-handed, while 11 were left-handed. Fourteen outfielders, eight shortstops, four third basemen, and four first basemen were also taken. No second basemen have been selected. [4] Thirteen of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California, while Florida follows with six players. Four players have been selected from both Illinois and Georgia. All players selected have been from the United States. The franchise has made five selections in the same draft three times, in 1986, 2009, and 2010. [4]

Two Angels first-round picks, outfielder Darin Erstad (1995) and third basemen Troy Glaus (1997), played with the 2002 World Series championship team. Outfielder Mike Trout, who was chosen in 2009 and has spent his entire MLB career to date with the Angels, was named AL Rookie of the Year in 2012, and finished no worse than second in voting for AL Most Valuable Player in each of his first five full seasons with the Angels, winning that award in 2014 and 2016. [5] Pitcher Jim Abbott (1988), born without a right hand, won the 1987 Golden Spikes Award while playing at the University of Michigan, and the 1992 Tony Conigliaro Award and the 1995 Hutch Award while with the Angels. [6] Danny Goodwin (1975), who was picked first overall in 1971 by the Chicago White Sox but opted for four years of college, is the only player to be selected first in the draft on two separate occasions. [7] [8]

The team has made 13 selections in the supplemental round of the draft and 21 compensatory picks since the institution of the First-Year Player Draft in 1965. [4] These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the prior off-season, [3] [9] [V] or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year. [10] The Angels have failed to sign one of their first-round picks, Alan Bannister (1969), but received no compensation. [11] [12] The franchise has made the first overall selection twice, in 1975 and 1995. [8]

Key

Year
Links to an article about that year's Major League Baseball Draft
Position
Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play
Pick
Indicates the overall number of the pick
*
Player did not sign with the Angels
§
Indicates a supplemental pick
'02
Player was a member of Angels' 2002 championship team

Selections

Darin Erstad (1995), one of two first-round selections of the Angels from Nebraska, was part of the 2002 World Series championship team. 8TH 7936 Darin Erstad.jpg
Darin Erstad (1995), one of two first-round selections of the Angels from Nebraska, was part of the 2002 World Series championship team.
Troy Glaus (1997) is one of thirteen players drafted from an institution based in the Angels' home state of California. Troy Glaus 2008.jpg
Troy Glaus (1997) is one of thirteen players drafted from an institution based in the Angels' home state of California.
Casey Kotchman (2001) played with the Angels for four years before being traded to the Atlanta Braves. Casey Kotchman, July 3, 2007.jpg
Casey Kotchman (2001) played with the Angels for four years before being traded to the Atlanta Braves.
Jered Weaver (2004) was drafted twelfth overall by the Angels after winning the Roger Clemens, Dick Howser, Golden Spikes, and Baseball America High School Player of the Year awards. Jered Weaver 2008 cropped.jpg
Jered Weaver (2004) was drafted twelfth overall by the Angels after winning the Roger Clemens, Dick Howser, Golden Spikes, and Baseball America High School Player of the Year awards.
YearNamePositionSchool (Location)PickRef
1965 Jim Spencer First baseman Andover High School
(Glen Burnie, Maryland)
11 [15]
1966 Jim DeNeff Shortstop Indiana University Bloomington
(Bloomington, Indiana)
8 [16]
1967 Mike Nunn Catcher Ben L. Smith High School
(Greensboro, North Carolina)
9 [17]
1968 Lloyd Allen Right-handed pitcher Selma High School
(Selma, California)
12 [18]
1969 Alan Bannister * Shortstop John F. Kennedy High School
(La Palma, California)
5 [11] [19]
1970 Paul Dade Third baseman Nathan Hale High School
(Seattle, Washington)
10 [20]
1971 Frank Tanana Left-handed pitcher Catholic Central High School
(Grand Rapids, Michigan)
13 [21]
1972 Dave Chalk Third baseman University of Texas at Austin
(Austin, Texas)
10 [22]
1973 Billy Taylor Outfielder Windsor Forest High School
(Savannah, Georgia)
7 [23]
1974 Mike Miley Shortstop Louisiana State University
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
10 [24]
1975 Danny Goodwin Catcher Southern University
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
1 [a] [25]
1976 Ken Landreaux Outfielder Arizona State University
(Tempe, Arizona)
6 [26]
1977 Richard Dotson Right-handed pitcher Anderson High School
(Cincinnati, Ohio)
7 [27]
1978 Tom Brunansky Outfielder West Covina High School
(Covina, California)
14 [28]
1979 no first-round pick [b] [4]
1980 Dennis Rasmussen Left-handed pitcher Creighton University
(Omaha, Nebraska)
17§ [c] [29]
1981 Dick Schofield Shortstop Sacred Heart-Griffin High School
(Springfield, Illinois)
3 [30]
1982 Bob Kipper Left-handed pitcher Aurora Central Catholic High School
(Aurora, Illinois)
8 [31]
1983 Mark Doran Outfielder University of Wisconsin–Madison
(Madison, Wisconsin)
23 [32]
1984 Erik Pappas Catcher Mount Carmel High School
(Chicago, Illinois)
6 [33]
1985 Willie Fraser Right-handed pitcher Concordia College
(Bronxville, New York)
15 [34]
1985 Mike Cook Right-handed pitcher University of South Carolina
(Columbia, South Carolina)
19 [d] [34]
1986 Roberto Hernández Right-handed pitcher University of South Carolina Aiken
(Aiken, South Carolina)
16 [e] [35]
1986 Lee Stevens Outfielder Lawrence High School
(Lawrence, Kansas)
22 [35]
1986 Terry Carr Outfielder James M. Bennett High School
(Salisbury, Maryland)
25 [f] [35]
1986 Mike Fetters Right-handed pitcher Pepperdine University
(Malibu, California)
27§ [g] [35]
1986 Daryl GreenRight-handed pitcher Nacogdoches High School
(Nacogdoches, Texas)
28§ [h] [35]
1987 John Orton Catcher California Polytechnic State University
(San Luis Obispo, California)
25 [36]
1987 David Holdridge Right-handed pitcher Ocean View High School
(Huntington Beach, California)
31§ [i] [36]
1988 Jim Abbott Left-handed pitcher University of Michigan
(Ann Arbor, Michigan)
8 [37]
1989 Kyle Abbott Left-handed pitcher California State University, Long Beach
(Long Beach, California)
9 [38]
1990 no first-round pick [j] [4]
1991 Eduardo Pérez First baseman Florida State University
(Tallahassee, Florida)
17 [39]
1991 Jorge Fábregas Third baseman University of Miami
(Coral Gables, Florida)
34§ [k] [39]
1992 Pete JanickiRight-handed pitcher University of California, Los Angeles
(Los Angeles, California)
8 [40]
1992 Jeff Schmidt Right-handed pitcher University of Minnesota
(Minneapolis, Minnesota)
29§ [l] [40]
1993 Brian Anderson Left-handed pitcher Wright State University
(Fairborn, Ohio)
3 [41]
1994 McKay Christensen Outfielder Clovis West High School
(Fresno, California)
6 [42]
1995 Darin Erstad '02 Outfielder University of Nebraska–Lincoln
(Lincoln, Nebraska)
1 [43]
1996 no first-round pick [m] [4]
1997 Troy Glaus '02 Third baseman University of California, Los Angeles
(Los Angeles, California)
3 [44]
1998 Seth Etherton Right-handed pitcher University of Southern California
(Los Angeles, California)
18 [45]
1999 no first-round pick [n] [4]
2000 Joe Torres Left-handed pitcher Gateway High School
(Kissimmee, Florida)
10 [46]
2000 Chris Bootcheck Right-handed pitcher Auburn University
(Auburn, Alabama)
20 [o] [46]
2001 Casey Kotchman First baseman Seminole High School
(Seminole, Florida)
13 [47]
2001 Jeff Mathis Third baseman Marianna High School
(Marianna, Florida)
33§ [p] [47]
2002 Joe Saunders Left-handed pitcher Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
(Blacksburg, Virginia)
12 [48]
2003 Brandon Wood Shortstop Horizon High School
(Scottsdale, Arizona)
23 [49]
2004 Jered Weaver Right-handed pitcher California State University, Long Beach
(Long Beach, California)
12 [50]
2005 Trevor Bell Right-handed pitcher Crescenta Valley High School
(La Crescenta-Montrose, California)
37§ [q] [51]
2006 Hank Conger Catcher Huntington Beach High School
(Huntington Beach, California)
25 [52]
2007 Jonathan BachanovRight-handed pitcher University High School
(Orlando, Florida)
58§ [r] [53]
2008 no first-round pick [s] [4]
2009 Randal Grichuk Outfielder Lamar Consolidated High School
(Rosenberg, Texas)
24 [t] [54]
2009 Mike Trout Outfielder Millville Senior High School
(Millville, New Jersey)
25 [u] [54]
2009 Tyler Skaggs Left-handed pitcher Santa Monica High School
(Santa Monica, California)
40§ [v] [54]
2009 Garrett Richards Right-handed pitcher University of Oklahoma
(Norman, Oklahoma)
42§ [v] [54]
2009 Tyler KehrerLeft-handed pitcher Eastern Illinois University
(Charleston, Illinois)
48§ [v] [54]
2010 Kaleb Cowart Right-handed pitcher Cook County High School
(Adel, Georgia)
18 [w] [55]
2010 Cam Bedrosian Right-handed pitcher East Coweta High School
(Sharpsburg, Georgia)
29 [x] [55]
2010 Chevy Clarke Outfielder Marietta High School
(Marietta, Georgia)
30 [55]
2010 Taylor Lindsey Shortstop Desert Mountain High School
(Scottsdale, Arizona)
37§ [y] [55]
2010 Ryan Bolden Outfielder Madison Central High School
(Madison, Mississippi)
40§ [y] [55]
2011 C. J. Cron First baseman University of Utah
(Salt Lake City, Utah)
17 [56]
2012 no first-round pick [z]
2013 no first-round pick
2014 Sean Newcomb Left-handed pitcher University of Hartford
(West Hartford, Connecticut)
15 [57]
2015 Taylor Ward Catcher California State University, Fresno
(Fresno, California)
26 [58]
2016 Matt Thaiss Catcher University of Virginia
(Charlottesville, Virginia)
16 [59]
2017 Jo Adell Outfielder Ballard High School
(Louisville, Kentucky)
10 [60]
2018 Jordyn Adams Outfielder Green Hope High School
(Cary, North Carolina)
17 [61]
2019 Will Wilson Shortstop NC State University
(Raleigh, North Carolina)
15 [62]
2020 Reid Detmers Left-handed pitcher University of Louisville
(Louisville, Kentucky)
10 [63]
2021 Sam Bachman Right-handed pitcher Miami University of Ohio
(Oxford, Ohio)
9 [64]
2022 Zach Neto Shortstop Campbell University
(Buies Creek, North Carolina)
13 [65]
2023 Nolan Schanuel First Baseman Florida Atlantic University
(Boca Raton, Florida)
11
2024 Christian Moore Second Baseman University of Tennessee
(Knoxville, Tennessee)
8

See also

Footnotes

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