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'06 MLB Draft - Vital Information
What:	First-Year Player Draft
When:	June 6-7, 2006
How:	By conference call with all 30 MLB teams
Draft Picks:	Day 1: Rounds 1-18 Day 2: Rounds 19-50

First-Round Draft Order
PK	TEAM	PLAYER
1.	Royals	Luke Hochevar, RHP Fort Worth (Ind.)
2.	Rockies	Greg Reynolds, RHP, Stanford
3.	Devil Rays	Evan Longoria, 3B Long Beach State
4.	Pirates	Brad Lincoln, RHP, Houston
5.	Mariners	Brandon Morrow, RHP, California
6.	Tigers	Andrew Miller, LHP, North Carolina
7.	Dodgers	Clayton Kershaw, LHP, H.S./Dallas
8.	Reds	Drew Stubbs, OF, Texas
9.	Orioles	Bill Rowell, 3B, H.S./Sewell, N.J.
10.	Giants	Tim Lincecum, RHP, Washington
11.	Diamondbacks	Max Scherzer, RHP, Missouri
12.	Rangers	Kasey Kiker, LHP H.S./Phenix City, Ala.
13.	Cubs	Tyler Colvin, LF, Clemson
14.	Blue Jays	Travis Snider, OF H.S./Everett, Wash.
15.	Nationals	Chris Marrero, 3B, H.S./Miami
16.	Brewers	Jeremy Jeffress, RHP H.S./South Boston, Va.
17.	Padres	Matt Antonelli, 3B, Wake Forest
18.	Phillies (for B. Wagner)	Kyle Drabek, RHP/SS H.S./The Woodlands, Texas
19.	Marlins	Brett Sinkbeil, RHP, Missouri St.
20.	Twins	Chris Parmelee, OF/1B H.S./Chino Hills, Calif.
21.	Yankees (for T. Gordon)	Ian Kennedy, RHP, Southern Cal.
22.	Nationals (for E. Loaiza)	Colton Willems, RHP H.S./Fort Pierce, Fla.
23.	Astros	Max Sapp, C H.S./Windermere, Fla.
24.	Braves	Cody Johnson, 1B H.S./Panama City, Fla.
25.	Angels (for P. Byrd)	Hank Conger, C H.S./Huntington Beach, Calif.
26.	Dodgers	Bryan Morris, RHP Motlow St. (Tenn.) CC
27.	Red Sox	Jason Place, OF, H.S./Easley, S.C.
28.	Red Sox (for J. Damon)	Daniel Bard, RHP, North Carolina
29.	White Sox	Kyle McCulloch, RHP, Texas
30.	Cardinals	Adam Ottavino, RHP, Northeastern

Sandwich Picks
PK	TEAM	PLAYER
31.	Dodgers (for J. Weaver)	Preston Mattingly, SS H.S./Evansville, Ind.
32.	Orioles (for B. Ryan)	Pedro Beato, RHP St. Petersburg (Fla.) JC.
33.	Giants (for S. Eyre)	Emmanuel Burriss, SS, Kent St.
34.	Diamondbacks (for T. Worrell)	Brooks Brown, RHP, Georgia
35.	Padres (for R. Hernandez)	Kyler Burke, OF/LHP H.S./Chattanooga, Tenn.
36.	Marlins (for A. Burnett)	Chris Coghlan, 3B, Mississippi
37.	Phillies (for B. Wagner)	Adrian Cardenas, INF H.S./Miami Lakes, Fla.
38.	Braves (for K. Farnsworth)	Cory Rasmus, RHP/SS H.S./Seale, Ala.
39.	Indians (for B. Howry)	David Huff, LHP, UCLA
40.	Red Sox (for J. Damon)	Kris Johnson, LHP, Wichita State
41.	Yankees (for T. Gordon)	Joba Chamberlain, RHP Nebraska
42.	Cardinals (for M. Morris)	Chris Perez, RHP, Miami
43.	Braves (for R. Furcal)	Steve Evarts, LHP H.S./Tampa, Fla.
44.	Red Sox (for B. Mueller)	Caleb Clay, RHP H.S./Cullman, Ala.