There were 1452 players picked in the 2000 MLB Amateur Draft. The following list contains info from the draft that might be of interest to Texas, Big 12, SWC, or Austin-area fans. I'll add signing info as it becomes available. If you hear of any signings or draftees I might have missed, please drop me a line and I'll include the info along with proper attribution. Please let me know if you don't want your name listed as a source of info. Thanks.
You might notice that I chose not to cover the entire first round this year as I've done in the past. Well, the truth is...I'm just not that interested in non-Texas/Big12/SWC/Austin folks so I decided not to spend so much time trying to find out what's going on with the rest of the world.
Check out the Major League Baseball page for more draft info.
Last updated: August 28, 2000
Notes: [s] indicates the team and player have come to terms (signed); [c] indicates the player has elected to stay in college; other players' status unknown to me (updates appreciated).
A note about Chris Houser. He has used up his eligibility and will not be playing with the Longhorns in the coming season. He has decided to return to school to complete his degree, though. I do not know if he plans to sign with the Indians once he finishes school.
| Round | Pick | Club | Name | Pos | School - Hometown |
| 1 | 14 | Orioles | Beau Hale [s] | rhp | Texas - Mauriceville, TX |
| 24 | Cardinals | Blake K. Williams [s] | rhp | Southwest Texas - San Marcos, TX | |
| 25 | Rangers | Scott A. Heard [s] | c | Rancho Bernardo HS - San Diego, CA (Texas signee) | |
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38 | Braves | Kelly A. Johnson [s] | ss | Westwood HS - Austin, TX |
| 39 | Rangers | Chad B. Hawkins [s] | rhp | Baylor - Euless, TX | |
| 2 | 41 | Marlins | Jason F. Stokes [s] | lf | Coppell HS - Coppell, TX (Texas signee) |
| 3 | 90 | Athletics | Daylan J. Holt [s] | of | Texas A&M - Mesquite, TX |
| 4 | 105 | Expos | Clifton P. Lee [s] | lhp | Arkansas - Benton, AR |
| 110 | Angels | Charlie Thames [s] | rhp | Texas - Humble, TX | |
| 114 | Orioles | Jon S. Skaggs | rhp | Rice - Sugarland, TX | |
| 128 | Yankees | Matthew J. Smith [s] | lhp | Oklahoma State - Henderson, NV | |
| 5 | 136 | Devil Rays | Jace A. Brewer [s] | ss | Baylor - Washington, OK |
| 138 | Tigers | Robert M. Durham [s] | cf | Texas Tech - Dallas, TX | |
| 145 | Phillies | Matthew D. Riethmaier [s] | rhp | Arkansas - Arkadelphia, AR | |
| 150 | Athletics | Kenneth D. Baugh | rhp | Rice - Houston, TX | |
| 154 | Rangers | Gregory G. Runser [s] | rhp | Houston - The Woodlands, TX | |
| 155 | Mets | Quenten L. Patterson [s] | rhp | Oklahoma State - Killeen, TX | |
| 6 | 170 | Angels | Brandon G. O'Neal [s] | rhp | Kansas - Olathe, KS |
| 176 | Mariners | Jamal N. Strong [s] | cf/ss | Nebraska - Altadena, CA | |
| 186 | Indians | Kyle K. Evans [s] | rhp | Baylor - Albuquerque, NM | |
| 187 | Astros | Thomas Whiteman [s] | ss | Oklahoma - Edmond, OK | |
| 7 | 206 | Mariners | Jaime L. Bubela [s] | rf | Baylor - Houston, TX |
| 210 | Athletics | Marcus E. Gwyn [s] | rhp | Rice - The Woodlands, TX | |
| 8 | 225 | Expos | Phil Seibel [s] | lhp | Texas - Cypress, CA |
| 234 | Orioles | Jayme G. Sperring [s] | rhp | Rice - Cypress, TX | |
| 240 | Athletics | Kyle R. Crowell [s] | rhp | Houston - Webster, TX | |
| 241 | Giants | Nicholas W. Wilfong [s] | cf | Missouri - Wappapello, MO | |
| 9 | 262 | White Sox | Jason Aspito [s] | ss | Loyola Marymount - Itasca, IL (Texas transfer) |
| 268 | Blue Jays | Nom S. Siriveaw [s] | 3b/of | Oklahoma State - Vancouver, Canada | |
| 273 | Reds | Bryan K. Edwards [s] | rhp | no school - Austin, TX | |
| 10 | 301 | Giants | Adam J. Shabala [s] | cf | Nebraska - Lincoln, NE |
| 11 | 322 | White Sox | Tommy Nicholson [s] | 2b | Texas - Anaheim, CA |
| 324 | Orioles | Darren R. Heal | rhp | Oklahoma State - Straten Island, NY | |
| 327 | Dodgers | Joseph S. Nance [s] | lhp | Houston - Houston, TX | |
| 12 | 354 | Orioles | Kristopher M. Wilken [s] | c | Houston - Albuquerque, NM |
| 355 | Phillies | Brandon C. Caraway [s] | of | Houston - Houston, TX | |
| 365 | Mets | Todd Faulkner | 1b | Auburn - Powder Springs, GA (Texas transfer) | |
| 13 | 387 | Dodgers | Ronte A. Langs [s] | cf | Oklahoma State - Memphis, TN |
| 14 | 409 | Padres | John Woodward [s] | 1b | Houston - Spring, TX |
| 411 | Brewers | Todd West [s] | ss | Texas - Highlands Ranch, CO | |
| 423 | Reds | Eric M. Sultemeier | cf | New Braunfels HS - New Braunfels, TX (Texas signee) | |
| 15 | 447 | Dodgers | Derek T. Michaelis [s] | 1b | Rice - Waco, TX |
| 16 | 474 | Orioles | D.J. Jones | lhp | Texas - Forney, TX |
| 480 | Athletics | Christopher M. Scarcella [s] | rhp | Texas A&M - League City, TX | |
| 490 | Braves | Andrew L. Bent [s] | rhp | Nebraska - Beatrice, NE | |
| 18 | 547 | Astros | Eric J. Lee [s] | rf | Houston - Houston, TX |
| 19 | 554 | Royals | Aaron M. Melebeck [s] | ss | Houston - Houston, TX |
| 20 | 584 | Royals | Justin M. Cowan [s] | c/1b | Nebraska - Lincoln, NE |
| 588 | Tigers | Jeremy D. Swindell [s] | lhp | Houston - Houston, TX | |
| 593 | Cardinals | Landon S. Brandes [s] | 3b | Missouri - Knob Noster, MO | |
| 595 | Phillies | Anthony D. Hensley [s] | of | Baylor - Iola, TX | |
| 21 | 617 | Rockies | Zack Parker | rhp | San Jacinto College - Austin, TX |
| 23 | 697 | Astros | Mark A. Hamilton [s] | lhp/1b | Texas Christian - Hurst, TX |
| 24 | 717 | Dodgers | Zachary A. Lekse [s] | ss | Oklahoma - Norman, OK |
| 726 | Indians | Chris Houser [c] | 3b | Texas - Duncanville, TX | |
| 25 | 733 | Cubs | Scott L. Fries [s] | lhp | Nebraska - Dannebrog, NE |
| 753 | Reds | Joshua A. Tomsu [s] | rhp | Southwest Texas - San Marcos, TX | |
| 26 | 770 | Angels | James R. Warner [s] | rf | Missouri - Chesterfield, MO |
| 784 | Rangers | Jason Gray [s] | of | Rice - Sugarland, TX | |
| 27 | 794 | Royals | Marco A. Cunningham [s] | cf | Texas Tech - Silt, CO |
| 805 | Phillies | Trevor D. Bullock [s] | lhp | Nebraska - Lincoln, NE | |
| 28 | 832 | White Sox | Kyle B. Bohannan [s] | rhp | Arkansas - Springdale, AR |
| 836 | Mariners | Thomas S. Williams | cf | McCallum HS - Austin, TX | |
| 29 | 868 | Blue Jays | Chris Neuman | lhp | Western Hills HS - Fort Worth, TX (Texas signee) |
| 30 | 901 | Giants | Jason K. Pekar [s] | cf | Houston - Houston, TX |
| 31 | 925 | Phillies | Preston B. Underdown [s] | 2b/3b | Baylor - Scottsdale, AZ |
| 33 | 979 | Padres | Michael J. Bitter [s] | c | Houston - Tyler, TX |
| 991 | Giants | James L. Lunsford [s] | c | Texas Tech - San Angelo, TX | |
| 993 | Reds | Gerrit L. Simpson | rhp | Connors St Col - Claremore, OK (Texas signee) | |
| 34 | 1029 | Diamondbacks | Steve Woodward [s] | lf | CS-Fullerton - Clovis, CA (Texas transfer) |
| 39 | 1166 | Mariners | John C. Nelson | ss | Kansas - Denton, TX |
| 43 | 1288 | Reds | Michael Laesch [s] | rhp | Iowa State - Ames, IA |
| 44 | 1315 | Reds | Bryan G. Anderson [s] | ss | Southwest Texas - San Antonio, TX |
| 45 | 1327 | Devil Rays | Luke Scott | lf | Oklahoma State - Deleon Springs, FL |
| 1346 | Diamonbacks | Robert A. Ramsey | rhp | Bowie HS - Austin, TX |
Also available: 1997, 1998 & 1999 MBL Amateur Draft summaries
Thanks, as usual, to Mike Gustafson for some of the signing info.
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