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A Look Back: 1999
*No longer active. Signed major league contract. #Did not sign.
HOW THEY DID IT THEN . . .
| 1. | Devil Rays. Josh Hamilton, of/lhp, HSRaleigh, N.C. |
| 2. | Marlins. Josh Beckett, rhp, HSSpring, Texas |
| 3. | Tigers. Eric Munson, c/1b, Southern California |
| 4. | Diamondbacks. Corey Myers, ss, HSPhoenix |
| 5. | Twins. B.J. Garbe, of, Moses Lake, Wash. |
| 6. | Expos. Josh Girdley, lhp, HSJasper, Texas |
| 7. | Royals. Kyle Snyder, rhp, North Carolina |
| 8. | Pirates. Bobby Bradley, rhp, HSWellington, Fla. |
| 9. | Athletics. Barry Zito, lhp, Southern California |
| 10. | Brewers. Ben Sheets, rhp, Northeast Louisiana |
HOW THEYD DO IT NOW . . .
| 1. | Josh Hamilton | Devil Rays (1/1) |
| 2. | Josh Beckett | Marlins (1/2) |
| 3. | Eric Munson | Tigers (1/3) |
| 4. | Bobby Bradley | Pirates (1/8) |
| 5. | Barry Zito | Athletics (1/9) |
| 6. | Ben Sheets | Brewers (1/10) |
| 7. | Kurt Ainsworth, rhp, La. State | Giants (1/24) |
| 8. | J.R. House, 1b, HSOrmond Beach, Fla. | Pirates (5) |
| 9. | Matt McClendon, rhp, Florida | Braves (5) |
| 10. | Hank Blalock, 3b, HSSan Diego | Rangers (3) |
FIRST PLAYERS TO MAJORS
LARGEST BONUSES
| 1. | Josh Hamilton,of/ lhp, Devil Rays (1/1) | $3,960,000 |
| 2. | Josh Beckett, rhp, Marlins (1/2) | 3,625,000 |
| 3. | Eric Munson, c/1b, Tigers (1/3) | 3,500,000 |
BEST DRAFT
Royals. The Royals made judicious use of four first-round picks and have gotten a lot of mileage so far out of Brian Sanches (2), Ken Harvey (5) and Mark Ellis (9).
WORST DRAFT
Indians. Cleveland wisely sacrificed its first-round pick to sign Roberto Alomar, but it has almost nothing to show for the picks after that either.
MOST ASTUTE PICK
Bobby Bradley, rhp, Pirates (1/8)
BIGGEST OVERSIGHT
Jacob Peavy, rhp, Padres (15)
BIGGEST FIRST-ROUND REACH
Corey Myers, ss, Diamondbacks (4th pick)
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