| Year | Player | Team |
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| 2018 | Casey Mize, rhp | Tigers |
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| 2017 | Royce Lewis, ss | Twins |
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| 2016 | Mickey Moniak, of | Philadelphia |
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| 2015 | Dansby Swanson, ss | Arizona |
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| 2014 | Brady Aiken, lhp | Houston (didn't sign) |
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| 2013 | Mark Appel, rhp | Houston |
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| 2012 | Carlos Correa, ss | Houston |
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| 2011 | Gerrit Cole, rhp | Pittsburgh |
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| 2010 | Bryce Harper, of | Washington |
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| 2009 | Stephen Strasburg, rhp | Washington |
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| 2008 | Tim Beckham, ss | Tampa Bay |
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| 2007 | David Price, lhp | Tampa Bay |
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| 2006 | Luke Hochevar, rhp | Kansas City |
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| 2005 | Justin Upton, ss | Arizona |
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| 2004 | Matthew Bush, ss | San Diego |
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| 2003 | Delmon Young, rf | Tampa Bay |
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| 2002 | Bryan Bullington, rhp | Pittsburgh |
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| 2001 | Joe Mauer, c | Minnesota |
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| 2000 | Adrian Gonzalez, 1b | Florida |
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| 1999 | Josh Hamilton, of | Tampa Bay |
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| 1998 | Pat Burrell, inf | Philadelphia |
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| 1997 | Matt Anderson, p | Detroit |
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| 1996 | Kris Benson, p | Pittsburgh |
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| 1995 | Darin Erstad, of-p | California |
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| 1994 | Paul Wilson, p | New York (N) |
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| 1993 | Alex Rodriguez, ss | Seattle |
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| 1992 | Phil Nevin, 3b | Houston |
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| 1991 | Brien Taylor, p | New York (A) |
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| 1990 | Chipper Jones, ss | Atlanta |
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| 1989 | Ben McDonald, p | Baltimore |
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| 1988 | Andy Benes, p | San Diego |
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| 1987 | Ken Griffey Jr., of | Seattle |
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| 1986 | Jeff King, if | Pittsburgh |
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| 1985 | B.J. Surhoff, c | Milwaukee |
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| 1984 | Shawn Abner, of | New York (N) |
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| 1983 | Tim Belcher, p | Minnesota |
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| 1982 | Shawon Dunston, ss | Chicago (N) |
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| 1981 | Mike Moore, p | Seattle |
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| 1980 | Darryl Strawberry, of | New York (N) |
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| 1979 | Al Chambers, of | Seattle |
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| 1978 | Bob Horner, 3b | Atlanta |
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| 1977 | Harold Baines, of | Chicago (A) |
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| 1976 | Floyd Bannister, p | Houston |
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| 1975 | Danny Goodwin, c | California |
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| 1974 | Bill Almon, if | San Diego |
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| 1973 | David Clyde, p | Texas |
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| 1972 | Dave Roberts, if | San Diego |
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| 1971 | Danny Goodwin, c | Chicago (A) |
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| 1970 | Mike Ivie, c | San Diego |
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| 1969 | Jeff Burroughs, of | Washington |
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| 1968 | Tim Foli, if | New York (N) |
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| 1967 | Ron Blomberg, 1b | New York (A) |
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| 1966 | Steve Chilcott, c | New York (N) |
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| 1965 | Rick Monday, c | Kansas City A's |