Six of the first eight draft picks from the June regular phase had at least one full year of major league experience prior to the start of the 1987 season. Included in that list were B.J. Surhoff (Milwaukee), the draft's number one pick, Will Clark (San Francisco), Bobby Witt (Texas), Barry Larkin (Cincinnati), Pete Incaviglia (Montreal) and Barry Bonds (Pittsburgh).
Incaviglia was selected eighth overall by the Expos, but was unable to reach a contract and was traded to Texas. He made his major league debut on Opening Day 1986 as the Rangers' left fielder, becoming just the 15th drafted player to go directly to the majors.[3]
1985, major, league, baseball, draft, general, informationdate, june, 1985overview832, total, selectionsfirst, selectionb, surhoffmilwaukee, brewersfirst, round, selections28, 19841986, contents, first, round, draft, picks, supplemental, first, round, selectio. 1985 Major League Baseball draftGeneral informationDate s June 1985Overview832 total selectionsFirst selectionB J SurhoffMilwaukee BrewersFirst round selections28 19841986 Contents 1 First round draft picks 2 Supplemental First Round Selections 3 Background 4 Other notable players 4 1 NFL NBA players drafted 5 External links 6 ReferencesFirst round draft picks EditThe following are the first round picks in the 1985 Major League Baseball draft 1 All Star Baseball Hall of FamerPick Player Team Position Hometown School1 B J Surhoff Milwaukee Brewers C University of North Carolina2 Will Clark San Francisco Giants 1B Mississippi State University3 Bobby Witt Texas Rangers RHP University of Oklahoma4 Barry Larkin Cincinnati Reds SS University of Michigan5 Kurt Brown Chicago White Sox C Glendora California6 Barry Bonds Pittsburgh Pirates OF Arizona State University7 Mike Campbell Seattle Mariners RHP University of Hawaii8 Pete Incaviglia Montreal Expos OF Oklahoma State University9 Mike Poehl Cleveland Indians RHP University of Texas at Austin10 Chris Gwynn Los Angeles Dodgers OF San Diego State University11 Walt Weiss Oakland Athletics SS University of North Carolina12 Cameron Drew Houston Astros OF University of New Haven13 Jeff Bumgarner Minnesota Twins RHP Richland Washington14 Tommy Greene Atlanta Braves RHP Whiteville North Carolina15 Willie Fraser California Angels RHP Concordia College16 Trey McCall Philadelphia Phillies C Abingdon Virginia17 Brian McRae Kansas City Royals SS Bradenton Florida18 Joe Magrane St Louis Cardinals LHP University of Arizona19 Mike Cook California Angels RHP University of South Carolina20 Gregg Jefferies New York Mets SS Millbrae California21 Dan Gabriele Boston Red Sox RHP Walled Lake Michigan22 Rafael Palmeiro Chicago Cubs OF Mississippi State University23 Joey Cora San Diego Padres SS Vanderbilt University24 Dave Masters Chicago Cubs RHP University of California25 Greg David Toronto Blue Jays OF Naples Florida26 Randy Nosek Detroit Tigers RHP Chillicothe MissouriSupplemental First Round Selections EditPick Player Team Position Hometown School27 Bill McGuire Seattle Mariners C University of Nebraska Lincoln28 Rick Balabon New York Yankees RHP Berwyn Pennsylvania 2 Background EditSix of the first eight draft picks from the June regular phase had at least one full year of major league experience prior to the start of the 1987 season Included in that list were B J Surhoff Milwaukee the draft s number one pick Will Clark San Francisco Bobby Witt Texas Barry Larkin Cincinnati Pete Incaviglia Montreal and Barry Bonds Pittsburgh Incaviglia was selected eighth overall by the Expos but was unable to reach a contract and was traded to Texas He made his major league debut on Opening Day 1986 as the Rangers left fielder becoming just the 15th drafted player to go directly to the majors 3 As of 2017 update this year s draft class has accumulated the highest Baseball Reference Wins Above Replacement total of any class in the draft s history 4 Other notable players EditBruce Ruffin 2nd round 34th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies Mike Schooler 2nd round 35th overall by the Seattle Mariners Randy Johnson 2nd round 36th overall by the Montreal Expos Scott Servais 2nd round 48th overall by the New York Mets but did not sign Wally Whitehurst 3rd round 65th overall by the Oakland Athletics Paul Abbott 3rd round 67th overall by the Minnesota Twins Tino Martinez 3rd round 75th overall by the Boston Red Sox but did not sign Bobby Thigpen 4th round 85th overall by the Chicago White Sox David Justice 4th round 94th overall by the Atlanta Braves Mike Macfarlane 4th round 97th overall by the Kansas City Royals Chad Kreuter 5th round 109th overall by the Texas Rangers Mike Devereaux 5th round 116th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Jeff Brantley 6th round 134th overall by the San Francisco Giants Deion Sanders 6th round 149th overall by the Kansas City Royals but did not sign Todd Pratt 6th round 153rd overall by the Boston Red Sox Doug Henry 8th round 185th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers Mark Gardner 8th round 192nd overall by the Montreal Expos Al Martin 8th round 198th overall by the Atlanta Braves Kevin Tapani 9th round 234th overall by the Chicago Cubs but did not sign Jason Grimsley 10th round 252nd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies Brady Anderson 10th round 257th overall by the Boston Red Sox Greg Harris 10th round 258th overall by the San Diego Padres Don Wakamatsu 11th round 266th overall by the Cincinnati Reds Jeff Manto 14th round 355th overall by the California Angels Mike Stanley 16th round 395th overall by the Texas Rangers Dennis Cook 18th round 446th overall by the San Francisco Giants Randy Velarde 19th round 475th overall by the Chicago White Sox Brian Jordan 20th round 505th overall by the Cleveland Indians but did not sign Bo Jackson 20th round 511th overall by the California Angels but did not sign John Smoltz 22nd round 574th overall by the Detroit Tigers Mark Grace 24th round 622nd overall by the Chicago Cubs Ed Sprague Jr 26th round 673rd overall by the Boston Red Sox but did not sign Jim Abbott 36th round 826th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays but did not sign All Star Hall of Famer NFL NBA players drafted Edit Mike Prior 4th round 90th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers but did not sign Dell Curry 14th round 359th overall by the Baltimore Orioles but did not signExternal links EditComplete draft list from The Baseball Cube database Best draft ever References Edit MLB First Round Draft Picks 1985 Retrieved 2008 04 04 Baseball Reference com Draft Database Background on the 1985 MLB Draft Archived from the original on 2 April 2008 Retrieved 2008 04 04 Amateur Draft www thebaseballgauge com Archived from the original on 5 November 2019 Retrieved 31 October 2019 Preceded byShawn Abner 1st Overall PicksB J Surhoff Succeeded byJeff King Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1985 Major League Baseball draft amp oldid 1075124890, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
