TheMiami Marlins are aMajor League Baseball (MLB)franchise based inMiami, Florida. They play in theNational League East division. Since the franchise was established in 1993 as the Florida Marlins, the Marlins have selected 35 players in the first round. Officially known as the "First-Year Player Draft",[1] the Rule 4 Draft is MLB's primary mechanism for assigning players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur clubs to its franchises. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick.[1] In addition, teams which lostfree agents in the previous off-season may be awardedcompensatory or supplementary picks.[2] The First-Year Player Draft is unrelated to the1992 expansion draft in which the Marlins filled their roster.
Of the 35 players picked in the first round by the Marlins, 20 have beenpitchers, the most of any position; 11 of these were right-handed, while nine were left-handed. Sixoutfielders were selected and three players each were taken atfirst base,third base, andcatcher. The Marlins have also drafted oneshortstop in the first round, though they have never taken asecond baseman.[3] Seven of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California; Florida and Texas schools each produced four players; and Louisiana schools produced three.[3]
Two of the Marlins' first-round picks have won championships with the franchise.Charles Johnson (1992) won a World Series title on the1997 championship team andJosh Beckett (1999) won with the2003 team.[4][5] Beckett also went on to be a part of theBoston Red Sox2007 World Series championship team.[5]Chris Coghlan (2006) is the only first-round pick of the Marlins to win theRookie of the Year Award, taking the honor in 2009.[6] None of their first-round picks have been elected to theBaseball Hall of Fame or won theMost Valuable Player orCy Young Award. The Marlins have made three selections in the supplemental round of the draft and have made thefirst overall selection once (2000).[3][7] They have also had five compensatory picks since their first draft in 1992.[3] These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the previous off-season,[2][8][V] or, more recently, if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year.[9] The Marlins have never failed to sign a first-round pick.
Mark Kotsay (1996) was one of seven players the Marlins have drafted from California in the first round.Adrián González, taken by the Marlins in 2000, was the franchise's only first-overall pick of the draft.Chris Volstad (2005) was one of eight pitchers taken by the Marlins in the first-round from 2003 to 2006.
V Through the 2012 draft,free agents were evaluated by theElias Sports Bureau and rated "Type A", "Type B", or not compensation-eligible. If a team offeredarbitration to a player but that player refused and subsequently signed with another team, the original team was able to receive additional draft picks. If a "Type A" free agent left in this way, his previous team received a supplemental pick and a compensatory pick from the team with which he signed. If a "Type B" free agent left in this way, his previous team received only a supplemental pick.[9] Since the 2013 draft, free agents are no longer classified by type; instead, compensatory picks are only awarded if the team offered its free agent a contract worth at least the average of the 125 current richest MLB contracts.[40] However, if the free agent's last team acquired the player in a trade during the last year of his contract, it is ineligible to receive compensatory picks for that player.[41]
c The Marlins gained a compensatory first-round pick in 2005 from theNew York Yankees as compensation for losing free agentCarl Pavano.[22]
d The Marlins gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2005 for losing free agentArmando Benítez.[22]
e The Marlins gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2005 for losing free agentCarl Pavano.[22]
f The Marlins gained a supplemental first-round pick in 2006 for losing free agentA. J. Burnett.[23]
g The Marlins received a supplemental first-round pick from thePittsburgh Pirates, along with outfielderGorkys Hernández, on July 31, 2012, in exchange forGaby Sánchez and minor league pitcherKyle Kaminska.[43] The Pirates received the pick as a result of the 2012 Competitive Balance Lottery.[44]
^abMcCalvy, Adam (December 1, 2008)."Brewers offer three arbitration".Brewers.MLB.com. Milwaukee Brewers.Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. RetrievedJuly 24, 2010.
