Major League Baseball Draft/1996

The 1996 June Draft began on June 4.

Devil Rays Picks

Rd.	Pick	Player	Pos.	School	Signed	Other Draft(s)
1	29	Paul Wilder	IF	Cary HS, Cary, NC
2	64	Doug Johnson	IF	Buchholz HS, Gainesville, FL
3	94	Ed Kofler	P	Tarpon Springs HS, Tarpon Springs, FL
4	124	Cedrick Bowers	P	Chiefland HS, Chiefland, FL
5	154	Alex Sanchez	OF	Miami-Dade College
6	184	Elliot Brown	P	Auburn University		1994 by Cleveland
7	214	Mickey Callaway	P	University of Mississippi		1993 by San Francisco
8	244	Matt Quatraro	OF	Old Dominion University
9	274	Denis Pujals	P	University of Miami		1991 by Chicago (AL), 1995 by New York (AL)
10	304	Chie Gunner	OF	Grandview HS, Grandview, MO
11	334	Robert Cafaro	P	Southern Connecticut State University
12	364	Scott Madison	P	Rutgers University
13	394	Shawn Stutz	P	Florida International University
14	424	Delvin James	P	Nacogdoches HS, Nacogdoches, TX
15	454	John Kaufman	P	University of Florida
16	484	Jared Sandberg	IF	Capital HS, Olympia, WA
17	514	Mike DeCelle	OF	University of Miami
18	544	Brad Weber	P	Indiana University-Bloomington
19	574	Ryan Ledden	P	Parkview HS, Lilburn, GA
20	604	Jamie Ebling	IF	Florida Southern College
21	634	Trey Salinas	C	University of Texas at Austin		1994 by Texas
22	664	Luke Owens-Bragg	IF	University of California, Riverside
23	694	Russ Jacobson	C	Horizon HS, Scottsdale, AZ	Did not sign	1999 by Philadelphia
24	724	Matt Kastelic	OF	Texas Tech University		1994 by Philadelphia
25	754	Jim Manias	P	Fairfield University
26	784	Jeff Jankowlak	P	Wayzata HS, Plymouth, MN
27	814	Kyle Snyder	P	Riverview HS, Sarasota, FL	Did not sign	1999 by Kansas City
28	844	Donny Barker	P	University of Texas at Austin		1993 by Toronto
29	874	R.J. Howerton	P	Southeastern Oklahoma State University
30	904	Kyle Whitley	P	Southeastern Oklahoma State University
31	934	Mark Hale	P			1994 by Florida
32	964	Michael Brown	P	Walters State Community College
33	994	Aaron Bouie	P	Albion Central HS, Albion, NY	Did not sign	2000 by Baltimore
34	1,024	Dan Wheeler	P	Central Arizona College
35	1,054	Brian Packin	IF	Randolph HS, Mendham, NJ
36	1,084	Kevin Kay	C	Forest Park HS, Rex, GA	Did not sign	2000 by Anaheim
37	1,114	Derek Mann	IF	Columbus HS, Columbus, GA
38	1,144	Walter Ward	OF	Edison College		1995 by Milwaukee
39	1,174	Ryan Mottl	P	McCluer North HS, Florissant, MO	Did not sign	1999 by Texas, 2000 by Cincinnati
40	1,204	Jared Verrall	IF	Eastern Oregon University
41	1,233	Lance Severence	C	John A Logan College		1995 by Seattle
42	1,261	Dayle Campbell	OF	Lynwood HS, Lynwood, CA	Did not sign	1999 by Detroit
43	1,288	Jason Smith	P	Palm Beach Lakes HS, West Palm Beach, FL
44	1,314	Jason Michaels	OF	Okaloosa-Walton College	Did not sign	1994 by San Diego, 1997 by St. Louis, 1998 by Philadelphia
45	1,339	Mike Kimbrell	P	Southeastern Louisiana University		1993 by Milwaukee, 1995 by St. Louis
46	1,364	Robert Henker	P	Monte Vista HS, Spring Valley, CA
47	1,388	Jeremy Robinson	P	St. Amant HS, St. Amant, LA	Did not sign	1997 by Tampa Bay
48	1,411	Michael Barraza	P	Gladstone HS, Covina, CA
49	1,434	Edward Lubbers	P	Forest Hill HS, West Palm Beach, FL
50	1,457	Bret Stewart	P	Leesburg HS, Fruitland Park, FL
51	1,478	Jason Briggs	P	Smithville HS, Smithville, TX
52	1,497	Chris Lagrone	OF	Seward County Community College
53	1,514	Scott Leon	P	University of Texas at Austin
54	1,530	L.J. Yankosky	P	Georgia Institute of Technology	Did not sign	1993 by Minnesota, 1998 by Atlanta
55	1,546	Ronnie Merrill	IF	Jesuit HS, Tampa, FL	Did not sign	1999 by San Francisco, 2000 by Detroit
56	1,561	Joel de los Santos	IF	Burncoat HS, Worcester, MA
57	1,572	Adrian Yother	P	Middle Georgia College
58	1,582	Clint Kinsey	P	Fairland HS, Fairland, OK	Did not sign	1997 by Tampa Bay
59	1,591	Nate Hilton	P	Boone HS, Boone, IA	Did not sign	1999 by Oakland
60	1,600	John Hensley	P	Fountain Central HS, Kingman, IN
61	1,607	Nathan Ruhl	P	Johnson County Community College		1994 by Kansas City
62	1,614	Mike King	OF	Duke University
63	1,621	T.J. Hill	P	Saint Leo College
64	1,626	Tony McCladdie	IF	Middle Georgia College
65	1,631	Don Kivinemi	P	Bellevue University
66	1,636	Chris Anderson	C	Southeastern Oklahoma State University
67	1,641	Matt Hoffman	P	Seminole Community College	Did not sign	1995 by Pittsburgh, 1999 by Colorado
68	1,646	Spencer Young	P	Mingus Union HS, Cottonwood, AZ
69	1,651	Roger Carter	P	Fort Gibson HS, Fort Gibson, OK
70	1,656	Juan Cruz	IF	Jefferson HS, Lafayette, IN
71	1,661	Jason Kirk	OF	Altus HS, Altus, OK
72	1,666	Brad Smith	IF	Edmond HS, Edmond, OK
73	1,671	Nick Rhodes	C	Danbury HS, Danbury, CT	Did not sign	1997 by Tampa Bay
74	1,676	Chad Pyle	IF	Christian County HS, Hopkinsville, KY
75	1,681	Michael O'Brien	IF	Old Bridge HS, Matawan, NJ
76	1,685	Zack Roper	IF	Tarpon Springs HS, Tarpon Springs, FL	Did not sign	1997 by Tampa Bay, 2000 by Anaheim
77	1,689	Keith Brice	P	Westminster Christian School, Miami, FL
78	1,693	Rashard Casey	OF	Hoboken HS, Hoboken, NJ	Did not sign	1997 by Toronto
79	1,697	Emory Brock	OF	Parkway West HS, Ballwin, MO
80	1,700	Adrian Espino	IF	Laredo Junior College
81	1,703	David DeMarco	IF	Marple Newtown HS, Newtown Square, PA
82	1,706	Victor Sauceda	IF	Laredo Junior College
83	1,709	Layne Meyer	P	Parkway West HS, Ballwin, MO	Did not sign	1997 by Boston
84	1,711	Scott Diorio	P	Seward County Community College
85	1,713	Justin Clements	IF	Manatee Community College
86	1,715	Scott Neuberger	OF	Tallahassee Community College
87	1,717	David Taylor	P	Crossroads HS, Pacific Palisades, CA
88	1,719	Shannon Lovan	P	Christian County HS, Hopkinsville, KY
89	1,721	Travis Phelps	P	Crowder College
90	1,723	Jack Koch	P	Miami-Dade College	Did not sign	1994 by Boston, 1995 by Chicago (NL), 1997 by New York (AL)
91	1,725	David Hoffman	P	Danville HS, Danville, IL	Did not sign	2000 by Philadelphia
92	1,727	Brian Newton	P	Juanita HS, Kirkland, WA
93	1,729	Willy Marin	P	Coral Gables HS, Coral Gables, FL
94	1,731	Blair Barbier	P	Brother Martin HS, Harvey, LA
95	1,733	Ryan Gripp	IF	Indianola HS, Indianola, IA	Did not sign	1999 by Chicago (NL)
96	1,735	Jerrod Harris	C	Labelle HS, Labelle, FL
97	1,737	Michael Rose	OF	Alter HS, Dayton, OH

• Names in bold indicate players who have appeared in a Major League game for Tampa Bay.
• Names in italics indicate players who have appeared in a Major League game for any other team.

References

• "1996 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=TBD&year_ID=1996&draft_type=junreg&. Retrieved June 13, 2012. 
• Vaughn, Rick; Maraniss, Andrew; Matasich, Steve et al., eds (1998). Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1998 Information Guide. St. Petersburg, FL: Tampa Bay Devil Rays Public Relations Office.