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Since Major League Baseball began its free agent draft in 1965, a total of 20 selections have advanced directly to the Major Leagues without playing in the Minors:
| Draft/Year |
Player |
School |
Team |
|
| June 2009 |
Mike Leake, p |
Arizona State |
Cincinnati |
|
| June 2000 |
Xavier Nady, inf |
Cal-Berkeley |
San Diego |
|
| June 1995 |
Ariel Prieto, p |
Fajardo University (Cuba) |
Oakland |
|
| June 1993 |
Darren Dreifort, p |
Wichita State |
Los Angeles (NL) |
|
| June 1989 |
John Olerud, inf |
Washington St. |
Toronto |
|
| June 1988 |
Jim Abbott, p |
Michigan |
California |
|
| June 1985 (R) |
Pete Incaviglia, of |
Oklahoma St. |
Montreal |
|
| June 1978 (R) |
Tim Conroy, p |
Gateway H.S. (PA) |
Oakland |
|
| June 1978 (R) |
Bob Horner, inf |
Arizona St. |
Atlanta |
|
| June 1978 (R) |
Brian Milner, c |
Southwest H.S. (TX) |
Toronto |
|
| June 1978 (R) |
Mike Morgan, p |
Valley H.S. (NV) |
Oakland |
|
| June 1973 (R) |
David Clyde, p |
Westchester H.S. (TX) |
Texas |
|
| June 1973 (R) |
Dave Winfield, of |
Minnesota |
San Diego |
|
| June 1973 (R) |
Eddie Bane, p |
Arizona St. |
Minnesota |
|
| Jan. 1973 (S) |
Dick Ruthven, p |
Fresno St. |
Philadelphia |
|
| June 1972 (R) |
Dave Roberts, inf |
Oregon |
San Diego |
|
| June 1971 (S) |
Pete Broberg, p |
Dartmouth |
Washington |
|
| June 1971 (S) |
Rob Ellis, inf |
Michigan St. |
Milwaukee |
|
| June 1971 (S) |
Burt Hooton, p |
Texas |
Chicago (NL) |
|
| June 1969 (R) |
Steve Dunning, p |
Stanford |
Cleveland |
|
| June 1967 (S) |
Mike Adamson, p |
South Carolina |
Baltimore |
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(R) -- regular phase; (S) -- secondary phase
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