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	June 13
3	94	Ed Kofler	P	Tarpon Springs HS, Tarpon Springs, FL	June 15
4	124	Cedrick Bowers	P	Chiefland HS, Chiefland, FL	June 6
5	154	Alex Sanchez	OF	Miami-Dade College	June 6
6	184	Elliot Brown	P	Auburn University	June 12	1994 by Cleveland
7	214	Mickey Callaway	P	University of Mississippi	June 11	1993 by San Francisco
8	244	Matt Quatraro	OF	Old Dominion University	June 5
9	274	Denis Pujals	P	University of Miami	June 12	1991 by Chicago (AL), 1995 by New York (AL)
10	304	Chie Gunner	OF	Grandview HS, Grandview, MO	June 5
11	334	Robert Cafaro	P	Southern Connecticut State University	June 6
12	364	Scott Madison	P	Rutgers University	June 7
13	394	Shawn Stutz	P	Florida International University	June 6
14	424	Delvin James	P	Nacogdoches HS, Nacogdoches, TX	June 12
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	June 11
18	544	Brad Weber	P	Indiana University-Bloomington	June 6
19	574	Ryan Ledden	P	Parkview HS, Lilburn, GA
20	604	Jamie Ebling	IF	Florida Southern College	June 14
21	634	Trey Salinas	C	University of Texas at Austin	June 10	1994 by Texas
22	664	Luke Owens-Bragg	IF	University of California, Riverside	June 7
23	694	Russ Jacobson	C	Horizon HS, Scottsdale, AZ	—	1999 by Philadelphia
24	724	Matt Kastelic	OF	Texas Tech University	June 10	1994 by Philadelphia
25	754	Jim Manias	P	Fairfield University	June 7
26	784	Jeff Jankowlak	P	Wayzata HS, Plymouth, MN	—
27	814	Kyle Snyder	P	Riverview HS, Sarasota, FL	—	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	June 6
30	904	Kyle Whitley	P	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	June 6
31	934	Mark Hale	P		June 6	1994 by Florida
32	964	Michael Brown	P	Walters State Community College
33	994	Aaron Bouie	P	Albion Central HS, Albion, NY	—	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	—	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	—	1999 by Texas, 2000 by Cincinnati
40	1,204	Jared Verrall	IF	Eastern Oregon University	June 13
41	1,233	Lance Severence	C	John A Logan College	—	1995 by Seattle
42	1,261	Dayle Campbell	OF	Lynwood HS, Lynwood, CA	—	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	—	1994 by San Diego, 1997 by St. Louis, 1998 by Philadelphia
45	1,339	Mike Kimbrell	P	Southeastern Louisiana University	June 10	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	—	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	—	1993 by Minnesota, 1998 by Atlanta
55	1,546	Ronnie Merrill	IF	Jesuit HS, Tampa, FL	—	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	—	1997 by Tampa Bay
59	1,591	Nate Hilton	P	Boone HS, Boone, IA	—	1999 by Oakland
60	1,600	John Hensley	P	Fountain Central HS, Kingman, IN	—
61	1,607	Nathan Ruhl	P	Johnson County Community College	June 13	1994 by Kansas City
62	1,614	Mike King	OF	Duke University	June 7
63	1,621	T.J. Hill	P	Saint Leo College
64	1,626	Tony McCladdie	IF	Middle Georgia College	June 10
65	1,631	Don Kivinemi	P	Bellevue University	—
66	1,636	Chris Anderson	C	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	June 7
67	1,641	Matt Hoffman	P	Seminole Community College	—	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	—	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	—	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	—	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	—	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	—	1994 by Boston, 1995 by Chicago (NL), 1997 by New York (AL)
91	1,725	David Hoffman	P	Danville HS, Danville, IL	—	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	—	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 28, 2017. 
• 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.