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The 1996 June amateur draft’s complete first round: 30 selections in pick order, with Kris Benson first overall to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Every row carries the club’s era-correct code, the player’s position and school, his signing status, and the bonus the source reported.
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | From | Signed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIT | Kris Benson | RHP | Clemson University (Clemson, SC) | Signed | $2,000,000 |
| 2 | MIN | Travis Lee | 1B | San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) | Did not sign | |
| 3 | STL | Braden Looper | RHP | Wichita State University (Wichita, KS) | Signed | $1,675,000 |
| 4 | TOR | Billy Koch | RHP | Clemson University (Clemson, SC) | Signed | $1,450,000 |
| 5 | MON | John Patterson | RHP | West Orange-Stark HS (Orange, TX) | Did not sign | |
| 6 | DET | Seth Greisinger | RHP | University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA) | Signed | $1,415,000 |
| 7 | SF | Matt White | RHP | Waynesboro Area HS (Waynesboro, PA) | Did not sign | |
| 8 | MIL | Chad Green | OF | University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY) | Signed | $1,060,000 |
| 9 | FLA | Mark Kotsay | OF | California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA) | Signed | $1,125,000 |
| 10 | OAK | Eric Chavez | 3B | Mount Carmel HS (San Diego, CA) | Signed | $1,140,000 |
| 11 | PHI | Adam Eaton | RHP | Snohomish HS (Snohomish, WA) | Signed | $1,100,000 |
| 12 | CHW | Bobby Seay | LHP | Sarasota HS (Sarasota, FL) | Did not sign | |
| 13 | NYM | Rob Stratton | OF | San Marcos HS (San Marcos, CA) | Signed | $975,000 |
| 14 | KC | Dee Brown | OF | Marlboro Central HS (Marlboro, NY) | Signed | $1,000,000 |
| 15 | SD | Matt Halloran | SS | Chancellor HS (Fredericksburg, VA) | Signed | $1,000,000 |
| 16 | TOR via BAL | Joe Lawrence | SS | Alfred M. Barbe HS (Lake Charles, LA) | Signed | $907,500 |
| 17 | CHC | Todd Noel | RHP | North Vermilion HS (Maurice, LA) | Signed | $900,000 |
| 18 | TEX | R.A. Dickey | RHP | University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN) | Signed | $75,000 |
| 19 | HOU | Mark Johnson | RHP | University of Hawaii at Manoa (Honolulu, HI) | Signed | $775,000 |
| 20 | NYY via ANA | Eric Milton | LHP | University of Maryland (College Park, MD) | Signed | $775,000 |
| 21 | COL | Jake Westbrook | RHP | Madison County HS (Danielsville, GA) | Signed | $750,000 |
| 22 | SEA | Gil Meche | RHP | Acadiana HS (Lafayette, LA) | Signed | $820,000 |
| 23 | LAD | Damian Rolls | 3B | Schlagel HS (Kansas City, KS) | Signed | $695,000 |
| 24 | TEX via NYY | Sam Marsonek | RHP | Jesuit HS (Tampa, FL) | Signed | $834,000 |
| 25 | CIN | Johnny Oliver | OF | Lake-Lehman HS (Lehman, PA) | Signed | $672,000 |
| 26 | BOS | Josh Garrett | RHP | South Spencer HS (Rockport, IN) | Signed | $665,000 |
| 27 | ATL | A.J. Zapp | 1B | Center Grove HS (Greenwood, IN) | Signed | $650,000 |
| 28 | CLE | Danny Peoples | 1B | University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX) | Signed | $400,000 |
| 29 | TB | Paul Wilder | OF | Cary HS (Cary, NC) | Signed | $650,000 |
| 30 | AZ | Nick Bierbrodt | LHP | Millikan HS (Long Beach, CA) | Signed | $1,046,000 |
A pick links to a full player career page when this site carries one; picks without a career page here are plain text. Club codes are era-correct: this draft’s clubs display under the code of the identity they carried that June, and picks awarded as free-agent compensation carry a “via” note naming the originating club. Bonuses are the amounts reported at the time, never inflation-adjusted, and a blank bonus means the source reported none.