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2006 Major League Baseball draft
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The 2006 Major League Baseball draft, was held on June 6 and 7. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams.
First round selections
Supplemental first round selections
Compensation picks
Other notable players
Chris Tillman, 2nd round, 49th overall by the Seattle Mariners
Brett Anderson, 2nd round, 55th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
Wade LeBlanc, 2nd round, 61st overall by the San Diego Padres
Trevor Cahill, 2nd round, 66th overall by the Oakland Athletics
Justin Masterson, 2nd round, 71st overall by the Boston Red Sox
Jon Jay, 2nd round, 74th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
Brennan Boesch, 3rd round, 82nd overall by the Detroit Tigers
Zach Britton, 3rd round, 85th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
Joe Smith, 3rd round, 94th overall by the New York Mets
Zach McAllister, 3rd round, 104th overall by the New York Yankees
Alex Cobb, 4th round, 109th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Jared Hughes, 4th round, 110th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
Chris Johnson, 4th round, 129th overall by the Houston Astros
Chris Davis, 5th round, 148th overall by the Texas Rangers
Jeff Samardzija, 5th round, 149th overall by the Chicago Cubs
Christopher Archer, 5th round, 161th overall by the Cleveland Indians
George Kontos, 5th round, 164th overall by the New York Yankees
Jason Berken, 6th round, 175th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
Andrew Bailey, 6th round, 188th overall by the Oakland Athletics
Bud Norris, 6th round, 189th overall by the Houston Astros
Doug Fister, 7th round, 201st overall by the Seattle Mariners
Justin Turner, 7th round, 204th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
Mike Leake, 7th round, 218th overall by the Oakland Athletics, but did not sign
Dellin Betances, 8th round, 254th overall by the New York Yankees
Allen Craig, 8th round, 256th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
Will Harris, 9th round, 258th overall by the Colorado Rockies
David Freese, 9th round, 273rd overall by the San Diego Padres
Ryan Kalish, 9th round, 283rd overall by the Boston Red Sox
Mark Melancon, 9th round, 284th overall by the New York Yankees
Desmond Jennings, 10th round, 289th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Josh Roenicke, 10th round, 294th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
Craig Gentry, 10th round, 294th overall by the Texas Rangers
Kris Medlen, 10th round, 310th overall by the Atlanta Braves
Mat Latos, 11th round, 333rd overall by the San Diego Padres
Brandon Belt, 11th round, 343rd overall by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign
Jordan Walden, 12th round, 372nd overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
