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Draft History: 2006 Red Sox Draft
 
 
  Notable Draft Picks  
  1st
Jason Place
Jason Place
  1st
Daniel Bard
Daniel Bard
  1st
Kris Johnson
Kris Johnson
  2nd
Justin Masterson
Justin Masterson
  5th
Dustin Richardson
Dustin Richardson
  9th
Ryan Kalish
Ryan Kalish
  17th
Josh Reddick
Josh Reddick
  18th
Lars Anderson
Lars Anderson
 
 
  Tags Rd Pick Player
Position, School
Class Bonus $
College
Commitment
               
  1 27 Jason Place
CF, Wren (SC)
HS $1,300,000 South
Carolina
               
 
1 28 Daniel Bard
RHP, North Carolina
JR $1,550,000 ---
             
 
1s 40 Kris Johnson
LHP, Wichita St.
JR $850,000 ---
               
  1s 44 Caleb Clay
RHP, Cullman (AL)
HS $775,000 Auburn
             
 

2 71 Justin Masterson
RHP, San Diego St.
JR $510,000 ---
               
  3 83 Aaron Bates
1B, NC State
SR $440,000 ---
             
  3 103 Bryce Cox
RHP, Rice
JR $250,000 ---
             
4 133 Jon Still
C, NC State
JR $225,000 ---
             
 
5 163 Dustin Richardson
LHP, Texas Tech
SR $107,000 ---
             
  6 193 Zach Daeges
3B, Creighton
SR $30,000 ---
             
 
7 223 Kris Negron
SS, Cosumnes River
JC2 $105,000 N/A
             
8 253 Rafael Cabreja
CF, Monroe (NY)
HS $65,000 None
               

9 283 Ryan Kalish
CF, Red Bank Catholic (NJ)
HS $600,000 Virginia
             
  10 313 Kyle Snyder
RHP, Wellington (FL)
HS --- Indian
River
               
 
11 343 Brandon Belt
LHP, Hudson (TX)
HS --- Texas
               
 
12 373 Ryan Khoury
SS, Utah
SR N/A ---
               
  13 403 Jordan Craft
RHP, Dallas Baptist
JR N/A ---
               
 
14 433 Matt LaPorta
1B, Florida
SR --- ---
               
  15 463 Jorge Jimenez
3B, Porterville
JC2 N/A N/A
               
16 493 Tyler Weeden
C, Edmond Santa Fe (OK)
HS $420,000 Arkansas
               
 
17 523 Josh Reddick
LF, Middle Georgia
JC1 $140,000 ---
               
 
18 553 Lars Anderson
1B, Jesuit (CA)
HS $825,000 California
               
  19 583 Richie Lentz
RHP, Washington
SO $150,000 ---
               
  20 613 Kyle Gilligan
SS, Etobicoke JC
JC1 --- Connors St.
             
  21 643 Brian Steinocher
RHP, Stephen F. Austin
JR N/A ---
               
  22 673 Michael Christl
RHP, Bradley
JR --- ---
               
  23 703 Paul Smyth
OF, San Diego St.
SR N/A ---
               
  24 7333 Robert Phares
RHP, Shelton St.
JC1 --- ---
               
  25 763 Sean Gleason
RHP, Lamar
JC2 --- St. Mary's
               
  26 793 Chad Gross
1B, Claremont (CA)
HS --- Cuesta
         
  27 823 Brantley New
RHP, Mercer
JR N/A ---
               
  28 853 Carmine Giardina
LHP, Durant (FL)
HS --- Central
Florida
               
  29 883 Devin Foreman
1B, Hales Franciscan (MO)
HS --- John
Logan
               
  30 913 Ryne Lawson
RHP, West Alabama
SR N/A ---
             
 
31 943 Logan Schafer
CF, Cuesta
JC2 --- Cal Poly
               
  32 973 Mike Chambers
2B, Franklin Pierce
SR N/A ---
               
  33 1003 Jeffrey Rea
2B, Mississippi St.
SR --- ---
               
  34 1033 Bryan Morgado
LHP, Florida Christian (FL)
HS --- Tennessee
               
  35 1063 Jeremy Rahman
CF, Hazelwood Central (MO)
HS --- None
               
  36 1093 Darren Blocker
3B, Connors St.
JC2 $100,000 N/A
               

37 1123 Justin Marks
LHP, Owensboro Catholic (KY)
HS --- Louisville
               
  38 1153 Travis Beazley
RHP, Randolph-Macon
SR N/A ---
               
  39 1183 Jordan Abruzzo
C, San Diego
JR --- ---
               
  40 1213 Corey Davisson
C, West (CA)
HS --- Evansville
             
  41 1243 Peter Tountas
SS, Jefferson
JC2 --- Evansville
               
  42 1272 Doug Graybill
LHP, Sarasota (FL)
HS --- Manatee
               
  43 1301 Jeff Vincent
CF, Niagara
SR N/A ---
               
  44 1330 Drew Leary
RHP, Sierra Vista (NV)
HS --- Southern
Nevada
               
  45 1359 Jake McCarter
RHP, Alabama-Tuscaoosa
JR --- ---
               
  46 1387 Junior Rodriguez
3B, Coral Gables (FL)
HS --- Palm Beach
               
  47 1415 Nick Hill
LHP, Army
JR --- ---
               
  48 1443 Josh Papelbon
RHP, North Florida
JR N/A ---
               
  49 1471 PJ Thomas
RHP, Wabash Valley
JC2 --- Wabash
               
  50 1499 Darrell Fisherbaugh
RHP, Hawaii
JR --- ---
               
 
Undrafted Free Agents
  Tags Rd Pick Player
Position, School
Class Bonus $
Cap #
College
Commitment
               
  UDFA   Chad Rhoades
RHP, Oklahoma Baptist
SR N/A ---
               
  UDFA   Jeff Farrell
LHP, S. Conn. St.
SR N/A ---
               
  UDFA   Will Mann
RHP, Florida Atlantic
SR N/A ---
               
  UDFA   David Timm
LHP, Embry-Riddle
SR N/A ---
               
  UDFA   Cody McAllister
RHP, Oklahoma City
SR N/A ---
               
 
 
 
2006 Draft Notes
 
Dates: June 6-7, 2006
General Manager: Theo Epstein
Director of Amateur Scouting: Jason McLeod
Players selected: 18 High School, 10 JuCo, 25 College

Team received picks #28 and #40 for losing Johnny Damon to free agency. Team received picks #44 and #83 for losing Bill Mueller to free agency.

Links
2006 Draft Retrospective: The picks (7.9.2020)
Josh Reddick and the heartbreakers (7.10.2020)
More Details on 2006 Unsigned Picks (maintained)

2006 Draft Legend
 
Tags
: Player currently in Red Sox organization
: Player on Restricted List
: Player did not sign with Red Sox
: Played has MLB experience with Red Sox
: Player has MLB experience, not with Red Sox
: Player released by Red Sox
: Player traded by Red Sox
: Player waived by Red Sox
: Player selected from Red Sox in Rule 5 Draft
: Player retired from Red Sox
: Player left Red Sox as an MLB free agent
: Player left Red Sox as a minor league free agent


Bold Player Name: Currently in Red Sox organization
Bonus $: Signing Bonus

JC1:
Junior College, 1st year
JC2:
Junior College, 2nd year
 
 
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SoxProspects Players of the Year
Red Sox ML Players of the Year
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Affiliate History
 
 
Prospect Scouting Scale
 

7.5-8: Franchise Player
6.5-7: Regular All-Star
6: Impact Everyday Player
5.5: Above-Average Regular
5: Average Regular
4.5: Bench/Utility Player
4: Up & Down Player
3: "Org" High Minors Contributor
2: Non-Prospect
 
More Detail on Scouting Scale


Grades listed for each player are MLB projection; Floor-Ceiling