Minnesota Twins Draft History
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A listing of the Minnesota Twins' First-Round draft pick history.
| Year | Player | Position | School/Hometown | Pick |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Matthew Albidrez-Garza | RHP | Fresno State | 25 |
| 2004 | Glen Perkins | LHP | University of Minnesota | 22 |
| 2003 | Matthew Moses | 3B | Mills Godwinn HS | 21 |
| 2002 | Denard Span | OF | Tampa, FL | 20 |
| 2001 | Joe Mauer | C | Cretin-Derham Hall HS | 1 |
| 2000 | Adam Johnson | RHP | San Diego, CA | 2 |
| 1999 | B.J. Garbe | OF | Moses Lake, WA | 5 |
| 1998 | Ryan Mills | LHP | Arizona State University | 6 |
| 1997 | Michael Cuddyer | SS | Chesapeake, VA | 9 |
| 1996 | Travis Lee | 1B | San Diego State University | 2 |
| 1995 | Mark Redman | LHP | University of Oklahoma | 13 |
| 1994 | Todd Walker | 2B | Louisiana State University | 8 |
| 1993 | *Jason Varitek | C | Georgia Tech | 21 |
| Torii Hunter | OF | Pine Bluff, AR | 20 | |
| 1992 | Daniel Serafini | LHP | San Bruno, CA | 26 |
| 1991 | David McCarty | OF | Stanford University | 3 |
| 1990 | Todd Ritchie | RHP | Duncanville, TX | 12 |
| 1989 | Chuck Knoblauch | SS | Texas A&M | 25 |
| 1988 | Johnny Ard | RHP | Manatee JC | 20 |
| 1987 | Willie Banks | RHP | Jersey City, NJ | 3 |
| 1986 | Derek Parks | C | Upland, CA | 10 |
| 1985 | Jeff Bumgarner | RHP | Richland, WA | 13 |
| 1984 | Jay Bell | SS | Pensacola, FL | 8 |
| 1983 | *Tim Belcher | RHP | Mount Vernon Nazarene College | 1 |
| 1982 | Bryan Oelkers | LHP | Wichita State University | 4 |
| 1981 | Mike Sodders | 3B | Arizona State University | 11 |
| 1980 | Jeff Reed | C | Joliet, IL | 12 |
| 1979 | Kevin Brandt | OF | Nekoosa, WI | 11 |
| 1978 | Lenny Faedo | SS | Tampa, FL | 16 |
| 1977 | Paul Croft | OF | Morristown, NJ | 15 |
| 1976 | *Jamie Allen | 3B-RH | Yakima, WA | 10 |
| 1975 | Rick Sofield | SS | Morristown, NJ | 13 |
| 1974 | Ted Shipley | SS | Vanderbilt University | 14 |
| 1973 | Eddie Bane | LHP | Arizona State University | 11 |
| 1972 | *Dick Ruthven | RHP | Fresno State University | 8 |
| 1971 | Dale Soderholm | SS | Miami, FL | 21 |
| 1970 | Bob Gorinski | SS | Calumet, PA | 22 |
| 1969 | Paul Ray Powell | OF | Arizona State University | 7 |
| 1968 | Alex Rowell | OF | Luther College | 16 |
| 1967 | Steve Brye | 3B-OF | Oakland, CA | 17 |
| 1966 | Bob Jones | 3B | Dawson, GA | 20 |
| 1965 | *Eddie Leon | SS | University of Arizona | 9 |
- *Did Not Sign
