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Draft picks going directly to majors

Since Major League Baseball began its free agent draft in 1965, a total of 17 selections have advanced directly to the major leagues without playing in the minors:

Straight to the Show
Selections who advanced directly to the majors
Draft	Player	Pos.	School	Team
June 1989	John Olerud	1B	Washington St.	Toronto
June 1988	Jim Abbott	P	Michigan	California
June 1985	Pete Incavigla	OF	Oklahoma St.	Montreal
June 1978	Tim Conroy	P	Gateway HS (PA)	Oakland
	Bob Horner	IF	Arizona State	Atlanta
	Brian Milner	C	Southwest HS (TX)	Toronto
	Mike Morgan	P	Valley HS (NV)	Oakland
June 1973	David Clyde	P	Westchester HS (TX)	Texas
	Dave Winfield	OF	Minnesota	San Diego
	Eddie Bane	P	Arizona State	Minnesota
Jan. 1973	Dick Ruthven	P	Fresno State	Philadelphia
June 1972	Dave Roberts	IF	Oregon	San Diego
June 1971	Pete Broberg	P	Dartmouth	Washington
	Rob Ellis	IF	Michigan State	Milwaukee
	Burt Hooton	P	Texas	Chicago Cubs
June 1969	Steve Dunning	P	Stanford	Cleveland
June 1967	Mike Adamson	P	South Carolina	Baltimore

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