When was barry bonds drafted

Cameron Drew. University of New Haven. Tommy Greene. Willie Fraser. Brian McRae. Joe Magrane. University of Arizona. Gregg Jefferies. Rafael Palmeiro. Vanderbilt University. Randy Nosek. Bill McGuire. Texas Christian University. Cal State Fullerton. Bruce Ruffin.

Mike Schooler. Randy Johnson. University of Southern California. Indiana State University. University of Missouri.

Chris Jelic. University of Pittsburgh. Scott Servais. Lance Blankenship. Kevin Batiste. Clint Zavaras. Scott Ruskin. University of Florida.

Georgia Institute of Technology. Wally Whitehurst. Paul Abbott. Tino Martinez. Ken Patterson. Baylor University. Steve Searcy. University of Tennessee. Steve Wilson. Bobby Thigpen. Pepperdone University. Scott Jordan. Illinois State University. Blaise Ilsley. Louisiana State University. David Justice. Wally Ritchie.

Mike Macfarlane. Santa Clara University. Brian Dubois. Chris Jones. Chad Kreuter. Rod Nichols. Mike Devereaux. Steve Peters. Wichita State University. Jeff Brantley. John Pawlowski. Clemson University. Brett Gideon. Other than Bonds himself, few are still around who recall anything about negotiations. Suffice it to say that there wasn't much negotiating. He had leverage in the form of a full scholarship offer to Arizona State University, one of the country's top college programs.

Come fall, Bonds was a Sun Devil and not a Giant. Bonds wasn't the only big bat in that Draft that the Giants missed out on due to their scrimping ways. They selected corner infielder Pete Incaviglia out of Monterey Calif. High School in the 10th round. He also hit. In , Bonds hit. He also led the league in walks again with , just 6 off his NL record of a year before. In , Bonds got off to a very rocky start, and some were starting to wonder if Barry was beginning to age.

By season's end however, he had put those notions to rest. Throughout the decade of the s , Bonds was an exceptionally patient hitter and a great slugger who stole bases and played Gold Glove defense.

Bill James ranked Bonds as the best player of the s, noting that his selection for the s' 2nd-best player Craig Biggio had been closer in production to the decade's 10th-best player than he was to Bonds.

In , with only statistics through being considered, Bonds ranked Number 34 on The Sporting News list of the Greatest Baseball Players, making him the highest-ranking active player next-best was Greg Maddux at Number 39 , while Ken Griffey Jr. That same year, baseball historian and sabermetrician Bill James wrote of Bonds, "Certainly the most un-appreciated superstar of my lifetime Griffey has always been more popular, but Bonds has been a far, far greater player.

By the year Bonds was regarded as a surefire Hall of Famer, but it was in the beginning of the next millennium when Bonds would surpass his peers and reach a level of offensive production that only a select few in the history of the game have achieved.

In , he hit 34 home runs in just at-bats in just games. In , at age 36, Bonds hit. He had started off that season even hotter, hitting 28 home runs and slugging over. The next year, however, he would make his season look pathetic by comparison. Barry Bonds put on an offensive show in He started off slow, but once he hit his th home run, he took off.

Through the teams first 50 games, he'd already compiled 28 home runs. He hit 73 home runs, the major league record, but that's just the beginning. He hit 39 home runs by the all-star break ML record , hit a home run every 6. He also had an ML record and absolutely absurd. In , he didn't stop. He hit 46 home runs, but he did that in just at-bats in only games. He hit a career high. He slugged. He also broke Ruth's OPS record this season by 2 points. And, he hit his th home run, less than a year and a half after hitting his th.

A little more injury-plaged in , Bonds played in just games. However, he still won his 3rd straight MVP. He hit 45 home runs in just at-bats, along with a. Finally, in , Bonds had what was arguably his best season. He also broke his OPS record. He passed his godfather on the all time home run list, then hit his th home run near the end of the season.

And, he hit 45 home runs in just at-bats, and he struck out just 41 times, putting him in elite company, as few people have ever had more home runs than strikeouts in a season. In the new millennium, MLB was shrouded with the controversy of steroids.

Even though Bonds has never tested positive, suspicion was cast. In the testimony he allegedly admitted he may have unknowingly been given "the clear" and "the cream", when he was told the substances were flaxseed oil.

On March 22 , , Bonds announced that he could be sidelined for the rest of the season because of surgery on his knee. At the press conference, Bonds also indicated that he was having psychological problems and was frustrated by the focus on his alleged steroid use and the negative portrayal of him in the media. Later, Bonds sounded positive about his rehabilitation and told fans at the Opening Day festivities, "I will be back!

On May 4 , Bonds revealed on his website that he had undergone a third arthroscopic knee surgery because of a bacterial infection in his knee. This setback led many to assume that Bonds would not play in the season, and in the process raised much speculation as to whether Hank Aaron 's career home run record of would ultimately be out of Bonds' reach.

On August 1 , in an interview with MLB. On August 5 , though, he stated on his website that while he was unsure of his status, he remained optimistic.

In September, Bonds started working out with the team while they were in Los Angeles to play the Dodgers. On September 10 , the Giants announced that Bonds would be activated on September He was indeed activated that day, and immediately returned to being a starter in left field.

In his return against the San Diego Padres , he nearly hit a home run in his first at-bat, but the ball was ruled to be only a double due to fan interference. Bonds finished the night 1-for-4 with a double.

Upon his return, Bonds mostly continued his pre-injury dominance at the plate, hitting home runs in four consecutive games from September 18 to September 21 and finishing with five in only 14 games. On February 19 , , Bonds announced in an interview with USA Today that he plans on retiring at the conclusion of the season, with or without the all-time home run record.

Right now, I'm telling you, I don't even want to play next year. Baseball is a fun sport. But I'm not having fun I love the game of baseball itself, but I don't like what it's turned out to be. I'm not mad at anybody.

It's just that right now I am not proud to be a baseball player. On March 9 , , after his first game of the preseason with the San Francisco Giants , Bonds said that he would know around the All-Star Break and in a time period ranging from July to August , whether or not he would be returning for the MLB season. Bonds started the season with a slump. Bonds hit under. Bonds didn't hit a home run until April 22nd, it was his biggest home run slump since the season.

In a interview with MLB. Bonds hit 28 home runs in for a record final total of home runs - 7 more than Hank Aaron. I like to be against the odds. I'm not afraid to be lonely at the top. With me, it's just the satisfaction of the game. Just performance. The towering home run, which was one of the longest in Citizens Bank Park 's two season history, traveling an estimated feet, hit off the facade of the third deck in right field and was Bonds' first pulled home run of the season.