Every 16th pick in MLB draft history

62 players have gone 16th in the MLB draft since 1965, from Bernie Carbo to Gio Rojas in 2026. The most decorated: Lance Parrish (1974; 6x AL Silver Slugger, 3x AL Gold Glove, 8x All-Star), Lance Berkman (1997; 6x All-Star), and Corbin Carroll (2019; NL Rookie of the Year, NL Silver Slugger, 3x All-Star). 49 of the 62 won nothing on the MLB honours list.

MLB draft, every No. 16 pick by year

Year	Player	Team	Honours
2026	Gio Rojas	Texas Rangers	—
2025	Marek Houston	Minnesota Twins	—
2024	PJ Morlando	Miami Marlins	—
2023	Bryce Eldridge	San Francisco Giants	—
2022	Chase DeLauter	Cleveland Guardians	—
2021	Kahlil Watson	Miami Marlins	—
2020	Ed Howard	Chicago Cubs	—
2019	Corbin Carroll	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL Rookie of the Year, NL Silver Slugger, 3x All-Star
2018	Matthew Liberatore	Tampa Bay Rays	—
2017	Clarke Schmidt	New York Yankees	—
2016	Matt Thaiss	Los Angeles Angels	—
2015	James Kaprielian	New York Yankees	—
2014	Touki Toussaint	Arizona Diamondbacks	—
2013	J.P. Crawford	Philadelphia Phillies	—
2012	Lucas Giolito	Washington Nationals	All-Star
2011	Chris Reed	Los Angeles Dodgers	—
2010	Hayden Simpson	Chicago Cubs	—
2009	Bobby Borchering	Arizona Diamondbacks	—
2008	Brett Lawrie	Milwaukee Brewers	—
2007	Kevin Ahrens	Toronto Blue Jays	—
2006	Jeremy Jeffress	Milwaukee Brewers	All-Star
2005	Chris Volstad	Miami Marlins	—
2004	David Purcey	Toronto Blue Jays	—
2003	Jeff Allison	Miami Marlins	—
2002	Nick Swisher	Athletics	All-Star
2001	Kris Honel	Chicago White Sox	—
2000	Billy Traber	New York Mets	—
1999	Jason Jennings	Colorado Rockies	NL Rookie of the Year
1998	Kip Wells	Chicago White Sox	—
1997	Lance Berkman	Houston Astros	6x All-Star
1996	Joe Lawrence	Toronto Blue Jays	—
1995	Joe Fontenot	San Francisco Giants	—
1994	Matt Smith	Kansas City Royals	—
1993	Alan Benes	St. Louis Cardinals	—
1992	Rick Greene	Detroit Tigers	—
1991	Shawn Green	Toronto Blue Jays	AL Gold Glove, AL Silver Slugger, 2x All-Star
1990	Dan Smith	Texas Rangers	—
1989	Greg Blosser	Boston Red Sox	—
1988	Stan Royer	Athletics	—
1987	Mike Remlinger	San Francisco Giants	All-Star
1986	Roberto Hernandez	Los Angeles Angels	3x All-Star
1985	Trey McCall	Philadelphia Phillies	—
1984	Scott Bankhead	Kansas City Royals	—
1983	Brian Holman	Washington Nationals	—
1982	Sam Horn	Boston Red Sox	—
1981	Vance Lovelace	Chicago Cubs	—
1980	Frank Wills	Kansas City Royals	—
1979	Steve Howe	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL Rookie of the Year, All-Star
1978	Lenny Faedo	Minnesota Twins	—
1977	Wally Backman	New York Mets	—
1976	Pat Tabler	New York Yankees	All-Star
1975	David Johnson	St. Louis Cardinals	—
1974	Lance Parrish	Detroit Tigers	6x AL Silver Slugger, 3x AL Gold Glove, 8x All-Star
1973	Jerry Tabb	Chicago Cubs	—
1972	Joel Bishop	Boston Red Sox	—
1971	Jeff Wehmeier	Chicago Cubs	—
1970	Jimmy Hacker	Boston Red Sox	—
1969	Roger Metzger	Chicago Cubs	NL Gold Glove
1968	Alex Rowell	Minnesota Twins	—
1967	Joseph Grigas	Pittsburgh Pirates	—
1966	Theodore Parks	Baltimore Orioles	—
1965	Bernie Carbo	Cincinnati Reds	—

Honours from the MLB award history and the All-Star selections, matched to the pick by name. Picks from MLB (statsapi); the club is named as it is today.