1997 Major League Baseball draft

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1997 Major League Baseball draft
General information
Date(s)June 2–3, 1997
Overview
First selectionMatt Anderson
Detroit Tigers
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The 1997 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, was held on June 2 and 3, 1997. A total of 1607 players were drafted over the course of 92 rounds.

First round selections[]

= All-Star
Pick Player Team Position School
1 Matt Anderson Detroit Tigers P Rice University
2 J. D. Drew Philadelphia Phillies OF Florida State University
3 Troy Glaus Anaheim Angels 3B, P UCLA
4 Jason Grilli San Francisco Giants P Seton Hall University
5 Vernon Wells Toronto Blue Jays OF Bowie HS (Arlington, Texas)
6 New York Mets P Jesuit HS (Tampa, Florida)
7 Dan Reichert Kansas City Royals P University of the Pacific
8 J.J. Davis Pittsburgh Pirates OF Baldwin Park HS (Pomona, California)
9 Michael Cuddyer Minnesota Twins SS, P Great Bridge HS (Chesapeake, Virginia)
10 Jon Garland Chicago Cubs P Kennedy HS (Granada Hills, California)
11 Chris Enochs Oakland Athletics P West Virginia University
12 Florida Marlins P Cowley County Community College
13 Kyle Peterson Milwaukee Brewers P Stanford University
14 Brandon Larson Cincinnati Reds SS Louisiana State University
15 Jason Dellaero Chicago White Sox SS, P University of South Florida
16 Lance Berkman Houston Astros 1B Rice University
17 John Curtice Boston Red Sox P Great Bridge HS (Chesapeake, Virginia)
18 Colorado Rockies P Kingwood HS (Kingwood, Texas)
19 Ryan Anderson Seattle Mariners P Divine Child HS (Westland, Michigan)
20 Adam Kennedy St. Louis Cardinals 2B Cal State University, Northridge
21 Eric DuBose Oakland Athletics[Compensation 1] P Mississippi State University
22 Jayson Werth Baltimore Orioles C, OF Glenwood HS (Chatham, Illinois)
23 Montreal Expos P Oak Grove HS (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
24 Tyrell Godwin New York Yankees[Compensation 2] OF East Bladen HS (Elizabethtown, North Carolina)
25 Glenn Davis Los Angeles Dodgers 1B Vanderbilt University
26 Darnell McDonald Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 3] OF Cherry Creek HS (Englewood, Colorado)
27 Kevin Nicholson San Diego Padres SS Stetson University
28 Tim Drew Cleveland Indians P, OF Lowndes County HS (Valdosta, Georgia)
29 Atlanta Braves SS St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
30 Jack Cust Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Immaculata HS (Somerville, New Jersey)
31 Jason Standridge Tampa Bay Devil Rays P Hewitt-Trussville HS (Trussville, AL)

Supplemental first round selections[]

Pick Player Team Position School
32 Nathan Haynes Oakland Athletics[Compensation 4] OF Pinole Valley HS (Hercules, California)
33 Chicago White Sox[Compensation 5] RHP Saddleback College
34 Chicago White Sox[Compensation 6] OF El Capitan HS (San Diego, California)
35 Boston Red Sox[Compensation 7] OF Georgia Tech
36 Ntema Ndungidi Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 8] OF Collège Édouard-Montpetit (Montreal, Quebec)
37 Montreal Expos[Compensation 9] P Chancellor HS (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
38 Montreal Expos[Compensation 10] 3B, OF Henry Clay HS (Lexington. Kentucky)
39 Jason Romano Texas Rangers[Compensation 11] 3B Hillsborough HS (Tampa, Florida)
40 Ryan Bradley New York Yankees[Compensation 12] P Arizona State University
41 Cleveland Indians[Compensation 13] 3B, OF Tulane University
42 Oakland Athletics[Compensation 14] P Virginia Tech
43 Aaron Myette Chicago White Sox[Compensation 15] P Central Arizona College
44 Bryan Hebson Montreal Expos[Compensation 16] P Auburn University
45 Thomas Pittman Montreal Expos[Compensation 17] 1B East St. John HS (Garyville, Louisiana)
46 Jim Parque Chicago White Sox[Compensation 18] P UCLA
47 T.J. Tucker Montreal Expos[Compensation 19] P River Ridge HS (New Port Richey, Florida)
48 Montreal Expos[Compensation 20] P Westmoore HS (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
49 San Francisco Giants[Compensation 21] OF Arizona State University
50 Matthew LeCroy Minnesota Twins[Compensation 22] C Clemson University
51 Rocky Biddle Chicago White Sox[Compensation 23] P Long Beach State University
52 Montreal Expos[Compensation 24] OF Petal HS (Petal, Mississippi)

Compensation Picks[]

  1. ^ Pick from Baltimore Orioles as compensation for signing of free agent Mike Bordick
  2. ^ Pick from Texas Rangers as compensation for signing of free agent John Wetteland
  3. ^ Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent David Wells
  4. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mike Bordick
  5. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Alex Fernandez
  6. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Kevin Tapani
  7. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Roger Clemens
  8. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent David Wells
  9. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mel Rojas
  10. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Moisés Alou
  11. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mike Stanton
  12. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent John Wetteland
  13. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Albert Belle
  14. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Torey Lovullo
  15. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Don Slaught
  16. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mark Leiter
  17. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jeff Fassero
  18. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Danny Tartabull
  19. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Lenny Webster
  20. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Andy Stankiewicz
  21. ^ Supplemental pick for failure to sign 1996 No.1 choice Matt White
  22. ^ Supplemental pick for failure to sign 1996 No.1 choice Travis Lee
  23. ^ Supplemental pick for failure to sign 1996 No.1 choice Bobby Seay
  24. ^ Supplemental pick for failure to sign 1996 No.1 choice John Patterson

Other notable players[]

  • Randy Wolf, 2nd round, 54th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
  • Scott Linebrink, 2nd round, 56th overall by the San Francisco Giants
  • Tyler Walker, 2nd round, 58th overall by the New York Mets
  • Jeff Weaver, 2nd round, 62nd overall by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign
  • Aaron Cook, 2nd round, 70th overall by the Colorado Rockies
  • Rick Ankiel, 2nd round, 72nd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
  • Chase Utley, 2nd round, 76th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but did not sign
  • Jeremy Affeldt, 3rd round, 91st overall by the Kansas City Royals
  • John Grabow, 3rd round, 92nd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Scott Downs, 3rd round, 94th overall by the Chicago Cubs
  • Eric Byrnes, 4th round, 130th overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign
  • Chone Figgins, 4th round, 132nd overall by the Colorado Rockies
  • Xavier Nady, 4th round, 134th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals, but did not sign
  • Derrick Turnbow, 5th round, 146th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
  • Michael Young, 5th round, 149th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
  • DeWayne Wise, 5th round, 158th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
  • Randy Choate, 5th round, 169th overall by the New York Yankees
  • Horacio Ramírez, 5th round, 172nd overall by the Atlanta Braves
  • Tim Hudson, 6th round, 185th overall by the Oakland Athletics
  • Mike Lamb, 7th round, 227th overall by the Texas Rangers
  • Cliff Lee, 8th round, 246th overall by the Florida Marlins, but did not sign
  • Scott Williamson, 9th round, 278th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
  • Toby Hall, 9th round, 294th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
  • Garrett Atkins, 10th round, 300th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
  • Michael Wuertz, 11th round, 334th overall by the Chicago Cubs
  • Jerry Hairston, Jr., 11th round, 345th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
  • Joel Piñeiro, 12th round, 373rd overall by the Seattle Mariners
  • Ross Gload, 13th round, 396th overall by the Florida Marlins
  • Jeremy Guthrie, 15th round, 450th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
  • Jason Michaels, 15th round, 464th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals, but did not sign
  • Shawn Camp, 16th round, 500th overall by the San Diego Padres
  • Johnny Estrada, 17th round, 506th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
  • David Eckstein, 19th round, 581st overall by the Boston Red Sox
  • Mark Hendrickson, 20th round, 599th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
  • Tim Redding, 20th round, 610th overall by the Houston Astros
  • J. C. Romero, 21st round, 633rd overall by the Minnesota Twins
  • D. J. Carrasco, 26th round, 795th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
  • Mike González, 30th round, 902nd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Nick Punto, 33rd round, 993rd overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
  • Alex Cintrón, 36th round, 1103rd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Brandon Lyon, 37th round, 1110th overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
  • Scot Shields, 38th round, 1137th overall by the Anaheim Angels
  • Orlando Hudson, 43rd round, 1280th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
  • David DeJesus, 43rd round, 1281st overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
  • Brad Hawpe, 46th round, 1344th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
  • Chad Qualls, 52nd round, 1444th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign
  • Aaron Heilman, 55th round, 1488th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
  • Heath Bell, 69th round, 1583rd overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign
  • Willie Harris, 90th round, 1605th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign

NFL players drafted[]

  • Javon Walker, 12th round, 366th overall by the Florida Marlins
  • Antwaan Randle El, 14th round, 424th overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
  • Marques Tuiasosopo, 34th round, 1023rd overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
  • Freddie Mitchell, 47th round, 1379th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign

NHL players drafted[]

  • Paul Manning 20th round, 619th overall by the New York Yankees

See also[]

  • Major League Baseball
  • Major League Baseball Draft
  • List of MLB first overall draft choices
  • Rule 5 Draft

External links[]

Preceded by
Kris Benson
1st Overall Picks
Matt Anderson
Succeeded by
Pat Burrell
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