The 1997 Major League Baseball draft, was an annual choosing of high school and college baseball players, held on June 2 and 3, 1997. A total of 1607 players were drafted over the course of 92 rounds.
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The 1997 Major League Baseball draft was an annual choosing of high school and college baseball players held on June 2 and 3 1997 A total of 1607 players were drafted over the course of 92 rounds 1997 Major League Baseball draftGeneral informationDate s June 2 3 1997OverviewFirst selectionMatt AndersonDetroit Tigers 19961998 Contents 1 First round selections 2 Supplemental first round selections 3 Compensation Picks 4 Other notable players 4 1 NFL players drafted 4 2 NHL players drafted 5 See also 6 External linksFirst round selections Edit All StarPick Player Team Position School1 Matt Anderson Detroit Tigers P Rice2 J D Drew Philadelphia Phillies OF Florida State3 Troy Glaus Anaheim Angels 3B P UCLA4 Jason Grilli San Francisco Giants P Seton Hall5 Vernon Wells Toronto Blue Jays OF Bowie High School TX 6 Geoff Goetz New York Mets P Jesuit High School FL 7 Dan Reichert Kansas City Royals P Pacific8 J J Davis Pittsburgh Pirates OF Baldwin Park High School CA 9 Michael Cuddyer Minnesota Twins SS P Great Bridge High School VA 10 Jon Garland Chicago Cubs P Kennedy High School CA 11 Chris Enochs Oakland Athletics P West Virginia12 Aaron Akin Florida Marlins P Cowley County Community College13 Kyle Peterson Milwaukee Brewers P Stanford14 Brandon Larson Cincinnati Reds SS LSU15 Jason Dellaero Chicago White Sox SS P South Florida16 Lance Berkman Houston Astros 1B Rice17 John Curtice Boston Red Sox P Great Bridge High School VA 18 Mark Mangum Colorado Rockies P Kingwood High School TX 19 Ryan Anderson Seattle Mariners P Divine Child High School MI 20 Adam Kennedy St Louis Cardinals 2B Cal State Northridge21 Eric DuBose Oakland Athletics Compensation 1 P Mississippi State22 Jayson Werth Baltimore Orioles C OF Glenwood High School IL 23 Donnie Bridges Montreal Expos P Oak Grove High School MS 24 Tyrell Godwin New York Yankees Compensation 2 OF East Bladen High School NC 25 Glenn Davis Los Angeles Dodgers 1B Vanderbilt26 Darnell McDonald Baltimore Orioles Compensation 3 OF Cherry Creek High School CO 27 Kevin Nicholson San Diego Padres SS Stetson28 Tim Drew Cleveland Indians P OF Lowndes County High School GA 29 Troy Cameron Atlanta Braves SS St Thomas Aquinas High School FL 30 Jack Cust Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Immaculata High School NJ 31 Jason Standridge Tampa Bay Devil Rays P Hewitt Trussville High School AL Supplemental first round selections EditPick Player Team Position School32 Nathan Haynes Oakland Athletics Compensation 4 OF Pinole Valley HS Hercules California 33 Kyle Kane Chicago White Sox Compensation 5 RHP Saddleback College34 Brett Caradonna Chicago White Sox Compensation 6 OF El Capitan HS San Diego California 35 Mark Fischer Boston Red Sox Compensation 7 OF Georgia Tech36 Ntema Ndungidi Baltimore Orioles Compensation 8 OF College Edouard Montpetit Montreal Quebec 37 Chris Stowe Montreal Expos Compensation 9 P Chancellor HS Fredericksburg Virginia 38 Scott Hodges 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 University41 Jason Fitzgerald Cleveland Indians Compensation 13 3B OF Tulane University42 Denny Wagner Oakland Athletics Compensation 14 P Virginia Tech43 Aaron Myette Chicago White Sox Compensation 15 P Central Arizona College44 Bryan Hebson Montreal Expos Compensation 16 P Auburn University45 Thomas Pittman Montreal Expos Compensation 17 1B East St John HS Garyville Louisiana 46 Jim Parque Chicago White Sox Compensation 18 P UCLA47 T J Tucker Montreal Expos Compensation 19 P River Ridge HS New Port Richey Florida 48 Shane Arthurs Montreal Expos Compensation 20 P Westmoore HS Oklahoma City Oklahoma 49 Dan McKinley San Francisco Giants Compensation 21 OF Arizona State University50 Matthew LeCroy Minnesota Twins Compensation 22 C Clemson University51 Rocky Biddle Chicago White Sox Compensation 23 P Long Beach State University52 Tootie Myers Montreal Expos Compensation 24 OF Petal HS Petal Mississippi Compensation Picks Edit Pick from Baltimore Orioles as compensation for signing of free agent Mike Bordick Pick from Texas Rangers as compensation for signing of free agent John Wetteland Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent David Wells Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mike Bordick Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Alex Fernandez Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Kevin Tapani Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Roger Clemens Supplemental pick for loss of free agent David Wells Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mel Rojas Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Moises Alou Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mike Stanton Supplemental pick for loss of free agent John Wetteland Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Albert Belle Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Torey Lovullo Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Don Slaught Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mark Leiter Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jeff Fassero Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Danny Tartabull Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Lenny Webster Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Andy Stankiewicz Supplemental pick for failure to sign 1996 No 1 choice Matt White Supplemental pick for failure to sign 1996 No 1 choice Travis Lee Supplemental pick for failure to sign 1996 No 1 choice Bobby Seay Supplemental pick for failure to sign 1996 No 1 choice John PattersonOther notable players EditRandy 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 Ramirez 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 Pineiro 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 Gonzalez 30th round 902nd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates Nick Punto 33rd round 993rd overall by the Minnesota Twins but did not sign Alex Cintron 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 Bill Duplissea 39th round 1185th overall by the Baltimore Orioles but did not sign 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 signNFL players drafted Edit 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 Joe Hall 29th round 865th overall by the Detroit Tigers 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 signNHL players drafted Edit Paul Manning 20th round 619th overall by the New York YankeesSee also EditMajor League Baseball Major League Baseball Draft List of MLB first overall draft choices Rule 5 DraftExternal links EditComplete draft list from The Baseball Cube database MLB com s section on the draftPreceded byKris Benson 1st Overall PicksMatt Anderson Succeeded byPat Burrell Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 Major League Baseball draft amp oldid 1177508361, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
