^Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Andy Ashby
^Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Ellis Burks
^Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jeff Nelson
^Supplemental pick for loss of free agent David Segui
^Supplemental pick for failure to sign 2000 No.1 choice Matt Harrington
Backgroundedit
On June 1, 2001, Rolando Viera, a Cubanbaseball pitcher who had recently left Cuba, attempted to enjoin Major League Baseball from including him in the 2001 draft so that he could instead sign as a free agent.[1] Viera, represented by attorney Alan Gura and agent Joe Kehoskie, claimed that the MLB draft was discriminatory because it had different signing rules for Cubans than for other foreign players.[1] On June 4, federal judge James D. Whittemore ruled that whatever financial loss Viera suffered from being subject to the draft did not satisfy the federal injunction requirement of irreparable harm.[2] Viera was picked by the Boston Red Sox that same week in the seventh round of the draft.[2]
The Minnesota Twins selected St. Paul, MN native Joe Mauer with the number one pick in the 2001 draft. The 18-year-old Mauer, a catcher from Cretin-Derham Hall High School in St. Paul, became the seventh Minnesotan to be selected in the first round and the first to be chosen number one overall. The back-stop was a member of the USA Junior National Team and won a gold medal at the world tournament in Taiwan in 1999. He was also a High School football standout as a quarterback and signed a letter of intent to play football at Florida State University before being drafted.
Right-handed pitcher Mark Prior of the University of Southern California was selected by the Chicago Cubs with the second overall pick in the draft. Prior, who was previously selected in the supplemental first round of the 1998 draft by the Yankees, was the first college player chosen in the 2001 draft. Prior won numerous National Player of the Year awards after going 15-1 with a 1.69 ERA and 202 strikeouts to lead the Trojans to a College World Series berth in his junior year.[3]
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The 2001 Major League Baseball draft was held on June 5 and 6 2001 Major League Baseball draftGeneral informationDate s June 5 6 2001LocationNew York New YorkOverviewFirst selectionJoe MauerMinnesota Twins 20002002 Contents 1 First round selections 2 Supplemental First Round selections 3 Compensation Picks 4 Background 5 Other notable players 5 1 NFL players drafted 6 External links 7 ReferencesFirst round selections edit All StarPick Player Team Position School1 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins C Cretin Derham Hall High School2 Mark Prior Chicago Cubs RHP University of Southern California3 Dewon Brazelton Tampa Bay Devil Rays RHP Middle Tennessee State University4 Gavin Floyd Philadelphia Phillies RHP Mount Saint Joseph College5 Mark Teixeira Texas Rangers 3B Georgia Tech6 Josh Karp Montreal Expos RHP University of California7 Chris Smith Baltimore Orioles LHP Cumberland University8 John Van Benschoten Pittsburgh Pirates RHP Kent State University9 Colt Griffin Kansas City Royals RHP Marshall High School10 Chris Burke Houston Astros SS University of Tennessee11 Kenny Baugh Detroit Tigers RHP Rice University12 Mike Jones Milwaukee Brewers RHP Thunderbird High School13 Casey Kotchman Anaheim Angels 1B Seminole High School14 Jake Gautreau San Diego Padres 1B 3B Tulane University15 Gabe Gross Toronto Blue Jays LF Auburn University16 Kris Honel Chicago White Sox Compensation 1 RHP Providence Catholic High School17 Dan Denham Cleveland Indians Compensation 2 RHP Deer Valley High School18 Aaron Heilman New York Mets Compensation 3 RHP University of Notre Dame19 Mike Fontenot Baltimore Orioles Compensation 4 2B Louisiana State University20 Jeremy Sowers Cincinnati Reds LHP Ballard High School21 Brad Hennessey San Francisco Giants Compensation 5 RHP Youngstown State University22 Jason Bulger Arizona Diamondbacks RHP Valdosta State University23 John Ford Griffin New York Yankees Compensation 6 RF Florida State University24 Macay McBride Atlanta Braves Compensation 7 LHP Screven County High School25 Bobby Crosby Oakland Athletics SS Long Beach State University26 Jeremy Bonderman Oakland Athletics Compensation 8 RHP Pasco High School27 William Horne Cleveland Indians Compensation 9 RHP Marianna High School28 Justin Pope St Louis Cardinals RHP University of Central Florida29 Josh Burrus Atlanta Braves SS Joseph Wheeler High School30 Noah Lowry San Francisco Giants LHP Pepperdine UniversitySupplemental First Round selections editPick Player Team Position School31 Bryan Bass Baltimore Orioles Compensation 10 SS Seminole High School32 Michael Woods Detroit Tigers Compensation 11 2B Southern University33 Jeff Mathis Anaheim Angels Compensation 12 C Marianna High School34 Bronson Sardinha New York Yankees Compensation 13 SS Kamehameha High School35 J D Martin Cleveland Indians Compensation 14 RHP University of San Francisco36 Michael Garciaparra Seattle Mariners Compensation 15 SS Don Bosco Technical Institute37 John Rheinecker Oakland Athletics Compensation 16 LHP Southwest Missouri State University38 David Wright New York Mets Compensation 17 3B Hickory High School39 Wyatt Allen Chicago White Sox Compensation 18 RHP University of Tennessee40 Richard Lewis Atlanta Braves Compensation 19 2B Georgia Tech41 Todd Linden San Francisco Giants Compensation 20 OF Louisiana State University42 Jon Skaggs New York Yankees Compensation 21 RHP Rice University43 Mike Conroy Cleveland Indians Compensation 22 OF Boston College High School44 Jayson Nix Colorado Rockies Compensation 23 SS Midland High SchoolCompensation Picks edit Pick from Florida Marlins as compensation for signing of free agent Charles Johnson Pick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Manny Ramirez Pick from Colorado Rockies as compensation for signing of free agent Mike Hampton Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Mike Mussina Pick from Cleveland Indians as compensation for signing of free agent Ellis Burks Pick from Seattle Mariners as compensation for signing of free agent Jeff Nelson Pick from Los Angeles Dodgers as compensation for signing of free agent Andy Ashby Pick from New York Mets as compensation for signing of free agent Kevin Appier Pick from Chicago White Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Sandy Alomar Jr Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mike Mussina Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Juan Gonzalez Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mark Petkovsek Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Denny Neagle Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Manny Ramirez Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Alex Rodriguez Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Kevin Appier Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mike Hampton Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Charles Johnson Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Andy Ashby Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Ellis Burks Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jeff Nelson Supplemental pick for loss of free agent David Segui Supplemental pick for failure to sign 2000 No 1 choice Matt HarringtonBackground editOn June 1 2001 Rolando Viera a Cuban baseball pitcher who had recently left Cuba attempted to enjoin Major League Baseball from including him in the 2001 draft so that he could instead sign as a free agent 1 Viera represented by attorney Alan Gura and agent Joe Kehoskie claimed that the MLB draft was discriminatory because it had different signing rules for Cubans than for other foreign players 1 On June 4 federal judge James D Whittemore ruled that whatever financial loss Viera suffered from being subject to the draft did not satisfy the federal injunction requirement of irreparable harm 2 Viera was picked by the Boston Red Sox that same week in the seventh round of the draft 2 The Minnesota Twins selected St Paul MN native Joe Mauer with the number one pick in the 2001 draft The 18 year old Mauer a catcher from Cretin Derham Hall High School in St Paul became the seventh Minnesotan to be selected in the first round and the first to be chosen number one overall The back stop was a member of the USA Junior National Team and won a gold medal at the world tournament in Taiwan in 1999 He was also a High School football standout as a quarterback and signed a letter of intent to play football at Florida State University before being drafted Right handed pitcher Mark Prior of the University of Southern California was selected by the Chicago Cubs with the second overall pick in the draft Prior who was previously selected in the supplemental first round of the 1998 draft by the Yankees was the first college player chosen in the 2001 draft Prior won numerous National Player of the Year awards after going 15 1 with a 1 69 ERA and 202 strikeouts to lead the Trojans to a College World Series berth in his junior year 3 Other notable players editKelly Shoppach 2nd round 48th overall by the Boston Red Sox J J Hardy 2nd round 56th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers Brandon League 2nd round 59th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays Dan Haren 2nd round 72nd overall by the St Louis Cardinals Ryan Theriot 3rd round 78th overall by the Chicago Cubs Scott Hairston 3rd round 98th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks Ricky Nolasco 4th round 108th overall by the Chicago Cubs Jeff Keppinger 4th round 114th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates Josh Barfield 4th round 120th overall by the San Diego Padres Kyle Davies 4th round 135th overall by the Atlanta Braves Brendan Harris 5th round 138th overall by the Chicago Cubs Ryan Howard 5th round 140th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies C J Wilson 5th round 141st overall by the Texas Rangers Jim Johnson 5th round 143rd overall by the Baltimore Orioles Ryan Raburn 5th round 147th overall by the Detroit Tigers Skip Schumaker 5th round 164th overall by the St Louis Cardinals Edwin Jackson 6th round 190th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Chad Tracy 7th round 218th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks Dan Johnson 7th round 221st overall by the Oakland Athletics Kevin Youkilis 8th round 243rd overall by the Boston Red Sox Luke Scott 9th round 277th overall by the Cleveland Indians Michael Wood 10th round 311th overall by the Oakland Athletics Geovany Soto 11th round 318th overall by the Chicago Cubs Dan Uggla 11th round 338th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks Jason Bartlett 13th round 390th overall by the San Diego Padres Chris Young 16th round 493rd overall by the Chicago White Sox Jonny Gomes 18th round 529th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Zach Duke 20th round 604th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates Jake Mauer 23rd round 677th overall by the Minnesota Twins Matt Albers 23rd round 686th overall by the Houston Astros Charlie Haeger 25th round 763rd overall by the Chicago White Sox Manny Parra 26th round 778th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers Nick Blackburn 29th round 857th overall by the Minnesota Twins Joey Gathright 32nd round 949th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Chad Gaudin 34th round 1009th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Rajai Davis 38th round 1134th overall by the Pittsburgh PiratesNFL players drafted edit Quan Cosby 6th round 179th overall by the Anaheim Angels Cedric Benson 12th round 370th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Matt Ware 21st round 639th overall by the Seattle Mariners Brandon Jones 28th round 845th overall by the New York Yankees but did not sign Brooks Bollinger 50th round 1480th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers but did not signExternal links editComplete draft list from The Baseball Cube databaseReferences edit a b Farrey Tom June 1 2001 Cuban Defector Seeks Freedom From MLB Policy ABC com Retrieved June 1 2001 a b Farrey Tom June 4 2001 Red Sox take draft eligible Cuban ESPN com Retrieved June 4 2001 Background on the 2001 MLB Draft Retrieved July 16 2008 Preceded byAdrian Gonzalez 1st Overall PicksJoe Mauer Succeeded byBryan Bullington Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2001 Major League Baseball draft amp oldid 1172555336, wikipedia, 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