^Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Johnny Damon
^Supplemental pick for failure to sign 2001 No. 1 choice Jeremy Sowers
^Supplemental pick for failure to sign 2001 No.1 choice Alan Horne
Backgroundedit
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected 21-year-old right-handed pitcher Bryan Bullington with the first overall pick in the 2002 First-Year Player Draft. The 6'5", 225-pound hurler was ranked by Baseball America as having the best breaking ball and best command among all college pitchers.
In his three-year career at Ball State, Bullington posted a 29–11 record, 13 complete games and a 3.36 ERA in 46 games (42 starts). He is the university's all-time leader in strikeouts (357) and was a member of the 2001 USA National team. As a freshman, Bullington garnered all-conference honors and led the MAC in strikeouts. He was also named MAC Pitcher-of-the-Year for 2001 and 2002. Bullington set a MAC record in strikeouts and led the league in victories and ERA in 2002.
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The 2002 Major League Baseball draft was held on June 4 and 5 2002 Major League Baseball draftGeneral informationDate s June 4 5 2002OverviewFirst selectionBryan BullingtonPittsburgh Pirates 20012003 It is featured in Michael Lewis 2003 book Moneyball Contents 1 First round selections 2 Supplemental first round compensation selections 3 Compensation picks 4 Background 5 Other notable players 6 NFL players drafted 7 References 8 External linksFirst round selections edit nbsp The Royals selected Zack Greinke sixth overall The 6x All Star is a 6x Gold Glove winner at pitcher 2x Silver Slugger at pitcher 2 x ERA leader and the 2009 Cy Young Award winner nbsp The Brewers selected Prince Fielder 7th overall Fielder is a 6x All Star 3x Silver Slugger at first base and led the National League in home runs in 2007 nbsp The Mets selected Scott Kazmir 15th overall Kazmir is a 3x All Star and led the American League in strikeouts in 2007 nbsp The Phillies selected Cole Hamels 17th overall In 2008 the 4x All Star led the Phillies to a World Series championship and was named World Series MVP nbsp The San Francisco Giants selected Matt Cain 25th overall The 3x All Star pitched a perfect game in 2012 and won the World Series in 2010 and 2012 All Star Pick Player Team Position School 1 Bryan Bullington Pittsburgh Pirates RHP Ball State 2 B J Upton Tampa Bay Devil Rays CF Greenbrier Christian Academy VA 3 Chris Gruler Cincinnati Reds RHP Liberty High School CA 4 Adam Loewen Baltimore Orioles LHP Fraser Valley Christian High School BC 5 Clint Everts Montreal Expos RHP Cypress Falls High School TX 6 Zack Greinke Kansas City Royals RHP Apopka High School FL 7 Prince Fielder Milwaukee Brewers 1B Eau Gallie High School FL 8 Scott Moore Detroit Tigers SS Cypress High School CA 9 Jeff Francis Colorado Rockies LHP University of British Columbia 10 Drew Meyer Texas Rangers SS 2B South Carolina 11 Jeremy Hermida Florida Marlins OF Wheeler High School GA 12 Joe Saunders Anaheim Angels LHP Virginia Tech 13 Khalil Greene San Diego Padres SS Clemson 14 Russ Adams Toronto Blue Jays SS North Carolina 15 Scott Kazmir New York Mets LHP Cypress Falls High School TX 16 Nick Swisher Oakland Athletics Compensation 1 1B Ohio State 17 Cole Hamels Philadelphia Phillies LHP Rancho Bernardo High School CA 18 Royce Ring Chicago White Sox LHP San Diego State 19 James Loney Los Angeles Dodgers 1B Elkins High School TX 20 Denard Span Minnesota Twins OF Tampa Catholic High School FL 21 Bobby Brownlie Chicago Cubs RHP Rutgers 22 Jeremy Guthrie Cleveland Indians RHP Stanford 23 Jeff Francoeur Atlanta Braves OF Parkview High School GA 24 Joe Blanton Oakland Athletics Compensation 2 RHP Kentucky 25 Matt Cain San Francisco Giants RHP Houston High School TN 26 John McCurdy Oakland Athletics SS Maryland 27 Sergio Santos Arizona Diamondbacks SS Mater Dei High School CA 28 John Mayberry Jr Seattle Mariners 1B Rockhurst High School MO 29 Derick Grigsby Houston Astros RHP Northeast Texas Community College 30 Ben Fritz Oakland Athletics Compensation 3 RHP Fresno StateSupplemental first round compensation selections editPick Player Team Position School 31 Greg Miller Los Angeles Dodgers Compensation 4 LHP Esperanza High School CA 32 Luke Hagerty Chicago Cubs Compensation 5 LHP Ball State 33 Matt Whitney Cleveland Indians Compensation 6 1B Palm Beach Gardens Community High School FL 34 Dan Meyer Atlanta Braves Compensation 7 LHP James Madison 35 Jeremy Brown Oakland Athletics Compensation 8 C Alabama 36 Chadd Blasko Chicago Cubs Compensation 9 RHP Purdue 37 Steve Obenchain Oakland Athletics Compensation 10 RHP Evansville 38 Matt Clanton Chicago Cubs Compensation 11 RHP Orange Coast College 39 Mark Teahen Oakland Athletics Compensation 12 3B Saint Mary s 40 Mark Schramek Cincinnati Reds Compensation 13 RHP Texas 41 Micah Schilling Cleveland Indians Compensation 14 2B Silliman Institute Did Not Sign With TeamCompensation picks edit Pick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Johnny Damon Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Jason Giambi Pick from St Louis Cardinals as compensation for signing of free agent Jason Isringhausen Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Chan Ho Park Supplemental pick for loss of free agent David Weathers Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Juan Gonzalez Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Steve Karsay Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jason Giambi Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Rondell White Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jason Isringhausen Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Todd Van Poppel Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Johnny Damon Supplemental pick for failure to sign 2001 No 1 choice Jeremy Sowers Supplemental pick for failure to sign 2001 No 1 choice Alan HorneBackground editThe Pittsburgh Pirates selected 21 year old right handed pitcher Bryan Bullington with the first overall pick in the 2002 First Year Player Draft The 6 5 225 pound hurler was ranked by Baseball America as having the best breaking ball and best command among all college pitchers In his three year career at Ball State Bullington posted a 29 11 record 13 complete games and a 3 36 ERA in 46 games 42 starts He is the university s all time leader in strikeouts 357 and was a member of the 2001 USA National team As a freshman Bullington garnered all conference honors and led the MAC in strikeouts He was also named MAC Pitcher of the Year for 2001 and 2002 Bullington set a MAC record in strikeouts and led the league in victories and ERA in 2002 Other notable selections in the first round included Prince Fielder Brewers son of former Major Leaguer Cecil Fielder and John Mayberry Jr Mariners son of former Major Leaguer John Mayberry 1 This draft was discussed at length in the Michael Lewis book Moneyball The Art of Winning an Unfair Game which analyzed Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane s approach to player scouting and development Other notable players edit nbsp The Reds selected Joey Votto in the 2nd round The 6x All Star won the 2010 National League MVP Award nbsp The Red Sox selected Jon Lester in the 2nd round A 5x All Star he is a 3x World Series champion nbsp The Braves selected Brian McCann in the 2nd round McCann is a 7x All Star and 6x Silver Slugger at catcher nbsp The Tigers selected Curtis Granderson in the 3rd Round He is a 3x All Star and a 2011 Silver Slugger as an outfielder nbsp The Angels selected Howie Kendrick in the 10th Round a 2011 All Star He helped lead the Nationals to the 2019 World Series championship nbsp The Dodgers selected Russell Martin in the 17th round Martin is a 4x All Star who in 2007 won the Silver Slugger and Gold Glove at catcher Joey Votto 2nd round 44th overall by the Cincinnati Reds Micah Owings 2nd round 50th overall by the Colorado Rockies Jon Lester 2nd round 57th overall by the Boston Red Sox Jonathan Broxton 2nd round 60th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Jesse Crain 2nd round 61st overall by the Minnesota Twins Brian McCann 2nd round 64th overall by the Atlanta Braves Fred Lewis 2nd round 66th overall by the San Francisco Giants Chris Snyder 2nd round 68th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks Curtis Granderson 3rd round 80th overall by the Detroit Tigers Charlie Morton 3rd round 95th overall by the Atlanta Braves Jeff Baker 4th round 111th overall by the Colorado Rockies Rich Hill 4th round 112th overall by the Chicago Cubs Josh Johnson 4th round 113th overall by the Florida Marlins Kevin Correia 4th round 127th overall by the San Francisco Giants Nick Hundley 5th round 143rd overall by the Florida Marlins but did not sign Ben Francisco 5th round 154th overall by the Cleveland Indians John Maine 6th round 166th overall by the Baltimore Orioles Scott Olsen 6th round 173rd overall by the Florida Marlins Chris Getz 6th round 180th overall by the Chicago White Sox Pat Neshek 6th round 182nd overall by the Minnesota Twins Matt Capps 7th round 193rd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates Tom Wilhelmsen 7th round 199th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers Ryan Spilborghs 7th round 201st overall by the Colorado Rockies Brandon Moss 8th round 238th overall by the Boston Red Sox Adam Lind 8th round 242nd overall by the Minnesota Twins but did not sign Clay Hensley 8th round 247th overall by the San Francisco Giants Jared Burton 8th round 248th overall by the Oakland Athletics Adam Greenberg 9th round 273rd overall by the Chicago Cubs Jason Hammel 10th round 284th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Howie Kendrick 10th round 294th overall by the Anaheim Angels Matt Lindstrom 10th round 297th overall by the New York Mets Joel Zumaya 11th round 320th overall by the Detroit Tigers James McDonald 11th round 331st overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers John Schneider 13th round 386th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays Micah Hoffpauir 13th round 393rd overall by the Chicago Cubs Mike Pelfrey 15th round 434th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays but did not sign Gaby Sanchez 15th round 460th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays but did not sign Brandon McCarthy 17th round 510th overall by the Chicago White Sox Russell Martin 17th round 511th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Chris Young 18th round 531st overall by the Colorado Rockies Chris Denorfia 19th round 555th overall by the Cincinnati Reds Kameron Loe 20th round 592nd overall by the Texas Rangers George Kottaras 20th round 595th overall by the San Diego Padres Boone Logan 20th round 600th overall by the Chicago White Sox Andy LaRoche 21st round 625th overall by the San Diego Padres but did not sign Travis Ishikawa 21st round 637th overall by the San Francisco Giants Jacoby Ellsbury 23rd round 674th overall by the Tampa Bay Rays but did not sign Kyle McClellan 25th round 762nd overall by the St Louis Cardinals Craig Breslow 26th round 769th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers Phil Coke 26th round 786th overall by the New York Yankees Brad Ziegler 31st round 938th overall by the Oakland Athletics but did not sign Nyjer Morgan 33rd round 973rd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates Tony Sipp 33rd round 990th overall by the Chicago White Sox but did not sign Ricky Romero 37th round 1108th overall by the Boston Red Sox but did not sign Randy Wells 38th round 1143rd overall by the Chicago Cubs Luke Hochevar 39th round 1171st overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers but did not sign Bryan LaHair 39th round 1180th overall by the Seattle Mariners Hunter Pence 40th round 1189th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers but did not sign Matt Garza 40th round 1191st overall by the Colorado Rockies but did not sign Jonathan Papelbon 40th round 1208th overall by the Oakland Athletics but did not sign Scott Feldman 41st round 1241st overall by the Houston Astros but did not sign Jesse Chavez 42nd round 1252nd overall by the Texas Rangers Brian Bannister 45th round 1342nd overall by the Boston Red Sox but did not signNFL players drafted editBrandon Weeden 2nd round 71st overall by the New York Yankees Brandon Jones 42nd round 1 270 overall by the Seattle Mariners but did not sign John Stocco 45th round 1 346th overall by the Minnesota Twins but did not signReferences edit Background on the 2002 MLB Draft Retrieved July 16 2008 External links editMLB com 2002 Draft page MLB com Draft History Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database Preceded byJoe Mauer 1st Overall PicksBryan Bullington Succeeded byDelmon Young Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2002 Major League Baseball draft amp oldid 1198350975, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
