The 2004 Major League Baseball draft, was held on June 7 and 8. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams. The draft marked the first time three players from the same university were chosen in the first ten picks.
The San Diego Padres stayed close to home with the first overall pick of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft, tabbing high school shortstop Matt Bush from Mission Bay (CA) High School. Bush, the first high school shortstop taken first overall since the Seattle Mariners chose Alex Rodriguez in 1993, batted .450 with 11 home runs, 35 RBI and 12 stolen bases during his senior year. The 18-year-old helped lead the Buccaneers to two San Diego Section Division III championships in three years, setting state records for career hits (211) and runs scored (188) in the process.
Huston Street, drafted in the supplemental first round, was the first 2004 draftee to make the major leagues. Justin Verlander was the first 2004 draftee to be selected to an All-Star Game in 2007. Dustin Pedroia, drafted in the second round, was the first 2004 draftee to be selected to start an All-Star Game and the first to win a World Series championship and the first to win a League MVP Award.
Three members of the 2003 NCAA Champions Rice Owls pitching staff were selected within the first eight picks. The Baltimore Orioles could not reach an agreement with Wade Townsend leading to Tampa Bay drafting him in 2005.
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This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 2004 Major League Baseball draft was held on June 7 and 8 It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league s 30 teams The draft marked the first time three players from the same university were chosen in the first ten picks 2004 Major League Baseball draftGeneral informationDate s June 7 8 2004Overview1498 total selectionsFirst selectionMatt BushSan Diego PadresFirst round selections41 20032005 Source MLB com 2004 Draft Tracker Contents 1 First round selections 2 Supplemental first round selections 3 Compensation Picks 4 Other notable selections 4 1 NFL players drafted 5 Background 6 External links 7 ReferencesFirst round selections Edit nbsp Detroit selected Justin Verlander second overall He is a 9x All Star 3x AL Cy Young winner and the 2011 AL MVP He has led the American League in strikeouts 5x wins 4x and ERA 2x nbsp The Pirates selected Neil Walker 11th overall He was named the 2014 Silver Slugger at second base nbsp The Angels selected Jered Weaver 12th overall The 3x All Star led the American League in wins twice nbsp Kansas City selected Billy Butler 14th overall In 2012 the man known as Country Breakfast was named an All Star and Silver Slugger at DH nbsp The Twins selected Glen Perkins 22nd overall Perkins is a 3x All Star All StarPlayer did not signPick Player Team Position School1 Matt Bush San Diego Padres SS Mission Bay High School CA 2 Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers RHP Old Dominion3 Philip Humber New York Mets RHP Rice4 Jeff Niemann Tampa Bay Devil Rays RHP Rice5 Mark Rogers Milwaukee Brewers RHP Mount Ararat High School ME 6 Jeremy Sowers Cleveland Indians LHP Vanderbilt7 Homer Bailey Cincinnati Reds RHP La Grange High School8 Wade Townsend Baltimore Orioles RHP Rice University9 Chris Nelson Colorado Rockies SS Redan High School10 Thomas Diamond Texas Rangers RHP University of New Orleans11 Neil Walker Pittsburgh Pirates C Pine Richland High School12 Jered Weaver Anaheim Angels RHP Long Beach State University13 Bill Bray Montreal Expos LHP The College of William amp Mary14 Billy Butler Kansas City Royals 3B Wolfson High School FL 15 Stephen Drew Arizona Diamondbacks SS Florida State University16 David Purcey Toronto Blue Jays LHP University of Oklahoma17 Scott Elbert Los Angeles Dodgers LHP Seneca High School MO 18 Josh Fields Chicago White Sox 3B Oklahoma State University19 Chris Lambert St Louis Cardinals RHP Boston College20 Trevor Plouffe Minnesota Twins SS Crespi Carmelite High School21 Greg Golson Philadelphia Phillies CF Connally High School TX 22 Glen Perkins Minnesota Twins Compensation 1 LHP University of Minnesota23 Phil Hughes New York Yankees Compensation 2 RHP Foothill High School24 Landon Powell Oakland Athletics Compensation 3 C South Carolina25 Kyle Waldrop Minnesota Twins Compensation 4 RHP Farragut High School26 Richie Robnett Oakland Athletics CF Fresno State University27 Taylor Tankersley Florida Marlins LHP Alabama28 Blake DeWitt Los Angeles Dodgers Compensation 5 2B Sikeston High School MO 29 Matthew Campbell Kansas City Royals Compensation 6 LHP South Carolina30 Eric Hurley Texas Rangers Compensation 7 RHP Wolfson High School FL Supplemental first round selections Edit nbsp The White Sox selected Gio Gonzalez 38th overall He is a two time All Star and led the NL in wins in 2012 nbsp The Oakland Athletics selected Huston Street 40th overall The 2x All Star was named the 2005 AL Rookie of the Year Pick Player Team Position School31 J P Howell Kansas City Royals Compensation 8 LHP University of Texas at Austin32 Zach Jackson Toronto Blue Jays Compensation 9 LHP Texas A amp M University33 Justin Orenduff Los Angeles Dodgers Compensation 10 RHP Virginia Commonwealth University34 Tyler Lumsden Chicago White Sox Compensation 11 LHP Clemson University35 Matt Fox Minnesota Twins Compensation 12 RHP University of Central Florida36 Danny Putnam Oakland Athletics Compensation 13 OF Stanford University37 Jon Poterson New York Yankees Compensation 14 C Chandler High School AZ 38 Gio Gonzalez Chicago White Sox Compensation 15 LHP Monsignor Edward Pace High School39 Jay Rainville Minnesota Twins Compensation 16 RHP Bishop Hendricken High School40 Huston Street Oakland Athletics Compensation 17 RHP University of Texas at Austin41 Jeff Marquez New York Yankees Compensation 18 RHP Sacramento City CollegeCompensation Picks Edit Pick from Seattle Mariners as compensation for signing of free agent Eddie Guardado Pick from Houston Astros as compensation for signing of free agent Andy Pettitte Pick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Keith Foulke Pick from Chicago Cubs as compensation for signing of free agent LaTroy Hawkins Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Paul Quantrill Pick from San Francisco Giants as compensation for signing of free agent Michael Tucker Pick from Atlanta Braves as compensation for signing of free agent John Thomson Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Raul Ibanez Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Kelvim Escobar Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Paul Quantrill Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Bartolo Colon Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Eddie Guardado Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Keith Foulke Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Andy Pettitte Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Tom Gordon Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent LaTroy Hawkins Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Miguel Tejada Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent David WellsOther notable selections Edit nbsp The Brewers selected Yovani Gallardo in the second round Gallardo was an All Star and Silver Slugger at pitcher in 2010 nbsp The Astros selected Hunter Pence in 64 overall Pence is a 4x All Star and won the World Series with the San Francisco Giants in 2012 and 2014 nbsp Boston selected Dustin Pedroia in the second round The 4x All Star won the 2007 AL Rookie of the Year Award and 2008 AL MVP nbsp The Oakland Athletics selected Kurt Suzuki 67th overall Suzuki was named a 2014 All Star nbsp The Montreal Expos selected Ian Desmond in the 3rd round He is a 2x All Star and 3x Silver Slugger at shortstop nbsp The Astros selected Ben Zobrist in the 6th round He is a 3x All Star 2x World Series champion and the 2016 World Series MVP nbsp The Brewers selected Lorenzo Cain in the 17th round The 2x All Star won a Gold Glove at outfield in 2019 nbsp The Angels selected Mark Trumbo in the 18th Round The 2x All Star won the 2016 Silver Slugger for an outfielder when leading all of MLB in home runs Round Pick Player Team Position School2 46 Yovani Gallardo Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher Trimble Technical High School TX 2 50 Seth Smith Colorado Rockies Outfielder Ole Miss2 61 Anthony Swarzak Minnesota Twins Pitcher Nova High School FL 2 64 Hunter Pence Houston Astros Outfielder Texas Arlington2 65 Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox Shortstop Arizona State2 67 Kurt Suzuki Oakland Athletics Catcher Cal State Fullerton2 68 Jason Vargas Florida Marlins Pitcher Long Beach StateWade Davis 3rd round 75th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Adam Lind 3rd round 83rd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays Ian Desmond 3rd round 84th overall by the Montreal Expos J A Happ 3rd round 92nd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies Chris Iannetta 4th round 110th overall by the Colorado Rockies Ross Ohlendorf 4th round 116th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks Casey Janssen 4th round 117th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays Javy Guerra 4th round 118th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Lucas Harrell 4th round 119th overall by the Chicago White Sox Ryan Webb 4th round 127th overall by the Oakland Athletics James Parr 4th round 131st overall by the Atlanta Braves Jake McGee 5th round 135th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Mark Lowe 5th round 153rd overall by the Seattle Mariners Ben Zobrist 6th round 184th overall by the Houston Astros Troy Patton 9th round 274th overall by the Houston Astros Justin Maxwell 10th round 291st overall by the Texas Rangers Cory Wade 10th round 298th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Steve Pearce 10th round 305th overall by the Boston Red Sox but did not sign Sam Fuld 10th round 306th overall by the Chicago Cubs Michael Saunders 11th round 333rd overall by the Seattle Mariners Andy Sonnanstine 13th round 375th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Dexter Fowler 14th round 410th overall by the Colorado Rockies Nick Adenhart 14th round 413th overall by the Anaheim Angels Will Venable 15th round 439th overall by the Baltimore Orioles but did not sign Mark Reynolds 16th round 476th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks Lorenzo Cain 17th round 496th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers J P Arencibia 17th round 513th overall by the Seattle Mariners but did not sign Jerry Blevins 17th round 516th overall by the Chicago Cubs Cory Luebke 18th round 532nd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates but did not sign Mark Trumbo 18th round 533rd overall by the Anaheim Angels David Price 19th round 568th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers but did not sign Micah Owings 19th round 576th overall by the Chicago Cubs but did not sign Jesse Litsch 24th round 717th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays Dallas Braden 24th round 727th overall by the Oakland Athletics Justin Ruggiano 25th round 748th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Jonathan Sanchez 27th round 820th overall by the San Francisco Giants Tyler Flowers 27th round 821st overall by the Atlanta Braves but did not sign Brad Lincoln 28th round 826th overall by the Texas Rangers but did not sign Jaime Garcia 30th round 889th overall by the Baltimore Orioles but did not sign Jake Arrieta 31st round 918th overall by the Cincinnati Reds but did not sign Jeff Gray 32nd round 967th overall by the Oakland Athletics Mike Dunn 33rd round 999th overall by the New York Yankees David Hernandez 34th round 1016th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks but did not sign Todd Frazier 37th round 1100th overall by the Colorado Rockies but did not sign James Russell 37th round 1097th overall by the Seattle Mariners but did not sign Kyle Blanks 42nd round 1241st overall by the San Diego Padres Tony Sipp 45th round 1333rd overall by the Cleveland Indians Chris Davis 50th round 1496th overall by the New York Yankees but did not signNFL players drafted Edit Pat White 4th round 113th overall by the Anaheim Angels but did not sign Matt Moore 22nd round 653rd overall by the Anaheim Angels but did not sign Matt Cassel 36th round 1087th overall by the Oakland Athletics but did not sign Brian Brohm 49th round 1451st overall by the Colorado Rockies but did not signBackground EditThe San Diego Padres stayed close to home with the first overall pick of the 2004 First Year Player Draft tabbing high school shortstop Matt Bush from Mission Bay CA High School Bush the first high school shortstop taken first overall since the Seattle Mariners chose Alex Rodriguez in 1993 batted 450 with 11 home runs 35 RBI and 12 stolen bases during his senior year The 18 year old helped lead the Buccaneers to two San Diego Section Division III championships in three years setting state records for career hits 211 and runs scored 188 in the process Huston Street drafted in the supplemental first round was the first 2004 draftee to make the major leagues Justin Verlander was the first 2004 draftee to be selected to an All Star Game in 2007 Dustin Pedroia drafted in the second round was the first 2004 draftee to be selected to start an All Star Game and the first to win a World Series championship and the first to win a League MVP Award Three members of the 2003 NCAA Champions Rice Owls pitching staff were selected within the first eight picks The Baltimore Orioles could not reach an agreement with Wade Townsend leading to Tampa Bay drafting him in 2005 Nick Adenhart who was selected in the 14th round by the Anaheim Angels was killed in a car accident a day after his only start of the 2009 season During the 2012 season first round picks Philip Humber Homer Bailey and Jered Weaver threw no hitters Humber s was a perfect game External links EditMLB com 2004 Draft page MLB com 2004 Draft Tracker MLB com Draft HistoryReferences EditPreceded byDelmon Young 1st Overall PicksMatt Bush Succeeded byJustin Upton Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2004 Major League Baseball draft amp oldid 1172557855, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
