Ross Detwiler was the first 2007 draftee to play in the major leagues.[4]
David Price became the first player from the 2007 draft to be the starting pitcher of an All-Star Game in 2010. He was also the first pitcher to pitch in the Post-Season and World Series pitching in relief for the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 World Series. He was also the first player in this draft to win a Cy Young Award (which he won in 2012).
Jason Heyward became the first position player from the 2007 draft to be a starter of an All-Star Game in 2010.
Rick Porcello was the first player from the 2007 draft to be named as a starter at the outset of the season from Spring training. He initially started the 2009 season in the 5th rotation spot for the Detroit Tigers but by mid-season was promoted to the 3rd starter.
Madison Bumgarner was the first 2007 draftee to win the World Series and did so in the World Series with the San Francisco Giants in 2010. He also was the first player to win the World Series MVP award (which he won in 2014).
^ESPN.com web site – 2007 Draft broadcast announcement – 7 May 2007
^Czerwinski, Kevin T. (2007-06-08). "New rules alter strategy on Day 2". MLB Advanced Media, L.P. from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-17.
^Tom Keller (September 10, 2007). . MLB.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2008.
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The 2007 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft was Major League Baseball s annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players and was held on June 7 2007 and June 8 2007 The first day session of the draft included the first 25 rounds and was scheduled to be broadcast live from Orlando Florida on television for the first time 1 on ESPN2 from 2 00pm to 6 00pm Eastern Daylight Time 1800 2200 UTC 2 Previously the conference call format draft was broadcast live along with commentary on both draft days exclusively from the MLB com website as streaming audio In total the draft featured 50 rounds and 1453 selections 3 2007 Major League Baseball draftGeneral informationDate s June 7 8 2007Overview1453 total selectionsFirst selectionDavid PriceTampa Bay Devil RaysFirst round selections64 20062008 Contents 1 First Round Selections 2 Supplemental First Round selections 3 Compensation Picks 4 Other notable players 4 1 NFL players drafted 5 Background 6 References 7 External linksFirst Round Selections Edit All Star Never played in the Major LeaguesPick Player Team Position School1 David Price Tampa Bay Devil Rays Left handed pitcher Vanderbilt2 Mike Moustakas Kansas City Royals Shortstop Chatsworth High School CA 3 Josh Vitters Chicago Cubs Third baseman Cypress High School CA 4 Daniel Moskos Pittsburgh Pirates Left handed pitcher Clemson5 Matt Wieters Baltimore Orioles Catcher Georgia Tech6 Ross Detwiler Washington Nationals Left handed pitcher Missouri State7 Matt LaPorta Milwaukee Brewers Outfielder Florida8 Casey Weathers Colorado Rockies Right handed pitcher Vanderbilt9 Jarrod Parker Arizona Diamondbacks Right handed pitcher Norwell High School IN 10 Madison Bumgarner San Francisco Giants Left handed pitcher South Caldwell High School NC 11 Phillippe Aumont Seattle Mariners Right handed pitcher Ecole secondaire du Versant Canada 12 Matt Dominguez Florida Marlins Third baseman Chatsworth High School CA 13 Beau Mills Cleveland Indians First baseman Lewis Clark State ID 14 Jason Heyward Atlanta Braves Outfielder Henry County High School GA 15 Devin Mesoraco Cincinnati Reds Catcher Punxsutawney High School PA 16 Kevin Ahrens Toronto Blue Jays Compensation 1 Shortstop Memorial High School TX 17 Blake Beavan Texas Rangers Compensation 2 Right handed pitcher Irving High School TX 18 Peter Kozma St Louis Cardinals Shortstop Owasso High School OK 19 Joe Savery Philadelphia Phillies Left handed pitcher Rice20 Chris Withrow Los Angeles Dodgers Compensation 3 Right handed pitcher Midland Christian High School TX 21 J P Arencibia Toronto Blue Jays Catcher Tennessee22 Tim Alderson San Francisco Giants Compensation 4 Right handed pitcher Horizon High School AZ 23 Nick Schmidt San Diego Padres Left handed pitcher Arkansas24 Michael Main Texas Rangers Compensation 5 Right handed pitcher DeLand High School FL 25 Aaron Poreda Chicago White Sox Left handed pitcher San Francisco26 James Simmons Oakland Athletics Right handed pitcher UC Riverside27 Rick Porcello Detroit Tigers Right handed pitcher Seton Hall Preparatory School NJ 28 Ben Revere Minnesota Twins Outfielder Lexington Catholic High School KY 29 Wendell Fairley San Francisco Giants Compensation 6 Outfielder George County High School MS 30 Andrew Brackman New York Yankees Right handed pitcher NC StateSupplemental First Round selections EditPick Player Team Position School31 Josh Smoker Washington Nationals Compensation 7 Left handed pitcher Calhoun High School GA 32 Nick Noonan San Francisco Giants Compensation 8 Shortstop Parker High School CA 33 Jon Gilmore Atlanta Braves Compensation 9 Third baseman Iowa City High School IA 34 Todd Frazier Cincinnati Reds Compensation 10 Shortstop Rutgers35 Julio Borbon Texas Rangers Compensation 11 Outfielder Tennessee36 Clayton Mortensen St Louis Cardinals Compensation 12 Right handed pitcher Gonzaga37 Travis d Arnaud Philadelphia Phillies Compensation 13 Catcher Lakewood High School CA 38 Brett Cecil Toronto Blue Jays Compensation 14 Left handed pitcher Maryland39 James Adkins Los Angeles Dodgers Compensation 15 Left handed pitcher Tennessee40 Kellen Kulbacki San Diego Padres Compensation 16 Outfielder James Madison41 Sean Doolittle Oakland Athletics Compensation 17 First baseman Virginia42 Edward Kunz New York Mets Compensation 18 Right handed pitcher Oregon State43 Jackson Williams San Francisco Giants Compensation 19 Catcher Oklahoma44 Neil Ramirez Texas Rangers Compensation 20 Right handed pitcher Kempsville High School VA 45 Justin Jackson Toronto Blue Jays Compensation 21 Shortstop T C Roberson High School NC 46 Drew Cumberland San Diego Padres Compensation 22 Shortstop Pace High School FL 47 Nathan Vineyard New York Mets Compensation 23 Left handed pitcher Woodland High School GA 48 Josh Donaldson Chicago Cubs Compensation 24 Catcher Auburn49 Michael Burgess Washington Nationals Compensation 25 Outfielder Hillsborough High School FL 50 Wes Roemer Arizona Diamondbacks Compensation 26 Right handed pitcher Cal State Fullerton51 Charlie Culberson San Francisco Giants Compensation 27 Shortstop Calhoun High School GA 52 Matt Mangini Seattle Mariners Compensation 28 Third baseman Oklahoma State53 Kyle Lotzkar Cincinnati Reds Compensation 29 Right handed pitcher South Delta Secondary School Canada 54 Tommy Hunter Texas Rangers Compensation 30 Right handed pitcher Alabama55 Nick Hagadone Boston Red Sox Compensation 31 Left handed pitcher Washington56 Trystan Magnuson Toronto Blue Jays Compensation 32 Right handed pitcher Louisville57 Mitchell Canham San Diego Padres Compensation 33 Catcher Oregon State58 Jonathan Bachanov Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Compensation 34 Right handed pitcher University High School FL 59 Corey Brown Oakland Athletics Compensation 35 Outfielder Oklahoma State60 Brandon Hamilton Detroit Tigers Compensation 36 Right handed pitcher Stanhope Elmore High School AL 61 Ed Easley Arizona Diamondbacks Compensation 37 Catcher Mississippi State62 Ryan Dent Boston Red Sox Compensation 38 Shortstop Wilson Classical High School CA 63 Cory Luebke San Diego Padres Compensation 39 Left handed pitcher Ohio State64 Danny Payne San Diego Padres Compensation 40 Outfielder Georgia TechCompensation Picks Edit Pick from Texas Rangers as compensation for signing of free agent Frank Catalanotto Pick from Houston Astros as compensation for loss of free agent Carlos Lee Pick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for loss of free agent Julio Lugo Pick from Los Angeles Dodgers as compensation for loss of free agent Jason Schmidt Pick from Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as compensation for loss of free agent Gary Matthews Jr Pick from New York Mets as compensation for loss of free agent Moises Alou Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Alfonso Soriano Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Moises Alou Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Danys Baez Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Rich Aurilia Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Carlos Lee Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Jeff Suppan Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent David Dellucci Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Justin Speier Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Julio Lugo Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Woody Williams Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Barry Zito Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Roberto Hernandez Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Jason Schmidt Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Gary Matthews Jr Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Frank Catalanotto Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Dave Roberts Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Chad Bradford Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Juan Pierre Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Jose Guillen Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Craig Counsell Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Mike Stanton Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Gil Meche Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Scott Schoeneweis Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Mark DeRosa Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Alex Gonzalez Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Ted Lilly Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Chan Ho Park Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Adam Kennedy Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Frank Thomas Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Jamie Walker Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Miguel Batista Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Keith Foulke Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Alan Embree Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Ryan KleskoOther notable players EditJordan Zimmermann 2nd round 67th overall by the Washington Nationals Giancarlo Stanton 2nd round 76th overall by the Florida Marlins Freddie Freeman 2nd round 78th overall by the Atlanta Braves Zack Cozart 2nd round 79th overall by the Cincinnati Reds Austin Romine 2nd round 94th overall by the New York Yankees Danny Duffy 3rd round 96th overall by the Kansas City Royals Jonathan Lucroy 3rd round 101st overall by the Milwaukee Brewers Daniel Descalso 3rd round 112th overall by the St Louis Cardinals Matt Harvey 3rd round 118th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim but did not sign Darwin Barney 4th round 127th overall by the Chicago Cubs Corey Kluber 4th round 134th overall by the San Diego Padres Charlie Furbush 4th round 151st overall by the Detroit Tigers Jake Arrieta 5th round 159th overall by the Baltimore Orioles Steve Cishek 5th round 166th overall by the Florida Marlins Will Middlebrooks 5th round 174th overall by the Boston Red Sox Marc Rzepczynski 5th round 175th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays Andrew Romine 5th round 178th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Nate Jones 5th round 179th overall by the Chicago White Sox Anthony Rizzo 6th round 204th overall by the Boston Red Sox Ryan Brasier 6th round 208th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Lucas Duda 7th round 243rd overall by the New York Mets Matt Moore 8th round 245th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Marcus Walden 9th round 295th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays Greg Holland 10th round 306th overall by the Kansas City Royals David Lough 11th round 336th overall by the Kansas City Royals Brandon Belt 11th round 348th overall by the Atlanta Braves but did not sign Ryan Pressly 11th round 354th overall by the Boston Red Sox Stephen Vogt 12th round 365th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Manny Barreda 12th round 394th overall by the New York Yankees Shawn Kelley 13th round 405th overall by the Seattle Mariners James Russell 14th round 427th overall by the Chicago Cubs Josh Collmenter 15th round 463rd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks Brian Schlitter 16th round 503rd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies Mitch Moreland 17th round 530th overall by the Texas Rangers Matt Reynolds 20th round 612th overall by the Colorado Rockies Chris Sale 21st round 642nd overall by the Colorado Rockies but did not sign Dillon Gee 21st round 663rd overall by the New York Mets Yasmani Grandal 27th round 834th overall by the Boston Red Sox but did not sign Seth Rosin 28th round 872nd overall by the Minnesota Twins but did not sign Andrew Cashner 29th round 877th overall by the Chicago Cubs but did not sign Dylan Axelrod 30th round 927th overall by the San Diego Padres Craig Kimbrel 33rd round 1 006th overall pick by the Atlanta Braves but did not sign Drew Storen 34th round 1 050th overall by the New York Yankees but did not sign NFL players drafted Edit Dennis Dixon 5th round 168th overall by the Atlanta Braves Pat White 27th round 838th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim but did not sign Russell Wilson 41st round 1 222nd overall by the Baltimore Orioles but did not sign Golden Tate 42nd round 1 252nd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks but did not signBackground EditRoss Detwiler was the first 2007 draftee to play in the major leagues 4 David Price became the first player from the 2007 draft to be the starting pitcher of an All Star Game in 2010 He was also the first pitcher to pitch in the Post Season and World Series pitching in relief for the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 World Series He was also the first player in this draft to win a Cy Young Award which he won in 2012 Jason Heyward became the first position player from the 2007 draft to be a starter of an All Star Game in 2010 Rick Porcello was the first player from the 2007 draft to be named as a starter at the outset of the season from Spring training He initially started the 2009 season in the 5th rotation spot for the Detroit Tigers but by mid season was promoted to the 3rd starter Madison Bumgarner was the first 2007 draftee to win the World Series and did so in the World Series with the San Francisco Giants in 2010 He also was the first player to win the World Series MVP award which he won in 2014 References Edit MLB com MLB com has your Draft needs covered ESPN com web site 2007 Draft broadcast announcement 7 May 2007 Czerwinski Kevin T 2007 06 08 New rules alter strategy on Day 2 MLB Advanced Media L P Archived from the original on 15 September 2007 Retrieved 2007 09 17 Tom Keller September 10 2007 Notes Detwiler absorbing Majors Draft pick trying not to be overwhelmed by stay with club MLB com Archived from the original on 5 February 2012 Retrieved 15 October 2008 External links EditMLB official website Archived 2011 02 25 at the Wayback Machine 2007 draft page MLB com 2007 Complete Draft Order MLB com 2007 Draft Tracker MLB com 2007 Top Ten MLB draft predictions per Jonathan Mayo Archived 2014 05 07 at the Wayback Machine at MLB com 16 May 2007 2007 Top Twenty MLB draft predictions per Jonathan Mayo Archived 2014 05 06 at the Wayback Machine at MLB com 23 May 2007 2007 Top 30 Projected Picks per Jonathan Mayo Archived 2014 05 07 at the Wayback Machine at MLB com 7 June 2007 Last Minute Shifts in Top 30 per Jonathan Mayo Archived 2014 05 06 at the Wayback Machine 7 June 2007 Draft rules MLB com Draft history MLB com Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube databasePreceded byLuke Hochevar 1st Overall PicksDavid Price Succeeded byTim Beckham Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2007 Major League Baseball draft amp oldid 1136956163, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
