1997 Major League Baseball draft
Baseball draft of amateur players
1997 Major League Baseball draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | June 2–3, 1997 |
Overview | |
First selection |
Matt Anderson
Detroit Tigers |
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.
First round selections
= All-Star |
Supplemental first round selections
Compensation Picks
- ↑ 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 Moisés 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 Patterson
Other notable players
- Randy 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 Ramírez , 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 Piñeiro , 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 González , 30th round, 902nd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Nick Punto , 33rd round, 993rd overall by the Minnesota Twins , but did not sign
- Alex Cintrón , 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
- 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 sign
NFL players drafted
- 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 sign
NHL players drafted
- Paul Manning 20th round, 619th overall by the New York Yankees
See also
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1st Overall Picks
Matt Anderson |
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