1997 Major League Baseball draft
The 1997 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, was held on June 2 and 3, 1997. A total of 1607 players were drafted over the course of 92 rounds.
First round selections
Pick |
Player |
Team |
Position |
School |
1 |
Matt Anderson |
Detroit Tigers |
P |
Rice University |
2 |
J.D. Drew |
Philadelphia Phillies |
OF |
Florida State University |
3 |
Troy Glaus |
Anaheim Angels |
3B, P |
UCLA |
4 |
Jason Grilli |
San Francisco Giants |
P |
Seton Hall University |
5 |
Vernon Wells |
Toronto Blue Jays |
OF |
Bowie HS (Arlington, Texas) |
6 |
Geoff Goetz |
New York Mets |
P |
Jesuit HS (Tampa, Florida) |
7 |
Dan Reichert |
Kansas City Royals |
P |
University of the Pacific |
8 |
J.J. Davis |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
OF |
Baldwin Park HS (Pomona, California) |
9 |
Michael Cuddyer |
Minnesota Twins |
SS, P |
Great Bridge HS (Chesapeake, Virginia) |
10 |
Jon Garland |
Chicago Cubs |
P |
Kennedy HS (Granada Hills, California) |
11 |
Chris Enochs |
Oakland Athletics |
P |
West Virginia University |
12 |
Aaron Akin |
Florida Marlins |
P |
Cowley County Community College |
13 |
Kyle Peterson |
Milwaukee Brewers |
P |
Stanford University |
14 |
Brandon Larson |
Cincinnati Reds |
SS |
Louisiana State University |
15 |
Jason Dellaero |
Chicago White Sox |
SS, P |
University of South Florida |
16 |
Lance Berkman |
Houston Astros |
1B |
Rice University |
17 |
John Curtice |
Boston Red Sox |
P |
Great Bridge HS (Chesapeake, Virginia) |
18 |
Mark Mangum |
Colorado Rockies |
P |
Kingwood HS (Kingwood, Texas) |
19 |
Ryan Anderson |
Seattle Mariners |
P |
Divine Child HS (Westland, Michigan) |
20 |
Kevin Delgado |
Cincinnati Reds |
2B |
Serrano High School, California |
21 |
Eric DuBose |
Oakland Athletics[Compensation 1] |
P |
Mississippi State University |
22 |
Jayson Werth |
Baltimore Orioles |
C, OF |
Glenwood HS (Chatham, Illinois) |
23 |
Donnie Bridges |
Montreal Expos |
P |
Oak Grove HS (Hattiesburg, Mississippi) |
24 |
Tyrell Godwin |
New York Yankees[Compensation 2] |
OF |
East Bladen HS (Elizabethtown, North Carolina) |
25 |
Glenn Davis |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
1B |
Vanderbilt University |
26 |
Darnell McDonald |
Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 3] |
OF |
Cherry Creek HS (Englewood, Colorado) |
27 |
Kevin Nicholson |
San Diego Padres |
SS |
Stetson University |
28 |
Tim Drew |
Cleveland Indians |
P, OF |
Lowndes County HS (Valdosta, Georgia) |
29 |
Troy Cameron |
Atlanta Braves |
SS |
St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) |
30 |
Jack Cust |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
1B |
Immaculata HS (Somerville, New Jersey) |
31 |
Jason Standridge |
Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
P |
Hewitt-Trussville HS (Trussville, AL) |
Supplemental first round selections
Pick |
Player |
Team |
Position |
School |
32 |
Nathan Haynes |
Oakland Athletics[Compensation 4] |
OF |
Pinole Valley HS (Hercules, California) |
33 |
Kyle Kane |
Chicago White Sox[Compensation 5] |
RHP |
Saddleback College |
34 |
Brett Caradonna |
Chicago White Sox[Compensation 6] |
OF |
El Capitan HS (San Diego, California) |
35 |
Mark Fischer |
Boston Red Sox[Compensation 7] |
OF |
Georgia Tech |
36 |
Ntema Ndungidi |
Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 8] |
OF |
Collège Édouard-Montpetit (Montreal, Quebec) |
37 |
Chris Stowe |
Montreal Expos[Compensation 9] |
P |
Chancellor HS (Fredericksburg, Virginia) |
38 |
Scott Hodges |
Montreal Expos[Compensation 10] |
3B, OF |
Henry Clay HS (Lexington. Kentucky) |
39 |
Jason Romano |
Texas Rangers[Compensation 11] |
3B |
Hillsborough HS (Tampa, Florida) |
40 |
Ryan Bradley |
New York Yankees[Compensation 12] |
P |
Arizona State University |
41 |
Jason Fitzgerald |
Cleveland Indians[Compensation 13] |
3B, OF |
Tulane University |
42 |
Denny Wagner |
Oakland Athletics[Compensation 14] |
P |
Virginia Tech |
43 |
Aaron Myette |
Chicago White Sox[Compensation 15] |
P |
Central Arizona College |
44 |
Bryan Hebson |
Montreal Expos[Compensation 16] |
P |
Auburn University |
45 |
Thomas Pittman |
Montreal Expos[Compensation 17] |
1B |
East St. John HS (Garyville, Louisiana) |
46 |
Jim Parque |
Chicago White Sox[Compensation 18] |
P |
UCLA |
47 |
T.J. Tucker |
Montreal Expos[Compensation 19] |
P |
River Ridge HS (New Port Richey, Florida) |
48 |
Shane Arthurs |
Montreal Expos[Compensation 20] |
P |
Westmoore HS (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) |
49 |
Dan McKinley |
San Francisco Giants[Compensation 21] |
OF |
Arizona State University |
50 |
Matthew LeCroy |
Minnesota Twins[Compensation 22] |
C |
Clemson University |
51 |
Rocky Biddle |
Chicago White Sox[Compensation 23] |
P |
Long Beach State University |
52 |
Tootie Myers |
Montreal Expos[Compensation 24] |
OF |
Petal HS (Petal, Mississippi) |
Compensation Picks
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
- 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
See also
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