2001 Major League Baseball draft

2001 MLB draft
Date(s) June 5–6, 2001
Location New York, New York
Picks
First selection Joe Mauer
Minnesota Twins

The 2001 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 5 and 6.

First round selections

= All-Star
Pick Player Team Position School
1 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins C St. Paul, MN (Cretin-Derham Hall High School)
2 Mark Prior Chicago Cubs RHP University of Southern California
3 Dewon Brazelton Tampa Bay Devil Rays RHP Middle Tennessee State University
4 Gavin Floyd Philadelphia Phillies RHP Baltimore, MD (Mount Saint Joseph College)
5 Mark Teixeira Texas Rangers 3B Georgia Tech
6 Josh Karp Montreal Expos RHP University of California
7 Chris Smith Baltimore Orioles LHP Cumberland University
8 John Van Benschoten Pittsburgh Pirates RHP Kent State University
9 Colt Griffin Kansas City Royals RHP Marshall, TX (Marshall High School)
10 Chris Burke Houston Astros SS University of Tennessee
11 Kenny Baugh Detroit Tigers RHP Rice University
12 Mike Jones Milwaukee Brewers RHP Phoenix, AZ (Thunderbird High School)
13 Casey Kotchman Anaheim Angels 1B Seminole, FL (Seminole High School)
14 Jake Gautreau San Diego Padres 1B-3B Tulane University
15 Gabe Gross Toronto Blue Jays LF Auburn University
16 Kris Honel Chicago White Sox[Compensation 1] RHP Bourbonnais, IL (Providence Catholic High School)
17 Dan Denham Cleveland Indians[Compensation 2] RHP Antioch, CA (Deer Valley High School)
18 Aaron Heilman New York Mets[Compensation 3] RHP University of Notre Dame
19 Mike Fontenot Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 4] 2B Louisiana State University
20 Jeremy Sowers Cincinnati Reds LHP Louisville, KY (Ballard High School)
21 Brad Hennessey San Francisco Giants[Compensation 5] RHP Youngstown State University
22 Jason Bulger Arizona Diamondbacks RHP Valdosta State University
23 John-Ford Griffin New York Yankees[Compensation 6] RF Florida State University
24 Macay McBride Atlanta Braves[Compensation 7] LHP Sylvania, GA (Screven County High School)
25 Bobby Crosby Oakland Athletics SS Long Beach State University
26 Jeremy Bonderman Oakland Athletics[Compensation 8] RHP Pasco, WA (Pasco High School)
27 William Horne Cleveland Indians[Compensation 9] RHP Marianna, FL (Marianna High School)
28 Justin Pope St. Louis Cardinals RHP University of Central Florida
29 Josh Burrus Atlanta Braves SS Marietta, GA (Joseph Wheeler High School)
30 Noah Lowry San Francisco Giants LHP Pepperdine University

Supplemental First Round Selections

Pick Player Team Position School
31 Bryan Bass Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 10] SS Seminole, FL (Seminole High School)
32 Michael Woods Detroit Tigers[Compensation 11] 2B Southern University
33 Jeff Mathis Anaheim Angels[Compensation 12] C Marianna, FL (Marianna High School)
34 Bronson Sardinha New York Yankees[Compensation 13] SS Honolulu, HI (Kamehameha High School)
35 J. D. Martin Cleveland Indians[Compensation 14] RHP University of San Francisco
36 Michael Garciaparra Seattle Mariners[Compensation 15] SS Rosemead, CA (Don Bosco Technical Institute)
37 John Rheinecker Oakland Athletics[Compensation 16] LHP Southwest Missouri State University
38 David Wright New York Mets[Compensation 17] 3B Hickory, VA Hickory High School
39 Wyatt Allen Chicago White Sox[Compensation 18] RHP University of Tennessee
40 Richard Lewis Atlanta Braves[Compensation 19] 2B Georgia Tech
41 Todd Linden San Francisco Giants[Compensation 20] OF Louisiana State University
42 Jon Skaggs New York Yankees[Compensation 21] RHP Rice University
43 Mike Conroy Cleveland Indians[Compensation 22] OF Dorchester, MA (Boston College High School)
44 Jayson Nix Colorado Rockies[Compensation 23] SS Midland, TX (Midland High School)

Compensation Picks

  1. ↑ Pick from Florida Marlins as compensation for signing of free agent Charles Johnson
  2. ↑ Pick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Manny Ramirez
  3. ↑ Pick from Colorado Rockies as compensation for signing of free agent Mike Hampton
  4. ↑ Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Mike Mussina
  5. ↑ Pick from Cleveland Indians as compensation for signing of free agent Ellis Burks
  6. ↑ Pick from Seattle Mariners as compensation for signing of free agent Jeff Nelson
  7. ↑ Pick from Los Angeles Dodgers as compensation for signing of free agent Andy Ashby
  8. ↑ Pick from New York Mets as compensation for signing of free agent Kevin Appier
  9. ↑ Pick from Chicago White Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Sandy Alomar Jr.
  10. ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mike Mussina
  11. ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Juan González
  12. ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mark Petkovsek
  13. ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Denny Neagle
  14. ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Manny Ramirez
  15. ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Alex Rodriguez
  16. ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Kevin Appier
  17. ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Mike Hampton
  18. ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Charles Johnson
  19. ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Andy Ashby
  20. ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Ellis Burks
  21. ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jeff Nelson
  22. ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent David Segui
  23. ↑ Supplemental pick for failure to sign 2000 No.1 choice Matt Harrington

Background

The Minnesota Twins selected St. Paul, MN native Joe Mauer with the number one pick in the 2001 draft. The 18-year-old Mauer, a catcher from Cretin-Derham Hall High School in St. Paul, became the seventh Minnesotan to be selected in the first round and the first to be chosen number one overall. The back-stop was a member of the USA Junior National Team and won a gold medal at the world tournament in Taiwan in 1999. He was also a High School football standout as a quarterback and signed a letter of intent to play football at Florida State University before being drafted.

Right-handed pitcher Mark Prior of the University of Southern California was selected by the Chicago Cubs with the second overall pick in the draft. Prior, who was previously selected in the supplemental first round of the 1998 draft by the Yankees, was the first college player chosen in the 2001 draft. Prior won numerous National Player of the Year awards after going 15-1 with a 1.69 ERA and 202 strikeouts to lead the Trojans to a College World Series berth in his junior year.[1]

Other notable players

NFL players drafted

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Background on the 2001 MLB Draft". Retrieved 2008-07-16.
Preceded by
Adrian Gonzalez		 1st Overall Picks
Joe Mauer 		Succeeded by
Bryan Bullington
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