1997 Major League Baseball draft

Baseball draft of amateur players August 2023 1997 Major League Baseball draft June 2–3, 1997 Matt AndersonDetroit Tigers 1996 1998 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 Pick Player Team Position School 1 Matt Anderson Detroit Tigers P Rice 2J. D. Drew Philadelphia Phillies OF Florida State 3Troy Glaus Anaheim Angels 3B/P UCLA 4Jason Grilli San Francisco Giants P Seton Hall 5Vernon Wells Toronto Blue Jays OF Bowie High School (TX) 6 Geoff Goetz New York Mets P Jesuit High School (FL) 7 Dan Reichert Kansas City Royals P Pacific 8 J.J. Davis Pittsburgh Pirates OF Baldwin Park High School (CA) 9Michael Cuddyer Minnesota Twins SS, P Great Bridge High School (VA) 10Jon Garland Chicago Cubs P Kennedy High School (CA) 11 Chris Enochs Oakland Athletics P West Virginia 12 Aaron Akin Florida Marlins P Cowley CC (KS) 13 Kyle Peterson Milwaukee Brewers P Stanford 14 Brandon Larson Cincinnati Reds SS LSU 15 Jason Dellaero Chicago White Sox SS, P South Florida 16Lance Berkman Houston Astros 1B Rice 17 John Curtice Boston Red Sox P Great Bridge High School (VA) 18 Mark Mangum Colorado Rockies P Kingwood High School (TX) 19 Ryan Anderson Seattle Mariners P Divine Child High School (MI) 20 Adam Kennedy St. Louis Cardinals 2B Cal State Northridge 21 Eric DuBose Oakland AthleticsPick from Baltimore Orioles as compensation for signing of free agent Mike Bordick "Compensation" P Mississippi State 22Jayson Werth Baltimore Orioles C, OF Glenwood High School (IL) 23 Donnie Bridges Montreal Expos P Oak Grove High School (MS) 24 Tyrell Godwin New York YankeesPick from Texas Rangers as compensation for signing of free agent John Wetteland "Compensation" OF East Bladen High School (NC) 25 Glenn Davis Los Angeles Dodgers 1B Vanderbilt 26 Darnell McDonald Baltimore OriolesPick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent David Wells "Compensation" OF Cherry Creek High School (CO) 27 Kevin Nicholson San Diego Padres SS Stetson 28 Tim Drew Cleveland Indians P, OF Lowndes High School (GA) 29 Troy Cameron Atlanta Braves SS St. Thomas Aquinas High School (FL) 30 Jack Cust Arizona Diamondbacks 1B Immaculata High School (NJ) 31 Jason Standridge Tampa Bay Devil Rays P Hewitt-Trussville High School (AL) Supplemental first round selections Pick Player Team Position School 32 Nathan Haynes Oakland AthleticsSupplemental pick for loss of free agent Mike Bordick "Compensation" OF Pinole Valley High School (CA) 33 Kyle Kane Chicago White SoxSupplemental pick for loss of free agent Alex Fernandez "Compensation" RHP Saddleback College 34 Brett Caradonna Chicago White SoxSupplemental pick for loss of free agent Kevin Tapani "Compensation" OF El Capitan High School (CA) 35 Mark Fischer Boston Red SoxSupplemental pick for loss of free agent Roger Clemens "Compensation" OF Georgia Tech 36 Ntema Ndungidi Baltimore OriolesSupplemental pick for loss of free agent David Wells "Compensation" OF Collège Édouard-Montpetit 37 Chris Stowe Montreal ExposSupplemental pick for loss of free agent Mel Rojas "Compensation" P Chancellor High School (VA) 38 Scott Hodges Montreal ExposSupplemental pick for loss of free agent Moisés Alou "Compensation" 3B, OF Henry Clay High School (KY) 39 Jason Romano Texas RangersSupplemental pick for loss of free agent Mike Stanton "Compensation" 3B Hillsborough High School (FL) 40 Ryan Bradley New York YankeesSupplemental pick for loss of free agent John Wetteland "Compensation" P Arizona State 41 Jason Fitzgerald Cleveland IndiansSupplemental pick for loss of free agent Albert Belle "Compensation" 3B, OF Tulane 42 Denny Wagner Oakland AthleticsSupplemental pick for loss of free agent Torey Lovullo "Compensation" P Virginia Tech 43 Aaron Myette Chicago White SoxSupplemental pick for loss of free agent Don Slaught "Compensation" P Central Arizona College 44 Bryan Hebson Montreal ExposSupplemental pick for loss of free agent Mark Leiter "Compensation" P Auburn 45 Thomas Pittman Montreal ExposSupplemental pick for loss of free agent Jeff Fassero "Compensation" 1B East St. John High School (LA) 46 Jim Parque Chicago White SoxSupplemental pick for loss of free agent Danny Tartabull "Compensation" P UCLA 47 T.J. Tucker Montreal ExposSupplemental pick for loss of free agent Lenny Webster "Compensation" P River Ridge High School (FL) 48 Shane Arthurs Montreal ExposSupplemental pick for loss of free agent Andy Stankiewicz "Compensation" P Westmoore High School (OK) 49 Dan McKinley San Francisco GiantsSupplemental pick for failure to sign 1996 No.1 choice Matt White "Compensation" OF Arizona State 50 Matthew LeCroy Minnesota TwinsSupplemental pick for failure to sign 1996 No.1 choice Travis Lee "Compensation" C Clemson 51 Rocky Biddle Chicago White SoxSupplemental pick for failure to sign 1996 No.1 choice Bobby Seay "Compensation" P Long Beach State 52 Tootie Myers Montreal ExposSupplemental pick for failure to sign 1996 No.1 choice John Patterson "Compensation" OF Petal High School (MS) Compensation picks 2 "Compensation" 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 Matt Wise, 6th round, 177th overall by the Anaheim Angels 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 Bill Duplissea, 39th round, 1185th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign 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 Major League Baseball Major League Baseball draft List of MLB first overall draft choices Rule 5 draft External links Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database MLB.com's section on the draft 1st Overall Picks Kris Benson Pat Burrell Matt Anderson Category:Major League Baseball draft Draft Major League Baseball draft