2007 Major League Baseball draft
| Date(s) | June 7–8, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Picks | |
| First selection | David Price Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| First round selections | 64 |
| Overall selections | 1453 |
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, 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]
Contents
First Round Selections
| = All-Star | |
| = Never played in the Major Leagues |
Supplemental First Round selections
Compensation Picks
- ↑ 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 Moisés Alou
- ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Alfonso Soriano
- ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Moisés 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 Hernández
- ↑ 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 José Guillén
- ↑ 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 Álex González
- ↑ 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 Klesko
Other notable players
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- Jordan Zimmermann, 2nd round, 67th overall by the Washington Nationals
- Giancarlo Stanton, 2nd round, 76th overall by the Miami 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
- 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, 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
- 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
- Jeremy Hefner, 5th round, 177th overall by the San Diego Padres
- Nate Jones, 5th round, 179th overall by the Chicago White Sox
- Anthony Rizzo, 6th round, 204th overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Lucas Duda, 7th round, 243rd overall by the New York Mets
- Matt Moore, 8th round, 245th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- 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
- Stephen Vogt, 12th round, 365th overall by the Tampa Bay Rays
- 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
- 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
- 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 sign
Calvin Johnson Jr. 42nd round 1,253 overall by the Minnesota Twins but did not sign
Background
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).
References
- ↑ MLB.com MLB.com has your Draft needs covered
- ↑ ESPN.com web site - 2007 Draft broadcast announcement - 7 May 2007
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External links
- MLB.com official website
- MLB.com 2007 draft page
- MLB.com - 2007 Complete Draft Order
- MLB.com - 2007 Draft Tracker
- 2007 "Top Ten" MLB draft predictions per Jonathan Mayo at MLB.com (16 May 2007)
- 2007 "Top Twenty" MLB draft predictions per Jonathan Mayo at MLB.com (23 May 2007))
- 2007 Top 30 Projected Picks per Jonathan Mayo at MLB.com (7 June 2007)
- Last Minute Shifts in "Top 30" per Jonathan Mayo (7 June 2007)
- MLB.com - Draft Rules
- MLB.com - Draft History
- Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database
| Preceded by | 1st Overall Picks David Price |
Succeeded by Tim Beckham |
