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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