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Baseball draft of amateur players
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
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
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
See also
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