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Baseball draft of amateur players by Major League Baseball
The 2002 Major League Baseball draft , was held on June 4 and 5.
It is featured in
Michael Lewis ' 2003 book
Moneyball .
First round selections
The
Royals selected
Zack Greinke sixth overall. The 6x
All-Star is a 6x
Gold Glove winner at
pitcher , 2x
Silver Slugger at
pitcher , 2 x
ERA leader , and the
2009
Cy Young Award winner .
The
Brewers selected
Prince Fielder 7th overall. Fielder is a 6x
All-Star , 3x
Silver Slugger at
first base , and led the
National League in
home runs in
2007 .
The
Mets selected
Scott Kazmir 15th overall. Kazmir is a 3x
All-Star and led the
American League in
strikeouts in
2007 .
The
Phillies selected
Cole Hamels 17th overall. In
2008 , the 4x
All-Star led the Phillies to a
World Series championship and was named
World Series MVP .
The
San Francisco Giants selected
Matt Cain 25th overall. The 3x
All-Star , pitched a
perfect game in
2012 , and won the
World Series in
2010 , and
2012 .
Supplemental first round compensation selections
Compensation picks
Background
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected 21-year-old right-handed pitcher Bryan Bullington with the first overall pick in the 2002 First-Year Player Draft. The 6'5", 225-pound hurler was ranked by Baseball America as having the best breaking ball and best command among all college pitchers.
In his three-year career at Ball State, Bullington posted a 29–11 record, 13 complete games and a 3.36 ERA in 46 games (42 starts). He is the university's all-time leader in strikeouts (357) and was a member of the 2001 USA National team. As a freshman, Bullington garnered all-conference honors and led the MAC in strikeouts. He was also named MAC Pitcher-of-the-Year for 2001 and 2002. Bullington set a MAC record in strikeouts and led the league in victories and ERA in 2002.
Other notable selections in the first round included
Prince Fielder (Brewers), son of former Major Leaguer
Cecil Fielder ; and
John Mayberry Jr. (Mariners), son of former Major Leaguer
John Mayberry .
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This draft was discussed at length in the
Michael Lewis book
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game , which analyzed
Oakland Athletics
general manager
Billy Beane 's approach to player scouting and development.
Other notable players
The
Reds selected
Joey Votto in the 2nd round. The 6x
All-Star won the
2010
National League
MVP Award .
The
Red Sox selected
Jon Lester in the 2nd round. A 5x
All-Star , he is a 3x
World Series champion.
The
Braves selected
Brian McCann in the 2nd round. McCann is a 7x
All-Star and 6x
Silver Slugger at
catcher .
The
Tigers selected
Curtis Granderson in the 3rd Round. He is a 3x
All-Star and a
2011
Silver Slugger as an
outfielder .
The
Angels selected
Howie Kendrick in the 10th Round. a
2011 All-Star , He helped. lead the
Nationals to the
2019 World Series championship.
The
Dodgers selected
Russell Martin in the 17th round. Martin is a 4x
All-Star who in
2007 won the
Silver Slugger and
Gold Glove at
catcher .
Joey Votto , 2nd round, 44th overall by the
Cincinnati Reds
Micah Owings , 2nd round, 50th overall by the
Colorado Rockies
Jon Lester , 2nd round, 57th overall by the
Boston Red Sox
Jonathan Broxton , 2nd round, 60th overall by the
Los Angeles Dodgers
Jesse Crain , 2nd round, 61st overall by the
Minnesota Twins
Brian McCann , 2nd round, 64th overall by the
Atlanta Braves
Fred Lewis , 2nd round, 66th overall by the
San Francisco Giants
Chris Snyder , 2nd round, 68th overall by the
Arizona Diamondbacks
Curtis Granderson , 3rd round, 80th overall by the
Detroit Tigers
Charlie Morton , 3rd round, 95th overall by the
Atlanta Braves
Jeff Baker , 4th round, 111th overall by the
Colorado Rockies
Rich Hill , 4th round, 112th overall by the
Chicago Cubs
Josh Johnson , 4th round, 113th overall by the
Florida Marlins
Kevin Correia , 4th round, 127th overall by the
San Francisco Giants
Nick Hundley , 5th round, 143rd overall by the
Florida Marlins , but did not sign
Ben Francisco , 5th round, 154th overall by the
Cleveland Indians
John Maine , 6th round, 166th overall by the
Baltimore Orioles
Scott Olsen , 6th round, 173rd overall by the
Florida Marlins
Chris Getz , 6th round, 180th overall by the
Chicago White Sox
Pat Neshek , 6th round, 182nd overall by the
Minnesota Twins
Matt Capps , 7th round, 193rd overall by the
Pittsburgh Pirates
Tom Wilhelmsen , 7th round, 199th overall by the
Milwaukee Brewers
Ryan Spilborghs , 7th round, 201st overall by the
Colorado Rockies
Brandon Moss , 8th round, 238th overall by the
Boston Red Sox
Adam Lind , 8th round, 242nd overall by the
Minnesota Twins , but did not sign
Clay Hensley , 8th round, 247th overall by the
San Francisco Giants
Jared Burton , 8th round, 248th overall by the
Oakland Athletics
Adam Greenberg , 9th round, 273rd overall by the
Chicago Cubs
Jason Hammel , 10th round, 284th overall by the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Howie Kendrick , 10th round, 294th overall by the
Anaheim Angels
Matt Lindstrom , 10th round, 297th overall by the
New York Mets
Joel Zumaya , 11th round, 320th overall by the
Detroit Tigers
James McDonald , 11th round, 331st overall by the
Los Angeles Dodgers
John Schneider , 13th round, 386th overall by the
Toronto Blue Jays
Micah Hoffpauir , 13th round, 393rd overall by the
Chicago Cubs
Mike Pelfrey , 15th round, 434th overall by the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays , but did not sign
Gaby Sánchez , 15th round, 460th overall by the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays , but did not sign
Brandon McCarthy , 17th round, 510th overall by the
Chicago White Sox
Russell Martin , 17th round, 511th overall by the
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chris Young , 18th round, 531st overall by the
Colorado Rockies
Chris Denorfia , 19th round, 555th overall by the
Cincinnati Reds
Kameron Loe , 20th round, 592nd overall by the
Texas Rangers
George Kottaras , 20th round, 595th overall by the
San Diego Padres
Boone Logan , 20th round, 600th overall by the
Chicago White Sox
Andy LaRoche , 21st round, 625th overall by the
San Diego Padres , but did not sign
Travis Ishikawa , 21st round, 637th overall by the
San Francisco Giants
Jacoby Ellsbury , 23rd round, 674th overall by the
Tampa Bay Rays , but did not sign
Kyle McClellan , 25th round, 762nd overall by the
St. Louis Cardinals
Craig Breslow , 26th round, 769th overall by the
Milwaukee Brewers
Phil Coke , 26th round, 786th overall by the
New York Yankees
Brad Ziegler , 31st round, 938th overall by the
Oakland Athletics , but did not sign
Nyjer Morgan , 33rd round, 973rd overall by the
Pittsburgh Pirates
Tony Sipp , 33rd round, 990th overall by the
Chicago White Sox , but did not sign
Ricky Romero , 37th round, 1108th overall by the
Boston Red Sox , but did not sign
Randy Wells , 38th round, 1143rd overall by the
Chicago Cubs
Luke Hochevar , 39th round, 1171st overall by the
Los Angeles Dodgers , but did not sign
Bryan LaHair , 39th round, 1180th overall by the
Seattle Mariners
Hunter Pence , 40th round, 1189th overall by the
Milwaukee Brewers , but did not sign
Matt Garza , 40th round, 1191st overall by the
Colorado Rockies , but did not sign
Jonathan Papelbon , 40th round, 1208th overall by the
Oakland Athletics , but did not sign
Scott Feldman , 41st round, 1241st overall by the
Houston Astros , but did not sign
Jesse Chavez , 42nd round, 1252nd overall by the
Texas Rangers
Brian Bannister , 45th round, 1342nd overall by the
Boston Red Sox , but did not sign
NFL players drafted
Brandon Weeden , 2nd round, 71st overall by the
New York Yankees
Brandon Jones , 42nd round, 1,270 overall by the
Seattle Mariners , but did not sign
John Stocco , 45th round, 1,346th overall by the
Minnesota Twins , but did not sign
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