2007 Major League Baseball Draft
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The 2007 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 and June 8, 2007. The first day session of the draft, including 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]
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[edit] First Round Selections
[edit] Supplemental First Round Selections
[edit] 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 Moises Alou
- ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Alfonso Soriano
- ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Moises 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 Hernandez
- ^ 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 Jose Guillen
- ^ 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 Alex Gonzalez
- ^ 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
[edit] Background
When 17 high school players were selected in the opening round of the First-Year Player Draft, it seemed as if the young would rule the two days at Disney World. But as the second day of the Draft unfolded, it became apparent that the new rules eliminating draft-and-follows as well those setting a firm signing date for draftees were having an impact on the proceedings.
When the 1,453rd and final pick was made, there were some significant changes in the approach to drafting high school players. For starters, there were only 476 prep players chosen, which represents the lowest total since 415 high school players were chosen in 1987. It was also only the second time in the past two decades that the number of high school players chosen dipped below 500.
There were 66 fewer prep players chosen than last year. In addition, high school players represented only 32.7 percent of those drafted, which is the lowest percentage since 32.8 percent of players chosen in 1987 came from the prep ranks.[4]
Ross Detwiler was the first 2007 draftee to play in the major leagues.[5]
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.[6]
[edit] See also
- Major League Baseball
- Major League Baseball Draft
- 2000 Major League Baseball Draft
- 2001 Major League Baseball Draft
- 2002 Major League Baseball Draft
- 2003 Major League Baseball Draft
- 2004 Major League Baseball Draft
- 2005 Major League Baseball Draft
- 2006 Major League Baseball Draft
- 2008 Major League Baseball Draft
- 2009 Major League Baseball Draft
- 2010 Major League Baseball Draft
- List of MLB first overall draft choices
- Rule 5 Draft
[edit] 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
[edit] References
- ^ MLB.com MLB.com has your Draft needs covered
- ^ ESPN.com web site - 2007 Draft broadcast announcement - 7 May 2007
- ^ Czerwinski, Kevin T. (2007-06-08). "New rules alter strategy on Day 2". MLB Advanced Media, L.P.. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070608&content_id=2014177&vkey=draft2007&fext=.jsp. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
- ^ "Background on the 2007 MLB Draft". http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/index.jsp?feature=decade2000s. Retrieved on 2008-07-16.
- ^ Tom Keller (September 10, 2007). "Notes: Detwiler absorbing Majors: Draft pick trying not to be overwhelmed by stay with club". MLB.com. http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070910&content_id=2200166&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was.
- ^ Tom Cage (April 1, 2009) www.Detnews.com "Tigers: Porcello in Starting Rotation" http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=porcello+starting+rotation&d=76300830197884&mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US&w=95ac441b,11e625df
[edit] Past And Future Drafts
| Preceded by Luke Hochevar |
1st Overall Picks David Price |
Succeeded by Tim Beckham |
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