2001 Amateur Draft

2001 First Round Picks

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	Minnesota Twins	Joe Mauer	C	Cretin-Derham Hall High School (HS)	St. Paul, MN
2	Chicago Cubs	Mark Prior	RHP	University of Southern California (Col.)	San Diego, CA
3	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Dewon Brazelton	RHP	Middle Tennessee State University (Col.)	Tullahoma, TN
4	Philadelphia Phillies	Gavin Floyd	RHP	Mount Saint Joseph College (HS)	Baltimore, MD
5	Texas Rangers	Mark Teixeira	3B	Georgia Institute of Technology (Col.)	Severna Park, MD
6	Montreal Expos	Josh Karp	RHP	UCLA (Col.)	Bothell, WA
7	Baltimore Orioles	Chris Smith	LHP	Cumberland University (Col.)	Wantagh, NY
8	Pittsburgh Pirates	John Van Benschoten	1B-OF	Kent State University (Col.)	Milford, OH
9	Kansas City Royals	Colt Griffin	RHP	Marshall High School (HS)	Marshall, TX
10	Houston Astros	Chris Burke	SS	University of Tennessee (Col.)	Louisville, KY
11	Detroit Tigers	Kenny Baugh	RHP	Rice University (Col.)	Houston, TX
12	Milwaukee Brewers	Mike Jones	RHP	Thunderbird High School (HS)	Phoenix, AZ
13	Anaheim Angels	Casey Kotchman	1B	Seminole Community College (Col.)	St. Petersburg, FL
14	San Diego Padres	Jake Gautreau	3B	Tulane University (Col.)	McAllen, TX
15	Toronto Blue Jays	Gabe Gross	OF	Auburn University (Col.)	Baltimore, MD
16	Chicago White Sox	Kris Honel	RHP	Providence Catholic High School (HS)	New Lenox, IL	Compensation from Florida Marlins for Charles Johnson
17	Cleveland Indians	Dan Denham	RHP	Deer Valley High School (HS)	Antioch, CA	Compensation from Boston Red Sox for Manny Ramirez
18	New York Mets	Aaron Heilman	RHP	University of Notre Dame (Col.)	Logansport, IN	Compensation from Colorado Rockies for Mike Hampton
19	Baltimore Orioles	Mike Fontenot	2B	Louisiana State University (Col.)	New Iberia, LA	Compensation from New York Yankees for Mike Mussina
20	Cincinnati Reds	Jeremy Sowers	LHP	Ballard High School (HS)	Louisville, KY
21	San Francisco Giants	Brad Hennessey	RHP	Youngstown State University (Col.)	Toledo, OH	Compensation from Cleveland Indians for Ellis Burks
22	Arizona Diamondbacks	Jason Bulger	RHP	Valdosta State University (Col.)	Lawrenceville, GA
23	New York Yankees	John-Ford Griffin	OF	Florida State University (Col.)	Sarasota, FL	Compensation from Seattle Mariners for Jeff Nelson
24	Atlanta Braves	Macay McBride	LHP	Screven County High School (HS)	Sylvania, GA	Compensation from Los Angeles Dodgers for Andy Ashby
25	Oakland Athletics	Bobby Crosby	SS	Long Beach State University (Col.)	Lakewood, CA
26	Oakland Athletics	Jeremy Bonderman	RHP	Pasco High School (HS)	Pasco, WA	Compensation from New York Mets for Kevin Appier
27	Cleveland Indians	Alan Horne	RHP	Marianna High School (HS)	Marianna, FL	Compensation from Chicago White Sox for Sandy Alomar, Jr
28	St. Louis Cardinals	Justin Pope	RHP	University of Central Florida (Col.)	Lake Worth, FL
29	Atlanta Braves	Josh Burrus	SS	Joseph Wheeler High School (HS)	Marietta, GA
30	San Francisco Giants	Noah Lowry	LHP	Pepperdine University (Col.)	Ventura, CA

Supplemental First Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
31	Baltimore Orioles	Bryan Bass	SS	Seminole (FL) High School (HS)	Seminole, FL	Compensation for Mike Mussina
32	Detroit Tigers	Mike Woods	IF	Southern University (Col.)	Baton Rouge, LA	Compensation for Juan Gonzalez
33	Anaheim Angels	Jeff Mathis	C	Marianna High School (HS)	Marianna, FL	Compensation for Mark Petkovsek
34	New York Yankees	Bronson Sardinha	IF	Kamehameha High School (HS)	Honolulu, HI	Compensation for Denny Neagle
35	Cleveland Indians	J.D. Martin	P	Sherman E. Burroughs High School (HS)	Ridgecrest, CA	Compensation for Manny Ramirez
36	Seattle Mariners	Michael Garciaparra	SS	St. John Bosco High School (HS)	La Habra Heights, CA	Compensation for Alex Rodriguez
37	Oakland Athletics	John Rheinecker	P	Southwest Missouri State University (Col.)	Waterloo, IL	Compensation for Kevin Appier
38	New York Mets	David Wright	3B	Hickory High School (HS)	Chesapeake, VA	Compensation for Mike Hampton
39	Chicago White Sox	Wyatt Allen	P	University of Tennessee (Col.)	Brentwood, TN	Compensation for Charles Johnson
40	Atlanta Braves	Richard Lewis	IF	Georgia Tech (Col.)	Marietta, GA	Compensation for Andy Ashby
41	San Francisco Giants	Todd Linden	OF	Louisiana State University (Col.)	Bremerton, WA	Compensation for Ellis Burks
42	New York Yankees	Jon Skaggs	P	Rice University (Col.)	Houston, TX	Compensation for Jeff Nelson
43	Cleveland Indians	Mike Conroy	OF	Boston College High School (HS)	Dorchester, MA	Compensation for David Segui
44	Colorado Rockies	Jayson Nix	IF	Midland (TX) High School (HS)	Midland, TX	Compensation for failure to sign 2000 pick Matt Harrington

Other Notable Selections

J.J. Hardy, Dan Haren (2nd round); Ryan Howard, Jim Johnson, Skip Schumaker (5th round); Edwin Jackson (6th round); Kevin Youkilis (8th round; Dan Uggla (11th round); Chris Young (16th round); Jonny Gomes (18th round); Zach Duke (20th round); Matt Albers (23rd round); Rajai Davis (38th round)

Other Sports Selections

Cedric Benson (11th round)

Draft Notes

Infielder Jake Mauer, the brother of top overall pick Joe Mauer, was also selected by the Twins, although 22 rounds later in the 23rd round.