2002 Amateur Draft

2002 First Round Picks

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	Pittsburgh Pirates	Bryan Bullington	RHP	Ball State University (Col.)	Indianapolis, IN
2	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	B.J. Upton	SS	Greenbrier Christian Academy High School (HS)	Chesapeake, VA
3	Cincinnati Reds	Chris Gruler	RHP	Liberty High School (HS)	Brentwood, CA
4	Baltimore Orioles	Adam Loewen	LHP	Fraser Valley Christian High School (HS)	Surrey, BC
5	Montreal Expos	Clint Everts	RHP	Cypress Falls High School (HS)	Houston, TX
6	Kansas City Royals	Zack Greinke	RHP	Apopka High School (HS)	Orlando, FL
7	Milwaukee Brewers	Prince Fielder	1B	Eau Gallie High School (HS)	Melbourne, FL
8	Detroit Tigers	Scott Moore	SS	Cypress High School (HS)	Cypress, CA
9	Colorado Rockies	Jeff Francis	LHP	University of British Columbia (Col.)	Vancouver, BC
10	Texas Rangers	Drew Meyer	SS	University of South Carolina (Col.)	[[]]
11	Florida Marlins	Jeremy Hermida	OF	Joseph Wheeler High School (HS)	Marietta, GA
12	Anaheim Angels	Joe Saunders	LHP	Virginia Tech (Col.)	Falls Church, VA
13	San Diego Padres	Khalil Greene	SS	Clemson University (Col.)	Butler, PA
14	Toronto Blue Jays	Russ Adams	SS-2B	University of North Carolina (Col.)	Laurinburg, NC
15	New York Mets	Scott Kazmir	LHP	Cypress Falls High School (HS)	Houston, TX
16	Oakland Athletics	Nick Swisher	1B-OF	Ohio State University (Col.)	Parkersburg, WV	Compensation from Red Sox for Johnny Damon
17	Philadelphia Phillies	Cole Hamels	RHP	Rancho Bernardo High School (HS)	San Diego, CA
18	Chicago White Sox	Royce Ring	LHP	San Diego State University (Col.)	La Mesa, CA
19	Los Angeles Dodgers	James Loney	1B-LHP	Elkins High School (HS)	Missouri City, TX
20	Minnesota Twins	Denard Span	OF	Tampa Catholic High School (HS)	Tampa, FL
21	Chicago Cubs	Bobby Brownlie	RHP	Rutgers University (Col.)	Edison, NJ
22	Cleveland Indians	Jeremy Guthrie	RHP	Stanford University (Col.)	Roseburg, OR
23	Atlanta Braves	Jeff Francoeur	OF	Parkview High School (HS)	Lilburn, GA
24	Oakland Athletics	Joe Blanton	RHP	University of Kentucky (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation from Yankees for Jason Giambi
25	San Francisco Giants	Matt Cain	RHP	Houston High School (HS)	Germantown, TN
26	Oakland Athletics	John McCurdy	SS	University of Maryland (Col.)	[[]]
27	Arizona Diamondbacks	Sergio Santos	SS	Mater Dei High School (HS)	Hacienda Heights, CA
28	Seattle Mariners	John Mayberry Jr.	1B	Rockhurst High School (HS)	Kansas City, MO	Did not sign
29	Houston Astros	Derick Grigsby	RHP	Northeast Texas Community College (Col.)	[[]]
30	Oakland Athletics	Ben Fritz	RHP	Fresno State University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation from Cardinals for Jason Isringhausen

Supplemental First Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
31	Los Angeles Dodgers	Greg Miller	P	Esperanza High School (HS)	Anaheim, CA	Compensation for Chan Ho Park
32	Chicago Cubs	Luke Hagerty	P	Ball State University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for David Weathers
33	Cleveland Indians	Matt Whitney	3B	Palm Beach Gardens High School (HS)	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	Compensation for Juan Gonzalez
34	Atlanta Braves	Dan Meyer	P	James Madison University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Steve Karsay
35	Oakland Athletics	Jeremy Brown	C	University of Alabama (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Jason Giambi
36	Chicago Cubs	Chadd Blasko	P	Purdue University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Rondell White
37	Oakland Athletics	Steve Obenchain	P	University of Evansville (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Jason Isringhausen
38	Chicago Cubs	Matt Clanton	P	Orange Coast Junior College (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Todd Van Poppel
39	Oakland Athletics	Mark Teahen	3B	St. Mary's University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Johnny Damon
40	Cincinnati Reds	Mark Schramek	P	University of Texas (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for failing to sign 2001 pick Jeremy Sowers
41	Cleveland Indians	Micah Schilling	2B	Silliman Institute (HS)	Clinton, LA	Compensation for failing to sign 2001 pick Alan Horne

Other Notable Selections

Jonathan Broxton, Jesse Crain, Jon Lester, Brian McCann, Joey Votto (2nd round); Curtis Granderson, Charlie Morton (3rd round); Pat Neshek (6th round); Brandon Moss (8th round); Jason Hammel, Howie Kendrick (10th round); Russell Martin (17th round); Boone Logan (20th round); Craig Breslow (26th round)

Draft Notes

• The fourth overall pick, Adam Loewen, was the highest Canadian selection ever.

Further Reading

• Anthony Castrovince: "An oral history of the 'Moneyball' Draft", mlb.com, June 8, 2017. [1]
• Richard Justice: "They were 2 of the best HS arms in '02 ... and now?", mlb.com, June 1, 2020. [2]
• Michael Lewis: Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, W. W. Norton & Company, New York, NY, 2003. ISBN 978-0393057652