2007 Amateur Draft

The 2007 First-Year Player Draft was the forty-third Major League Baseball amateur draft. It was held on June 7 and June 8, 2007. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays selected collegiate pitcher David Price with the first pick.

For the first time the draft was televised; the first day of the draft, including the first 25 rounds, was broadcast from Orlando, Florida, on ESPN2. Previously the draft, via conference call, was broadcast with commentary, on MLB.com as streaming audio.

Draft results

First round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	David Price	LHP	Vanderbilt University (Col.)
2	Kansas City Royals	Mike Moustakas	SS	Chatsworth High School (HS)	Northridge, CA
3	Chicago Cubs	Josh Vitters	3B	Cypress High School (HS)	Cypress, CA
4	Pittsburgh Pirates	Daniel Moskos	LHP	Clemson University (Col.)
5	Baltimore Orioles	Matt Wieters	C	Georgia Institute of Technology (Col.)
6	Washington Nationals	Ross Detwiler	LHP	Missouri State University (Col.)
7	Milwaukee Brewers	Matt LaPorta	LF	University of Florida (Col.)
8	Colorado Rockies	Casey Weathers	RHP	Vanderbilt University (Col.)
9	Arizona Diamondbacks	Jarrod Parker	RHP	Norwell High School (HS)	Ossian, IN
10	San Francisco Giants	Madison Bumgarner	LHP	South Caldwell High School (HS)	Hudson, NC
11	Seattle Mariners	Phillippe Aumont	RHP	Ecole du Versant (HS)	Gatineau, QC
12	Florida Marlins	Matt Dominguez	3B	Chatsworth High School (HS)	Northridge, CA
13	Cleveland Indians	Beau Mills	1B	Lewis-Clark State College (Col.)
14	Atlanta Braves	Jason Heyward	OF	Henry County High School (HS)	McDonough, GA
15	Cincinnati Reds	Devin Mesoraco	C	Punxsutawney Area High School (HS)	Punxsutawney, PA
16	Toronto Blue Jays	Kevin Ahrens	SS	Memorial High School (HS)	Houston, TX	Compensation from Texas Rangers for Frank Catalanotto
17	Texas Rangers	Blake Beavan	RHP	Irving High School (HS)	Irving, TX	Compensation from Houston Astros for Carlos Lee
18	St. Louis Cardinals	Peter Kozma	SS	Owasso High School (HS)	Owasso, OK
19	Philadelphia Phillies	Joe Savery	LHP	Rice University (Col.)
20	Los Angeles Dodgers	Chris Withrow	RHP	Midland Christian High School (HS)	Midland, TX	Compensation from Boston Red Sox for Julio Lugo
21	Toronto Blue Jays	J.P. Arencibia	C	University of Tennessee (Col.)
22	San Francisco Giants	Tim Alderson	RHP	Horizon High School (HS)	Scottsdale, AZ	Compensation from Los Angeles Dodgers for Jason Schmidt
23	San Diego Padres	Nick Schmidt	LHP	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (Col.)
24	Texas Rangers	Michael Main	RHP	DeLand High School (HS)	DeLand, FL	Compensation from Los Angeles Angels for Gary Matthews, Jr
25	Chicago White Sox	Aaron Poreda	LHP	University of San Francisco (Col.)
26	Oakland Athletics	James Simmons	RHP	University of California, Riverside (Col.)
27	Detroit Tigers	Rick Porcello	RHP	Seton Hall Preparatory School (HS)	Chester, NJ
28	Minnesota Twins	Ben Revere	CF	Lexington Catholic High School (HS)	Lexington, KY
29	San Francisco Giants	Wendell Fairley	CF	George County High School (HS)	Lucedale, MS	Compensation from New York Mets for Moises Alou
30	New York Yankees	Andrew Brackman	RHP	North Carolina State University (Col.)

Supplemental first round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
31	Washington Nationals	Josh Smoker	LHP	Calhoun High School (HS)	Calhoun, GA	Compensation for Alfonso Soriano
32	San Francisco Giants	Nick Noonan	SS	Francis W. Parker School (HS)	San Diego, CA	Compensation for Moises Alou
33	Atlanta Braves	Jon Gilmore	3B	Iowa City High School (HS)	Iowa City, IA	Compensation for Danys Baez
34	Cincinnati Reds	Todd Frazier	SS	Rutgers University (Col.)		Compensation for Rich Aurilia
35	Texas Rangers	Julio Borbon	CF	University of Tennessee (Col.)		Compensation for Carlos Lee
36	St. Louis Cardinals	Clayton Mortensen	RHP	Gonzaga University (Col.)		Compensation for Jeff Suppan
37	Philadelphia Phillies	Travis d'Arnaud	C	Lakewood High School (HS)	Lakewood, CA	Compensation for David Dellucci
38	Toronto Blue Jays	Brett Cecil	LHP	University of Maryland, College Park (Col.)		Compensation for Justin Speier
39	Los Angeles Dodgers	James Adkins	LHP	University of Tennessee (Col.)		Compensation for Julio Lugo
40	San Diego Padres	Kellen Kulbacki	LF	James Madison University (Col.)		Compensation for Woody Williams
41	Oakland Athletics	Sean Doolittle	1B	University of Virginia (Col.)		Compensation for Barry Zito
42	New York Mets	Eddie Kunz	RHP	Oregon State University (Col.)		Compensation for Roberto Hernández
43	San Francisco Giants	Jackson Williams	C	University of Oklahoma (Col.)		Compensation for Jason Schmidt
44	Texas Rangers	Neil Ramirez	RHP	Kempsville High School (HS)	Virginia Beach, VA	Compensation for Gary Matthews Jr.
45	Toronto Blue Jays	Justin Jackson	SS	T.C. Roberson High School (HS)	Asheville, NC	Compensation for Frank Catalanotto
46	San Diego Padres	Drew Cumberland	SS	Pace (FL) High School (HS)	Milton, FL	Compensation for Dave Roberts
47	New York Mets	Nathan Vineyard	LHP	Woodland High School (Cartersville) (HS)	Emerson, GA	Compensation for Chad Bradford
48	Chicago Cubs	Josh Donaldson	C	Auburn University (Col.)		Compensation for Juan Pierre
49	Washington Nationals	Michael Burgess	RF	Hillsborough High School (HS)	Tampa, FL	Compensation for Jose Guillen
50	Arizona Diamondbacks	Wes Roemer	RHP	California State University, Fullerton (Col.)		Compensation for Craig Counsell
51	San Francisco Giants	Charlie Culberson	SS	Calhoun High School (HS)	Calhoun, GA	Compensation for Mike Stanton
52	Seattle Mariners	Matt Mangini	3B	Oklahoma State University (Col.)		Compensation for Gil Meche
53	Cincinnati Reds	Kyle Lotzkar	RHP	South Delta Secondary School (HS)	Delta, BC	Compensation for Scott Schoeneweis
54	Texas Rangers	Tommy Hunter	RHP	University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (Col.)		Compensation for Mark DeRosa
55	Boston Red Sox	Nick Hagadone	LHP	University of Washington (Col.)		Compensation for Alex Gonzalez
56	Toronto Blue Jays	Trystan Magnuson	RHP	University of Louisville (Col.)		Compensation for Ted Lilly
57	San Diego Padres	Mitch Canham	C	Oregon State University (Col.)		Compensation for Chan Ho Park
58	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Jonathan Bachanov	RHP	University High School (HS)	Orlando, FL	Compensation for Adam Kennedy
59	Oakland Athletics	Corey Brown	RF	Oklahoma State University (Col.)		Compensation for Frank Thomas
60	Detroit Tigers	Brandon Hamilton	RHP	Stanhope Elmore High School (HS)	Millbrook, AL	Compensation for Jamie Walker
61	Arizona Diamondbacks	Ed Easley	C	Mississippi State University (Col.)		Compensation for Miguel Batista
62	Boston Red Sox	Ryan Dent	SS	Woodrow Wilson Classical High School (HS)	Long Beach, CA	Compensation for Keith Foulke
63	San Diego Padres	Cory Luebke	LHP	Ohio State University (Col.)		Compensation for Alan Embree
64	San Diego Padres	Danny Payne	CF	Georgia Institute of Technology (Col.)		Compensation for Ryan Klesko

Other notable selections

Freddie Freeman, Giancarlo Stanton, Jordan Zimmermann (2nd round); Jonathan Lucroy (3rd round); Steve Cishek (5th round); Anthony Rizzo (6th round); Tony Watson (9th round); Greg Holland (10th round); Ryan Pressly (11th round); Mitch Moreland (17th round); Jake Diekman (30th round)

Other Sports Selections

Patrick White (26th round); Russell Wilson (41st round); Golden Tate (42nd round)

Sources

• MLB.com Draft Tracker