1997 MLB Expansion Drafts
1997 Expansion Draft
| OvPck | Tm | Name | POS | From Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Tony Saunders | LHP | Florida Marlins |
| 2 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Brian Anderson | LHP | Cleveland Indians |
| 3 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Jeff Suppan | RHP | Boston Red Sox |
| 4 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Quinton McCracken | OF | Colorado Rockies |
| 5 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Gabe Alvarez | 3B | San Diego Padres |
| 6 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Bobby Abreu | OF | Houston Astros |
| 7 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Jorge Fábregas | C | Chicago White Sox |
| 8 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Miguel Cairo | 2B | Chicago Cubs |
| 9 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Karim García | OF | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 10 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Rich Butler | OF | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 11 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Edwin Díaz | IF | Texas Rangers |
| 12 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Bob Smith | 3B | Atlanta Braves |
| 13 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Cory Lidle | RHP | New York Mets |
| 14 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Jason Johnson | RHP | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 15 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Joel Adamson | LHP | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 16 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Dmitri Young | 1B | Cincinnati Reds |
| 17 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Ben Ford | RHP | New York Yankees |
| 18 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Esteban Yan | RHP | Baltimore Orioles |
| 19 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Yamil Benítez | OF | Kansas City Royals |
| 20 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Mike Difelice | C | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 21 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Neil Weber | LHP | Montreal Expos |
| 22 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Bubba Trammell | OF | Detroit Tigers |
| 23 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Jason Boyd | RHP | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 24 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Andy Sheets | IF | Seattle Mariners |
| 25 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Brent Brede | OF | Minnesota Twins |
| 26 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Dennis Springer | RHP | Anaheim Angels |
| 27 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Tony Batista | IF | Oakland Athletics |
| 28 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Dan Carlson | RHP | San Francisco Giants |
| 29 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Tom Martin | LHP | Houston Astros |
| 30 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Brian Boehringer | RHP | New York Yankees |
| 31 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Omar Daal | LHP | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 32 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Mike Duvall | LHP | Florida Marlins |
| 33 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Scott Winchester | RHP | Cincinnati Reds |
| 34 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | John LeRoy | RHP | Atlanta Braves |
| 35 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Clint Sodowsky | RHP | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 36 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Jim Mecir | RHP | Boston Red Sox |
| 37 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Danny Klassen | IF | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 38 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Bryan Rekar | RHP | Colorado Rockies |
| 39 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Matt Drews | RHP | Detroit Tigers |
| 40 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Rick Gorecki | RHP | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 41 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Todd Erdos | RHP | San Diego Padres |
| 42 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Ramón Tatís | LHP | Chicago Cubs |
| 43 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Chris Clemons | RHP | Chicago White Sox |
| 44 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Kerry Robinson | OF | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 45 | Arizona Diamondbacks | David Dellucci | OF | Baltimore Orioles |
| 46 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Steve Cox | 1B | Oakland Athletics |
| 47 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Damian Miller | C | Minnesota Twins |
| 48 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Albie Lopez | RHP | Cleveland Indians |
| 49 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Héctor Carrasco | RHP | Kansas City Royals |
| 50 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | José Paniagua | RHP | Montreal Expos |
| 51 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Hanley Frias | SS | Texas Rangers |
| 52 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Carlos Mendoza | OF | New York Mets |
| 53 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Bob Wolcott | RHP | Seattle Mariners |
| 54 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Ryan Karp | LHP | Philadelphia Phillies |
| 55 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Mike Bell | 3B | Anaheim Angels |
| 56 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Santos Hernandez | RHP | San Francisco Giants |
| 57 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Joe Randa | 3B | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 58 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Randy Winn | OF | Florida Marlins |
| 59 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Jesus Martinez | LHP | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 60 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Terrell Wade | LHP | Atlanta Braves |
| 61 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Russ Springer | RHP | Houston Astros |
| 62 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Aaron Ledesma | IF | Baltimore Orioles |
| 63 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Bryan Corey | RHP | Detroit Tigers |
| 64 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Brooks Kieschnick | OF | Chicago Cubs |
| 65 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Kelly Stinnett | C | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 66 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Luke Wilcox | OF | New York Yankees |
| 67 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Chuck McElroy | LHP | Chicago White Sox |
| 68 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Herbert Perry | IF | Cleveland Indians |
| 69 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Marty Janzen | RHP | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 70 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Vaughn Eshelman | LHP | Oakland Athletics |
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