2007 Major League Baseball draft

The 2007 Major League Baseball 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, 2007 and June 8, 2007. The first day session of the draft included the first 25 rounds and was scheduled to be broadcast "live" from Orlando, Florida on television for the first time, on ESPN2 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (1800–2200 UTC). 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.

First Round Selections

Supplemental First Round selections

Compensation Picks

Other notable players

* Jordan Zimmermann, 2nd round, 67th overall by the Washington Nationals
* Giancarlo Stanton, 2nd round, 76th overall by the Florida Marlins
* Freddie Freeman, 2nd round, 78th overall by the Atlanta Braves
* Zack Cozart, 2nd round, 79th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
* Austin Romine, 2nd round, 94th overall by the New York Yankees
* Danny Duffy, 3rd round, 96th overall by the Kansas City Royals
* Jonathan Lucroy, 3rd round, 101st overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
* Daniel Descalso, 3rd round, 112th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
* Matt Harvey, 3rd round, 118th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but did not sign
* Darwin Barney, 4th round, 127th overall by the Chicago Cubs
* Corey Kluber, 4th round, 134th overall by the San Diego Padres
* Charlie Furbush, 4th round, 151st overall by the Detroit Tigers
* Jake Arrieta, 5th round, 159th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
* Steve Cishek, 5th round, 166th overall by the Florida Marlins
* Will Middlebrooks, 5th round, 174th overall by the Boston Red Sox
* Marc Rzepczynski, 5th round, 175th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
* Andrew Romine, 5th round, 178th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
* Nate Jones, 5th round, 179th overall by the Chicago White Sox
* Anthony Rizzo, 6th round, 204th overall by the Boston Red Sox
* Ryan Brasier, 6th round, 208th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
* Lucas Duda, 7th round, 243rd overall by the New York Mets
* Matt Moore, 8th round, 245th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
* Marcus Walden, 9th round, 295th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
* Greg Holland, 10th round, 306th overall by the Kansas City Royals
* David Lough, 11th round, 336th overall by the Kansas City Royals
* Brandon Belt, 11th round, 348th overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
* Ryan Pressly, 11th round, 354th overall by the Boston Red Sox
* Stephen Vogt, 12th round, 365th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
* Manny Barreda, 12th round, 394th overall by the New York Yankees
* Shawn Kelley, 13th round, 405th overall by the Seattle Mariners
* James Russell, 14th round, 427th overall by the Chicago Cubs
* Josh Collmenter, 15th round, 463rd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
* Brian Schlitter, 16th round, 503rd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
* Mitch Moreland, 17th round, 530th overall by the Texas Rangers
* Matt Reynolds, 20th round, 612th overall by the Colorado Rockies
* Chris Sale, 21st round, 642nd overall by the Colorado Rockies, but did not sign
* Dillon Gee, 21st round, 663rd overall by the New York Mets
* Yasmani Grandal, 27th round, 834th overall by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign
* Seth Rosin, 28th round, 872nd overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
* Andrew Cashner, 29th round, 877th overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
* Dylan Axelrod, 30th round, 927th overall by the San Diego Padres
* Craig Kimbrel, 33rd round, 1,006th overall pick by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
* Drew Storen, 34th round, 1,050th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign

NFL players drafted

* Dennis Dixon, 5th round, 168th overall by the Atlanta Braves
* Pat White, 27th round, 838th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but did not sign
* Russell Wilson, 41st round, 1,222nd overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
* Golden Tate, 42nd round, 1,252nd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks, but did not sign

Background

Ross Detwiler was the first 2007 draftee to play in the major leagues.

David Price became the first player from the 2007 draft to be the starting pitcher of an All-Star Game in 2010. He was also the first pitcher to pitch in the Post-Season and World Series pitching in relief for the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 World Series. He was also the first player in this draft to win a Cy Young Award (which he won in 2012).

Jason Heyward became the first position player from the 2007 draft to be a starter of an All-Star Game in 2010.

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.

Madison Bumgarner was the first 2007 draftee to win the World Series and did so in the World Series with the San Francisco Giants in 2010. He also was the first player to win the World Series MVP award (which he won in 2014).

References

External links

MLB official website


2007 draft page
MLB.com

2007 Complete Draft Order
MLB.com

2007 Draft Tracker
MLB.com

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)

Draft rules
MLB.com

Draft history
MLB.com

Complete draft list
from ''The Baseball Cube'' database

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Major League Baseball draft
Major League Baseball Draft, 2007