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2007 Major League Baseball draft

Major League Baseball draft

Field	Value
name	2007 Major League Baseball draft
logo	2007 MLB draft logo.jpg
date	June 7–8, 2007
first	David Price
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
first_round	64
overall	1453
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays The 2007 Major League Baseball draft, was an annual choosing of high school and college baseball players, 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

	= Never played in the Major Leagues

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
1	David Price	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Pitcher	Vanderbilt
2	Mike Moustakas	Kansas City Royals	Shortstop	Chatsworth High School (CA)
3	Josh Vitters	Chicago Cubs	Third baseman	Cypress High School (CA)
4	Daniel Moskos	Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher	Clemson
5	Matt Wieters	Baltimore Orioles	Catcher	Georgia Tech
6	Ross Detwiler	Washington Nationals	Pitcher	Missouri State
7	Matt LaPorta	Milwaukee Brewers	Outfielder	Florida
8	Casey Weathers	Colorado Rockies	Pitcher	Vanderbilt
9	Jarrod Parker	Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher	Norwell High School (IN)
10	Madison Bumgarner	San Francisco Giants	Pitcher	South Caldwell High School (NC)
11	Phillippe Aumont	Seattle Mariners	Pitcher	École secondaire du Versant (QC)
12	Matt Dominguez	Florida Marlins	Third baseman	Chatsworth High School (CA)
13	Beau Mills	Cleveland Indians	First baseman	Lewis-Clark State (ID)
14	Jason Heyward	Atlanta Braves	Outfielder	Henry County High School (GA)
15	Devin Mesoraco	Cincinnati Reds	Catcher	Punxsutawney High School (PA)
16	Kevin Ahrens	Toronto Blue Jays	Shortstop	Memorial High School (TX)
17	Blake Beavan	Texas Rangers	Pitcher	Irving High School (TX)
18	Peter Kozma	St. Louis Cardinals	Shortstop	Owasso High School (OK)
19	Joe Savery	Philadelphia Phillies	Pitcher	Rice
20	Chris Withrow	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher	Midland Christian High School (TX)
21	J. P. Arencibia	Toronto Blue Jays	Catcher	Tennessee
22	Tim Alderson	San Francisco Giants	Pitcher	Horizon High School (AZ)
23	Nick Schmidt	San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Arkansas
24	Michael Main	Texas Rangers	Pitcher	DeLand High School (FL)
25	Aaron Poreda	Chicago White Sox	Pitcher	San Francisco
26	James Simmons	Oakland Athletics	Pitcher	UC Riverside
27	Rick Porcello	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	Seton Hall Preparatory School (NJ)
28	Ben Revere	Minnesota Twins	Outfielder	Lexington Catholic High School (KY)
29	Wendell Fairley	San Francisco Giants	Outfielder	George County High School (MS)
30	Andrew Brackman	New York Yankees	Pitcher	NC State

Supplemental first round selections

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
31	Josh Smoker	Washington Nationals	Pitcher	Calhoun High School (GA)
32	Nick Noonan	San Francisco Giants	Shortstop	Parker High School (CA)
33	Jon Gilmore	Atlanta Braves	Third baseman	Iowa City High School (IA)
34	Todd Frazier	Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	Rutgers
35	Julio Borbon	Texas Rangers	Outfielder	Tennessee
36	Clayton Mortensen	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	Gonzaga
37	Travis d'Arnaud	Philadelphia Phillies	Catcher	Lakewood High School (CA)
38	Brett Cecil	Toronto Blue Jays	Pitcher	Maryland
39	James Adkins	Los Angeles Dodgers	Pitcher	Tennessee
40	Kellen Kulbacki	San Diego Padres	Outfielder	James Madison
41	Sean Doolittle	Oakland Athletics	First baseman	Virginia
42	Edward Kunz	New York Mets	Pitcher	Oregon State
43	Jackson Williams	San Francisco Giants	Catcher	Oklahoma
44	Neil Ramirez	Texas Rangers	Pitcher	Kempsville High School (VA)
45	Justin Jackson	Toronto Blue Jays	Shortstop	T. C. Roberson High School (NC)
46	Drew Cumberland	San Diego Padres	Shortstop	Pace High School (FL)
47	Nathan Vineyard	New York Mets	Pitcher	Woodland High School (GA)
48	Josh Donaldson	Chicago Cubs	Catcher	Auburn
49	Michael Burgess	Washington Nationals	Outfielder	Hillsborough High School (FL)
50	Wes Roemer	Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher	Cal State Fullerton
51	Charlie Culberson	San Francisco Giants	Shortstop	Calhoun High School (GA)
52	Matt Mangini	Seattle Mariners	Third baseman	Oklahoma State
53	Kyle Lotzkar	Cincinnati Reds	Pitcher	South Delta Secondary School (BC)
54	Tommy Hunter	Texas Rangers	Pitcher	Alabama
55	Nick Hagadone	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher	Washington
56	Trystan Magnuson	Toronto Blue Jays	Pitcher	Louisville
57	Mitchell Canham	San Diego Padres	Catcher	Oregon State
58	Jonathan Bachanov	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Pitcher	University High School (FL)
59	Corey Brown	Oakland Athletics	Outfielder	Oklahoma State
60	Brandon Hamilton	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	Stanhope Elmore High School (AL)
61	Ed Easley	Arizona Diamondbacks	Catcher	Mississippi State
62	Ryan Dent	Boston Red Sox	Shortstop	Wilson Classical High School (CA)
63	Cory Luebke	San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Ohio State
64	Danny Payne	San Diego Padres	Outfielder	Georgia Tech

Compensation picks

Other notable players

;Key

*	Player did not sign

	Round		Pick		Player
2	67	Jordan Zimmermann	Washington Nationals	Pitcher	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
2	76	Giancarlo Stanton	Florida Marlins	Outfielder	Notre Dame High School (CA)
2	78	Freddie Freeman	Atlanta Braves	First baseman	El Modena High School (CA)
2	79	Zack Cozart	Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	Ole Miss
2	81	Eric Sogard	San Diego Padres	Second baseman	Arizona State
2	94	Austin Romine	New York Yankees	Catcher	El Toro High School (CA)
3	96	Danny Duffy	Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Cabrillo High School (CA)
3	100	Steven Souza Jr.	Washington Nationals	Third baseman	Cascade High School (WA)
3	101	Jonathan Lucroy	Milwaukee Brewers	Catcher	Louisiana
3	112	Daniel Descalso	St. Louis Cardinals	Third baseman	UC Davis
3	118	Matt Harvey*	Los Angeles Angels	Pitcher	Fitch High School (CT)
4	127	Darwin Barney	Chicago Cubs	Shortstop	Oregon State
4	130	Derek Norris	Washington Nationals	Catcher	Goddard High School (KS)
4	134	Corey Kluber	San Diego Padres	Pitcher	Stetson
4	138	Cory Gearrin	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Mercer
4	151	Charlie Furbush	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	LSU
5	159	Jake Arrieta	Baltimore Orioles	Pitcher	TCU
5	166	Steve Cishek	Florida Marlins	Pitcher	Carson-Newman University
5	174	Will Middlebrooks	Boston Red Sox	Third baseman	Liberty-Eylau High School (TX)
5	175	Marc Rzepczynski	Toronto Blue Jays	Pitcher	UC Riverside
5	178	Andrew Romine	Los Angeles Angels	Shortstop	Arizona State
5	179	Nate Jones	Chicago White Sox	Pitcher	Northern Kentucky
6	186	Fernando Cruz	Kansas City Royals	Shortstop	Puerto Rico Advancement College
6	204	Anthony Rizzo	Boston Red Sox	First baseman	Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (FL)
6	208	Ryan Brasier	Los Angeles Angels	Pitcher	Weatherford College
7	243	Lucas Duda	New York Mets	First baseman	USC
8	245	Matt Moore	Tampa Bay Rays	Pitcher	Moriarty High School (NM)
9	295	Marcus Walden	Toronto Blue Jays	Pitcher	Fresno City College
10	306	Greg Holland	Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Western Carolina
10	327	Christian Colón	San Diego Padres	Shortstop	Canyon High School (Santa Clarita, California) (CA)
11	336	David Lough	Kansas City Royals	Outfielder	Mercyhurst College
11	348	Brandon Belt*	Atlanta Braves	First baseman	San Jacinto College
11	354	Ryan Pressly	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher	Marcus High School (TX)
12	365	Stephen Vogt	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Catcher	Azusa Pacific
12	394	Manny Barreda	New York Yankees	Pitcher	Sahuarita High School (AZ)
13	405	Shawn Kelley	Seattle Mariners	Pitcher	Austin Peay
14	427	James Russell	Chicago Cubs	Pitcher	Texas
15	463	Josh Collmenter	Arizona Diamondbacks	Pitcher	Central Michigan
16	503	Brian Schlitter	Philadelphia Phillies	Pitcher	Charleston
17	530	Mitch Moreland	Texas Rangers	First baseman	Mississippi State
18	564	Hunter Strickland	Boston Red Sox	Pitcher	Pike County High School (GA)
20	612	Matt Reynolds	Colorado Rockies	Pitcher	Austin Peay
21	642	Chris Sale*	Colorado Rockies	Pitcher	Lakeland High School (FL)
21	663	Dillon Gee	New York Mets	Pitcher	UT-Arlington
27	834	Yasmani Grandal*	Boston Red Sox	Catcher	Miami Springs High School (FL)
28	872	Seth Rosin*	Minnesota Twins	Pitcher	Mounds View High School (MN)
29	877	Andrew Cashner*	Chicago Cubs	Pitcher	Angelina College
30	923	Jake Diekman	Philadelphia Phillies	Pitcher	Cloud County Community College
30	927	Dylan Axelrod	San Diego Padres	Pitcher	UC Irvine
33	1,006	Craig Kimbrel*	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Wallace State Community College
34	1,050	Drew Storen*	New York Yankees	Pitcher	Brownsburg High School (IN)

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 postseason 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 fifth rotation spot for the Detroit Tigers but by mid-season was promoted to the third starter.

Madison Bumgarner was the first 2007 draftee to win 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

(June 7, 2007). "MLB.com has your Draft needs covered".
(2007-05-07). "MLB draft to be televised for first time on ESPN2".
Czerwinski, Kevin T.. (2007-06-08). "New rules alter strategy on Day 2".
Tom Keller. (September 10, 2007). "Notes: Detwiler absorbing Majors: Draft pick trying not to be overwhelmed by stay with club". MLB.com.

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