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The 2005 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft was held on June 7 and June 8, 2005. The first overall pick was Justin Upton by the Arizona Diamondbacks.
First pick Upton is the brother of of B.J. Upton who had been selected with the second overall pick in 2002 by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Golden Spikes Award winner Alex Gordon of the University of Nebraska was drafted with the number two selection by the Kansas City Royals. Wade Townsend, who had been drafted the previous year by the Baltimore Orioles but could not reach a contract agreement, was drafted by Tampa Bay.
Collegiate players accounted for two-thirds of the first round selections and all but the first and tenth of the top ten picks. 13 pitchers were selected in the first round.
Joey Devine became the first player from the draft to play in the MLB when he debuted on August 20, 2005.
[edit] 2005 First Round Picks
| Pick
| Team
| Player
| Position
| School (Type)
| Hometown
| Notes
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| 1 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Justin Upton | SS | Great Bridge High School (HS) | Chesapeake, VA |
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| 2 | Kansas City Royals | Alex Gordon | 3B | University of Nebraska (Col.) | Lincoln, NE |
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| 3 | Seattle Mariners | Jeffrey Clement | C | University of Southern California (Col.) | Marshalltown, IA |
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| 4 | Washington Nationals | Ryan Zimmerman | 3B | University of Virginia (Col.) | Virginia Beach, VA |
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| 5 | Milwaukee Brewers | Ryan Braun | 3B | University of Miami (Col.) | Granada Hills, CA |
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| 6 | Toronto Blue Jays | Ricardo Romero | LHP | California State-Fullerton (Col.) | Los Angeles, CA |
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| 7 | Colorado Rockies | Troy Tulowitzki | SS | Long Beach State University (Col.) | Sunnyvale, CA |
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| 8 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Wade Townsend | RHP | Rice University (Col.) see notes | Dripping Springs, TX |
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| 9 | New York Mets | Michael Pelfrey | RHP | Wichita State University (Col.) | Augusta, KS |
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| 10 | Detroit Tigers | Cameron Maybin | OF | T.C. Roberson High School (HS) | Arden, NC |
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| 11 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Andrew McCutchen | OF | Fort Meade High School (HS) | Fort Meade, FL |
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| 12 | Cincinnati Reds | Jay Bruce | OF | West Brook High School (HS) | Beaumont, TX |
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| 13 | Baltimore Orioles | Brandon Snyder | C | Westfield High School (HS) | Centreville, VA |
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| 14 | Cleveland Indians | Trevor Crowe | OF | University of Arizona (Col.) | Aurora, CO |
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| 15 | Chicago White Sox | Lance Broadway | RHP | Texas Christian University (Col.) | Mansfield, TX |
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| 16 | Florida Marlins | Chris Volstad | RHP | Palm Beach Gardens High School (HS) | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
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| 17 | New York Yankees | C.J. Henry | SS | Putnam City High School (HS) | Oklahoma City, OK | Compensation from Philadelphia Phillies for Jon Lieber
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| 18 | San Diego Padres | Cesar Carrillo | RHP | University of Miami (Col.) | Hammond, IN |
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| 19 | Texas Rangers | John Mayberry Jr. | OF | Stanford University (Col.) | Overland Park, KS |
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| 20 | Chicago Cubs | Mark Pawelek | LHP | Springville High School (HS) | Springville, UT |
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| 21 | Oakland Athletics | Cliff Pennington | SS | Texas A&M University (Col.) | Corpus Christi, TX |
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| 22 | Florida Marlins | Aaron Thompson | LHP | Second Baptist High School (HS) | Houston, TX | Compensation from San Francisco Giants for Armando Benitez
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| 23 | Boston Red Sox | Jacoby Ellsbury | OF | Oregon State University (Col.) | Madras, OR | Compensation from Los Angeles Angels for Orlando Cabrera
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| 24 | Houston Astros | Brian Bogusevic | LHP | Tulane University (Col.) | Palos Heights, IL |
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| 25 | Minnesota Twins | Matthew Albidrez-Garza | RHP | Fresno State University (Col.) | Fresno, CA |
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| 26 | Boston Red Sox | Craig Hansen | RHP | St. John's University (Col.) | Glen Cove, NY | Compensation from Los Angeles Dodgers for Derek Lowe
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| 27 | Atlanta Braves | Joey Devine | RHP | North Carolina State University (Col.) | Junction City, KS |
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| 28 | St. Louis Cardinals | Colby Rasmus | OF | Russell County High School (HS) | Phenix City, AL | Compensation from Boston Red Sox for Edgar Renteria
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| 29 | Florida Marlins | Jacob Marceaux | RHP | McNeese State University (Col.) | Jennings, LA | Compensation from New York Yankees for Carl Pavano
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| 30 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tyler Greene | SS | Georgia Institute of Technology (Col.) | Plantation, FL |
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[edit] Supplemental First Round
| Pick
| Team
| Player
| Position
| School (Type)
| Hometown
| Notes
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| 31 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Matt Torra | RHP | University of Massachusetts Amherst (Col.) | Pittsfield, MA |
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| 32 | Colorado Rockies | Chaz Roe | RHP | Lafayette High School (HS) | Lexington, KY |
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| 33 | Cleveland Indians | John Drennen | OF | Rancho Bernardo High School (HS) | San Diego, CA |
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| 34 | Florida Marlins | Ryan Tucker | RHP | Temple City High School (HS) | Temple City, CA |
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| 35 | San Diego Padres | Cesar Ramos | LHP | Long Beach State University (Col.) | Pico Rivera, CA |
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| 36 | Oakland Athletics | Travis Buck | OF | Arizona State University (Col.) | Richland, WA |
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| 37 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Trevor Bell | RHP | Crescenta Valley High School (HS) | La Crescenta, CA |
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| 38 | Houston Astros | Eli Iorg | OF | University of Tennessee (Col.) | Knoxville, TN |
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| 39 | Minnesota Twins | Henry Sanchez | 1B | Mission Bay High School (HS) | San Diego, CA |
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| 40 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Luke Hochevar | RHP | University of Tennessee (Col.) | Fowler, CO | Did not sign
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| 41 | Atlanta Braves | Beau Jones | LHP | Destrehan High School (HS) | Destrehan, LA |
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| 42 | Boston Red Sox | Clay Buchholz | RHP | Angelina College (Col.) | Lumberton, TX |
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| 43 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mark McCormick | RHP | Baylor University (Col.) | League City, TX |
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| 44 | Florida Marlins | Sean West | LHP | Captain Shreve High School (HS) | Shreveport, LA |
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| 45 | Boston Red Sox | Jed Lowrie | 2B | Stanford University (Col.) | Salem, OR |
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| 46 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tyler Herron | RHP | Wellington High School (HS) | Wellington, FL |
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| 47 | Boston Red Sox | Michael Bowden | RHP | Waubonsie Valley High School (HS) | Aurora, IL |
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| 48 | Baltimore Orioles | Garrett Olson | LHP | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo (Col.) | Clovis, CA |
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[edit] Other Notable Selections
Koby Clemens, son of Roger Clemens (8th round)
[edit] Draft Notes
- Townsend did not play on the school's team in 2005.
