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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.
[edit] Draft results
[edit] First round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Hometown | Notes
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| 1 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | David Price | LHP | Vanderbilt University (Col.) |
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| 2 | Kansas City Royals | Mike Moustakas | SS | Chatsworth High School (HS) | Northridge, CA |
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| 3 | Chicago Cubs | Josh Vitters | 3B | Cypress High School (HS) | Cypress, CA |
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| 4 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Daniel Moskos | LHP | Clemson University (Col.) |
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| 5 | Baltimore Orioles | Matt Wieters | C | Georgia Institute of Technology (Col.) |
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| 6 | Washington Nationals | Ross Detwiler | LHP | Missouri State University (Col.) |
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| 7 | Milwaukee Brewers | Matt LaPorta | LF | University of Florida (Col.) |
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| 8 | Colorado Rockies | Casey Weathers | RHP | Vanderbilt University (Col.) |
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| 9 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Jarrod Parker | RHP | Norwell High School (HS) | Ossian, IN |
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| 10 | San Francisco Giants | Madison Bumgarner | LHP | South Caldwell High School (HS) | Hudson, NC |
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| 11 | Seattle Mariners | Philippe Aumont | RHP | Ecole du Versant (HS) | Gatineau, QC |
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| 12 | Florida Marlins | Matt Dominguez | 3B | Chatsworth High School (HS) | Northridge, CA |
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| 13 | Cleveland Indians | Beau Mills | 1B | Lewis-Clark State College (Col.) |
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| 14 | Atlanta Braves | Jason Heyward | OF | Henry County High School (HS) | McDonough, GA |
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| 15 | Cincinnati Reds | Devin Mesoraco | C | Punxsutawney Area High School (HS) | Punxsutawney, PA |
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| 16 | Toronto Blue Jays | Kevin Ahrens | SS | Memorial High School (HS) | Houston, TX | Compensation from Texas Rangers for Frank Catalanotto
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| 17 | Texas Rangers | Blake Beavan | RHP | Irving High School (HS) | Irving, TX | Compensation from Houston Astros for Carlos Lee
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| 18 | St. Louis Cardinals | Peter Kozma | SS | Owasso High School (HS) | Owasso, OK |
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| 19 | Philadelphia Phillies | Joe Savery | LHP | Rice University (Col.) |
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| 20 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Chris Withrow | RHP | Midland Christian High School (HS) | Midland, TX | Compensation from Boston Red Sox for Julio Lugo
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| 21 | Toronto Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia | C | University of Tennessee (Col.) |
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| 22 | San Francisco Giants | Tim Alderson | RHP | Horizon High School (HS) | Scottsdale, AZ | Compensation from Los Angeles Dodgers for Jason Schmidt
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| 23 | San Diego Padres | Nick Schmidt | LHP | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (Col.) |
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| 24 | Texas Rangers | Michael Main | RHP | DeLand High School (HS) | DeLand, FL | Compensation from Los Angeles Angels for Gary Matthews, Jr
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| 25 | Chicago White Sox | Aaron Poreda | LHP | University of San Francisco (Col.) |
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| 26 | Oakland Athletics | James Simmons | RHP | University of California, Riverside (Col.) |
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| 27 | Detroit Tigers | Rick Porcello | RHP | Seton Hall Preparatory School (HS) | Chester, NJ |
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| 28 | Minnesota Twins | Ben Revere | CF | Lexington Catholic High School (HS) | Lexington, KY |
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| 29 | San Francisco Giants | Wendell Fairley | CF | George County High School (HS) | Lucedale, MS | Compensation from New York Mets for Moises Alou
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| 30 | New York Yankees | Andrew Brackman | RHP | North Carolina State University (Col.) |
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[edit] Supplemental first round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Hometown | Notes
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| 31 | Washington Nationals | Josh Smoker | LHP | Calhoun High School (HS) | Calhoun, GA |
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| 32 | San Francisco Giants | Nick Noonan | SS | Francis W. Parker School (HS) | San Diego, CA |
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| 33 | Atlanta Braves | Jon Gilmore | 3B | Iowa City High School (HS) | Iowa City, IA |
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| 34 | Cincinnati Reds | Todd Frazier | SS | Rutgers University (Col.) |
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| 35 | Texas Rangers | Julio Borbon | CF | University of Tennessee (Col.) |
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| 36 | St. Louis Cardinals | Clayton Mortensen | RHP | Gonzaga University (Col.) |
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| 37 | Philadelphia Phillies | Travis d'Arnaud | C | Lakewood High School (HS) | Lakewood, CA |
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| 38 | Toronto Blue Jays | Brett Cecil | LHP | University of Maryland, College Park (Col.) |
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| 39 | Los Angeles Dodgers | James Adkins | LHP | University of Tennessee (Col.) |
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| 40 | San Diego Padres | Kellen Kulbacki | LF | James Madison University (Col.) |
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| 41 | Oakland Athletics | Sean Doolittle | 1B | University of Virginia (Col.) |
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| 42 | New York Mets | Eddie Kunz | RHP | Oregon State University (Col.) |
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| 43 | San Francisco Giants | Jackson Williams | C | University of Oklahoma (Col.) |
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| 44 | Texas Rangers | Neil Ramirez | RHP | Kempsville High School (HS) | Virginia Beach, VA |
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| 45 | Toronto Blue Jays | Justin Jackson | SS | T.C. Roberson High School (HS) | Asheville, NC |
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| 46 | San Diego Padres | Drew Cumberland | SS | Pace High School (HS) | Milton, FL |
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| 47 | New York Mets | Nathan Vineyard | LHP | Woodland High School (HS) | Emerson, GA |
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| 48 | Chicago Cubs | Josh Donaldson | C | Auburn University (Col.) |
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| 49 | Washington Nationals | Michael Burgess | RF | Hillsborough High School (HS) | Tampa, FL |
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| 50 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Wes Roemer | RHP | California State University, Fullerton (Col.) |
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| 51 | San Francisco Giants | Charlie Culberson | SS | Calhoun High School (HS) | Calhoun, GA |
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| 52 | Seattle Mariners | Matt Mangini | 3B | Oklahoma State University (Col.) |
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| 53 | Cincinnati Reds | Kyle Lotzkar | RHP | South Delta Secondary School (HS) | Delta, BC |
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| 54 | Texas Rangers | Tommy Hunter | RHP | University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (Col.) |
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| 55 | Boston Red Sox | Nick Hagadone | LHP | University of Washington (Col.) |
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| 56 | Toronto Blue Jays | Trystan Magnuson | RHP | University of Louisville (Col.) |
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| 57 | San Diego Padres | Mitch Canham | C | Oregon State University (Col.) |
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| 58 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Jonathan Bachanov | RHP | University High School (HS) | Orlando, FL |
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| 59 | Oakland Athletics | Corey Brown | RF | Oklahoma State University (Col.) |
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| 60 | Detroit Tigers | Brandon Hamilton | RHP | Stanhope Elmore High School (HS) | Millbrook, AL |
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| 61 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Ed Easley | C | Mississippi State University (Col.) |
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| 62 | Boston Red Sox | Ryan Dent | SS | Woodrow Wilson Classical High School (HS) | Long Beach, CA |
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| 63 | San Diego Padres | Cory Luebke | LHP | Ohio State University (Col.) |
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| 64 | San Diego Padres | Danny Payne | CF | Georgia Institute of Technology (Col.) |
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[edit] Other notable selections
Patrick White - 26th round (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim)
[edit] Draft notes
[edit] Sources
