1997 Amateur Draft

Brothers J.D. Drew (Philadelphia Phillies) and Tim Drew (Cleveland Indians) were both drafted in the 1st round of the 1997 amateur draft. It was the first time a pair of brothers had gone in the 1st round of the same draft.

1997 First Round Picks

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	Detroit Tigers	Matt Anderson	RHP	Rice University (Col.)	Louisville, KY
2	Philadelphia Phillies	J.D. Drew	OF	Florida State University (Col.)	Valdosta, GA	Did not sign
3	Anaheim Angels	Troy Glaus	3B	UCLA (Col.)	Tarzana, CA
4	San Francisco Giants	Jason Grilli	RHP	Seton Hall University (Col.)	Royal Oak, MI
5	Toronto Blue Jays	Vernon Wells	OF	Bowie High School (HS)	Arlington, TX
6	New York Mets	Geoff Goetz	LHP	Jesuit High School (HS)	Tampa, FL
7	Kansas City Royals	Dan Reichert	RHP	University of the Pacific (Col.)	Monterey, CA
8	Pittsburgh Pirates	J.J. Davis	1B	Baldwin Park High School (HS)	Pomona, CA
9	Minnesota Twins	Mike Cuddyer	SS	Great Bridge High School (HS)	Chesapeake, VA
10	Chicago Cubs	Jon Garland	RHP	Kennedy High School (HS)	Granada Hills, CA
11	Oakland Athletics	Chris Enochs	RHP	West Virginia University (Col.)	[[]]
12	Florida Marlins	Aaron Akin	RHP	Cowley County Community College (Col.)	[[]]
13	Milwaukee Brewers	Kyle Peterson	RHP	Stanford University (Col.)	Elkhorn, NE
14	Cincinnati Reds	Brandon Larson	SS	Louisiana State University (Col.)	San Angelo, TX
15	Chicago White Sox	Jason Dellaero	SS	University of South Florida (Col.)	Mount Kisco, NY
16	Houston Astros	Lance Berkman	1B	Rice University (Col.)	Waco, TX
17	Boston Red Sox	John Curtice	LHP	Great Bridge High School (HS)	Chesapeake, VA
18	Colorado Rockies	Mark Mangum	RHP	Kingwood High School (HS)	Kingwood, TX
19	Seattle Mariners	Ryan Anderson	LHP	Divine Child High School (HS)	Westland, MI
20	St. Louis Cardinals	Adam Kennedy	SS	California State-Northridge (Col.)	Riverside, CA
21	Oakland Athletics	Eric DuBose	LHP	Mississippi State University (Col.)	Bradenton, FL	Compensation from Baltimore Orioles for Mike Bordick
22	Baltimore Orioles	Jayson Werth	C	Glenwood High School (HS)	Chatham, IL
23	Montreal Expos	Donnie Bridges	RHP	Oak Grove High School (HS)	Hattiesburg, MS
24	New York Yankees	Tyrell Godwin	OF	East Bladen High School (HS)	Elizabethtown, NC	Did not sign/Compensation from Texas Rangers for John Wetteland
25	Los Angeles Dodgers	Glenn Davis	1B	Vanderbilt University (Col.)	Jacksonville, FL
26	Baltimore Orioles	Darnell McDonald	OF	Cherry Creek High School (HS)	Englewood, CO	Compensation from New York Yankees for David Wells
27	San Diego Padres	Kevin Nicholson	SS	Stetson University (Col.)	Vancouver, BC
28	Cleveland Indians	Tim Drew	RHP	Lowndes County High School (HS)	Valdosta, GA
29	Atlanta Braves	Troy Cameron	SS	St. Thomas Aquinas High School (HS)	Ft. Lauderdale, FL
30	Arizona Diamondbacks	Jack Cust	1B	Immaculata High School (HS)	Flemington, NJ
31	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Jason Standridge	RHP	Hewitt Trussville High School (HS)	Trussville, AL

Supplemental First Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
32	Oakland Athletics	Nathan Haynes	OF	Pinole Valley High School (HS)	Pinole, CA	Compensation for Mike Bordick
33	Chicago White Sox	Kyle Kane	rhP	Saddleback College (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Alex Fernandez
34	Chicago White Sox	Brett Caradonna	OF	El Capitan High School (HS)	Lakeside, CA	Compensation for Kevin Tapani
35	Boston Red Sox	Mark Fischer	OF	Georgia Tech (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Roger Clemens
36	Baltimore Orioles	Ntema Ndungidi	OF	Edouard Montpetit High School (HS)	Montreal, QC	Compensation for David Wells
37	Montreal Expos	Chris Stowe	P	Chancellor High School (HS)	Fredericksburg, VA	Compensation for Mel Rojas
38	Montreal Expos	Scott Hodges	SS	Henry Clay High School (HS)	Lexington, KY	Compensation for Moises Alou
39	Texas Rangers	Jason Romano	3B	Hillsborough High School (HS)	Tampa, FL	Compensation for Mike Stanton
40	New York Yankees	Ryan Bradley	P	Arizona State University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for John Wetteland
41	Cleveland Indians	Jason Fitzgerald	OF	Tulane University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Albert Belle
42	Oakland Athletics	Denny Wagner	P	Virginia Tech (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Mike Bordick
43	Chicago White Sox	Aaron Myette	rhP	Central Arizona College (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Alex Fernandez
44	Montreal Expos	Bryan Hebson	P	Auburn University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Mel Rojas
45	Montreal Expos	Thomas Pittman	1B	East St. John High School (HS)	Reserve, LA	Compensation for Moises Alou
46	Chicago White Sox	Jim Parque	IhP	UCLA (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Alex Fernandez
47	Montreal Expos	T.J. Tucker	P	River Ridge High School (HS)	New Port Richey, FL	Compensation for Mel Rojas
48	Montreal Expos	Shane Arthurs	P	Westmoore High School (HS)	Oklahoma City, OK	Compensation for Moises Alou
49	San Francisco Giants	Dan McKinley	OF	Arizona State University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for failure to sign 1996 pick Matt White
50	Minnesota Twins	Matt LeCroy	C	Clemson University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for failure to sign 1996 pick Travis Lee
51	Chicago White Sox	Rocky Biddle	rhP	Long Beach State University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for failure to sign 1996 pick Bobby Seay
52	Montreal Expos	Tootie Myers	OF	Petal High School (HS)	Petal, MS	Compensation for failure to sign 1996 pick John Patterson

Other Notable Selections

Scott Linebrink, Randy Wolf (2nd round); Jeremy Affeldt, Scott Downs, John Grabow (3rd round); Chone Figgins (4th round); Randy Choate, Michael Young (5th round); Tim Hudson (6th round); Jerry Hairston (11th round); Joel Pineiro (12th round); Shawn Camp (16th round); David Eckstein (19th round); J.C. Romero (21st round); Mike Gonzalez (30th round); Orlando Hudson (43rd round)