- Source: 2007 Major League Baseball draft
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
Supplemental first round selections
= Compensation picks
=Other notable players
Key
= 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 Archived 2011-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
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 Archived 2014-05-07 at the Wayback Machine at MLB.com (16 May 2007)
2007 "Top Twenty" MLB draft predictions per Jonathan Mayo Archived 2014-05-06 at the Wayback Machine at MLB.com (23 May 2007)
2007 Top 30 Projected Picks per Jonathan Mayo Archived 2014-05-07 at the Wayback Machine at MLB.com (7 June 2007)
Last Minute Shifts in "Top 30" per Jonathan Mayo Archived 2014-05-06 at the Wayback Machine (7 June 2007)
Draft rules MLB.com
Draft history MLB.com
Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database
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