Baseball draft of amateur players by Major League Baseball
The 2002 Major League Baseball draft , was held on June 4 and 5.
It is featured in Michael Lewis ' 2003 book Moneyball
First round selections The Royals selected Zack Greinke sixth overall. The 6x All-Star is a 6x Gold Glove winner at pitcher , 2x Silver Slugger at pitcher , 2 x ERA leader , and the 2009 Cy Young Award winner . The Brewers selected Prince Fielder 7th overall. Fielder is a 6x All-Star , 3x Silver Slugger at first base , and led the National League in home runs in 2007. The Mets selected Scott Kazmir 15th overall. Kazmir is a 3x All-Star and led the American League in strikeouts in 2007. The Phillies selected Cole Hamels 17th overall. In 2008, the 4x All-Star led the Phillies to a World Series championship and was named World Series MVP . The San Francisco Giants selected Matt Cain 25th overall. The 3x All-Star , pitched a perfect game in 2012, and won the World Series in 2010, and 2012.
Supplemental first round compensation selections
Compensation picks
Background The Pittsburgh Pirates selected 21-year-old right-handed pitcher Bryan Bullington with the first overall pick in the 2002 First-Year Player Draft. The 6'5", 225-pound hurler was ranked by Baseball America as having the best breaking ball and best command among all college pitchers.
In his three-year career at Ball State, Bullington posted a 29–11 record, 13 complete games and a 3.36 ERA in 46 games (42 starts). He is the university's all-time leader in strikeouts (357) and was a member of the 2001 USA National team. As a freshman, Bullington garnered all-conference honors and led the MAC in strikeouts. He was also named MAC Pitcher-of-the-Year for 2001 and 2002. Bullington set a MAC record in strikeouts and led the league in victories and ERA in 2002.
Other notable selections in the first round included Prince Fielder (Brewers), son of former Major Leaguer Cecil Fielder ; and John Mayberry Jr. (Mariners), son of former Major Leaguer John Mayberry .[1]
This draft was discussed at length in the Michael Lewis book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane 's approach to player scouting and development.
Other notable players The Reds selected Joey Votto in the 2nd round. The 6x All-Star won the 2010 National League MVP Award . The Red Sox selected Jon Lester in the 2nd round. A 5x All-Star , he is a 3x World Series champion. The Braves selected Brian McCann in the 2nd round. McCann is a 7x All-Star and 6x Silver Slugger at catcher . The Tigers selected Curtis Granderson in the 3rd Round. He is a 3x All-Star and a 2011 Silver Slugger as an outfielder . The Angels selected Howie Kendrick in the 10th Round. a 2011 All-Star , He helped. lead the Nationals to the 2019 World Series championship. The Dodgers selected Russell Martin in the 17th round. Martin is a 4x All-Star who in 2007 won the Silver Slugger and Gold Glove at catcher . Joey Votto , 2nd round, 44th overall by the Cincinnati Reds Micah Owings , 2nd round, 50th overall by the Colorado Rockies Jon Lester , 2nd round, 57th overall by the Boston Red Sox Jonathan Broxton , 2nd round, 60th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Jesse Crain , 2nd round, 61st overall by the Minnesota Twins Brian McCann , 2nd round, 64th overall by the Atlanta Braves Fred Lewis , 2nd round, 66th overall by the San Francisco Giants Chris Snyder , 2nd round, 68th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks Curtis Granderson , 3rd round, 80th overall by the Detroit Tigers Charlie Morton , 3rd round, 95th overall by the Atlanta Braves Jeff Baker , 4th round, 111th overall by the Colorado Rockies Rich Hill , 4th round, 112th overall by the Chicago Cubs Josh Johnson , 4th round, 113th overall by the Florida Marlins Kevin Correia , 4th round, 127th overall by the San Francisco Giants Nick Hundley , 5th round, 143rd overall by the Florida Marlins , but did not signBen Francisco , 5th round, 154th overall by the Cleveland Indians John Maine , 6th round, 166th overall by the Baltimore Orioles Scott Olsen , 6th round, 173rd overall by the Florida Marlins Chris Getz , 6th round, 180th overall by the Chicago White Sox Pat Neshek , 6th round, 182nd overall by the Minnesota Twins Matt Capps , 7th round, 193rd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates Tom Wilhelmsen , 7th round, 199th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers Ryan Spilborghs , 7th round, 201st overall by the Colorado Rockies Brandon Moss , 8th round, 238th overall by the Boston Red Sox Adam Lind , 8th round, 242nd overall by the Minnesota Twins , but did not signClay Hensley , 8th round, 247th overall by the San Francisco Giants Jared Burton , 8th round, 248th overall by the Oakland Athletics Adam Greenberg , 9th round, 273rd overall by the Chicago Cubs Jason Hammel , 10th round, 284th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Howie Kendrick , 10th round, 294th overall by the Anaheim Angels Matt Lindstrom , 10th round, 297th overall by the New York Mets Joel Zumaya , 11th round, 320th overall by the Detroit Tigers James McDonald , 11th round, 331st overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers John Schneider , 13th round, 386th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays Micah Hoffpauir , 13th round, 393rd overall by the Chicago Cubs Mike Pelfrey , 15th round, 434th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays , but did not signGaby Sánchez , 15th round, 460th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays , but did not signBrandon McCarthy , 17th round, 510th overall by the Chicago White Sox Russell Martin , 17th round, 511th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Chris Young , 18th round, 531st overall by the Colorado Rockies Chris Denorfia , 19th round, 555th overall by the Cincinnati Reds Kameron Loe , 20th round, 592nd overall by the Texas Rangers George Kottaras , 20th round, 595th overall by the San Diego Padres Boone Logan , 20th round, 600th overall by the Chicago White Sox Andy LaRoche , 21st round, 625th overall by the San Diego Padres , but did not signTravis Ishikawa , 21st round, 637th overall by the San Francisco Giants Jacoby Ellsbury , 23rd round, 674th overall by the Tampa Bay Rays , but did not signKyle McClellan , 25th round, 762nd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals Craig Breslow , 26th round, 769th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers Phil Coke , 26th round, 786th overall by the New York Yankees Brad Ziegler , 31st round, 938th overall by the Oakland Athletics , but did not signNyjer Morgan , 33rd round, 973rd overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates Tony Sipp , 33rd round, 990th overall by the Chicago White Sox , but did not signRicky Romero , 37th round, 1108th overall by the Boston Red Sox , but did not signRandy Wells , 38th round, 1143rd overall by the Chicago Cubs Luke Hochevar , 39th round, 1171st overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers , but did not signBryan LaHair , 39th round, 1180th overall by the Seattle Mariners Hunter Pence , 40th round, 1189th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers , but did not signMatt Garza , 40th round, 1191st overall by the Colorado Rockies , but did not signJonathan Papelbon , 40th round, 1208th overall by the Oakland Athletics , but did not signScott Feldman , 41st round, 1241st overall by the Houston Astros , but did not signJesse Chavez , 42nd round, 1252nd overall by the Texas Rangers Brian Bannister , 45th round, 1342nd overall by the Boston Red Sox , but did not sign
NFL players drafted Brandon Weeden , 2nd round, 71st overall by the New York Yankees Brandon Jones , 42nd round, 1,270 overall by the Seattle Mariners , but did not signJohn Stocco , 45th round, 1,346th overall by the Minnesota Twins , but did not sign
References ^ "Background on the 2002 MLB Draft". Retrieved July 16, 2008 .
External links MLB.com - 2002 Draft page MLB.com - Draft History Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database
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