| 2000 MLB Draft | |||
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| General information | |||
| Date(s) | June 2000 | ||
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| Picks | |||
| First selection | Adrian Gonzalez Florida Marlins |
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| First round selections | |||
| Overall selections | |||
MLB Draft
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Contents |
First Round Selections [edit]
| = All-Star |
Compensation picks [edit]
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
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| 31 | Aaron Heilman | New York Mets | RHP | University of Notre Dame |
| 32 | Tripper Johnson | Baltimore Orioles | RHP | Newport High School |
| 33 | Dustin McGowan | Toronto Blue Jays | RHP | Long County High School |
| 34 | Dustin Moseley | Cincinnati Reds | RHP | Arkansas High School |
| 35 | Carlton Godwin | Texas Rangers | OF | University of North Carolina |
| 36 | Bobby Keppel | New York Mets | RHP | De Smet Jesuit High School |
| 37 | Derek Thompson | Cleveland Indians | LHP | Land O'Lakes High School |
| 38 | Kelly Johnson | Atlanta Braves | SS | Westwood High School |
| 39 | Chad Hawkins | Texas Rangers | RHP | Baylor University |
| 40 | Aaron Herr | Atlanta Braves | SS | Hempfield High School |
Background [edit]
The Florida Marlins made Adrian Gonzalez of Eastlake High School in Chula Vista, CA the first overall selection in the 2000 First-Year Player Draft. Gonzalez, who was rated as the best pure high school hitter in the draft by Baseball America, was the first high school first baseman taken first overall since the New York Yankees chose Ron Blomberg in 1967. In his senior year, Gonzalez hit .645 with 13 home runs and 34 RBI.
Among the college players chosen was David Parrish, son of former major leaguer Lance Parrish, by the New York Yankees with the 28th pick. In addition, David Espinosa, a high school shortstop from Miami, FL, became the first RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) alumnus ever selected in the first round of the draft.
Infielder Xavier Nady, second round pick of the San Diego Padres out of the University of California, went straight to the Major Leagues in 2000. He became the 19th player to do so since the draft started in 1965.[1]
Mewelde Moore and Michael Vick were football players in college but were selected in the later rounds in the draft (Moore by the San Diego Padres and Vick by the Colorado Rockies)... Moore while in college did stay with the organization but Vick did not.
Other notable players [edit]
- Xavier Nady, 2nd round, 49th overall by the San Diego Padres
- Chris Narveson, 2nd round, 53rd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Brian Tallet, 2nd round, 55th overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Joel Hanrahan, 2nd round, 57th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Manny Delcarmen, 2nd round, 62nd overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Chad Qualls, 2nd round, 67th overall by the Houston Astros
- Grady Sizemore, 3rd round, 75th overall by the Montreal Expos
- Michael Morse, 3rd round, 82nd overall by the Chicago White Sox
- Chris Young, 3rd round, 89th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Todd Wellemeyer, 4th round, 103rd overall by the Chicago Cubs
- David DeJesus, 4th round, 104th overall by the Kansas City Royals
- Cliff Lee, 4th round, 105th overall by the Montreal Expos
- Yadier Molina, 4th round, 113th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Laynce Nix, 4th round, 124th overall by the Texas Rangers
- Garrett Atkins, 5th round, 137th overall by the Colorado Rockies
- Bobby Jenks, 5th round, 140th overall by the Anaheim Angels
- Taylor Buchholz, 6th round, 175th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Aaron Hill, 7th round, 200th overall by the Anaheim Angels
- Dontrelle Willis, 8th round, 223rd overall by the Chicago Cubs
- Nick Masset, 8th round, 244th overall by the Texas Rangers
- Brandon Webb, 8th round, 249th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Edwin Encarnacion, 9th round, 274th overall by the Texas Rangers
- Clint Barmes, 10th round, 287th overall by the Colorado Rockies
- Brad Hawpe, 11th round, 317th overall
- Corey Hart, 11th round, 321st overall
- Freddy Sanchez, 11th round, 332nd overall
- Jason Kubel, 12th round, 342nd overall
- Ryan Church, 14th round, 426h overall
- James Shields, 16th round, 466th overall
- Josh Willingham, 17th round, 491st overall
- Mike Napoli, 17th round, 500th overall
- Rich Harden, 17th round, 510th overall
- José Bautista, 20th round, 599th overall
- Jason Bay, 22nd round, 645th overall
- Nate McLouth, 25th round, 749th overall
- Ian Snell, 26th round, 779th overall
- Adam LaRoche, 29th round, 880th overall
NFL players drafted [edit]
- Mewelde Moore, 4th round, 109th overall by the San Diego Padres
References [edit]
- ^ "Background on the 2000 MLB Draft". Archived from the original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2008.
External links [edit]
| Preceded by Josh Hamilton |
1st Overall Picks Adrian Gonzalez |
Succeeded by Joe Mauer |
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