2005 Major League Baseball Draft

The 2005 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 7 and 8. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams. It is widely considered to be the best draft in recent memory.

"Source: [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2005/index.jsp?content=firstround Major League Baseball 2005 Official Draft Site] "

First Round Selections

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-! width="5%" | Pick! width="20%" | Player! width="30%" | Team! width="7%" | Position! width="38%" | School
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1
Justin Upton
Arizona Diamondbacks
RF
Great Bridge High School
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2
Alex Gordon
Kansas City Royals
3B
University of Nebraska
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3
Jeff Clement
Seattle Mariners
C
University of Southern California
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4
Ryan Zimmerman
Washington Nationals
3B
University of Virginia
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5
bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Ryan Braun
Milwaukee Brewers
3B
University of Miami
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6
Ricardo Romero
Toronto Blue Jays
LHP
Cal State Fullerton
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7
Troy Tulowitzki
Colorado Rockies
SS
Long Beach State University
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8
Wade Townsend
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
RHP
Rice University
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9
Mike Pelfrey
New York Mets
RHP
Wichita State University
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10
Cameron Maybin
Detroit Tigers
CF
T. C. Roberson High School
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11
Andrew McCutchen
Pittsburgh Pirates
CF
Fort Meade High School (FL)
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12
Jay Bruce
Cincinnati Reds
CF
West Brook Senior High School
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13
Brandon Snyder
Baltimore Orioles
C
Westfield High School
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14
Trevor Crowe
Cleveland Indians
CF
University of Arizona
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15
Lance Broadway
Chicago White Sox
RHP
Texas Christian University
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16
Chris Volstad
Florida Marlins
RHP
Palm Beach Gardens Community High School
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17
C.J. Henry
New York Yankees
SS
Putnam City High School (OK)
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18
Cesar Carrillo
San Diego Padres
RHP
University of Miami
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19
John Mayberry, Jr.
Texas Rangers
RF
Stanford University
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20
Mark Pawelek
Chicago Cubs
LHP
Springville High School
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21
Cliff Pennington
Oakland Athletics
SS
Texas A&M University
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22
Aaron Thompson
Florida Marlins
LHP
Second Baptist School
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23
Jacoby Ellsbury
Boston Red Sox
CF
Oregon State University
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24
Brian Bogusevic
Houston Astros
3B
Tulane University
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25
Matt Garza
Minnesota Twins
RHP
Fresno State University
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26
Craig Hansen
Boston Red Sox
RHP
St. John's University
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27
Joey Devine
Atlanta Braves
RHP
North Carolina State University
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28
Colby Rasmus
St. Louis Cardinals
CF
Russell County High School (AL)
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29
Jacob Marceaux
Florida Marlins
RHP
McNeese State University
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30
Tyler Greene
St. Louis Cardinals
SS
Georgia Institute of Technology

Background

The Diamondbacks used the top overall pick on high school shortstop Justin Upton and thus made him and older brother, B.J., the highest selected pair of brothers in the history of the draft. The Devil Rays selected B.J. with the second overall pick of the 2002 draft. With the fourth overall pick, the Nationals chose one of Upton's AAU teammates, third baseman Ryan Zimmerman of the University of Virginia. Zimmerman and B.J. Upton played in the same AAU infield as New York Mets third baseman David Wright in their youth.

College third basemen accounted for three of the top five selections. A total of 13 pitchers went in the first round, 10 of whom came from the college ranks.

Rice pitcher Wade Townsend was the eighth overall pick in the first round for the second straight year. After failing to reach terms with the Orioles last year, Townsend re-entered the draft pool and was selected by Tampa Bay.

Three 2005 first-round draft choices saw action before the conclusion of the Major League season. Atlanta's Joey Devine became the first Brave since Bob Horner in 1978 to appear in the Majors the same year he was drafted. Devine joined Ariel Prieto (OAK-1995), Chad Cordero (MON-2003) and Ryan Wagner (CIN-2003) as the only draftees of the last 15 years to reach the Majors before September 1st the same year. Zimmerman and Boston's Craig Hansen joined their Major League clubs in September 2005.

Stanford outfielder John Mayberry, the son of the longtime Major League first baseman of the same name, was drafted by the Rangers with the 19th overall pick. [cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/index.jsp?feature=decade2000s|title=Background on the 2005 MLB Draft|accessdate=2008-07-16 ]

ee also

*Major League Baseball
*Major League Baseball Draft
*2000 Major League Baseball Draft
*2001 Major League Baseball Draft
*2002 Major League Baseball Draft
*2003 Major League Baseball Draft
*2004 Major League Baseball Draft
*2006 Major League Baseball Draft
*2007 Major League Baseball Draft
*2008 Major League Baseball Draft
*List of Major League Baseball first overall draft choices
*Rule 5 Draft

External links

* [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2005/index.jsp MLB.com - Official MLB 2005 Draft Central page]
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2005/index.jsp?content=firstround MLB.com - 2005 First Round Picks]
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2005/tracker/search.jsp?sc=round&sp=1 MLB.com - 2005 complete Draft Tracker (all rounds)]
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/index.jsp MLB.com - Draft History]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/draft/2005/Round-1-1.shtml Complete draft list from "The Baseball Cube" database]

References

Past And Future Drafts