2002 Major League Baseball Draft
- 2002 Major League Baseball Draft
The 2002 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 4 and 5.
This year's draft is featured in Michael Lewis' 2003 book "".
First Round Selections
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. [cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/index.jsp?feature=decade2000s|title=Background on the 2002 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
*2003 Major League Baseball Draft
*2004 Major League Baseball Draft
*2005 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/draftday/draft_2002/mlb_draft_index.jsp MLB.com - 2002 Draft page]
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/draft/index.jsp MLB.com - Draft History]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/draft/2002/Round-1-1.shtml Complete draft list from "The Baseball Cube" database]
References
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