2005 Major League Baseball draft

2005 Major League Baseball draft
General Information
Date(s)	June 7–8, 2005
Overview
1501 total selections
First selection	Justin Upton Arizona Diamondbacks
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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 one of the best drafts in recent memory.^[1]

Source: Major League Baseball 2005 Official Draft Site

Contents

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  1 First round selections
  


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  2 Supplemental first round selections
  


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  3 Compensation picks
  


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  4 Other notable players
  


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  5 Background
  


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  6 External links
  


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  7 References
  

First round selections

= All-Star

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

Supplemental first round selections

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
31	Matt Torra	Arizona Diamondbacks[Compensation 7]	RHP	University of Massachusetts Amherst
32	Chaz Roe	Colorado Rockies[Compensation 8]	RHP	Lafayette High School
33	John Drennen	Cleveland Indians[Compensation 9]	OF	Rancho Bernardo High School
34	Ryan Tucker	Florida Marlins[Compensation 10]	RHP	Temple City High School
35	Cesar Ramos	San Diego Padres[Compensation 11]	LHP	Long Beach State University
36	Travis Buck	Oakland Athletics[Compensation 12]	OF	Arizona State University
37	Trevor Bell	Anaheim Angels[Compensation 13]	RHP	Crescenta Valley High School
38	Eli Iorg	Houston Astros[Compensation 14]	OF	University of Tennessee
39	Henry Sanchez	Minnesota Twins[Compensation 15]	1B	Mission Bay High School
40	Luke Hochevar *	Los Angeles Dodgers[Compensation 16]	RHP	University of Tennessee
41	Beau Jones	Atlanta Braves[Compensation 17]	LHP	Destrehan High School
42	Clay Buchholz	Boston Red Sox[Compensation 18]	RHP	Angelina College
43	Mark McCormick[2]	St. Louis Cardinals[Compensation 19]	RHP	Baylor University
44	Sean West	Florida Marlins[Compensation 20]	LHP	Captain Shreve High School
45	Jed Lowrie	Boston Red Sox[Compensation 21]	2B	Stanford University
46	Tyler Herron	St. Louis Cardinals[Compensation 22]	RHP	Wellington Community High School
47	Michael Bowden	Boston Red Sox[Compensation 23]	RHP	Waubonsie Valley High School
48	Garrett Olson	Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 24]	LHP	California Polytechnic State University

• *Did Not Sign With Team

Compensation picks

1. 
   ^ Pick from Philadelphia Phillies as compensation for signing of free agent Jon Lieber
   


2. 
   ^ Pick from San Francisco Giants as compensation for signing of free agent Armando Benítez
   


3. 
   ^ Pick from Anaheim Angels as compensation for signing of free agent Orlando Cabrera
   


4. 
   ^ Pick from Los Angeles Dodgers as compensation for signing of free agent Derek Lowe
   


5. 
   ^ Pick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Édgar Rentería
   


6. 
   ^ Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Carl Pavano
   


7. 
   ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Richie Sexson
   


8. 
   ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Vinny Castilla
   


9. 
   ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Omar Vizquel
   


10. 
    ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Armando Benítez
    


11. 
    ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent David Wells
    


12. 
    ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Damian Miller
    


13. 
    ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Troy Percival
    


14. 
    ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Carlos Beltrán
    


15. 
    ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Corey Koskie
    


16. 
    ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Adrián Beltré
    


17. 
    ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Jaret Wright
    


18. 
    ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Pedro Martínez
    


19. 
    ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Édgar Rentería
    


20. 
    ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Carl Pavano
    


21. 
    ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Orlando Cabrera
    


22. 
    ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Mike Matheny
    


23. 
    ^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Derek Lowe
    


24. 
    ^ Compensation for failure to sign 2004 first-round pick Wade Townsend
    

Other notable players

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  Travis Wood, 2nd round, 60th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
  


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  Nolan Reimold, 2nd round, 61st overall by the Baltimore Orioles
  


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  Chase Headley, 2nd round, 66th overall by the San Diego Padres
  


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  Kevin Slowey, 2nd round, 73rd overall by the Minnesota Twins
  


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  Yunel Escobar, 2nd round, 75th overall by the Atlanta Braves
  


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  Nick Hundley, 2nd round, 76th overall by the San Diego Padres
  


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  Micah Owings, 3rd round, 83rd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
  


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  Brian Duensing, 3rd round, 84th overall by the Minnesota Twins
  


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  Jordan Schafer, 3rd round, 107th overall by the Atlanta Braves
  


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  Brett Gardner, 3rd round, 109th overall by the New York Yankees
  


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  Justin Maxwell, 4th round, 114th overall by the Washington Nationals
  


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  Jeremy Hellickson, 4th round, 118th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
  


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  Sam LeCure, 4th round, 122nd overall by the Cincinnati Reds
  


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  Chris Getz, 4th round, 125th overall by the Chicago White Sox
  


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  Gaby Sánchez, 4th round, 126th overall by the Florida Marlins
  


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  Brian Matusz, 4th round, 133rd overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but did not sign


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  Mitchell Boggs, 5th round, 170th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
  


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  Lance Lynn, 6th round, 173rd overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign


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  Marco Estrada, 6th round, 174th overall by the Washington Nationals
  


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  Doug Fister, 6th round, 199th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign


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  Michael Brantley, 7th round, 205th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
  


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  Jon Niese, 7th round, 209th overall by the New York Mets
  


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  Will Venable, 7th round, 218th overall by the San Diego Padres
  


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  Jemile Weeks, 8th round, 235th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign


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  Steve Pearce, 8th round, 241st overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
  


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  Clayton Richard, 8th round, 245th overall by the Chicago White Sox
  


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  Austin Jackson, 8th round, 259th overall by the New York Yankees
  


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  Bobby Parnell, 9th round, 269th overall by the New York Mets
  


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  Josh Outman, 10th round, 307th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
  


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  Peter Bourjos, 10th round, 313th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
  


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  John Lannan, 11th round, 324th overall by the Washington Nationals
  


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  Josh Tomlin, 11th round, 338th overall by the San Diego Padres, but did not sign


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  Craig Stammen, 12th round, 354th overall by the Washington Nationals
  


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  Matt Joyce, 12th round, 360th overall by the Detroit Tigers
  


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  Josh Thole, 13th round, 389th overall by the New York Mets
  


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  Logan Ondrusek, 13th round, 392nd overall by the Cincinnati Reds
  


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  Casper Wells, 14th round, 420th overall by the Detroit Tigers
  


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  Pedro Alvarez, 14th round, 438th overall by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign


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  Chris Carter, 15th round, 455th overall by the Chicago White Sox
  


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  Andrew Bailey, 16th round, 475th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign


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  David Hernandez, 16th round, 483rd overall by the Baltimore Orioles
  


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  Justin Smoak, 16th round, 491st overall by the Oakland Athletics, but did not sign


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  Yonder Alonso, 16th round, 495th overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign


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  James Russell, 17th round, 503rd overall by the Seattle Mariners, but did not sign


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  Tommy Hunter, 18th round, 538th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign


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  Desmond Jennings, 18th round, 544th overall by the Cleveland Indians, but did not sign


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  Ike Davis, 19th round, 568th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign


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  Burke Badenhop, 19th round, 570th overall by the Detroit Tigers
  


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  Wade Miley, 20th round, 598th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign


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  Vance Worley, 20th round, 607th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign


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  Andrew Cashner, 20th round, 617th overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign


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  Logan Morrison, 22nd round, 666th overall by the Florida Marlins
  


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  Tommy Hanson, 22nd round, 677th overall by the Atlanta Braves
  


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  Jaime García, 22nd round, 680th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
  


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  Jake Baxter, 25th round, 750th overall by the Detroit Tigers
  


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  Jake Arrieta, 26th round, 775th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign


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  Sergio Romo, 28th round, 852nd overall by the San Francisco Giants
  


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  Justin Turner, 29th round, 889th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign


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  Tyler Flowers, 33rd round, 1007th overall by the Atlanta Braves
  


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  Alex Avila, 34th round, 1020th overall by the Detroit Tigers, but did not sign


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  Chris Davis, 35th round, 1063rd overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but did not sign


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  Brett Wallace, 42nd round, 1253rd overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign


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  John Axford, 42nd round, 1259th overall by the Cincinnati Reds, but did not sign


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  Tim Lincecum, 42nd round, 1261st overall by the Cleveland Indians, but did not sign


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  Buster Posey, 50th round, 1496th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but did not sign

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.

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.^[3]

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 1 the same year. Zimmerman and Boston's Craig Hansen joined their Major League clubs in September 2005.

Ryan Braun was the first 2005 draftee to be selected to an All-Star Game. He was voted in as a starter in 2008. Jacoby Ellsbury and Clay Buchholz were the first 2005 draftees to win a World Series championship, although Buchholz, drafted in the supplemental first round, was never on the 2007 Red Sox postseason roster. Matt Garza was named MVP of the 2008 ALCS.

External links

• MLB.com - Official MLB 2005 Draft Central page


• MLB.com - 2005 First Round Picks


• MLB.com - 2005 complete Draft Tracker (all rounds)


• MLB.com - Draft History


• Complete draft list from The Baseball Cube database

References

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Preceded by Matt Bush

1st Overall Picks Justin Upton

Succeeded by Luke Hochevar

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