# 2007 Major League Baseball draft

The 2007 Major League Baseball draft, was an annual choosing of high school and college baseball players, held on June 7, 2007 and June 8, 2007. The first day session of the draft included the first 25 rounds and was scheduled to be broadcast "live" from Orlando, Florida on television for the first time, on ESPN2 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (1800–2200 UTC). Previously the conference call format draft was broadcast live, along with commentary, on both draft days exclusively from the MLB.com website as streaming audio. In total, the draft featured 50 rounds and 1453 selections.

## First round selections

* = All-Star
* = Never played in the Major Leagues
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 1 | David Price | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Pitcher | Vanderbilt |
| 2 | Mike Moustakas | Kansas City Royals | Shortstop | Chatsworth High School (CA) |
| 3 | Josh Vitters | Chicago Cubs | Third baseman | Cypress High School (CA) |
| 4 | Daniel Moskos | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pitcher | Clemson |
| 5 | Matt Wieters | Baltimore Orioles | Catcher | Georgia Tech |
| 6 | Ross Detwiler | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | Missouri State |
| 7 | Matt LaPorta | Milwaukee Brewers | Outfielder | Florida |
| 8 | Casey Weathers | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Vanderbilt |
| 9 | Jarrod Parker | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Norwell High School (IN) |
| 10 | Madison Bumgarner | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | South Caldwell High School (NC) |
| 11 | Phillippe Aumont | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | École secondaire du Versant (QC) |
| 12 | Matt Dominguez | Florida Marlins | Third baseman | Chatsworth High School (CA) |
| 13 | Beau Mills | Cleveland Indians | First baseman | Lewis-Clark State (ID) |
| 14 | Jason Heyward | Atlanta Braves | Outfielder | Henry County High School (GA) |
| 15 | Devin Mesoraco | Cincinnati Reds | Catcher | Punxsutawney High School (PA) |
| 16 | Kevin Ahrens | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortstop | Memorial High School (TX) |
| 17 | Blake Beavan | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | Irving High School (TX) |
| 18 | Peter Kozma | St. Louis Cardinals | Shortstop | Owasso High School (OK) |
| 19 | Joe Savery | Philadelphia Phillies | Pitcher | Rice |
| 20 | Chris Withrow | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | Midland Christian High School (TX) |
| 21 | J. P. Arencibia | Toronto Blue Jays | Catcher | Tennessee |
| 22 | Tim Alderson | San Francisco Giants | Pitcher | Horizon High School (AZ) |
| 23 | Nick Schmidt | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Arkansas |
| 24 | Michael Main | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | DeLand High School (FL) |
| 25 | Aaron Poreda | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | San Francisco |
| 26 | James Simmons | Oakland Athletics | Pitcher | UC Riverside |
| 27 | Rick Porcello | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Seton Hall Preparatory School (NJ) |
| 28 | Ben Revere | Minnesota Twins | Outfielder | Lexington Catholic High School (KY) |
| 29 | Wendell Fairley | San Francisco Giants | Outfielder | George County High School (MS) |
| 30 | Andrew Brackman | New York Yankees | Pitcher | NC State |

## Supplemental first round selections

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 31 | Josh Smoker | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | Calhoun High School (GA) |
| 32 | Nick Noonan | San Francisco Giants | Shortstop | Parker High School (CA) |
| 33 | Jon Gilmore | Atlanta Braves | Third baseman | Iowa City High School (IA) |
| 34 | Todd Frazier | Cincinnati Reds | Shortstop | Rutgers |
| 35 | Julio Borbon | Texas Rangers | Outfielder | Tennessee |
| 36 | Clayton Mortensen | St. Louis Cardinals | Pitcher | Gonzaga |
| 37 | Travis d'Arnaud | Philadelphia Phillies | Catcher | Lakewood High School (CA) |
| 38 | Brett Cecil | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | Maryland |
| 39 | James Adkins | Los Angeles Dodgers | Pitcher | Tennessee |
| 40 | Kellen Kulbacki | San Diego Padres | Outfielder | James Madison |
| 41 | Sean Doolittle | Oakland Athletics | First baseman | Virginia |
| 42 | Edward Kunz | New York Mets | Pitcher | Oregon State |
| 43 | Jackson Williams | San Francisco Giants | Catcher | Oklahoma |
| 44 | Neil Ramirez | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | Kempsville High School (VA) |
| 45 | Justin Jackson | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortstop | T. C. Roberson High School (NC) |
| 46 | Drew Cumberland | San Diego Padres | Shortstop | Pace High School (FL) |
| 47 | Nathan Vineyard | New York Mets | Pitcher | Woodland High School (GA) |
| 48 | Josh Donaldson | Chicago Cubs | Catcher | Auburn |
| 49 | Michael Burgess | Washington Nationals | Outfielder | Hillsborough High School (FL) |
| 50 | Wes Roemer | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Cal State Fullerton |
| 51 | Charlie Culberson | San Francisco Giants | Shortstop | Calhoun High School (GA) |
| 52 | Matt Mangini | Seattle Mariners | Third baseman | Oklahoma State |
| 53 | Kyle Lotzkar | Cincinnati Reds | Pitcher | South Delta Secondary School (BC) |
| 54 | Tommy Hunter | Texas Rangers | Pitcher | Alabama |
| 55 | Nick Hagadone | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | Washington |
| 56 | Trystan Magnuson | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | Louisville |
| 57 | Mitchell Canham | San Diego Padres | Catcher | Oregon State |
| 58 | Jonathan Bachanov | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Pitcher | University High School (FL) |
| 59 | Corey Brown | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | Oklahoma State |
| 60 | Brandon Hamilton | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | Stanhope Elmore High School (AL) |
| 61 | Ed Easley | Arizona Diamondbacks | Catcher | Mississippi State |
| 62 | Ryan Dent | Boston Red Sox | Shortstop | Wilson Classical High School (CA) |
| 63 | Cory Luebke | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Ohio State |
| 64 | Danny Payne | San Diego Padres | Outfielder | Georgia Tech |

### Compensation picks

* ↑ Pick from Texas Rangers as compensation for signing of free agent Frank Catalanotto
* ↑ Pick from Houston Astros as compensation for loss of free agent Carlos Lee
* ↑ Pick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for loss of free agent Julio Lugo
* ↑ Pick from Los Angeles Dodgers as compensation for loss of free agent Jason Schmidt
* ↑ Pick from Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as compensation for loss of free agent Gary Matthews Jr.
* ↑ Pick from New York Mets as compensation for loss of free agent Moisés Alou
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Alfonso Soriano
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Moisés Alou
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Danys Báez
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Rich Aurilia
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Carlos Lee
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Jeff Suppan
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent David Dellucci
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Justin Speier
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Julio Lugo
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Woody Williams
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Barry Zito
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Roberto Hernández
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Jason Schmidt
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Gary Matthews Jr.
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Frank Catalanotto
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Dave Roberts
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Chad Bradford
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Juan Pierre
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent José Guillén
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Craig Counsell
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Mike Stanton
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Gil Meche
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Scott Schoeneweis
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Mark DeRosa
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Álex González
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Ted Lilly
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Chan Ho Park
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Adam Kennedy
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Frank Thomas
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Jamie Walker
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Miguel Batista
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Keith Foulke
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Alan Embree
* ↑ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Ryan Klesko

## Other notable players
### Key

| | All-Star |
| * | Player did not sign |
| Round | Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 2 | 67 | Jordan Zimmermann | Washington Nationals | Pitcher | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
| 2 | 76 | Giancarlo Stanton | Florida Marlins | Outfielder | Notre Dame High School (CA) |
| 2 | 78 | Freddie Freeman | Atlanta Braves | First baseman | El Modena High School (CA) |
| 2 | 79 | Zack Cozart | Washington Nationals | Shortstop | Ole Miss |
| 2 | 81 | Eric Sogard | San Diego Padres | Second baseman | Arizona State |
| 2 | 94 | Austin Romine | New York Yankees | Catcher | El Toro High School (CA) |
| 3 | 96 | Danny Duffy | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Cabrillo High School (CA) |
| 3 | 100 | Steven Souza Jr. | Washington Nationals | Third baseman | Cascade High School (WA) |
| 3 | 101 | Jonathan Lucroy | Milwaukee Brewers | Catcher | Louisiana |
| 3 | 112 | Daniel Descalso | St. Louis Cardinals | Third baseman | UC Davis |
| 3 | 118 | Matt Harvey* | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Fitch High School (CT) |
| 4 | 127 | Darwin Barney | Milwaukee Brewers | Shortstop | Oregon State |
| 4 | 130 | Derek Norris | Washington Nationals | Catcher | Goddard High School (KS) |
| 4 | 134 | Corey Kluber | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | Stetson |
| 4 | 138 | Cory Gearrin | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Mercer |
| 4 | 151 | Charlie Furbush | Detroit Tigers | Pitcher | LSU |
| 5 | 159 | Jake Arrieta | Baltimore Orioles | Pitcher | TCU |
| 5 | 166 | Steve Cishek | Florida Marlins | Pitcher | Carson-Newman University |
| 5 | 174 | Will Middlebrooks | Boston Red Sox | Third baseman | Liberty-Eylau High School (TX) |
| 5 | 175 | Marc Rzepczynski | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | UC Riverside |
| 5 | 178 | Andrew Romine | Los Angeles Angels | Shortstop | Arizona State |
| 5 | 179 | Nate Jones | Chicago White Sox | Pitcher | Northern Kentucky |
| 6 | 186 | Fernando Cruz | Kansas City Royals | Shortstop | Puerto Rico Advancement College |
| 6 | 204 | Anthony Rizzo | Boston Red Sox | First baseman | Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (FL) |
| 6 | 208 | Ryan Brasier | Los Angeles Angels | Pitcher | Weatherford College |
| 7 | 243 | Lucas Duda | New York Mets | First baseman | USC |
| 8 | 245 | Matt Moore | Tampa Bay Rays | Pitcher | Moriarty High School (NM) |
| 9 | 295 | Marcus Walden | Toronto Blue Jays | Pitcher | Fresno City College |
| 10 | 306 | Greg Holland | Kansas City Royals | Pitcher | Western Carolina |
| 10 | 327 | Christian Colón | San Diego Padres | Shortstop | Canyon High School (Santa Clarita, California) (CA) |
| 11 | 336 | David Lough | Kansas City Royals | Outfielder | Mercyhurst College |
| 11 | 348 | Brandon Belt* | Atlanta Braves | First baseman | San Jacinto College |
| 11 | 354 | Ryan Pressly | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | Marcus High School (TX) |
| 12 | 365 | Stephen Vogt | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Catcher | Azusa Pacific |
| 12 | 394 | Manny Barreda | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Sahuarita High School (AZ) |
| 13 | 405 | Shawn Kelley | Seattle Mariners | Pitcher | Austin Peay |
| 14 | 427 | James Russell | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | Texas |
| 15 | 463 | Josh Collmenter | Arizona Diamondbacks | Pitcher | Central Michigan |
| 16 | 503 | Brian Schlitter | Philadelphia Phillies | Pitcher | Charleston |
| 17 | 530 | Mitch Moreland | Texas Rangers | First baseman | Mississippi State |
| 18 | 564 | Hunter Strickland | Boston Red Sox | Pitcher | Pike County High School (GA) |
| 20 | 612 | Matt Reynolds | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Austin Peay |
| 21 | 642 | Chris Sale* | Colorado Rockies | Pitcher | Lakeland High School (FL) |
| 21 | 663 | Dillon Gee | New York Mets | Pitcher | UT-Arlington |
| 27 | 834 | Yasmani Grandal* | Boston Red Sox | Catcher | Miami Springs High School (FL) |
| 28 | 872 | Seth Rosin* | Minnesota Twins | Pitcher | Mounds View High School (MN) |
| 29 | 877 | Andrew Cashner* | Chicago Cubs | Pitcher | Angelina College |
| 30 | 923 | Jake Diekman | Philadelphia Phillies | Pitcher | Cloud County Community College |
| 30 | 927 | Dylan Axelrod | San Diego Padres | Pitcher | UC Irvine |
| 33 | 1,006 | Craig Kimbrel* | Atlanta Braves | Pitcher | Wallace State Community College |
| 34 | 1,050 | Drew Storen* | New York Yankees | Pitcher | Brownsburg High School (IN) |

### NFL players drafted

* Dennis Dixon, 5th round, 168th overall by the Atlanta Braves
* Pat White, 27th round, 838th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but did not sign
* Russell Wilson, 41st round, 1,222nd overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
* Golden Tate, 42nd round, 1,252nd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks, but did not sign

## Background

Ross Detwiler was the first 2007 draftee to play in the major leagues.
David Price became the first player from the 2007 draft to be the starting pitcher of an All-Star Game in 2010. He was also the first pitcher to pitch in the postseason and World Series pitching in relief for the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays in the 2008 World Series. He was also the first player in this draft to win a Cy Young Award (which he won in 2012).
Jason Heyward became the first position player from the 2007 draft to be a starter of an All-Star Game in 2010.
Rick Porcello was the first player from the 2007 draft to be named as a starter at the outset of the season from spring training. He initially started the 2009 season in the fifth rotation spot for the Detroit Tigers but by mid-season was promoted to the third starter.
Madison Bumgarner was the first 2007 draftee to win the World Series, with the San Francisco Giants in 2010. He also was the first player to win the World Series MVP award, which he won in 2014.