1997 Major League Baseball Draft
First round selections
Columns: Pick | Player | Team | Position | School
1 | Matt Anderson | Detroit Tigers | P | Rice University | 2 | J.D. Drew | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | Florida State University | 3 | Troy Glaus | Anaheim Angels | 3B , P | UCLA | 4 | Jason Grilli | San Francisco Giants | P | Seton Hall University | 5 | Vernon Wells | Toronto Blue Jays | OF | Bowie HS (Arlington, Texas) | 6 | Geoff Goetz | New York Mets | P | Jesuit HS (Tampa, Florida) | 7 | Dan Reichert | Kansas City Royals | P | University of the Pacific | 8 | J.J. Davis | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | Baldwin Park HS (Pomona, California) | 9 | Michael Cuddyer | Minnesota Twins | SS , P | Great Bridge HS (Chesapeake, Virginia) | 10 | Jon Garland | Chicago Cubs | P | Kennedy HS (Granada Hills, California) | 11 | Chris Enochs | Oakland Athletics | P | West Virginia University | 12 | Aaron Akin | Florida Marlins | P | Cowley County Community College | 13 | Kyle Peterson | Milwaukee Brewers | P | Stanford University | 14 | Brandon Larson | Cincinnati Reds | SS | Louisiana State University | 15 | Jason Dellaero | Chicago White Sox | SS , P | University of South Florida | 16 | Lance Berkman | Houston Astros | 1B | Rice University | 17 | John Curtice | Boston Red Sox | P | Great Bridge HS (Chesapeake, Virginia) | 18 | Mark Mangum | Colorado Rockies | P | Kingwood HS (Kingwood, Texas) | 19 | Ryan Anderson | Seattle Mariners | P | Divine Child HS (Westland, Michigan) | 20 | Adam Kennedy | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | Cal State Northridge University | 21 | Eric DuBose | Oakland Athletics | P | Mississippi State University | 22 | Jayson Werth | Baltimore Orioles | C , OF | Glenwood HS (Chatham, Illinois) | 23 | Donnie Bridges | Montreal Expos | P | Oak Grove HS (Hattiesburg, Mississippi) | 24 | Tyrell Godwin | New York Yankees | OF | East Bladen HS (Elizabethtown, North Carolina) | 25 | Glenn Davis | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | Vanderbilt University | 26 | Darnell McDonald | Baltimore Orioles | OF | Cherry Creek HS (Englewood, Colorado) | 27 | Kevin Nicholson | San Diego Padres | SS | Stetson University | 28 | Tim Drew | Cleveland Indians | P , OF | Lowndes County HS (Valdosta, Georgia) | 29 | Troy Cameron | Atlanta Braves | SS | St. Thomas Aquinas HS (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) | 30 | Jack Cust | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1B | Immaculata HS (Somerville, New Jersey) | 31 | Jason Standridge | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | P | Hewitt-Trussville HS (Trussville, AL)