2004 Major League Baseball draft


The 2004 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. The draft marked the first time three players from the same university were chosen in the
first ten picks.
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First round selections

PickPlayerTeamPositionSchool
1Matt BushSan Diego PadresSSMission Bay High School
2Justin Verlander Detroit TigersRHPOld Dominion
3Philip HumberNew York MetsRHPRice University
4Jeff NiemannTampa Bay Devil RaysRHPRice University
5Mark RogersMilwaukee BrewersRHPMount Ararat High School
6Jeremy SowersCleveland IndiansLHPVanderbilt University
7Homer BaileyCincinnati RedsRHPLa Grange High School
8Wade TownsendBaltimore OriolesRHPRice University
9Chris NelsonColorado RockiesSSRedan High School
10Thomas DiamondTexas RangersRHPUniversity of New Orleans
11Neil WalkerPittsburgh PiratesCPine-Richland High School
12Jered WeaverAnaheim AngelsRHPLong Beach State University
13Bill BrayMontreal ExposLHPThe College of William & Mary
14Billy ButlerKansas City Royals3BSamuel W. Wolfson High School
15Stephen DrewArizona DiamondbacksSSFlorida State University
16David PurceyToronto Blue JaysLHPUniversity of Oklahoma
17Scott ElbertLos Angeles DodgersLHPSeneca High School
18Josh FieldsChicago White Sox3BOklahoma State University
19Chris LambertSt. Louis CardinalsRHPBoston College
20Trevor PlouffeMinnesota TwinsSSCrespi Carmelite High School
21Greg GolsonPhiladelphia PhilliesCFConnally High School
22Glen PerkinsMinnesota TwinsLHPUniversity of Minnesota
23Phil HughesNew York YankeesRHPFoothill High School
24Landon PowellOakland AthleticsCUniversity of South Carolina
25Kyle WaldropMinnesota TwinsRHPFarragut High School
26Richie RobnettOakland AthleticsCFFresno State University
27Taylor TankersleyFlorida MarlinsLHPUniversity of Alabama
28Blake DeWittLos Angeles Dodgers2BSikeston High School
29Matthew CampbellKansas City RoyalsLHPUniversity of South Carolina
30Eric HurleyTexas RangersRHPSamuel W. Wolfson High School

Supplemental first round selections

Compensation Picks

Other notable selections

The San Diego Padres stayed close to home with the first overall pick of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft, tabbing high school shortstop Matt Bush from Mission Bay High School. Bush, the first high school shortstop taken first overall since the Seattle Mariners chose Alex Rodriguez in 1993, batted.450 with 11 home runs, 35 RBI and 12 stolen bases during his senior year. The 18-year-old helped lead the Buccaneers to two San Diego Section Division III championships in three years, setting state records for career hits and runs scored in the process.
Huston Street, drafted in the supplemental first round, was the first 2004 draftee to make the major leagues. Justin Verlander was the first 2004 draftee to be selected to an All-Star Game in 2007. Dustin Pedroia, drafted in the second round, was the first 2004 draftee to be selected to start an All-Star Game and the first to win a World Series championship and the first to win a League MVP Award.
Three members of the 2003 NCAA Champions Rice Owls pitching staff were selected within the first eight picks. The Baltimore Orioles could not reach an agreement with Wade Townsend leading to Tampa Bay drafting him in 2005.
Nick Adenhart, who was selected in the 14th round by the Anaheim Angels, was killed in a car accident a day after his only start of the 2009 season.
During the 2012 season, first round picks Philip Humber, Homer Bailey, and Jered Weaver threw no hitters.