2007 Major League Baseball draft
The 2007 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players and was 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. 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
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 1 | David Price | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Left-handed pitcher | Vanderbilt |
| 2 | Mike Moustakas | Kansas City Royals | Shortstop | Chatsworth High School |
| 3 | Josh Vitters | Chicago Cubs | Third baseman | Cypress High School |
| 4 | Daniel Moskos | Pittsburgh Pirates | Left-handed pitcher | Clemson |
| 5 | Matt Wieters | Baltimore Orioles | Catcher | Georgia Tech |
| 6 | Ross Detwiler | Washington Nationals | Left-handed pitcher | Missouri State |
| 7 | Matt LaPorta | Milwaukee Brewers | Outfielder | Florida |
| 8 | Casey Weathers | Colorado Rockies | Right-handed pitcher | Vanderbilt |
| 9 | Jarrod Parker | Arizona Diamondbacks | Right-handed pitcher | Norwell High School |
| 10 | Madison Bumgarner | San Francisco Giants | Left-handed pitcher | South Caldwell High School |
| 11 | Phillippe Aumont | Seattle Mariners | Right-handed pitcher | École secondaire du Versant |
| 12 | Matt Dominguez | Florida Marlins | Third baseman | Chatsworth High School |
| 13 | Beau Mills | Cleveland Indians | First baseman | Lewis-Clark State |
| 14 | Jason Heyward | Atlanta Braves | Outfielder | Henry County High School |
| 15 | Devin Mesoraco | Cincinnati Reds | Catcher | Punxsutawney High School |
| 16 | Kevin Ahrens | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortstop | Memorial High School |
| 17 | Blake Beavan | Texas Rangers | Right-handed pitcher | Irving High School |
| 18 | Peter Kozma | St. Louis Cardinals | Shortstop | Owasso High School |
| 19 | Joe Savery | Philadelphia Phillies | Left-handed pitcher | Rice |
| 20 | Chris Withrow | Los Angeles Dodgers | Right-handed pitcher | Midland Christian High School |
| 21 | J. P. Arencibia | Toronto Blue Jays | Catcher | Tennessee |
| 22 | Tim Alderson | San Francisco Giants | Right-handed pitcher | Horizon High School |
| 23 | Nick Schmidt | San Diego Padres | Left-handed pitcher | Arkansas |
| 24 | Michael Main | Texas Rangers | Right-handed pitcher | DeLand High School |
| 25 | Aaron Poreda | Chicago White Sox | Left-handed pitcher | San Francisco |
| 26 | James Simmons | Oakland Athletics | Right-handed pitcher | UC Riverside |
| 27 | Rick Porcello | Detroit Tigers | Right-handed pitcher | Seton Hall Preparatory School |
| 28 | Ben Revere | Minnesota Twins | Outfielder | Lexington Catholic High School |
| 29 | Wendell Fairley | San Francisco Giants | Outfielder | George County High School |
| 30 | Andrew Brackman | New York Yankees | Right-handed pitcher | NC State |
Supplemental First Round selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 31 | Josh Smoker | Washington Nationals | Left-handed pitcher | Calhoun High School |
| 32 | Nick Noonan | San Francisco Giants | Shortstop | Parker High School |
| 33 | Jon Gilmore | Atlanta Braves | Third baseman | Iowa City High School |
| 34 | Todd Frazier | Cincinnati Reds | Shortstop | Rutgers |
| 35 | Julio Borbon | Texas Rangers | Outfielder | Tennessee |
| 36 | Clayton Mortensen | St. Louis Cardinals | Right-handed pitcher | Gonzaga |
| 37 | Travis d'Arnaud | Philadelphia Phillies | Catcher | Lakewood High School |
| 38 | Brett Cecil | Toronto Blue Jays | Left-handed pitcher | Maryland |
| 39 | James Adkins | Los Angeles Dodgers | Left-handed 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 | Right-handed pitcher | Oregon State |
| 43 | Jackson Williams | San Francisco Giants | Catcher | Oklahoma |
| 44 | Neil Ramirez | Texas Rangers | Right-handed pitcher | Kempsville High School |
| 45 | Justin Jackson | Toronto Blue Jays | Shortstop | T. C. Roberson High School |
| 46 | Drew Cumberland | San Diego Padres | Shortstop | Pace High School |
| 47 | Nathan Vineyard | New York Mets | Left-handed pitcher | Woodland High School |
| 48 | Josh Donaldson | Chicago Cubs | Catcher | Auburn |
| 49 | Michael Burgess | Washington Nationals | Outfielder | Hillsborough High School |
| 50 | Wes Roemer | Arizona Diamondbacks | Right-handed pitcher | Cal State Fullerton |
| 51 | Charlie Culberson | San Francisco Giants | Shortstop | Calhoun High School |
| 52 | Matt Mangini | Seattle Mariners | Third baseman | Oklahoma State |
| 53 | Kyle Lotzkar | Cincinnati Reds | Right-handed pitcher | South Delta Secondary School |
| 54 | Tommy Hunter | Texas Rangers | Right-handed pitcher | Alabama |
| 55 | Nick Hagadone | Boston Red Sox | Left-handed pitcher | Washington |
| 56 | Trystan Magnuson | Toronto Blue Jays | Right-handed pitcher | Louisville |
| 57 | Mitchell Canham | San Diego Padres | Catcher | Oregon State |
| 58 | Jonathan Bachanov | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Right-handed pitcher | University High School |
| 59 | Corey Brown | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | Oklahoma State |
| 60 | Brandon Hamilton | Detroit Tigers | Right-handed pitcher | Stanhope Elmore High School |
| 61 | Ed Easley | Arizona Diamondbacks | Catcher | Mississippi State |
| 62 | Ryan Dent | Boston Red Sox | Shortstop | Wilson Classical High School |
| 63 | Cory Luebke | San Diego Padres | Left-handed pitcher | Ohio State |
| 64 | Danny Payne | San Diego Padres | Outfielder | Georgia Tech |
Compensation Picks
Other notable players
- Jordan Zimmermann, 2nd round, 67th overall by the Washington Nationals
- Giancarlo Stanton, 2nd round, 76th overall by the Florida Marlins
- Freddie Freeman, 2nd round, 78th overall by the Atlanta Braves
- Zack Cozart, 2nd round, 79th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
- Austin Romine, 2nd round, 94th overall by the New York Yankees
- Danny Duffy, 3rd round, 96th overall by the Kansas City Royals
- Jonathan Lucroy, 3rd round, 101st overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
- Daniel Descalso, 3rd round, 112th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Matt Harvey, 3rd round, 118th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but did not sign
- Darwin Barney, 4th round, 127th overall by the Chicago Cubs
- Corey Kluber, 4th round, 134th overall by the San Diego Padres
- Charlie Furbush, 4th round, 151st overall by the Detroit Tigers
- Jake Arrieta, 5th round, 159th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
- Steve Cishek, 5th round, 166th overall by the Florida Marlins
- Will Middlebrooks, 5th round, 174th overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Marc Rzepczynski, 5th round, 175th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Andrew Romine, 5th round, 178th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Nate Jones, 5th round, 179th overall by the Chicago White Sox
- Anthony Rizzo, 6th round, 204th overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Ryan Brasier, 6th round, 208th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Lucas Duda, 7th round, 243rd overall by the New York Mets
- Matt Moore, 8th round, 245th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- Marcus Walden, 9th round, 295th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Greg Holland, 10th round, 306th overall by the Kansas City Royals
- David Lough, 11th round, 336th overall by the Kansas City Royals
- Brandon Belt, 11th round, 348th overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
- Stephen Vogt, 12th round, 365th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- Shawn Kelley, 13th round, 405th overall by the Seattle Mariners
- James Russell, 14th round, 427th overall by the Chicago Cubs
- Josh Collmenter, 15th round, 463rd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Brian Schlitter, 16th round, 503rd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Mitch Moreland, 17th round, 530th overall by the Texas Rangers
- Matt Reynolds, 20th round, 612th overall by the Colorado Rockies
- Chris Sale, 21st round, 642nd overall by the Colorado Rockies, but did not sign
- Dillon Gee, 21st round, 663rd overall by the New York Mets
- Yasmani Grandal, 27th round, 834th overall by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign
- Seth Rosin, 28th round, 872nd overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
- Andrew Cashner, 29th round, 877th overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
- Dylan Axelrod, 30th round, 927th overall by the San Diego Padres
- Craig Kimbrel, 33rd round, 1,006th overall pick by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
- Drew Storen, 34th round, 1,050th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
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
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 Post-Season 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.
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 5th rotation spot for the Detroit Tigers but by mid-season was promoted to the 3rd starter.
Madison Bumgarner was the first 2007 draftee to win the World Series and did so in the World Series with the San Francisco Giants in 2010. He also was the first player to win the World Series MVP award.