The 2007 Major League Baseball Draft was the first ever to be broadcast, in part, before a television audience when the first round was shown via ESPN on June 7, 2007 live from Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Kissimmee, FL.[1]
Devil Rays Picks
Rd. |
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
School |
Signed |
Other Draft(s) |
1 |
1 |
David Price |
P |
Vanderbilt University |
August 15 |
2004 by Los Angeles (NL) |
2 |
65 |
Will Kline |
P |
University of Mississippi |
June 25 |
2006 by Houston |
3 |
95 |
Nick Barnese |
P |
Simi Valley HS, Simi Valley, CA |
June 16 |
|
4 |
125 |
David Newmann |
P |
Texas A&M University |
August 15 |
2004 by Cleveland, 2006 by Milwaukee |
5 |
155 |
Dustin Biell |
OF |
Inglemoor HS, Kenmore, WA |
June 10 |
|
6 |
185 |
Emeel Salem |
OF |
University of Alabama |
June 13 |
2006 by Baltimore |
7 |
215 |
Reid Fronk |
IF |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
July 12 |
|
8 |
245 |
Matt Moore |
P |
Moriarty HS, Moriarty, NM |
July 7 |
|
9 |
275 |
Cody Cipriano |
IF |
University of California Irvine |
June 23 |
|
10 |
305 |
Greg Sexton |
IF |
College of William and Mary |
June 11 |
|
11 |
335 |
D.J. Jones |
OF |
Gulf Shores HS, Gulf Shores, AL |
August 15 |
|
12 |
365 |
Stephen Vogt |
IF |
Azusa Pacific University |
June 10 |
|
13 |
395 |
Brian Flores |
P |
Arizona State University |
June 21 |
2004 & 2005 by Chicago (AL) |
14 |
425 |
Kyle Ayers |
P |
Oswego HS, Oswego, IL |
June 10 |
|
15 |
455 |
Michael Southern |
P |
West Hills College |
June 11 |
|
16 |
485 |
Joshua Johnson |
P |
Mississippi State University |
June 20 |
|
17 |
515 |
Will Harvil |
P |
Young Harris College |
Did not sign |
2009 by Arizona |
18 |
545 |
Julius Dettrich |
P |
Arlington HS, Arlington, WA |
June 11 |
|
19 |
575 |
Kevin Boggan |
P |
Boston College |
June 10 |
2006 by San Francisco |
20 |
605 |
Chris Luck |
P |
South Granville HS, Creedmoor, NC |
June 11 |
|
21 |
635 |
Kevin Brophy |
P |
University of California Los Angeles |
June 13 |
|
22 |
665 |
Ryan Turner |
P |
Richland HS, North Richland Hills, TX |
Did not sign |
2008 & 2011 by Tampa Bay, 2010 by Atlanta |
23 |
695 |
Joel Carranza |
C |
Charles Flanagan HS, Pembroke Pines, FL |
Did not sign |
|
24 |
725 |
John Baird |
P |
University of Cincinnati |
August 5 |
|
25 |
755 |
Justin Garcia |
P |
Western Nevada College |
June 16 |
|
26 |
785 |
Daniel Medlin |
P |
Young Harris College |
Did not sign |
|
27 |
815 |
John Mollicone |
C |
Fordham University |
June 10 |
|
28 |
845 |
Ben Humphrey |
IF |
Central Michigan University |
June 11 |
2004 by Toronto |
29 |
875 |
Robert Morey |
P |
Cape Henry HS, Virginia Beach, VA |
Did not sign |
2010 by Florida |
30 |
905 |
Joseph Cruz |
P |
East Los Angeles College |
August 8 |
2006 by San Diego |
31 |
935 |
Stephen Sauer |
P |
Western Nevada College |
Did not sign |
2010 by Chicago (AL) |
32 |
964 |
Thad Griffen |
C |
Alfred M. Barbe HS, Lake Charles, LA |
Did not sign |
|
33 |
993 |
Randall Preach |
P |
Brophy Prep School, Phoenix, AZ |
Did not sign |
|
34 |
1,022 |
Kevin Chavez |
P |
St. Michael's HS, Santa Fe, NM |
June 11 |
|
35 |
1,051 |
Joey Terdoslavich |
C |
Sarasota HS, Sarasota, FL |
Did not sign |
2010 by Atlanta |
36 |
1,080 |
Travis Stortz |
P |
Countryside HS, Clearwater, FL |
Did not sign |
|
37 |
1,108 |
Robert Della Grotta |
P |
Pepperdine University |
June 10 |
|
38 |
1,136 |
Jesse Darcy |
P |
Manhattan College |
June 9 |
|
39 |
1,164 |
Joseph Staley |
C |
Decatur HS, Decatur, TX |
Did not sign |
2010 by San Francisco |
40 |
1,192 |
Will Smith |
P |
Northgate HS, Newnan, GA |
Did not sign |
2008 by Los Angeles (AL) |
41 |
1,218 |
Austin Hinkle |
P |
Coastal Carolina University |
June 5 |
|
42 |
1,244 |
Sean Green |
P |
Chesterton HS, Chesterton, IN |
Did not sign |
|
43 |
1,270 |
Brad Buehler |
P |
St. Pius X HS, Festus, MO |
Did not sign |
|
44 |
1,296 |
Braden Degamo |
C |
Mariner HS, Everett, WA |
Did not sign |
|
45 |
1,322 |
Brett Miller |
P |
Montgomery HS, San Diego, CA |
Did not sign |
|
46 |
1,346 |
Elliott Glynn |
P |
Woodrow Wilson HS, Long Beach, CA |
Did not sign |
2010 by San Diego, 2011 by Milwaukee |
47 |
1,369 |
Kyle Decater |
OF |
Bellevue Community College |
Did not sign |
|
48 |
1,391 |
Matthew Evers |
P |
Stratford HS, Stratford, TX |
Did not sign |
|
49 |
1,412 |
Kenneth Burdi |
OF |
Kishwaukee College |
Did not sign |
|
50 |
1,433 |
Mark Peterson |
P |
Lincoln Park Academy, Fort Pierce, FL |
Did not sign |
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- Names in bold indicate players who have appeared in a Major League game for Tampa Bay.
- Names in italics indicate players who have appeared in a Major League game for any other team.
References
Draft History |
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First-Year Player Draft |
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Rule 5 Draft |
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Expansion Draft |
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