MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1997
PICKPLAYERPOSTEAMSCHOOL/HOMETOWN
1Matt AndersonRHPDetroit Tigers Rice U
2*-J.D. DrewOFPhiladelphia Phillies Florida State U
3Troy Glaus3BAnaheim Angels UCLA
4Jason GrilliRHPSan Francisco Giants Seton Hall U
5Vernon WellsOFToronto Blue Jays Arlington, TX
6Geoff GoetzLHPNew York Mets Tampa, FL
7Dan ReichertRHPKansas City Royals U of the Pacific
8J.J. Davis1BPittsburgh Pirates Pomona, CA
9Michael CuddyerSSMinnesota Twins Chesapeake, VA
10Jon GarlandRHPChicago Cubs Granada Hills, CA
11Chris EnochsRHPOakland Athletics West Virginia U
12Aaron AkinRHPFlorida Marlins Cowley County CC
13Kyle PetersonRHPMilwaukee Brewers Stanford U
14Brandon LarsonSSCincinnati Reds Louisiana State U
15Jason DellaeroSSChicago White Sox U of South Florida
16Lance Berkman1BHouston Astros Rice U
17John CurticeLHPBoston Red Sox Chesapeake, VA
18Mark MangumRHPColorado Rockies Kingwood, TX
19Ryan AndersonLHPSeattle Mariners Westland, MI
20Adam KennedySSSt. Louis Cardinals Cal State Northridge
21Eric DuBoseLHPOakland Athletics Mississippi State U
22Jayson WerthCBaltimore Orioles Chatham, IL
23Donnie BridgesRHPMontreal Expos Hattiesburg, MS
24*-Tyrell GodwinOFNew York Yankees Elizabethtown, NC
25Glenn Davis1BLos Angeles Dodgers Vanderbilt U
26Darnell McDonaldOFBaltimore Orioles Englewood, CO
27Kevin NicholsonSSSan Diego Padres Stetson U
28Tim DrewRHPCleveland Indians Hahira, GA
29Troy CameronSSAtlanta Braves Ft. Lauderdale, FL
30Jack Cust1BFlemington, NJ
31Jason StandridgeRHPTrussville, AL