Baseball draft of amateur players
2004 Major League Baseball draft General information Date June 7–8, 2004 Overview 1498 total selectionsFirst selection Matt Bush San Diego Padres First round selections 41
The2004 Major League Baseball draft , was held on June 7 and 8. It was conducted viaconference 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.
Source:MLB.com 2004 Draft Tracker
First round selections [ edit ] Detroit selectedJustin Verlander second overall. He is a 9×All-Star , 3×AL Cy Young winner , and the2011 AL MVP . He has led theAmerican League in:strikeouts 5×,wins 4×, andERA 2×.ThePirates selectedNeil Walker 11th overall. He was named the2014 Silver Slugger atsecond base . TheAngels selectedJered Weaver 12th overall. The 3×All-Star led theAmerican League inwins twice. Kansas City selectedBilly Butler 14th overall. In2012 , the man known as "Country Breakfast" was named anAll-Star andSilver Slugger atDH TheTwins selectedGlen Perkins 22nd overall. Perkins is a 3×All-Star . Supplemental first round selections [ edit ] TheWhite Sox selectedGio González 38th overall. He is a two-timeAll-Star and led theNL in wins in2012 . TheOakland Athletics selectedHuston Street 40th overall. The 2×All-Star was named the2005 AL Rookie of the Year . Other notable selections [ edit ] TheBrewers selectedYovani Gallardo in the second round. Gallardo was anAll-Star andSilver Slugger atpitcher in2010 TheAstros selectedHunter Pence in 64 overall. Pence is a 4×All-Star and won theWorld Series with theSan Francisco Giants in2012 and2014. Boston selectedDustin Pedroia in the second round. The 4×All-Star won the2007 AL Rookie of the Year Award and2008 AL MVP .TheOakland Athletics selectedKurt Suzuki 67th overall. Suzuki was named a2014 All-Star . TheMontreal Expos selectedIan Desmond in the 3rd round. He is a 2×All-Star and 3×Silver Slugger atshortstop . TheAstros selectedBen Zobrist in the 6th round. He is a 3×All-Star , 2×World Series champion and the2016 World Series MVP . TheBrewers selectedLorenzo Cain in the 17th round. The 2×All-Star won aGold Glove atoutfield in2019 . TheAngels selected Mark Trumbo in the 18th Round. The 2×All-Star won the2016 Silver Slugger for anoutfielder when leading all ofMLB inhome runs . Wade Davis , 3rd round, 75th overall by theTampa Bay Devil Rays Adam Lind , 3rd round, 83rd overall by theToronto Blue Jays Ian Desmond , 3rd round, 84th overall by theMontreal Expos J. A. Happ , 3rd round, 92nd overall by thePhiladelphia Phillies Chris Iannetta , 4th round, 110th overall by theColorado Rockies Ross Ohlendorf , 4th round, 116th overall by theArizona Diamondbacks Casey Janssen , 4th round, 117th overall by theToronto Blue Jays Javy Guerra , 4th round, 118th overall by theLos Angeles Dodgers Lucas Harrell , 4th round, 119th overall by theChicago White Sox Ryan Webb , 4th round, 127th overall by theOakland Athletics James Parr , 4th round, 131st overall by theAtlanta Braves Jake McGee , 5th round, 135th overall by theTampa Bay Devil Rays Mark Lowe , 5th round, 153rd overall by theSeattle Mariners Ben Zobrist , 6th round, 184th overall by theHouston Astros Troy Patton , 9th round, 274th overall by theHouston Astros Justin Maxwell , 10th round, 291st overall by theTexas Rangers Cory Wade , 10th round, 298th overall by theLos Angeles Dodgers Steve Pearce , 10th round, 305th overall by theBoston Red Sox , but did not signSam Fuld , 10th round, 306th overall by theChicago Cubs Michael Saunders , 11th round, 333rd overall by theSeattle Mariners Andy Sonnanstine , 13th round, 375th overall by theTampa Bay Devil Rays Dexter Fowler , 14th round, 410th overall by theColorado Rockies Nick Adenhart , 14th round, 413th overall by theAnaheim Angels Will Venable , 15th round, 439th overall by theBaltimore Orioles , but did not signMark Reynolds , 16th round, 476th overall by theArizona Diamondbacks Lorenzo Cain , 17th round, 496th overall by theMilwaukee Brewers J. 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Arencibia , 17th round, 513th overall by theSeattle Mariners , but did not signJerry Blevins , 17th round, 516th overall by theChicago Cubs Cory Luebke , 18th round, 532nd overall by thePittsburgh Pirates , but did not signMark Trumbo , 18th round, 533rd overall by theAnaheim Angels David Price , 19th round, 568th overall by theLos Angeles Dodgers , but did not signMicah Owings , 19th round, 576th overall by theChicago Cubs , but did not signJesse Litsch , 24th round, 717th overall by theToronto Blue Jays Dallas Braden , 24th round, 727th overall by theOakland Athletics Justin Ruggiano , 25th round, 748th overall by theLos Angeles Dodgers Jonathan Sánchez , 27th round, 820th overall by theSan Francisco Giants Tyler Flowers , 27th round, 821st overall by theAtlanta Braves , but did not signBrad Lincoln , 28th round, 826th overall by theTexas Rangers , but did not signCharlie Blackmon , 28th round, 848th overall by theFlorida Marlins , but did not signJaime García , 30th round, 889th overall by theBaltimore Orioles , but did not signJake Arrieta , 31st round, 918th overall by theCincinnati Reds , but did not signJeff Gray , 32nd round, 967th overall by theOakland Athletics Mike Dunn , 33rd round, 999th overall by theNew York Yankees David Hernandez , 34th round, 1016th overall by theArizona Diamondbacks , but did not signTodd Frazier , 37th round, 1100th overall by theColorado Rockies , but did not signJames Russell , 37th round, 1097th overall by theSeattle Mariners , but did not signKyle Blanks , 42nd round, 1241st overall by theSan Diego Padres Tony Sipp , 45th round, 1333rd overall by theCleveland Indians Chris Davis , 50th round, 1496th overall by theNew York Yankees , but did not signNFL players drafted [ edit ] Pat White , 4th round, 113th overall by theAnaheim Angels , but did not signMatt Moore , 22nd round, 653rd overall by theAnaheim Angels , but did not signMatt Cassel , 36th round, 1087th overall by theOakland Athletics , but did not signBrian Brohm , 49th round, 1451st overall by theColorado Rockies , but did not signThe 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 (CA) 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 (211) and runs scored (188) 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 anAll-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 aWorld 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 theAnaheim Angels , was killed in a car accident a day after his only start of the2009 season .
During the 2012 season, first round picksPhilip Humber ,Homer Bailey , andJered Weaver threwno hitters (Humber's was aperfect game ).
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