2004 IBC Draft Review

[Rangers]

1.1 OAK Kendry Morales
1.2 BOS Jeff Niemann
1.3 ATL Huston Street
1.4 BAL Justin Verlander
1.5 MIN Homer Bailey
1.6 CWS Chris Nelson
1.7 TB Jered Weaver
1.8 LAD Jeremy Sowers
1.9 PIT Billy Butler
1.10 COL Philip humber
1.11 ARI Joshua Fields
1.12 WAS Glen Perkins
1.13 WAS Stephen Drew
1.14 DET Thomas Diamond
1.15 OAK Mark Rogers
1.16 CIN Matt Bush
1.17 CHC Kurt Suzuki
1.18 NYM Kyle Waldrop
1.19 TEX Scott Elbert
1.20 PHI Jay Rainville
1.21 HOU Dustin Pedroia
1.22 STL Reid Brignac
1.23 ANA JP Howell
1.24 SD Neil Walker
1.25 SEA Chris Lambert
1.26 TOR Jon Zeringue
1.27 CLE Cory Dunlap
1.28 MIL Mitch Einertson
1.29 NYY Matt Tuiasosopo
1.30 CIN Anthony Swarzak

2.1 NYY Philip Hughes
2.2 BOS Taylor Tankersley
2.3 ATL Zach Jackson
2.4 BAL Gio Gonzalez
2.5 MIN David Purcey
2.6 SEA Jason Vargas
2.7 TB Daniel Putnam
2.8 LAD Jeff Frazier
2.9 PIT Richie Robnett
2.10 COL BJ Szymanski
2.11 ARI Landon Powell
2.12 MIN Jason Windsor
2.13 WAS Blake Dewitt
2.14 DET Keiichi Yabu
2.15 OAK Justin Orenduff
2.16 CIN Nick Adenhart
2.17 CHC Paul Janish
2.18 WAS Billy Bray
2.19 TEX Yovani Gallardo
2.20 PHI Brandon Allen
2.21 HOU Jeff Fiorentino
2.22 STL Adam Lind
2.23 ANA Eric Beattie
2.24 SD Donald Lucy
2.25 SEA Seth Smith
2.26 TOR JC Holt
2.27 CLE Hunter Pence
2.28 MIL Greg Golson
2.29 NYY Mark Trumbo
2.30 CIN Christian Garcia
2.31 NYY Alay Soler
2.32 SF Gaby Hernandez

3.1 NYM Collin Balester
3.2 BOS Billy Buckner
3.3 ATL Trevor Plouffe
3.4 BAL Ray Liotta
3.5 COL Mike Rozier
3.6 NYM Tommy Hottovy
3.7 TB Curtis Thigpen
3.8 LAD Grant Johnson
3.9 PIT Chris Carter
3.10 MIN Clint Brannon
3.11 ARI Eddy Martinez-Esteve
3.12 KC Troy Patton
3.13 WAS Wesley Whisler
3.14 DET Kevin Melillo
3.15 OAK Eric Hurley
3.16 SF Dave Haehnel
3.17 CHC Josh Baker
3.18 STL Garrett Mock
3.19 TEX John Bowker
3.20 PHI Brian Hall
3.21 HOU Matt Macri
3.22 STL Scott Lewis
3.23 ANA Brett Smith
3.24 SD Randy Beam
3.25 SEA Ben Zobrist
3.26 TOR Tadahito Iguchi
3.27 COL Mike Nickeas
3.28 MIL Dexter Fowler
3.29 NYY Mike Ferris
3.30 SF Andrew Kown

4.1 NYM Greg Burns
4.2 BOS Jason Jaramillo
4.3 CIN Marc Cornell
4.4 BAL Mike Butia
4.5 MIN Justin Hoyman
4.6 CWS James Happ
4.7 TB Tony Sipp
4.8 LAD Chris Iannetta
4.9 PIT Collin Mahoney
4.10 CLE Jim Miller
4.11 ARI Matthew Fox
4.12 KC Daryl Jones
4.13 WAS Michael Rogers
4.14 LAD Yuniesky Betancourt
4.15 CLE Eric Patterson
4.16 LAD Clay Timpner
4.17 NYM Denny Tomori
4.18 FLA Matt Campbell
4.19 TEX Mark Jecmen
4.21 HOU Jesse Hoover
4.22 STL Danny Hill
4.23 NYY Norihiro Nakamura
4.24 SD David Trahan
4.25 SEA Mark Reed
4.26 TOR Dae Sung Koo
4.27 SF Garrett Broshuis
4.28 MIL Adam Ricks
4.29 NYM Daniel Batz
4.30 SF Jay Sawatski

5.2 BOS Steve Sollmann
5.3 PHI Cla Meredith
5.4 BAL Jeff Marquez
5.5 MIN Andrew Dobies
5.7 TB Chris Gimenez
5.8 OAK Matt Walker
5.9 PIT Deacon Burns
5.10 MIN Jeff Schoenbachler
5.11 ARI Ricky Steik
5.12 CIN Tyler Lumsden
5.14 LAD John Raglani
5.15 OAK Cameron Blair
5.16 CIN James Parr
5.17 CHC Casey Janssen
5.18 FLA John Hardy
5.19 TEX Matt Durkin
5.20 PHI Sean Gamble
5.21 HOU Josh Johnson
5.22 FLA Chris Niesel
5.24 SD Jeff Frazier?
5.26 TOR Carlos Carrasco
5.29 CLE AJ Shappi

[Rangers]

ANA - Nick Perry
1.23 JP Howell
2.23 Eric Beattie
3.23 Brett Smith

ARI - Garth Lewis
1.11 Joshua Fields
2.11 Landon Powell
3.11 Eddy Martinez-Esteve
4.11 Matthew Fox
5.11 Ricky Steik

ATL - Richard Bishop
1.3 Huston Street
2.3 Zach Jackson
3.3 Trevor Plouffe

BAL - Dan Vacek
1.4 Justin Verlander
2.4 Gio Gonzalez
3.4 Ray Liotta
4.4 Mike Butia
5.4 Jeff Marquez

BOS - Bren Dillon
1.2 Jeff Niemann
2.2 Taylor Tankersley
3.2 Billy Buckner
4.2 Jason Jaramillo
5.2 Steve Sollmann

CHC - Gabe Hammad
1.17 Kurt Suzuki
2.17 Paul Janish
3.17 Josh Baker
5.17 Casey Janssen

CIN - Nate Hunter
1.16 Matt Bush
1.30 Anthony Swarzak
2.16 Nick Adenhart
2.30 Christian Garcia
4.3 Marc Cornell
5.12 Tyler Lumsden
5.16 James Parr

CLE - Pat Gillespie
1.27 Cory Dunlap
2.27 Hunter Pence
4.10 Jim Miller
4.15 Eric Patterson
5.29 AJ Shappi

COL - (Jason Bornas)
1.10 Philip humber
2.10 BJ Szymanski
3.27 Mike Nickeas
3.5 Mike Rozier

CWS - Brett Degen
1.6 Chris Nelson
4.6 James Happ

DET - Alex Fleming
1.14 Thomas Diamond
2.14 Keiichi Yabu
3.14 Kevin Melillo

FLA - Gabe Hammad
4.18 Matt Campbell
5.18 John Hardy
5.22 Chris Niesel

HOU - Pat Gillespie
1.21 Dustin Pedroia
2.21 Jeff Fiorentino
3.21 Matt Macri
4.21 Jesse Hoover
5.21 Josh Johnson

KC - Brett Zalaski
3.12 Troy Patton
4.12 Daryl Jones

LAD - Shawn Walsh
1.8 Jeremy Sowers
2.8 Jeff Frazier
3.8 Grant Johnson
4.14 Yuniesky Betancourt
4.16 Clay Timpner
4.8 Chris Iannetta
5.14 John Raglani

MIL - Mark Normandin/Rob M
1.28 Mitch Einertson
2.28 Greg Golson
3.28 Dexter Fowler
4.28 Adam Ricks

MIN - Andrew Howard
1.5 Homer Bailey
2.12 Jason Windsor
2.5 David Purcey
3.10 Clint Brannon
4.5 Justin Hoyman
5.10 Jeff Schoenbachler
5.5 Andrew Dobies

NYM - Kegan LeFort
1.18 Kyle Waldrop
3.1 Collin Balester
3.6 Tommy Hottovy
4.1 Greg Burns
4.17 Denny Tomori
4.29 Daniel Batz

NYY - Jason Bornas
1.29 Matt Tuiasosopo
2.1 Philip Hughes
2.29 Mark Trumbo
2.31 Alay Soler
3.29 Mike Ferris
4.23 Norihiro Nakamura

OAK - Brad Geiss
1.1 Kendry Morales
1.15 Mark Rogers
2.15 Justin Orenduff
3.15 Eric Hurley
5.15 Cameron Blair
5.8 Matt Walker

PHI - Bobby Tierney
1.20 Jay Rainville
2.20 Brandon Allen
3.20 Brian Hall
5.20 Sean Gamble
5.3 Cla Meredith

PIT - Gene
1.9 Billy Butler
2.9 Richie Robnett
3.9 Chris Carter
4.9 Collin Mahoney
5.9 Deacon Burns

SD - ?
1.24 Neil Walker
2.24 Donald Lucy
3.24 Randy Beam
4.24 David Trahan
5.24 Jeff Frazier?

SEA - Brennan Church
1.25 Chris Lambert
2.25 Seth Smith
2.6 Jason Vargas
3.25 Ben Zobrist
4.25 Mark Reed

SF - Nils Erickson
2.32 Gaby Hernandez
3.16 Dave Haehnel
3.30 Andrew Kown
4.27 Garrett Broshuis
4.30 Jay Sawatski

STL - Aaron Dorman
1.22 Reid Brignac
2.22 Adam Lind
3.18 Garrett Mock
3.22 Scott Lewis
4.22 Danny Hill

TB - Dave Taylor
1.7 Jered Weaver
2.7 Daniel Putnam
3.7 Curtis Thigpen
4.7 Tony Sipp
5.7 Chris Gimenez

TEX - Jake Hamlin
1.19 Scott Elbert
2.19 Yovani Gallardo
3.19 John Bowker
4.19 Mark Jecmen
5.19 Matt Durkin

TOR - Pat Bishop
1.26 Jon Zeringue
2.26 JC Holt
3.26 Tadahito Iguchi
4.26 Dae Sung Koo
5.26 Carlos Carrasco

WAS - Brad Merrill
1.12 Glen Perkins
1.13 Stephen Drew
2.13 Blake Dewitt
2.18 Billy Bray
3.13 Wesley Whisler
4.13 Michael Rogers


1. NY Mets
2. Boston
3. Atlanta
4. Baltimore
5. Minnesota
6. Chicago WS
7. Tampa Bay
8. LA Dodgers
9. Pittsburgh
10. Colorado
11. Arizona
12. Kansas City
13. Washington
14. Detroit
15. Oakland
16. Cincinnati
17. Chicago Cubs
18. Florida
19. Texas
20. Philadelphia
21. Houston
22. St Louis
23. Anaheim
24. San Diego
25. Seattle
26. Toronto
27. Cleveland
28. Milwaukee
29. NY Yankees
30. San Francisco

[Rangers]

Best Overall Draft: Washington
Second Best Overall Draft: Houston

Best Value Draft: Washington

Worst Overall Draft: Florida

Best 1st Round Pick: 1.21 - Dustin Pedroia

Worst 1st Round Pick: 1.15 - Mark Rogers

Best 2nd Round Pick: 2.1 - Philip Hughes / 2.19 - Yovani Gallardo / 2.27 - Hunter Pence

Best 3rd Round Pick: 3.28 - Dexter Fowler

Best 4th Round Pick: 4.8 - Chris Iannetta

Best 5th Round Pick: 5.21 - Josh Johnson / 5.26 - Carlos Carrasco

[Giants]

I took this team over in the middle of the draft, so I didn't make the Elbert/Gallardo picks, but I did make the three crappy ones that followed.

[Dodgers]

I only picked Iannetta because of a recommendation from Josh. Definitely no regrets 5 years later.