2003 Major League Baseball draft
The 2003 First-Year Player Draft, Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft, was held on June 3 and 4. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams.
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First round selections
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 1 | Delmon Young | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | OF | Adolfo Camarillo High School |
| 2 | Rickie Weeks | Milwaukee Brewers | 2B | Southern University |
| 3 | Kyle Sleeth | Detroit Tigers | RHP | Wake Forest University |
| 4 | Tim Stauffer | San Diego Padres | RHP | University of Richmond |
| 5 | Chris Lubanski | Kansas City Royals | CF | Kennedy-Kenrick High School |
| 6 | Ryan Harvey | Chicago Cubs | CF | Dunedin High School |
| 7 | Nick Markakis | Baltimore Orioles | OF | Young Harris College |
| 8 | Paul Maholm | Pittsburgh Pirates | LHP | Mississippi State |
| 9 | John Danks | Texas Rangers | LHP | Round Rock High School |
| 10 | Ian Stewart | Colorado Rockies | 3B | La Quinta High School |
| 11 | Michael Aubrey | Cleveland Indians | 1B | Tulane University |
| 12 | Lastings Milledge | New York Mets | OF | Lakewood Ranch High School |
| 13 | Aaron Hill | Toronto Blue Jays | SS | Louisiana State University |
| 14 | Ryan Wagner | Cincinnati Reds | RHP | University of Houston |
| 15 | Brian Anderson | Chicago White Sox | CF | University of Arizona |
| 16 | Jeff Allison | Florida Marlins | RHP | Peabody Veterans Memorial High School |
| 17 | David Murphy | Boston Red Sox | CF | Baylor University |
| 18 | Brad Snyder | Cleveland Indians | RF | Ball State University |
| 19 | Conor Jackson | Arizona Diamondbacks | 3B | UC Berkeley |
| 20 | Chad Cordero | Montreal Expos | RHP | Cal State Fullerton |
| 21 | Matt Moses | Minnesota Twins | 3B | Mills E. Godwin High School |
| 22 | David Aardsma | San Francisco Giants | RHP | Rice University |
| 23 | Brandon Wood | Anaheim Angels | SS | Horizon High School |
| 24 | Chad Billingsley | Los Angeles Dodgers | RHP | Defiance High School |
| 25 | Brad Sullivan | Oakland Athletics | RHP | University of Houston |
| 26 | Brian Snyder | Oakland Athletics | 3B | Stetson University |
| 27 | Eric Duncan | New York Yankees | 3B | Seton Hall Preparatory School |
| 28 | Daric Barton | St. Louis Cardinals | C | Marina High School |
| 29 | Carlos Quentin | Arizona Diamondbacks | OF | Stanford University |
| 30 | Mitch Maier | Kansas City Royals | C | University of Toledo |
Supplemental first round selections
Compensation Picks
Other notable players
- Tony Gwynn, Jr., 2nd round, 39th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
- Tom Gorzelanny, 2nd round, 45th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Ryan Sweeney, 2nd round, 52nd overall by the Chicago White Sox
- Scott Baker, 2nd round, 58th overall by the Minnesota Twins
- Andre Ethier, 2nd round, 62nd overall by the Oakland Athletics
- Chris Ray, 3rd round, 74th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
- Shaun Marcum, 3rd round, 80th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Drew Stubbs, 3rd round, 89th overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign
- Matt Harrison, 3rd round, 97th overall by the Atlanta Braves
- Jonathan Papelbon, 4th round, 114th overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Michael Bourn, 4th round, 115th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Sean Marshall, 6th round, 163rd overall by the Chicago Cubs
- Kevin Kouzmanoff, 6th round, 168th overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Eric O'Flaherty, 6th round, 176th overall by the Seattle Mariners
- Matt Kemp, 6th round, 181st overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Mike Avilés, 7th round, 192nd overall by the Kansas City Royals
- Brian Bannister, 7th round, 199th overall by the New York Mets
- Kyle Kendrick, 7th round, 205th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Brendan Ryan, 7th round, 215th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Tyler Clippard, 9th round, 274th overall by the New York Yankees
- Casey McGehee, 10th round, 283rd overall by the Chicago Cubs
- John Jaso, 12th round, 338th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- Matt LaPorta, 14th round, 403rd overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
- Mike Dunn, 14th round, 419th overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign
- Ian Kennedy, 14th round, 425th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals, but did not sign
- Aaron Laffey, 16th round, 468th overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Ian Kinsler, 17th round, 496th overall by the Texas Rangers
- Ryan Roberts, 18th round, 530th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Chris Coghlan, 18th round, 546th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks, but did not sign
- Jason Motte, 19th round, 575th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Brad Ziegler, 20th round, 595th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Daniel Bard, 20th round, 604th overall by the New York Yankees, but did not sign
- Tony Watson, 23rd round, 683rd overall by the Florida Marlins, but did not sign
- Sam Fuld, 24th round, 703rd overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
- Brian Wilson, 24th round, 723rd overall by the San Francisco Giants
- Brad Lincoln, 28th round, 826th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign
- David Hernandez, 29th round, 857th overall by the Colorado Rockies, but did not sign
- Scott Feldman, 30th round, 886th overall by the Texas Rangers
- Jonny Venters, 30th round, 907th overall by the Atlanta Braves
- Wade LeBlanc, 36th round, 1058th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign
- Logan Ondrusek, 36th round, 1079th overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign
- Kris Medlen, 37th round, 1088th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign
- Jesse Litsch, 37th round, 1097th overall by the Colorado Rockies, but did not sign
- Andy LaRoche, 39th round, 1171st overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Brandon Morrow, 40th round, 1200th overall by the Anaheim Angels, but did not sign
- Jim Adduci, 42nd round, 1252nd overall by the Florida Marlins
- Max Scherzer, 43rd round, 1291st overall by the St. Louis Cardinals, but did not sign
- Steve Pearce, 45th round, 1341st overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
- Tim Lincecum, 48th round, 1408th overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
- Casey Janssen, 49th round, 1435th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
- Doug Fister, 49th round, 1451st overall by the San Francisco Giants, but did not sign
NFL players drafted
- Chaz Schilens, 34th round, 1000th overall by the Detroit Tigers, but did not sign
Background
Young batted.541 with seven home runs, 28 RBI in 22 games as a senior this spring for Camarillo. He was named Baseball America's High School Player of the Year in 2002 and was one of only three juniors selected as first team 2002 All-Americans. He became the first junior to be named California State Player of the Year since Eric Chavez in 1995.
At the World Junior Championships in Sherbrooke, Quebec, he helped lead Team USA to a bronze medal while batting.513 with a tournament-record eight home runs and 19 RBI in 38 at-bats.
Young is the younger brother of retired MLB player Dmitri Young, who was an expansion draft pick of the Rays, but never played in the organization. They became the first set of brothers to be taken within the first five selections of the draft. Dmitri was the 4th player selected by the Cardinals in the 1991 draft.
Pitchers Ryan Wagner, Chad Cordero, David Aardsma and infielder Rickie Weeks all reached the Major League level in less than a year.
Chad Cordero was the first 2003 draftee to be selected to an All-Star Game, selected in 2005. Abe Alvarez, drafted in the 2nd round, was the first 2003 draftee to win a World Series championship, although he was not on the 2004 Boston Red Sox postseason roster. Anthony Reyes, drafted in the 15th round, was the first to be on a winning World Series roster.
The Atlanta Braves selected Rick Sporcic SS Highlands HS Round 50 Draft #1480 with the final pick of the 2003 MLB Draft.
2x Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the forty-eighth round