1997 Cleveland Indians

Draft Class
Total Picks
52
College Picks
26
High School Picks
26
Signed Picks
23
Unsigned Picks
29
MLB Players
3
1st Rounders
NCAA D1
13
NCAA D2
1
NCAA D3
0
NAIA
2
Junior College
10
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1997 Draft Class

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yearrndovlphaseplayerdraft teamd-possignedsourceschooldivisionregposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsslot valuebonusstatuscur-orgcur-lev
1997128June-RegTim DrewCleveland IndiansPYesHSLowndes County (Valdosta,GA)HSGAP6-1190RR1978-08-31Valdosta,GAMLB2000-20041997-2008PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1997141June-RegJason FitzgeraldCleveland IndiansOFYesCollegeTulaneNCAA 1LAOF6-1190LL1975-09-16New Orleans,LAAAA 1995-2005PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1997267June-RegEdgar CruzCleveland IndiansCYesHSVocational Tech (Juncos,PR)HSPRC6-3195RR1978-08-12Juncos,PRAA 1997-2004PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1997279June-RegRob VaelCleveland IndiansPYesCollegeEastern UtahNJCAAUTP6-3200RR1976-01-08Surrey,BCAA 1997-2002PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19973111June-RegRob PugmireCleveland IndiansPYesHSCascade (Everett,WA)HSWAP6-3205RR1978-09-05Seattle,WAAA 1997-2001PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19974141June-RegEric ThompsonCleveland IndiansOFYesHSWestover (Fayetteville,NC)HSNCOF6-0170LL1979-05-01Fayetteville,NCA 1998-2001PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19975171June-RegJon HamiltonCleveland IndiansOF-PYesCollegeOhloneCCCAACAOF6-1195LL1977-10-23Walnut Creek,CAAAA 1997-2004PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19976201June-RegBrian BenefieldCleveland Indians2BYesCollegeTexas A&MNCAA 1TXIF-OF6-0181RR1976-08-12Dallas,TXAA 1996-2001PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19977231June-RegMark TurnbowCleveland IndiansPYesHSHardin County (Savannah,TN)HSTNP6-3205RR1978-11-26Saltillo,TNAA 1997-2001PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19978261June-RegJohnnie WheelerCleveland IndiansIhPYesCollegeConnors State CollegeNJCAAOKP6-3175LL1977-12-24Bristow,OKRk 1997-1997PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
19979291June-RegDustan MohrCleveland IndiansOFYesCollegeAlabamaNCAA 1ALRF-LF6-1210RR1976-06-19Hattiesburg,MSMLB2001-20071995-2010PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199710321June-RegJoe KilburgCleveland Indians2B-OFYesCollegeStanfordNCAA 1CA1B5-11180LR1975-12-20Bay Village,OHAAA 1995-2005PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199711351June-RegDaniel JahnCleveland IndiansPNoHSFranklin (Seattle,WA)HSWAP6-4190LL1978-12-01Seattle,WANCAA 1998-2000PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199712381June-RegBrad FreemanCleveland IndiansSSNoCollegeMississippi StateNCAA 1MSSS6-2210RR1975-09-13Memphis,TNA+ 1995-1999PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199713411June-RegChad HawkinsCleveland IndiansPNoCollegeNavarroNJCAATXP6-7205RR1978-07-24Sherman,TXA+ 2000-2002PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199714441June-RegMike HughesCleveland IndianspYesCollegeSt. John'sNCAA 1NYP6-1192LL1975-12-05Bethpage,NYA 1996-2000PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199715471June-RegTyler SwinburnsonCleveland IndiansPYesCollegeOregon StateNCAA 1ORP6-4200RR1975-08-05La Mesa,CAA- 1995-2002PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199716501June-RegDenny NewCleveland IndianspNoCollegePanola CollegeNJCAATXP6-3197LL1978-02-15Carrollton,TXIndy 1999-2002PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199717531June-RegBrian ShackelfordCleveland IndianspNoCollegeOklahomaNCAA 1OKP6-1205LL1976-08-30McAlester,OKMLB2005-20061995-2008PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199718561June-RegTroy SilvaCleveland IndiansPYesCollegeLewis-Clark IdahoNAIAIDP6-2205RR1975-10-15Atascadero,CAA 1997-2002PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199719591June-RegDevon NicholsonCleveland IndiansripNoCollegeSacramento CityCCCAACAP6-1182RR1977-11-01Santa Rosa,CANCAA 2000-2001PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199720621June-RegNicholas WaakCleveland IndianspNoHSChugiak (Eagle River,AK)HSAKP6-3170RR1978-08-30Eagle River,AKNCAA 2001-2001PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199721651June-RegErick RosaCleveland IndiansCYesCollegeWestern KentuckyNCAA 1KYC5-11185RR1975-03-05Rio Piedras,PRA- 1996-1997PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199722681June-RegKelly DampeerCleveland IndiansSSYesCollegeRadfordNCAA 1VASS5-11190RR1975-01-25Roanoke,VAA 1994-1999PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199723711June-RegHeath BenderCleveland Indians1BYesCollegeMemphisNCAA 1TN1B6-4230LL1975-04-16Rock Island,ILA- 1994-1998PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
yearrndovlphaseplayerdraft teamd-possignedsourceschooldivisionregposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsslot valuebonusstatuscur-orgcur-lev
199724741June-RegReggie NelsonCleveland IndiansSSNoHSMission Bay (San Diego,CA)HSCASS5-10165RR1979-03-30San Diego,CAA+ 1998-2002PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199725771June-RegRyan UpshawCleveland IndiansOFYesCollegeNew Mexico StateNCAA 1NMOF6-0200RR1975-01-21Humble,TXA- 1997-1998PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199726801June-RegChris JacksonCleveland IndiansCYesHSMountain Brook (Mountain Brook,AL)HSALC6-2200RR1979-03-07Birmingham,ALRk 1998-1999PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199727831June-RegTodd HardingCleveland Indians2BYesCollegeLane CollegeNAIATN2B6-0180RR1977-09-14Eugene,ORRk 1997-1998PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199728861June-RegDerek WiggintonCleveland IndiansOFNoHSFather Ryan (Nashville,TN)HSTNOF6-1218LL1979-04-20Nashville,TNA 1998-2002PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199729891June-RegCourtney HallCleveland IndianspNoHSMeadowdale (Lynnwood,WA)HSWAP6-5215RR1979-02-13Mt. Vernon,WAIndy 2001-2006PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199730921June-RegFrancis PaisoCleveland IndianspNoHSEncinal (Alameda,CA)HSCAP5-10175LL1978-11-22Alameda,CA-  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199731951June-RegBrandon SmithCleveland Indians1BNoHSCanyon (Anaheim,CA)HSCAP6-3196RR1980-02-18Houston,TXA 2000-2005PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
199732981June-RegJason BasilCleveland IndiansCNoHSSt. Xavier (Cincinnati,OH)HSOHIF6-3225RR1978-08-05Cincinnati,OHA+ 1998-2003PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1997331011June-RegTony JacksonCleveland IndiansOfNoHSWilde Lake (Columbia,MD)HSMDOF6-2190RR1979-05-19Columbia,MDNCAA 2000-2000PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1997341041June-RegJonathon RouwenhorstCleveland IndianspNoHSBrethren Christian (Huntington Beach,CA)HSCAP6-1180LL1979-09-25Bellflower,CAAAA 2001-2009PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1997351071June-RegKris McWhirterCleveland IndianspNoHSDavidson Academy (Nashville,TN)HSTNP6-4195LR1979-05-11Nashville,TNAAA 1998-2003PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1997361101June-RegDanny BorrellCleveland IndiansIhpNoHSLee County (Sanford,NC)HSNCP6-3200LL1979-01-24Lansdale,PAAAA 1998-2008PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1997371131June-RegRyan SatterwhiteCleveland IndiansCNoHSTate (Cantonment,FL)HSFLC6-5230RR1978-11-20Pensacola,FL-  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1997381161June-RegAustin RobertsCleveland IndianspNoHSElma (Elma,WA)HSWAP6-3200RR1978-08-24Elma,WA-  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1997391191June-RegBrandon WheelerCleveland IndiansPNoCollegeHillsborough CCNJCAAFLP6-3175RR1978-01-21Clearwater,FL-  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1997401221June-RegBrandon MauerCleveland IndiansCNoHSLake Stevens (Lake Stevens,WA)HSWAC 0    -  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1997411248June-RegBrad DrummondCleveland IndianspNoHSLiberty (Renton,WA)HSWAP6-1170RR1978-07-05Renton,WA-  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1997421273June-RegRyan HaleyCleveland Indians2BYesCollegeCentral OklahomaNCAA 2OKIF6-1185LR1975-11-21Chandler,OKA- 1997-1998PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1997431296June-RegDanny AlvarezCleveland IndiansPYesCollegeFlorida IntlNCAA 1FLP6-2185RR1976-04-14Miami,FLA- 1995-1997PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1997441318June-RegJoey ColeCleveland IndiansPNoCollegeHoward CollegeNJCAATXP6-8255RR1977-09-15Nacogdoches,TXAAA 1999-2006PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1997451339June-RegBrian SeeverCleveland IndiansofNoCollegeSacramento CityCCCAACAOF6-0196RR1976-08-18Fairfield,CAA 1998-2001PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1997461358June-RegJeff ParkerCleveland IndianspNoHSJames Martin (Arlington,TX)HSTXP6-5175RR1978-08-31Arlington,TXIndy 2002-2002PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1997471376June-RegJustin HuttonCleveland IndiansCNoHSTyee (Tukwila,WA)HSWAC6-2235RR1978-08-29Tukwila,WA-  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1997481393June-RegMark HamiltonCleveland IndiansIhpNoCollegePanola CollegeNJCAATXP6-2210LL1978-04-23Dallas,TXA+ 1999-2006PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
yearrndovlphaseplayerdraft teamd-possignedsourceschooldivisionregposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat yearsslot valuebonusstatuscur-orgcur-lev
1997491410June-RegRichard BoothCleveland IndiansofNoHSWhiteville (Whiteville,NC)HSNCOF5-8180RR1979-02-11New London,CT-  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
1997501425June-RegDarnell SandersCleveland IndianslBNoHSWarrensville Heights (Warrensville Heights,OH)HSOHLB6-5260  1979-03-16Warrensville Heights,OH-  PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
52 record(s)