 Bryan Bullington is the first pitcher taken No. 1 since 1997. AP |
Pick of the litter
The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Ball State pitcher Bryan Bullington with the overall No. 1 pick in the 2002 First-Year Player Draft. Twenty-eight sons of major leaguers were among the 1,482 players drafted, including three in the first round: Prince Fielder, Steve Swisher and John Mayberry Jr.
• 2002 Draft Picks: 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20 21-25 | 26-30 | 31-35 | 36-40 | 41-45 | 46-50
• Four teams draft their manager's son
• Overall No. 1 Picks | Team-by-Team No. 1s
• Famous Busts | Late Gems | Straight to Majors
• Previous Drafts: 2001 | 2000 | 1999
• Where are they now?
2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 |
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| By the Numbers |
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Major league games played by the past three No. 1 picks: Josh Hamilton ('99), Adrian Gonzalez ('00) and Joe Mauer ('01).
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Players from the 2001 draft who are currently in the major leagues, Mark Prior. The Cubs right-hander was the No. 2 pick.
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First-round picks from 2001 who did not sign contracts.
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17 |
High schoolers taken in the first round, the most since 1996.
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18 |
Draft picks since 1965 who have advanced to the majors without playing in the minors.
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25 |
College players taken by the A's in their first 28 picks.
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