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Rickie Weeks hit .473 in three seasons at Southern Universtity.  AP

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The Tampa Bay Devil Rays added another talented outfielder Tuesday by selecting Delmon Young with the No. 1 pick in the 2003 First-Year Player Draft. The Milwaukee Brewers took two-time NCAA batting champ Rickie Weeks with the overall No. 2 pick.

• Donovan: Expectations will follow Young
Young hopes to reach majors as a teenager
Sons of Gwynn, Valenzuela selected on Day 1
Famous Busts | Late Gems | Straight to Majors
Overall No. 1 Picks | Team-by-Team No. 1 Picks

Selections: Rounds 1-5 | 6-10 | 11-15 | 16-20
   21-25 | 26-30 | 31-35 | 36-40 | 41-45 | 46-50

SI Flashbacks: B.J. Surhoff | Ben McDonald
   Brien Taylor | Alex Rodriguez | Darin Erstad
   Josh Hamilton | Joe Mauer

Where are they now? From 1996-2002

Previous Drafts: 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999

 
By the Numbers
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Major league games played by the past four overall No. 1 picks: Josh Hamilton ('99), Adrian Gonzalez ('00), Joe Mauer ('01) and Bryan Bullington ('02).
3
Players drafted before Dmitri Young, Delmon's older brother. The elder Young was the Cardinals' first pick in 1991, fourth overall, behind only Brien Taylor (No. 1 Yankees), Mike Kelly (No. 2, Braves) and David McCarty (No. 3, Twins).
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Former overall No. 1 picks are active major leaguers: B.J. Surhoff ('85), Ken Griffey Jr. ('87), Chipper Jones ('90), Phil Nevin ('92), Alex Rodriguez ('93), Paul Wilson ('94), Darin Erstad ('95), Kris Benson ('96) and Pat Burrell ('98).
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Pitchers who were taken in the first round, the lowest total since the draft was expanded to 30 teams in 1996.
17
Division I college players who were picked in the first round, along with one juco player and 12 prep players.
1,389
Players were selected ahead of Mike Piazza in the 1988 draft. The Dodgers grabbed the future Hall of Famer with the 61st pick in the 62nd round.
1,480
Players selected in this year's draft. Roughly 10 percent will reach the majors, if only for a cup of coffee.

 


 
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