THE DEVILS AND THE DRAFT o school has played a bigger role • The Sun Devils’ three No. 1 in Major League Baseball’s ama- overall picks were Rick Monday ASU’S 21 FIRST-ROUND Nteur free agent draft than Arizona (1965 to Kansas City), Floyd DRAFT SELECTIONS State University. Bannister (1976 to Houston) and Since the inception of the draft in 1965, ASU Bob Horner (1978 to Atlanta). No Name Year Overall Pick Team has had more players chosen (303), more other school has more than one Rick Monday..............1965 ...............1 ..................A’s first-round selections (21) and more No. 1 No. 1 selection. Mike Kelly nar- Reggie Jackson .........1966 ...............2 ..................A’s picks (3) than any other school in the nation. rowly missed joining this elite Paul Ray Powell.........1969 ...............7 .............Twins The Sun Devils average eight players chosen club, as he was chosen second Eddie Bane.................1973 .............11 .............Twins in each draft. Eight ASU players were chosen by the Atlanta Braves in 1991. Floyd Bannister..........1976 ...............1 ............Astros in both the 2000 and 2001 Major League • In 1976, Arizona State had a Ken Landreaux...........1976 ...............6............Angels Drafts. Those numbers don’t even reflect the record 13 players drafted. They Bob Horner ................1978 ...............1............Braves recruited players who were drafted out of high included Bannister, Horner, Ken Hubie Brooks.............1978 ...............3...............Mets school. Currently, there are 15 players on the Landreaux, Ken Phelps, Chris Mike Sodders.............1981 .............11 .............Twins 2002 roster who have been previously drafted, Bando and Ricky Peters. Of the Oddibe McDowell ......1984 .............12 .........Rangers including Josh Perrault and Ian Kinsler, who 27 players on the roster, 26 were Barry Bonds...............1985 ...............6............Pirates have been selected each of the past two years. drafted at some point in their Anthony Manahan .....1990 .............38 ........Mariners Seven newcomers to the program have had careers. A whopping 13 of them Mike Kelly ..................1991 ...............2............Braves their names called in the annual MLB Draft. would eventually reach the big Sean Lowe .................1992 .............15........Cardinals That’s a marvelous testimony to Arizona leagues. Baseball America says Todd Steverson..........1992 .............25 .......Blue Jays State’s reputation among major league scouts “it may have been the greatest Marc Barcelo..............1993 .............33 .............Twins and top baseball executives. It also makes collection of college talent ever Antone Williamson ....1994 ...............4 .........Brewers quite a statement about the school’s tradition assembled.” Jacob Cruz.................1994 .............32 ............Giants and its amazing consistency. • Only 19 drafted players have Ryan Bradley..............1997 .............40 .........Yankees In 1990, the staff of Baseball America com- ever gone directly to the major Dan McKinley.............1997 .............49 ............Giants piled a 312-page history of the draft, complete leagues. Two were Sun Devils: Ryan Mills..................1998 ...............6 .............Twins with trends, lists and features, along with the Bane in ’73 and Horner in ’78. names (all 30,000 of them) of every player • Louie Medina, who played at drafted since ’65. Arizona State in 1984 and ’85, was drafted a Naturally, Arizona State and its alumni total of seven times, beginning in 1981. That received plenty of coverage in the publica- makes him one of six players who share the tion. The information on this page was taken all-time lead for number of selections. from that book, The Baseball Draft: The First • Here’s an impressive partial list of players 25 Years. who originally signed national letters of intent Not surprisingly, the first player ever drafted with Arizona State but never made it to the was from ASU—Rick Monday, who went to Tempe campus, instead opting for the draft’s Charles O. Finley and the Kansas City A’s as signing bonus: Jim Palmer, Dale Murphy, the No. 1 overall pick in 1965. Robin Yount, Lee Mazzilli, Billy Hatcher, Jeff Names like Jackson, Bane, Bannister, Burroughs, Warren Cromartie, Gary Temple- Horner, Bonds and Kelly—just to name a ton, Rick Sutcliffe, Ryan Klesko, Kerry Wood- few—have produced their own fascinating sen, Lenny Dykstra, Johnny LeMaster, Sam draft stories. Without question, many more Khalifa, Duane Ward, Mike Jones, Prince will follow. Fielder, Dale Sveum, Paul Konerko, Ben Here’s a sampling of news, notes and num- Petrick and current Philadelphia Phillies All- bers, as they relate to the Devils and the Draft: Star shortstop Jimmy Rollins. • A total of 303 Arizona State players have been drafted. No other school comes even close to that number. Rick Monday SUN DEVIL BASEBALL THE TRADITION 76 Under Murphy ASU AND THE DRAFT Breaking Down the Draft: very year, Arizona State University has several names called in the June amateur draft. A great sense of pride is taken when a player from the Maroon and Gold is transformed into a professional baseball player. A wonderful tribute to ASU head coach Pat Murphy and his program is the fact that when Ethe players come to play in the program, their draft status is remarkably changed by playing at this level. Day in and day out, Sun Devil baseball play- ers get to show their skills in front of numerous scouts, against the best competition in the nation. Here is a look at the players who have been drafted under Coach Murphy since 1995 and how their draft status has improved since the previous draft. A minimal amount of players who were recruited by Murphy have slipped in the draft since arriving at ASU; in fact, Phill Lowery and Mike Esposito are the only ASU players to realistically have their draft status fall, and both were due to injuries. Esposito signed for second-round money ($750,000) after his 12th-round selection in 2002 by the Colorado Rockies. ASU Player HS/JC Draft ASU Draft 1999 1995 Willie Bloomquist 8th rd., Mariners 3rd rd., Mariners Cody McKay 48th rd. 5th rd., Angels Mark Ernster 12th rd., Cubs 6th rd., Brewers Troy Rauer Not drafted 12th rd., A’s Andrew Beinbrink 14th rd., Red Sox 7th rd., Devil Rays Josh Deakman 42nd rd., Marlins 14th rd., Angels Brett Cadiente Not drafted 9th rd., Rangers Mike Corominas 7th rd., Cardinals 15th rd., Astros Scott Goodman Not drafted 10th rd., Marlins Steve Goodell 30th rd., Angels 17th rd., Marlins Chuck Crumpton 39th rd., Padres 25th rd., Expos Jake Steinkemper 44th rd., Cubs 19th rd., Expos Chip Gosewisch Not drafted 30th rd., Angels Randy Betten Not drafted 25th rd., Angels Jay Sitzman 37th rd., Brewers 32nd rd., Phillies Charlie Williamson Not drafted 1996 Free agent, D’backs Widd Workman 20th rd., Dodgers 3rd rd., Padres Cody McKay 9th rd., A’s 2000 Jeff Cermak 46th rd., Marlins 12th rd., Astros Jeff Duncan 41st rd., Cubs 7th rd., Mets Mike Torti 15th rd., Twins 14th rd., Phillies Mitch Jones 49th rd., Orioles 7th rd., Yankees Kaipo Spenser Not drafted 16th rd., Indians Jason Fingers 23rd Rd., Red Sox 10th rd., Royals Jason Bond 15th rd., Expos 17th rd., Mariners Eric Doble Not drafted 10th rd., Red Sox Gabe Molina 32nd rd., Padres 21st rd., Orioles Phil Downing Not drafted 16th rd., Expos Javier Fuentes Not drafted 21st rd., Red Sox Luke Field Not drafted 16th rd., Indians Kevin Tommasini Not drafted 22nd rd., Giants Andrew Friedberg 25th rd., Arizona 29th rd., Brewers Mike Esposito Robbie Kent Not drafted 29th rd., Padres Casey Myers Not drafted 30th rd., Brewers 1997 2001 Ryan Bradley 14th rd., Royals 1st rd., Yankees Jon Switzer 26th rd., Pirates 2nd rd., Devil Rays Dan McKinley 14th rd., Expos 1st rd., Giants Drew Friedberg 29th rd., Brewers 6th rd., Pirates Jason Verdugo Not drafted 12th rd., Giants Chris Duffy 43rd. rd., Red Sox 8th rd., Pirates Jaime Bane ’93 Dodgers 20th rd., Angels Brooks Conrad Not drafted 8th rd., Astros Ben Byrd Not drafted Free agent, Brewers Casey Myers 30th rd., Brewers 9th rd., A’s Brandon James ’94 Yankees Free agent, Brewers Mel Stocker Not drafted 16th rd., Royals Kevin Tommasini Not drafted Free agent, Giants Bryce Kartler Not drafted 20th rd., Cardinals Jeff Phelps 36th rd., Pirates 36th rd., Phillies 1998 Mike Lopez 52nd rd., Royals Free agent, D’backs Ryan Mills 13th rd., Yankees 1st rd., Twins Eric Doble Free agent, Royals Phill Lowery 2nd rd., Rangers 6th rd., Marlins Dan Meier Not drafted 14th rd., Diamondbacks 2002 Aaron Kramer Not drafted 18th rd., Padres Mike Esposito 5th rd., Reds 12th rd., Rockies Mikel Moreno Not drafted 22nd rd., Cubs Jon Sheaffer 29th rd., Reds 19th rd., Yankees Richy Leon Not drafted 23rd rd., Rockies Sergio Garcia Not drafted Free agent, Dodgers Jeremy Jones 36th rd., Rockies 27th rd., Rangers Cesar Castillo Not drafted Free agent, White Sox Greg Halvorson 38th rd., A’s 33rd rd., Mets Bryce Kartler 48th rd., Indians Rudy Arguelles Not drafted 47th rd., Angels Cesar Castillo Michael Collins Not drafted Free agent, Dodgers Brian Heintzelman Not drafted Free agent, Diamondbacks 77 SUN DEVIL BASEBALL THE TRADITION ASU’s MAJOR-LEAGUERS Player Yrs. at ASU Years and Major League Affiliate Jamie Allen 1977-79 1983, Mariners Gary Allenson 1973-78 1978-85, Red Sox; 1985, Blue Jays Doug Baker 1982 1984-87, Tigers; 1988-90, Twins; 1990, Astros Chris Bando 1975-78 1981-88, Indians Sal Bando 1964-65 1966-76, A’s; 1977-81, Brewers Eddie Bane 1971-73