Boston Red Sox 1997 Amateur Baseball Draft Picks

1997 Red Sox Draft Summary
Players: 47
High School: 26     4-Year College: 18     2-Year College: 3
Played in MLB: 6 (12.8%)     Played for Red Sox: 1 (2.1%)

Round Player Position School City
1 John Curtice LHP Great Bridge HS Chesapeake, VA
1 Mark Fischer OF Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA
2 Aaron Capista SS Joilet Catholic HS Joilet, IL
2 Eric Glaser RHP Highlands HS Fort Thomas, KY
3 Travis Harper RHP James Madison U. Harrisonburg, VA
4 Angel Santos SS Miguel Melendez HS Cayey, PR
5 Greg Miller LHP Aurora HS West Aurora, IL
6 Kris Wilken C Eldorado HS Albuquerque, NM
7 Jeff Taglienti RHP Tufts U. Medford, MA
8 Andrew Hazlett LHP U. of Portland Portland, OR
9 Justin Wayne RHP Punahou HS Honolulu, HI
10 Marty McCleary RHP Mount Vernon Nazarene College Mount Vernon, OH
11 Tom Miller LHP Ohio U. Athens, OH
12 Billy Rich OF U. of Connecticut Storrs, CT
13 Charles Terni SS Montville HS Uncasville, CT
14 Chad Alevras C U. of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM
15 Rick O'Dette LHP St. Joseph's U. Philadelphia, PA
16 Jorge DeLeon 3B U. of South Florida Tampa, FL
17 Kenny Rayborn RHP U. of South Alabama Mobile, AL
18 Danny Haas OF U. of Louisville Louisville, KY
19 David Eckstein 2B U. of Florida Gainesville, FL
20 Brian Partenheimer LHP Indiana U. Bloomington, IN
21 Joe Thomas LHP Marietta College Marietta, OH
22 Derek Rix 1B Florida CC Jacksonville, FL
23 Nate Bump RHP Penn State U. State College, PA
24 Jason Fingers RHP Torrey Pines HS San Diego, CA
25 Chris Domurat C Sandwich HS Forestdale, MA
26 Heath McMurray RHP Splendora HS Splendora, TX
27 Justin Fry RHP Ohio State U. Columbus, OH
28 David Stickel SS Temple Heights HS Tampa, FL
29 Ryan Yeager SS Port St. Joe HS Port St. Joe, FL
30 Bret Prinz RHP Phoenix JC Phoenix, AZ
31 Matt Kamalsky RHP Somerset HS Somerset, PA
32 Robert Hardy RHP Countryside HS Clearwater, FL
33 Patrick Santoro SS Fenwick HS Elmwood Park, IL
34 Layne Meyer RHP Polk CC Winter Haven, FL
35 Jason Berni RHP Rancho Bernardo HS San Diego, CA
36 Ryan Atkinson RHP Bellarmine Prep HS San Jose, CA
37 Donovan Marbury RHP U. of Southern Miss Hattiesburg, MS
38 Dennis Tankersley RHP St. Charles HS St. Charles, MO
39 Shawn Weaver RHP Bald Eagle-Nittany HS Loganton, PA
40 Chad Zaucha OF Mount Pleasant HS Mount Pleasant, PA
41 Matthew Slagter RHP Jefferson HS Tampa, FL
42 Scott Candelaria SS La Cueva HS Albuquerque, NM
43 Nicholas Gray SS Florida HS Tallahassee, FL
44 Todd Smith 3B Apopka HS Apopka, FL
45 Joseph Thurston SS Vallejo HS Vallejo, CA


Notes: Boston had two 1st and 2nd round choices. Fischer (1st) was selected as a supplemental pick for the loss of Type A free agent Roger Clemens; Capista (2nd) was chosen from the Blue Jays as compensation for Clemens.