2004 First-Year Player Draft

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Matt Bush is introduced during a press conference in San Diego on Monday. (Lenny Ignelzi/AP)

Padres go with Bush;
projected top picks fall
The Padres passed on the projected top picks in the First-Year Player Draft, opting for prep shortstop Matt Bush with the first selection. Jered Weaver and Stephen Drew fell to the Angels and D-Backs. Full story >

Draft Show: Preview | Rd 1 | Rd 1a
Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Full show

Audio: Rd 1 | Rd 1a | Rd 2 | Rd 3
Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6-10 | Rd 11-15 | Rd 16-18
Rd 19-25 | Rd 26-30 | Rd 31-35 | Rd 36-40
Rd 41-45 | Rd 46-50

• Trio of Rice hurlers headed east
• Padres 'very excited' about Bush
• Bauman: Draft defies early predictions

Jered weaves his way to Angels
When signability concerns kept teams away from Jered Weaver, the Angels tabbed him with the No. 12 pick. More >

When Drew falls,
D-Backs grab him
Arizona chose shortstop Stephen Drew, the brother of J.D., when he was still available at No. 15. More >

• Baseball is all relative for many

• Don't count him out: Eric Gonzalez

• College pitchers are in demand

• Second-day draft picks worth a glance

• Mayo: Signability a hot topic in Round 1

• Devil Rays pack in picks in AL East

• Top pick lands in the NL West

• AL West: Angels make bold moves

• AL Central: A draft day analysis

• Story archive >

MLB.com's exclusive Draft Show
Darryl Hamilton, Fred Claire and Jonathan Mayo take you through the first 161 picks.

Round-by-Round Audio
Listen as the clubs make their 2004 Draft selections on the conference call.

Picks 1-10 photo gallery
Take a look at these future MLB stars, plus picks 11-20 and picks 21-30.

• The top 10 No. 1 overall picks:

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• Matt Bush press conference:

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• Rangers pick Eric Hurley

• Tigers pick Justin Verlander

• Reds pick Homer Bailey

• Angels pick Jered Weaver

• Flashback to the 1994 First-Year Player Draft:

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Selections by Round

Selections by Team

Players by Last Name

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Complete Eligibles List


	TOP 10 PICKS

1. Matthew Bush, SD
2. Justin Verlander, DET
3. Philip Humber, NYM
4. Jeff Niemann, TB
5. Mark Rogers, MIL
6. Jeremy Sowers, CLE
7. Homer Bailey, CIN
8. Wade Townsend, BAL
9. Chris Nelson, COL
10. Thomas Diamond, TEX
• Complete list >


	TEAM-BY-TEAM

AL East
Orioles | Red Sox | Yanks
Devil Rays | Blue Jays

AL Central
Indians | Royals | Tigers
Twins | White Sox

AL West
Angels | Athletics
Mariners | Rangers

NL East
Braves | Expos | Marlins
Mets | Phillies

NL Central
Astros | Brewers | Cards
Cubs | Pirates | Reds

NL West
D-Backs | Dodgers
Giants | Padres | Rockies


	HISTORY

• No. 1 overall by year
• Straight to the Majors

First picks by club:

Draft reports by decade:
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