2007 Major League Baseball draft
The 2007 Major League Baseball draft, was an annual choosing of high school and college baseball players, held on June 7, 2007 and June 8, 2007. The first day session of the draft included the first 25 rounds and was scheduled to be broadcast "live" from Orlando, Florida on television for the first time, on ESPN2 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm Eastern Daylight Time. Previously the conference call format draft was broadcast live, along with commentary, on both draft days exclusively from the MLB.com website as streaming audio. In total, the draft featured 50 rounds and 1453 selections.
Tampa Bay selected David Price first overall. Price is a 5x All-Star who won the 2012 American League Cy Young Award.
The Royals selected Mike Moustakas second overall. Moustakas is a 3x All-Star.
Baltimore selected Matt Wieters fifth overall. Wieters is a 4x All-Star and 2x Gold Glove winner at catcher.
The San Francisco Giants selected Madison Bumgarner tenth overall. The 4x All-Star won the 2010, 2012, and 2014 World Series. He was named both the NLCS MVP and World Series MVP in 2014.
David Taylor Price is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Price was selected first overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in September 2008. He also played for the Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Price with the Boston Red Sox in 2016
David Price in 2012
Price with the Durham Bulls in 2009
Price pitching for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2013