2004 Draft Picks for Round #1 :: June-Reg
A list of all draft picks for the 1st round of the 2004 draft.
Draft Listing for round #1
| 1 | Matt Bush | | SS-P | AA | 2004-2011 | SD | H | Mission Bay (San Diego,CA) | $3,150,000 | |
| 2 | Justin Verlander | | P | MLB | 2002-2011 | DET | C | Old Dominion University | $3,120,000 | 107 | 57 | 3.54 | 0 | 1315 | 1215 |
| 3 | Philip Humber | | P | MLB | 2002-2011 | NYM | C | Rice University | $3,700,000 | 11 | 10 | 4.12 | 0 | 214 | 151 |
| 4 | Jeff Niemann | | P | MLB | 2002-2011 | TB | C | Rice University | $3,200,000 | 38 | 23 | 4.16 | 0 | 506 | 375 |
| 5 | Mark Rogers | | P | MLB | 2004-2011 | MIL | H | Mount Ararat (Topsham,ME) | $2,200,000 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 0 | 10 | 11 |
| 6 | Jeremy Sowers | | P | MLB | 2002-2010 | CLE | C | Vanderbilt University | $2,475,000 | 18 | 30 | 5.18 | 0 | 400 | 174 |
| 7 | Homer Bailey | | P | MLB | 2005-2011 | CIN | H | La Grange (La Grange,TX) | $2,300,000 | 25 | 23 | 4.89 | 0 | 436 | 338 |
| 8 | Wade Townsend | DNS | P | AA | 2002-2010 | TB | C | Rice University | NA | |
| 9 | Christopher Nelson | | SS | AA | 2004-2008 | COL | H | Redan (Stone Mountain,GA) | $2,150,000 | |
| 10 | Thomas Diamond | | P | MLB | 2002-2011 | TEX | C | University of New Orleans | $2,025,000 | 1 | 3 | 6.83 | 0 | 29 | 36 |
| 11 | Neil Walker | | C | MLB | 2004-2011 | PIT | H | Pine Richland (Gibsonia,PA) | $1,950,000 | 1058 | 66 | 24 | 149 | 12 | .280 |
| 12 | Jered Weaver | | P | MLB | 2002-2011 | ANA | C | Long Beach State University | $4,000,000 | 82 | 47 | 3.31 | 0 | 1132 | 977 |
| 13 | Bill Bray | | P | MLB | 2003-2011 | MTL | C | College of William and Mary | $1,750,000 | 13 | 12 | 3.67 | 3 | 189 | 181 |
| 14 | Billy Butler | | 1B-DH | MLB | 2004-2011 | KC | H | Wolfson (Jacksonville,FL) | $1,400,000 | 2572 | 185 | 74 | 373 | 3 | .297 |
| 15 | Stephen Drew | | SS | MLB | 2002-2011 | ARI | C | Florida State University | $4,000,000 | 2782 | 168 | 70 | 321 | 33 | .270 |
| 16 | David Purcey | | P | MLB | 2002-2011 | TOR | C | University of Oklahoma | $1,600,000 | 6 | 12 | 5.38 | 1 | 181 | 151 |
| 17 | Scott Elbert | | P | MLB | 2004-2011 | LAD | H | Seneca (Seneca,MO) | $1,575,000 | 2 | 2 | 4.37 | 2 | 60 | 63 |
| 18 | Josh Fields | | 3B | MLB | 2002-2011 | CHW | C | Oklahoma State University | $1,550,000 | 713 | 25 | 34 | 107 | 3 | .234 |
| 19 | Chris Lambert | | P | MLB | 2003-2009 | STL | C | Boston College | $1,525,000 | 1 | 3 | 7.36 | 0 | 33 | 26 |
| 20 | Trevor Plouffe | | SS | MLB | 2004-2011 | MIN | H | Crespi Carmelite (Encino,CA) | $1,500,000 | 327 | 19 | 10 | 37 | 3 | .226 |
| 21 | Greg Golson | | OF | MLB | 2004-2011 | PHI | H | Connally (Austin,TX) | $1,475,000 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .195 |
| 22 | Glen Perkins | | P | MLB | 2003-2011 | MIN | C | University of Minnesota | $1,425,000 | 23 | 16 | 4.41 | 2 | 365 | 224 |
| 23 | Philip Hughes | | P | MLB | 2004-2011 | NYY | H | Foothill (Santa Ana,CA) | $1,400,000 | 36 | 23 | 4.46 | 3 | 444 | 370 |
| 24 | Landon Powell | | C | MLB | 2002-2011 | OAK | C | University of South Carolina | $1,000,000 | 363 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 1 | .207 |
| 25 | Kyle Waldrop | | P | MLB | 2004-2011 | MIN | H | Farragut (Knoxville,TN) | $1,000,000 | 1 | 0 | 5.73 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| 26 | Richie Robnett | | OF | AAA | 2004-2010 | OAK | C | Fresno State University | $1,325,000 | |
| 27 | Taylor Tankersley | | P | MLB | 2002-2011 | FLA | C | University of Alabama | $1,300,000 | 8 | 3 | 4.58 | 4 | 118 | 115 |
| 28 | Blake DeWitt | | 3B | MLB | 2004-2011 | LAD | H | Sikeston (Sikeston,MO) | $1,200,000 | 1087 | 51 | 21 | 134 | 7 | .260 |
| 29 | Matt Campbell | | P | A+ | 2002-2007 | KC | C | University of South Carolina | $1,100,000 | |
| 30 | Eric Hurley | | P | MLB | 2004-2011 | TEX | H | Wolfson (Jacksonville,FL) | $1,050,000 | 1 | 2 | 5.47 | 0 | 25 | 13 |
| 31 | J.P. Howell | | P | MLB | 2002-2011 | KC | C | USC | $1,000,000 | 20 | 23 | 4.62 | 21 | 353 | 333 |
| 32 | Zach Jackson | | P | MLB | 2002-2011 | TOR | C | University of Louisville | $1,017,500 | 4 | 5 | 5.81 | 0 | 105 | 63 |
| 33 | Justin Orenduff | | P | AAA | 2002-2011 | LAD | C | Virginia Commonwealth University | $1,000,000 | |
| 34 | Tyler Lumsden | | P | AAA | 2002-2010 | CHW | C | Clemson University | $975,000 | |
| 35 | Matt Fox | | P | MLB | 2002-2011 | MIN | C | University of Central Florida | $950,000 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 36 | Danny Putnam | | OF | MLB | 2002-2011 | OAK | C | Stanford University | $950,000 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .214 |
| 37 | Jon Poterson | | C | A | 2004-2009 | NYY | H | Chandler (Chandler,AZ) | $925,000 | |
| 38 | Gio Gonzalez | | P | MLB | 2004-2011 | CHW | H | Monsignor Pace (Miami,FL) | $850,000 | 38 | 32 | 3.93 | 0 | 535 | 511 |
| 39 | Jay Rainville | | P | AA | 2004-2009 | MIN | H | Bishop Hendricken (Warwick,RI) | $875,000 | |
| 40 | Huston Street | | P | MLB | 2002-2011 | OAK | C | University of Texas | $800,000 | 30 | 21 | 3.11 | 178 | 436 | 441 |
| 41 | Jeff Marquez | | P | MLB | 2003-2011 | NYY | C | Sacramento City College | $790,000 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 | 5 | 2 |