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» 1997 Atlanta Braves Draft Picks

General Manager: John Schuerholz

# Players Drafted: 75

Draft Score: 10
Draft Score Rank: 28
Best Pick of draft: Horacio Ramirez

The list of draft picks below is complete, however the profile information for each player might have some missing information. Please let us know if you can help us fill in any of the information.

A high level of "-" indicates that we have no information on this player, or that he never played professional baseball.

2009 NCAA Division II college Statistics for 229 teams.

Team Draft Results

Phase	Rnd	#	Player Name	$$	Pos	Age	Born	Ht	Wt	B	T	High Level	MLB Years	Drafted From

	1	29	Troy Cameron	$$	SS	18	8/31/1978	5-11	180	B	R	AAA		St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Fort Lauderdale,FL)
	2	80	Joey Nation		P	18	9/28/1978	6-2	205	L	L	MLB	2000-2000	Putnam City High School (Oklahoma City,OK)
	3	112	Juan Velazquez		SS	18	8/22/1978	5-11	150	B	R	AAA		Jose Campeche High School (San Lorenzo,PR)
	4	142	Cory Aldridge		OF	18	6/13/1979	6-0	210	L	R	MLB	2001-2001	Cooper High School (Abilene,TX)
	5	172	Horacio Ramirez		P	17	11/24/1979	6-1	170	L	L	MLB	2003-2007	Inglewood High School (Inglewood,CA)
	6	202**	Brett Groves		SS	18	10/1/1978	6-0	185	B	R	AA		Tampa Bay Technical High School (Tampa,FL)
	7	232	Bry Ewen		C							A-		Belton High School (Belton,TX)
	8	262	Ryan Lehr		C-3B	18	2/15/1979	5-11	200	R	R	A+		Grossmont High School (El Cajon,CA)
	9	292**	Ryan Snare		P	18	2/8/1979	6-0	190	L	L	MLB	2004-2004	East Lake High School (Tarpon Springs,FL)
	10	322**	Gary Loudon		P							A		Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
	11	352	Greg Strickland		OF	21	11/8/1975	5-10	170	L	L	A		Cumberland University (Tenn.)
	12	382**	Manny Crespo		OF	18	1/4/1979	5-10	185	R	R	A+		Westminster High School (Palmetto Bay,FL)
	13	412	Doug Dent		p	20	3/23/1977	6-8	210	R	R	AA		Citrus Heights High School (Citrus Heights,CA)
	14	442	Chris Frazier		p							-
	15	472	Jon Ciravolo		p	21	9/26/1975	6-1	190	B	R	A		Kean University
	16	502	Jason Hairston		C	21	5/3/1976	6-2	212	R	R	A		Washington State University
	17	532	Richard Thieme		p	21	10/10/1975	6-1	216	L	L	A		Georgia Tech
	18	562	Brad Drew		p							College		Waterloo (Ontario) Collegiate institute
	19	592	Stewart Smothers		OF	21	4/29/1976	5-10	180	R	R	AAA	-	San Diego State University
	20	622	Derrick Lewis		p	21	5/7/1976	6-5	215	R	R	AAA		Florida A&M University
	21	652	Mike Roberts		p	21	8/28/1975	6-4	220	R	R	A+		Siena College
	22	682	Pat Schmidt		p	18	4/3/1979	6-3	185	L	L	Rookie		Bellefontaine High School (Bellefontaine,OH)
	23	712	Richard Dishman		p	22	4/26/1975	6-5	220	R	R	AAA		Duke University
	24	742**	Bill Scott		OF	18	4/8/1979	6-1	210	R	R	AA		Bishop Alemany High School (Mission Hills,CA)
	25	772	Robert Porter		p	20	2/22/1977	6-4	185	B	L	Rookie		Southwest Mississippi Community College
	26	802	Mark Burke		1B	22	6/7/1975	6-0	195	L	L	A+		Portland State University
	27	832**	Jason Bowers		p	19	1/27/1978	5-11	170	R	R	AAA
	28	862	Troy Allen		OF	21	10/8/1975	6-5	225	L	R	Rookie		George Washington University
	29	892	John Wright		p							-		Walton High School (Defuniak Springs,FL)
	30	922	Tyler Kemhus		3B							-		Oregon City High School (Oregon City,OR)
	31	952	David Lebejko		p	22	9/2/1974	6-2	200	R	R	A-		Central Connecticut State University
	32	982	Collin Wissen		OF							A-		Southwest Texas State University
	33	1012	Craig Carter		SS							-		Lake Havasu High School (Lake Havasu,AZ)
	34	1042	Patrick Hannaway		p	18	3/14/1979	6-4	200	R	R	Rookie		Monsignor Farrell High School (Staten Island,NY)
	35	1072	Jeremy Hale		p							-		Lafayette High School (St. Joseph,MO)
	36	1102	Tim Lyons		p	22	9/14/1974	6-1	170	R	R	Rookie		University of Kansas
	37	1132	Mike Dolan		p							-		Chattahoochee High School (Chattahoochee,FL)
	38	1162	Robert Medeiros		Of							-		University of Hawaii-Manoa
	39	1192	Sean Vann		Of	18	3/17/1979					-		Chaparral High School (Las Vegas,NV)
	40	1222**	Charlie Thames		p	18	5/23/1979	6-1	190	R	R	AA		Humble High School (Humble,TX)
	41	1249	Will Reck		p							-		La Salle University
	42	1274	Paul Shanklin		p	21	2/20/1976	6-3	200	R	R	Rookie		West Virginia State College
	43	1297	Anthony Limbrick		of							-		Skyline High School (Oakland,CA)
	44	1319	Matthew Price		p	18	4/14/1979	6-4	230	R	R	Rookie		Greater Atlanta Christian High School (Norcross,GA)
	45	1340	Justin Dansby		p	19	2/28/1978	6-1	190	R	R	A		Eastern Oklahoma State Community College
	46	1359	Danny Wright		of	19	12/14/1977	6-5	228	R	R	MLB	2001-2004	Dixie High School (St. George,UT)
	47	1377	Cameron Hardy		p							-		Lake City Community College
	48	1394	Prinz Milton		of	18	3/2/1979	6-3	225	R	R	Rookie		West Torrance High School (Torrance,CA)
	49	1411	Mike Gray		p	20	12/6/1976	6-1	170	L	L	AAA		Cuesta College
	50	1426	Mike Robinson		p							-		Canby High School (Canby,OR)
	51	1440	Jason Westemeir		3B-p	18	11/9/1978	6-3	180	R	R	College		Bishop Alemany High School (Mission Hills,CA)
	52	1454	Tyler Shelton		SS							-		Hillsboro High School (Donnelison,IL)
	53	1467	Robert Coley		C							-		Irwin County High School (Ocilla,GA)
	54	1478	Travis Wessel		p							Rookie		Morningside College (Iowa)
	56	1500	Greg Dukeman		p	18	12/6/1978	6-8	238	R	R	A+		Long Beach City College
	57	1511	Anthony Parkiss		SS							-		Golden West High School (Visalia,CA)
	58	1522	Jorge Guerrero		SS	16	8/13/1980	6-0	150	R	R	A-		AB Miller High School (Fontana,CA)
	59	1531	Tony Piccotti		1B							College		Capital High School (Boise,ID)
	60	1539	Tyler Vanpatten		1B							-		Polk Community College
	61	1545	Travis Harrington		SS							-		Columbia High School (Lake City,FL)
	62	1550	Jerel Johnson		3B							-		McNair High School (Atlanta,GA)
	63	1555	Joey Alvarez		C							-		Temple High School (Temple,TX)
	64	1560	Lonnie Jaguez		C							-
	65	1565	Daniel Bell		of							-		Los Angeles Community College
	66	1570	Darryl Stephens		of							-		St. Pius X High School (Atlanta,GA)
	67	1575	Chris Carmichael		of							-		McNair High School (Atlanta,GA)
	68	1579	Adam Kepler		of							-		Riverwood High School (Atlanta,GA)
	69	1582**	Justin Echols		of	16	10/6/1980	6-3	185	R	R	AAA		Thatcher High School (Thatcher,AZ)

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