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» 1997 Chicago Cubs Draft Picks

General Manager: Ed Lynch

# Players Drafted: 62

Draft Score: 19
Draft Score Rank: 11
Best Pick of draft: Jon Garland

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

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Team Draft Results

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

	1	10	Jon Garland	$$	P	17	9/27/1979	6-6	205	R	R	MLB	2000-2007	Kennedy High School (Granada Hills,CA)
	3	94	Scott Downs		P	19	3/17/1978	6-2	190	L	L	MLB	2000-2007	University of Kentucky
	4	124	Nate Teut		P	21	3/11/1976	6-7	205	R	L	MLB	2002-2002	Iowa State University
	5	154	Jaisen Randolph		OF	18	1/19/1979	6-0	180	B	R	AA	-	Hillsborough High School (Tampa,FL)
	6	184	Matt Mauck		3B	18	2/12/1979	6-3	215	L	R	A
	7	214	Paul Vracar		P	17	12/5/1979	6-5	200	R	R	A-		Orchard Park High School (Stoney Creek,ON)
	8	244	Ron Walker		3B	21	12/29/1975	6-2	215	R	R	AA		Old Dominion University
	9	274	Gary Johnson		OF	20	9/6/1976	6-4	210	L	L	AA	2003-2003	University of Nevada
	10	304	Mike Amrhein		OF	22	6/14/1975	6-2	215	R	R	AAA		University of Notre Dame
	11	334	Mike Wuertz		P	18	12/15/1978	6-3	200	R	R	MLB	2004-2007
	12	364	Randy Williams		p	21	9/18/1975	6-3	190	L	L	MLB	2004-2005	Lamar University
	13	394	Tanner Ericksen		p							-
	14	424	Antwaan Randle El		OF							-		Thornton Township High School (Riverdale,IL)
	15	454	T.P. Waligora		p	20	8/7/1976	6-8	250	R	R	AA		College of William and Mary
	16	484	Matthew Magers		p	21	3/31/1976	6-0	195	L	L	A		South Dakota State University
	17	514	Deon Eaddy		SS	20	9/25/1976	5-10	160	R	R	A-		Norfolk State University
	18	544**	John Massey		C	18	10/2/1978	6-4	220	R	R	A		Adamsville High School (Adamsville,TN)
	19	574	Chris Piersoll		p	19	9/25/1977	6-4	195	R	R	MLB	2001-2001	Fullerton College
	20	604	Gerald Johnson		OF							-
	21	634	Kevin Waldrum		p	21	9/18/1975	6-3	185	L	L	Rookie		Millsap High School (Millsap,TX)
	22	664**	Cameron Likely		OF	19	2/2/1978	5-10	170	R	R	A+		Port St. Joe High School (Port St. Joe,FL)
	23	694	Greg Jacobs		OF	20	10/9/1976	5-10	180	L	L	AAA		Cypress College
	24	724**	Kevin Hodge		SS	20	10/28/1976	5-11	180	R	R	AAA		Blinn College
	25	754	Nathan Batts		p	19	3/30/1978	6-4	185	R	L	Rookie		Souhegan High School (Amherst,NH)
	26	784	Mike Meyers		p	19	10/18/1977	6-2	210	R	R	AAA		Black Hawk College-Moline
	27	814	Michael Delano		p	19	11/9/1977	6-7	200	L	L	A		Los Angeles Community College
	28	844	Brad Love		p							-		Meridian College
	29	874**	Ryan Rupe		p	22	3/31/1975	6-5	230	R	R	MLB	1999-2003	Texas A&M University
	30	904	George Arnott		C	19	9/3/1977	6-1	205	R	R	A		Cabrillo College
	31	934**	Tony Calabrese		SS	18	11/5/1978	6-4	195	R	R	AA		Brunswick High School (Greenwich,CT)
	32	964**	Andrew Perry		p	18	12/31/1978	6-5	220	R	R	A-		Claremont High School (Claremont,CA)
	33	994	Ryan McKinley		p	18	11/14/1978	6-3	200	R	R	Rookie		Scottsdale Community College
	34	1024	Chris Williamson		Of-1B	18	8/21/1978	6-5	230	L	L	A+		Westfield High School (Houston,TX)
	35	1054	Ken Conroy		p	18	12/19/1978	6-4	220	R	R	A		East Gaston High School (Mount Holly,NC)
	36	1084	Todd Fereday		3B							A-		Kansas State University
	37	1114	Brad Tucker		p							-		Fresno State University
	38	1144	Clark Todd		C							-		Lufkin High School (Lufkin,TX)
	39	1174	Peter Selden		p							College		Holley High School (Holley,NY)
	40	1204	Robert Mitchell		p							-		Dixie Heights High School (Edgewood,KY)
	41	1234**	Jeff Duncan		of	18	12/9/1978	6-2	188	L	L	MLB	2003-2004	Lamont High School (Frankfort,IL)
	42	1261	Daren Bartula		p							-		McLennan Community College
	43	1285	Josh Benedict		p							-		South Salem High School (Salem,OR)
	44	1307	John Haliday		1B							-		Pasco-Hernando Community College
	45	1328	Tim Whitfield		p							-		Leland High School (San Jose,CA)
	46	1348	Tom Bernhardt		of							A-		Louisiana State University
	47	1367	Matt Bruback		p	18	1/12/1979	6-7	215	R	R	AAA		Clements School High School (Sugar Land,TX)
	48	1385	John Janek		of	19	3/29/1978	6-3	180	R	R	Rookie		McLennan Community College
	49	1402	Brad Hargreaves		C	19	10/30/1977	6-0	175	R	R	A+		Okaloosa-Walton College
	50	1418	Matt Gunderson		p	20	4/29/1977	6-1	185	R	R	A		Walla Walla Community College
	51	1433	Coby Robinson		of	19	12/30/1977	6-5	215	R	R	Rookie		Enterprise State Junior College
	52	1447	Lester Gater		p							-		Acalanes High School (Lafayette,CA)
	53	1461	Jeremy Taylor		p							-		Ankeny High School (Ankeny,IA)
	54	1473	Jeremy Smith		p							-		Cerro Coso Community College
	55	1484	Matt Murphy		p	18	10/31/1978	6-3	200	L	L	A+		Wallace State Community College (AL)
	56	1495	Josh Latimer		p	18	8/3/1978	6-1	195	R	L	Ind		Kishwaukee Community College
	57	1506	Morey Aldrup		SS	18	12/23/1978	5-10	165	R	R	A-		La Quinta High School (Westminster,CA)
	58	1517	Michael Joyce		p	18	1/15/1979	6-4	205	L	L	A
	59	1527	Shane Kelly		of	18	8/13/1978	6-1	190	R	R	A		Meridian College

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