2002 Major League Draft

By Patrick Mondout

Here is the first round of the 2002 Major League Baseball draft. It was the "year of the son", with 28 sons of former major leaguers getting drafted including three (Cecil Fielder's son Prince (yes, his son was born in 1984), John Mayberry, Jr., and Steve Swisher's son Nick) in the first round. In fact, four teams drafted the sons of their current managers.

#	Name	Position	Team	School
1	Bryan Bullington	RHP	Pirates	Ball State University
2	B.J. Upton	SS	Devil Rays	Chesapeake, Virginia
3	Chris Gruler	RHP	Reds	Brentwood, California
4	Adam Loewen	LHP	Orioles	Surrey, British Columbia
5	Clint Everts	RHP	Expos	Houston, Texas
6	Zack Greinke	RHP	Royals	Apopka, Florida
7	Prince Fielder	1B	Brewers	Melbourne, Florida
8	Scott Moore	SS	Tigers	Cypress, California
9	Jeff Francis	LHP	Rockies	University of British Columbia
10	Drew Meyer	SS	Rangers	University of South Carolina
11	Jeremy Hermida	OF	Marlins	Marietta, Georgia
12	Jeremy Hermida	LHP	Angels	Virginia Tech University
13	Khalil Greene	SS	Padres	Clemson University
14	Russ Adams	SS	Blue Jays	University of North Carolina
15	Scott Kazmir	LHP	Mets	Houston, Texas
16	Nick Swisher	1B	Athletics	Ohio State University
17	Cole Hamels	LHP	Phillies	San Diego, California
18	Roger Ring	LHP	White Sox	San Diego State
19	James Loney	1B	Dodgers	Missouri City, Texas
20	Denard Span	OF	Twins	Tampa, Florida
21	Bobby Brownlie	RHP	Cubs	Rutgers University
22	Jeremy Guthrie	RHP	Indians	Stanford University
23	Jeff Francoeur	OF	Braves	Lilburn, Georgia
24	Joseph Blanton	RHP	Athletics	University of Kentucky
25	Matt Cain	RHP	Giants	Germantown, TN
26	John McCurdy	SS	Athletics	University of Maryland
27	Sergio Santos	SS	D-Backs	Hacienda Heights, California
28	John Mayberry, Jr.	1B	Mariners	Kansas City, Missouri
29	Derick Grigsby	RHP	Astros	Northeast Texas Community College
30	Ben Fritz	RHP	Athletics	Fresno State University

* Did not sign