2003 Major League Draft

Here is the first round of the 2003 Major League Baseball draft. Southern Californian high school outfielder Delmon Young was the number one overall pick going to the Devil Rays. Young the younger brother of Dmitri Young, who had held the honor of being the highest drafted member of his family when he went fourth overall to the Cardinals in 1991. 

This marked the second time in the short history of the Devil Rays that they used the top pick on a high school outfielder, having selected Josh Hamilton #1 overall in 1999. Number 2 overall pick Rickie Weeks went undrafted out of of high school but gained the scouts attention as a second baseman at Southern University. Weeks became the highest drafted player from Southern since Danny Goodwin went #1 overall to the Angels in 1975.

Wake Forest righthander Kyle Sleeth, who tied an NCAA record with 26 consecutive victories, went #3 to the Tigers. Until this past season, Sleeth was seen as a better NFL prospect.  Both Tony Gwynn and Fernando Valenzuela, who saw plenty of each other in the NL West (including a short time as teammates), had their sons taken in the draft. Anthony Gwynn, who hit .359 for San Diego State, went #39 overall to the Milwaukee Brewers. Fernando Valenzuela, Jr. was drafted in the 10th round by the Padres.

Other "sons" who were drafted include: USC righthander Brian Bannister (Floyd Bannister, who was the first overall pick in 1976) who was taken in the 7th round by the Mets, Oklahoma State outfielder Jose Virgil (Ozzie Virgil) who was taken in the 18th round by the Cardinals, North Carolina State outfielder Joe Gaetti (Gary Gaetti) taken by Colorado in the 12th, and Rice shortstop Enrique Cruz (Jose Cruz and brother of Jose Cruz, Jr.) selected by the Yankees in the 14th round.

#	Name	Position	Team	School
1	Delmon Young	OF	Devil Rays	Camirillo High School, California
2	Rickie Weeks	2B	Brewers	Southern University
3	Kyle Sleeth	RHP	Tigers	Wake Forest University
4	Tim Stauffer	RHP	Padres	University of Richmond
5	Chris Lubanski	OF	Royals	Kennedy-Kenrick High School
6	Ryan Harvey	OF	Cubs	Dunedin High School
7	Nick Markakis	LHP	Orioles	Young Harris GA Junior College
8	Paul Maholm	LHP	Pirates	Mississippi State University
9	John Danks	LHP	Rangers	Round Rock High School
10	Ian Stewart	3B	Rockies	La Quinta High School
11	Michael Aubrey	1B	Indians	Tulane University
12	Lastings Milledge	OF	Mets	Lakewood Ranch High School
13	Aaron Hill	SS	Blue Jays	Louisiana State University
14	Ryan Wagner	RHP	Reds	University of Houston
15	Brian Anderson	OF	White Sox	University of Arizona
16	Jeffrey Allison	RHP	Marlins	Veterans Memorial High School
17	David Murphy	OF	Red Sox	Baylor University
18	Bradley Snyder	OF	Indians	Ball State University
19	Connor Jackson	3B	D-Backs	University of California
20	Chad Cordero	RHP	Expos	California State University
21	Matthew Moses	3B	Twins	Mills Godwinn High School
22	David Aardsma	RHP	Giants	Rice University
23	Richard Wood	SS	Angels	Horizon High School Arizona
24	Chad Billingsley	RHP	Dodgers	Defiant Senior High School OH
25	Bradley Sullivan	RHP	Athletics	University of Houston
26	Bryan Snyder	3B	Athletics	Stetson University
27	Eric Duncan	3B	Yankees	Seton Hall Prep, New Jersey
28	Daric Barton	C	Cardinals	Marina High School California
29	Carlos Quentin	OF	Diamondbacks	Stanford University
30	Mitchell Myer	C	Royals	University of Toledo

* Did not sign