1997 BBL Draft

Round 1

Pittsburgh - B. Higginson
Chicago (AL) - E. Renteria
St. Louis - M. Rojas
Toronto - B. Wagner
Colorado - T. Walker
Baltimore - E. Davis
San Francisco - B. Giles
Texas - T.J. Mathews
New York (NL) - L. Castillo
California - W. Greene
Chicago (NL) - K. Seitzer
Boston - R. Sandberg
Philadelphia - D. Gooden
Kansas City - R. Jefferson
Oakland - T. Worrell
Atlanta - K. Elster
New York (AL) - U. Urbina
Montreal - K. Tapani
Seattle - B. Taylor
Los Angeles - C. Davis
 

Round 2

Pittsburgh - T. Mulholland
Chicago (AL) - F. Vina
St. Louis - J. Shaw
Toronto - M. Sweeney
Colorado - J. Thompson
Baltimore - D. Oliver
San Francisco - T. Wendell
Texas - D. Darwin
New York (NL) - M. Gardner
California - D. Wall
Chicago (NL) - O. Miller
Boston - J. Bluma
Philadelphia - franchise rookie
Kansas City - franchise rookie
Oakland - franchise rookie
Atlanta - franchise rookie
New York (AL) - franchise rookie
Montreal - franchise rookie
Seattle - franchise rookie
Los Angeles - franchise rookie
 

Round 3

Pittsburgh - franchise rookie
Chicago (AL) - franchise rookie
St. Louis - franchise rookie
Toronto - franchise rookie
Colorado - franchise rookie
Baltimore - franchise rookie
San Francisco - franchise rookie
Texas - M. Hutton
New York (NL) - franchise rookie
California - franchise rookie
Chicago (NL) - franchise rookie
Boston - franchise rookie
Philadelphia - franchise rookie
Kansas City - C. Pacquette
Oakland - franchise rookie
Atlanta - franchise rookie
New York (AL) - M. Guthrie
Montreal - franchise rookie
Seattle - J. D'Amico
Los Angeles - P. Shuey
 

Round 4

Pittsburgh - franchise rookie
Chicago (AL) - D. Veras
St. Louis - franchise rookie
Toronto - franchise rookie
Colorado - franchise rookie
Baltimore - M. Trombley
San Francisco - franchise rookie
Texas - R. Villone
New York (NL) - franchise rookie
California - franchise rookie
Chicago (NL) - franchise rookie
Boston - franchise rookie
Philadelphia - franchise rookie
Kansas City - E. Young
Oakland - J. Moyer
Atlanta - franchise rookie
New York (AL) - T. Greene
Montreal - J. Franco
Seattle - R. Helling
Los Angeles - O. Nixon
 

Round 5

Pittsburgh - M. Thompson
Chicago (AL) - J. Allensworth
St. Louis - franchise rookie
Toronto - franchise rookie
Colorado - franchise rookie
Baltimore - M. Stanton
San Francisco - franchise rookie
Texas - O. Smith
New York (NL) - S. Stahoviak
California - franchise rookie
Chicago (NL) - franchise rookie
Boston - D. Naulty
Philadelphia - D. Strawberry
Kansas City - J. Reed
Oakland - K. Mitchell
Atlanta - R. Perez
New York (AL) - J. Randa
Montreal - M. Bielecki
Seattle - N. Martin
Los Angeles - M. Wilkins
 

Round 6

Pittsburgh - S. Adlred
Chicago (AL) - H. Carasco
St. Louis - A. Mills
Toronto - R. Coomer
Colorado - J. Powell
Baltimore - M. Lieberthal
San Francisco - francise rookie
New York (NL) - J. Mouton
California - J. Poole
Chicago (NL) - franchise rookie
Boston - O. Daal
Philadelphia - B. Johnson
Kansas City - W. McGee
Oakland - J. Walton
Atlanta - L. Gomez
New York (AL) - B. Brown
Montreal - Petagine
Seattle - J. Branson
Los Angeles - D. Graves
 

Round 7

Pittsburgh - W. Blair
Chicago (AL) - P. Harris
St. Louis - D. Cook
Colorado - K. Bottenfield
Baltimore - J. Burnitz
San Francisco - L. Cassian
New York (NL) - B. Huskey
California - M. Brandenberg
Chicago (NL) - J. Fabregas
Boston - Casanova
Philadelphia - J. Blauser
Kansas City - E. Perez
Oakland - W. Magee
New York (AL) - P. Borders
Montreal - Holtz
Seattle - O. Palmeiro
Los Angeles - Dickson
 

Round 8

Pittsburgh - P. Nevin
St. Louis - D. Easley
Baltimore - J. Vitiello
San Francisco - M. Carreon
New York (NL) - D. Wengert
California - S. Fernandez
Chicago (NL) - C. Pride
Boston - B. McMillon
Kansas City - P. Incaviliga
Oakland - (B. Abreu*)
New York (AL) - D. Linton
Montreal - L. Harris
Seattle - J. Darwin
Los Angeles - Jennings

* S. Ratliff drafted Abreu hoping he would be carded though he wasn't on the pre-season carded list released by Strat.  The BBL added a rule the following year defining players eligible to be drafted as those with at least 20 innings pitched or at bats.
 

Round 9

Pittsburgh - B. Hameliln
St. Louis - M. Morgan
Baltimore - Valdes
San Francisco - R. Milliard
New York (NL) - K. Bartee
California - M. Mohler
Chicago (NL) - M. Nieves
Boston - R. Morel
Oakland - D. Valle
New York (AL) - C. Eldred
Montreal - F. Heredia
Los Angeles - C. McElroy
 

Round 10

Pittsburgh - O. Olivares
Baltimore - M. Cummings
San Francisco - A. Aria
California - D. Cedeno
Chicago (NL) - Bautista
Oakland - K. Jarvis
Los Angeles - A. Cianfranco
 

Round 11

Pittsburgh - C. Mottola
San Francisco T. Beamon
 

Round 12

Pittsburgh - T. Davis