First Round Selections
| = All-Star |
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Hamilton | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | OF | Athens Drive HS (Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| 2 | Josh Beckett | Florida Marlins | P | Spring HS (Spring, Texas) |
| 3 | Eric Munson | Detroit Tigers | C | University of Southern California |
| 4 | Corey Myers | Arizona Diamondbacks | SS | Desert Vista HS (Phoenix, Arizona) |
| 5 | B.J. Garbe | Minnesota Twins | OF, P | Moses Lake HS (Moses Lake, Washington) |
| 6 | Josh Girdley | Montreal Expos | P | Jasper HS (Jasper, Texas) |
| 7 | Kyle Snyder | Kansas City Royals | P | University of North Carolina |
| 8 | Bobby Bradley | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | Wellington Community HS (Wellington, Florida) |
| 9 | Barry Zito | Oakland Athletics | P | University of Southern California |
| 10 | Ben Sheets | Milwaukee Brewers | P | Northeast Louisiana University |
| 11 | Ryan Christianson | Seattle Mariners | C | Arlington HS (Riverside, California) |
| 12 | Brett Myers | Philadelphia Phillies | P | Englewood Senior HS (Jacksonville, Florida) |
| 13 | Mike Paradis | Baltimore Orioles | P | Clemson University |
| 14 | Ty Howington | Cincinnati Reds | P | Hudson's Bay HS (Vancouver, Washington) |
| 15 | Jason Stumm | Chicago White Sox | P | Centralia HS (Centralia, Washington) |
| 16 | Jason Jennings | Colorado Rockies | P | Baylor University |
| 17 | Rick Asadoorian | Boston Red Sox | OF | Northbridge HS (Whitinsville, Massachusetts) |
| 18 | Richard Stahl | Baltimore Orioles | P | Newton County HS (Covington, Georgia) |
| 19 | Alex Ríos | Toronto Blue Jays | OF | San Pedro Martin HS (Guaynabo, PR) |
| 20 | Vince Faison | San Diego Padres | OF | Toombs County HS (Lyons, Georgia) |
| 21 | Larry Bigbie | Baltimore Orioles | OF | Ball State University |
| 22 | Matt Ginter | Chicago White Sox | P | Mississippi State University |
| 23 | Keith Reed | Baltimore Orioles | OF | Providence College |
| 24 | Kurt Ainsworth | San Francisco Giants | P | Louisiana State University |
| 25 | Mike MacDougal | Kansas City Royals | P | Wake Forest University |
| 26 | Ben Christensen | Chicago Cubs | P | Wichita State University |
| 27 | David Walling | New York Yankees | P | University of Arkansas |
| 28 | Gerik Baxter | San Diego Padres | P | Edmonds Woodway HS (Edmonds, Washington) |
| 29 | Omar Ortíz | San Diego Padres | P | University of Texas-Pan American |
| 30 | Chance Caple | St. Louis Cardinals | P | Texas A&M University |
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