In his junior year at Rancho Bernardo (Calif.) High School, left-hander Cole Hamels broke the humerus bone in his pitching arm. A year later, teams were still leery of Hamels going into the 2002 draft.
Pittsburgh, with the first overall pick, took right-hander Bryan Bullington of Ball State. He went 1-9 in 26 major league appearances.
The Rangers, with the 10th overall pick, took shortstop Drew Meyer of South Carolina. He had 14 major-league at bats.
Philadelphia, with the 17th overall pick, selected Hamels primarily because of an advanced changeup. Oakland went one spot ahead of the Phillies and started its celebrated Moneyball draft by choosing Ohio State outfielder Nick Swisher.