A's In the Draft

by Dan D'Uva, 06-08-2007

The 2007 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft took place June 7 and 8 with 16 Chatham A's selected. Rutgers shortstop Todd Frazier was chosen by the Reds with the 34th overall selection. Three-year Chatham A's Robert Woodard and Nick Derba were also selected. Click a player's name below for detailed stories. More coverage of the Draft can be found at MLB.com's Draft Tracker.

Todd Frazier (Chatham '05, '06) Rutgers. 1st Round Comp - Cincinnati. Pick 34.
Corey Brown ('06) Oklahoma State. 1st Round Comp - Oakland. Pick 59.
Edward Easely ('06) Mississippi State. 1st Round Comp - Arizona. Pick 61.
Eric Niesen ('06) Wake Forest. 3rd Round - New York Mets. Pick 99.
Adrian Ortiz ('05, '06) Pepperdine. 5th Round - Kansas City. Pick 156.
Matt Rizzotti ('06) Manhattan. 6th Round - Philadelphia. Pick 203.
Reid Fronk ('06) UNC. 7th Round - Tampa Bay. Pick 215.
Paul Koss ('06) USC. 11th Round - Los Angeles. Pick 356.
David Williams ('06) Rutgers. 15th Round - New York Yankees. Pick 484.
Robert Woodard ('04, '05, '06) UNC. 20th Round - San Diego. Pick 627.
Anthony Smith ('05) St. John's. 21st Round - Arizona. Pick 643.
Aaron Reza ('05, '06) Oklahoma. 21st Round - Boston. Pick 654.
Nick Derba ('04, '05, '06) Manhattan. 30th Round - St. Louis. Pick 922.
Chris Carrara ('06), Winthrop. 30th Round - New York Yankees. Pick 934.
Drew Crip ('07) South Carolina. 36th Round - Pittsburgh. Pick 1083.
Doug Pickens ('06) Michigan. 50th Round - Cleveland. Pick 1444.


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