MLB Draft 1st Round

Tuesday ESPN 2 aired the MLB draft for the first time in history, here's a recap of what the future holds for Florida baseball.

1) Tampa Bay Devil Rays
David Price LHP Vanderbilt - Price is a top of the line pitching prospect who can help the Devil Rays as early as the 2008 season. The other two times Tampa made the first selection in the MLB draft they selected Delvin Young and Josh Hamilton.



12) Florida Marlins
Matt Dominguez 3B Chatsworth (Calif.) HS - Dominguez appears to be a future replacement for Miguel Cabrerra. With the Marlins inability to resign their own MLB all-stars, the Fish will need to continue selecting replacement parts.



18) St. Louis Cardinals
Peter Kozma SS Owasso HS, Owasso, Okla. - Some experts think this pick was a bit of a reach but he fits what the Cards' like. He's a bigger, more athletic version of David Eckstien, the question is, does he have Eckstiens heart. We should see him playing for the Palm Beach Cards' by the start of next season.

Other Florida prospects taken in the first round on the 2007 MLB Draft.



7) Milwaukee Brewers Matt LaPorta 1B Florida

24) Texas Rangers Michael Main RHP Deland HS, Deland, Fla.