2004 Major League Baseball draft

Source: MLB.com 2004 Draft Tracker The San Diego Padres stayed close to home with the first overall pick of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft, tabbing high school shortstop Matt Bush from Mission Bay (CA) High School.

Bush, the first high school shortstop taken first overall since the Seattle Mariners chose Alex Rodriguez in 1993, batted .450 with 11 home runs, 35 RBI and 12 stolen bases during his senior year.

The 18-year-old helped lead the Buccaneers to two San Diego Section Division III championships in three years, setting state records for career hits (211) and runs scored (188) in the process.

The Baltimore Orioles could not reach an agreement with Wade Townsend leading to Tampa Bay drafting him in 2005.

Nick Adenhart, who was selected in the 14th round by the Anaheim Angels, was killed in a car accident a day after his only start of the 2009 season.

Detroit selected Justin Verlander second overall. He is a 9x All-Star , 3x AL Cy Young winner , and the 2011 AL MVP . He has led the American League in: strikeouts 5x, wins 4x, and ERA 2x.
The Pirates selected Neil Walker 11th overall. He was named the 2014 Silver Slugger at second base .
The Angels selected Jered Weaver 12th overall. The 3x All-Star led the American League in wins twice.
Kansas City selected Billy Butler 14th overall. In 2012 , the man known as "Country Breakfast" was named an All-Star and Silver Slugger at DH
The Twins selected Glen Perkins 22nd overall. Perkins is a 3x All-Star .
The White Sox selected Gio González 38th overall. He is a two-time All-Star and led the NL in wins in 2012 .
The Oakland Athletics selected Huston Street 40th overall. The 2x All-Star was named the 2005 AL Rookie of the Year .
The Brewers selected Yovani Gallardo in the second round. Gallardo was an All-Star and Silver Slugger at pitcher in 2010
The Astros selected Hunter Pence in 64 overall. Pence is a 4x All-Star and won the World Series with the San Francisco Giants in 2012 and 2014.
Boston selected Dustin Pedroia in the second round. The 4x All-Star won the 2007 AL Rookie of the Year Award and 2008 AL MVP .
The Oakland Athletics selected Kurt Suzuki 67th overall. Suzuki was named a 2014 All-Star .
The Montreal Expos selected Ian Desmond in the 3rd round. He is a 2x All-Star and 3x Silver Slugger at shortstop .
The Astros selected Ben Zobrist in the 6th round. He is a 3x All-Star , 2x World Series champion and the 2016 World Series MVP .
The Brewers selected Lorenzo Cain in the 17th round. The 2x All-Star won a Gold Glove at outfield in 2019 .
The Angels selected Mark Trumbo in the 18th Round. The 2x All-Star won the 2016 Silver Slugger for an outfielder when leading all of MLB in home runs .