Every 17th pick in MLB draft history

62 players have gone 17th in the MLB draft since 1965, from Kenneth Plesha to Logan Hughes in 2026. The most decorated: Roy Halladay (1995; AL Cy Young, NL Cy Young, 8x All-Star), Cole Hamels (2002; World Series MVP, 4x All-Star), and Tim Anderson (2013; AL Silver Slugger, 2x All-Star). 52 of the 62 won nothing on the MLB honours list.

MLB draft, every No. 17 pick by year

Year	Player	Team	Honours
2026	Logan Hughes	Houston Astros	—
2025	Ethan Conrad	Chicago Cubs	—
2024	Braylon Payne	Milwaukee Brewers	—
2023	Enrique Bradfield Jr.	Baltimore Orioles	—
2022	Justin Crawford	Philadelphia Phillies	—
2021	Matt McLain	Cincinnati Reds	—
2020	Nick Yorke	Boston Red Sox	—
2019	Jackson Rutledge	Washington Nationals	—
2018	Jordyn Adams	Los Angeles Angels	—
2017	Evan White	Seattle Mariners	AL Gold Glove
2016	Forrest Whitley	Houston Astros	—
2015	Brady Aiken	Cleveland Guardians	—
2014	Brandon Finnegan	Kansas City Royals	—
2013	Tim Anderson	Chicago White Sox	AL Silver Slugger, 2x All-Star
2012	D.J. Davis	Toronto Blue Jays	—
2011	C.J. Cron	Los Angeles Angels	All-Star
2010	Josh Sale	Tampa Bay Rays	—
2009	AJ Pollock	Arizona Diamondbacks	All-Star
2008	David Cooper	Toronto Blue Jays	—
2007	Blake Beavan	Texas Rangers	—
2006	Matt Antonelli	San Diego Padres	—
2005	C.J. Henry	New York Yankees	—
2004	Scott Elbert	Los Angeles Dodgers	—
2003	David Murphy	Boston Red Sox	—
2002	Cole Hamels	Philadelphia Phillies	World Series MVP, 4x All-Star
2001	Dan Denham	Cleveland Guardians	—
2000	Ben Diggins	Los Angeles Dodgers	—
1999	Rick Asadoorian	Boston Red Sox	—
1998	Brad Lidge	Houston Astros	2x All-Star
1997	John Curtice	Boston Red Sox	—
1996	Todd Noel	Chicago Cubs	—
1995	Roy Halladay	Toronto Blue Jays	AL Cy Young, NL Cy Young, 8x All-Star
1994	Ramon Castro	Houston Astros	—
1993	Scott Christman	Chicago White Sox	—
1992	Jim Pittsley	Kansas City Royals	—
1991	Eduardo Perez	Los Angeles Angels	—
1990	Jeromy Burnitz	New York Mets	All-Star
1989	Cal Eldred	Milwaukee Brewers	—
1988	Charles Nagy	Cleveland Guardians	3x All-Star
1987	Alex Sanchez	Toronto Blue Jays	—
1986	Scott Scudder	Cincinnati Reds	—
1985	Brian McRae	Kansas City Royals	—
1984	Don August	Houston Astros	—
1983	Terry Bell	Seattle Mariners	—
1982	Tony Woods	Chicago Cubs	—
1981	Ricky Barlow	Detroit Tigers	—
1980	Dennis Rasmussen	Los Angeles Angels	—
1979	Jerry Don	Texas Rangers	—
1978	Nick Esasky	Cincinnati Reds	—
1977	Craig Harris	Athletics	—
1976	Jeff Kraus	Philadelphia Phillies	—
1975	Jim Gideon	Texas Rangers	—
1974	Cliff Speck	New York Mets	—
1973	Ted Cox	Boston Red Sox	—
1972	John Harbin	Los Angeles Dodgers	—
1971	William Daniels	Athletics	—
1970	John D'Acquisto	San Francisco Giants	—
1969	Don Hood	Baltimore Orioles	—
1968	Gary Matthews Sr.	San Francisco Giants	All-Star
1967	Steve Brye	Minnesota Twins	—
1966	Bob Reynolds	San Francisco Giants	—
1965	Kenneth Plesha	Chicago White Sox	—

Honours from the MLB award history and the All-Star selections, matched to the pick by name. Picks from MLB (statsapi); the club is named as it is today.