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Draft History: 2003 Red Sox Draft
 
 
  Notable Draft Picks  
  1st
David Murphy
David Murphy
  1st
Matt Murton
Matt Murton
  2nd
Abe Alvarez
Abe Alvarez
  2nd
Beau Vaughan
Beau Vaughan
  3rd
Mickey Hall
Mickey Hall
  4th
Jonathan Papelbon
Jonathan Papelbon
  5th
Brian Marshall
Brian Marshall
  24th
Iggy Suarez
Iggy Suarez
 

  Tags Rd Pick Player
Position, School
Class Bonus $
College
Commitment
               
  1 17 David Murphy
OF, Baylor
JR $1,525,000 ---
               
 
1s 32 Matt Murton
OF, Georgia Tech
JR $1,010,000 ---
               
  2 49 Abe Alvarez
LHP, Long Beach St.
JR $700,000 ---
               
 
2 54 Beau Vaughan
RHP, Arizona St.
SR $250,000 ---
               
  3 84 Mickey Hall
OF, Walton (GA)
HS $800,000 Georgia
Tech
             
4 114 Jonathan Papelbon
RHP, Mississippi St.
JR $264,500 ---
             
  5 144 Brian Marshall
LHP, VCU
JR $185,000 ---
             
  6 174 Jessie Corn
RHP, Jacksonville St.
JR $120,000 ---
             
  7 204 Jeremy West
C, Arizona St.
JR $105,000 ---
             
8 234 Lee Curtis
2B, Chalreston
JR $25,000 ---
               

9 264 Jon Wilson
RHP, Northeastern JC
JC2 $65,000 N/A
             
  10 294 Chris Durbin
OF, Baylor
SR $31,000 ---
               
 
11 324 Barry Hertzler
RHP, CCSU
SR N/A ---
               
 
12 354 Justin Sturge
LHP, Coastal Carolina
SR N/A ---
               
  13 384 Zach Basch
RHP, Nevada
JR N/A ---
               
 
14 414 Zach Borowiak
SS, SE Missouri St.
SR N/A ---
               
  15 444 Chris Turner
OF, Texarkana
JC2 $140,000 N/A
               
16 474 Kevin Ool
LHP, Marist
SR N/A ---
               
  17 504 William Newton
LHP, Mountain View (UT)
HS N/A None
               
  18 534 Tom Cochran
LHP, Middle Georgia
JC2 N/A N/A
               
  19 564 Jarrett Gardner
RHP, Arkanses
SR N/A ---
               
  20 594 Josh Morris
OF, Cartersville (GA)
HS --- Georgia
             
  21 594 Mike Dennison
RHP, Wichita St.
SR N/A ---
               
  22 624 Kala Ka'aihue
C, Iolani (HI)
HS --- South
Mountain
               
  23 654 David Coffey
OF, Georgia
JR N/A ---
               
  24 684 Iggy Suarez
SS, SW Texas St.
SR N/A ---
               
  25 714 Drew Moffitt
OF, Wichita St.
JR --- ---
               
  26 744 Jason Ramos
SS, St. Petersburg
JC1 N/A ---
  27 774 Blake Sharpe
SS, Los Angeles Pierce
JC1 --- USC
               
  28 804 Davey Penny
RHP, East Carolina
SR N/A ---
               
  29 834 Doug Fink
RHP, Manatee
JC2 N/A N/A
               
  30 864 David Sanders
LHP, Wichita St.
JR $57,500 ---
             
 
31 924 Greg Schilling
LHP, Taravella (FL)
HS --- Broward
               
  32 954 Matt Pike
RHP, Centennial (CO)
HS --- Lamar
               
  33 984 Scooter Jordan
OF, Texas Tech
SR N/A ---
               
  34 1014 Arthur Santos
RHP, Florida International
JR N/A ---
               
  35 1044 Erich Cloninger
C, Liberty
SR N/A ---
               
  36 1074 Ben Sosebee
RHP, Truett McConnell
JC1 --- ---
               

37 1104 Chris Johnson
SS, Bishop Verot (FL)
HS --- Stetson
               
  38 1134 Mike McBryde
OF, Palm Beach
JC1 --- ---
               
  39 1164 Jeff Culpepper
OF, Gonzaga
SO --- ---
               
  40 1194 Michael Rutledge
SS, Cullman (AL)
HS --- Mississippi
State
             
  41 1224 Lance Schartz
C, Garden City
JC2 N/A N/A
               
  42 1253 Dallas Williams
OF, Pike (IN)
HS --- Oakland
               
  43 1282 Scott Thomas
C, Chaminade (MO)
HS --- Missouri
Baptist
               
  44 1310 Tom Caple
OF, San Diego
JR N/A ---
               
  45 1337 Terry Cramer
RHP, Palm Beach
JC1 --- ---
               
  46 1364 Victor Rodriguez
C, Cape Coral (FL)
HS --- FGCU
               
  47 1391 AJ Loyd
OF, Bishop Carroll (KS)
HS --- Wichita
State
               
  48 1418 Adam Davis
RHP, Middle Georgia
JC1 --- ---
               
  49 1444 Jason Smith
RHP, Bourne (MA)
HS N/A South
Florida
               
 
50 1470 Mitch Stachowsky
C, Southern Idaho
JC1 --- ---
               
 
Undrafted Free Agents
  Tags Rd Pick Player
Position, School
Class Bonus $
Cap #
College
Commitment
               
  UDFA   Rob Cucinotta
1B, Temple
SR N/A ---
               
  UDFA   Matt Kaercher
RHP, Air Force
SR N/A ---
               
  UDFA   Robert Van Kirk
C, UNLV
SR N/A ---
               
  UDFA   Andy Shipman
RHP, Missouri
JR N/A ---
               
  UDFA   Robert Evans
OF, Samford
SR N/A ---
               
 
 
 
2003 Draft Notes
 
Dates: June 3-4, 2003
General Manager: Theo Epstein
Director of Amateur Scouting: David Chadd
Players selected: 13 High School, 12 JuCo, 27 College

Team received picks #32 and #49 for losing Cliff Floyd to free agency.

Links
2003 Draft Retrospective: The picks (6.30.2020)
Revisiting the 2003 draft: Epstein era dawns (7.1.2020)
More Details on 2003 Unsigned Picks (maitnained)

2003 Draft Legend
 
Tags
: Player currently in Red Sox organization
: Player on Restricted List
: Player did not sign with Red Sox
: Played has MLB experience with Red Sox
: Player has MLB experience, not with Red Sox
: Player released by Red Sox
: Player traded by Red Sox
: Player waived by Red Sox
: Player selected from Red Sox in Rule 5 Draft
: Player retired from Red Sox
: Player left Red Sox as an MLB free agent
: Player left Red Sox as a minor league free agent


Bold Player Name: Currently in Red Sox organization
Bonus $: Signing Bonus

JC1:
Junior College, 1st year
JC2:
Junior College, 2nd year
 
 
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Prospect Scouting Scale
 

7.5-8: Franchise Player
6.5-7: Regular All-Star
6: Impact Everyday Player
5.5: Above-Average Regular
5: Average Regular
4.5: Bench/Utility Player
4: Up & Down Player
3: "Org" High Minors Contributor
2: Non-Prospect
 
More Detail on Scouting Scale


Grades listed for each player are MLB projection; Floor-Ceiling