2000 #1 Draft Pick – Adrian Gonzalez

This is the type of player that I would expect to see listed as a #1 overall pick. Gonzalez has been a force in the majors over the last few years. He is one of those superstars that fans come out to see, even if he does play late at night in California. He will be a free agent this off season so it will be interesting to see where he ends up playing.

I was lucky enough to see him play a couple of times. The most recent of those being last season. In that game he hit two home runs, one of which is captured on this card.

Here is the complete rundown of the 2000 first round:

1	Adrian Gonzalez	Florida Marlins	1B	Chula Vista, CA
2	Adam Johnson	Minnesota Twins	RHP	Cal-State Fullerton
3	Luis Montanez	Chicago Cubs	SS	Miami, FL
4	Mike Stodolka	Kansas City Royals	LHP	Corona, CA
5	Justin Wayne	Montreal Expos	RHP	Stanford
6	Rocco Baldelli	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	OF	Warwick, RI
7	Matt Harrington	Colorado Rockies	RHP	Palmdale, CA
8	Matt Wheatland	Detroit Tigers	RHP	San Diego, CA
9	Mark Phillips	San Diego Padres	LHP	Hanover, PA
10	Joe Torres	Anaheim Angels	LHP	Kissimmee, FL
11	Dave Krynzel	Milwaukee Brewers	OF	Henderson, NV
12	Joe Borchard	Chicago White Sox	OF	Stanford
13	Shaun Boyd	St. Louis Cardinals	2B	Oceanside, CA
14	Beau Hale	Baltimore Orioles	RHP	Texas
15	Chase Utley	Philadelphia Phillies	2B	UCLA
16	Billy Traber	New York Mets	LHP	Loyola Marymount
17	Ben Diggins	Los Angeles Dodgers	RHP	University of Arizona
18	Miguel Negron	Toronto Blue Jays	OF	Caguas, PR
19	Sean Burnett	Pittsburgh Pirates	LHP	Wellington, FL
20	Chris Bootcheck	Anaheim Angels	RHP	Auburn
21	John Bonser	San Francisco Giants	RHP	Pinellas Park, FL
22	Phil Dumatrait	Boston Red Sox	LHP	Bakersfield College
23	David Espinosa	Cincinnati Reds	SS	Miami, FL
24	Blake Williams	St. Louis Cardinals	RHP	S.W. Texas State
25	Scott Heard	Texas Rangers	C	San Diego, CA
26	Corey Smith	Cleveland Indians	SS	Piscataway, NJ
27	Robert Stiehl	Houston Astros	RHP	El Camino College
28	David Parrish	New York Yankees	C	Michigan
29	Adam Wainwright	Atlanta Braves	RHP	Marietta, GA
30	Scott Thorman	Atlanta Braves	3B	Cambridge, ON

A LaPorte native Chris Bootcheck can be found as the 20th overall pick in the draft.