2005 Amateur Draft
From SoSH
2005 Red Sox First Year Player Draft
GM: Theo Epstein Director of Amateur Scouting: Jason McLeod
| Round | Player | Position | High School/College | Current Assignment | Bonus |
| 1/23 | Jacoby Ellsbury | cf | Oregon State | Red Sox | $1,400,000 |
| 1/26 | Craig Hansen | RHP | St. John's | Pirates Organization | $1,325,000 |
| 1s/42 | Clay Buchholz | RHP | Angelina College (TX) | Red Sox | $800,000 |
| 1s/45 | Jed Lowrie | 2B | Stanford | Red Sox | $762,500 |
| 1s/47 | Michael Bowden | RHP | Waubonsie Valley High School (IL) | Pawtucket | $730,000 |
| 2/57 | Jonathan Egan | C | Cross Creek High School (GA) | Retired | $625,000 |
| 4/138 | Scott Blue | RHP | Morro Bay High School (CA) | Released | $75,000 |
| 5/168 | Reid Engel | CF | Lewis-Palmer High School (CO) | Portland | $154,000 |
| 6/198 | Jeff Corsaletti | CF | Florida | Pawtucket | $50,000 |
| 7/228 | Yahmed Yema | RF | Florida International | Released | $90,000 |
| 8/258 | J.T. Zink | RHP | Everett CC (WA) | Released | $75,000 |
| 9/288 | Mark Wagner | C | UC-Irvine | Portland | $90,000 |
| 10/318 | Kevin Guyette | RHP | Arizona | $50,000 | |
| 11/348 | Ismael Casillas | RHP | Benedictine College | $25,000 | |
| 12/378 | Kyle Fernandes | LHP | Massasoit CC (MA) | Portland | $25,000 |
| 13/408 | Jay Johnson | CF | Xavier | $25,000 | |
| 14/438 | Pedro Alvarez | SS | Horace Mann School (NY) | Pirates Organization | Did Not Sign |
| 15/468 | Patrick Thomas | RHP | Jeffersonville High School (IN) | Did not sign | |
| 16/498 | Matt Mercurio | 3B | Florida Southern | Released | $25,000 |
| 17 | Dominic Ramos | SS | Texas State | Released | $25,000 |
| 18 | Nick Criaris | C | St. Peter's Prep (NJ) | Did not sign | |
| 19 | James Baxter | LHP | Villanova | Released | $25,000 |
| 20 | Charles Blackmon | LHP | Young Harris College (GA) | Did not sign | |
| 21 | Robert Johnson | RHP | Navarro College (TX) | ||
| 22 | Orvil Aviles | LHP | F. Callejo High School | ||
| 23 | Carl Lipsey | 2B | Jackson State | Released | |
| 24 | Jason Twomley | CF | U-Mass Amherst | Released | |
| 25 | Ricky Sanchez | C | Barry University (FL) | Retired | |
| 26 | Kirby Yates | RHP | Kauai High School (HI) | ||
| 27 | Matt Hancock | LHP | Oral Roberts | Retired | |
| 28 | Ryan Hinson | LHP | Northwestern High School (SC) | ||
| 29 | Chris Jones | RHP | Indiana State | Greenville | |
| 30 | Ryan Colvin ^ | RHP | Carroll High School (TX) | Greenville | |
| 31 | Luis Exposito ^ | C | Champagnat Catholic (FL) | Salem | |
| 32 | Jeff Natale | 2B | Trinity College | Pawtucket | |
| 33 | John Hester | C | Stanford | ||
| 34 | Allan Dykstra | 1B | Ranch Benardo High School (CA) | Padres Organization | Did Not Sign |
| 35 | Jason Determann | LHP | Louisiana State | ||
| 36 | Mark McClure | RHP | Hillsborough High School (FL) | ||
| 37 | Jason Schnitzer | RHP | Los Alamitos High School (CA) | ||
| 38 | Levi Tapia^ | C | Ralston Valley High School (CO) | Released | |
| 39 | Bubba Bell | CF | Nicholls State | Portland | |
| 40 | Blake Maxwell | RHP | Methodist College | Portland | |
| 41 | Eddie Degerman | RHP | Rice | ||
| 42 | Miguel Alicea | RF | Manuela Toro High School | ||
| 43 | Jason Castro | C | Castro Valley High School (CA) | Astros Organization | Did Not Sign |
| 44 | Christopher Garcia | 1B | Xaverian High School (NY) | ||
| 45 | James Bamberg | C | Tallahassee CC | ||
| 46 | T.J. Large | RHP | Alabama-Tuscaloosa | Greenville | |
| 47 | Alex Wolfe | C | Timpanogos High School (UT) | ||
| 48 | Matthew Sheely^ | CF | Palm Beach Gard. High School | Greenville | |
| 49 | Erik Turgeon | RHP | Dunedin High School (FL) | ||
| 50 | Colin Arnold | LF | Kings Academy |
^ Signed as a Draft/Follow Prospect Prior to the 2006 First Year Player Draft
2005 Red Sox Undrafted Free Agents
| Player | Position | High School/College | Current Assignment |
| Gene Flores | RHP | Houston | Released |
| Archie Gilbert | OF | Cal State-East Bay | Released |
| Alex Gonzalez | RHP | Barry University | Released |
| Jason Hurst | OF | Georgia Southern | Released |
| John Jefferson | RHP | Oregon Tech | Released |
| Tommy Boss | RHP | Florida | |
| Travis Rios | RHP | Lynn University | Released |
| Billy Phillips | RHP | Florida Gulf Coast University | Released |
| Kyle Tabeek | RHP | UNLV | Released |
| Zak Farkes | SS | Harvard | Pawtucket |
| Hunter Jones | RHP | Florida State | Boston |
| Previous: 2004 | Red Sox Amateur Drafts | Subsequent: 2006 |
