| Pick Team Player Resides School Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. DOB Class 23 NYY JOHN-FORD D GRIFFIN SARASOTA, FL FLORIDA ST U/FL RF L/L 6'2" 195 11/19/1979 4YR COMMENT: LINE DRIVE, CONTACT HITTER. UTILIZES ALL FIELDS. GOOD OVERALL APPROACH TO HITTING. 34 NYY BRONSON K SARDINHA KAHUKU, HI KAMEHAMEHA HS/HI SS L/R 6'0" 190 4/06/1983 HS COMMENT: BODY SIMILAR TO ROBERTO ALOMAR. BROTHER IN PRO BALL. AGGRESSIVE FASTBALL HITTER APPROACH. QUICK BAT WITH GOOD EXTENSION. ALLEY POWER NOW. ALERT FIELDER, MAKES ROUTINE PLAY. 42 NYY JON S SKAGGS HOUSTON, TX RICE U/TX RHP R/R 6'5" 225 3/27/1978 4YR COMMENT: XL FRAME. PHYSICAL SPECIMEN. CONVERTED SS. EASY, EFFORTLESS ARM. FASTBALL WITH HARD TAIL AND SINK. CURVEBALL WITH BIG, QUICK, DOWN BITE. 62 NYY DAVID S DUNCAN TUCSON, AZ U ARIZONA/AZ RF R/R 6'5" 210 9/29/1979 4YR COMMENT: BALL JUMPS OFF BAT. INTIMIDATING PRESENCE IN LINE-UP. OFTEN PITCHED AROUND. FATHER IS CARDINALS COACH DAVE DUNCAN. 63 NYY JASON G ARNOLD PALM BAY, FL U CENTRAL FLORIDA/ FL RHP R/R 6'3" 210 5/02/1979 4YR COMMENT: POWERFUL ARM WITH GOOD SIZE, WORKHORSE, GOOD ATHLETE, FASTBALL HAS PLUS VELOCITY WITH LATE SINK WHEN KEPT DOWN. GOOD TILT TO SLIDER. FIELDS POSITION. 95 NYY SEBERN C WRIGHT IOWA PARK, TX IOWA PARK HS/TX LHP L/L 6'3" 205 2/08/1983 HS COMMENT: GOES BY MIDDLE NAME 'CHASE.' FASTBALL SINKS AWAY FROM RIGHTIES. WORKS INSIDE WELL. OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYS. COMPETES WELL. 125 NYY AARON K RIFKIN UPLAND, CA CALIFORNIA ST U/CA 1B L/L 6'3" 215 3/12/1979 4YR 155 NYY JEFFREY A CHRISTENSEN KNOXVILLE, TN U TENNESSEE/TN LF L/L 6'1" 225 10/12/1978 4YR 185 NYY RIK T CURRIER SAN CLEMENTE, CA U SOUTHERN CALIF/CA RHP R/R 5'10" 195 5/26/1978 4YR COMMENT: KNOWS HOW TO PITCH. MIXES PITCHES, CHANGES SPEEDS AND HITS SPOTS. SLIDER IS MONEY PITCH. GOOD ARM SPEED. SOUND MECHANICS. 215 NYY ANDREW L CANNIZARO MANDEVILLE, LA TULANE U/LA SS R/R 5'11" 170 12/19/1978 4YR 245 NYY ADAM L PETERSON ABRAMS, WI WICHITA ST U/KS RHP R/R 6'3" 220 5/18/1979 4YR COMMENT: LARGE FRAME. AVERAGE FASTBALL VELOCITY WITH RIDING LIFE AT TIMES. DRAFTED IN 2000. 275 NYY CHARLES N MANNING WINTER HAVEN, FL U TAMPA/FL LHP L/L 6'2" 180 3/31/1979 4YR COMMENT: LOOSE, LANKY FRAME. FASTBALL CONSISTENTLY 87-89. THROWS OCCASIONAL SHORT CUTTER. CAN BE VERY EFFECTIVE. 305 NYY JARED R PITNEY SCOTTSDALE, AZ PEPPERDINE U/CA 1B L/L 6'1" 195 3/26/1979 4YR 335 NYY BRIAN J STRELITZ TEMPLE CITY, CA TEXAS A&M U/TX RHP R/R 6'0" 190 1/08/1980 4YR 365 NYY CHRISTOPHER P RUSS COMFORT, TX TEXAS A&M U/TX RHP R/R 6'0" 180 3/27/1979 4YR 395 NYY ADAM J WHEELER SMYRNA, GA CAMPBELL HS/GA RHP R/R 6'7" 190 4/26/1983 HS COMMENT: GETS INSIDE FASTBALL. QUICK ARM. FAIRLY EASY DELIVERY. OCCASIONAL SHARP, LATE, DOWNER CURVE. 425 NYY TRENTON R HENDERSON NEWTON, KS PRATT CC/KS RHP R/R 6'4" 215 3/11/1981 JR 455 NYY JOHN P PICCO LASALLE, CN ST TOM OF VILLANOVA HS/ON LHP L/L 6'1" 185 7/09/1983 HS COMMENT: MEDIUM FRAME. FASTBALL HAS NATURAL LATE, TAILING FINISH, SINKS WHEN DOWN. CURVEBALL HAS OCCASIONAL BITE, TOUGH ON LEFTIES. SOLID MAKEUP, MENTALLY TOUGH. LOTS OF GROUND BALL OUTS. 485 NYY NICHOLAS S TOUCHSTONE SUMTER, SC OKALOOSA-WALTON JC/FL LHP L/L 6'4" 195 11/19/1981 JR 515 NYY QUINTON ROBERTSON LITTLETON, CO TEXARKANA CC/TX RHP R/R 6'5" 205 12/18/1981 JR 545 NYY JOSHUA C SMITH MCGREGOR, TX NAVARRO JC/TX RHP R/R 6'3" 205 11/15/1981 JR 575 NYY MICHAEL J MCGOWAN CARROLLTON, TX NEWMAN SMITH HS/TX RHP R/R 6'5" 230 5/13/1982 HS 605 NYY JASON P MCMILLAN CARPENTERSVILLE, IL DUNDEE-CROWN HS/IL LHP L/L 6'4" 180 2/22/1983 HS 635 NYY OMIR SANTOS TOABAJA, PR EAST CENTRAL COL/MO C R/R 6'0" 200 4/29/1981 JR 665 NYY JOSEPH T FAULKNER POWDER SPGS, GA AUBURN U/AL 1B R/R 6'4" 208 12/12/1977 4YR 695 NYY KAAZIM F SUMMERVILLE HAYWARD, CA ST MARYS COL/CA CF R/R 5'10" 185 9/18/1978 4YR COMMENT: PHYSICAL SPECIMEN. SOUND HITTING APPROACH. GOOD BAT SPEED THROUGH HITTING ZONE. FIRST-STEP EXPLOSION, LONG STRIDES, BASE-STEALING THREAT. 725 NYY ROBERT D WOOD ENGLEWOOD, CO U MICHIGAN/MI RHP R/R 6'4" 205 11/27/1979 4YR 755 NYY HAROLD M EDWARDS MIDLAND, TX MIDLAND HS/TX C L/R 5'11" 175 9/01/1983 HS COMMENT: QUICK BAT, HITS TO ALL FIELDS. BETTER LOW BALL HITTER. ON-LINE, ACCURATE THROWS WITH CARRY. SMOOTH RUNNER. 785 NYY ANDREW D MARCUS CEDAR PARK, TX TYLER JC/TX RHP R/R 6'2" 175 3/01/1982 JR COMMENT: GOES BY 'ANDREW.' TALL, LEAN BODY. FASTBALL SINKS AWAY FROM LEFTIES, TAILS INTO RIGHTIES. WORKS BOTH SIDES OF PLATE WELL. CONTROL PITCHER WITH FOUR PITCHES. THIS GUY CAN PAINT. 815 NYY JEFFREY TUTTLE ORANGE, CA CYPRESS COL/CA LF R/R 6'4" 205 4/30/1982 JR 845 NYY BRANDON C JONES TEXARKANA, TX LIBERTY EYLAU HS/TX CF R/R 6'3" 205 10/16/1982 HS 875 NYY PHILIP G HUMBER CARTHAGE, TX CARTHAGE HS/TX RHP R/R 6'4" 200 12/21/1982 HS COMMENT: OCCASIONAL AVERAGE VELOCITY, TAILING LIFE INTO RIGHTIES. ALSO THROWS TAILING, SINKING CHANGE. STRONG AND DEDICATED WITH COMMAND OF THREE PITCHES. 905 NYY DANIEL J SCHWAB ARVADA, CO ARVADA WEST HS/CO 1B L/L 6'5" 215 7/14/1983 HS COMMENT: TALL, STRONG. AGGRESSIVE HITTING APPROACH. BAT SPEED THROUGH ZONE. POWER POTENTIAL. LEVEL SWING. ALSO PITCHES. FASTBALL HAS SOME LIFE. 935 NYY RICKY E STOVER ROCKWALL, TX NAVARRO COL/TX LHP L/L 6'5" 185 1/26/1982 JR 965 NYY AARON G EDWARDS BENTON, KY JOHN A LOGAN JC/IL C R/R 6'0" 0 8/29/1981 JR 995 NYY CHRISTOPHER S WEAKLEY EL CERRITO, CA ALBANY HS/CA SS/2B R/R 5'11" 175 5/22/1983 HS 1025 NYY CHRISTOPHER J KEMLO OSHAWA, ON R S MCLAUGHLIN C & VI/ON RHP R/R 6'4" 204 9/23/1983 HS 1055 NYY KEVIN GOODRUM ASHTABULA, OH OHIO ST U/OH LHP L/L 6'3" 225 6/17/1979 4YR 1085 NYY FERNANDO FUENTES WEEHAWKEN, NJ WEEHAWKEN HS/NJ C R/R 6'2" 210 2/17/1983 HS 1115 NYY JOSH N KERSCHEN TERRMERRIAM, KS CC SOUTHERN NEVADA/NV RHP R/R 6'3" 170 11/21/1981 JR COMMENT: FASTBALL RUNS IN LATE, SOME SINK. PITCHES IN, AGGRESSIVE. CIRCLE CHANGE FADES WITH SINK. 1145 NYY BRENT A JACKSON HENDERSON, TX HENDERSON HS/TX LHP L/L 6'2" 185 10/13/1982 HS 1175 NYY TATE R WALLIS ENNIS, TX ENNIS HS/TX RHP R/R 6'3" 210 6/21/1983 HS 1205 NYY EDWARD J GLEASON ORANGE, CA EL MODENA HS/CA CF L/R 6'1" 175 11/27/1982 HS 1234 NYY JONATHAN A MERCER SULLIVAN, MO JEFFERSON COL/MO CF R/R 6'2" 180 5/17/1982 JR COMMENT: PROTOTYPE BODY. AGGRESSIVE APPROACH. SHOWS BAT SPEED. BALL COMES OFF BAT NICE. LINE-DRIVE POWER. AVERAGE THROWS, GETS BEHIND BALL. HAS PLAYED SHORTSTOP IN PAST. 1262 NYY GREGORY N TAYLOR SPRINGFIELD, IL FOREST PARK CC/MO SS R/R 6'1" 180 10/20/1981 JR 1290 NYY MICHAEL N BASS SANTEE, CA SANTANA HS/CA RHP R/R 6'3" 195 10/05/1982 HS COMMENT: ATHLETIC FRAME. FAIR ARM SPEED. FLUID ARM ACTION AND DELIVERY. OCCASIONALY CUTS FASTBALL FOR SLIDER-TYPE BREAK. COMPETITIVE INSTINCTS. NATURAL ATHLETE. 1318 NYY ERIC L HULLINGER OAK FOREST, IL OAK FOREST HS/IL RHP R/R 6'1" 175 9/11/1983 HS 1346 NYY JOSE E ROBLES COROZAL, PR EAST CENTRAL COL/MO RHP R/R 6'3" 195 8/04/1982 JR 1374 NYY DOMENIC J FICCO DENVER, CO REGIS JESUIT HS/CO LHP L/L 6'2" 185 10/31/1982 HS 1401 NYY CHAD R BOREK DAYTON, OH NORTHMONT HS/OH RHP R/R 6'2" 180 8/02/1983 HS 1427 NYY BRIAN A CARPENTER FAIRFIELD, OH FAIRFIELD HS/OH CF L/L 5'11 " 190 8/04/1983 HS 1452 NYY ANEURY PICHARDO MIRAMAR, FL MIRAMAR HS/FL SS R/R 6'0" 155 7/31/1984 HS 1475 NYY BRANDON K BOGGS MARIETTA, GA POPE HS/GA CF S/R 5'11" 170 1/09/1983 HS COMMENT: LIKES TO ATTACK FASTBALLS EARLY IN COUNT. KEEPS HANDS BACK AND WAITS WELL AT PLATE. BALL JUMPS OFF BAT, CAN DRIVE GAPS. GOOD FIRST-STEP ACCELERATION. PLAYS ALL OUT. HAS FUN. Note: Commments are courtesy of www.mlb.com |
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