R/L = Batting/Throwing

Clement

Jeffrey

vsL

8/21/1989

ACT

USC

POT

L/R

Blue Chip

Scouting

6'1" 210lbs. Jeffrey Clement is a left-handed offensive threat behind the plate. The 21-year-old Clement, a junior from Marshalltown, Iowa, was USC's team leader this season with a .347 average, 13 home runs, 50 RBI's, 17 doubles, 44 walks and a .474 on-base percentage. His 44 career homers rank third on USC's career list, trailing only Mark McGwire (54) and Geoff Jenkins (45). Defensively Clement is a below average catcher. He makes up for that by playing with a lot of intentsity. He's just a year or two away from playing in the bigs.

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Thibault

Kiel

vsL

3/2/1987

ACT

Gonzaga

POT

R/R

Starter

Scouting

6'0" 200lbs. Kiel Thibault is a powerfully built, natural baseball player. He brings a lot of intangibles to the park and already has some major league quality skills. The Gonzaga captain has great leg strength and cat-like reflexes behind the plate. And, although not the strongest of arms, a tremdously accurate one throwing down to second. Offensively, Thibault has excellent bat speed through the strike zone, but still needs to work on overall upper body motion. Could be ready in two or three seasons.

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Howell

Jeffrey

vsL

4/1/1987

ACT

Florida Southern

POT

R/R

Average

Scouting

6'0" 200lbs. The second catching Jeffrey is a little rawer than the first, and is more of a longer term project. He has a solid, naturally built frame that lends itself to a smooth all-around game. Offensively, Howell is a gap to gap line drive hitter. He is very adept at going the opposite way. Behind the plate is Jeffrey's real strength. He has a quick on-line delivery to second base. Howell also has very soft hands that are adept at snagging even the most errant of throws.

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Haupt

Christopher

vsL

5/18/1991

ACT

Central Columbia HS

POT

R/R

Developmental

Scouting

6' 0" 200lbs. Christopher Haulpt is a take charge player on the field. With a natural temperment for a catcher, Haupt handles himself well behind the plate. Although only blessed with average defensive skills, his feistiness on the field will more than make up for that. At bat, Chris is a line drive hitter who makes solid contact. Not one to strike out a lot, he is also not one to put one out of the park.

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Peppers

Dave

vsL

3/13/1985

ACT

Georgia

POT

L/L

Blue Chip

Scouting

6' 2" 245lbs. Peppers was a five year starter and two-time captain at the University of Georgia. Red shirted as a freshman due to a torn pectoral muscle, Dave hit the weight room hard and heavy. Known for his McGwire like strength, they joke at U of G that when Peppers hits the ball, God ducks. Although a below average fielder, he has all-star written all over him at the plate. Peppers is some one who can play at the majors level June 15th, and in the long run, challenge for the career home run record.

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Edwards

Matthew

vsL

3/6/1985

ACT

Notre Dame

POT

R/R

Average

Scouting

6'2" 220lbs. Matthew Edwards is one of the more mature candidates in the draft. A graduate of Notre Dame with degrees in both Business Administration and Finance, he has decided to give baseball a try first. Offensively, he uses a very level swing and doesn't strike out a lot. Defensively, he's got excellent range and can really dig a ball out of the dirt. Scouts compare him to a Doug Mientkiewicz.

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Lis

Erik

vsL

3/8/1987

ACT

Evansville

POT

L/L

Developmental

Scouting

6' 1" 220lbs. Erik Lis is a defensive first baseman, with excellent range. With a strong, athletic frame and soft hands he picks up balls in dirt well. A surprisingly good base runner Erik will also be able to steal the occasional base. At the plate Lis still needs a lot more maturity, although some scouts think that the potential is definitely there, just hidden a bit. Expect Erik to spend several years working his way through the minor league system before he gets his shot at the big show.

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Heckman

John

vsL

10/30/1984

ACT

Indiana

POT

R/R

Average

Scouting

6'1" 185lbs. The oldest player in this years draft, John Heckman is all offense and very little defense. At the plate John shows good pop off of his bat, but still needs to develoip plate discipline. On an every day basis, scouts project 90-100 K's per season to go along with his 20-30 home runs. In the field, no range and a below average glove have seen John try a variety of different positions, none with great success.

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Osteen

Cooper

vsL

11/10/1985

ACT

Mississippi State

POT

R/R

Average

Scouting

5'10" 185lbs. Cooper Osteen was a four-year starter for the Bulldogs of Mississippi State. Although he batted lead-off in college, Cooper projects into a #2 or a #9 hitter with solid speed and good bat control. The only concern about him batting in the number two hole is scouts feel he pulls the ball too much. In the field, Osteen has a solid glove and above average range. He can make the plays to his right or to his left. There is still some arm strength question after having surgery to his right shoulder the end of his junior year.

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Jirschele

Jeremy

vsL

11/14/1985

ACT

Wisconsin Oshkosh

POT

R/R

Developmental

Scouting

5'9" 195lbs. Our first (and likely last) person ever from the University of Oshkosh, Jeremy Jirschele is a likeable kid. He has a David Eckstein type enthusiasm and joy for the game. Offensively, he is at a disadvantage with his small frame and lean build. Combine that with a very flat bat and you get a line drive hitter all the way. In the field, Jeremy has soft hands and will make the routine play, but not much else.

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Zimmerman

Ryan

vsL

9/28/1987

ACT

Virginia

POT

R/R

Starter

Scouting

6'2" 210lbs. Ryan Zimmerman has a quick bat. He has a quick, line-drive stroke and makes solid contact with the ball on every swing. Ryan's bat is so quick that he once fouled off six straight high, inside fastballs, all of them to the third base side of the plate. In the field Zimmerman has a solid arm and good reflexes. A transplanted first baseman, some glove work is still needed to round out his game.

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Avila

Alexander

vsL

1/29/1987

ACT

Archbishop McCarthy HS

POT

L/R

Developmental

Scouting

5'11" 185lbs. Alexander Avila is a long shot, but has some potential. If a team could add some strength and plate discipline to Avila's solid swing with a slight uppercut, some good power numbers might be in order. In the field, Alexander is a ferocious defender, always willing to dive and sacrifice his body for a play on the ball. With a solid arm he can really gun the ball the 1st. Overall, scouts aren't sure whether or not Avila will be a big time player or a big time bust.

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Notes

Betsil

Matthew

vsL

8/16/1987

ACT

Furman

POT

L/R

Developmental

Scouting

6'5" 200lbs. Matthew Betsil is a solid third baseman who was only noticed his senior year, due to a career at Furman U. Scouts aren't real high on his ability to ever make it to the majors as an every day starter, but might be a good bench player. Offensively, he has a good eye and average power. Defensively is a sound, and goes to his right extremely well.

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Hayes

Shawn

vsL

11/5/1990

ACT

Franklin Pierce

POT

L/R

Average

Scouting

6'4" 220lbs. With a tall, lean, athletic body, Shawn Hayes is an imposing figure in the field. Defensively he uses his reach to his full advantage to get to balls. His arm is somewhat questionable, as he sort of slings it over to the firstbaseman. A late bloomer, scouts feel he still hasn't fully developed his power stroke and could easily develop into a solid gap to gap hitter.

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Carby

Kevin

vsL

11/24/1989

ACT

Booker T. Washington HS

POT

S/R

Average

Scouting

5'11" 165 lbs. Medium frame. Lean, angular, supple, well proportioned, athletic build. Similar to Ozzie Guillen. Slight uppercut swing. Straight away contact, occasional line drive. Arm strength near avg, proper action. Sure hands, middle INF quickness & agility.

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Antoniato

Pasquale

vsL

7/2/1986

ACT

St. John's University

POT

R/R

Developmental

Scouting

5'9" 185 lbs. Hard work has led to added muscle. Compact stroke w/ good bat control. Quick release, accurate throws. Good range and instincts in field.. Off the charts makeup.

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Boatright

Sean

vsL

6/10/1986

ACT

Long Beach St.

POT

R/R

Average

Scouting

6'0" 190lbs. Very muscular. Compact physique. Quick bat, makes hard contact. Line drive hitter w/ power. Aggressive hitter. Solid defensively. ML arm and ML speed.

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Prevost

Jonathon

vsL

1/31/1990

ACT

Ahuntsic Col

POT

R/R

Developmental

Scouting

6'2" 185lbs. Tall. Angular, well proportioned, athletic build. Supple. Similar to Jason Bay. LF w/ athleticism. Short, level stroke. Quickness in hands to drive ball. Line drive, gap power potential. Catches what he gets to in OF. Active player. Catalyst, makes things happen. Hard worker.

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Bourjos

Peter

vsL

3/31/1990

ACT

R/R

POT

Notre Dame HS

Starter

Scouting

6'1" 175lbs. Medium-large, lean frame. Wiry strong, athletic build. Avg bat speed, level plane. Excellent runner, quick out of box. Even better first to third. Easy avg arm, accurate, on-line w/ good carry. Aggressive, defensive instincts. Covers gaps. Father, Chris, is pro scout, ex-ML.

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Godwin

Adam

vsL

12/13/1985

ACT

Troy St. U

POT

R/R

Average

Scouting

5'11" 170 lbs. Medium, slender, wiry build. Build similar to Mike Bordick. Straight away contact hitter. Instincts on bases. Very aggressive stealing bases. Good first step quickness in OF. Good range. Good running speed and defensive ability.

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Confidential

Notes

Carter

Charles

vsL

9/27/1985

ACT

Texas A&M U

POT

R/R

Developmental

Scouting

6'2" 215 lbs. Combination of size, strength and speed. Raw tools. Physical specimen. Strong, muscular. Athletic build. Strong quick hands at the plate. Makes consistent contact. Long powerful stride. Line drive power potential.

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Lipton

Kurt

vsL

9/23/1990

ACT

Pine Crest School

POT

L/R

Developmental

Scouting

6'5" 195 lbs. Large, athletic frame. Strength throughout. Similar to a taller Shawn Green. Sound hitting approach, quick bat, line drive hitter gap to gap. Solid power CF to pull. Arm strength w/ carry on throws. Makes plays in field. Covers ground in gap.

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Wilson

John

vsL

8/19/1989

ACT

Midland HS

POT

R/R

Average

Scouting

6'2" 195 lbs. Looks similar to Chipper Jones. Not as tall. Very athletic. Strong hands are made to hit line drives. Plays a very alert RFw/ good arm strength and accurate throws. Good runner out of the box that gets better once he gets going.

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Feliz

Luis

vsL

2/10/1989

ACT

New Brunswick HS

POT

R/R

Developmental

Scouting

6' 1" 190 lbs. Athletic, live body. Similar to Andruw Jones. Short, quick bat. Uses whole field. Line drive alley power. Can stretch a single. Good reactions to ball off bat. Covers gaps. Live throwing arm w/ clothesline carry potential. Aggressive base runner. Graceful.

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Alicea

Miguel

vsL

1/2/1990

ACT

Manuela Toro HS

POT

R/R

Developmental

Scouting

6'0" 185 lbs. Medium, well proportioned frame. Athletic, durable body. Bat speed through zone in level swing. Occasional lift w/ extension to hit for power. Can hit to opposite field. Good instincts and reactions in OF. Arm strength, carry, accurate, loose & proper action. No fear at plate.

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Broadway

Lance

P#4

vsL

8/20/1986

ACT

n/a

TCU

POT

R/R

Blue Chip

Scouting

6'4" 190 lbs. Named C-USA Pitcher of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year... Consensus first-team all-American by Louisville Slugger, Baseball America and the NCBWA. Had a record breaking season in which he set new season highs in wins (15), innings pitched (117) and strikeouts (151)... 15 wins was tied for tops in the nation... Ranked third in the nation with a 1.62 ERA. Aggressive w/ FB, occasional avg velocity, control both sides of plate. Spiked CB, 12-6 break. Uses natural 3/4 CB as off speed. Command of both pitches.

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Mexico

Ron

P#4

vsL

9/23/1989

ACT

Atlanta School for Boys

POT

R/R

Red Chip

Scouting

6'7" 190lbs. Mexico is another small-sized righty from the Atlanta prep ranks. Built with a very strong but lean frame with square shoulders and a high waist that offer plenty room for more strength with maturity. Currently throws in the low-90s, and displays a great sinker with late, darting action. Despite his size, he is very balanced and repeats his delivery very well. He also exhibits great control. At 5-11, Ron had a stellar season with a 8-1 record and a .98 era. Over his three-year career, Ron has recorded 120 strikeouts and only 28 base on balls.

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Cortes

Daniel

vsL

3/4/1990

ACT

Garey HS

POT

R/R

Starter

Scouting

6'5" 205 lbs. Tall, wiry, lean frame. Similar to Bronson Arroyo. Quick fairly loose arm. Turns over two-seam FB for sink action down & in. Young fresh arm. Good athlete

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Phillips

Paul

vsL

1/26/1987

ACT

Oakland U

POT

R/R

Starter

Scouting

6'1" 190lbs. Frame resembles Ben Sheets. Retains low 90s FB through five innings. Needs to build his endurance. Able to use whole plate w/ well-located FB. Slider is sharp w/ quick hard bat. Sinking fastball in development. Aggressive. Competes.

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James

Mark

P#4

vsL

7/24/1990

ACT

Sinclair Secondary

POT

R/R

Average

Scouting

6'1" 185 lbs. Medium frame. Athletic, evenly proportioned build. Similar to Joel Pineiro. Downplane FB tails and sinks, mostly around 86 mph. 3/4-rotating CB w/ occasional late, sharp, strike zone bite. Straight change-up sinks and fades. Deceptive delivery.

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Bulger

Kevin

P#4

vsL

2/16/1986

ACT

Coll of Charleston

POT

R/R

Developmental

Scouting

6'4" 195 lbs. Body similar to Kevin Brown. FB signs of heavy, sink life. Quick, strong arm, fairly easy. Hard, down, slurve-type CB, potential strikeout pitch. Athletic. Avg to good runner.

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Ostrosky

Rylan

P#4

vsL

3/26/1990

ACT

Salisbury HS

POT

R/R

Developmental

Scouting

6'2" 210lbs. Large frame. Strong overall build. Well proportioned. Similar build to David Bush. Loose arm, proper action, works well. Throws downhill. Tailing life w/ sink when down, mostly 86. 3/4 tilt slider, short break when on top. Straight change, sinks late. Balanced, easy delivery.

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Pawelek

Mark

P#4

vsL

8/18/1989

ACT

Springville HS

POT

L/L

Starter

Scouting

6'3" 190 lbs. Ideal pitcher's frame. Tall and long w/ lean muscle. Explosive low-90s FB that sink and run come out of a quick, loose whip-like delivery. CB is out pitch, w/ 1-7 break that comes near the plate.

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Asher

David

vsL

2/18/1986

ACT

Florida Intl U

POT

R/L

Average

Scouting

6'1" 195 lbs. Athletic build. Similar to a stronger Tom Glavine. Smooth delivery. Late tailing action to his FB in strike zone. Solid command. Knows how to pitch. Moves pitches in and out well. Hard worker who goes after hitters.

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Brock

Jason

P#4

vsL

9/7/1989

ACT

David Lipscomb HS

POT

S/L

Developmental

Scouting

6'6" 215lbs. Big, strong LHP similar to ex-ML Mark Watson. Quick arm, w/ FB that acts more like a true slider. Slider is potential strikeout pitch. Can strike-out batters w/ all of his pitches. Some downward bite to CB. Not much pitching experience. Has natural ability. Very athletic.

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De La Cruz

Eulogio

P#4

vsL

3/12/1987

ACT

Lakeland Tigers

POT

R/R

Red Chip

Scouting

5' 11" 160 lbs. De La Cruz is pitching in the Detroit Tigers A-Level Lakeland system in 2005. He has an explosive arm, topping 100 mph on 6 straight pitches in a recent game. He throws almost exclusively fastballs, so needs to develop an off speed pitch. Low K/IP ratio for a guy with arguably the strongest arm in baseball.

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Italiano

Thomas

P#3

P#4

vsL

7/22/1989

ACT

Flower Mound HS

POT

R/R

Starter

Scouting

6'3" 190 lbs. Tall, lean. Athletic body. Rounded shoulders. Arm action like Tim Crabtree. Very quick arm. Explosive FB overmatches hitters. Adequate control of 3/4-breaking CB.

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Cupps

Anthony

P#4

vsL

5/31/1986

ACT

U. Mississippi

POT

R/R

Average

Scouting

6'3" 198 lbs. RHP that is similar to Charles Nagy in terms of build. FB has effective movement and velocity. CB has a good downward plane w/ an occasionally tight rotation. Also throws slider and circle change.

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Phillips

David

P#4

vsL

5/21/1988

ACT

El Paso CC

POT

R/R

Average

Scouting

6' 3" 200 lbs. Fresh armed RHP. Quick arm w/ good downward plane. FB hits low 90s comfortably w/ sink. Can throw a solid CB. Arm speed is deceptive when throwing circle-change. Just started pitching in the fall of 2004.

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Duran

Gustavo

P#4

vsL

4/16/1989

ACT

George Wash. HS

POT

R/R

Developmental

Scouting

6'3" 205 lbs. Long & lean. Similar to a taller version of ex-ML Ramon Martinez. Loose arm. Minimal effort. Occasional FB tails away from LHH, most 86-87. Most pitches down in the zone. Just started pitching in 2004.

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Rohrbaugh

Robert

P#4

vsL

12/28/1986

ACT

Clemson U.

POT

R/L

Red Chip

Scouting

6'2" 190 lbs. Sneaks a high-80s FB to either side of the plate w/ good tailing action to LHH. Has a 3/4 CB w/ late dive and a change-up w/ a tail on it.

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Beatty

Andrew

P#4

vsL

8/18/1989

ACT

Aurora West HS

POT

L/L

Average

Scouting

6'1" 185 lbs. Medium, athletic frame. Broad shoulders. Arm works easy. Strong lower half. Good body. Maintains arm speed w/ occasional good depth, deception circle change. Effective to LHH and RHH. Around plate w/ three pitches from wind-up.

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