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JEREMY REED

CALIFORNIA ST U

L/L

6'0"

185

06/15/1981

4YR

56k | 300k

COMMENT: Lean, muscular, athletic body. Well defined arms and legs. Good bat speed. Line-drive hitter with occasional power, hits to all fields. Solid defensively. Base-stealing threat. Type of player you want on your team.

FREDRICK LEWIS

SOUTHERN U A&M

L/R

6'2"

190

12/09/1980

4YR

COMMENT:

168

BRANDON JONES

WEWAHITCHKA HS

SS/LF

L/R

6'1"

180

12/10/1983

COMMENT: Medium, lean, wiry build, similar to Delino DeShields. Level stroke, makes contact. Alley-type power. Utilizes all fields. Better runner underway. Three-sport athlete.

171

SEAN BARKER

LOUISIANA ST U

R/R

6'3"

220

05/26/1980

4YR

COMMENT:

176

JASON PERRY

GEORGIA TECH

L/R

6'0"

205

08/18/1980

4YR

56k | 300k

COMMENT: Same body type as Robin Ventura. Aggressive at plate. Likes to pull with easy, loft swing and good wrists. Can spank ball other way. Balanced at plate. Occasional short stroke. Can get hands in and turn on balls. Adequate defensively.

224

JOSEPH GOMES

SANTA CLARA U

R/R

6'2"

210

11/02/1979

4YR

COMMENT: Big-boned, solid body. Built similar to Darin Erstad. Makes good contact, top hand takes over with power. Fielding and throwing are good enough to play outfield. Gives 100 percent. Starting to put things together. Younger brother playing in minors.

243

JASON FRANSZ

U OKLAHOMA

R/R

6'3"

212

02/05/1981

4YR

COMMENT:

264

CALEB MAHER

CERES HS

R/R

6'2"

180

03/22/1983

COMMENT:

295

LEONARD BIERNBAUM

FLORIDA ATLANTIC U

L/L

6'3"

185

07/30/1979

4YR

COMMENT: Medium build, athletic frame. Body type like Luis Gonzalez. Bat speed through zone. Solid, line-drive hitter, gap-to-gap. Power to pull with occasional home run. Runs better under way. Makes plays. Can play all three outfield position and 1B. Smart kid.

328

MICHAEL GOSS

JACKSON ST U

L/L

5'11"

185

09/26/1980

4YR

56k | 300k

COMMENT: Medium frame, live body, similar to Ray Lankford. Short, quick swing. Solid mechanics and approach at plate. Uses whole field. Occasional pull power. Playable arm, good outfield instincts. Has first-step quickness to steal bases. Exciting player, gamer. Leadoff skills, makes things happen on base. Also very good football player.

354

MICHEAL KENNING

NEW MEXICO ST U

L/L

6'0"

195

11/10/1980

4YR

COMMENT: Strong, barrel-chested, athletic build. Good bat speed through zone, one-hand finish. Generates gap-to-gap power with long ball potential. Will hit mistakes a long way. Makes OK jumps, takes proper routes. Smart, heady gamer.

364

RANDALL LONGWORTH

JJ KELLY HS

R/R

6'3"

190

06/11/1983

COMMENT:

416

MICHAEL GALLOWAY

MIAMI U

1B/LF

R/R

0'62"

215

05/09/1981

4YR

COMMENT:

499

ADAM MANNON

HAMILTON HS

R/R

6'3"

200

12/12/1983

COMMENT:

507

LARON WILSON

LONGWOOD COL

R/R

6'0"

206

07/02/1981

4YR

COMMENT:

564

MICHAEL PERDOMO

BROWARD CC

R/R

6'2"

185

06/29/1981

56k | 300k

COMMENT: Medium build, athletic frame. Body like Darin Erstad. Bat speed through zone. Line-drive, gap-to-gap hitter with strength to pull. Solid glove, makes plays. Good range. Above-average runner, better under way. Arm strength. Never played high school baseball.

594

RYAN BRODERICK

PALM DESERT HIGH

LF/RF

L/L

6'3"

195

09/23/1983

COMMENT:

662

MICHAEL SIMS

MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST U

L/R

5'11"

175

12/18/1980

4YR

COMMENT:

677

NATHAN WEESE

U UTAH

L/R

6'0"

195

05/15/1980

4YR

COMMENT:

678

TIM FREND

DAVIDSON COL

R/R

6'2"

205

05/20/1980

4YR

COMMENT:

685

RUSTY MOORE

BETHUNE-COOKMAN COL

R/R

6'2"

210

10/11/1980

4YR

COMMENT:

711

MITSURU SAKAMOTO

ARIZONA WESTERN COL

L/R

6'2"

175

10/07/1980

COMMENT: Large, slender frame. Wiry athletic build. Similar to Ichiro. Quick two-step start. Bat speed, short stroke. Sprays hard line drives to gaps. Can fly, quick advancing strides. Good out of box. Solid leadoff type. Knowledge of strike zone. Consistent contact, can bunt and run.

835

MICHAEL RICHARDSON

SONOMA ST U

LF/C

R/R

5'10"

215

07/11/1979

4YR

COMMENT:

856

EDWARD COLBERT

CATONSVILLE CC

S/R

6'3"

205

12/03/1981

COMMENT:

942

GARRIS GONCE

U SOUTH CAROLINA

R/R

6'0"

205

09/08/1979

4YR

COMMENT:

971

TYSON OLSON

DIXIE JC

L/L

6'1"

195

04/12/1983

COMMENT:

983

JOSEPH APOTHEKER

BARRY UNIVERSITY

L/R

6'1"

225

02/13/1980

4YR

COMMENT:

1012

CHARLES FLETCHER

NORTH SPRINGS HS

R/R

6'2"

215

10/18/1983

56k | 300k

COMMENT: Body type similar to Derek Bell. Physical specimen. Very strong athlete with baseball tools. Keeps hands back and gets bat through with occasional, short, effortless stroke. Drives ball into gaps. Good top hand. Commits summers to basketball. Goes by "CJ."

1140

DAVID WABICK

STAGG HS

L/R

6'2"

185

05/30/1984

COMMENT:

1173

DANIEL DESOUZA

XAVERIAN HS

L/L

6'0"

175

11/27/1984

COMMENT:

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