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Pick	Team	Player	School	Position	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB	Class	Video
		Joseph August	South Salem HS	CF	L/L	6'1"	190	1986-09-23	HS	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Tall frame. Solid build like a young Trot Nixon. Strong, durable corner OF w/ excellent intangibles. Level swing produces w/ strength to drive ball to all fields. Good first step instincts in OF. Good routes to ball.

		Benjamin Bracelin	Western Oregon State Coll	RHP	R/R	6'4"	215	1981-09-04	4YR
COMMENT: Extra large frame. Evenly proportioned. Large, thick build. Built like Mike Timlin. Deception across body, low angle delivery. From 3B side w/ three pitches. Short break CB for strikes. Confident. Relies on deception, movement, ability to change speeds.

		Tyler Brown	LANE CC	RHP	R/R	6'6"	210	1984-04-08	4YR
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		Broc Coffman	LOWER COLUMBIA COL	LHP	L/L	6'2"	200	1985-03-28	4YR
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		Matthew Duryea	EDMONDS CC	LHP	L/L	6'1"	185	1985-12-31	4YR
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		Jacoby Ellsbury	Oregon St U	CF	L/L	6'1"	185	1983-09-11	4YR	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Medium frame. Live, lean, athletic build. Pure athletic. Leadoff CF profile w/ impact speed both ways. Contact hitter w/ a level, compact swing. Uses the whole field. Gap to gap power.

		Nathan Fogle	Oregon St U	RHP	R/R	6'4"	225	1983-12-27	4YR	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Extra-large frame. Strong, rangy build similar to Tim Worrell. Distracting, exaggerated motion. Across body deception. Plus FB velocity early, most 88-90. Physically imposing RHP w/deceptive, unorthodox delivery. Owns inner half plate.

		Jed Lowrie	Stanford U	2B	S/R	6'0"	180	1984-04-17	4YR
COMMENT: Body is athletic, lean and slender. Confident switch-hitter w/ a good eye. Sound approach. Aggressive in the zone. Hits to all fields. Smooth actions on defense, makes plays in the hole. Accurate, average arm.

		Bryce Mooney	Lake Oswego HS	RHP	R/R	6'4"	190	1987-05-04	HS	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Built like Justin Duchscherer. Extra tall, lanky pitcher w/ solid skill and a number of pitches. Fair overall strength w/ potential for more. Tough on RHH.

		Jason Ogata	Westview HS	SS	R/R	6'0"	180	1986-10-21	HS	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Medium frame. Well proportioned. Lean, wiry, slender build. Built like Chris Gomez. Good setup, rhythm, trigger in approach. Makes contact. Power is to pull. Glove actions smooth, confident. Lean, agile middle infielder.

		Thomas Paterson	Linfield Col	CF	L/L	6'2"	195	1982-09-18	4YR	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Tall, lean LHP. Similar to Steve Finley. Level swing to spray the ball to all fields. Bounce to his step when in the OF. Covers a lot of ground. Throws are consistently on target. Always looking to improve.

		Keith Pedersen	LOWER COLUMBIA COL	LF	L/L	6'3"	175	1985-01-31	JR
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		Sean Setzer	Grossmont Col	1B	L/R	6'3"	210	1986-04-13	JR
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		Kurt Steele	Oregon St U	RHP	R/R	6'2"	170	1984-05-12	4YR
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		Colby Summer	U Hawaii	RHP	R/R	6'8"	230	1981-12-16	4YR
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		Colby Wark	LOWER COLUMBIA COL	RHP	R/R	6'3"	215	1986-08-12	JR
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		Shannon Wirth	Mt Hood CC	RHP	R/R	6'0"	210	1984-05-27	JR
COMMENT: Built like Keith Foulke. Broad shoulders. Wide back and thick chest. FB is mostly in the high-80s w/ a hard two-seam tail. Wide-breaking slider that gets good depth when on top. Messing around w/ a splitter; could be a future out-pitch. Stays aggressive. Around the plate.

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