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Pick	Team	Player	School	Position	B/T	Ht	Wt	DOB	Class	Video
31		Matthew Torra	U Massachusetts Amherst	RHP	R/R	6'3"	225	1984-06-29	4YR	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Large frame. Broad shoulders and long arms. Slimmed down since '04. Similar to Matt Ginter. Quick, loose, and smooth arm. Lots of FB at knees. Able to command FB and CB down and away to RHH. Potential ML starter w/ development of change-up.

32		Chaz Roe	Lafayette HS	RHP	R/R	6'5"	180	1986-10-09	HS	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Loose, quick arm. Shows no major mechanical problems. Tough FB that bores into RHH hands. Bat-breaker in wood bat leagues. Throws a knee-buckling CB for his out-pitch. Comes at batters w/ a hard, tight 3/4 tilt w/ late bite.

33		John Drennen	Rancho Bernardo HS	CF	L/L	5'11"	185	1986-08-26	HS	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Mark Kotsay clone w/ Popeye-sized forearms. Solid hitting approach. Powerful, quick bat. Makes consistent, hard contact. Ball jumps off bat to all fields. Excellent makeup and dedication. Alert fielder.

34		Ryan Tucker	Temple City HS	RHP	R/R	6'2"	190	1986-12-06	HS	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Tall, lean, medium frame. Velocity consistently 92-93 w/ occasional 94-95. Effortless delivery, good change up. Has improved delivery. Dedicated, hard worker.

35		Cesar Ramos	Long Beach St	LHP	L/L	6'2"	190	1984-06-22	4YR	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Loose, easy arm action. Good mechanics. Sneaky quick. ML control. Excellent feel for pitching. Changes speeds, mixes pitches and hits spots. Hides ball well. Good competitor.

36		Travis Buck	Arizona St U	RF	L/R	6'3"	210	1983-11-18	4YR	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Great projectable body. Lean, wiry strong, athletic build. Sound hitting approach. Smooth, fluid stroke, short & compact. Plus bat speed w/ good leverage and extention. Fills gaps w/ hard line drives. Ball jumps off bat. Great make-up, work ethic.

37		Trevor Bell	Crescenta Valley HS	RHP	L/R	6'1"	190	1986-10-12	HS	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Strong, well-built. Quick, live, loose arm. Two consistent Major League pitches. FB usually 90-92 w/ occasional plus velocity. Hard late-breaking curve. Good motion on seldom-used changeup.

38		Eli Iorg	U Tennessee	OF	R/R	6'3"	200	1983-03-14	4YR
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39		Henry Sanchez	Mission Bay HS	1B	R/R	6'3"	235	1986-11-29	HS	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Large, heavy body. Similar to Benji Molina but taller. Quick, powerful bat and alert fielder. Gamer who exudes confidence.

40		Luke Hochevar	U Tennessee	RHP	R/R	6'5"	205	1983-09-15	4YR	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Body similar to Kevin Brown. Heavy sinking FB w/ arm side run, disappears from strike zone. Hard 11-5 CB. Tight, sharp, late-breaking slider w/ some downward tilt. Good arm speed on sinking changeup. Smart, wants the ball, goes after hitters.

41		Beau Jones	Destrehan HS	LHP	L/L	6'1"	195	1986-08-25	HS	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Medium frame, strong, thick legs. Flexible body. Similar to Sterling Hitchcock. FB has down movement, gets on hitters quickly. CB occasionally tight w/ sweeping break. Straight change has some deception. Potential to develop into power pitcher at the ML level.

42		Clay Buchholz	Angelina Col	RHP	L/R	6'3"	190	1984-08-14	JR	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Tall, lean, athletic body. Long arms. Slender hips. Similar to Gil Meche. Above avg velocity FB, quick, loose arm. Hard, sluvry-slider w/ 3/4 depth. Slower 3/4 break CB. Throws straight change-up. Aggressive approach. Attacks hitters and challenges w/ FB.

43		Mark McCormick	Baylor U	RHP	R/R	6'2"	195	1983-10-15	4YR	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Smooth delivery brings mid-90s FB that can hit 97. Throws two hard breaking balls from a 3/4 delivery. Sinking change-up. Stuff is dominant enough to be top MLB starter.

44		Sean West	Captain Shreve HS	LHP	L/L	6'8"	200	1986-06-15	HS	56K \| 350K
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45		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.

46		Tyler Herron	Wellington Community HS	RHP	R/R	6'3"	190	1986-08-05	HS	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Medium, slender build. Square shoulders. Body similar to Brad Radke. Smooth delivery. Live two-seam FB that runs in on RHH. Maintains velocity, hits spots. CB has sharp, 3/4 break through zone. Deceptive change when down in zone. Throws three quality pitches.

47		Michael Bowden	Waubonsie Valley HS	RHP	R/R	6'3"	215	1986-09-09	HS	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Large, big boned frame. Broad shoulders. Long arms. Similar to Roger Clemens. Plus FB velocity, occasional heavy w/ small sink & tail. Sharp, late bite, 12-6 CB. Around plate w/ four pitches. Good presence. Power arm & body w/ three projectable plus pitches.

48		Garrett Olson	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo	LHP	R/L	6'1"	200	1983-10-18	4YR	56K \| 350K
COMMENT: Polished collegiate pitcher w/ a 3/4 arm slot. Good lefty movement on FB. Compliments it w/ sweeping slider and sinking circle change. Tough on LH and uses both sides of the plate.

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