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Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Day 1 Draft Quotes and Links

Eight Dirtbags selected on the 1st day of the MLB Draft (tied for the most selections on Day 1 with the Univ. of Arizona):

LongBeachState.com
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Daily Breeze

Troy Tulowitzki:

Rockies Website
Denver Post

Cesar Ramos:

Quote from Padres scouting director Bill "Chief" Gayton:
1A. (35) LHP Cesar Ramos, Long Beach State: "He has four pitches he can throw for strikes. ... His stuff really fits PETCO Park. He gets fly balls and keeps guys off balance."

San Diego Union-Tribune
North County Times

Marco Estrada:

Quotes from Nationals Scouting Director Dana Brown:
"When Estrada gets to the big leagues, he will be an innings eater and a fifth starter-type guy. He has value because of his pitch ability. He really throws a lot of strikes."

Washington Times

Steve Hammond:

Quotes from Brewers scouting director Jack Zduriencik:
Round 6: Steven Hammond, LHP, Long Beach State
"He's playing at one of the best programs in the country," Zduriencik said. "I watched him play right at the beginning of the season in late January against Arizona State and our guys continued to follow up with him. As the year went on we saw great progression. He's a little bit older, but in a lot of ways that wasn't bad. He was used primarily in a relief role, as a set-up man, closer. We'll turn him over to Reid [Nichols, the farm director] and see what happens."

Neil Jamison:

Quote from Padres scouting director Bill "Chief" Gayton:
6. (188) RHP Neil Jamison, Long Beach State: "He's a kid who's just had a great year. He hasn't had a lot of innings, but people had trouble scoring against him."

North County Times

Cody Evans:

Quotes from Arizona scouting director Mike Rizzo:
291. Cody Evans, RHP, Cal St. Long Beach:
"Another big, 6-foot-5, 200-pound college right-handed pitcher. Has a good arm, throws hard and has the chance to have three solid pitches."

Chris Jones:

Quotes from Pirates scouting director Ed Creech:
11. Christopher Jones, C, Cal State Long Beach
"Jones is a smooth-fielding catcher with a good arm, but he's not going to be an out at the plate. He's got some bat but we got him mostly for his defensive ability."

Brian Anderson:

Giants Website

posted on 6/08/2005 by Jeff Agnew

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