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Juco Jamboree: Top 25 Prospects
By Allan Simpson
February 2, 2006
Unlike in 2003, when the Devil Rays didn’t sign their third-round pick,
Florida high school lefthander Andrew Miller, the Rays still have a
chance to come to terms with their unsigned third-round pick from 2005,
Tennessee high school righthander Bryan Morris, who remains under control
to Tampa Bay because he is attending a junior college.
Here's how Baseball America's Allan Simpson sees the nation's top
25 junior college prospects for the 2006 draft. For players that
were drafted in 2005 and remain under control, the team that drafted
them (and the round) is noted. Such players will be eligible to
sign after their 2006 season is complete until the closed period--a
week before the draft. They will re-enter this year's draft if they
don't sign.
| 1. |
*Bryan Morris, rhp, Motlow State (Tenn.) JC |
Devil Rays (3) |
| 2. |
*Sean O’Sullivan, rhp, Grossmont (Calif.)
JC |
Angels (3) |
| 3. |
Tommy Hanson, rhp, Riverside (Calif.) CC |
Braves (22) |
| 4. |
Steve Marquardt, 3b/ss, Columbia Basin (Wash.)
JC |
Rangers (23) |
| 5. |
Chase Fontaine, ss/2b, Daytona Beach (Fla.)
CC |
Rangers (18) |
| 6. |
Milton Loo, ss/3b, Yavapai (Ariz.) JC |
Reds (9) |
| 7. |
Aaron Breit, rhp, Garden City (Kan.) JC |
Padres (12) |
| 8. |
Mike Hacker, lhp, Cosumnes River (Calif.)
JC |
Twins (15) |
| 9. |
Luis Martinez, c, Jackson State (Tenn.) JC |
Mets (11) |
| 10. |
Brad Barragar, rhp, Golden West (Calif.) JC |
Rangers (8) |
| 11. |
Willie Cabrera, 3b/of, Los Angeles Pierce
JC |
Braves 14) |
| 12. |
Tyler Beranek, 1b, Lake City (Fla.) CC |
None |
| 13. |
Brian Flores, lhp, New Mexico JC |
White Sox (37) |
| 14. |
Elvin Vargas, of, Connors State (Okla.) JC |
Orioles (23) |
| 15. |
Christian Marrero, of, Broward (Fla.) CC |
White Sox (22) |
| 16. |
Charlie Blackmon, lhp, Young Harris (Ga.)
JC |
Red Sox (20) |
| 17. |
Matt Wallach, c, Cypress (Calif.) JC |
Yankees (23) |
| 18. |
Brad Cuthbertson, rhp, Midland (Texas) JC |
Giants (6) |
| 19. |
Seth Garrison, rhp, Navarro (Texas) JC |
None |
| 20. |
Duke Welker, rhp, Seminole State (Okla.) JC |
Mariners (39) |
| 21. |
Colin Carter, lhp, Grayson County (Texas)
JC |
Braves (10) |
| 22. |
*Dexter Carter, rhp, Louisburg (N.C.) JC |
Rangers (12) |
| 23. |
Jared Bradford, rhp, Shelton State (Ala.)
JC |
Devil Rays (21) |
| 24. |
*Pedro Beato, rhp, St. Petersburg JC |
Mets (17) |
| 25. |
Brian Chavez, ss, JC of the Canyons (Calif.) |
D-backs (26) |
*Freshman
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