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Major League Baseball

Record: 96-66   .593.... 1st in National League East
Stadium: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Playoffs: Lost World Series (Yankees)
Attendance: 2,901,242
Payroll: $47,390,000
Top Draft Pick: A.J. Zapp (#27)   AAA
Manager - Bobby Cox

Affiliates - AAA Richmond Braves AA Greenville Braves A+ Durham Bulls A Macon Braves A- Eugene Emeralds Rk Gulf Coast Braves Rk Danville Braves

Team Leaders

HR: Klesko [34]
RBI: Jones [110]
2B: McGriff [37]
SB: Grissom [28]
W: Smoltz [24]
SV: Wohlers [39]
SO: Smoltz [276]

Oldest Player: []
Youngest Player: []

Major League Debuts

Batters: Joe Ayrault (Sep 1) Jermaine Dye (May 17) Tony Graffanino (Apr 19) Tyler Houston (Apr 3) Andruw Jones (Aug 15) Pablo Martinez (Jul 20)
Pitchers: Carl Schutz (Sep 3)

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Draft Picks Listing

Rnd	Ovl	Phase	Player Name	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	B	T	HL	MLB	Drafted From	Bonus
1	27	June-Reg	A.J. Zapp	1B	18	6-3	190	L	R	AAA			$650,000
1	35	June-Reg	Jason Marquis	P	17	6-1	185	L	R	MLB	2000-2009	Tottenville (Staten Island,NY)	$600,000
2	62**	June-Reg	Eric Munson	OF	18	6-3	220	L	R	MLB	2000-2009	Mount Carmel (San Diego,CA)
3	92	June-Reg	Junior Brignac	OF	18	6-3	175	R	R	AA		Cleveland (Reseda,CA)
4	122	June-Reg	Joe Nelson	P	21	6-2	185	R	R	MLB	2001-2009	University of San Francisco
5	152	June-Reg	Josh Pugh	C	18	6-0	200	R	R	A+		Henry Clay (Lexington,KY)
6	182	June-Reg	Shawn Onley	P	21	6-5	190	R	R	A+		Rice University
7	212	June-Reg	Mark DeRosa	3B	21	6-1	190	R	R	MLB	1998-2009	University of Pennsylvania
8	242	June-Reg	A.D. Thorpe	SS	19	5-11	160	B	R	A		Southern (Durham,NC)
9	272	June-Reg	Nathan Harden	P	18	6-2	185	R	R	Ind		Dripping Springs (Dripping Springs,TX)
10	302	June-Reg	Winston Lee	P	19	6-5	210	R	R	Rookie		Glendale Community College
11	332	June-Reg	Aaron Taylor	P	18	6-5	205	R	R	MLB	2002-2004
12	362	June-Reg	Greg Ward	OF	18	6-5	215	R	R	A+		Avon (Avon,CT)
13	392	June-Reg	Jason Ross	OF	22	6-4	215	R	R	AAA		University of Hawaii
14	422	June-Reg	John Arkire	p						-		University of Tennessee
15	452	June-Reg	Mike Hessman	1B-p	18	6-5	215	R	R	MLB	2003-2008	Mater Dei (Santa Ana,CA)
16	482	June-Reg	Ray Beasley	p	19	5-11	168	R	L	AAA		Lake City Community College
17	512	June-Reg	Dana Davis	p						-		Rice University
18	542	June-Reg	Donald Ceasar	p	17	6-6	197	R	R	Rookie		Lake Charles (Lake Charles,LA)
19	572	June-Reg	Adam Milburn	p	22	6-1	195	R	L	AA		University of Kentucky
20	602	June-Reg	John Arnold	C	21	6-0	185	R	R	A		Eastern New Mexico University
21	632	June-Reg	Jesse Crespo	C	18	6-3	200	R	R	Rookie
22	662**	June-Reg	Aaron Melebeck	SS	18	5-11	175	R	R	A-		Clear Brook (Friendswood,TX)
23	692	June-Reg	Dax Norris	C	23	5-10	190	R	R	AAA		University of Alabama
24	722**	June-Reg	Pat Collins	p	18	6-5	230	R	R	AA		Union (Union,NJ)
25	752	June-Reg	Anthony Brooks	SS	19	6-0	195	R	R	A		Gulf Coast Community College
26	782	June-Reg	Jason Katz	SS	22	5-10	180	B	R	AA		New Mexico Junior College
27	812	June-Reg	Aaron Strangfeld	1B	18	6-1	215	B	R	A-		Grossmont College
28	842	June-Reg	Miguel Garcia	p						-		Cerritos College
29	872	June-Reg	Galen Reeder	p	18	6-2	194	L	L	Rookie		Georgia Perimeter College
30	902	June-Reg	Fred Sanchez	SS						-		Burbank (Burbank,CA)
31	932	June-Reg	Adam Love	p						-		Westlake (Austin,TX)
32	962**	June-Reg	Dustin Franklin	p						-		Permian (Odessa,TX)
33	992	June-Reg	Jerrod Wong	1B	22	6-3	200	L	L	A+		Gonzaga University
34	1022	June-Reg	Adam Springston	p	18	6-6	228	R	R	A-		Oxnard College
35	1052	June-Reg	Byron Embry	p	19	6-2	240	R	R	AAA		Indian Hills Community College-Centerville
36	1082	June-Reg	Scott Frawley	Of	18	6-1	205	R	R	Rookie		South Suburban College
37	1112	June-Reg	Hunter Wenzel	p						-		Boerne (Boerne,TX)
38	1142	June-Reg	Randy Phillips	p	19	6-2	180	L	L	Rookie		Olney Central College
39	1172	June-Reg	Jeff Lindemann	p	18	6-4	185	R	R	Rookie		Andrew (Tinley Park,IL)
40	1202	June-Reg	Anthony Barrow	1B						-		Blazer (Ashland,KY)
41	1230	June-Reg	Justin Willoughby	p	18	6-3	170	L	L	AAA		Princeton (Princeton,NC)
42	1258	June-Reg	George Snead	p	22	6-3	210	R	R	A		Albany State University
43	1285	June-Reg	Cory Simpson	p	18	6-5	215	R	R	A		Sumner (Kentwood,LA)
44	1311	June-Reg	Nathan Fernley	p	19	6-3	160	R	R	A+		Long Beach City College
45	1336	June-Reg	John Zydowsky	SS	18	5-11	170	R	R	Rookie		Portage (Pardeeville,WI)
46	1361	June-Reg	Joe Holzbauer	p	18	6-2	185	R	R	Rookie		Palomar College
47	1385	June-Reg	Patrick Fuentes	SS						-		Logan (Union City,CA)
48	1408**	June-Reg	Greg Dukeman	p	17	6-8	238	R	R	A+		Millikan (Long Beach,CA)
49	1431	June-Reg	Michael Jones	p	23	6-0	187	B	R	A+		University of California-Riverside
50	1454	June-Reg	Travis Richo	of						-		Fernandina Beach (Fernandina Beach,FL)
51	1475**	June-Reg	Daniel Bell	of						-		University (Los Angeles,CA)
52	1494	June-Reg	Brett Pierce	SS						A-		Citrus College
53	1511	June-Reg	Marcus Giles	2B	18	5-8	180	R	R	MLB	2001-2007	Granite Hills (El Cajon,CA)
54	1527	June-Reg	Jeff Champion	of	20	6-3	215	R	R	Rookie		Florida Memorial University
55	1543**	June-Reg	Adam Johnson	of	16	6-2	210	R	R	MLB	2001-2003	University of Central Florida
56	1558	June-Reg	Bradley Green	SS						-		South Pittsburg (Pittsburg,TN)
57	1569	June-Reg	Juan Galban	p						-
58	1579	June-Reg	Baylor Moore	p						-		Friendswood (Friendswood,TX)
59	1589	June-Reg	Hector Gonzales	C						-		Scottsdale Community College
60	1598**	June-Reg	Ray Plummer	p	20	5-11	190	L	L	A		Point Loma Nazarene University