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Major League Baseball

Record: 89-73   .549.... 1st in American League Central
Stadium: Jacobs Field
Playoffs: Lost ALCS (Yankees)
Attendance: 3,467,299
Payroll: $59,033,499
Top Draft Pick: C.C. Sabathia (#20)   MLB
Manager - Mike Hargrove

Affiliates - AAA Buffalo Bisons AA Akron Aeros A+ Kinston Indians A Columbus Red Stixx A- Watertown Indians Rk Burlington Indians

Team Leaders

HR: Ramirez [45]
RBI: Ramirez [145]
2B: Justice [39]
SB: Lofton [54]
W: Nagy, Burba [15]
SV: Jackson [40]
SO: Colon [158]

Oldest Player: []
Youngest Player: []

Major League Debuts

Batters: Russell Branyan (Sep 26) Jolbert Cabrera (Apr 12) Alex Ramirez (Sep 19)
Pitchers: Jason Rakers (May 6)

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Draft Picks Listing

Rnd	Ovl	Phase	Player Name	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	B	T	HL	MLB	Drafted From	Bonus
1	20	June-Reg	C.C. Sabathia	P	17	6-7	250	L	L	MLB	2001-2009	Vallejo (Vallejo,CA)	$1,300,000
2	63	June-Reg	Zach Sorensen	SS	21	6-0	190	B	R	MLB	2003-2005	Wichita State University
3	93	June-Reg	Scott Pratt	OF	21	5-10	185	L	R	AAA	-	Auburn University
4	123	June-Reg	Ronald Marietta	P	20	6-0	190	L	L	A	-	St. John's University
5	153	June-Reg	Ryan Drese	P	22	6-3	220	R	R	MLB	2001-2006	University of California
6	183	June-Reg	Tyler Minges	OF	18	6-0	185	R	R	AAA		Ross (Hamilton,OH)
7	213	June-Reg	Brody Percell	P	22	6-2	200	L	L	A+		Oregon State University
8	243	June-Reg	Chris Reinike	P	21	6-0	195	R	R	AAA		University of Mississippi
9	273	June-Reg	Paul Day	3B	21	6-1	200	R	R	A-		Long Beach State University
10	303	June-Reg	Michael McPadden	P	18	6-4	185	L	R	Rookie		Port St. Lucie (Port St. Lucie,FL)
11	333	June-Reg	Jake Reynolds							Rookie		Giles County (Pulaski,TN)
12	363	June-Reg	Donald Suttles	P	21	6-2	185	R	R	A		Western Carolina University
13	393	June-Reg	Matt Wade	P	18	6-2	195	R	R	A+		Parkview (Liburn,GA)
14	423	June-Reg	Brian Jackson	P	20	6-4	190	R	R	A+		USC
15	453	June-Reg	Matt White	P	20	6-1	180	R	L	MLB	2003-2005	Clemson University
16	483	June-Reg	Richard Matsko	P	21	6-2	210	R	R	A+		Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
17	513	June-Reg	Mark Koeth	P	20	6-3	215	R	R	A+		Brookhaven (Carrolton,TX)
18	543	June-Reg	T.T. Gallaher	OF	20	5-10	185	R	R	A+		University of New Haven
19	573	June-Reg	David Raymer		19	5-10	190	L	R	College		Sacramento State
20	603	June-Reg	Barry Patton	C	22	6-2	220	R	R	A-		University of Mississippi
21	633**	June-Reg	Michael DiRosa	C	18	5-11	195	R	R	AA		Coral Gables (Coral Gables,FL)
22	663	June-Reg	Carey Novits	P	22	6-1	185	L	L	A-		Cal State Northridge
23	693	June-Reg	J.J. Sherrill	2B	17	5-7	170	B	R	AA		Monterey (Monterey,CA)
24	723	June-Reg	Tom Bost	OF	22	6-2	220	L	R	AA		Louisiana Tech University
25	753	June-Reg	Eric Maleski	P	21	6-2	195	R	R	A+		Benedictine (Cleveland,OH)
26	783	June-Reg	Chris MacMillan	3B	22	6-2	195	R	R	A-		Cal State Northridge
27	813	June-Reg	Jeff Depippo	C	22	5-7	170	R	R	AA		USC
28	843	June-Reg	Rudy Rosales	P	21	6-3	220	R	R	Rookie		Pima Community College
29	873	June-Reg	Ruben Escobar	P	22	6-1	185	R	R	AA		The Masters H.S. (Hesperia,CA)
30	903	June-Reg	Michael Pursell	2B	22	6-0	187	L	R	A		Tulane (Pensacola,FL)
31	933	June-Reg	Marques Esquerra	SS	22	6-1	185	B	R	A+		Point Loma Nazarene University
32	963	June-Reg	Craig Brown	P	21	5-9	170	L	L	A-		Tulane University
33	993**	June-Reg	Brian Strelitz	P	18	6-2	200	R	R	AA		Temple City (Temple City,CA)
34	1022**	June-Reg	James Jurries	IF	19	6-0	195	R	R	AAA		Brazoswood (Clute,TX)
35	1053**	June-Reg	Randon Ho	P			0			-		University of Hawaii
36	1083	June-Reg	Matthew Ramie	1B			0			-		Castle (Kaneohe,HI)
37	1113	June-Reg	Micah Simmons							Ind		Paxon (Jacksonville,FL)
38	1143	June-Reg	Brian Minks	P			0			-		Neosho County (Mulvane,KS)
39	1173	June-Reg	Darrel Berck	P	21	6-0	170	R	R	Rookie		Palomar College
40	1203	June-Reg	Dan Guillory	P	22	6-3	205	R	R	AA		Louisiana State University
41	1233	June-Reg	Brian Sullivan							College		Port St. Lucie (Port St. Lucie,FL)
42	1262**	June-Reg	Blake Whealy	OF	18	5-11	170	R	R	A+		Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park,IL)
43	1290	June-Reg	Dana Thomas	P			0			-		Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union,VA)
44	1316	June-Reg	Miguel Hernandez	1B	15	6-2	220	R	R	Rookie		Nuestra Seno (Bayamon,PR.)
45	1340	June-Reg	Eric Bush	P			0			-		Washington (Pensacola,FL)
46	1363	June-Reg	Brandon Mauer	C						-		Bellevue Community College
47	1384	June-Reg	Kevin Spaulding		16	6-0	190	L	R	Ind		Anacortes (Anacortes,WA)
48	1404	June-Reg	Garth Blumberg		19	5-10	190			College		Hoquiam (Taholah,WA)
49	1421**	June-Reg	Kevin Hooper	IF	21	5-9	155	R	R	MLB	2005-2006	Wichita State University
50	1437	June-Reg	Omar Moraga	2B-3B	21	5-9	180	L	R	A+		University of Arizona