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Major League Baseball

Record: 76-86 .469.... 5th in American League East
Stadium: SkyDome
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 2,589,297
Payroll: $45,894,833 Top Draft Pick: Vernon Wells (#5) MLBManager - - -, Cito Gaston

Affiliates - AAA Syracuse SkyChiefs AA Knoxville Smokies A+ Dunedin Blue Jays A Hagerstown Suns A- St. Catharines Stompers Rk Medicine Hat Blue Jays

Team Leaders

HR: Delgado [30]
RBI: Carter [102]
2B: Delgado [42]
SB: Nixon [47]
W: Clemens [21]
SV: Escobar [14]
SO: Clemens [292]

Oldest Player: []
Youngest Player: []

Major League Debuts

Batters: Rich Butler (Sep 6) Jose Cruz (May 31) Tom Evans (Sep 2)
Pitchers: Carlos Almanzar (Sep 4) Chris Carpenter (May 12) Kelvim Escobar (Jun 29)

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Draft Picks Listing

Rnd	Ovl	Phase	Player Name	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	B	T	HL	MLB	Drafted From	Bonus
1	5	June-Reg	Vernon Wells	OF	18	6-1	210	R	R	MLB	1999-2009	Bowie (Arlington,TX)	$1,800,000
3	89	June-Reg	Billy Brown	OF	21	6-0	190	R	R	A+		Florida Atlantic University
4	119	June-Reg	Woody Heath	P	20	6-0	170	R	R	A+		Green River Community College
5	149	June-Reg	Michael Young	SS	20	6-1	175	R	R	MLB	2000-2009	University of California-Santa Barbara
6	179	June-Reg	Paul Chiaffredo	C	21	6-2	206	R	R	AAA		Santa Clara University
7	209	June-Reg	Matt Mcclellan	P	20	6-7	220	R	R	AAA		Oakland University
8	239	June-Reg	Joe Casey	P	18	6-0	185	R	R	AAA		Twin Valley (Elverson,PA)
9	269	June-Reg	Carlos Ortiz	C	17	6-4	225	R	R	Rookie		Loara (Anaheim,CA)
10	299**	June-Reg	Matt Bowser	1B	18	6-3	205	L	L	AA	-	Tarpon Springs (Tarpon Springs,FL)
11	329	June-Reg	Ron Bost	P	17	6-2	175	L	L	A-
12	359	June-Reg	Randy Eversgerd	p	20	6-0	180	R	R	A+		Eastern Illinois University
13	389	June-Reg	Travis Hubbel	p	18	6-0	190	R	R	AA		East Glen Composite (Edmonton,AB)
14	419**	June-Reg	Cameron Reimers	p	18	6-5	200	R	R	AAA		Sentinel (Missoula,MT)
15	449	June-Reg	Colin Brackeen	p	22	6-0	200	L	L	A+		St. Olaf College
16	479	June-Reg	Dustin Seale	p	19	6-1	195	L	L	AAA		Safford (Safford,AZ)
17	509	June-Reg	Dan Barnett	SS	17	5-10	180	R	R	A+		Linfield College
18	539	June-Reg	Matt Weimer	p	22	6-2	190	R	R	AA		Penn State University
19	569	June-Reg	Erik Lorenz	p						-		University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
20	599	June-Reg	Mark Hendrickson	p	23	6-9	230	L	L	MLB	2002-2009
21	629	June-Reg	David Huggins	p	21	6-5	190	R	R	AA		McNeese State University
22	659	June-Reg	John Sneed	p	21	6-7	250	L	R	AAA		Texas A&M University
23	689	June-Reg	Derek DeVaughan	p						-		Seminole Community College
24	719	June-Reg	Anthony Salley	p	21	6-0	185	L	L	A		Wofford College
25	749	June-Reg	Perfecto Gaud	p	18	6-4	210	L	L	Rookie		Luis Munoz Marin (Anasco,PR)
26	779	June-Reg	Floyd Mack	OF						-		Mays (Atlanta,GA)
27	809	June-Reg	Fred Smith	OF	19	6-2	172	R	R	A-		Volunteer State Community College
28	839	June-Reg	Andrew Barrett	SS	17	6-0	175	L	R	Rookie		Stadium (Tacoma,WA)
29	869	June-Reg	Juan Santos	C-1B	19	6-3	186	B	R	A+		Florida Community College
30	899	June-Reg	Tim Lacefield	p	21	6-3	175	R	R	A-		Harding University
31	929	June-Reg	Jermaine Davis	OF	18	6-4	230	R	R	A-		Chesnee (Chesnee,SC)
32	959**	June-Reg	Sean Green	p	18	6-6	230	R	R	MLB	2006-2009	Male (Louisville,KY)
33	989	June-Reg	Taylor Smith	p	18	6-3	195	R	R	A+		Green Valley (Henderson,NV)
34	1019	June-Reg	Jamie Jenkins	p						-		Hill (Miramichi,NB)
35	1049	June-Reg	Josh Stevens	p	18	6-4	200	R	R	AAA		Jurupa Valley (Mira Loma,CA)
36	1079	June-Reg	Simon Stoner	p						Ind		Duchess Park (Prince George,BC)
37	1109	June-Reg	Jason Burkley	C-3B	18	6-2	225	R	R	-		Lexington Catholic (Lexington,KY)
38	1139	June-Reg	Chivas Clark	Of	18	6-2	185	L	L	A		Northeast (Macon,GA)
39	1169**	June-Reg	Matt Easterday	2B	18	6-1	188	R	R	AAA		Newton (Covington,GA)
40	1199	June-Reg	Michael Ramsey	of						-		Columbus (Columbus,GA)
41	1229	June-Reg	Patrick Versluis	p						-		Saddleback College
42	1256**	June-Reg	Andrew Beattie	SS	19	5-10	170	B	R	AAA		Pasco-Hernando Community College
43	1280	June-Reg	Orlando Hudson	SS	19	6-0	185	B	R	MLB	2002-2009	Spartanburg Methodist College
44	1303	June-Reg	Todd Thompson	p						-		Indian Hills Community College-Centerville
45	1324	June-Reg	Brandon Long	p						-		Central Alabama Community College
46	1344**	June-Reg	Brad Hawpe	p	18	6-3	210	L	L	MLB	2004-2009	Boswell (Fort Worth,TX)
47	1363	June-Reg	Jesus Lebron	of	19	5-11	185	R	R	A-
48	1381	June-Reg	David Siboda	p						-		Southeast Missouri State University
49	1398	June-Reg	Anthony Novelli	p						-		West Valley College
50	1415	June-Reg	Michael Albert	SS						-		Grossmont College
51	1430	June-Reg	Chad Schmidt	of						-		Blinn College
52	1444**	June-Reg	Chad Qualls	p	18	6-5	205	R	R	MLB	2004-2009	Los Angeles Harbor College	$0
53	1458**	June-Reg	Jeff Nettles	3B	18	6-0	200	R	R	AAA		Palomar College
54	1471	June-Reg	Craig Lariz	1B						-		Indian River State College
55	1482	June-Reg	Rashard Casey	of						-		Penn State University
56	1493	June-Reg	Arlyn Dozier	of						-		Vermillion Catholic (Abbeville,LA)
57	1504	June-Reg	Travis Cole	p						-		Lakeridge (Lake Oswego,OR)
58	1515**	June-Reg	Billy Traber	p	17	6-5	205	L	L	MLB	2003-2009	El Segundo (El Segundo,CA)
59	1526	June-Reg	Michael Willetts	p						-		Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
60	1535	June-Reg	Brandon Tellis	of						-		Charleston (Charleston,MS)
61	1542	June-Reg	Gary Peete	of						-		Itawamba Community College
62	1547	June-Reg	Casey Burrill	1B						Rookie		Cypress College
63	1552	June-Reg	Charles Lawrence	of						-		Lakeside (Atlanta,GA)
64	1557	June-Reg	Jeremiah Barnes	p						-		Downey (Downey,CA)
65	1562	June-Reg	William Wagner	of						-		Elmore County (Eclectic,AL)
66	1567	June-Reg	Cameron Newitt	p						-		Northwest Shoals Community College
67	1572	June-Reg	Dave Steffler	p						-		Winthrop University