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Record: 80-81 .497.... 2nd in American League Central
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,864,782
Payroll: $54,377,500 Top Draft Pick: Jason Dellaero (#15) MLBManager - - -

Affiliates - AAA Nashville Sounds AA Birmingham Barons A+ Winston-Salem Warthogs A Hickory Crawdads Rk Bristol White Sox Rk Gulf Coast White Sox

Team Leaders

HR: Thomas [35]
RBI: Thomas [125]
2B: Belle [45]
SB: Durham [33]
W: Drabek, Baldwin [12]
SV: Hernandez [27]
SO: Navarro [142]

Oldest Player: []
Youngest Player: []

Major League Debuts

Batters: Jeff Abbott (Jun 10) Magglio Ordonez (Aug 29) Mario Valdez (Jun 15)
Pitchers: Chris Clemons (Jul 23) Nelson Cruz (Aug 1) Scott Eyre (Aug 1) Tom Fordham (Aug 19) Keith Foulke (May 21)

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Draft Picks Listing

Rnd	Ovl	Phase	Player Name	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	B	T	HL	MLB	Drafted From	Bonus
1	15	June-Reg	Jason Dellaero	SS	20	6-2	195	B	R	MLB	1999-1999	University of South Florida	$1,056,000
1	33	June-Reg	Kyle Kane	P	21	6-3	215	L	R	AAA		Saddleback College	$537,500
1	34	June-Reg	Brett Caradonna	OF	18	6-1	185	L	R	AAA		El Capitan (Lakeside,CA)	$497,500
1	43	June-Reg	Aaron Myette	P	19	6-4	195	R	R	MLB	1999-2004	Central Arizona College	$375,000
1	46	June-Reg	Jim Parque	IhP	21	5-11	165	L	L	MLB	1998-2003	UCLA	$345,500
1	51	June-Reg	Rocky Biddle	P	21	6-3	230	R	R	MLB	2000-2004
2	62**	June-Reg	Jeff Weaver	P	20	6-5	200	R	R	MLB	1999-2009	Fresno State University
3	99	June-Reg	J.R. Mounts	OF	18	6-0	190	R	R	A+		Key West (Key West,FL)
4	129	June-Reg	Curtis Whitley	thP	23	6-4	240	L	L	AA
5	159	June-Reg	Pat Daneker	P	21	6-3	195	R	R	MLB	1999-1999
6	189	June-Reg	Brian Scott	ThP	21	6-3	190	R	R	AA
7	219	June-Reg	Jake Meyer	ThP	22	6-1	190	R	R	AAA		UCLA
8	249	June-Reg	Tim Currens	ThP	21	6-4	195	L	R	A+
9	279	June-Reg	Rolando Garza	SS	17	6-4	210	R	R	A+		Coachella Valley (Coachella,CA)
10	309	June-Reg	Jamie Smith	rhP-C	21	6-2	193	R	R	Rookie
11	339	June-Reg	Kevin Connacher	2B	22	5-9	175	R	R	AAA	-	Florida Atlantic University
12	369	June-Reg	Andrew Jacobson	P	21	6-8	210	R	R	A
13	399	June-Reg	Ryan Hankins	2B	21	5-11	200	R	R	AAA	-	UNLV
14	429	June-Reg	Chad Durham	2B-OF	19	5-8	175	R	R	AA
15	459	June-Reg	Travis Rapp	C	22	6-2	205	R	R	AA
16	489	June-Reg	Adrean Acevedo	OF	19	6-1	195	L	L	Ind
17	519	June-Reg	Shawn Barksdale	p			0			-		Etowah (Attalla,AL)
18	549	June-Reg	Tom Williams	P	21	6-1	220	R	R	Rookie
19	579	June-Reg	Jay Bernard	p	18	6-5	220	R	R	A		Rutherford (Panama City,FL)
20	609	June-Reg	Tyson Boston	3B	18	6-3	210	R	R	Ind
21	639	June-Reg	Jay Kvasnicka	P	20	6-4	180	R	R	Ind
22	669	June-Reg	Stuart Rohling	P	19	6-4	185	R	R	A
23	699	June-Reg	Matt Berger	1B	22	6-1	195	R	R	A+
24	729	June-Reg	Cormac Joyce	p						-		Burke (Washingtonville,NY)
25	759**	June-Reg	Eric Thompson	1B	19	6-2	190	R	R	AAA		Gardner Edgerton (Gardner,KS)
26	789	June-Reg	Joshua Johnston	P						-
27	819**	June-Reg	Tony Garcia	C	17	5-10	165	R	R	A+		Miami-Dade College
28	849	June-Reg	Richardo Ramon	OF						Rookie		Miami Senior (Miami,FL)
29	879	June-Reg	Matthew Goldsmith	p						-		Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall,TX)
30	909	June-Reg	Ray Goirgolzarri	3B						-		Miami-Dade South Community College
31	939	June-Reg	Michael Malonee	Ihp						-
32	969	June-Reg	Chadd Clarey	P						-		Des Moines Area Community College
33	999	June-Reg	Mark Floersch	p						-		New Trier (Winnetka,IL)
34	1029**	June-Reg	Jason Moates	p	18	6-2	210	R	R	A+		Central (Columbia,TN)
35	1059	June-Reg	Nelson Carreno	C-Of						-		Miami Christian (Miami,FL)
36	1089	June-Reg	Edward Scott	SS-Of	17	5-11	175	R	R	A		Dominguez (Compton,CA)
37	1119	June-Reg	Kevin Provencher	p						-		Forest Hill (West Palm Beach,FL)
38	1149	June-Reg	John Newman	p-SS						-		Skyline (Idaho Falls,ID)
39	1179	June-Reg	Luis Suarez	SS	18	6-1	175	R	R	AA		Miami-Dade College
40	1209	June-Reg	Darryll Roque	p	20	6-4	210	B	R	A+
41	1237	June-Reg	Michael Hil	3B-of						-
42	1264	June-Reg	Richard Clover	P						College		University of Central Missouri
43	1288	June-Reg	Jeff Radziewicz	1B						-		Easton (Easton,MD)
44	1310	June-Reg	Matt Smith	P	18	6-5	225	L	L	MLB	2006-2007
45	1331**	June-Reg	Jason Aspito	SS	18	6-0	200	L	R	AAA		Driscoll Catholic (Addison,IL)
46	1351	June-Reg	Francisco Armas	C						-
47	1370	June-Reg	David Siemon	3B	17	6-4	200	R	R	A		Forest Hill (West Palm Beach,FL)
48	1388	June-Reg	Jackie Pettigrew	p						-		Sperry (Skiatook,OK)
49	1405	June-Reg	J.J. Newkirk	of	21	5-10	185	L	L	A
50	1421	June-Reg	James Lansford	C						-		San Angelo Central (San Angelo,TX)
51	1436	June-Reg	Luke Albert	C	18	6-2	200	B	R	A		Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood,FL)
52	1450	June-Reg	Elio Borges	SS	19	6-0	180	B	R	A		Miami Senior (Miami,FL)