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Record: 80-82   .494.... 2nd in American League Central
Stadium: Comiskey Park II
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,391,146
Payroll: $36,840,000
Top Draft Pick: Kip Wells (#16)   MLB
Manager - Jerry Manuel

Affiliates - AAA Calgary Cannons AA Birmingham Barons A+ Winston-Salem Warthogs A Hickory Crawdads Rk Bristol White Sox Rk Arizona White Sox

Team Leaders

HR: Belle [49]
RBI: Belle [152]
2B: Belle [48]
SB: Durham [36]
W: Sirotka [14]
SV: Simas [18]
SO: Sirotka [128]

Oldest Player: []
Youngest Player: []

Major League Debuts

Batters: Mike Caruso (Mar 31) Mark Johnson (Sep 14) Brian Simmons (Sep 21) Craig Wilson (Sep 5)
Pitchers: Chad Bradford (Aug 1) Mike Heathcott (Aug 28) Bob Howry (Jun 21) Jim Parque (May 26) Todd Rizzo (Apr 2) John Snyder (Jun 30) Bryan Ward (Jul 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	16	June-Reg	Kip Wells	P	21	6-3	196	R	R	MLB	1999-2009	Baylor University	$1,170,000
1	35	June-Reg	Aaron Rowand	OF	20	6-1	200	R	R	MLB	2001-2009	Cal State Fullerton	$575,000
2	59	June-Reg	Gary Majewski	P	18	6-2	200	R	R	MLB	2004-2008	St. Pius X (Houston,TX)
3	89	June-Reg	Josh Fogg	P	21	6-2	205	R	R	MLB	2001-2009	University of Florida
3	102	June-Reg	Dan Mozingo	P	18	6-2	210	L	L	A+		Ashtabula (Ashtabula,OH)
4	119	June-Reg	Juan Santamarina	IF	18	6-1	180	L	R	A+		Gulliver Prep (Coral Gables,FL)
5	149**	June-Reg	Steve Kelly	P	18	6-1	195	R	R	AAA		Fairfield H.S. (Fairfield H.S.)
6	179	June-Reg	Matt Borne	P	21	6-3	190	R	R	A+		University of Kentucky
7	209	June-Reg	Eric Fischer	P	18	6-7	200	B	L	A+		Moeller (Cincinnati,OH)
8	239	June-Reg	Mitch Wylie	P	21	6-3	190	R	R	AAA		St. Ambrose University
9	269	June-Reg	Gus Mosley	OF	18	6-2	185	R	R	Rookie		Wakulla (Crawfordville,FL)
10	299**	June-Reg	Steve Bess	IF	21	6-4	225	R	R	AA		Rice University
11	329	June-Reg	Mike Williams	P	19	6-3	190	R	R	AAA		Galveston College
12	359	June-Reg	Kai Freeman	P	21	6-2	182	R	R	AAA		University of Minnesota
13	389	June-Reg	Gerard McCall	C	18	6-0	210	R	R	Ind		Meridian (Meridian,MS)
14	419**	June-Reg	Solomon Johnson	P			0			-		Navarro College
15	449**	June-Reg	Nate Robertson	P	20	6-2	215	L	R	MLB	2002-2009	Wichita State University
16	479	June-Reg	Ernesto Lowe	OF	19	6-1	180	R	R	Rookie		American (Hialeah,FL)
17	509	June-Reg	Brannon Whatley	P	21	6-1	170	R	R	A+		Kennesaw State University
18	539**	June-Reg	Chris Hamblen	C	18	6-1	190	B	R	A+		Highlands (Fort Thomas,KY)
19	569	June-Reg	Jason Stovall	P			0			-		Battiest (Battiest,OK)
20	599**	June-Reg	Erik Lohse	P	18	6-1	205	R	R	AA		Hamilton College
21	629	June-Reg	Andre Simpson	P	17	6-3	180	R	R	A+		Mount Miguel (Spring Valley,CA)
22	659	June-Reg	Carlos Castillo	IF	18	5-10	170	B	R	AA		Miami-Dade College
23	689**	June-Reg	Todd Johannes		21	6-3	185	R	R	AAA		University of Florida
24	719	June-Reg	Caleb Reger							College		Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley,AZ)
25	749	June-Reg	Mark Cochrane	C	18	6-0	185	R	R	A		Stoneman Douglas (Parkland,FL)
26	779	June-Reg	Edwin Almonte	P	21	6-2	180	R	R	MLB	2003-2003	University of St. Francis
27	809	June-Reg	Eric Battersby	1B	22	6-1	205	R	L	AAA		St. Mary's University
28	839**	June-Reg	Travis Edwards	CF			0			-		Wilson (Long Beach,CA)
29	869**	June-Reg	Nelson Lopez	P	17	6-2	205	R	R	A		Monsignor Pace (Miami,FL)
30	899	June-Reg	Jason Abreu	SS			0			-		Hialeah (Hialeah,FL)
31	929	June-Reg	Carlos Cline	1B	20	6-2	210	L	L	Rookie		Brookdale Community College
32	959	June-Reg	Todd Eames	P			0	R	R	Rookie		-
33	989	June-Reg	Paul Reuer							College		Schaumburg (Schaumburg,IL)
34	1019	June-Reg	Damione Merriman	OF			0			-		Averett University
35	1049	June-Reg	Scott Atwood	1B			0			-		University of North Florida
36	1079	June-Reg	Dan Wells	C	18	6-2	210	R	R	Ind		Columbine (Littleton,CO)
37	1109**	June-Reg	Jay Bernard	P	19	6-5	220	R	R	A		Gulf Coast Community College
38	1139	June-Reg	Mark Buehrle	P	19	6-2	200	L	L	MLB	2000-2009	Jefferson Co. (St. Charles,MO)	$150,000
39	1169**	June-Reg	Curtis Young	P	18	6-2	170	R	R	A		Grand Junction (Grand Junction,CO)
40	1199	June-Reg	Michael Baetzel	SS			0			Rookie		Kishwaukee College
41	1229	June-Reg	Mike Mallonee	P			0			Ind		Southwestern University
42	1259**	June-Reg	Kevin Cameron	P	18	6-1	181	R	R	MLB	2007-2009	Catholic Academy (Joliet,IL)
43	1287	June-Reg	Mike Scioletti	3B			0			-		US Military Academy
44	1313	June-Reg	Julio Guerrero	OF	18	5-11	175	R	R	College		San Angelo (San Angelo,TX)
45	1337	June-Reg	John Gusich		18	6-3	210	B	R	College		Deer Valley (Glendale,AZ)
46	1360**	June-Reg	Vince Serafini	P	18	6-1	230	R	L	A		Lockport Township (Lockport,IL)
47	1382	June-Reg	Nathan Boyd							College		Allen Academy (Bryan,TX)
48	1402**	June-Reg	Ryan Costello	P	18	6-6	215	R	L	AA		Milford Academy (Voorhees,NJ)
49	1419	June-Reg	Ricardo Suarez	OF			0			-		Dade Christian School (Miami,FL)
50	1435	June-Reg	Justin Hairston	2B			0			-		College of DuPage