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Record: 67-95   .414.... 6th in National League Central
Stadium: PNC Park
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,609,076
Payroll: $48,689,783
Top Draft Pick: Pedro Alvarez (#2)   AA
Manager - John Russell

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Team Leaders

HR: McLouth [26]
RBI: McLouth [94]
2B: McLouth [46]
SB: McLouth [23]
W: Maholm [9]
SV: Capps [21]
SO: Maholm [139]

Oldest Player: []
Youngest Player: []

Major League Debuts

Batters: Brian Bixler (Apr 6) Luis Cruz (Sep 2) Robinzon Diaz (Apr 23)
Pitchers: Jimmy Barthmaier (Jun 27) Jesse Chavez (Aug 27) Yoslan Herrera (Jul 12) Evan Meek (Apr 2) Marino Salas (May 13)

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Draft Picks Listing

Rnd	Ovl	Phase	Player Name	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	B	T	HL	MLB	Drafted From	Bonus
1	2	June-Reg	Pedro Alvarez	3B	21	6-2	225	L	R	AA		Vanderbilt University	$6,000,000
2	48**	June-Reg	Tanner Scheppers	P	21	6-4	195	R	R	College		Fresno State University
3	79	June-Reg	Jordy Mercer	SS	21	6-3	190	R	R	A+		Oklahoma State University	$508,000
4	114	June-Reg	Chase D'arnaud	SS	21	6-2	200	R	R	A+		Pepperdine University	$293,000
5	144	June-Reg	Justin Wilson	P	20	6-2	210	L	L	A+		Fresno State University	$195,000
6	174	June-Reg	Robbie Grossman	OF	18	6-0	200	B	L	A		Cypress Fairbanks (Cypress,TX)	$1,000,000
7	204	June-Reg	Benji Gonzalez	SS	18	5-11	160	R	R	A		Puerto Rico Baseball Academy (Gurabo,PR)	$130,000
8	234	June-Reg	Jeremy Farrell	3B	21	6-3	200	R	R	A		University of Virginia	$105,000
9	264	June-Reg	Matt Hague	3B	22	6-3	225	R	R	A+		Oklahoma State University	$25,000
10	294**	June-Reg	Drew Gagnon	P	18	6-3	180	R	R	-		Liberty (Brentwood,CA)
11	324	June-Reg	David Rubinstein	OF	21	6-2	190	R	R	A-		Appalachian State University
12	354	June-Reg	Calvin Anderson	1B	21	6-7	240	R	R	A		Southern University
13	384	June-Reg	Seth Gardner	OF	18	6-3	185	R	R	-		Highland Park (Dallas,TX)
14	414	June-Reg	Mike Colla	P	21	6-2	220	R	R	A+		University of Arizona
15	444	June-Reg	Chris Aure	P	18	6-0	180	L	L	Rookie		North Pole (North Pole,AK)
16	474	June-Reg	Wesley Freeman	OF	18	6-4	215	R	R	Rookie		All Saints Academy (Winter Haven,FL)
17	504	June-Reg	Jaron Shepherd	OF	19	6-1	175	L	R	-		Navarro College
18	534	June-Reg	Jarek Cunningham	SS	18	6-1	185	R	R	Rookie		Mount Spokane (Spokane,WA)
19	564	June-Reg	Jason Haniger	C	21	6-2	215	R	R	College		Georgia Tech
20	594	June-Reg	Quinton Miller	P	18	6-1	185	R	R	A		Shawnee (Medford,NJ)
21	624	June-Reg	Brent Klinger	P	19	6-4	185	R	R	A-		Glendale Community College
22	654	June-Reg	Patrick Palmeiro	3B	18	6-3	210	R	R	-		Heritage (Colleyville,TX)
23	684	June-Reg	Austin Wright	P	18	6-3	220	L	L	College		Conant (Hoffman Estates,IL)
24	714	June-Reg	Brian Litwin	3B	18	6-3	195	R	R	-		St. Stephens (Hickory,NC)
25	744	June-Reg	Brian Leach	P	22	6-3	195	R	R	A		University of Southern Mississippi
26	774	June-Reg	Zach Wilson	3B	17	6-1	190	R	R	-		Wilson (Long Beach,CA)
27	804	June-Reg	Edwin Roman	OF	18	5-10	160	R	R	Rookie		Puerto Rico Baseball Academy (Gurabo,PR)
28	834	June-Reg	Kyle Saukko	P	19	5-11	175	L	R	A-		Sierra College
29	864	June-Reg	Kevin Komstadius	1B	17	6-4	205	L	L	-		East Valley (Yakima,WA)
30	894	June-Reg	Daniel Martin	P	21	6-9	265	R	R	College		Panola College
31	924	June-Reg	Ryan Hinson	P	21	6-3	220	L	L	A+		Clemson University
32	954	June-Reg	T.J. Forrest	P	20	6-5	175	R	R	College		Bossier Parish Community College
33	984	June-Reg	Mark Carver	1B	23	6-4	195	R	R	A-		University of North Carolina at Wilmington
34	1014	June-Reg	Matt Payne	3B	22	6-1	200	R	R	A-		North Carolina State University
35	1044	June-Reg	Tyler Cox	P	22	6-3	200	R	L	College		Illinois State University
36	1074	June-Reg	Kyle Morgan	OF	21	6-1	220	L	L	A		University of San Francisco
37	1104**	June-Reg	Matt Curry	1B	19	6-2	235	L	R	-		Howard College
38	1134	June-Reg	Alan Knotts	P	23	6-4	210	R	R	A		Louisiana Tech University
39	1164	June-Reg	Albert Fagan	P	21	6-4	205	R	R	A-		-
40	1194**	June-Reg	Beau Didier	3B	18	6-2	200	L	R	-		Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma,WA)
41	1224	June-Reg	Chris Simmons	C	22	5-11	205	R	R	A-		US Military Academy
42	1254	June-Reg	Cole White	OF	23	6-2	200	R	R	A-		US Military Academy
43	1284	June-Reg	Johnny Gunter	P	20	6-3	230	R	R	A-		Chattahoochee Valley Community College
44	1314	June-Reg	Mike Williams	P	21	6-5	235	L	L	A-		Mount Olive College
45	1343	June-Reg	Allen Ponder	P	24	6-4	230	R	R	A-		Auburn University-Montgomery
46	1371	June-Reg	Scott McGough	SS	18	6-0	150	R	R	-		Plum (Pittsburgh,PA)
47	1398**	June-Reg	Jordan Craft	OF	18	6-1	182	R	R	College		Kennesaw Mountain (Kennesaw,GA)
48	1425	June-Reg	Owen Brolsma	P	23	6-1	210	R	R	A		Texas Tech University
49	1452	June-Reg	Zachary Foster	P	21	6-4	220	R	R	A-		University of Pittsburgh, Bradford
50	1479	June-Reg	Craig Parry	OF	22	6-1	195	L	R	A-		South Dakota State University