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Brent Abernathy | Kurt Ainsworth | Pat Borders | Sean Burroughs | Mike Coolbaugh Travis Dawkins | Adam Everett | Ryan Franklin | Chris George | Shawn Gilbert Matt Ginter | Shane Hearns | Marcus Jensen | Mike Kinkade | Rick Krivda Doug Mientkiewicz | Mike Neill | Roy Oswalt | Jon Rauch | Anthony Sanders Bobby Seay | Ben Sheets | C.C. Sabathia | Brad Wilkerson | Todd Williams Ernie Young | Tim Young

	Brent Abernathy
Age: 22 Height: 6'1" Weight: 185 Birthdate: Sept. 23, 1977 Hometown: Marietta, Ga. Position: Infielder Accomplishments: Rated the second-best pure hitter in June 1996 Draft by Baseball America Second-round pick (44th overall) of the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1996 June Draft Led Southern League in at-bats, runs and hits in 1999, was third in league in stolen bases
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	Kurt Ainsworth
Age: 22 Height: 6'3" Weight: 185 Birthdate: Sept. 9, 1978 Hometown: Kingwood, Texas Position: Pitcher Accomplishments: First-round pick of the San Francisco Giants (24th overall) in June 1999 Draft Went 3-3 with a 1.61 ERA and a complete game in rookie-league Salem-Keizer Went 5-1 with a 1.08 ERA in final eight games at Single-A San Jose Earned First-Team All-America honors for 1999 by Baseball America
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	Pat Borders
Age: 37 Height: 6'2" Weight: 200 Birthdate: May 14, 1963 Hometown: Lake Wales, Fla. Position: Catcher Accomplishments: 11-year Major League Baseball veteran Hit in 16 straight postseason games, one short of the Major League record Starting catcher for the 1992 and 1993 World Series champion Toronto Blue Jays Named 1992 Most Improved Player by Toronto Chapter of the Basball Writers Association of America
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	Sean Burroughs
Age: 20 Height: 6'2" Weight: 200 Birthdate: Sept. 12, 1980 Hometown: Long Beach, Calif. Position: Infielder Accomplishments: Selected in the first round (ninth overall) of the 1998 June Free Agent Draft by the San Diego Padres Named the top prospect heading into the 2000 season by Baseball America Named San Diego Padres Minor League Player of the Year Led all San Diego farm hands with a .363 average and ranked second in the organization with 85 RBI for Single-A Fort Wayne and Ranco Cucamonga Led Long Beach to back-to-back Little League World Series championships in 1992 and '93
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	Mike Coolbaugh
Age: 28 Height: 6'1" Weight: 190 Birthdate: June 5, 1972 Hometown: San Antonio, Texas Position: Coolbaugh Accomplishments: Hit .276 with 16 home runs and 75 RBI in 1999 with the Columbus Clippers Had a 15-game hitting streak, during which time he hit .456 (28 for 69)
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	Travis Dawkins
Age: 21 Height: 6'1" Weight: 180 Birthdate: May 12, 1979 Hometown: Chappells, S.C. Position: Infielder Accomplishments: Selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the second round of the June 1997 Free Agent Draft Hit a combined .300, with 10 HR and 45 RBI, with 53 stolen bases and 80 runs in 108 games at AA Chattanooga and A Rockford Made his Major League debut on Sept. 3 for Cincinnati as a defensive replacement for Barry Larkin
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	Adam Everett
Age: 23 Height: 6'0" Weight: 156 Birthdate: Feb. 2, 1977 Hometown: Kennesaw, Ga. Position: Infielder Accomplishments: Holds the University of South Carolina record for single-season assists by a shortstop with 218 Ranked as the best defensive player in the 1998 Draft by Baseball America Hit his first home run as a professional in the fourth inning of June 28, 1999 game against Reading
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	Ryan Franklin
Age: 27 Height: 6'3" Weight: 165 Birthdate: March 5, 1973 Hometown: Spiro, Okla. Position: Pitcher Accomplishments: Selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 23rd round of the 1992 June Draft Went 12-0 with a 2.99 ERA in 1993 at Seminole (OK) Junior College, raising his Junior College record to 20-0 Made his Major League debut on May 15, 1999 vs. Kansas City Struck out 94 while walking 33 with Takoma in 1999
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	Chris George
Age: 21 Height: 6'2" Weight: 190 Birthdate: Sept. 16, 1979 Hometown: Spring, Texas Position: Pitcher Accomplishments: Selected in the first round of the 1998 Supplemental Draft by Kansas City Went 15-0 as a prep All-American in 1998 Went 9-7 with a 3.60 ERA in 1999 in the Carolina League Went 8-5 with a 3.14 ERA at Double-A Wichita and 2-2 with a 5.73 ERA in six starts at Triple-A Omaha
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	Shawn Gilbert
Age: 25 Height: 5'9" Weight: 185 Birthdate: March 12, 1965 Hometown: Glendale, Ariz. Position: Outfielder Accomplishments: Hit .300 for the first time in his career in 1999 for Triple-A Memphis Dukes Had a 13-game hitting streak, in which he hit .404 (21-52) Hit his first Major League homer July 3, 1997 for New York Mets against Florida Rob Stanifer
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	Matt White
Age: 22 Height: 6'5" Weight: 215 Hometown: South Pasadena, Florida Position: Pitcher Accomplishments: Part of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' organization
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	Shane Hearns
Age: 24 Height: 6'1" Weight: 175 Birthdate: Sept. 29, 1975 Hometown: Lambertville, Mich. Position: Pitcher Accomplishments: Struck out 101 batters in 69.0 innings over 51 games for Class A West Michigan Since coming to Western Michigan in April of 1998, he's struck out 174 batters in 116.1 innings Made 14 straight appearances without allowing an earned run (April 24-May 30), allowing only four unearned runs in that span Was converted from an outfielder to a pitcher in 1996 with the Arizona League Mariners
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	Marcus Jensen
Age: 27 Height: 6'4" Weight: 204 Birthdate: Dec. 14, 1972 Hometown: Scottsdale, Ariz. Position: Catcher Accomplishments: Signed as a free agent by St. Louis, Jan. 13, 1999 Played for Team USA in Olympic Qualifying Tournament at Pan Am Games Originally drafted by San Francisco in the first round (33rd overall) of the 1990 June Free Agent Draft
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	Mike Kinkade
Age: 27 Height: 6'1" Weight: 210 Birthdate: May 6, 1973 Hometown: Tigard, Ore. Position: Catcher Accomplishments: Originally selected by Milwaukee in the ninth round of the 1995 June Draft Hit his first Major League homer on April 29, 1999, off San Diego's Dan Miceli Was All-State in baseball and football at Tigard (OR) High School
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	Rick Krivda
Age: 30 Height: 6'1" Weight: 185 Birthdate: Jan. 19, 1970 Hometown: McKeesport, Pa. Position: Pitcher Accomplishments: Spent the 1999 season in Triple-A Omaha Started with the Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds during the 1998 season Went 14-2 with a 3.39 ERA in 22 games (21 starts) with the Rochester Red Wings in 1997 Made 10 starts with Baltimore, going 7-3 in 1997
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	Doug Mientkiewicz
Age: 26 Height: 6'2" Weight: 193 Birthdate: June 19, 1974 Hometown: Miami, Fla. Position: Infielder Accomplishments: Had 87-game errorless streak to start the 1999 season Selected to the College World Series All-Decade team of the '90s Played for Team USA in 1994 Hit first Major League homer off Bryan Rekar at Tampa Bay, May 12, 1999
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	Mike Neill
Age: 30 Height: 6'2" Weight: 200 Birthdate: April 27, 1970 Hometown: Seaford, Del. Position: Outfielders Accomplishments: Spent the 1999 season with Triple-A Vancouver Played for Team USAin 1999 Pan Am Games and had a pinch-hit RBI single in the tenth inning to beat Mexico and clinch an Olympic berth Originally drafted by Oakland in the second round of the 1991 June Draft
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	Roy Oswalt
Age: 23 Height: 6'0" Weight: 170 Birthdate: August 19, 1977 Hometown: Weir, Miss. Position: Pitcher Accomplishments: Selected by the Houston Astros in the 23rd round of the 1999 June Draft tied for third in the Midwest League with a club-high 13 wins Was fourth in strikeouts and posted the fourth-lowest ERA (2.18) in the New York-Penn League Struck out 27 while walking only one in 16 innings for the Gulf Coast Astros
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	Jon Rauch
Age: 21 Height: 6'11" Weight: 230 Birthdate: Sept. 27, 1978 Hometown: Wesport, Ky. Position: Pitcher Accomplishments: Led Winston-Salem with 11 wins and a 2.86 ERA before being promoted to Birmingham Averaged 10.4 strikeouts per nine innings at Advance Rookie Bristol Played collegiately at Morehead State University, where he led the team in strikeouts (103) and innings pitched (88) in 1999
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	Anthony Sanders
Age: 26 Height: 6'2" Weight: 190 Birthdate: March 2, 1974 Hometown: Tucson, Ariz. Position: Outfielder Accomplishments: Originally selected in the seventh round of the 1992 June Draft (205 overall) by the Toronto Blue Jays Had a 16-game hitting streak from April 17-May 22, 1999, batting .371 (26-70) Ranked 14th-bestprospect in Toronto organization by Baseball America following the 1998 season
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	Bobby Seay
Age: 22 Height: 6'2" Weight: 221 Birthdate: June 20, 1978 Hometown: Sarasota, Fla. Position: Pitcher Accomplishments: Split the 1999 season between Class-A St. Petersburg and AA Orlando, combinging for a 3-8 record with a career-low 4.14 ERA Pitched for Team USA in the 1999 Pan Am Games, where he threw three scoreless innings in two games, walking one while striking out four Selected by the Chicago white Sox in the first round of the 1997 June Draft
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	Ben Sheets
Age: 22 Height: 6'1" Weight: 195 Birthdate: July 18, 1978 Hometown: St. Amant, La. Position: Pitcher Accomplishments: Selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the first round (10th overall) of the 1999 June Free Agent Draft Made his professional debut for Ogden on August 2, at Idaho Falls, allowing one hit while striking out eight in five innings Has struck out an average 10.09 batters per nine innings in his 10 professional starts
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	C.C. Sabathia
Age: 20 Height: 6'7" Weight: 235 Birthdate: July 21, 1980 Hometown: Vallejo, Calif. Position: Pitcher Accomplishments: Selected by the Cleveland Indians in the first round (20th overall) of the 1998 Amateur Draft Combined record in his three minor-league stops this season is 5-3 with 3.29 ERA in 16 starts. He allowed 47 hits in 68.1 innings, allowing 25 earned runs, walked 36 and struck out 76 Minor league hitters hit .198 off him, while lefties hit only .143
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	Brad Wilkerson
Age: 23 Height: 6'0" Weight: 190 Birthdate: June 1, 1977 Hometown: Owensboro, Ky. Position: Outfielder Accomplishments: Was the first-round pick of the Montreal Expos out of the University of Florida in the 1998 Draft Appeared in 138 games his first year of pro ball in Harrisburg, hitting .235 with eight homers, 49 RBI, 21 doubles and 66 runs Can pitch, play first base and the outfield
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	Todd Williams
Age: 29 Height: 6'3" Weight: 210 Birthdate: Feb. 13, 1971 Hometown: Syracuse, N.Y. Position: Pitcher Accomplishments: Originally selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 54th round of the 1990 June Free Agent Draft Pitched for Team USA in the 1999 Pan Am Games, allowing two hits in 5.1 innings. He also earned a save against Panama in quarterfinals 1993 Pacific Coast League's Rolaids Relief Man Award Named to 1998 International League All-Star Team after recording a 2.31 DRA and a league-high 26 saves in 53 appearances for Indianapolis
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	Ernie Young
Age: 31 Height: 6'1" Weight: 234 Birthdate: July 8, 1969 Hometown: Mesa, Ariz. Position: Outfielder Accomplishments: In 1999, hit .294 with 30 homers, 95 RBI in 126 games for Triple-A Tucson Got his first big-league hit, a two-run double, on May 20, 1994 against Chicago's Roberto Hernandez Spent first full season in majors as Oakland's regular centerfielder. Hit .242 with career-high 19 homers and committed only one error in 362 chances (third among A.L. outfielders)
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	Tim Young
Age: 26 Height: 5'9" Weight: 170 Birthdate: Oct. 15, 1973 Hometown: Bristol, Fla. Position: Pitcher Accomplishments: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as a minor league free agent in January 1999 Was 4-4 with two saves in 31 relief appearances for Double-A Trenton Split the 1998 season between Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Ottawa, going 4-4 in 46 appearances, with a 3.03 ERA, allowing 54 hits and 21 earned runs in 62.1 innings. He walked 22 and struck out 86
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