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		<title>Harper Won&#8217;t Be Only Highlight For CSN</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This spring, all eyes will be on Las Vegas.
The last time the state of Nevada produced a first-round pick was in 2000 when the Brewers selected outfielder Dave Krynzel out of Green Valley High in Henderson. That was a great year for the state, with six picks in the top 10 rounds, but 2010 should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Jesse Flores All-Star Game</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES &#8212; Dedeaux Field on the campus of the University of Southern California was the site Sunday of the third-annual Jesse Flores Memorial High School All-Star Game, hosted by the Professional Baseball Scouts of Southern California (PBSSC).
Flores game All Stars are selected by balloting conducted by PBSSC members. All players have participated in fall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Underclassmen Seize Wood Bat Title</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conor Glassey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JUPITER, Fla.&#8212;After about 60 hours at Roger Dean Stadium over the past five days, the 2009 World Wood Bat Association World Championship event is finally in the books. It was a long (and hot) five days, to be sure, but there was a lot of good baseball, a lot of good people and a lot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rangers Expand Preller&#8217;s Duties</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rangers became the fourth team in as many days to change scouting directors this week. Texas promoted scouting director Ron Hopkins into a role as a special assistant to general manager Jon Daniels, while A.J. Preller becomes Texas&#8217; new top talent evaluator.
Preller, previously the team&#8217;s director of professional and international scouting, will now oversee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nats, Braves Scouting Directors Leave</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Nationals lost their scouting director when Dana Brown took a position with the Blue Jays, becoming a special assistant to new general manager Alex Anthopoulos.
The Nats added a scouting director Tuesday as well, but Roy Clark isn&#8217;t coming to Washington as a lateral move. He left his post as the Braves&#8217; scouting director, according [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Selig Again Comes Out Strong For Slotting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bud Selig doesn&#8217;t make the decision himself. But he said strongly Wednesday that when the next Collective Bargaining Agreement expires in 2011, he wants hard slots for the draft and an international draft to be part of the equation.
Speaking on ESPN Radio&#8217;s &#34;Mike &#38;&#160;Mike&#34; show, co-hosted today by ESPN&#160;baseball writer Buster Olney, Selig answered a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Team USA Wins Gold</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conor Glassey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heading into the gold-medal game versus Cuba, Team USA had outscored its opponents 93-13, rolling to a perfect 7-0 record in the COPABE Pan Am &#34;AAA&#34; 18U championships being played in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
The championship game remained scoreless through the first six innings, but the Americans rallied for six runs in the top of the seventh [...]]]></description>
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		<title>18U National Team Rolls Into Semis</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Team USA&#8217;s 18U&#160;National squad continued its charge through the 2009 COPABE Pan Am &#34;AAA&#34; Championships this week. On Monday, the U.S. dispatched Colombia 19-0 and then took a day off before facing world rival Cuba. A six-run eighth inning highlighted a Team USA rally and capped a 9-5 victory over the Cubans. It also gave [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remember This Name: Taijuan Walker</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Perkin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An already-crowded field of top-notch Southern California high school righthanded pitchers welcomed a new member on Wednesday night. Taijuan Walker, a 6-foot-5 hurler from Yucaipa (Calif.) HS made a resounding bid to be considered for the top two rounds of the 2010 draft.
Taking the mound for the Los Angeles Angels Elite Squad in a scout [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nationals Secure Top Pick For 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conor Glassey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the Pirates&#8217; victory yesterday, the Nationals secured the first-overall pick in the 2010 draft. With the win, the Pirates are now 59-96 with seven games left to play. The Nationals also won and are 53-103 with six games left to play. So, even if the Nationals win out and the Pirates lose their final [...]]]></description>
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		<title>18U Team Starts Hot In Venezuela</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nathan Rode</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Team USA&#8217;s World Cup squad was marching to a gold medal win in Italy, the 18U National Team got off to a hot start in the COPABE &#8220;AAA&#8221; Pan American Championships in Venezuela. They are 3-0 after beating Aruba, Argentina and Panama by a combined score of 41-3.
In Friday&#8217;s opener against Aruba, shortstop Manny [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harper, Machado Highlight 18U Roster</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several of the top high school players in the Class of 2010&#8212;as well as the top college player available, CC&#160;of Southern Nevada&#8217;s Bryce Harper&#8212;will try to help USA Baseball&#8217;s 18-and-under squad win a gold medal at the age group&#8217;s Pan American Junior Championships. The entire event will be played with wood bats, as opposed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crow, Royals Agree To $3 Million Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:08:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aaron Crow, the 12th overall pick in the 2009 draft, and the Royals have agreed to terms on a three-year major league contract that includes a $1.5 million bonus and $3 million in guaranteed money. If he spends the duration of the deal (which runs from 2010-12) in the major leagues, he&#8217;ll earn just short [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scheppers Signs With Rangers; Crow Close</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Manuel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rangers announced the signing of supplemental first-round pick Tanner Scheppers on Thursday.
Scheppers, who pitched for Fresno State from 2006-2008 and worked in the independent American Association this summer, received a signing bonus of $1.25 million, according to a source with knowledge of the negotiations. The slot for the 44th pick was $776,700; Scheppers&#8217; $1.25 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Race To The Bottom</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conor Glassey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a little more than three weeks left in the regular season, most baseball fans are keeping a close eye on the pennant races and wild card standings. Of course we&#8217;re doing the same here at Baseball America, but we also have one eye pointed in the other direction to see which team will end [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chipola Adds Washington, Eliopoulos</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chipola (Fla.) JC coach Jeff Johnson confirmed via email Wednesday that his program has added two of the top unsigned players from the 2009 draft. Outfielder LeVon Washington and lefthander Jake Eliopoulos will both attend the junior college and be eligible for the 2010 draft.
Washington didn&#8217;t sign as the 30th overall selection by the Rays. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spending Vs. Slots</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:27:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Callis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How much money each team spent in the first 10 rounds of the 2009 draft, and how it compares to their estimated slot allowance from the commissioner&#8217;s office:
(Updated following the Aaron Crow and Tanner Scheppers signings of Sept. 17)



Team
Picks
Signed
Bonus Total
Slot Total
Slot Spent


Nationals
11
10
$10,869,500
$8,211,400
132%


Mariners
12
12
$10,636,600
$7,674,700
139%


Tigers
10
9
$8,857,100
$4,143,900
214%


Padres
10
10
$8,735,500
$5,230,200
167%


Diamondbacks
15
15
$8,548,700
$8,131,600
132%


Pirates
11
11
$8,081,900
$5,701,500
142%


Rockies
12
12
$7,663,300
$5,826,000
132%


Angels
14
13
$6,386,900
$6,621,600
96%


Athletics
9
8
$6,035,900
$3,183,600
190%


Brewers
13
13
$6,005,900
$5,172,600
116%


Giants
10
10
$5,813,500
$4,583,100
127%


Red Sox
10
9
$5,711,400
$2,985,600
191%


Royals
9
9
$5,600,000
$3,256,500
172%


Reds
11
11
$5,182,900
$5,035,800
103%


Orioles
10
9
$5,147,200
$4,783,800
108%


Yankees
9
8
$4,760,000
$2,685,000
177%


Cardinals
10
10
$4,508,500
$3,398,700
133%


Twins
11
10
$4,223,100
$3,998,100
106%


White Sox
12
10
$3,892,100
$4,658,700
84%


Indians
10
10
$3,853,000
$3,644,400
106%


Dodgers
11
11
$3,714,600
$3,582,300
104%


Braves
9
8
$3,714,500
$3,756,900
99%


Blue Jays
12
9
$3,675,700
$4,536,300
81%


Marlins
10
10
$3,544,800
$3,453,600
103%


Astros
11
11
$3,426,800
$3,585,000
96%


Rays
10
7
$3,285,000
$2,916,300
113%


Cubs
10
10
$3,254,700
$2,792,100
117%


Rangers
11
8
$3,161,700
$4,483,200
71%


Phillies
9
9
$2,755,000
$1,876,800
147%


Mets
9
7
$1,864,300
$1,926,300
97%


Average
11
10
$5,430,337
$4,394,520
124%



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		<title>Highest Bonuses In Draft History</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Callis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;



Player, Pos.
Team, Year (Pick)
Bonus


Stephen Strasburg, rhp
Nationals, 2009 (No. 1)
*$7,500,000


Donavan Tate, of
Padres, 2009 (No. 3)
+$6,250,000


Buster Posey, c
Giants, 2008 (No. 5)
$6,200,000


Tim Beckham, ss
Rays, 2008 (No. 1)
+$6,150,000


Justin Upton, ss
Diamondbacks, 2005 (No. 1)
+$6,100,000


Matt Wieters, c
Orioles, 2007 (No. 5)
$6,000,000


Pedro Alvarez, 3b
Pirates, 2007 (No. 2)
*$6,000,000


Eric Hosmer, 1b
Royals, 2008 (No. 3)
$6,000,000


Dustin Ackley, of
Mariners, 2009 (No. 2)
*$6,000,000


David Price, lhp
Devil Rays, 2007 (No. 1)
*$5,600,000


Joe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bonuses By Round</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:08:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Callis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Updated following the Aaron Crow and Tanner Scheppers signings of Sept. 17)



Round
Highest Bonus
2009 Avg.
2008 Avg.


1st
*$7,500,000 (Stephen Strasburg, rhp, Nats)
$2,434,800
*$2,458,714


Supp. 1st
$1,250,000 (Tanner Scheppers, rhp, Rangers)
$897,138
$943,438


2nd
$1,495,000 (Andrew Oliver, lhp, Tigers)
$665,576
*$771,759


3rd
$2,000,000 (Wil Myers, c/3b, Royals)
$504,964
$420,152


4th
*$1,500,000 (Max Stassi, c, Athletics)
*$361,657
$341,759


5th
$680,000 (Jeff Malm, 1b, Rays)
$206,979
*$266,286


6th
$1,625,000 (Daniel Fields, ss, Tigers)
*$281,315
$233,967


7th
$975,000 (Madison Younginer, rhp, Red Sox)
*$229,655
$223,500


8th
*$1,125,000 (Colton Cain, lhp, Pirates)
*$142,411
$138,817


9th
$625,000 (Kevin James, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Compensation Picks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Callis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eight unsigned picks from the first three rounds of the 2009 draft will yield compensation choices in 2010:
FIRST&#160;ROUND
15. Rangers (for Matt Purke)
31. Rays (for LeVon Washington)
SUPPLEMENTAL&#160;FIRST&#160;ROUND
38. Blue Jays (for James Paxton)
SECOND&#160;ROUND
69. Blue Jays (for Jake Eliopoulos)
79. Rays (for Kenny Diekroeger)
SUPPLEMENTAL THIRD ROUND
tba. Blue Jays (for Jake Barrett)
tba. White Sox (for Bryan Morgado)
tba. Angels (for Josh [...]]]></description>
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