• Full name Vincent LaRue Faison
  • Born 01/22/1981 in Vidalia, GA
  • Profile Ht.: 5'11" / Wt.: 195 / Bats: L / Throws: R
  • School Toombs County
  • Drafted in the 1st round (20th overall) by the San Diego Padres in 1999 (signed for $1,415,000).
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    OF Vince Faison is the best athlete in the state. He has excellent tools and has been compared favorably to Corey Patterson, the third player drafted a year ago. Patterson is just more refined. Faison runs the 60 in 6.4 seconds, has an above-average arm and surprising pop. He has committed to Georgia as a defensive back, and that will give him leverage in his negotiations--especially if he is asked to forgo a football career. He would be a perfect pick for the Braves, who love talented-but-unfinished home-state players (see George Lombard). They don't pick until 82nd overall, though, and Faison should be long gone by then.

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