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2006 College Preview: Preseason All-America Team
2006 College Preview Index
January 16, 2006
Baseball America's All-America team was selected by Allan Simpson and
Will Kimmey in conjunction with major league scouting directors. It's
based on future potential as much as past performance, and because of
that often proves a strong indicator of future success even if the accompanying
statistics aren't always eye-popping. Ten of the 14 players on last year's
first team ended up as first-round draft picks, two went in the second
round and Daniel Bard and Drew Stubbs are first-teamers this year who
look like first-round locks this June.
First Team
| Pos. |
Player, School |
Cl. |
B-T |
Ht. |
Wt. |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
Last Drafted |
| C |
J.P. Arencibia, Tennessee |
So. |
R-R |
6-1 |
195 |
.322 |
.379 |
.534 |
283 |
54 |
91 |
14 |
71 |
0 |
Mariners '04 (17) |
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The Freshman All-American ranked third in the SEC in RBIs before leading Team USA with a .404 average and .579 slugging percentage.
|
| 1B |
Matt LaPorta, Florida |
Jr. |
R-R |
6-1 |
215 |
.328 |
.438 |
.698 |
265 |
75 |
87 |
26 |
79 |
3 |
Cubs '03 (14) |
| The slugger led the nation in home runs while topping
the SEC in slugging and RBIs en route to a first-team All-America
selection in 2005. |
| 2B |
Adam Davis, Florida |
Jr. |
B-R |
5-9 |
185 |
.306 |
.395 |
.486 |
294 |
75 |
90 |
12 |
63 |
24 |
Never |
| Davis, who homered from both sides of the plate in the
same game twice last year and hit .313 for Team USA, shifts to shortstop
this year. |
| 3B |
Wes Hodges, Georgia Tech |
Jr. |
R-R |
6-1 |
194 |
.397 |
.466 |
.566 |
267 |
67 |
106 |
9 |
51 |
3 |
White Sox '03 (13) |
| Hodges used all fields to become the 10th player in school
history to record 100 hits in a season last year and hit .309 for
Team USA. |
| SS |
Evan Longoria, Long Beach State |
Jr. |
R-R |
6-2 |
185 |
.320 |
.368 |
.421 |
228 |
34 |
73 |
5 |
30 |
10 |
Never |
| Longoria filled in at shortstop for Troy Tulowtizki last
year before leading the Cape Cod League with eight homers and 36 RBIs
to earn MVP honors. |
| OF |
Colin Curtis, Arizona State |
Jr. |
L-L |
6-2 |
200 |
.342 |
.442 |
.427 |
260 |
52 |
89 |
2 |
45 |
17 |
Reds '03 (50) |
| Curtis led all College World Series batters with nine
hits, batted .474 in Omaha and .400 for the NCAA tournament. |
| OF |
Drew Stubbs, Texas |
Jr. |
R-R |
6-4 |
199 |
.311 |
.384 |
.527 |
283 |
67 |
88 |
11 |
46 |
32 |
Astros '03 (3) |
| Stubbs hit inside-the-park homers in consecutive games
against Stanford and led the Big 12 in steals and ranked in the top
five in runs, hits and total bases. |
| OF |
Shane Robinson, Florida State |
Jr. |
R-R |
5-9 |
165 |
.427 |
.532 |
.605 |
286 |
96 |
122 |
6 |
43 |
49 |
Never |
| A one-man rally, Robinson led the nation in runs, ranked
second in hits and on-base percentage and third in steals. |
| UT |
Joe Savery, Rice |
So. |
L-L |
6-3 |
215 |
.382 |
.471 |
.559 |
204 |
49 |
78 |
5 |
43 |
7 |
Dodgers '04 (15) |
| Savery earned Freshman of the Year honors and was both
the WAC's player and pitcher of the year after leading it in batting
and strikeouts. |
| Pos. |
Player, School |
Cl. |
B-T |
Ht. |
Wt. |
W |
L |
ERA |
G |
SV |
IP |
H |
BB |
SO |
AVG |
Last Drafted |
| P |
Daniel Bard, North Carolina |
Jr. |
R-R |
6-4 |
202 |
7 |
5 |
4.22 |
16 |
0 |
90 |
73 |
43 |
77 |
.219 |
Yankees '03 (20) |
| Bard led the Cape Cod League with 82 strikeouts in 65
innings, ranked third with a 1.25 ERA and started the all-star game
for the West. |
| P |
Ian Kennedy, Southern California |
Jr. |
R-R |
6-1 |
195 |
12 |
3 |
2.43 |
18 |
0 |
117 |
85 |
38 |
158 |
.201 |
Cardinals '03 (14) |
| Kennedy served as a Team USA's ace and tied for the
team lead with four wins after pacing the nation in strikeouts as
a sophomore. |
| P |
Andrew Miller, North Carolina |
Jr. |
L-L |
6-6 |
210 |
8 |
4 |
2.98 |
16 |
0 |
97 |
78 |
52 |
104 |
.230 |
Devil Rays '03 (3) |
| Miller led the ACC with 9.68 strikeouts per nine innings
before going 6-0, 1.65 with 66 strikeouts in 49 Cape Cod League innings. |
| P |
David Price, Vanderbilt |
So. |
L-L |
6-6 |
190 |
2 |
4 |
2.86 |
16 |
0 |
69 |
51 |
30 |
92 |
.207 |
Dodgers '04 (19) |
| Price led Team USA with 39 strikeouts after earning
Freshman All-America honors by ranking second in the SEC with 11.9
strikeouts per nine innings. |
| P |
Max Scherzer, Missouri |
Jr. |
R-R |
6-2 |
198 |
9 |
4 |
1.86 |
16 |
0 |
106 |
59 |
41 |
131 |
.163 |
Cardinals '03 (43) |
| Scherzer ranked second in the nation in opponents average
and led all Big 12 starters in strikeouts, strikeouts per nine innings
(11.1) and ERA. |
| UT |
Joe Savery, Rice |
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8 |
5 |
2.43 |
19 |
1 |
119 |
104 |
37 |
129 |
.235 |
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Second Team
| Pos. |
Player, School |
Cl. |
B-T |
Ht. |
Wt. |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
Last Drafted |
| C |
Brian Jeroloman, Florida |
Jr. |
L-R |
6-0 |
190 |
.298 |
.432 |
.440 |
248 |
48 |
74 |
8 |
49 |
2 |
Never |
| 1B |
Mark Hamilton, Tulane |
Jr. |
L-L |
6-4 |
212 |
.318 |
.452 |
.599 |
157 |
37 |
50 |
11 |
46 |
0 |
Never |
| 2B |
John Shelby, Kentucky |
Jr. |
R-R |
5-11 |
185 |
.344 |
.373 |
.558 |
224 |
42 |
77 |
10 |
52 |
23 |
Never |
| 3B |
Matt Antonelli, Wake Forest |
Jr. |
R-R |
6-0 |
198 |
.332 |
.475 |
.509 |
232 |
68 |
77 |
5 |
35 |
13 |
Dodgers '03 (19) |
| SS |
Jason Donald, Arizona |
Jr. |
R-R |
6-1 |
200 |
.288 |
.398 |
.473 |
222 |
38 |
64 |
5 |
33 |
5 |
Angels '03 (20) |
| OF |
Brennan Boesch, California |
Jr. |
L-L |
6-6 |
210 |
.355 |
.436 |
.567 |
217 |
36 |
77 |
7 |
33 |
6 |
Never |
| OF |
Chris Errecart, California |
Jr. |
R-L |
6-1 |
210 |
.298 |
.355 |
.462 |
238 |
35 |
71 |
8 |
35 |
6 |
Never |
| OF |
Jon Jay, Miami |
Jr. |
L-L |
6-0 |
200 |
.408 |
.490 |
.531 |
211 |
50 |
86 |
1 |
52 |
13 |
Never |
| UT |
Matt Wieters, Georgia Tech |
So. |
L-R |
6-4 |
205 |
.366 |
.470 |
.581 |
227 |
53 |
83 |
10 |
68 |
1 |
Never |
| Pos. |
Player, School |
Cl. |
B-T |
Ht. |
Wt. |
W |
L |
ERA |
G |
SV |
IP |
H |
BB |
SO |
AVG |
Last Drafted |
| P |
Andrew Brackman, North Carolina State |
So. |
R-R |
6-10 |
235 |
4 |
0 |
2.09 |
10 |
0 |
43 |
32 |
18 |
43 |
.216 |
Never |
| P |
Dallas Buck, Oregon State |
Jr. |
R-R |
6-3 |
210 |
12 |
1 |
2.09 |
19 |
1 |
129 |
90 |
51 |
118 |
.194 |
Pirates '03 (19) |
| P |
Joba Chamberlain, Nebraska |
Jr. |
R-R |
6-3 |
225 |
10 |
2 |
2.81 |
18 |
0 |
119 |
91 |
33 |
130 |
.218 |
Never |
| P |
Brad Lincoln, Houston |
Jr. |
L-R |
6-0 |
200 |
4 |
7 |
4.76 |
18 |
0 |
102 |
124 |
25 |
106 |
.298 |
Never |
| P |
Kyle McCulloch, Texas |
Jr. |
R-R |
6-3 |
178 |
12 |
4 |
2.92 |
26 |
0 |
139 |
137 |
45 |
99 |
.267 |
Mets '03 (18) |
| UT |
Matt Wieters, Georgia Tech |
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3 |
3 |
2.85 |
26 |
6 |
41 |
40 |
10 |
32 |
.255 |
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Third Team
| Pos. |
Player, School |
Cl. |
B-T |
Ht. |
Wt. |
AVG |
OBP |
SLG |
AB |
R |
H |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
Last Drafted |
| C |
Chad Tracy, Pepperdine |
Jr. |
R-R |
6-3 |
175 |
.367 |
.428 |
.609 |
256 |
56 |
94 |
12 |
61 |
3 |
Never |
| 1B |
Aaron Bates, North Carolina State |
Jr. |
R-R |
6-2 |
226 |
.425 |
.523 |
.678 |
214 |
61 |
91 |
12 |
64 |
3 |
Marlins '05 (8) |
| 2B |
Jim Negrych, Pittsburgh |
Jr. |
R-R |
5-10 |
180 |
.349 |
.471 |
.694 |
186 |
52 |
65 |
16 |
59 |
11 |
Never |
| 3B |
Chris Coughlan, Mississippi |
Jr. |
L-R |
6-1 |
195 |
.363 |
.430 |
.516 |
273 |
66 |
99 |
6 |
57 |
7 |
Diamondbacks '03 (18) |
| SS |
Josh Rodriguez, Rice |
Jr. |
R-R |
6-0 |
180 |
.345 |
.411 |
.555 |
238 |
48 |
82 |
11 |
54 |
9 |
Yankees '03 () |
| OF |
Jordan Danks, Texas |
Fr. |
L-R |
6-5 |
210 |
HS—Round Rock, Texas |
White Sox '05 (19) |
| OF |
Hunter Mense, Missouri |
Jr. |
L-L |
5-11 |
185 |
.327 |
.440 |
.473 |
205 |
62 |
67 |
3 |
43 |
10 |
Never |
| OF |
Michael Taylor, Stanford |
So. |
R-R |
6-6 |
250 |
.289 |
.365 |
.422 |
225 |
44 |
65 |
4 |
28 |
9 |
Never |
| UT |
Sean Doolittle, Virginia |
So. |
L-L |
6-2 |
180 |
.313 |
.391 |
.522 |
224 |
36 |
70 |
11 |
57 |
7 |
Braves '04 (39) |
| Pos. |
Player, School |
Cl. |
B-T |
Ht. |
Wt. |
W |
L |
ERA |
G |
SV |
IP |
H |
BB |
SO |
AVG |
Last Drafted |
| P |
Jared Hughes, Long Beach State |
Jr. |
R-R |
6-7 |
235 |
8 |
3 |
2.83 |
15 |
0 |
89 |
67 |
23 |
87 |
.212 |
Devil Rays '03 (16) |
| P |
Wade LeBlanc, Alabama |
Jr. |
L-L |
6-3 |
180 |
5 |
5 |
4.09 |
14 |
0 |
88 |
77 |
28 |
108 |
.231 |
Devil Rays '03 (36) |
| P |
Tim Lincecum, Washington |
Jr. |
R-R |
6-0 |
165 |
8 |
6 |
3.11 |
16 |
0 |
104 |
62 |
71 |
131 |
.179 |
Indians '05 (42) |
| P |
Mark Melancon, Arizona |
Jr. |
R-R |
6-2 |
210 |
4 |
3 |
2.58 |
34 |
11 |
66 |
52 |
21 |
69 |
.208 |
Dodgers '03 (30) |
| P |
Brandon Morrow, California |
Jr. |
R-R |
6-3 |
185 |
0 |
1 |
9.36 |
10 |
1 |
25 |
32 |
20 |
25 |
.308 |
Angels '03 (40) |
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