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BaseballAmerica.com is the destination for the best information on the 2003 draft. Every day, Baseball America will provide comprehensive coverage of the events leading up to draft day, with the latest news and informative features to keep you up to date on the this year’s draft. From team-by-team analysis to predraft predictions to live draft coverage and chats, Baseball America will cover all the bases of the 2003 draft.

Baseball America has been known for its exhaustive draft content since the magazine was first published in 1981. This year, our coverage promises to be bigger and better than ever We'll have predraft coverage in two of our issues, with even more content leading up to the June 3-4 draft at BaseballAmerica.com.

We'll give you historical background, exclusive bonus information, team previews, comprehensive national and state rankings, scouting reports on hundreds of college and high school players, player features and early-round projections.

When the draft rolls around, we'll have same-day coverage, with all the picks as well as comprehensive reports on all 30 teams. You can also check in on regular chat sessions with BA draft experts leading up to and following the draft.

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This year we’re also bringing you something new, the Baseball America Draft Almanac. It all began with our seminal book, "The Baseball Draft: The First 25 Years," which covered the drafts from 1965-89 in amazing detail. Ever since the book was published–and sorry, it’s long since sold out–our readers have clamored for an update. The Draft Almanac is a collection of every draft list ever–including this year’s list–as well as a brief overview of what happened each year and who the first-round picks were. You will get every draft pick ever made in one handy reference, and that’s something our readers have been requesting for years. It will be available in late July.

Thursday, May 8
• THE GREAT DEBATE: High School vs. College
As major league teams make personnel decisions based more on performance analysis than raw baseball tools, more clubs are emphasizing college players over high school players in the draft. We'll explore this issue in detail, with analysis of how high school and college picks have panned out.
• DRAFT OVERVIEW
A general overview of the mechanics of the draft: when it is, where it is, who is eligible, as well as the 2003 order of selection.

Friday, May 9
• DRAFT HISTORY
• All-time No. 1 overall picks
• Fab Fives: The first five players selected, the first five to the majors and the best five from every draft
• Top picks by state
• Drafted player's chances of making the majors
• Draft Chat: Allan Simpson

Saturday, May 10
• BONUS BONANZA
• Largest bonuses in draft history
• Evolution of the draft bonus record
• 1989-97: First-round picks
• 1998: Top 100 picks
• 1999: Top 10 rounds
• 2000: Top 10 rounds
• 2001: Top 10 rounds
• 2002: Top 10 rounds

Sunday, May 11
• TEAM PREVIEWS: National League East
Find out how each organization will approach this year's draft, based on club philosophy, tendencies and organization needs. We'll also provide a recent history of each team's early-round picks.
• Braves
• Marlins
• Expos
• Mets
• Phillies

Monday, May 12
• TEAM PREVIEWS: National League Central
• Cubs
• Reds
• Astros
• Brewers
• Pirates
• Cardinals

Tuesday, May 13
• TEAM PREVIEWS: National League West
• Diamondbacks
• Rockies
• Dodgers
• Padres
• Giants
• DRAFT DISH
A regular feature through June 3 that will give you a quick read on the latest draft skinny. Whose stock is rising or falling? What teams are scouting which players? We'll bring it all to you here.

Wednesday, May 14
• TEAM PREVIEWS: American League East
• Orioles
• Red Sox
• Yankees
• Devil Rays
• Blue Jays

Thursday, May 15
• TEAM PREVIEWS: American League Central
• White Sox
• Indians
• Tigers
• Royals
• Twins

Friday, May 16
• DRAFT CHAT with Jim Callis
• THREE YEARS LATER
A complete review of the 2000 draft, with report cards for each team (American League and National League), a look at the first-round picks and the most astute picks, and reports on which players have reached the majors and which players are still active. We also check on the top unsigned picks, as most unsigned high school players in the Class of '00 are eligible again for this year's draft as college players. The biggest story of the 2000 draft was the Matt Harrington saga, and you can revisit all the coverage in our recap.

Saturday, May 17
• TEAM PREVIEWS: American League West
• Angels
• Athletics
• Mariners
• Rangers

Monday, May 19
• REGIONAL SCOUTING REPORT: California
Our amazing region-by-region coverage starts with the state that produces the most talent, year-in and year-out. As with each region, we'll have all the top college and high school prospects in California, with rankings, projections and individual scouting reports.
• DRAFT SPOTLIGHT: Delmon Young
• JUCO JAMBOREE
A comprehensive look at this year's draft-and-follow process, including a list of draft-and-follow signings so far, the top 50 junior college prospects and the top 100 unsigned picks from 2002 who are eligible to sign. And if you're not sure what we're even talking about, we'll explain what draft-and-follow is.

Tuesday, May 20
• REGIONAL SCOUTING REPORT: West
We'll look at the rest of the West, with a breakdown of the top college and high school prospects in every state except California, including rankings, projections and individual scouting reports.

Wednesday, May 21
• REGIONAL SCOUTING REPORT: East
Our scouting reports turn to the top college and high school prospects in New England and the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region, with player rankings, projections and individual scouting reports

Thursday, May 22
• REGIONAL SCOUTING REPORT: North
Find out the top college and high school prospects in Virginia, Kentucky, the Great Lakes states and Canada, with player rankings, projections and individual scouting reports
• DRAFT SPOTLIGHT: MAC earns scouts' respect
• DRAFT NOTES: Adam Loewen, Matt Harrington, Padres DFE bonanza
• TOP 100 PROSPECTS
• HANDICAPPING THE FIRST ROUND
Find out which players the Devil Rays and other teams at the top of the draft order are considering, and how they are approaching this year's draft. We'll also give you a team-by-team look at who will go in the first round and why.

Friday, May 23
• REGIONAL SCOUTING REPORT: Florida
A breakdown of the top college and high school prospects in the most talent-rich state in the Southeast, with player rankings, projections and individual scouting reports.
• HOLDING THE LINE: Teams consider bonuses carefully
• SENIOR SIGNINGS: Fifth-year seniors signed before the draft
• DRAFT-AND-FOLLOW UPDATE: More DFEs sign on the dotted line
• DRAFT CHAT: Allan Simpson, 3 p.m. ET

Saturday, May 24
• REGIONAL SCOUTING REPORT: South
After visiting Florida, we'll go state by state through the rest of the South, as well as Puerto Rico, with player rankings, projections and individual scouting reports.
• DRAFT SPOTLIGHT: Landon Powell

Sunday, May 25
• REGIONAL SCOUTING REPORT: Texas
The last of the Big Three baseball states, Texas, gets its own day in the sun. Texas has plenty of powerhouse high school and college teams this year, and we'll tell you what kind of players those teams are producing, with player rankings, projections and individual scouting reports.

Monday, May 26
• REGIONAL SCOUTING REPORT: Midwest
After visiting Texas, take a spin around the rest of the Midwest to find the top college and high school prospects, with player rankings, projections and individual scouting reports.
• DRAFT SPOTLIGHT: Ryan Sweeney

Tuesday, May 27
• TOP 200 PROSPECTS
Check out our in-depth scouting reports on the top 200 prospects in this year's draft, with video clips for many of the players as well as up-to-date statistics.
• BEST TOOLS
Find out which of the draft's elite players are the best athletes and closest to the big leagues, as well as the best in power, speed and more.
• DRAFT DISH Adam Loewen signs

Wednesday, May 28
• RELATIVELY SPEAKING
Find out the players in this year's draft class who have a relative who has made a mark in the game.
• NOTES
Padres sign two draft-and-follows
• MONEYBALL EXCERPT
Take a look inside the Oakland A's 2002 draft with this chapter from Michael Lewis' new book.

Thursday, May 29
• INFIELDER RANKINGS
We begin our look at the draft's top prospects, by position, with an overview of the overall strengths and weaknesses of each position.

Friday, May 30
• CATCHER/OUTFIELDER RANKINGS
• DRAFT-AND-FOLLOW UPDATE
Following the start of the closed period a week before the draft, find out which junior college players and fifth-year seniors signed and where.
• DRAFT CHAT with Jim Callis
• MOCK DRAFT, PART 1
Live on MLB.com Radio from 3-5 p.m. ET

Sunday, June 1
• DRAFT DISH
We'll let you know what we're hearing as every big league club goes into its final predraft meetings, formulating their approaches and drawing up their master follow lists.

Monday, June 2
• UPDATE: HANDICAPPING THE FIRST ROUND
On the eve of the draft, we'll give you our final thoughts on how the first round will unfold.
• MOCK DRAFT, PART 2
Live on MLB.com Radio from 3-5 p.m. ET

Tuesday, June 3
• LIVE COVERAGE ON MLB RADIO
For the third year in a row, Baseball America will anchor MLB.com Radio's coverage of the draft, from the No. 1 overall pick to the last pick of the 50th round. Will Lingo and John Manuel are your hosts, and they'll be joined by other BA experts as well as players, coaches and executives.
• ROUND-BY-ROUND LISTS
• TEAM DRAFT REPORTS
Baseball America correspondents will give you a rundown of the top picks and analyze the events of the draft's first day for each team, with comments from scouting directors and first-round picks.

Wednesday, June 4
• MORE LIVE COVERAGE
We continue to anchor MLB.com Radio's coverage as the draft moves into its second day, while bringing you breaking news from the draft and complete coverage of the picks, by organization. As soon as the draft is over, we'll assemble the complete draft list, by organizations, and give you expert draft analysis.
• ROUND-BY-ROUND LISTS

Thursday, June 5
• ON THE CLOCK: BA DRAFTS THEIR OWN TEAM
Executive Editor Jim Callis proves that drafting isn't as easy as it looks.

Friday, June 6
• POST-DRAFT NOTEBOOK
Wrap up the week as we focus on significant player signings, trends and other developments.
• DRAFT CHAT

Monday, June 9
• DRAFT-DAY FEATURE
A look at how the draft plays out for the top two college pitchers, Richmond's Tim Stauffer and Wake Forest's Kyle Sleeth