- Full name Jason Fitzgerald
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There's nothing glamorous about Fitzgerald, a blue-collar player with great makeup. The 41st player taken overall in the 1997 draft (as compensation for the loss of free agent Albert Belle), he hasn't shown the power Indians officials had hoped to see. He also hasn't produce much in terms of average or walks, though he has been effective running the bases. His biggest drawback has been a lack of health. In 1998 he had surgery to remove the hamate bone from his right wrist, and a year later he had reconstructive surgery on his left elbow. Healthy again in 2000, he reached Double-A. He has yet to light up the minor leagues, but does enough things to project as a role player, a solid fourth or fifth outfielder at the major league level.