Drafted in the 24th round (728th overall) by the Oakland Athletics in 2006.
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Pace righthander Earl Oaks benefits from playing in the Northeast-10 Conference, which uses wood bats. It helps his numbers and means he's not afraid to pitch inside. Oaks, Pace's closer, gets more deception with his 89-92 mph fastball and flashes a fringe-average breaking ball, but his arm is not as electric as Hallberg's.
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