2004 Amateur Draft Top 10
1. Vancouver 1B Henry "Hulk" Holden, 17 (9/6/10/10/7) Big time power potential, 17 year olds are always risky but Hulk shapes up to be a good one.
2. Santiago - CF Royal Worm, 21 (6/8/7/10/7) Smooth, 5-tool player from Detroit, Worm has one of the all-time great names and the game to match.
3. Guadalajara - RHP Quinton Ingraham, 23 (10/5/4) By far the top pitcher in a pitching weak draft, Quinton could see the majors sooner rather than later with his filthy stuff.
4. Managua - 2B/3B Daniel Ixcotsaenz, 17 (7/6/8/9/9) Slick IF, can play 2B or 3B equally well and should be able to be a .300 hitter once he reaches the bigs.
5. Rio - SS Jamarcus "Bats" Jamison, 21 (6/9/10/10/6) Nice steal here for Rio, Jamison could be the next great SS (at least offensively)
6. New Orleans - C William Wicker, 17 (7/8/9/10/7) Power-hitting catcher, still very young though.
7. Santo Domingo - 1B Lloyd "The Poet" Young, 19 (7/7/9/10/6) Last of the 5-star players, Young may be closer to the big leagues than #1 pick Holden.
8. Portland - LHP Gajah Mada, 18 (5/10/5) This lefty from Singapore was rated #2 amongst pitchers. Impeccable control for such a young pitcher.
9. Birmingham - RHP Theodore Esquibel, 23 (6/8/7) This righty from Washington should be ready for the majors in very little time.
10. Indy - RHP Benjamin Worcester, 18 (8/6/6) The run on pitchers continues. Endurance is a question mark but he has a few years to build that up.
Salt Lake City selects this evening, we have our eyes on a few guys. Just hoping that one of them falls to us at #18. Free agency also begins tonight so theres the possibility that there will be some signings to report.
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