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Jim Callis / Baseball America:
Draft Blog: Day One — Throughout the first day of the draft, Baseball America's reporters will keep you updated with an ongoing draft day blog. — Last Second Top 10 Projection — 12:57 p.m.: Our last-second projection for the Top 10 . . . 1. KC—Luke Hochevar — 2. Col—Greg Reynolds
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Jim Molony / MLB.com:
Royals tab Hochevar as No. 1 pick — Right-hander has ability to arrive in Majors quickly — The Kansas City Royals surprised no one by selecting a pitcher with the franchise's first ever No. 1 pick of the draft Tuesday. But the Royals threw a curve by selecting not Andrew Miller …
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The Baseball Zealot
Baseball America:
Hochevar Goes No. 1 — See also: Check out all the selections in the Draft Database — See also: Scouting reports on players throughout the country — Luke Hochevar's holdout isn't over yet, but it is likely to have a happy ending. — The Royals made it official Tuesday …
Baseball America:Tuesday Morning Mock Draft
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Kansas City Star, mlb.mlb.com, Royals Review, The Orioles Warehouse, Purple Row and In George We Trust
Kevin Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:Future Shock — 2006 Draft, First Round Recap
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Royals Review
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
A Break for the Bullpen as Mets' Soler Steadies Himself — LOS ANGELES, June 5 — The first proof of Alay Soler's command Monday night arrived early. Soler got Rafael Furcal, the Dodgers' leadoff hitter, to ground out to shortstop, a simple 6-3 in the scorebook but a commendable feat …
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The Eddie Kranepool Society
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Greg / Faith and Fear in Flushing:All Apologies — The New York Mets would like to apologize …
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LoneStar Mets
NY Daily News:
Kids are all right to Brian — In the spring, Brian Cashman says, he and Joe Torre spent a fair amount of time talking to the Yankee kids, to the guys off the bench. The message, Cashman says, was the same, from the first time all the players were together in one room.
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Chris Snow / Boston Globe:
It's a Broadway stage for Pauley in Act 2 — NEW YORK — Until Thursday night in Toronto, David Pauley had never pitched above Double A. Until Sunday night, he had never set foot in New York City. In fact, until he was dealt to the Red Sox by San Diego in December 2004 …
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The Joy of Sox
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Nationals draft pair of preps — Team uses first-round picks on Marrero, Willems — WASHINGTON — There's a new philosophy in the Nationals organization when it comes to drafting players. Unlike the past four years, in which they worked with a limited budget, the Nationals were told …
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Chris Marrero / Baseball America:
2006 Draft: Washington Nationals — TOTAL PICKS: — 2 (College: 0, High School: 2, Juco: 0, Other: 0) — Position Players: 1 Pitchers: 1 — Players signed indicated in Bold — Round — Overall — Player — Position — 3b — Monsignor Pace HS, Miami — FL
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Capitol Punishment
Brian J Oliver / Nationals Farm Authority:Liveblogging the 2006 Draft — 10th round draft pick #301 …
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Just A Nats Fan
Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Brewers tab high school pitcher at No.1 — Right-hander Jeffress clocked in triple-digits on radar — MILWAUKEE — Apparently undaunted by the organization's past struggles drafting high school pitchers in the first round, the Brewers took Jeremy Jeffress with the 16th overall pick in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft.
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Al's Ramblings
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Associated Press:
Padres-Brewers Preview — The San Diego Padres will welcome back ace Jake Peavy on Tuesday. Given how they fared against him last month, the Milwaukee Brewers may not feel so hospitable. — After missing a start with tendinitis in his shoulder, Peavy and the Padres will face the Brewers …
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Dallas Morning News:
Good catchers are keepers — A draft day lesson for you: The Rangers value catchers. — It's something that Jon Daniels mentioned to me months ago, but he keeps hammering it home with one illustration after another. — Just last weekend, Gerald Laird, who could have been sent to San Diego …
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Lone Star Ball
Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Marlins focus on pitching in draft — Thirteen picks are used on position players — JUPITER, Fla. — Picking to the strength of any draft has long been the Marlins' philosophy. — Tuesday was no different. — While some analysts claimed the 2006 First-Year Player Draft was strong in pitching …
ESPN:
Clemens set for Class A start before return to Astros — LEXINGTON, Ky. — Roger Clemens knows better than to look past the Lake County Captains. — Clemens takes the first step in his return to the Houston Astros when he pitches Tuesday night for the Class A Lexington Legends …
Associated Press:
Dodgers pick Mattingly's son No. 31 — NEW YORK (AP) — Preston Mattingly of Evansville Central High School, the son of former New York Yankees star Don Mattingly, was the 31st player taken Tuesday in the major league baseball draft. — The 6-foot-3 shortstop was the first player from Indiana selected …
Ben Shpigel / New York Times:
The Extra Innings Are No Bonus for the Bullpen — LOS ANGELES, June 5 — In this enchanted season, in which the Mets sit atop their division and seem to win every one-run game, they share a distinction with the worst team in baseball. — Though the Mets have 20 more victories than the Kansas City Royals …
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