1 4 4   Ryan Zimmerman  3b  U. of Virginia   $2,975,000

Zimmerman played second base for a high school summer team that featured B.J.
Upton at shortstop and David Wright at third base, but he went undrafted out
of high school. Teams won't miss out on the opportunity this time around. His
bat control and elite defensive ability have the Royals and Expos targeting
Zimmerman, and his polish could give them a quick return on that investment.
His professional stock soared he earned MVP honors at the World University
Championship last summer, leading Team USA to a gold medal in Taiwan while
setting a USA Baseball record with a .468 average. Even more impressive to
scouts were his team-best numbers in home runs (four) and RBIs (27) with wood
bats. That allayed concerns about a lack of power after he finished with only
one home run for Virginia in 2004, though he always has shown gap power. He
was among the Atlantic Coast Conference batting leaders again this season and
had six home runs. Zimmerman rarely strikes out because of his balanced,
up-the-middle approach and shows average speed and good instincts on the
basepaths. He's always had excellent defensive skills, with hands, feet, arm
strength and range that all rate above-average. He has even played at least a
dozen games at shortstop for Virginia, allowing the Cavaliers to get more
offense in the lineup, and a pro club might try him in the middle infield.
One scout called him the best defender he had ever seen--at any position--and
said the only question about Zimmerman was how many Gold Gloves he would win.
His makeup also gets high marks; he returned from his strong summer playing
with the intensity of a walk-on.



4 4 114  Justin Maxwell  of  U. of Maryland   $386,000

Maxwell was a potential first-rounder entering the 2004 season coming off a
breakthrough summer in the Cape Cod League. An imposing physical specimen, he
offered solid tools across the board, with the possible exception of arm
strength. But nothing has gone right since then and Maxwell has been dogged
by a succession of injuries. He was hit by a pitch in a preseason intrasquad
game last year and missed the season with a broken right forearm. After
slipping to the 10th round, where he was picked by the Rangers, Maxwell went
back to the Cape League to get his game back on track but broke a bone in his
little finger when he was hit by a pitch, sidelining him for the summer. Bad
luck struck again this spring when he broke the hamate bone in his hand while
hitting a ball on the barrel of the bat seven game into the season. He was
still wearing a soft cast on the even of the draft. Maxwell still should be
an early-round pick, though teams are hesitant to take him in the first two
rounds. Even though he graduates this year with a near-perfect 4.0 GPA in
animal sciences, he has a year of eligibility remaining because he was
granted a medical redshirt last year. He turned down a reported $390,000 a
year ago, and he may want a similar bonus to sign this year—if not
significantly more because he still believes he’s a first-round talent.
Scouts got a brief glimpse of Maxwell early in the year, when he hit
.455-3-5, but the last time they got an extended look was the summer of 2003,
when he showed sound hitting ability with loft in his swing and 6.6-second
speed over 60 yards.



5 4 144  Ryan DeLaughter  OF  Ryan HS, Denton, Texas  $187,500

There's some disagreement about whether OF/RHP Ryan DeLaughter has a brighter
future as a hitter or pitcher, but more scouts like his bat. At 6-foot-4 and
215 pounds, he can drive balls a long way, though he may need to polish up
his hitting mechanics. On the mound, he'll show an average fastball and
curveball. He shouldn't be a tough sign because he has committed to Navarro
JC rather than a four-year college.



6 4 174  Marco Estrada  RHP  Long Beach State U.  $152,000

RHP Marco Estrada posted a 7-2, 2.32 record with 101 strikeouts in 101
innings as Long Beach State’s Saturday starter. He has four solid pitches,
with a fastball that touches 93 and the best curveball on the staff. But at 6
feet with little downhill plane, he is not expected to be picked before the
sixth or seventh rounds.



7 4 204  Mike Daniel  OF  U. of North Carolina  $115,000


8 4 234  Jack Spradlin  LHP  U. of Southern California  $90,000



9 4 264  John Michael Howell  OF  U. of Central Florida  $70,000

Howell's mother died during surgery when he was in high school, and his
father died while Howell was in college of a heart attack. The tumult in his
life has led Howell to three colleges, and he finally started to put all that
behind him this season. He led the Golden Knights in hitting and ranked
second to Brown with 15 home runs. Howell has legitimate power in his long
but strong swing and would go in the first five rounds pick if he had the
hands to play third base. Most scouts think he's better off at first.



10 4 294  Dee Brown  OF  U. of Central Florida  $15,000

OF Dee Brown added power (career-best 18 homers) to his up-and-down career
this season. The son of late NFL defensive lineman Jerome Brown has shown a
knack for putting his bat on the ball but lacks offensive refinement or a
true home defensively.



11 4 324  John Lannan  LHP  Siena College

Six-foot-5 LHP John Lannan enjoyed a strong 2005 season, going 10-2, 2.29
while striking out 83 in 83 innings. But his fastball topped out at only 88
mph and scouts question whether his delivery will allow him to add velocity.
He commands his changeup to both sides of the plate, but has no real breaking
pitch as he struggles to spin a curveball.



12 4 354  Craig Stammen  RHP  U. of Dayton



13 4 384  Andre Enriquez  RHP  Le Moyne College

While he is more established as a position player, scouts were intrigued with
his arm strength. He will be drafted as a pitcher, even though he worked in
just eight innings this spring. He has an unrefined arm action but generated
easy 92-95 mph heat. He didn’t throw a breaking ball after tweaking his
elbow prior to the season; he was reluctant to work it into his repertoire
for fear he would hurt his arm again. As a position player, he’s capable of
putting on an impressive show in batting practice, but his long swing results
in a lot of strikeouts.



14 4 414  Deryck Johnson  OF  Cypress Creek HS, Orlando, Fla.


15 4 444  Michael Wadkins  RHP  William E. Tolman HS, Pawtucket, R.I.


16 4 474  Josh Palm  RHP  Penn State U.


17 4 504  Eduardo Pichardo  RHP  Southridge HS, Miami


18 4 534  Tim Pahuta  1B  Seton Hall U.



19 4 564  Bradley Clark  RHP  Hillsborough HS, Tampa

Enigmatic Bradley Clark is a tall, projectable righty who had shown well in
showcase events. Academic issues kept Clark ineligible for the first three
years of his high school career, leaving him less refined than the average
prep senior and in need of a lot of seasoning. He didn't respond well to the
pressure of his first season, losing his feel for the easy, fluid arm action
he's shown in the past, losing life on his fastball and leaving it up in the
zone too often. Clark is considered an easy sign and has some real
advantages. At 6-foot-6, 200 pounds, he has plenty of room to fill out and
add velocity to his 88-92 mph fastball, and he throws a slider that can be a
very good pitch.



20 4 594  Ricky Shefka  RHP  Coastal Carolina U.

RHP Ricky Shefka had an excellent season as a sinker/slider pitcher with
excellent command. The Old Dominion transfer has an injury history that gives
scouts pause, however.


21 4 624  Coby Mavroulis  RHP  Texas A&M U.


22 4 654  Antonio Evangelista  RHP  Seminole State (Okla.) JC



23 4 684  Brett Jensen  RHP  U. of Nebraska

Though one scout likens 6-foot-7, 190-pound RHP Brett Jensen to Ichabod
Crane, he's fearless on the mound. He throws harder than most sidearmers,
anywhere from 88-91 mph. His slider isn't devastating, but he throws it for
strikes.


24 4 714  Jeffrey Taylor  RHP  Missouri Southern State College


25 4 744  Jose Peley  SS  Edouard Montpetit HS, Montreal


26 4 774  Doug Thennis  3B  American River (Calif.) JC


27 4 804  Andrew Lane  2B  Grand Canyon U.


28 4 834  Hunter Pace  OF  Hamilton HS, Chandler, Ariz.


29 4 864  Pat Barnes  OF  Southwest Mississippi JC


30 4 894  Brian Pruitt  3B  Florida Christian HS, Miami


31 4 924  Clayton Conner  3B  Pensacola (Fla.) Catholic HS


32 4 954  Daniel Schuh  OF  Bishop Kenny HS, Jacksonville, Fla.


33 4 984  Ryan Buchter  LHP  Highland Regional HS, Blackwood, N.J.


34 4 1014  Jordan Thibodeaux  LHP  San Jacinto (Texas) JC


35 4 1044  Matt Averitt  RHP  New Mexico JC


36 4 1074  Brett McMillan  1B  UCLA


37 4 1104  Brandon Hamilton  OF  Woodlawn HS, Shreveport, La.



38 4 1134  Marcus Jones  OF  Landon School, Washington, D.C.

OF Marcus Jones, the top high school player in the Washington, D.C., area,
will be a tough sign. He plays at a private school attended by the children
of Washington’s elite, and his father put out the word early that Jones
needed to be picked in the first two or three rounds or he would attend
school at North Carolina State. That scared most teams off, especially when
Jones didn’t play to a level that might cause a team to buy him away from
college. At 6-foot-2 and 180 pounds, he reminds scouts of Justin Maxwell at a
similar stage of their careers, though Jones is more advanced. He has average
tools across the board and could be a top draft in three years, if he should
end up in school.



39 4 1164  Jacob McCarter  RHP  Navarro (Texas) JC


40 4 1193  Anthony Williams  OF  Mission Bay HS, San Diego


41 4 1222  Tyler Moore  1B  Northwest Rankin HS, Brandon, Miss.


42 4 1251  Paul Treadaway  RHP  Pearl City River (Miss.) CC



43 4 1280  Scott Barnes  LHP  Cathedral HS, Springfield, Mass.

LHP Scott Barnes mowed down hitters with a 91 mph fastball while average more
than two strikeouts an inning.



44 4 1309  Steven Hensley  RHP  Owen HS, Black Mountain, NC



45 4 1338  Anthony Shawler  RHP  Oscar Smith HS, Chesapeake, Va.

RHP Andrew Shawler always displayed good arm strength as a catcher and then
after moving to the mound. He has shown a low-90s fastball, but works
comfortably in the upper 80s with a slider that has spun as hard as 81-83
mph. His wiry 6-foot-2 frame and relative newness to pitching means he could
blossom at Old Dominion, where he might also catch at times because of his
bat. Shawler is an energetic player who really enjoys playing the game.



46 4 1367  Ibrahim Lopez  OF  Lake City (Fla.) CC


47 4 1396  Luis Feliz  OF  New Brunswick (N.J.) HS


48 4 1424  Will Cherry  OF  George Jenkins HS, Lakeland, Fla.


49 4 1451  Terrance Brown  RHP  Bullard HS, Fresno


50 4 1478  Jake Leonhardt  RHP  Angelina (Texas) JC