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He was a beast in '08 and '09: YEAR TEAM GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OWAR 2008 SEA 159 644 80 191 41 1 17 89 27 67 6 3 .297 .322 .443 .765 2.9 2009 SEA 153 613 69 167 42 0 25 96 24 69 3 3 .272 .303 .463 .766 2.1

Hopefully Hawkins is getter than the last 1st round pick from Carroll H.S. 1993 Brooks Kieschnick, RHP/OF Carroll/Texas 1 (10) Chicago Cubs ESPN Texas POY Bio: THE WINNER: Courtney Hawkins THE BASICS School: Carroll (Corpus Christi, Texas) Grade: Senior Position: OF/RHP Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 220 pounds THE PILLARS Athletic achievement: Hawkins led the Tigers (30-4) to the Class 5A regional final against J.B. Alexander (Laredo, Texas), scheduled for Saturday. He owned a .412 batting average with 11 home runs, 38 RBI and 17 stolen bases through 34 games. A 2011 First Team All-State selection, Hawkins also owned a 4-2 record with a 0.92 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 30.1 innings on the mound. Academic excellence: Hawkins has maintained an 88 average in the classroom. Exemplary character: He has volunteered locally on behalf of Beyondthefences.org, a faith-based Christian collaborative to instill core values using baseball as a platform, and on behalf of multiple community service initiatives in association with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. THE PRAISE “Courtney Hawkins is the best high school player I have seen in my 12 years of coaching,” said Preston Rogers, head coach at Stevens (San Antonio, Texas). “His physical ability and raw power and speed are just unbelievable. Carroll has eliminated us from the playoff three of the last four years and this kid has been a major factor in every game.” THE FUTURE: Hawkins has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on an athletic scholarship at the University of Texas this fall, but is projected as an early round selection in next month’s Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

Draft notes on Stewart: Draft notes on Stewart: http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/ev....jsp?mc=stewart Focus Area Comments Fastball: Stewart showed plus, plus velocity, throwing his fastball in the 95-97 mph range. Fastball movement: It had plus life as well. Slider: He showed a slider that was average-to-plus and threw it with good deception. Control: He had plus command, particularly of his fastball. Poise: He has a closer mentality, very aggressive and going right after hitters. Physical Description: Stewart isn't all that big, but he's strong-bodied and his stuff plays big as does his bulldog mentality. Medical Update: Healthy. Strengths: Two plus power pitches and command of both of them. He has the right demeanor to be a closer. Weaknesses: Having played at three colleges in three years, there's no real track record. Summary: College closers have become all the rage lately, with some getting drafted early every year. Stewart could be in that group in 2008. The Texas Tech reliever relies on a plus fastball and slider and commands both power offerings well. He's got the kind of makeup you want in a short reliever, a guy who is very aggressive and goes right after hitters. The stuff plus the mentality could push Stewart into early-round consideration.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 15, 2011 -> 07:42 PM) we can go for the rarely seen 7 man rotation It's Ozzie...ya never know. LOL

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 15, 2011 -> 07:37 PM) Not unless he can make him find a lost fastball. Sorta the opposite of coops game. Yah, I was thinking along the lines of that slider he used to have but without the heater to set it up, it's pretty useless.

Albeit he's not the same as 2007, when he led the AL in K's, is there any chance he can be fixed? http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/...tory?id=6665950

Hmmm...not sure if posted yet or if it really matters now. http://mlbbuzz.yardbarker.com/blog/mlbbuzz...0?new_post=true

EJAX first 5 games on the Sox. Damn...

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 08:26 PM) Not so clueless!!!! Has anyone coined "Q-less" yet? lol

WTF happened to Ozzieball...small ball. LOL

King of the f$&*ng double play. Unreal.

SI_JonHeyman: its straight waiver claim. no prospects involved. story on si.com soon.

Multiple teams more than likely means multiple contenders. The plot thickens...

Omar struggling at the plate lately. Andruw Jones should just not be playing right now...period.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 25, 2010 -> 02:40 PM) I have to admit I am walking around the office with a huge woody. That happened to me last weekend.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 25, 2010 -> 02:36 PM) Basically NL teams. The Sox are the AL team with the worst record of any that are still in the race. Someone like Detroit might just to spite us, but $4 million is a lot of money for spite. No one in the West will. Toronto won't. I can potentially still see the Giants or the Braves rolling the dice on him. He can't possibly be worse than Jose Guillen for the Giants, for example. I agree...with the only problem for an NL team claiming him is that they have to put him the OF daily. Not sure how wise it is to have a butcher out there in a pennant stretch. Flipside...if the NL team has the horses to hide him in the OF and make it to the WS...you get yourself a nice DH for the AL away games.

Wow.

Fughhhhhh........Jenksssssssssssss.

How in the heck did Sale last 13 picks? Plain nasty. Thank you Keith Law!! LOL

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 20, 2010 -> 03:09 PM) Did Damon only sign for 1 year or 2? Couldn't remember if he chose Det because we wouldn't give a 2nd year. I'd take him in a heartbeat.

Buster tweets in...

Via Twitter:

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/38727801/ns/...ts-player_news/ I'm sure he'll be blocked by someone.

QUOTE (RudyLawRules @ Aug 15, 2010 -> 04:27 PM) Pena has a 5.52 ERA and 1.5 WHIP. I don't care if he saved us a few games with long innings...he flat out is BAD. Check that...now a 5.63 ERA and 1.56 WHIP....in 62 innings. Just WOW.