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Ya, from the Long Beach area.

Not a clue who he is, but here is some info. 2003 All-WCC First Team outfielder Late inning go-ahead homeruns allowed USD the WCC West Title & WCC Championship Hit 20 doubles in 2003, 3rd highest season total in USD school history Led USD in HR, RBI, 2B & slugging % during WCC play Named the WCC Player of the Week (6-12-03) Led USD in HR, RBI, 2B & slugging % during WCC play Junior in 2003: No player made more of a dramatic impact on San Diego’s WCC Championship team of 2003… Down the stretch and into the WCC Championship Series, a total of eight games, Hansen was 16-of-32 (.500 BA) drove in 17 runs and hit five homers… Was named the WCC Player of the Week (6-12-03) for his outstanding play at Portland in the final series of the regular season… Hit a go-ahead three-run homer with two-outs in the ninth inning during USD’s Saturday game with the Pilots (5-10-03), helping San Diego clinch the WCC West Division title… One week later at Pepperdine (5-25-03), with USD’s season and the league championship on the line (USD trailed 1-0 in the eighth inning of game three of the WCC Championship Series) Hansen hit a go-ahead two-run shot that clinched the 2003 WCC Championship… Posted a batting average of .363 in league play… Hit 20 doubles in 2003, 3rd highest season total in USD school history… Led USD in most power numbers over all 29 WCC games, 32 RBI’s, 7 HR’s, 15 2B’s and a .681 slugging %... Enjoyed a nine-game hitting streak from April 5-April 19, then went on a 10-game hitting streak from May 4-May 31…Had 15 multi-hit games, 10 with three or more hits tied a team-high… Had 12 multi-RBI games, eight with three or more RBI was a team-best… Started in 57 games on the year, 37 in left field, 14 at catcher and 6 as the DH… Hit in a career-high five RBI against Portland (5-10-03)… Went 3-for-4 with two homers, a double and four RBI vs. Loyola Marymount (5-4-03)… Registered a career-high five hits, going 5-for-6, with three doubles and four RBI against St. Mary’s (4-19-03)… Tripled and homered, going 3-for-4 with three RBI at Texas Tech (2-9-03)… Posted a .309 batting average on the season, hit 20 doubles, nine homers, and drove in 48 RBI. College/Prep: Originally attended Wake Forest then Cypress College in the Los Angeles area… Named first team All-Orange Empire at Cypress as a sophomore… Hit .388 (11th best in the OEC) in 2002… Attended Mater Dei High School as a prep… Hit over .300 for three consecutive seasons… Belted 12 homers and was named MVP of the South Coast Conference as a senior… All-State and All-County selection as prep senior. Personal: Born on September 16, 1982 in Westminster, California… Communications major and business minor… Son of Bob and Susan Hansen of Irvine.

Haha, for a second I just thought one of my buddies got drafted from UCSD. I was scrolling down their page and saw Irvine, CA and thought it was the guy and was like oh s*** they botched his name. Then I realized I'm looking for USD, haha.

Not a clue who he is. Gonna go dig up the pic cause I may of played little league and what not with him, maybe all stars or something.

Josh Hanson - C - University of San Diego - Hometown Irvine, California (WOOT)

23. Derrik McNeil - SS - St. Leo High School (Florida)

Flores could be a good one. He's a lefty and can hit the low 90's already.

He's even been commented that he was upset with his parents over the situation. He didn't even do anything.

21. - Brian Flores - LHP - Carlsbad High School (New Mexico) 22. Matthew Mencia - SS - American Heritage High School (Florida) Don't ask me if its spelled right.

The Sox Start off the 2nd Day with a 3rd Baseman By Jason Gage June 8, 2004 FutureSox.com Third Baseman Caleb Cooper was the 1st selection of the White Sox in day two. He played 3rd base for Cal State Hayward this season and was a 19th round pick by the White Sox. Cooper. Cooper was named to the first team NCAA division III All-West region. Hayward showed good power at Cal State Hayward. He hit .340 with 17 homers and 72 RBI this past season. Both the homers and RBI totals were Cal State Hayward records. Unlike most power hitters, Cooper is a good contact hitter as evidence of his 20 strikeouts in 160 AB.

FutureSox.com The Chicago White Sox and compensatory pick Giovany Gonzalez have made a hand shake agreement. Gonzalez will get a $850,000 signing bonus and will get his college tuition paid for if he chooses to go to college. Gonzalez will then fly out to Arizona to begin training. He will likely be sent to Kannapolis or Great Falls following that. Gonzalez was the 2nd best left handed pitching prospect in the draft, behind only Scott Elbert (Seneca High School, Missouri) and arguments could be made that Gonzalez was in fact the best left handed pitching prospect. Had the off the field issues not happened, he would of been a sure fire first rounder. Gonzalez features one of the best hooks in the draft. It isn't a Barry Zito, slow 12-6 curve, but a very hard tight curveball. Gonzalez also has a good fastball and projects to add another couple MPH on his already plus fastball (90-94). Gonzalez mixes in a good changeup as well. The only questions on Gonzalez entering the draft were the incident where his mom blew up with his high school coach over Gio's brothers playing time. The incident lead to Gio being kicked off the team. The other question is how his body will hold up. At 6ft, 170 pounds he has a very small frame for a pitcher. However, as he develops he should put on a little bit more mass, while hopefully adding leg strength, which should put less stress on his arm. Gonzalez went 6-0 with a .93 ERA. He struck out a whopping 81 batters in 37 innings of work prior to him being kicked off Pace Monsignor's team. Pace was ranked #1 in the country most of the season and they were eliminated from the playoffs by Archibishop McCarthy. It was the first game the team played with Giovany. FS Take: Look for Gonzalez and a few of the other higher draft choices to start in Kannapolis. The Intimidators have a strong pitching staff, but they have a few pitchers worthy of a promotion (McCarthy, Haigwood, Rodriguez, possibly Miller), while the Warthogs, are in dire need of improved starting pitching. Both Gonzalez and fellow compensatory pick Tyler Lumsden have the ability to pitch in Kannapolis' rotation out of the gate.

Its pretty cool that he's a Sox fan.

Gio Gonzalez to Sign on Friday By Jason Gage June 8, 2004 FutureSox.com The Chicago White Sox and compensatory pick Giovany Gonzalez have made a hand shake agreement. Gonzalez will get a $850,000 signing bonus and will get his college tuition paid for if he chooses to go to college. Gonzalez will then fly out to Arizona to begin training. He will likely be sent to Kannapolis or Great Falls following that. Gonzalez was the 2nd best left handed pitching prospect in the draft, behind only Scott Elbert (Seneca High School, Missouri) and arguments could be made that Gonzalez was in fact the best left handed pitching prospect. Had the off the field issues not happened, he would of been a sure fire first rounder. Gonzalez features one of the best hooks in the draft. It isn't a Barry Zito, slow 12-6 curve, but a very hard tight curveball. Gonzalez also has a good fastball and projects to add another couple MPH on his already plus fastball (90-94). Gonzalez mixes in a good changeup as well. The only questions on Gonzalez entering the draft were the incident where his mom blew up with his high school coach over Gio's brothers playing time. The incident lead to Gio being kicked off the team. The other question is how his body will hold up. At 6ft, 170 pounds he has a very small frame for a pitcher. However, as he develops he should put on a little bit more mass, while hopefully adding leg strength, which should put less stress on his arm. Gonzalez went 6-0 with a .93 ERA. He struck out a whopping 81 batters in 37 innings of work prior to him being kicked off Pace Monsignor's team. Pace was ranked #1 in the country most of the season and they were eliminated from the playoffs by Archibishop McCarthy. It was the first game the team played with Giovany. FS Take: Look for Gonzalez and a few of the other higher draft choices to start in Kannapolis. The Intimidators have a strong pitching staff, but they have a few pitchers worthy of a promotion (McCarthy, Haigwood, Rodriguez, possibly Miller), while the Warthogs, are in dire need of improved starting pitching. Both Gonzalez and fellow compensatory pick Tyler Lumsden have the ability to pitch in Kannapolis' rotation out of the gate.

He doesn't play at a junior college so it wouldn't be an option. He's going to be going back to school though or at least thats what I suspect.

I saw an article a while back where KW was quoted as saying if the Sox had Colon they wouldn't of been able to afford Maggs. Don't know if he was just posturing to make the loss not sound as bad.

Haggert picked up 4 hits as well for Kanny. He's really been hitting. Frasier Dizzard has quietly been pitching pretty good. I wonder if the Sox have thought about moving him to a starting pitching spot eventually. Personally I think he's a sleeper prospect in the organization.

According to the WhiteSox.com he was clocked as high as 97 MPH. Thats pretty damn sick for a lefty. I'm sure thats him hitting that on the gun a few times, but even if he's consistently as 93, thats very impressive for a lefty. It also sounds like he has quality secondary pitches.

I figured we should have a new one for day two, that way its at least semi easy for people to look through and get info on different picks. If all 50 were in one thread it could get difficult looking through page after page. The draft is slated to start at Noon (eastern time, I'm assuming) and will finish up around 6.

Ok, here is how it works. The rule was created in 1995 and basically it was done to protect baseball teams from two sport athletes ditching. In the past a player could of signed a contract and then ditched baseball in a year while keeping the money he gained. Now the signing bonus is spread to prevent the player from jumping so the Sox can pay Fields bonus over a 5 year period. To me thats a pretty nice thing and makes him incredibly forward. The Twins did this with Joe Mauer if I recall.

I just know its always talked about. I'll try and look on the net and figure out exactly how it works. I'm trying to think of the purpose, unless it is to spread out the payments, which would make sense. I don't see how thats a good thing for the player, unless they somehow save on taxes this way as well.

For whatever reason, teams can spread out the signing bonus over a 5 year period (I think its 5 years) when its two sports. I'm assuming its part of the CBA. I don't know if that means they can spread it out, as in pay Fields in sums, or if somehow they can spread it out in the payroll department for whatever reason (since their isn't a salary cap, I'm not sure how it works).

Fields Likely to Move Through the System Quickly By Jason Gage June 8, 2004 FutureSox.com A few hours after being selected in the 1st round (18th overall) by the Chicago White Sox, Fields was told that if he signed quickly he would be sent to Winston Salem. This should give the young 3rd baseman more incentive to sign quickly. The Sox went on to inform him that he would have a good shot at being promoted to Birmingham before season's end and could even start his professional debut in Birmingham. FS Take: This move sounds odd out of the gate, especially since Ken Williams, Dave Wilder and the rest of the Sox staff seem to be making a point on moving players slowly through the system. They have done a good job of holding pitchers back as well as hitters and giving them time to make adjustments and get comfortable. You can make a point that even Ryan Sweeney and Brian Anderson are being moved along slower then the organization would have in years past. However, upon further review, you'll notice that Micah Schnurstein is in Kannapolis and while Schnurstein is a talented 3rd base prospect (formely the best in the organization), it is also obvious that he isn't ready for a promotion to Winston Salem. This means for Fields to start in Kannapolis, you would either have to shift Micah or move Fields to 1st or left field, which wouldn't be wise if the Sox believe his future is at 3rd base. Either way this should offer Fields more incentive to sign. While Fields is a college quarterback, he should give up the sport rather easily and the Sox won't be afraid to give him the money (doesn't project to be an overly large bonus), especially because they can spread out the signing bonus, due to the fact that he's a two-sport athlete.

Good stuff. All I can say is that I think Lumsden is a pretty good pick. Seems to know how to pitch and has a good arm, like most of the Sox picks.

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He's got a full ride to the University of Miami, but I think he wants to play baseball and the Sox took a good amount of reaches and college players early, which should be signable guys. In short, this should give the resources to get a guy like Giovany signed and hopefully quickly.