Bucs make third baseman top pick

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Bucs make third baseman top pick
Mondesishouse.com found this 6/5/2008 on mlb.mlb.com [flag]
Staying true to their commitment to take the best player available regardless of cost, the Bucs made Vanderbilt's Pedro Alvarez the No. 2 overall pick Thursday. [link]

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Published 6/5/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (mondesishouse) at Mondesishouse.com
PEDRO ALVAREZ 3B - VANDERBILT 6'2", 225 LBS BATS LEFT - THROWS RIGHT Well, no one can complain like we did last year, because this time the Pirates did take the best available player, Vanderbilt 3B Pedro Alvarez, in the MLB draft. Alvarez is what the Pirates have previously shied away from in the first round: a left-handed bat with huge power potential for PNC Park. For the second year in a row, we had the privilege of watching the draft live on ...

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