'97 BALKS BRING OUT '98 BUCKS.Byline: Patrick Hipes Daily News Staff Writer It was just about this time last year that Jeff Weaver This article is about Major League Baseball player Jeffrey Weaver. For other people named Jeff Weaver, see Jeff Weaver (disambiguation). Jeffrey Charles Weaver and Seth Etherton were deciding whether or not to leave school early and play professional baseball. After the first round of Major League Baseball's amateur draft Monday, both were glad they stuck around. Weaver, the former Simi Valley High right-hander who led the nation in strikeouts at Fresno State in 1997, was selected with the 14th overall pick by the Detroit Tigers, a spot that could solidify the hard-throwing All-American a seven-figure signing bonus. ``It was a tough decision last year,'' said Weaver, who was 10-4 with a 2.98 ERA and 156 strikeouts for the Bulldogs this season. ``But you have to know deep down you have the ability and desire to better yourself.'' Etherton, who saw both his velocity and stock rise markedly after turning down a St. Louis Cardinals For the National Football League team that played in St. Louis from 1960 to 1987, see . The St. Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards" or "the Redbirds") are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. offer last season, went surprisingly high at No. 18 overall to the Angels. Edison Field is 25 minutes from the All-American's Dana Point home. ``I was very shocked,'' said Etherton, the Pacific-10 Conference' all-time strikeout leader who is 11-3 with a 2.77 ERA with the Trojans - still alive in the College World Series. ``It's been a lifelong dream to stay home and play for the Angels. I couldn't have wished for anything more.'' The two right-handers' good fortune were highlights in an interesting first day of the draft, considered deep this season by most experts. As expected, Philadelphia used the first pick to select University of Miami This article is about the university in Coral Gables, Florida. For the university in Oxford, Ohio, see Miami University. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida,[2] UM,[3] or just The U third baseman Pat Burrell. The first high school player taken, outfielder Corey Patterson (Harrison High in Kennesaw, Ga.) went to the Chicago Cubs with the third pick. Long Beach Wilson third baseman Sean Burroughs, the son of former American League MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. Jeff Burroughs, went No. 9 to San Diego. J.D. Drew, who with agent Scott Boras held out for an $11 million signing bonus from the Phillies a year ago, went at No. 5 to St. Louis. Boras Bo·rås A city of southwest Sweden east of Göteborg. It was founded in 1632. Population: 60,900. also represents Weaver. UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX outfielder Eric Valent, thought to be a first-round choice of either the Dodgers, Yankees or Mariners, fell to the Phillies at No. 42 pick in a supplemental round. ``I had a feeling I'd go higher,'' said Valent, who had 30 home runs this season to break the all-time Pac-10 record. ``(The Phillies) said they couldn't believe they got me.'' Barry Zito, the gifted left-hander who left UC Santa Barbara last season for Pierce College, was taken in the third round (83rd overall) by Texas, one of several local pitchers coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. at the next level. Former Quartz Hill High ace Darrell Hussman was Cincinnati's fourth-round selection. Cal State Northridge left-hander Carey Novits was the only Matador matador In bullfighting, the principal performer, who works the capes and attempts to dispatch the bull with a sword thrust between the shoulder blades. Most of the techniques used by modern matadors were established in the 1910s by Juan Belmonte (b. 1894–d. chosen on the first day, going in the 22nd round to Cleveland. The top local high school player taken was Newbury Park outfielder Barry Tolli, a .386 hitter with power taken by Detroit in the eighth round. Monroe High teammates Victor Hall (12th round, Arizona) and John Ennis (14th round, Atlanta) followed. Thousand Oaks High left-hander Ryan Earl was a 22nd-round pick of the Tigers. Surprisingly, highly regarded players like Highland's Traviss Hodge and El Camino Real's Woody Cliffords went undrafted through the first 25 rounds. The final 25 rounds will be completed today. LOCALS IN THE DRAFT COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY Player Pos.Rd.-Pick Team School Paul Avery LHP LHP Left-Handed Pitcher LHP Left Hand Path LHP Lighthouse Point (Broward County, Florida city) LHP Left Half-Plane LHP Lead Hollowpoint (bullet) LHP Living History Project LHP Landslide Hazard Program 15-456 Dodgers Pepperdine Eric Byrnes OF 8-225 A's UCLA Gabe Crecion RHP rhp abbr. rated horsepower 16-487 Yankees Chaminade HS/UCLA Morgan Ensberg 3B 9-272 Houston USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. Seth Etherton RHP 1-18 Angels USC Benny Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the LHP 17-505 Red Sox CSUN/CS Fullerton Jeremy Freitas OF 25-737 Royals USC Robb Gorr 1B 14-426 Dodgers USC Darrell Hussman RHP 4-110 Reds Quartz Hill HS/Ariz. St. Craig Jones RHP 16-467 Royals USC Jack Krawczyk RHP 25-746 Brewers USC David Matranga SS 6-182 Houston Pepperdine Carey Novits LHP 22-663 Indians CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge Will Ohman LHP 8-226 Cubs Pepperdine Mike Penney RHP 8-236 Brewers USC Erasmo Ramirez LHP 11-338 Giants CSUN/CS Fullerton Jason Saenz RHP 3-94 Mets USC Andy Shibilo RHP 23-678 Cardinals Pepperdine Brad TicehurstOF 8-233 Texas USC Eric Valent OF 1-42 Phillies UCLA Jeff Weaver RHP 1-14 Tigers Simi Vly HS/Fresno St. Jack Wilson SS 9-258 Cardinals T.Oaks HS/Oxnard JC Barry Zito LHP 3-83 Rangers Pierce HIGH SCHOOL Ryan Earl LHP 22-657 Tigers Thousand Oaks HS John Ennis RHP 14-431 Braves Monroe HS Victor Hall OF 12-373 Diamondbacks Monroe HS Barry Tolli OF 8-237 Tigers Newbury Park HS CAPTION(S): Box BOX: LOCALS IN THE DRAFT (see text) |
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