| Brewers draft 1B Matt LaPorta
Wow, talk about a shocker. Milwaukee drafted Florida 1B Matt LaPorta with the #7 overall pick, despite having a talented young kid like Prince Fielder at the position already. I can only assume they're planning on having to let Fielder go, likely as a free agent, at some point.
As for LaPorta, Yahoo! Sports describes him as such: "After helping Gators to CWS championship series as a sophomore and leading country in HRs, LaPorta followed it with terrific summer for Team USA. Then, he injured his oblique muscle at start of junior year, struggled for most of season and slipped to 14th round of draft. Rebounded in big way this year when he opted to return to Florida. Finalist for Golden Spikes Award hit .402 with 20 HRs and 52 RBIs despite seeing few good pitches. Considered below average defensively, but bat could make him top-15 pick." | 
06-07-2007, 03:13 PM
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