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"\"&lt;table class=\\\"storysm\\\" style=\\\"margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 2px; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);\\\" align=\\\"right\\\" bgcolor=\\\"#cccccc\\\" border=\\\"0\\\" cellpadding=\\\"2\\\" cellspacing=\\\"0\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;tbody&gt;\\n&lt;tr&gt;\\n&lt;td colspan=\\\"2\\\" align=\\\"center\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THIS YEAR&amp;#8217;S CROP&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;*****&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One for the books&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;****&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Banner year&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;font color=\\\"#ff0000\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;***&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/font&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;font color=\\\"#ff0000\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Solid, not spectacular&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/font&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;**&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Not up to par&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;tr&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;*&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nothing to see here&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tbody&gt;\\n&lt;\\/table&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Kansas&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nis one of the few states that has provided pleasant surprises for&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nscouts this spring. Wichita State lefthander Kris Johnson returned&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nsooner and better than expected from 2005 Tommy John surgery, pitching&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nhis way into supplemental-first-round consideration. Barton County&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nrighthander Chad Lee, who had a knee injury the year before, emerged as&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nthe nation&amp;#8217;s top juco prospect whose rights aren&amp;#8217;t held by a major&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nleague team. And righthander Don Czyz, the closer on Kansas&amp;#8217; surprising&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nBig 12 Conference tournament championship club, improved his stuff to&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nbecome one of the more attractive senior signs available.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;table style=\\\"margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\\\" align=\\\"left\\\" cellpadding=\\\"2\\\" cellspacing=\\\"0\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;tbody&gt;\\n&lt;tr style=\\\"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\\\" align=\\\"center\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;td style=\\\"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-weight: bold;\\\"&gt;National Top 200 Prospects&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tbody&gt;\\n&lt;\\/table&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;br clear=\\\"all\\\"&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n1. Kris Johnson, lhp, Wichita State&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n2. Chad Lee, rhp, Barton County CC&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n3. Aaron Breit, rhp, Garden City CC (CONTROL: Padres)&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;table style=\\\"margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;\\\" align=\\\"left\\\" cellpadding=\\\"2\\\" cellspacing=\\\"0\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;tbody&gt;\\n&lt;tr style=\\\"font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\\\" align=\\\"center\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;td style=\\\"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204, 204, 204);\\\"&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-weight: bold;\\\"&gt;Other Players Of Note&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/td&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tr&gt;\\n&lt;\\/tbody&gt;\\n&lt;\\/table&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;br clear=\\\"all\\\"&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n4. Don Czyz, rhp, Kansas&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n5. Brad Miller, ss\\/rhp, Cowley County CC (CONTROL: Brewers)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n6. Ryan Jones, of, Bishop Carroll HS, Wichita&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n7. Gus Milner, of, Kansas&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n8. Jared Goedert, 1b\\/3b, Kansas State&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n9. Zach Murry, ss, Chanute HS&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n10. Sean Land, lhp, Kansas&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n11. Nate Hedrick, rhp, Barton County CC&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n12. Sam Sharpe, rhp, St. Thomas Aquinas HS, Stilwell&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n13. Gabe Medina, rhp, Emporia State&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n14. Derek Schermerhorn, 1b\\/3b, Wichita State&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n15. Ricky Fairchild, rhp, Kansas&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n16. Joe Roundy, of, Kansas State&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n17. Adam Cowart, rhp, Kansas State&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n18. Kodiak Quick, rhp, Kansas&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n19. Barrett Rice, of, Kansas State&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n20. Chase Mitchell, rhp, Kansas State&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1. Kris Johnson, lhp&lt;\\/strong&gt; (National rank: 45)&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;School:&lt;\\/strong&gt; Wichita State. &lt;strong&gt;Class:&lt;\\/strong&gt; So.&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hometown:&lt;\\/strong&gt; Blue Springs, Mo.&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;B-T:&lt;\\/strong&gt; L-L. &lt;strong&gt;Ht.:&lt;\\/strong&gt; 6-3. &lt;strong&gt;Wt.:&lt;\\/strong&gt; 185. &lt;strong&gt;Birthdate:&lt;\\/strong&gt; 10\\/14\\/84.&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scouting Report:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nWith a month to go before the draft, Johnson&amp;#8217;s stock was rising as much&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nas any player&amp;#8217;s. He went a combined 10-0 in his first two seasons at&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nWichita State and looked poised to succeed Mike Pelfrey as Wichita&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nState&amp;#8217;s next ace. But then Johnson blew out his elbow, requiring Tommy&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nJohn surgery in April 2005. He returned to the mound in February, with&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nWichita State nursing him along with short stints in midweek games. By&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nMay, the velocity on his 88-93 mph fastball and his hard curveball had&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nreturned. His changeup is a solid third pitch, and while his command&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nand feel aren&amp;#8217;t all the way back, he&amp;#8217;s still well ahead of schedule for&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nTommy John survivors. Few lefthanders in this draft can match Johnson&amp;#8217;s&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nstuff, so he could sneak into the end of the first round. The Orioles,&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nwho pick 31st, are known to like him.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Chad Lee, rhp &lt;\\/strong&gt;(National rank: 76)&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;School:&lt;\\/strong&gt; Barton County CC. &lt;strong&gt;Class:&lt;\\/strong&gt; So.&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hometown:&lt;\\/strong&gt; Oklahoma City&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;B-T:&lt;\\/strong&gt; L-R. &lt;strong&gt;Ht.:&lt;\\/strong&gt; 6-4. &lt;strong&gt;Wt.:&lt;\\/strong&gt; 195. &lt;strong&gt;Birthdate:&lt;\\/strong&gt; 12\\/20\\/85.&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scouting Report:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nThe top junior college prospect who&amp;#8217;s not under control to a big league&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nclub, Lee would have been a strong draft-and-follow candidate in 2005&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nhad he not torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during&lt;br \\/&gt;\\na rundown drill in fall practice. He came back in April 2005 but wasn&amp;#8217;t&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nat full strength until this spring, when he made noise by unveiling a&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n91-95 mph fastball and an 80-81 mph power curve. His mechanics improved&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nas well, as he shortened his arm action in back. But with several&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nscouts on hand to watch him in an early April start, Lee felt a twinge&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nin his forearm and walked off the mound. Used in relief afterward, he&lt;br \\/&gt;\\ndidn&amp;#8217;t pitch well down the stretch. While he maintained his velocity,&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nhis curveball and approach weren&amp;#8217;t as good as they were earlier. He had&lt;br \\/&gt;\\na chance to go in the second round before that setback, and now Lee&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nprobably is looking at the third or fourth round. If he doesn&amp;#8217;t sign,&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nhe&amp;#8217;ll attend Oklahoma.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3. Aaron Breit, rhp&lt;\\/strong&gt; National rank: 145)&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;School:&lt;\\/strong&gt; Garden City CC. &lt;strong&gt;Class:&lt;\\/strong&gt; So.&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hometown:&lt;\\/strong&gt; Hays, Kans.&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;B-T:&lt;\\/strong&gt; R-R. &lt;strong&gt;Ht.:&lt;\\/strong&gt; 6-3. &lt;strong&gt;Wt.:&lt;\\/strong&gt; 180. &lt;strong&gt;Birthdate:&lt;\\/strong&gt; 4\\/19\\/86.&lt;br \\/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scouting Report:&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nThe Padres have taken Breit in each of the last two drafts&amp;#8211;in the 46th&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nround out of high school in 2004 and in the 12th round a year ago. One&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nof the top draft-and-follows from 2005, he ranked as the No. 1 prospect&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nin the Jayhawk League last summer. He concluded his juco career with a&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nGarden City-record 15 strikeouts in a regional playoff game. Breit has&lt;br \\/&gt;\\ngrown an inch and added 25 pounds in two years with the Broncbusters,&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nand his stuff has grown as well. He now consistently throws his&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nfastball at 91-94 mph, and he has good command of an average curveball.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHis third pitch is a splitter that functions as a changeup. If San&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nDiego fails to sign Breit, he&amp;#8217;ll re-enter the draft as a potential&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nfifth-rounder. He has committed to Kansas in case he doesn&amp;#8217;t turn pro.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-weight: bold;\\\"&gt;Resurgent Jayhawks Program Starts Producing Talent&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Righthander &lt;span style=\\\"font-weight: bold;\\\"&gt;Don Czyz&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nled NCAA Division I with 18 saves entering the regional playoffs,&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nincluding one in the 9-7 victory over Nebraska that capped Kansas&amp;#8217;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nupset Big 12 Conference tournament championship. As a senior, Czyz&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nboosted his fastball velocity to 91-93 mph while also improving his&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nslider and changeup. His 6-foot-2, 200-pound body and arm action aren&amp;#8217;t&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nideal, but he throws strikes and competes like a bulldog. He could go&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nin the fifth to seventh round as a senior sign. His younger brother&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nNick, a freshman lefty for the Jayhawks, should be a decent pick in a&lt;br \\/&gt;\\ncouple of years.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Shortstop\\/righthander &lt;span style=\\\"font-weight: bold;\\\"&gt;Brad Miller&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nalso has a relative playing college baseball, as his cousin Drew Miller&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nhas thrown 92-96 mph heat all spring for Seminole State (Okla.) Junior&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nCollege. Both are top draft-and-follows, as Brad was a 39th-round pick&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nby the Brewers in 2005. He&amp;#8217;s a rangy shortstop with solid offensive&lt;br \\/&gt;\\npotential, speed and arm strength. When he has taken the mound, he has&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nthrown in the low 90s and commanded his curveball well. He has&lt;br \\/&gt;\\ncommitted to Oklahoma State in case he doesn&amp;#8217;t sign this summer.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Outfielder &lt;span style=\\\"font-weight: bold;\\\"&gt;Ryan Jones&lt;\\/span&gt;,&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nwho led Bishop Carroll to the state 5-A title in 2005 and a third-place&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nfinish this spring, is the state&amp;#8217;s high school athlete of the year.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHe&amp;#8217;s a 6-foot, 180-pound athlete with solid tools across the board.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHe&amp;#8217;s not considered signable away from Wichita State and should make an&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nimmediate impact as a freshman next year.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-weight: bold;\\\"&gt;Gus Milner&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nlooks the part of a big league outfielder, with a 6-foot-5, 245-pound&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nframe and power, speed, range and arm strength. But scouts wish he&amp;#8217;d&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nshow more at the plate against good competition, as he has hit just&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n.221 and .282 in Big 12 play during his two seasons at Kansas. He&amp;#8217;s a&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nstreaky hitter who sometimes struggles to make contact. A 47th-round&lt;br \\/&gt;\\npick of the Indians in 2005, he&amp;#8217;ll go considerably higher as a senior&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nthis June.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-weight: bold;\\\"&gt;Jared Goedert&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nhas an impressive athletic resume. He led Kansas high school&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nquarterbacks in passing yards as a junior, broke a Cloud County (Kan.)&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nCommunity College record with 73 hits as a freshman in 2004 and earned&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nfirst-team Summer All-America honors with a strong Jayhawk League&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nperformance in 2005. Kansas State&amp;#8217;s most dangerous hitter, Goedert&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nwould enhance his pro chances if he were a better defender at the hot&lt;br \\/&gt;\\ncorner. But he&amp;#8217;s probably going to have to play first base at the next&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nlevel.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Shortstop &lt;span style=\\\"font-weight: bold;\\\"&gt;Zach Murry&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nis another Kansas prospect whose stock has soared this spring. Though&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nhe has committed to Oklahoma State, he&amp;#8217;s considered signable and could&lt;br \\/&gt;\\ngo as high as the seventh round. The son of Neosho County Community&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nCollege head coach Steve Murry, Zach has good instincts, a nice&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nlefthanded swing and some speed and gap power. He projects as more of a&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nsecond baseman as a pro.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Coming off a solid performance in the Cape Cod League last summer, &lt;span style=\\\"font-weight: bold;\\\"&gt;Sean Land&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nfigured to go in the first five rounds. But his fastball dipped from&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n90-91 mph on the Cape to 86-89 for most of the spring, and his slider&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nand command also regressed. He&amp;#8217;s still a 6-foot-5, 230-pound lefthander&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nwith arm strength, and a team that believes he&amp;#8217;ll be more effective&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nagainst wood bats still could take him in the first 10 rounds.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Chad Lee isn&amp;#8217;t the only intriguing prospect not under control at Barton County. Freshman &lt;span style=\\\"font-weight: bold;\\\"&gt;Nate Hedrick&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nis a 6-foot-10, 215-pound righthander who has plenty of projection. He&lt;br \\/&gt;\\ndidn&amp;#8217;t get much previous exposure because he was home-schooled in&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nKansas City. Hedrick is still figuring out his mechanics, but his arm&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nworks well. He throws in the upper-80s and has a Frisbee slider. While&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nLee&amp;#8217;s stuff drew more attention, Hedrick had a far better ERA (2.70 vs.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n5.02) and twice as many saves (10 vs. five) for the Cougars.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Kansas&amp;#8217; best high school pitcher, righthander &lt;span style=\\\"font-weight: bold;\\\"&gt;Sam Sharpe&lt;\\/span&gt;,&lt;br \\/&gt;\\ndidn&amp;#8217;t play high school baseball because of a dispute with his coach.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nHe does most of his pitching for the Kansas City Sluggers program that&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nhas produced big leaguers Albert Pujols, Joey Devine and Shaun Marcum.&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nSharpe, whose brother Steven pitches in the Athletics system, has an&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n88-92 mph fastball and a sharp curveball. The biggest knock on him is&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nthat there&amp;#8217;s not much projection remaining in his 6-foot-2, 200 pound&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nframe. Sharpe is strongly committed to Nebraska.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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