Monday, December 13 Twins take Camp first overall Associated Press |
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ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Chad Ogea, who won two games for the Cleveland Indians in the 1997 World Series, was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in Monday's major league draft. Ogea, 6-12 with a 5.63 ERA for the Philadelphia Phillies last season, was the fourth choice in the annual draft of players left off 40-man rosters. A 29-year-old right-hander with a 37-35 career record, Ogea was picked from the Detroit Tigers' organization. He was 2-0 with a 1.54 ERA in two starts for the Indians against Florida in the 1997 Series. "He signed a minor-league deal with Detroit earlier this offseason, and we tried to negotiate with him," Devil Rays general manager Chuck LaMar said. "Last year, Chad was up and down, but he pitched innings. We need innings. We think he can come into spring training and compete for our fifth starter's job." The Minnesota Twins, whose 63-97 record last season was the worst in baseball, made right-hander Jared Camp the first selection in the draft, with Florida taking left-hander Johan Santana second. The Twins and Marlins then swapped the two, with Minnesota also receiving cash. Camp, 24, was taken from the Cleveland organization, while Santana, 20, was selected from the Houston organization. Seventeen players were chosen in the major-league portion of the draft, with Tampa Bay the only team to take two players; the Devil Rays also drafted right-hander Chris Reitsma from the Boston organization. The Devil Rays also got a third player taken in the draft, acquiring third baseman Damian Rolles, the third overall pick by Kansas City from the Los Angeles organization, for a player to be named or cash. Others selected were right-hander Marty McLeary by Montreal from Boston; right-hander Mark Johnson by Detroit from the New York Yankees; right-hander Thomas Turnbow by Anaheim from Philadelphia; outfielder Korwin Dehaan by San Diego from Pittsburgh; left-hander Matt Williams by Milwaukee from the Yankees; outfielder Chad Alexander by Seattle from Houston; outfielder Dwayne Wise by Toronto from Cincinnati; outfielder Bo Porter by Oakland from the Chicago Cubs; right-hander Randall Smith by Pittsburgh from Toronto; left-hander David Maurer by San Francisco from San Diego; left-hander Adrian Burnside by Cincinnati from Los Angeles; and right-hander Jim Mann by the New York Mets from Toronto. Players drafted at a cost of $50,000 must remain on the active rosters of the teams which drafted them throughout next season or be offered back to their former teams for $25,000. Thirteen players including New Orleans Saints running back Ricky Williams, the 1998 Heisman Trophy winner, were selected in last year's draft. Williams, an outfielder, was taken by Montreal from the Philadelphia organization. Eligible for the draft are players not on 40-man rosters who have three or four years of professional experience, depending on whether they were over 18 when they signed. |
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