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First-Year Player Draft coverage: Team-by-team

  AMERICAN LEAGUE:   EAST | CENTRAL | WEST  

East

  BLUE JAYS   • Complete list of picks
• Jays look for pitching help
• Jays emphasize pitching
• Blue Jays tab UNC's Adams
• Jays stock up on 'power' arms

  DEVIL RAYS   • Complete list of picks
• Rays continue to build foundation
• Rays select Upton with first pick
• Young arms the order of the day
• Rays draft for future success

  ORIOLES   • Complete list of picks
• Orioles considering draft options
• Rookie League team shaping up
• Orioles tab highly touted Loewen
• O's 'happy' with first day
• O's shelve old philosophy
• Orioles considering draft options

  RED SOX   • Complete list of picks
• Red Sox keeping open mind
• Lester selected by Boston
• Red Sox focus on pitching
• Red Sox go for pitchers

  YANKEES   • Complete list of picks
• Yankees look for proven talent
• Yankees No. 1 draft picks
• RHP Weeden is Yanks' first pick
• Yanks draft four Longhorns
• Rocket pleased with draft

Central

  INDIANS   • Complete list of picks
• Tribe expects to sign draftees
• Simple strategy: Pick the best
• Tribe's future seen now
• Indians draft Guthrie in first round
• Indians' brain trust prepared

  ROYALS   • Complete list of picks
• Royals choose right-hander Greinke
• Royals get good blend of players
• KC thrilled with draft selections
• KC scouts doing their homework

  TIGERS   • Complete list of picks
• Tigers wrap up 2002 draft
• Tigers select Moore with first pick
• Tigers focus on position players
• Draft philosophies remain the same

  TWINS   • Complete list of picks
• A familiar name pops up in draft
• Twins make Span top pick
• Twins take speed at the top
• Success in '01 means later pick

  WHITE SOX   • Complete list of picks
• White Sox draft is family affair
• White Sox take lefty relief specialist
• White Sox maintain arms race
• Sox still focused on adding arms

West

  ANGELS   • Complete list of picks
• Angels walk away from draft smiling
• Angels do an about-face
• Angels draft lefty pitcher Saunders
• Angels' top pick is anyone's guess

  ATHLETICS   • Complete list of picks
• A's pick 25 collegians in first 28
• Swisher's a sweet top pick for A's
• Schlegel: Just call 'em U. of A's
• Oakland A's draft preview

  MARINERS   • Complete list of picks
• Inside the Mariners' war room
• Mariners pick Mayberry first
• Seattle takes offense in draft
• Seattle Mariners draft preview

  RANGERS   • Complete list of picks
• Rangers name another Narron
• Rangers select SS/INF Meyer
• Rangers find talent with fewer picks
• Texas Rangers draft preview
   NATIONAL LEAGUE:   EAST | CENTRAL | WEST  

East

  BRAVES   • Complete list of picks
• Braves have draft blueprint
• Braves find potential batterymates
• Braves tab Francoeur first in draft
• Braves select GM's son

  EXPOS   • Complete list of picks
• Expos look for immediate impact
• Expos draft for the present
• Expos happy with draft picks
• Everts becomes Expos' first pick

  METS   • Complete list of picks
• As usual, Mets eye pitching
• Kazmir ready for the Big Apple
• Pitchers dominate Mets' draft
• Mets pick a variety of propects in Day 2
• Mets tidbits from the draft's first day
• Kazmir thrilled with Mets

  MARLINS   • Complete list of picks
• New faces, same philosophy
• Marlins hope for late-round magic
• Marlins make OF Hermida first pick
• Marlins draft a hometown star

  PHILLIES   • Complete list of picks
• Phillies will have to wait and see
• Phillies focus on signing picks
• Phillies select Hamels in first round
• Phillies stock up on pitching

Central

  ASTROS   • Complete list of picks
• Astros find a plethora of pitchers
• Astros make righty Grigsby No. 1
• Astros fill out rosters on day two
• Astros prepare for draft

  BREWERS   • Complete list of picks
• Brewers wrap up 2002 draft
• Fielder has Major League genes
• The player now known as Prince
• Brewers look for the best in draft

  CARDINALS   • Complete list of picks
• Cards draft position players early
• Cards go after pitching on Day 2
• Cards take shortstop with top pick
• Cards look to add hitters in draft

  CUBS   • Complete list of picks
• Cubs take pitcher Brownlie in draft
• Cubs complete day one of draft
• Cubs wrap up 2002 draft
• Cubs' draft plan is simple

  PIRATES   • Complete list of picks
• Pirates select Bryan Bullington #1
• Creech keeps Bucs' war room composed
• Bucs scouting director analyzes draft
• Pirates confident about draft
• Bucs' brain trust prepares for draft

  REDS   • Complete list of picks
• Reds draft and sign top pick Gruler
• Reds draft some familiar names
• Reds draft plans for the long term
• Reds in good position for draft

West

  DIAMONDBACKS   • Complete list of picks
• D-Backs ready for 2002 draft
• D-Backs emphasize pitching
• Shortstop, catcher top D-Backs draft picks
• D-Backs nab SS with first pick

  DODGERS   • Complete list of picks
• Dodgers 2002 draft preview
• Dodgers draft Jim Riggleman's son
• White pleased with Dodgers' draft
• Dodgers draft manager's son
• Dodgers make Loney their top pick

  GIANTS   • Complete list of picks
• Giants 2002 Draft preview
• Giants happy with draft picks
• As expected, arms a premium for SF
• Giants go with high school pitcher

  PADRES   • Complete list of picks
• Padres 2002 draft preview
• Padres stick with position players
• Clemson connection for Padres
• Gayton gets Padres ready

  ROCKIES   • Complete list of picks
• Colorado Rockies draft preview
• Rockies 2002 draft recap
• Canadian lefty on fast track?
• Canadian lefty blossoms into solid prospect
• Mission accomplished for Rockies
• Helton has happy draft memories