41. The Seattle Mariners, who were six games behind the Rangers, had five players selected. 42. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Arizona Diamondbacks spent the better part of six hours Tuesday selecting young players with small salaries and minimal service time. 43. The Yankees did not select a player in the Class AAA draft, but lost one reliever, the left-handed Matt Dunbar, to the Florida Marlins. 44. The Yankees have no members of the Silver Slugger club, the players selected as the best hitters at their position. 45. They had eight players selected to the All-Star team. 46. They had three first-round draft picks and used those picks to select three players they not only needed but wanted. 47. They may not select players from their own team, and vote only for players in their own league. 48. They want their players selected high. 49. This marks the third time the Mavericks have had two players selected for an All-Star Game. 50. Those players could be selected by other teams, just as any others, without their approval. |