ESPN - MLB Draft becoming a spectator event


	ESPN - MLB Draft becoming a spectator event

kmakice

6-7-2007 11:32 PM

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mlb, baseball draft, david price, fans, televised event, josh vitters

kmakice says:

Thanks in large part to fantasy sports, the major league baseball draft is finally becoming an event of great interest. Our own keeper league has been drafting college prospects for several years, hoping for a big June draft payoff. (Rest assured, Maine Squeeze fans ... David Price, Matt Wieters and Joe Savery will be protected on our roster next year.)

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