Hank Blalock
Updated: April 5, 2003, 5:25 PM ET
By By John Sickels | Special to ESPN.com
"My grades for Rookie-level players tend to be very conservative, but based on what he did in 1999 I could see Blalock developing into a George Brett-type hitter. Yes, I know what I'm saying ... I have a great feeling about this one."
-- 2000 STATS Minor League Scouting Notebook, page 34.
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