Jason Taylor - Kellam HS

While I don't know Jason....Big CONGRATS!
Perfect Game is certainly not the be all end all, but they had Taylor going somewhere in the 4-10 rounds.
Obviously the Royals saw something they liked.....A LOT!!!!!

WAY TO GO AND GOOD LUCK!!!!

Good luck Jason.ive herd some about u.

Congrats to Jason.
Not to take anything away from Jason's success story, 2 more VA players made the list. I see that Jemery Jeffress went in 1st round (16th) and Scott Sizmore (VCU) also has been drafted, just forgot what round. Congrats to all of these VA players, may they enjoy great success.

Let's not forget Mike Ballard UVA (Ocean Lakes HS) Congratulations to them all

Congrats to Harold Mozingo(VCU/Essex HS) to the Royals, Patrick Nichols(ODU/Greenbrier Christian) to the Nationals.

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Originally posted by Sting96:
Congrats to Jason.
Not to take anything away from Jason's success story, 2 more VA players made the list. I see that Jemery Jeffress went in 1st round (16th) and Scott Sizmore (VCU) also has been drafted, just forgot what round. Congrats to all of these VA players, may they enjoy great success.

Sizemore was drafted 5th round by Detroit

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Originally posted by X-Spy:

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Originally posted by Sting96:
Congrats to Jason.
Not to take anything away from Jason's success story, 2 more VA players made the list. I see that Jemery Jeffress went in 1st round (16th) and Scott Sizmore (VCU) also has been drafted, just forgot what round. Congrats to all of these VA players, may they enjoy great success.

Sizemore was drafted 5th round by Detroit

Mike Ballard 47th round pick of the Twins

[/QUOTE]Mike Ballard 47th round pick of the Twins[/QUOTE]
That was last season. This season he was a 14th round pick by the Rangers.

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Originally posted by HoostheGoose:

Mike Ballard 47th round pick of the Twins[/QUOTE]
That was last season. This season he was a 14th round pick by the Rangers.[/QUOTE]

Sorry I misread the article. Please forgive me.

Congratulations to all these young men for working so hard for many years to achieve a dream every t-ball player has.

VaLefty, you have a pm.

Congrats to all the local talent that was drafted yesterday. There could be more today. Special cudos to Scott Sizemore. I have had the pleasure of watching him play ball up close for the last 2 years and in my biased and humble opinion there isn't a finer young man on the ball field. He shows tremendous work ethic and an intensity for the game that very few athletes his age have. I predict he will do very well at the next level. Terry and Sandy...you guys must be super proud of his accomplishments to date, AND for what the future holds for Scott. We're gonna miss ya! We wish Scott the best of luck in the pursuit of his dream. Don't forget to come back and see us occasionally next year. I know Terry...when it warms up. LOL

Can't forget cudos to Harold Mozingo also. We watched him for the last 2 years as well, and he also is a fine athlete with alot of spirit. He should do well at the next level also. Harold Sr...now you get to pace the stands and be nervous at the next level. Enjoy!!! Best of luck to Harold.

Congrat's to all player's, especially the ones I know, Jason, Scott, Harold and Patrick.

Special congratulations to vallefty44 and cpkebaseballdad, parents of player's whom I had the fortune of watching play many moons ago.
Both Patrick and Scott are awesome young men as well as very talented players which is a direct reflection of your excellent parenting.

I second congrats to ALL VA players selected in yesterday's draft!

I know we will see some more announced today!!!

cpkebaseballdad, you have a PM

Lawman,

Thanks for the kind words. We met many wonderful families such as yours along the way. Best of luck to Phillip. I hope we get to see him on draft day in the future.

estimator, cpkebaseballdad, Lawman & others,
Thanks for the kind words about Scott. cpkebaseballdad best of luck to Patrick. I know how proud you are & he will make you even prouder, because as good of a baseball player he is or will become he is a even better young man. I, like many others in the Hampton Roads area have been able to watch some pretty special young men play baseball over the years. I've had the opportunity to meet, coach with & against a great many of each. Michael Cuddyer, David Wright, Ryan Zimmerman, B.J. & Justin Upton, Patrick Nichols, Mike Ballard, Harold Mozingo, David Winfree, Chris Rahl, Matt Smith and many others. But the common denominator for each is that beside being great ballplayers they are each fine young men away from the field. A very special breed of young man in today's time. Best of luck to all the new Virginia pro draftees & continued success for the past VA pros. Keep making us proud both on & off the field.

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Originally posted by valefty44:
estimator, cpkebaseballdad, Lawman & others,
Thanks for the kind words about Scott. cpkebaseballdad best of luck to Patrick. I know how proud you are & he will make you even prouder, because as good of a baseball player he is or will become he is a even better young man. I, like many others in the Hampton Roads area have been able to watch some pretty special young men play baseball over the years. I've had the opportunity to meet, coach with & against a great many of each. Michael Cuddyer, David Wright, Ryan Zimmerman, B.J. & Justin Upton, Patrick Nichols, Mike Ballard, Harold Mozingo, David Winfree, Chris Rahl, Matt Smith and many others. But the common denominator for each is that beside being great ballplayers they are each fine young men away from the field. A very special breed of young man in today's time. Best of luck to all the new Virginia pro draftees & continued success for the past VA pros. Keep making us proud both on & off the field.

The Eastern region puts out great teams and great players. It is one of the reasons I like watching state tournament games. The other regions are good also, but as a group they are behind. I grew up and went to a Northern region team, and my kids went to osbourn in the Northwest region so I do cheer for them to succeed, but I know that they are always going to be challenged when the play the Easern region. Sometimes they win sometimes they lose, but the games are always competitive.

Congrats to all Virginians drafted.

I had the pleasure of watching Jeremy Jeffress, if you have not seen him yet, he has a great fast ball, and his off speed pitch has improved so much. We described him the region as a "poor man's Doc Gooden." He is not that far behind Gooden when he was 18. He is not Gooden yet either, but the Brewers thought enough of him to take him in the first round.

I have not had the pleasure of seeing Jason or Scott play, but look forward to seeing them as they advance through the ranks.

I get to see Ryan Zimmerman play a lot as I have been to a number of games. He is spectacular in the field, and solid at the plate. he will only get better with experience.