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06/07/2007 4:09 PM ET
Mariners select RHP Phillippe Aumont with the 11th overall selection in Draft
Right-handed power pitcher from Gatineau, Quebec, has starred for the Canadian Junior National Team
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SEATTLE -- The Seattle Mariners selected right-handed pitcher Phillippe Aumont with their first selection (11th overall pick) in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft, Vice President of Scouting Bob Fontaine announced today.
"We are very excited to add one of the premier arms in this draft to our organization," Fontaine said. "Phillippe is a power pitcher and we were surprised we got him where we did in the draft. With development, we are confident he will be able to contribute to the success of our organization very quickly."
Aumont, 18, is a native of Gatineau, Quebec (Ecole Du Versant). He has starred for the Canadian Junior National Team and was voted by Perfect Game as the Canada East Player of the Year. He was rated by Baseball America as one of the top right-handed pitchers heading into the 2007 Draft, including the No. 9 high school prospect and the top Canadian prospect.
During the spring, he worked 2.0 scoreless innings against the Atlanta Braves extended spring training team, striking out four. Aumont also starred for Team Canada at the 2006 World Junior AAA Championships in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba. He was a top prospect in the 2006 Cape Cod High School Classic and East Coast Showcase last summer.
The 6-7, 225-pound right-handed pitcher becomes the highest Canadian to be selected in the first round of the MLB draft since LHP Adam Loewen was selected 4th overall by Baltimore and LHP Jeff Francis was selected 9th overall by Colorado in 2002. Aumont is also the first native of Quebec to be selected in the first round since OF Ntema Ndungidi was a supplemental first round pick of the Orioles in 1997.
Here's a look at the Mariners' first picks in the June draft through the years:
Year Player (overall pick)
1977 Dave Henderson, of (26th)
1978 Tito Nanni, of (6th)
1979 Al Chambers, of (1st)
1980 Darnell Coles, ss (6th)
1981 Mike Moore, rhp (1st)
1982 Spike Owen, ss (6th)
1983 Darrel Akerfelds, rhp (2nd)
1984 Bill Swift, rhp (2nd)
1985 Mike Campbell, rhp (7th)
1986 Patrick Lennon, ss (8th)
1987 Ken Griffey Jr., of (1st)
1988 Tino Martinez, 1b (14th)
1989 Roger Salkeld, rhp (3rd)
1990 Marc Newfield, 1b (6th)
1991 Shawn Estes, lhp (11th)
1992 Ron Villone, lhp (14th)
1993 Alex Rodriguez, ss (1st)
1994 Jason Varitek, c (14th)
1995 Jose Cruz Jr., of (3rd)
1996 Gil Meche, rhp (22nd)
1997 Ryan Anderson, lhp (19th)
1998 Matt Thornton, lhp (22nd)
1999 Ryan Christianson, c (11th)
2000 Sam Hays, lhp (116th)
2001 Michael Garciaparra, ss (36th)
2002 John Mayberry, of (28th)
2003 Adam Jones, ss (37th)
2004 Matt Tuiasosopo, ss (93rd)
2005 Jeff Clement, c (3rd)
2006 Brandon Morrow, rhp (5th)
2007 Phillippe Aumont, rhp (11th)
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