Sergio Santos (Baseball America)

That's always the name of the First-Year Player Draft game, and the Arizona Diamondbacks kept to that credo, selecting 19 right-handers and eight left-handed pitchers with their 50 picks.

Catchers were a premium as well, with five selected.

"After our first two picks (Sergio Santos and Christopher Snyder) we kind of stayed on the path we've been on the last few drafts, looking for college pitching, and overall we're very pleased," said general manager Joe Garagiola Jr.

The first pitcher tabbed by the D-Backs was Jared Doyle, a 21-year-old left-handed pitcher from James Madison University. At 6-2, 195, he has a classic pitcher's frame and sizzling arm -- he can pop a fastball at 93 mph. "He's a proven All-American and a big-time winner," commented Arizona scouting director Mike Rizzo.

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"That was my step-out pick," said Rizzo of the 18-year-old, who could sign with the University of South Carolina. "I couldn't pass on that guy. I hope we can sign him."

Another top catching prospect is Michael Pierce of Clovis, Calif.

"Pierce really impressed us," said Rizzo. "You can never have too many young catchers. With the ones we already have in the minors, now we'll have kind of a stable of catchers up and down the line."

Overall in the draft? "I think we did a heckuva job," said Rizzo.

	DIAMONDBACKS 2002 DRAFT PICKS
	27	SERGIO J SANTOS	SS	MATER DEI HS
	68	CHRISTOPHER R SNYDER	C	U HOUSTON
	99	JARED M DOYLE *	LHP	JAMES MADISON U
	129	LANCE R CORMIER	RHP	U ALABAMA
	159	MARK ROSEN	LHP	SALISBURY SCHOOL
	189	BRIAN D BARDEN	3B	OREGON ST U
	219	MATTHEW S HENRIE	RHP	CLEMSON U
	249	RYAN MAHONEY	C	CARMEL HS
	279	KLENT B CORLEY	RHP	GRAND CANYON U
	309	MICHAEL R PIERCE	C	CLOVIS HS
	339	NEBASETT BROWN	2B	OKLAHOMA ST U
	369	DARREN M DOUGLAS	LHP	AUGUSTA ST U
	399	ADAM J HALEY	SS	U LOUISVILLE
	429	JASON W GARTHWAITE	OF	U WASHINGTON
	459	DUSTIN D NIPPERT	RHP	WEST VIRGINIA U
	489	BRYAN D JOHNSON	1B	U WASHINGTON
	519	DONALD J SABA	OF	U UTAH
	549	MATTHEW D MORGAN	SS	LEWIS & CLARK ST COL
	579	SAMUEL SMITH	RHP	U SOUTH ALABAMA
	609	JEFFREY A STANEK	1B	SOUTHERN ILLINOIS U
	639	DANIEL T CALLAHAN	OF	TUFTS U
	669	KENNETH R PARKER	1B	HENRY FOSS HS
	699	JARED F BONNELL	RHP	U NEVADA
	729	MATTHEW INCINELLI	RHP	U NORTH FLORIDA
	759	JERON GATES	2B	WASHINGTON ST U
	789	WESLEY GILLIAM	LHP	U ILLINOIS
	819	JOSHUA R KRANAWETTER	RHP	POLK CC
	849	SEAN P LUELLWITZ	1B C	VANDERBILT U
	879	MICHAEL C BUSS	RHP	WELLINGTON COMMUNITY HS
	909	ANTHONY R ISABELLA	CF	CHEMEKETA CC
	939	CLINT J GOOCHER	LHP	SAN JACINTO COL NORTH
	969	TERRY W LARGE	RHP	CHIPOLA CC
	999	DONTA R WARFIELD	SS	RIVERVIEW HS
	1029	JESUS ALBINO	RHP	NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI CC
	1059	ARLOW J HANEN	RF	SCOTTSDALE CC
	1089	NICHOLAS J RICHARDSON	C	ELGIN CC
	1119	KIRK R GROSS	RHP	SAN RAMON VALLEY HS
	1149	MATTHEW K FALK	RHP	DANA HILLS HS
	1179	GRADY R SYMONDS	C	U HAWAII
	1209	WILLIAM D BIGGS	RHP	WEST VIRGINIA U
	1239	JERRY K WHATLEY	LHP	U HOUSTON
	1269	MICHAEL B RIDGWAY	LHP RF	TACOMA CC
	1298	KRISTOPHER E KRISE	RHP	CRESCENTA VALLEY HS
	1326	CONOR P LALOR	RHP	HOUSTON HS
	1353	JONATHAN L CROSBY	RHP	CHRISTIAN BROTHERS HS
	1379	RYAN M GLOGER	LHP	U SOUTH FLORIDA
	1405	ROBERT FERNS	RHP	DARTON COL
	1431	RONALD C LOWE	LHP	RIDGEWOOD HS
	1456	MATTHEW J RAGUSE	RHP	ST LOUIS CC FOREST PARK
	1480	KYLE REYNOLDS	SS	SECOND BAPTIST SCHOOL

Rich Draper covers the Diamondbacks for MLB.com. This story was not subject to approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.