Posted By Andrew Knepper

Over the past 22 years the Area Code Baseball Games have come across some of the best players in the modern era.  Today we take a look at what we feel is the All-Area Code Team.  This team is compiled of veterans who have had successful careers, All-Stars that are still at the top of their game and some young ones that look have lasting impressions on the baseball community

PLAYER                HIGH SCHOOL                    DRAFT YEAR/RD/PICK

Catchers

Fisrt Basemen
Albert Pujols          Fort Osage (MO)                   1999 13th Rd. (402nd pick)
Prince Fielder         Florida Air Aca (Fla.)             2002 1st Rd. (7th pick)
Ryan Howard         Lafayette (MO)                     2001 5th Rd. (140th pick)

Second Basemen
Brian Roberts         Chapel Hill (N.C.)                  1999 1st Rd. (50th pick)
Dustin Pedroia       Woodland (Calif.)                   2004 2nd Rd. (65th pick)

Short Stop
Troy Tulowitski       Freemont (Calif.)                  2005 1st Rd. (7th pick)
Jimmy Rollins         Encinal (Calif.)                     1996 2nd Rd. (46th pick)

Thrid Basemen
Eric Chavez            Mount Carmel (Calif.)           1996 1st Rd. (10th pick)
Troy Glaus             Carlsbad (Calif.)                   1997 1st Rd. (3rd pick)
Hank Blalock          Rancho Bernardo (Calif.)       1999 3rd Rd. (105 pick)
David Wright          Hickory (Va.)                       2001 1st Rd. (38th pick)

Outfielder
Ryan Braun            Granada Hills (Calif.)             2005 1st Rd. (5th pick)
Grady Sizemore      Cascade (Wash.)                  2000 3rd Rd. (75th pick)
Jim Edmonds          Diamond Bar (Calif.)             1988 7th Rd. (169th pick)
Torii Hunter            Pine Bulff (Ark.)                   1993 1st Rd (20th pick)
Delmon Young        Adolfo Camarillo (Calif.)        2003 1st Rd. (1st pick)
Pat Burrell              Bellarmine (Calif.)                1998 1st Rd. (1st pick)
Carlos Quentin        Univ. High San Diego (CA)    2003 1st Rd. (29th pick)
BJ Upton                Greenbrier Academy (Va.)     2002 1st Rd. (2nd pick)
Jacoby Ellsbury       Madres (Ore.)                      2005 1st Rd. (23rd pick)

Pitchers
Roy Halladay          Arvada (CO)                         1995 1st Rd. (17th pick)
Scott Kazmir          Cy Falls (Texas)                    2002 1st Rd. (15th pick)
Dan Haren             Bishop Amat (Calif.)              2001 2nd Rd. (72nd pick)
Barry Zito              Univ. High San Diego (CA)     1999 1st Rd. (9th pick)
Josh Beckett           Spring (Texas)                     1999 1st Rd. (2nd pick)
Clayton Kershaw     Highland Park (Texas)           2006 1st Rd. (7th pick)
C.C. Sabathia         Vallejo (Calif.)                      1998 1st Rd. (20th pick)
Aaron Harang         Patrick Henry (Calif.)            1999 6th Rd. (195th pick)
Jered Weaver         Simi Valley (Calif.)                2004 1st Rd. (12th pick)
Dontrelle Willis       Encinal (Calif.)                     2000 8th Rd. (223rd pick)