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July 5, 2007
The Red Sox signed top draft pick Nick Hagadone today, as well as eight amateur international free agents.
Hagadone, a left-handed relief pitcher taken 55th overall out of the University of Washington, was assigned to single-A Lowell. A first-team All-Pac 10 pick this spring, Hagadone, listed at 6-foot-5, 230 pounds, went 6-1 with 11 saves and a 2.77 ERA in 25 games (two starts) for the Huskies.
He had 72 strikeouts in 68 1/3 innings and opponents batted .235 against him.
Boston had now inked 19 of the players they selected in this year's draft.
The team also signed eight international free agents, with all but one of the contracts starting in 2008. Outfielder Che-Hsuan, an 18-year old from Chinese Taipei, signed a 2007 contract and is assigned to the Rookie League Gulf Coast Red Sox.
The rest of the international signings:
Michael Almanzar, 3b, Dominican Republic
Justin Erasmus, rhp, Australia
Rafael Espinoza, ss, Dominican Republic
Joantoni Garcia, ss, Venezuela
Javier Gutierrez, of, Venezuela
Roman Mendez, rhp, Dominican Republic
Jesus Rojas, c, Venezuela
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