• Full name Andrew Lopez
  • Born 01/18/1987 in Sacramento, CA
  • Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 185 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Elk Grove
  • Drafted in the 8th round (238th overall) by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2005 (signed for $300,000).
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    Lopez wasn't even considered one of the three best players on his high school team at the start of the 2005 season, but has improved so dramatically that he's now considered the premier position player in the entire Sacramento area, and a possible fourth- or fifth-round pick. He has improved his average in three years from .284 as a sophomore to .407 as a junior and .479 as a senior, and has become a feared power hitter in the process. He also has developed a good eye at the plate and had posted a .646 on-base percentage this year. Besides power, Lopez' other big tool is his arm. He was bothered by a bad elbow in 2004 but now has an above-average right-field arm. Like McClatchy High righthander Vance Worley, the top pitching prospect in Sacramento, Lopez has committed to Long Beach State, but the 49ers might not get either because both are expected to be early-round picks.

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