Drafted in the 1st round (8th overall) by the Los Angeles Angels in 1988 (signed for $200,000).
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Sullivan Award winner Abbott of Michigan is still a solid No. 1 draft pick, too, on merit, scouts say, but he has such potential as a drawing card that a team might jump at the chance to select him in the first round anyway, to reap the financial benefits.
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