Event Name: World Showcase Event Type: Showcase Site: Terry Park, Ft Myers, FL Date: January 10 - 11th, 2004   Description: Held in Ft Myers, FL. for the past 8 years.

This is the top off-season scouting attraction in all of baseball. Hundreds of draft picks including many first round selections have come out of this winter time event. Prospects come from everywhere including Latin America and Japan. Even some top JUCO prospects have attended. It draws lots of major league highest level national scouts and Baseball America has written feature articles about the event. Recently many talented prospects have attended the World Showcase including 2003 draft picks like O.F. Chris Lubanski (PA) 1st round 5th pick to the Royals, O.F. Lastings Milledge (FL) 1st Round Mets, INF Matt Moses (VA) 1st round Twins, RHP David Aardsma (Rice) 1st round Giants, C Jarrod Saltalamacchia (FL) 1st round Braves, SS Adam Jones (CA) 1st round Mariners, O.F. Ryan Sweeney (IA) 2nd round White Sox, O.F. Estee Harris (NY) 2nd round Yankees, LHP Andrew Miller (FL) 3rd round Devil Rays, C Colt Morton (NC State) 3rd round Padres, LHP Jake Stevens (FL) 3rd round Braves, SS Jonathan Fulton (VA) 3rd round Marlins, SS Sean Rodriguez (FL) 3rd round Angels, O.F. Tim Battle (GA) 3rd round Yankees, C Tony Richie (Florida St) 4th round Cubs, SS Robert Valido (FL) 4th round White Sox, RHP Bob Zimmerman (SW MO) 4th round Angels, O.F. Xavier Paul (LA) 4th round Dodgers, LHP Darin Downs (FL) 5th round Cubs, SS Nate Spears (FL) 5th round Orioles, SS Brandon McArthur (FL) 5th round Twins, C Brandon Yarbrough (NC) 5th round Cardinals. Over the years the World Showcase players from 39 states have been drafted. A large number of them in the first 5 rounds. Nearly everyone who attends is a division one or pro draft prospect.