NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BASEBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION (May 16, 2002) ncbwa.com FORMER COLLEGE PLAYERS ON 2002 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ROSTERS CHICAGO – Nearly 500 former collegians appear on the current 40-man rosters of major league teams, according to research done by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Some of the game’s brightest stars showed off their talents on the collegiate diamond before moving on to “The Show.” The last two National League Most Valuable Players, Barry Bonds (Arizona State) and Jeff Kent (California), 2000 American League MVP Jason Giambi (Long Beach State) and both of last year’s Cy Young Award winners, Roger Clemens (Texas) and Randy Johnson (USC) are among those that starred in the collegiate ranks. Perennial All-Stars Nomar Garciaparra (Georgia Tech), Frank Thomas (Auburn), Barry Larkin (Michigan), Todd Helton (Tennessee), Jeff Bagwell (Hartford), Kevin Brown (Georgia Tech) and Mike Mussina (Stanford) are a few more examples of quality performers from the college ranks. A complete list of former collegians on current major league squads are listed below. The NCBWA welcomes any additions or corrections to this list. Please e-mail to
[email protected]. ANAHEIM ANGELS (25) Chad Moeller C USC Kevin Appier P Fresno State Mike Myers P Iowa State Mickey Callaway P Mississippi Lyle Overbay 1B Nevada Dennis Cook P Texas Todd Stotlemyre P UNLV Jeff DaVanon OF San Diego State Greg Swindell P Texas Jorge Fabregas C Miami (Fla.) Jeremy Ward P long Beach State David Eckstein SS Florida Matt Williams 3B UNLV