No. 18: Marlins select Chad James 

June, 9, 2009
06/09/09
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By Jason Churchill
Check out Chad James' player card here.

Keith Law: Another shocker, Florida takes a high school kid from Oklahoma. He's a good one, though -- big lefty who touched 95 a few times this year, good delivery, good curveball.

Jason Churchill: Any prep arm with a plus breaking ball and velocity is a good prospect. Florida is predictable, but is good at it, too.

Keith Law: Honestly, Florida takes high school kid? Just roll last year's footage.

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Keith Law joined ESPN.com in June 2006 as the lead baseball analyst for Scouts Inc., covering the majors, minors and amateurs. Before joining ESPN, Law spent 4½ years with the Toronto Blue Jays as a special assistant to the general manager, and was previously a writer for Baseball Prospectus. He graduated from Harvard College and holds an MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon.

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