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age: 22
Born: January 1, 1986
Sumner, WA
Height: 6-5
Weight: 230
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Drafted: 1st round, 2007; 36th round, 2004 by SEA
How Acquired: Draft
College: Washington
High School: Sumner (WA)
ETA: mid-2009



http://soxprospects....gadone-nick.htm

Hagaone a first round draft pick by the Red Sox in the 2007 draft will undergo Tommy John surgery and be out until next June.

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Nick Hagadone, the left-hander chosen first by the Sox in last June's draft, is facing Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery, according to Soxprospects.com, but club officials say that they are awaiting a second opinion from noted orthopedist James Andrews, whom Hagadone is scheduled to see Saturday.

Hagadone, who was taken 55th overall last June, had extended his consecutive scoreless innings streak to 33 with 2 1/3 scoreless innings a week ago Wednesday for the Class A Greenville Drive, but he was taken out of the game with what was described as tightness in his elbow. He then skipped his next start, and further examination indicated a torn ulnar collateral ligament, according to reports. But the Sox will wait until Andrews examines him before making a determination on how to proceed.

-- Boston Globe

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I rank a lot of prospects for Baseball America, and I can't remember the last time I created as much furor as I seem to have created by putting Nick Hagadone at No. 3 on our Red Sox Top 10 Prospects list.

Hagadone pitched just 10 innings this year before blowing out his elbow throwing a changeup, resulting in Tommy John surgery. Several fans have wondered how I could even rank Hagadone on the Top 10, let alone at No. 3. Their reasoning is that other Boston prospects have proven more at higher levels, and that Hagadone won't be at 100 percent in 2009.

When we're ranking players, it comes down to balancing two factors: how good a player can become and how likely it is that he'll reach that potential. How good the player is going to be in the immediate future doesn't matter, except maybe in trying to separate players who are close.

After the Red Sox made some tweaks with Hagadone's delivery, he showed a mid-90s fastball, a power slider and a promising changeup. Did I mention that he's lefthanded? Some club officials told me that they thought he might have reached Boston by the end of 2008 had he not been injured. His rehab is going extremely well, to the point that he could open 2009 with a full-season club. While he won't get all of his stuff back next season, optimism surrounds his long-term prognosis.

http://www.baseballa...008/267159.html

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But that development will come slowly. Hagadone, a lefthander ranked third in the Sox system by Baseball America, will work on his pitches and on getting stronger the rest of the year, preparing for a full season in 2010.

"This year is going to be a regeneration/rehab year for him," Hazen said. "I mean, he's not going to be pitching in the big leagues for us. So we just want to see him get his regular work in, take the ball every five days, and be healthy."

Hagadone, who hit 97 miles per hour on the radar gun Saturday, said he was a bit disappointed in his command. And it's difficult for him to be satisfied by going just 1 2/3 innings after being on the shelf for a year.

http://www.boston.co...eep_the_change/