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When the Rockies took Adam Harrington, a pitcher at Palmdale (Calif.) High School, with the seventh pick in last year's draft, he expected to play this season. But he he didn't envision taking the mound for the St. Paul Saints of the independent Northern League.
As a senior, Harrington went 10-0 with a 0.59 ERA. He dazzled scouts with a 98-mph fastball and struck out 113 hitters in 59 innings. Before the 2000 draft, Harrington's agent, Tommy Tanzer, made it known that Harrington expected a $4.95 million bonus. Tanzer ...