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It will happen without much notice or fanfare, but Tuesday will signal an important beginning for the Red Sox. That afternoon, scouting director David Chadd will make his first selection in the annual amateur draft, the first time in more than a decade that the team's draft hasn't been run by Wayne Britton.
Britton's tenure was a mixed success, at best. Under Britton, the organization selected Nomar Garciaparra, Trot Nixon, Shea Hillenbrand and Casey Fossum, but otherwise he had minimal impact on the major-league team.
His failure with the draft _ three consecutive No. 1 selections in the late 1990s now are out of the organization _ reflected poorly on former general manager Dan Duquette and stood in ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Red Sox depending on amateur draft.(The Providence Journal)