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Red Sox depending on amateur draft.(The Providence Journal)

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| June 01, 2002 | McAdam, Sean | COPYRIGHT 2002 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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 ...

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