Stanhope’s Hamilton goes in first round to Detroit

First round draft pick Brandon Hamilton was selected by the Detroit Tigers.
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By ART PARKER

 Stanhope Elmore’s Brandon Hamilton was selected in the compensation (called supplemental by some)  first round of Major League’s Baseball draft last week. The strong armed righthander interested many scouts in the last few years primarily with his blazing fastball. His ability was impressive enough to have the Detroit Tigers select him early in the draft. The compensation round allows teams to choose early with selections afforded them when they lose players to free agency.
  Hamilton was the 60th overall choice in the draft. There are 50 rounds to the draft and a total of 1,453 players were drafted. Eligible players are those who just graduated high school, as are college players who have either already turned 21 or have completed their junior or senior seasons. As well, junior-college players are eligible, regardless of how many years of school they’ve completed. Players from Canada and Puerto Rico are also eligible to be drafted, but other foreign talents are signed on a free-agent basis.