Angels come to terms with first-round pick Cowart
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08/16/2010 - Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim announced Monday they have agreed to terms with Kaleb Cowart, the first of the team's three first-round picks in the 2010 draft.
The Angels selected Cowart 18th overall out of Cook County High School in Adel, Georgia. The switch-hitter was named the 2010 Gatorade National High School Baseball Player of the Year after he batted .654 with 11 home runs and 36 stolen bases at Cook County.
The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Cowart played third base at Cook County but also projects to be a right-handed pitcher. He had signed a letter of intent to play at Florida State, but joins the Angels instead.
"We're pleased to officially welcome Kaleb to our organization," said Eddie Bane, the team's director of scouting. "He will add to the talented pieces already in our farm system, and will play a large role in the future success of the Angels."
The Angels also selected pitcher Cameron Bedrosian (No.29) and center fielder Chevez Clarke (No.30) in the first round, and have already signed them.
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According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
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