CHICAGO -- Manager Jerry Manuel usually doesn't pay any attention to whom the White Sox select in the First-Year Player draft. This year, he made a slight exception.

"I haven't heard anything about any of the draft picks," Manuel said. "Except Anthony Manuel."

The elder Manuel's 19-year-old son, an infielder at Kishwaukee Community College, was selected in the 48th round and was one of 50 players the Sox drafted over the two-day selection process, which concluded Wednesday.

After taking 14 pitchers on Tuesday, the Sox drafted pitchers with 12 of their first 19 picks on Wednesday, at one point taking six pitchers in a row, including four straight left-handers.

While the Sox ended up taking 29 pitchers, only three of their picks were used on outfielders. The Sox continue to use the draft to stock up on pitching and rely on their successful scouting in Latin countries for position players.

"I think we've proven it here with Carlos (Lee) and Magglio (Ordonez)," White Sox Senior Director of Player Personnel Duane Shaffer said.

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The Sox drafted four catchers, including Trinity International's Jeremy Paul, the younger brother of Sox catcher Josh Paul, a second-round pick in 1996 who is currently at Triple-A Charlotte. Shaffer said Jeremy Paul will likely start out at Bristol or Kannapolis, both Single-A clubs.

First-round draft pick Royce Ring, a left-handed closer from San Diego State, is tentatively scheduled to visit Comiskey Park on Sunday. He'll just miss out on getting to see pitcher Bill Simas, who will leave for Triple-A Charlotte on Friday to continue rehabbing his right elbow.

Ring mentioned to reporters that he and Simas were related, but it took Simas a bit to figure out just how they were connected. It turned out Ring is a cousin on his wife's side and the two met briefly at a family function four years ago, Simas recalled.

Shaffer was particularly excited about third-round pick Joshua Rupe, a 19-year-old right-hander from Louisburg College in Virginia.

"He's got as much stuff as the guy we got in the first round," Shaffer said. "He's got some mechanical flaws that if we strengthen we think we have something there."

28th-round pick Hector Ambriz, a right-handed pitcher, was rated by Baseball America as the No. 41 high school prospect but could be hard to dissuade from filling his commitment to UCLA.

Outfielder David Wabick, taken in the 38th round from Stagg High School in Chicago, was the only local player drafted directly from a Chicago-area high school.

Jimmy Greenfield covers the White Sox for MLB.com and can be reached by e-mail at jcgreenx@yahoo.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

	WHITE SOX 2002 DRAFT PICKS
	18	ROGER R RING	LHP	SAN DIEGO ST U
	59	JEREMY T REED	LF	CALIFORNIA ST U
	90	JOSHUA M RUPE	RHP	LOUISBURG COL
	120	RYAN R RODRIGUEZ	LHP	KELLER HS
	150	WILLIAM J LAMURA	RHP	CLEMSON U
	180	CHRISTOPHER R GETZ	SS	GROSSE POINTE SOUTH HS
	210	MICAH B SCHNURSTEIN	3B	BASIC HS
	240	SEAN P TRACEY	RHP	U CALIFORNIA
	270	TODD J DEININGER	RHP	TEXAS A&M U
	300	ORIONNY E LOPEZ	RHP	FOREST HILL HS
	330	SAMUEL M HERRING	1B	GEORGIA SOUTHERN U
	360	JAYSON RUHLMAN	LHP	L'ANSE CREUSE NORTH HS
	390	DEMETRIUS E BANKS	LHP	CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY CC
	420	CHRISTIAN M MADSON	RHP	BLOOMINGDALE SR HS
	450	ADAM J LARSON	RHP	MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST U
	480	DANIEL C HAIGWOOD	LHP	MIDLAND HS
	510	BRANDON P MCCARTHY	RHP	LAMAR CC
	540	SHANE A SCOVILLE	C	U SOUTH ALABAMA
	570	PAUL D KECK	C	GRANADA HS
	600	BOONE LOGAN	LHP	SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR HS
	630	SETH A MORRIS	CF	U KENTUCKY
	660	ERIC KEEFNER	1B 3B	MESA CC
	690	DAVID BEASLEY	LHP	COOPER CITY HS
	720	THOMAS R BRICE	1B RF	FAULKNER ST JC
	750	JAY W MARSHALL	LHP	JEFFERSON COL
	780	KRISTOPHER DUFNER	SS	U DELAWARE
	810	MICHAEL BOHLANDER	1B	PACE U
	840	HECTOR AMBRIZ	RHP	VALENCIA HS
	870	NEIL M GIESLER	3B	JASPER HS
	900	JACOB S NOWLEN	RHP	U ARKANSAS
	930	EDGAR J VARELA	3B	CALIFORNIA ST U
	960	RICHARD T HUMMEL	RHP	U INDIANAPOLIS
	990	TONY M SIPP	LHP	OKALOOSA WALTON JC
	1020	BRANDON R DURDEN	LHP	COOK HIGH SCHOOL
	1050	ERIC E EVERLY	LHP	SEAGOVILLE HS
	1080	JASON PILKINGTON	LHP	CENTRAL ARIZONA COL
	1110	JAMIN C HUCHINGSON	RHP	FAYETTEVILLE SR HS
	1140	DAVID J WABICK	LF	STAGG HS
	1170	GABRIEL E CASANOVA	2B	MIAMI CORAL PARK HS
	1200	DENNIS W PAWELEK	RHP	SNOW COL
	1230	DANIEL BARONE	RHP	MONTEREY PENINSULA COL
	1260	IAN E GANZER	RHP	WELLINGTON COMMUNITY HS
	1289	MATTHEW SIBIGTROTH	SS	KISHWAUKEE JC
	1317	RAMON J CASTRO	2B SS	GEORGE WASHINGTON HS
	1344	JORGE MICO	C	HIALEAH HS
	1371	JEREMY J PAUL	C	TRINITY INTERNATIONAL U
	1397	TIMOTHY J GROGAN	SS	COVINGTON CATHOLIC HS
	1423	ANTHONY D MANUEL	2B	KISHWAUKEE COL
	1448	FERNANDO HERNANDEZ	RHP	MIAMI SOUTHWEST HS
	1472	MATTHEW PAYNE	RHP	U CALIFORNIA