Cole Hamels is the first left-handed pitcher chosen first by the Phillies since 1988. (Baseball America)

"I'd like to," said the Phillies Director of Scouting, after participating in 50 rounds of the First-Year Player Draft, spread out over Tuesday and Wednesday. "Now we have to try to sign these guys."

That process can begin early next week, when Wolever plans to travel to San Diego to meet with first-round pick Cole Hamels. While there, he hopes to also meet Jake Blalock -- Hamels high school teammate and younger brother of Texas prospect Hank Blalock -- and Kiel Fisher, a third-round pick also from California.

Wolever said he expects most of the later picks to sign in time for a mini camp that begins June 9 at the team's complex in Clearwater, Fla.

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Hamels is represented by advisor John Boggs, who handled Tony Gwynn and Mark Prior, last year's second overall pick by the Chicago Cubs.

"I'm optimistic," Wolever said.

While content with the overall mix of talent the Phillies selected, Wolever would have liked to have added a few more left-handed arms, who seemingly were drafted just ahead of when the Phillies were ready to pounce.

"Never before had I had my pocket picked like that," he said. "Luckily, we had guys who we liked just as much who we took. I'm a firm believer that you can never have too much pitching."

Ken Mandel covers the Phillies for MLB.com and can be reached at philliesfans2002@yahoo.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

	PHILLIES 2002 DRAFT PICKS
	17	COLBERT M HAMELS	LHP	RANCHO BERNARDO HS
	58	ZACHARY E SEGOVIA	RHP	FORNEY HS
	89	KIEL A FISHER	3B	RIVERSIDE POLY HS
	119	NICHOLAS J BOURGEOIS	LHP	TULANE U
	149	JAKE W BLALOCK	3B	RANCHO BERNARDO HS
	179	WILLIAM L GWALTNEY	RHP	LOUISIANA TECH U
	209	ROBERT E READ	RHP	FLORIDA ST U
	239	STEVEN P DOETSCH	CF	DUNEDIN HS
	269	ROBERT C HARRAND	RHP	SAN DIEGO ST U
	299	RYAN W BARTHELEMY	1B OF	FLORIDA ST U
	329	THEODORE L BEAM	RHP	U MISSISSIPPI
	359	TRENT S PRATT	C	AUBURN U
	389	BRIAN MANFRED	C	SAN DIEGO ST U
	419	DARIN J NAATJES	RHP	STANFORD U
	449	VICTOR W MENOCAL	SS	GEORGIA TECH
	479	LESLIE O BRAMASCO	SS	LONG BEACH CC
	509	SCOTT W MATHIESON	RHP	ALDERGROVE COMMUNITY SS
	539	CHAD J OLIVA	C	JACKSONVILLE U
	569	ROBERT J KORECKY	RHP	U MICHIGAN
	599	KARL T NONEMAKER	OF	VANDERBILT U
	629	BRETT F MCMILLAN	3B	PONDEROSA HS
	659	BRADLEY W MCCANN	3B	GULF COAST CC
	689	JASON M FLETCHER	RHP	INDIAN RIVER CC
	719	JAMES W BRYANT	LHP	ELON COL
	749	ZACHERY X MINOR	RHP	FRESNO ST U
	779	ERIK S WINEGARDEN	C	NEW MEXICO ST U
	809	BRADLEY J BUSBIN	RHP	U CENTRAL FLORIDA
	839	DEREK J BREWSTER	RHP	LOUISIANA TECH U
	869	ADAM J STEEN	RHP	MINNESOTA ST U-MANKATO
	899	RYAN W WARDINSKY	SS	TEXAS A&M U
	929	JEREMIAH B ISENHOWER	2B	SOUTHWEST MISSOURI ST U
	959	ROBERT M CAFIERO	1B	VILLANOVA U
	989	ROBERT J ROGELSTAD	RHP	SAN JOSE ST U
	1019	ROBERT B RICHARDSON	LHP	TULANE U
	1049	JOSHUA R PADDOCK	RHP	AURORA U
	1079	KEAHI K RAWLINS	RHP	MOLOKAI HS
	1109	TIM GRADOVILLE	C	CREIGHTON U
	1139	COREY A CARTER	CF	WEST POINT HS
	1169	DANIEL W LEWIS	RHP	FOLSOM HS
	1199	BRANDON S JOSEPH	OF	A.J. DIMOND HS
	1229	MCCAY GREEN	RHP	EDGEWATER HS
	1259	CLAYTON E DIRKS	LHP	HERNANDO HS
	1288	BYRON K CRAGG	RHP	GALENA HS
	1316	JACOB M HABSIEGER	LHP	FESTUS HS
	1343	SAMUEL R LECURE	RHP	HELIAS HS
	1370	DUSTY M RYAN	C	GOLDEN VALLEY HS
	1396	RYAN E GREIVES	RHP	BENTON CENTRAL JR SR HS
	1422	DENNIS M WINN	SS	HOME SCHOOL