Clemens will face Barry Bonds and the Giants on Sunday. (Charles Krupa/AP)

"It's about time they wised up," Clemens said. "It's good to bring some orange blood in here."

The four Texas pitchers were part of a draft class of 28 players, including 16 pitchers. Every pick from round Nos. 23-30 was a pitcher.

New York had no first-round pick, having given it up to the Oakland A's when the Yankees signed free-agent Jason Giambi in September. The Yanks also sacrificed their second- and third-round picks after signing Steve Karsay and Rondell White but received a second-round pick when St. Louis signed Tino Martinez.

New York's first pick was 18-year-old Brandon Weeden, a right-handed reliever from Edmond Santa Fe High School in Edmond, Okla. Weeden, who was a three-sport athlete, is very excited to join the Yankees family and will not attend Oklahoma State University, where he had committed to play next season.

"I'm signing, there's no doubt. It's too good of an opportunity to turn down," Weeden said. "When you're picked by one of the best teams in baseball, it's pretty hard to turn that down."

Yankees Vice President of Scouting Lin Garrett said the team's approach to the 2002 draft was much different than last year, when the Yankees had five selections in the first two rounds.

"We weren't doing handsprings about the depth of the draft, but after the first day, we were more than pleased," Garrett said. "We're happy with the draft. We got some good athletes."

New York drafted 16 pitchers; six outfielders; two first basemen; and one second baseman, third baseman, shortstop and catcher.

When general manager Brian Cashman was asked if he was hoping one of the four Texas pitchers would turn out to be the next Clemens, he smiled.

"I don't care if it comes out of the University of Texas group or not. If we get a little Roger with any of these guys, I'll be happy," Cashman said.

So will the Yankees.

	YANKEES 2002 DRAFT PICKS
	71	BRANDON K WEEDEN	RHP	EDMOND SANTA FE HS
	126	ALAN P BOMER	RHP	U TEXAS
	156	MATTHEW R CARSON	RF	BRIGHAM YOUNG U
	186	BRANDON G HARMSEN	RHP	GRAND RAPIDS CC
	216	ROSS A MICHELSEN	1B	LAMAR HS
	246	BRADFORD A HALSEY	LHP	U TEXAS
	276	ERIC E VERBRYKE	RF CF	CALIFORNIA ST U
	306	GARY D BELL	LHP	U SOUTH CAROLINA
	336	MARCUS S MCCLANAHAN	CF	U ALABAMA
	366	MATTHEW M MAMULA	1B	POINT LOMA NAZARENE COL
	396	BLAKE R BLASE	1B	JEFFERSON COL
	426	RAYMOND M CLARK	RHP	U TEXAS
	456	PHILIP R TRIBE	RHP	RICE U
	486	JARED A KOUTNIK	SS	MICHIGAN ST U
	516	GABRIEL J LOPEZ	2B	SAN JOSE ST U
	546	LUIS A ROBLES	C	RIVERSIDE CC
	576	JONATHAN P SHEAFFER	CF	ARIZONA ST U
	606	BENJAMIN C KING	LHP	UNIVERSITY TEXAS
	636	HECTOR ZAMORA	3B	SAN JOSE ST U
	666	SKYLER P FULTON	CF	SKAGIT VALLEY COL
	696	ERIC L HACKER	RHP	DUNCANVILLE HS
	726	DANE D DELAROSA	RHP	RIVERSIDE CC
	756	JOSHUA R NEITZ	RHP	SAINT LEO COL
	786	PHILLIP D COKE	LHP	DELTA JC
	816	MICHAEL J KNOX	RHP	JESUIT COL PREP
	846	NATHAN M KOPP	LHP	WRIGHT ST U
	876	CHARLES C ISAACSON	RHP	U ARKANSAS
	906	KYLE A MARLATT	RHP	SAN JACINTO COL NORTH
	936	PAUL M THORP	RHP	BAYLOR U
	966	JUSTIN R MECCAGE	RHP	OKLAHOMA ST U
	996	DAVID J SMITH	LHP	PARKLAND COL
	1026	NATHAN W BOWDEN	SS	U NORTH ALABAMA
	1056	MICHAEL S BROWN	RHP	OWASSO HS
	1086	DOUG A BOONE	C	BALL ST U
	1116	RICHARD M COWAN	RHP	NAVARRO COL
	1146	JUSTIN KEADLE	RHP	CYPRESS COL
	1176	RANDALL S GATTIS	RHP	MESQUITE HS
	1206	JOSEPH M DIFRANCO	RHP	ST THOMAS U
	1236	MICHAEL C MIEHLS	C	TENNESSEE TECH U
	1266	MATTHEW L GOODSON	RHP	GALVESTON COL
	1295	JASON C MAES	LHP	FOLSOM HS
	1323	MATTHEW W BRUMIT	RHP	YOUNGSTOWN ST U
	1350	MATTHEW G YOST	1B	ELK CITY HS
	1377	JARED TREADWAY	CF	WOOSTER COLLEGE
	1403	RYAN C JENNINGS	RHP	JAMES MONROE HS
	1429	WILLIAM D CARNLINE	RHP	NEW CANEY SCHOOL
	1454	LEVI L DARTT	LHP	DENTON HS
	1478	ARTHUR CHRISTAL	CF	ENNIS HS

Mark Feinsand covers the Yankees for MLB.com. He can be reached at mfeinsand@yankees.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.