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Born: May 16, 1983.
B-T: R-R.
Ht.: 6-1. Wt.: 170.
High School: Shaw High (Columbus, Ga.)  College: Auburn
Drafted: Auburn, 2004 (3rd round). Signed by: Damon Iannelli.


6/05/06.. addition.. Rocky.. thumbnail sketch
Pitches at 90 to 91 mph and tops out at 93 mph. Fastball, slider and changeup are good pitches. Stuff can be electric at times, especially his slider, which is a two-plane pitch with late break.


3/3/06.. analysis.. Baseball America.com
Register's Shaw High (Columbus, Ga.) team drew frequent attention from scouts in 2001, as the pitching staff also included Nick Long and Edwin Jackson. Long (fourth round, Expos) and Jackson (sixth round, Dodgers) signed out of high school, while Register went undrafted. He went to Auburn, where he led NCAA Division I with 16 saves as a junior and became a third-round pick in 2004. He moved into the rotation for the final three weeks of his college career, and the Rockies have used him exclusively as a starter since he turned pro. He'll most likely shift back to a relief role, but they wanted to extend him to see how his secondary pitches developed. His quick arm generates a solid-average 91 mph fastball. He shows a good slider and changeup, but he has trouble maintaining his stuff past the first few innings. Register is aggressive, has a good idea how to use his pitches and works consistently around the strike zone. A good athlete, he has solid mechanics but must concentrate on finishing his pitches to avoid leaving them up in the zone, where they're hittable. He'll advance to Double-A Tulsa this year and could return to the bullpen in the near future.