Howard Joseph Kendrick (born July 12, 1983 in
Jacksonville, Florida) Rated as Angels #2 prospect
by Baseball America for 2006...Tabbed as #1 prospect
in Texas League by Baseball America in
2005...Attended West Nassau HS (Callahan, FL) and
St. John's River Comm. College (Palatka, FL))...
Named Conference Player of the Year at
SJRCC...Originally signed by Angels' scouts Tom
Kotchman.
He is sometimes referred to by fans as "HK-47" due
to his initials and jersey number.