Phelps attended Lakeland High School in Rathdrum, Idaho, where he was the baseball team\'s Most Valuable Player as a senior, and graduated 4th in his class in 1996 with a 3.94 GPA.\n', '

Phelps was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays as a catcher in the 10th round of the 1996 draft. Phelps had originally planned to take a degree in engineering.\n', '

In 1999, he led the Florida State League in slugging percentage (.562), and was 2nd in batting (.328). He was rated as the 5th best prospect in the organization by Baseball America.\n', '

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