I'm going to take a look at how the members of the 2007 Baseball America college baseball All American team did in 2011. It will be interesting how well early success translated to their later baseball careers.
RHP Preston Guilmet of Arizona was a sophomore in 2007. He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 22nd round in 2008, returned to Arizona and was then drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the ninth round in 2009. He pitched 2011 at Class A Advanced and was 1-1 with a 2.16 ERA, 60 strikeouts, 0.93 WHIP and 35 saves in 58.1 innings over 52 games.
RHP Adam Mills of North Carolina-Charlotte was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the eighth round in 2007. He was released by the the Red Sox before the 2011 season and did not play.
LHP David Price of Vanderbilt was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays first overall in 2007. He pitched the 2011 season with the Rays. He was 12-13 with a 3.49 ERA, 218 strikeouts and 1.14 WHIP in 224.1 innings over 34 games.
RHP Jacob Thompson was a sophomore in 2007. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the fifth round in 2008. He pitched 2011 at Triple A and was 1-4 with a 8.78 ERA, 25 strikeouts and 2.25 WHIP in 26.2 innings over seven games.
RHP Casey Weathers of Vanderbilt was drafted by the Colorado Rockies with the eighth pick of the first round in 2007. He pitched 2011 at Double A and was 2-2 with a 5.32 ERA, 48 strikeouts and 1.75 WHIP in 45.2 innings over 44 games.
Catcher Matt Wieters of Georgia Tech was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles with the fifth pick of the first round in 2007. He played the 2011 season with the Orioles. He hit .262/.328/.450 with 22 home runs, 68 RBI, 72 runs and one steal in 139 games.
First baseman Brett Wallace was a sophomore in 2007. He was drafted by the St Louis Cardinals with the 13th pick of the first round in 2008. He was traded to the Athletics and later to the Blue Jays in 2009. He was traded to the Astros in 2010. He split the 2011 season between Triple A and the Astros. He hit .356/.437/.481 with one home run, 24 RBI, 16 runs and one steal in 28 games at Triple A and hit .259/.334/.369 with five home runs, 29 RBI, 37 runs and one steal in 115 games with the Astros.
Second baseman Tony Thomas of Florida State was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the third round in 2007. He split 2011 between Double A and Triple A. He hit .300/.333/.350 with zero home runs, one RBI, three runs and 3 steals in six games at Double A and hit .212/.275/.367 with eight home runs, 32 RBI, 35 runs and 11 steals in 80 games at Triple A.
Third baseman Pedro Alvarez of Vanderbilt was a sophomore in 2007. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the second pick of the first round in 2008. He split 2011 between Class A Advanced, Triple A and the Pirates. He hit .187/.381/.375 with one home run, two RBI, two runs and zero steals in six games at Class A Advanced, hit .256/.365/.432 with five home runs, 19 RBI, 16 runs and zero steals in 35 games at Triple A and hit .191/.272/.289 with four home runs, 19 RBI, 18 runs and one steal in 74 games with the Pirates.
Shortstop Todd Frazier of Rutgers was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds with the 34th pick of the first round in 2007. He split 2011 between Triple A and the Reds. He hit .260/.340/.467 with 15 home runs, 46 RBI, 47 runs and 17 steals in 90 games at Triple A and hit .232/.289/.438 with six home runs, 15 RBI, 17 runs and one steal in 41 games with the Reds.
Outfielder Grant Desme of Cal Poly was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in 2007. He left baseball to enter the priesthood in 2010.
Outfielder Kellen Kulbacki of James Madison was drafted by the San Diego Padres with the 40th pick of the first round in 2007. He was released by the Padres before the 2011 season but played for the Independent team Lake Erie in the Frontier League. He hit .269/.354/.383 with six home runs, 37 RBI, 41 runs and one steal in 89 games.
Outfielder Kyle Russell of Texas was a sophomore in 2007. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third round in 2008. He split 2011 between Double A and Triple A. He hit .259/.342/.497 with 19 home runs, 69 RBI, 61 runs and 5 steals in 120 games at Double A and hit .211/.348/.395 with one home run, three RBI, six runs and one steal in 11 Triple A games.
DH Matt LaPorta of Florida was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers with the seventh pick of the first round in 2007. He was traded to the Cleveland Indians in 2008 and played the 2011 season with the Indians. He hit .247/.299/.412 with 11 home runs, 53 RBI, 34 runs and one steal in 107 games.
Utility/LHP Joe Savery of Rice was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies with the 19th pick of the first round in 2007. He split 2011 between Class A Advanced, Double A, Triple A and Phillies. He was 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA, one strikeout and 1.00 WHIP in 2 innings over one game at Class A Advanced, was 1-0 with a 1.00 ERA, 14 strikeouts and 0.78 WHIP in 9 innings over six games at Double A, was 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA, 26 strikeouts, 1.16 WHIP and 2 saves in 25 innings over 18 games at Triple A and was 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA, two strikeouts and 0.37 WHIP in 2.2 innings over four games with the Phillies.
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