2012 Where are they now 2008 MLB draft picks 11 to 20

The 2012 season is behind us and I'm checking how picks 11 to 20 of the 2008 draft did this season. Traditionally players drafted out of college advance faster than those drafted out of high school and pitchers usually advance faster than position players. Some players might also be traded to help their team get an established player that can help their team improve immediately.

The Texas Rangers drafted first baseman Justin Smoak 11th out of University of South Carolina. He was traded to the Seattle Mariners in 2010. He split 2012 between Triple A Tacoma and the Mariners. He hit .242/.390/.364 with 0 HR, 4 RBI, 10 R, 1 SB in 20 games at Tacoma and hit .217/.290/.364 with 19 HR, 51 RBI, 49 R, 1 SB in 132 games with the Mariners.

The Oakland Athletics drafted second baseman Jemile Weeks 12th out of Miami. He split 2012 between Triple A Sacramento and the Athletics. He hit .333/.412/.422 with 0 HR, 10 RBI, 5 R, 1 SB in 10 games at Sacramento and hit .221/.305/.304 with 2 HR, 20 RBI, 54 R, 16 SB in 118 with the Athletics.

The St Louis Cardinals drafted third baseman Brett Wallace 13th out of Arizona State. He was traded to the Athletics and later to the Blue Jays in 2009. He was traded to the Astros in 2010. He split 2012 between Triple A Oklahoma City and the Astros. He hit .300/.379/.506 with 16 HR, 57 RBI, 54 R, 0 SB in 86 games at Oklahoma City and hit .253/.323/.424 with 9 HR, 24 RBI, 24 R, 0 SB in 66 games with the Astros.

The Minnesota Twins drafted outfielder Aaron Hicks 14th out of Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, CA. He played 2012 at Double A New Britain. He hit .286/.384/.460 with 13 HR, 61 RBI, 100 R, 32 SB in 129 games.

The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted RHP Ethan Martin 15th out of Stephens County High School in Toccoa, GA. He split the 2012 between the Dodgers and Phillies organizations after being traded in July. Before the traded he pitched with the Dodgers Double A team Chattanooga and was 8-6 with a 3.58 ERA, 112 K, 1.27 WHIP in 118.0 IP over 20 games. After the trade he pitched with the Phillies Double A team Reading and was 5-0 with a 3.18 ERA, 35 K, 1.18 ERA in 39.2 IP over 7 games.

The Milwaukee Brewers drafted catcher Brett Lawrie 16th out of Brookswood Secondary School in Langley, BC. He was traded to the Blue Jays in 2010. He played 2012 with the Blue Jays. He hit .273/.324/.405 with 11 HR, 48 RBI, 73 R, 13 SB in 125 games.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted first baseman David Cooper 17th out of  University of California-Berkeley. He split the 2012 between Triple A Las Vegas and the Blue Jays. He hit .314/.395/.540 with 10 HR, 52 RBI, 45 R, 0 SB in 68 games with Loas Vegas and hit .300/.324/.464 with 4 HR, 11 RBI, 16 R, 0 SB in 45 games with the Blue Jays.

The New York Mets drafted first baseman Ike Davis 18th out of Arizona State. He played 2012 with the Mets. He hit .227/.308/.462 with 32 HR, 90 RBI, 66 R, 0 SB in 156 games.

The Chicago Cubs drafted RHP Andrew Cashner 19th out of Texas Christian University. He was traded to the Padres in January 2012. He split 2012 between Double A San Antonio, Triple A Tucson and the Padres. He was 2-0 with a 1.88 ERA, 22 K, 0.91 WHIP in 14.1 IP over 3 games at San Antonio, was 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA, 8 K, 1.11 WHIP in 9.0 IP over 3 games at Tucson and was 3-4 with a 4.27 ERA, 52 K, 1.32 WHIP in 46.1 IP over 33 games with the PAdres.

The Seattle Mariners drafted RHP Josh Fields 20th out of Georgia. He was traded to the Red Sox in 2011. He split 2012 between Double A Portland and Triple A Pawtucket and was 3-3 with a 2.62 ERA, 59 K, 1.03 WHIP, 8 SV in 44.2 IP over 32 games with Portland and was 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA, 19 K, 0.73 WHIP, 4 SV in 13.2 IP over 10 games with Pawtucket.