Wednesday, November 27, 2013

2013 Where are they now 2009 MLB draft picks 11 to 20

The 2013 season is behind us and I'm checking how picks 11 to 20 of the 2009 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 Colorado Rockies drafted LHP Tyler Matzek 11th out of Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, CA. He pitched in 2013 at Double A Tulsa. He was 8-9, 3.79 ERA, 95 K, 1.57 WHIP in 142.1 IP over 26 games.

The Kansas City Royals drafted RHP Aaron Crow 12th out of University of Missouri via the Fort Worth Cats. He pitched in 2013 season with the Royals. He was 7-5, 3.38 ERA, 44 K, 1.48 WHIP, 1 SV in 48.0 IP over 57 games.

The Oakland Athletics drafted shortstop Grant Green 13th out of University of South California. He was traded to the Angels in July. He split 2013 between Triple A Sacramento, the Athletics, Triple A Salt Lake and the Angels. He hit .325/.379/.500 with 11 HR, 50 RBI, 66 R, 4 SB in 87 games with Sacramento, hit .000/.000/.000 with 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 R, 0 SB in 5 games with the Athletics, hit .333/.393/.375 with 0 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 0 SB in 6 games at Salt Lake and hit .280/.336/.384 with 1 HR, 16 RBI, 16 R, 0 SB in 40 games with the Angels.

The Texas Rangers drafted LHP Matt Purke 14th out of Klein High School in Texas. He went unsigned and enrolled to pitch at Texas Christian University. In 2011 he was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the third round. He split 2013 between Class A Hagerstown and Class A Advanced Potomac. He was 1-1, 2.48 ERA, 41 K, 1.10 WHIP in 29.0 IP over 6 games at Hagerstown and was 5-3, 4.43 ERA, 41 K, 1.39 WHIP in 61.0 IP over 12 games at Potomac.

The Cleveland Indians drafted RHP Alex White 15th out of North Carolina. He was traded to the Rockies in 2011. He missed the 2013 season after under going Tommy John surgery.

The Arizona Diamondbacks drafted third baseman Bobby Borchering 16th out of Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myers, FL. He was traded to the Astros in 2012. He split 2013 between Rookie Greeneville and Class A Quad Cities. He hit .259/.368/.431 with 2 HR, 4 RBI, 7 R, 0 SB in 17 games at Greeneville and hit .203/.305/.343 with 5 HR, 22 RBI, 17 R, 1 SB in 48 games at Quad Cities.

The Arizona Diamondbacks also drafted outfielder A.J.Pollock 17th out of Notre Dame. It was a compensation pick. He played in 2013 with the Diamondbacks. He hit .269/.322/.409 with 8 HR, 38 RBI, 64 R, 12 SB in 137 games.

The Florida Marlins drafted LHP Chad James 18th out of Yukon High School in Oklahoma. He pitched in 2013 at Class A Greensboro. He was 2-6, 5.74 ERA, 57 K, 1.59 WHIP in 53.1 IP over 13 games.

The St Louis Cardinals drafted RHP Shelby Miller 19th out of Brownwood High School in Brownwood, TX. He pitched in 2013 with the Cardinals. He was 15-9, 3.06 ERA, 169 K, 1.21 WHIP in 173.1 IP over 31 games.

The Toronto Blue Jays drafted RHP Chad Jenkins 20th out of Kennesaw State University. He split 2013 between Rookie Gulf Coast, Double A New Hampshire, Triple A Buffalo and the Blue Jays. He 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 K, 0.00 WHIP in 3.0 IP over 2 games at Gulf Coast, was 0-0, 1.20 ERA, 9 K, 0.87 WHIP in 15.0 IP over 4 games at New Hampshire, was 0-3, 7.48 ERA, 8 K, 1.71 WHIP in 21.2 IP over 5 games at Buffalo and was 1-0, 2.70 ERA, 15 K, 1.11 WHIP in 33.1 IP over 10 games with the Blue Jays.

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