… Missed most of 2009 season with a left wrist injury. … Appeared in a career-high 81 games in 2008 rookie season. … Utility man is capable of playing four infield positions and could push Scutaro for shortstop job. 287 with nine home runs and 24 RBI in 55 games. … Had a strong finish after missing the first half of last season with mononucleosis. … Switching full-time to third base from first, where he won a Gold Glove in 2007.įourth season with the Sox. 548 slugging percentage (fifth in AL) and. … Played in just 102 games last season due to a right thumb injury, hitting. … Set career-highs in nearly every offensive category with Blue Jays in 2009, including batting average (.282), on-base percentage (.379), slugging percentage (.409), OPS (.789), home runs (12) and runs (100).Įighth season with the Sox. … Despite right shoulder injury, appeared in 150 games, batting. … Signed as a free agent before last season. … Has made three straight All-Star teams and was American League MVP in 2008, batting. … Limited to 75 games last season by a broken left foot. … Underwent surgery on his right shoulder in the offseason, but has only missed 11 games in last five years. 298 with 31 home runs and 101 RBI last season. … Has been an All-Star the past three seasons and has won two Gold Gloves. … Broke into the majors with the Rangers, blossomed into a star during five years in San Diego. … Team captain since 2004.Īcquired by the Sox in a trade on Dec. … Switch-hitter is more effective batting right-handed and should see most of his action against lefty starters. 232 with seven home runs and 16 RBI last season. The 30 Major League teams will resume their selections at noon.įor the most up-to-date information on Tennessee baseball, visit or follow on Twitter.Shifted to a full-time backup role last season, appearing in 39 games with 112 at-bats. The draft will conclude with rounds 31-50 tomorrow. He was picked by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the first selection of the 28th round. The fourth and final signee to be drafted on Tuesday was 6-4 lefthander Brandon Zajac out of Walker Valley High School in Cleveland, Tenn. Moore's father, Brad, pitched in eight games for the Phillies from 1988-90.Ī 6-5 righthander and the Gatorade Connecticut High School Baseball Player of the Year out of Southington High School, Sal Romano became the third UT signee to be drafted, going in the 23rd round to the Cincinnati Reds. Thurber was the lone UT player to go on third day of the draft as the New York Mets scooped him up with their 39th selection.Ī quartet of Vol signees also heard their names called on Tuesday, beginning with Mookie Betts from Overton High School in Nashville, who was drafted in the fifth round by the Boston Red Sox.įour rounds later, Logan Moore, a catcher from Northeastern Junior College in Colorado, was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies with the final pick of the ninth round. The final Vol to be drafted on day two was Norfork as the Washington Nationals took him in the 23rd round. Just 10 picks later, Duffy was picked up by the Houston Astros in the 20th round. Ramsey was then drafted for the second time in his life as the Tampa Bay Rays made him their 19th round selection. Gruver was the first Tennessee player to be drafted, going in the seventh round to the Minnesota Twins. This year marks the seventh in the last nine that UT has had at least four players drafted. The Vols have had at least one player selected in each of the last 28 drafts, with 111 selections during that span for an average of 3.96 per year. With the selections of juniors Steven Gruver, Matt Ramsey and Charley Thurber and seniors Matt Duffy and Khayyan Norfork, UT has now had 118 players drafted a total of 130 times since the free-agent draft began in 1965. A total of five current Tennessee players and four Volunteer signees heard their names called during the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
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