Casey Weathers

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Casey Weathers is a pitcher who was drafted by the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball 8th overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.[1] He played in college for the Vanderbilt Commodores.

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[edit] Bio

Casey Weathers was born on June 10, 1985 in Elk Grove, California. Weathers attended Laguna Creek High School in Elk Grove. Weathers first attended Sacramento City College where he played in the outfield. During one practice, Weathers claimed he could throw harder than teammate Adam Eisner. This ongoing banter led to Weathers lighting up the radar gun for fun. He was later converted to a pitcher by the coaching staff. After two years at Sacramento City College, Weathers transferred to Vanderbilt University to play for head coach Tim Corbin and pitching coach Derek Johnson. After his first year at Vanderbilt, Weathers participated in the Alaskan Summer League and was a late addition to the Team USA roster where he joined Corbin and teammates David Price and Pedro Alvarez. Weathers enjoyed a successful senior season at Vanderbilt where he led the team in saves and tied for the team lead in wins. He was named a First Team All American and a finalist for National Stopper of the Year.

[edit] MLB Draft

Weathers was drafted by the Colorado Rockies with the 8th overall pick of the 2007 amateur draft and signed a contract on June 18, 2007 with a $1.8 million signing bonus [2].

[edit] Awards and honors

  • 2007 Baseball America First Team All American [3]
  • 2007 Collegiate Baseball First Team All American [4]
  • 2007 American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All American [5]
  • 2007 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Third Team All American[6]
  • 2007 First Team All SEC [7]

[edit] Scouting report

[edit] Pros

Weathers has two power offerings and durability, as evidenced by back-to-back outings over an early February 2007 weekend. [8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ MLB.com 2007 Draft Tracker
  2. ^ Rocky Mountain News
  3. ^ BaseballAmerica.com: College: College All-America First Team
  4. ^ All Americans Pre-Season 1999
  5. ^ Price Named ABCA Player of Year :: Junior ace headlines group of five Commodores named to All-American Teams
  6. ^ NCBWA > News > 2007 Pro-Line Athletic NCBWA All-America Team
  7. ^ www.secsports.com - SEC Announces Annual Baseball Honors
  8. ^ Draft Report for Casey Weathers

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