Rudy Owens

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Rudy Owens
Houston Astros – No. 99
Pitcher
Born: (1987-12-18) December 18, 1987 Mesa, Arizona
Bats: Left	Throws: Left

Rudy C. Owens (born December 18, 1987 in Mesa, Arizona) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros organization.

Career

Owens attended Mesa High School in Mesa, Arizona, where he played for the school's baseball team.^[1] The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Owens out of Mesa in the 28th round (830th overall) of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft.^[2] After attending Chandler-Gilbert Community College for the 2007 college baseball season, he signed with the Pirates as a draft-and-follow prospect.^[3]

In 2009, Owens was named a Class-A All-Star, South Atlantic League (SAL) All-Star, and SAL Most Outstanding Pitcher after going 10-1 with a 1.70 ERA in 19 games. He was also named the Pittsburgh Pirates' Minor League Pitcher of the Year.^[4] In 2010, Owens was named an Eastern League All-Star and was again named the Pirates' Minor League Pitcher of the Year.^[5] The Pirates added him to their 40 man roster after the 2011 season to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.^[6]

On July 24, 2012, he was traded, along with Robbie Grossman and Colton Cain, to the Astros for Wandy Rodríguez.^[7] He spent the rest of the 2012 season with the Oklahoma City RedHawks, the Astros' AAA affiliate, and has remained with the team through 2013.

References

↑ Les Willsey (2006-06-06). "Owens tops list of local pro baseball prospects - East Valley Tribune: Home". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
↑ "Mesa High Pitcher Pick Of Pirates". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2006-06-10. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
↑ "Pirates sign two 2006 draft-and-follow players". TribLIVE. 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
↑ "Alvarez, Owens honored for play in minors". TribLIVE. 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
↑ "AA BASEBALL: CURVE'S PRESLEY, OWENS NAMED PIRATES MINORS PLAYERS OF THE YEAR - The Indiana Gazette Online: Steelers/Penguins/Pirates/Pitt". Indianagazette.com. 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
↑ Brink, Bill (November 19, 2011). "Six minor leaguers join Pirates 40-man roster". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
↑ 07/24/2012 9:43 PM EST (2012-07-24). "Astros acquire three prospects from Pittsburgh | astros.com: News". Houston.astros.mlb.com. Retrieved 2013-01-11.

External links

Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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Active roster	6 Jonathan Villar 9 Marwin González 12 Max Stassi 13 Jonathan Singleton 14 Jesús Guzmán 15 Jason Castro 18 Marc Krauss 19 Robbie Grossman 21 Dexter Fowler 22 Carlos Corporán 23 Chris Carter 26 Jesse Crain 27 José Altuve 28 L. J. Hoes 30 Matt Dominguez 31 Collin McHugh 35 Josh Fields 37 Matt Albers 38 Darin Downs 39 Brett Oberholtzer 41 Brad Peacock 43 Alex White 44 Raúl Valdés 45 Anthony Bass 46 Scott Feldman 48 Jarred Cosart 50 Chad Qualls 54 David Martínez 56 Paul Clemens 59 Asher Wojciechowski 60 Dallas Keuchel 61 Josh Zeid 62 Luis Cruz 63 Chia-Jen Lo 64 Lucas Harrell 65 Domingo Santana 66 Kevin Chapman 68 José Cisnero 99 Rudy Owens – Jerome Williams

Coaching staff	Manager 16 Bo Porter Bench coach 47 Dave Trembley First base coach 10 Tarrik Brock Third base coach 4 Pat Listach Hitting coach 11 John Mallee Pitching coach 53 Brent Strom Assistant hitting coach 51 Ralph Dickenson Bullpen coach 52 Craig Bjornson Bullpen catcher 85 Javier Bracamonte Bullpen catcher 58 Jeff Murphy

Persondata
Name	Owens, Rudy
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	December 18, 1987
Place of birth	Mesa, Arizona
Date of death
Place of death

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