Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Where Did These Guys Come From: Corpus

How the 2014 Corpus Christi Hooks (Double-A Texas League) were acquired:

Pitchers

Travis Ballew: 23rd Round pick, 2012
Colton Cain: Acquired via trade with Robbie Grossman and Rudy Owens from Pittsburgh for Wandy Rodriguez - July 2012
Luis Cruz: 9th Round pick, 2008
Jorge De Leon: Signed as amateur free agent - July 2006
T.J. Geith: Acquired via trade from Tampa Bay for Ben Francisco, August 2012
Matt Heidenreich: Acquired via trade with Blair Walters and Chris Devenski from Chicago White Sox for Brett Myers - July 2012
Jordan Jankowski: 34th Round pick, 2012
Andrew Robinson: 12th Round pick, 2010
Brady Rodgers: 3rd Round pick, 2012
David Rollins: Acquired via 10-player trade with Toronto - July 2012
Ross Seaton: 3rd Round pick, 2008
Tommy Shirley: 9th Round pick, 2010
Alex Sogard: 26th Round pick, 2010
Aaron West: 17th Round pick, 2012

Catchers

Rene Garcia: 35th Round pick, 2008
Tyler Heineman: 8th Round pick, 2012

Infielders

M.P. Cokinos: 31st Round pick, 2012
Matt Duffy: 20th Round pick, 2011
Nolan Fontana: 2nd Round pick, 2012
Enrique Hernandez: 6th Round pick, 2009
Jio Mier: 1st Round pick, 2009
Joe Sclafani: 14th Round, 2012

Outfielders

Andrew Aplin: 5th Round pick, 2012
Delino DeShields: 1st Round pick, 2010
Chris Epps: 45th Round pick, 2011
Leo Heras: Purchased from Mexican League team - August 2013
Preston Tucker: 7th Round pick, 2012

Be sure to check out What the Heck Bobby's preview of the 2014 Hooks.