jess
TODD
Springfield Cardinals
P #27
Height: 5-11 Weight: 210
Bats: R Throws: R
Born: 04-20-86, Kilgore, TX
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How Obtained: Drafted in the 2nd round (82nd overall selection) by St. Louis on June 7, 2007

Recent Updates: Final 2007 stats added on September 8, 2007.


2008: Ranked the #18 prospect in the Cardinals organization by scout.com...ranked the #9 Cardinals prospect by minorleagueball.com on January 11...wore number 28 with the Palm Beach Cardinals (Florida State, A+)...got his 100th career strikeout on April 28...named the St. Louis Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Month for April...promoted to the Springfield Cardinals (Texas, AA) on May 4...wore number 27 with Springfield.

2007: Signing was announced on June 20...wore number 22 with the Batavia Muckdogs (New York-Penn, short-season A)...got the win in his first professional game on June 20 (4.0, 0 runs, 5 strikeouts)...named the New York-Penn League Pitcher of the Week for the week of July 23-29 (2-0, 1.13 ERA, 8.0 ip, 6 h, 1 r, 2 bb, 15 k)...named to the New York-Penn League's midseason All-Star game for the National League-affiliated team on August 9...had two blown saves with Batavia...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week three times...ranked #13 on Baseball America's New York-Penn League Top 20 Prospects List on September 26...went 0-1 with a 0.90 ERA, one earned run, one hit, zero walks and 15 strikeouts in 10.0 innings for the Cardinals instructional league...named in the Best Fastball and Best Secondary Pitch sections in Baseball America's 2007 St. Louis Cardinals Draft Report Card...named the Starting Pitcher of the Year for Batavia by scout.com.

College: At Navarro College from 2005-06...at Arkansas in 2007...earned national player of the week honors after he set an Arkansas and SEC Tournament record with 17 strikeouts in eight innings on May 24...second team All-American in 2007...wore number 28 at Arkansas.

 

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