duke
WELKER
West Virginia Power
P #25
Height: 6-7 Weight: 220
Bats: L Throws: R
Born: 02-10-86, Puyallup, WA
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How Obtained: Drafted in the 2nd round (68th overall selection) by Pittsburgh on June 7, 2007

Recent updates: Final 2009 stats added on September 8, 2009.


2009: Wore number 25 with the West Virginia Power (South Atlantic, A-)...got his 100th career strikeout on opening day, April 9...picked off one baserunner...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week one time.

2008: Ranked the #8 Pirates prospect by minorleagueball.com on January 6...ranked the #7 Pirates prospect by Baseball Prospectus on February 14...wore number 21 with the Hickory Crawdads (South Atlantic, A-)...placed on the DL on April 18...activated on May 12...threw his 100th career inning on July 17...picked off five base runners with Hickory...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week one time.

2007: Signed prior to June 14...wore number 43 with the State College Spikes (New York-Penn, short-season A)...placed on the Temporarily Inactive List around June 18...made his pro debut on July 11...got his first win on July 21...placed on the DL on August 20 (right forearm)...ranked #14 on Baseball America's New York-Penn League Top 20 Prospects List on September 26...named in the Best Fastball and Closest to the Majors sections in Baseball America's 2007 Pittsburgh Pirates Draft Report Card...ranked #9 in Baseball America's Top 10 Prospects for the Pittsburgh Pirates on November 28.

College: At Seminole State College from 2005-06...at Arkansas in 2007...wore number 42 at Arkansas.

 

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Page last updated: 9/8/09
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