Ok, finally got around to catching up on the Pro Coogs:
Here are the hitters:
And the Pitchers:
Lot of pitchers on the move as 10 of the 17 ForeverCoog pitchers were moving teams…that’s not even counting Villarreal or Roedahl who were assigned to new clubs as well.
Coogs currently have 2 in the majors right now as Austin Pruitt and Daniel Ponce De Leon are with the big clubs for the time being. Kyle Dowdy should also be rejoining them as he rehabs his way back from an injury (unless Texas decides to offer him back to his original club; Dowdy was a Rule V draftee and must stay with the big club all season or be offered back).
Patrick Weigel: What led me to that decision was I flat out was not ready. I wasn’t
mature enough as a pitcher to go out and compete at the highest levels. I just knew I needed
another year of coaching and innings to get my feet under me and continue to learn. I’m
grateful that the University of Houston gave me that opportunity to continue playing there. I
learned a lot from our pitching coach Frank Anderson, and I think the extra seasoning helped shape who I am as a player today.
I do think that decision paid off, but I think of it more in the long-term rather than immediately at the point I was drafted. At Houston, I had to learn how to pitch – and as a reliever – how to manage and get out of situations, how to dig deeper and get that extra gear. At Oxnard College, I was just a thrower who had decent stuff but no clue where it was going most of the time. I really think if I had signed at that point, I wouldn’t be where I am today. I remember that call and the awesome feelings with it. Every draft day, I think about it and how fortunate I was to receive that call. I was gathered with family at our home, and I just think about what a special day it was not only for myself but to share as a family.
Pawdcast guys do a great job of writing out an article about our guys:
In our latest Pawdcast we did a quick update on a few of the more recent UH baseball alumni and how they are fairing at their level of professional baseball.
I realized in doing a bit of background that there were more Cougar players than we had time to talk about on air, so I figured this kind of update would be perfect for the written medium.
https://twitter.com/SeasonTickets_/status/1151479563932897280?s=20
https://twitter.com/TulsaDrillers/status/1151314222657298432?s=20
https://twitter.com/CougarsBeat/status/1151559310880727041?s=20
Any word on what’s happening with Seth Romero ?
He’s out for the year. Recovering from Tommy John.
4th Cougar pitcher to make it to the majors this season.
https://twitter.com/joseph_duarte/status/1152227792483954688?s=21
https://twitter.com/FOXSportsBraves/status/1152314313912344576?s=20
https://twitter.com/FOXSportsBraves/status/1152337318621130754?s=20
https://twitter.com/toddwhitting/status/1152431729224929280?s=20
https://twitter.com/SHPawdcast/status/1152227953142579200?s=20
Looked it up, last time we had this many in the majors was 2013
https://twitter.com/PRayRay/status/1152579490817724421?s=20
https://twitter.com/PRayRay/status/1152580040019927040?s=20