Alejandro De Aza, Left Field, Chicago White Sox
Alejandro De Aza, left fielder for the Chicago White Sox, signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2001 and he played in their minor league system from 2002 through 2004. He was then drafted by the Miami Marlins and continued to play in the minor leagues through 2006. [read more...]
Alex Gordon, Left Field, Kansas City Royals
Alex Gordon, left fielder for the Kansas City Royals, was a star player at the University of Nebraska before being drafted by the Royals in 2005. He played in the minor leagues for just one year (2006) and then was called up to the Royals in 2007. [read more...]
Brett Gardner, Left Field, New York Yankees
Brett Gardner, left fielder for the New York Yankees, is following in the footsteps of his father, who played in the minor leagues. Gardner was drafted by the Yankees in 2005 and he played in their minor league system until 2008. In his time in the minor leagues, Gardner batted .291 and he stole 153 bases. [read more...]
Bryce Harper, Left Field, Washington Nationals
Bryce Harper, left fielder for the Washington Nationals, was the team's number one draft pick in 2010. After being drafted by the Nationals, Harper signed a five-year, $9.9 million contract with them. He played in the Nationals minor league system in 2011. [read more...]
Carl Crawford, Left Field, Los Angeles Dodgers
Carl Crawford, left fielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was first drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in 1999. After playing in the minor leagues for three and a half seasons, he was called up to the Rays in 2002 for 63 games. [read more...]
Christian Yelich, Left Field, Miami Marlins
Christian Yelich, left fielder for the Miami Marlins, was drafted straight out of high school by the Marlins in 2010. He played in their minor league system from 2010 through most of last year, finishing with an impressive .313 batting average. [read more...]
David DeJesus, Left Field, Tampa Bay Rays
David DeJesus, left fielder for the Tampa Bay Rays, was first drafted by the New York Mets in 1997 but he opted to go to Rutgers University instead. In 2000, he was drafted by the Kansas City Royals but he didn't start playing professionally until 2002. He played in the minor leagues in 2002 and 2003, playing in just 12 games with the Royals in 2003. [read more...]
Domonic Brown, Left Field, Philadelphia Phillies
Domonic Brown, left fielder for the Philadelphia Phillies, was drafted straight out of high school by the Phillies in 2006. He played primarily in the Phillies' minor league system from 2006 through 2012. [read more...]
Dustin Ackley, Left Field, Seattle Mariners
Dustin Ackley, left fielder for the Seattle Mariners, was a star player in high school before being drafted by the Mariners in 2009. At that time, he signed a five-year, $7.5 million contract with the Mariners. Ackley played in the Mariners' minor league system from 2010 until 2011, when he was called up to the Mariners to play in 90 games with them. [read more...]
Allen Craig, Outfield, St. Louis Cardinals
Allen Craig, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals, played all infield positions while at UC Berkeley. In 2006, he was drafted by the Cardinals and spent four seasons (2006-2009) in the minor leagues. He made his first appearance with the Cardinals in April, 2010, but he played in just 44 games with the team that year. [read more...]