Daric Barton, First Base, Oakland Athletics
Daric Barton, first baseman for the Oakland Athletics, was drafted out of high school by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2003. After a year in the Cardinals minor league system, he was traded to the Athletics. [read more...]
Dee Gordon, Second Base, Los Angeles Dodgers
Dee Gordon, second baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, is following his father to the major leagues. Tom Gordon had a successful career as a major league pitcher from 1988-2009. [read more...]
DJ LeMahieu, Second Base, Colorado Rockies
DJ LeMahieu, second baseman for the Colorado Rockies, was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2009. After just two years in the minor leagues, he was called up to the Cubs in 2011, playing in 37 games with them that season. [read more...]
Eric Sogard, Second Base, Oakland Athletics
Eric Sogard, second baseman for the Oakland Athletics, was first drafted out of Arizona State University in 2007 by the San Diego Padres. He spent 2008 and 2009 in the minor leagues before being traded in January, 2010, to the Athletics. [read more...]
Gaby Sanchez, First Base, Pittsburgh Pirates
Gaby Sanchez, first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates, was first drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 2002 but he opted for college. Three years later, he was drafted by the Miami Marlins. Sanchez played in the minor leagues from 2005 through 2009, playing with the Marlins in just 5 games in 2008 and 21 games in 2009. [read more...]
Garrett Jones, First Base, Miami Marlins
Garrett Jones, first baseman for the Miami Marlins, was first drafted in 1999 by the Atlanta Braves. After three years in the minor leagues for the Braves, Jones signed with the Minnesota Twins in 2002. [read more...]
Gordon Beckham, Second Base, Chicago White Sox
Gordon Beckham, second baseman for the Chicago White Sox, was a star baseball player at the University of Georgia before being drafted by the White Sox in 2008. After just one season in the minor leagues, he was playing with the White Sox in 2009. [read more...]
Howie Kendrick, Second Base, Los Angeles Angels
Howie Kendrick, second baseman for the Los Angeles Angels, was first drafted by the team in 2002. He spent his first four and a half seasons in the minor leagues before being called up by the Angels in 2006. [read more...]
Ian Kinsler, Second Base, Detroit Tigers
Ian Kinsler, second baseman for the Detroit Tigers, was first drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2000 and again in 2001 but he opted instead for college. The Rangers drafted him as a shortstop in 2003. [read more...]
Ike Davis, First Base, New York Mets
Ike Davis, a first baseman for the New York Mets, grew up in a baseball family. His father, Ron Davis, was a major league relief pitcher for eleven years, playing for five teams, including the New York Yankees. [read more...]