MR. IRRELEVANT

For Immediate Release
February 23rd, 2012

Irrelevant by team:		Tempe (3); Severn (3); Kentucky (2); Freemont (2); Coconut (1); New River (1); Sacramento (1); Elyria (1); Clovis (1)
Draft Year	Player	Team	MWBL History	MLB History
1998	Jon Nicholson	Clovis	None	Spent 4 years in Colorado minor league system
				Never made it past high A ball. Left minor league
				system at age 21 with 21 minor league wins in 381 ip

1999	Bob Scanlan	Tempe	Drafted by Tempe and traded to Clovis.	Bounced around minors and majors from age 19 to
			Pitched 6.1 innings for Clovis and held	age 36. Played for a number of MLB teams, amassing
			no decisions and a 7.11 ERA.	a total of 536.2 MLB ip, holding a record of 20 and 34
				with a career ERA of 4.63. Retired in 2003.

2000	Wilson Betemit	Kentucky	Actually holds some “relevant” MWBL	A bit of a fluke, but he actually holds better MWBL stats
			stats, with 94 doubles, 64 HR, 240 RBI	(not factoring in 2011 yet), than he does in MLB:
			and a .244 batting average. Still producing	MWBL: 94 dbls – 64 HR – 240 RBI’s
			MWBL stats as an active Member of	MLB: 85 dbls – 55 HR – 197 RBI’s
			the Hollywood Werewolves.	Been around for a while, but still very young (30).

2001	D.T. Cromer	Severn	Played 2 season in the MWBL (01 & 02)	Played 2 seasons for the Reds, holding a batting
			Amassed a total 77 AB, with 4 HR; 13 RBI	average of .308.
			and a batting average of .208

2002	Omar Olivares	Kentucky	Pitched from 1997 to 2000 for 3 different	Pitched from age 22 to 33 in MLB. Held a record of 77
			teams. Started 118 contests and held a	wins and 86 losses. Pitched 1,591 ip, with a career
			career MWBL record of 45 wins and 34	ERA of 4.67
			losses, with an ERA of 5.06.

2003	Nick Swisher	Fremont	Drafted as an UNC rookie by Fremont,	At 31 years old, still playing in MLB. Holds stats
			currently holds some impressive offensive	through 2011 of 185 HR; 580 RBI; and a .254 batting
			stats. 141 HR; 170 Dbls; 454 RBI; and	average.
			a .246 batting average. Not bad for Rd 11.

2004	Rodrigo Rosario	Coconut	Grabbed in the 12th round, this pitcher	Pitched 1 season for the Astros, garnering a 1.13 ERA.
			started 2 games for Fremont, before
			hanging up the cleats. In his two games,
			he pitched 1 CG, with a shutout. He
			holds a MWBL ERA of 2.81.

2005	Alay Soler	Fremont	Got his 15 seconds of fame, pitching a	After a short stint in the minors, made his MLB debut
			third of an inning for Fremont in 2007.	in 2006, starting 8 games for the mets. Spent the
				following season in the Pirates AA farm, before calling
				it a career. Pitched 45 innings with 2 wins, and a
				6.00 career ERA.

2006	Kevin Frandsen	New River	Roamed the infield for 3 different MWBL	Has 7 career HR in MLB. Is a non roster invitee this
			teams, gathering career stats of 8 HR and	year for Philly, with an outside chance of making the
			39 RBI. Has 540 career AB’s.	Philly roster.

2007	Matt Antonelli	Tempe	Made his MWBL splash in 2009 with	After spending last season in the minor leagues, the
			Hollywood. Went 0 for 6, with 3 walks.	Orioles gave him a guaranteed contract (wth?).
				Apparently several teams still think he’s got it.
				Injuries have taken their toll on him. He has 65 career AB

2008	Kyle Lotzkar	Severn	Drafted by Severn but never made it up	Injuries have been his downfall. He’s a canadian pitcher
			during his 3 year tenure. Re-drafted by	that has been through Tommy John, and suffered through
			Southbend in the 2011 draft.	a stress fracture. Talk is that he will not start again,
				but will be a project for a relief pitcher.

2009	Joey Martinez	Elyria	Tossed 36.2 innings for 2 different teams	Spent all of 2011 in the CLE AAA organization. Bounced
			Has 3 games, started, 2 of which were CG	between SP and RP the entire season. Holds career
			and one was a SHO. Has a career ERA of	stats of: 49 IP; 3 wins, 3 losses, and a 6.16 ERA.
			5.15, with 2 wins and 1 loss.

2010	Shane Robinson	Sacramento	Went 0 for 1 for Sac in 2010. Currently	Has 34 MLB career AB’s.
			available on this years disk, but undrafted
			Was drafted in 2010 in the 22nd round.

2011	Kirk Nieuwenhuis	Tempe	Still with Tempe.	Expected to make a debut in 2012, as soon as Andres
				Torres falls on his face.

2012	Erick Almonte	Severn	Snagged by Severn, but cut into the	Holds an MLB record of .233 BA, 2 HR and 14 RBI.
			waiver draft pool. Might get picked up	Currently with the Brewers. Some expect him to
			and be on a roster to start the season.	make a contribution this year, others not so much.
			Played 2 MWBL seasons (02 and 04).
			Has MWBL stats of 3 for 13 with 1 HR.

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