Tech Alumni In The Majors 2009
Marlon Byrd OF Texas Rangers $3,060,000 Nomar Garciaparra 1B/3B Oakland Athletics Micah Owings RHP Cincinnati Reds Mark Teixeira 1B New York Yankees Jason Varitek C Boston Red Sox $5,000,000 Cam Bonifay Special Assistant to GM Cincinnati Reds Bobby Dews Special Advisor to GM Atlanta Braves John Stewart Northeast Scouting Supervisor Atlanta BravesTech Alumni In Korea
Bong Jung-Keun* LHP LG TwinsTech Alumni In The Minors
Charlie Blackmon OF Modesto Nuts A Colorado Rockies Brandon Boggs OF Oklahoma City RedHawks AAA Texas Rangers Eddie Burns RHP A Cleveland Indians Kevin Cameron RHP Sacramento RiverCats AAA Oakland Athletics - Promoted to Oakland 4/29 Bruce Chen LHP Omaha Royals AAA Kansas City Royals Wally Crancer C/OF Frederick Keys A Baltimore Orioles David Duncan LHP Lancaster JetHawks A Houston Astros Michael Fisher IF Myrtle Beach Pelicans A Atlanta Braves Tyler Greene SS Memphis Redbirds AAA St. Louis Cardinals Tim Gustafson RHP Rome Braves A Atlanta Braves - Began season in Extended Spring Training - Assigned to Rome 4/16 - Promoted to Class A Myrtle Beach 5/2 Chris Hicks RHP Lancaster JetHawks A Houston Astros Wes Hodges 3B Columbus Clippers AAA Cleveland Indians Jared Hyatt RHP Frisco RoughRiders AA Texas Rangers - Promoted to Class AAA Oklahoma City 4/23 Lee Hyde LHP Myrtle Beach Pelicans A Atlanta Braves - Placed on DL to begin season Riccardo Ingram Coach Rochester Red Wings AAA Minnesota Twins Jeff Kindel 1B Tulsa Drillers AA Colorado Rockies Andrew Kown RHP Potomac Nationals A Washington Nationals Andy Mitchell RHP Norfolk Tides AAA Baltimore Orioles Luke Murton 1B Staten Island Yankees A New York Yankees Matt Murton OF Colorado Springs Sky Sox AAA Colorado Rockies - Promoted to Colorado 4/29 David Newhan IF/OF Lehigh Valley IronPigs AAA Philadelphia Phillies - Released by Houston organization 3/30 - Added to Philadelphia organization's player development staff as player/coach 4/21 Mike Nickeas C Binghamton Mets AA New York Mets - Promoted to Class AAA Buffalo 4/28 - Placed on disabled list (oblique muscle) 5/3 Eric Patterson 2B/OF Sacramento RiverCats AAA Oakland Athletics - Promoted to Oakland 4/29 - Returned to Sacramento 5/4 Danny Payne OF Lake Elsinore Storm A San Diego Padres Jason Perry OF Lancaster Barnstormers Ind. Atlantic League - Signed with Tampa Bay 5/4 and assigned to Class AA Montgomery. Whit Robbins 3B New Britain Rockcats AA Minnesota Twins Brad Rulon RHP Charleston RiverDogs A New York Yankees Jeremy Slayden OF Lehigh Valley IronPigs AAA Philadelphia Phillies - Placed on disabled list (back spasms) to begin regular season - Activated 4/16; Demoted to Class AA Reading 6/11 Jake Sullivan LHP Princeton Rays A Tampa Bay Rays Zach Von Tersch RHP Kingsport Mets A New York Mets Matt Wieters C Norfolk Tides AAA Baltimore Orioles - Promoted to Baltimore Blake Wood RHP Northwest Arkansas Naturals AA Kansas City Royals * Studied English as a Foreign Language at Georgia Tech