Mesa catcher's contract sold to MLB
Published on June 16, 2005 under Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Mesa Miners News Release
MESA, ARIZONA - The Golden Baseball League announced today that Mesa Miner's catcher Nick Prosise has been acquired from the league by the Seattle Mariners and will report to Peoria.
"Nick is an outstanding prospect and one of the best young catchers I've seen" said Mesa Miner Manager, and former Chicago Cub pitcher, Les Lancaster. "When we signed him last week I had a feeling that he wouldn't be around long."
Prosise, 21, is a 6'2", 220 pound rookie out of Arlington, Virginia. He was signed by the Mesa Miners just last week after he caught the eye of Lancaster at a baseball combine for non-drafted players in Scottsdale, Arizona. He's played in all four games for the Miners this week, which was enough for the Seattle Mariners scouting organization to decide he had a future in their organization.
"Nick continues the flow of GBL players to major league organizations" said Kevin Outcalt, Commissioner of the GBL, "It's great to see that the quality of our play is being recognized by MLB clubs and that they are so active in scouting our players."
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