Rockies Send Secound Round Pick to Casper
July 9, 2009 - Pioneer League (PL)
Casper Ghosts News Release
Casper- The Colorado Rockies have signed 2009 second round draft pick Nolan Arenado and have assigned him to the Casper Ghosts. Arenado will join the team this afternoon in Missoula, MT.
The following information is courtesy of colorado.rockies.mlb.com.
Nolan Arenado, 3B: Rockies' 2nd round selection / 59th overall out of El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif...the 6-foot-2, 215-pound infielder hit .517 (45-for-87) with 14 doubles, one triple and 5 home runs for El Toro High School in 2009...he had at least one hit in all but one of his 28 games played this past season...he drew 19 walks compared to 5 strikeouts...he finished the season with a .615 on-base percentage and a .874 slugging percentage...was rated the 17th best catcher available in the draft by Baseball America, although he was drafted as an infielder...was also rated as the 31st best prospect in the state of California by Baseball America.
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