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WALKER BUEHLER
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RIGHT HANDED PITCHER
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Born: July 28, 1994 Height: 6’2″ Weight: 160 Bats: Right Throws: Right Drafted: 14th Round, 436th Overall, 2012 How Acquired: Draft High School: Henry Clay HS, KY Agent: N/A |
WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES |
| Buehler is the top draft prospect in Kentucky in an outstanding year for the state. Baseball America rated him the 50th best prospect in the draft. His fastball sits at 90-94 and he has an outstanding curve and good change. There are some issues, though, about his stamina as he’s not a big guy and his stuff isn’t always at its best. He’s been compared to Bobby Bradley. He has a commitment to Vanderbilt, but was thought to be signable if drafted in the first couple rounds. That obviously didn’t happen, so the Pirates won’t be able to sign him unless they can scrape together a lot of extra pool money from their picks in the first ten rounds. |
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CONTRACT INFORMATION
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PLAYER INFORMATION
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| Signing Bonus: MiLB Debut: MLB Debut: MiLB FA Eligible: MLB FA Eligible: Rule 5 Eligible: Added to 40-Man: Options Remaining: 3 MLB Service Time: 0.000 |
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TRANSACTIONS
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| June 5, 2012: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 14th round, 436th overall pick. |
