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Published on: 6/12/2008
Last Visited: 8/15/2008
- Brewers Nation has a list of signed draft picks (by way of BrewerFan.net's "Mass Haas"): Notice RFB interviewee Evan Frederickson at the top of that list!
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Evan Frederickson
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Evan Frederickson
With the 35th overall pick in the First Round (Comp. Round A) of the 2008 MLB First Year Player Draft, the Milwaukee Brewers selected pitcher Evan Frederickson.The 6'6" southpaw pitched at the University of San Francisco this season and went 5-3 and with 109 strikeouts in just 75.1 innings of work.He was the first collegiate player selected by the Brewers in the '08 draft and he could be the first of the 54 players Brewers selections to make it to the show.
But perhaps most notable, Evan Frederickson is the first player to be interviewed for our Web site.
Right Field Bleachers: First, congratulations on being drafted on Thursday.But this wasn't your first time being drafted.How does it feel to not only be drafted again, but to be drafted significantly earlier than you were by Minnesota (27th Round) in 2005?
Evan Frederickson: As you can probably guess, it was a great feeling to hear my name called on ESPN so early.
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- I had the opportunity to interview Brewers draft pick Evan Frederickson, a LHP who was taken No. 35 overall in Thursday's MLB First Year Player Draft: I'll try to post it as soon as I can.Expect it early Monday morning.
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Comp Round A (No. 35 overall) - Evan Frederickson, LHP, University of San Francisco: Frederickson is a burly 6'6", 238-pound lefty who transferred to USF from Virginia Tech. In minimal time at Virginia Tech (56.2 innings over two seasons) he managed to strike out 68 hitters, which translates to about 1.2 K's per inning pitched.This season at USF Frederickson struck out 109 in 75.1 innings of work, while posting a 5-3 record and 4.54 ERA in 15 appearances.
Frederickson was selected by the in the 27th round of the 2005 amateur draft by the Minnesota Twins, so it's not a long shot to assume it's likely he'll sign in his final season of eligibility.
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Evan Frederickson