Griffin Roberts
| Griffin Roberts | |||
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| St. Louis Cardinals | |||
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| Born: June 13, 1996 Midlothian, Virginia | |||
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Griffin Roberts (born June 13, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Amateur career[edit]
Roberts graduated from James River High School in Midlothian, Virginia. As a senior, he pitched to a 6–0 record with a 1.24 ERA.[1] He was not drafted out of high school in the 2015 MLB draft and he enrolled at Wake Forest University where he played college baseball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.[2]
In 2016, as a freshman, Roberts struggled with his command. In 15.2 innings pitched that year, he walked 18 batters, threw seven wild pitches, and hit five batters while compiling a 9.19 ERA.[3] As a sophomore in 2017, he greatly improved, and became Wake Forest's closer, finishing the year with a 2–5 record, a 2.19 ERA, and eight saves to go along with striking out 80 batters in 53.1 innings.[4] He was named to the All-ACC Second Team.[5]
After his sophomore year, Roberts was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 29th round of the 2017 MLB draft, but he did not sign and returned to Wake Forest.[6] That same summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Wareham Gatemen, and was named to their All Star Game.[7] As a junior in 2018, he transitioned into a starting pitcher, and became Wake Forest's Friday night starter, going 5–4 with a 3.82 ERA while striking out an ACC-best 130 batters in 96.2 innings.[8] He was named to the All-ACC Second Team for the second season in a row.[9]
Professional career[edit]
The St. Louis Cardinals selected Roberts with the 43rd overall selection in the 2018 MLB draft.[10] Roberts agreed to terms with the Cardinals and received a $1,664,200 signing bonus.[11] He made seven appearances for the Gulf Coast Cardinals of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League and one appearance for the Palm Beach Cardinals of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, pitching to a combined 5.59 ERA in 9.2 innings. After the season, he was suspended 50 games for his second positive test for a drug of abuse.[12] Roberts was activated from his suspension on May 29, 2019, and was assigned to Palm Beach.[13]
References[edit]
- ↑ "For Griffin Roberts, Interest in His Ability No Longer an Issue". Darmouth Week. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ↑ Times-Dispatch, TIM PEARRELL Richmond. "Griff Roberts goes from James River to walk-on at Wake Forest to 43rd pick in baseball draft". Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ↑ "Newfound confidence turns Roberts into Wake's ace closer". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Griffin Roberts Plans to Return to Wake Forest for 2018". Best College Sports News Network. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Gavin Sheets, named first-team All-ACC, has picked up where Will Craig left off". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Wake Forest's Griffin Roberts making smooth transition from bullpen to starting rotation". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Catching up with local pitchers Daniel Lynch and Griffin Roberts, who are tearing up the Cape Cod League". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Cardinals hold distinction of drafting first player born in the 2000s". Missourinet. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Roberts Named Second Team All-ACC - Wake Forest University Athletics". Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ↑ "Deacons' Griffin Roberts picked 43 overall by St. Louis Cardinals in MLB Draft". greensboro.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ↑ Adams, Steve; Todd, Jeff. "Amateur Draft Signings: 6/11/18". MLB Trade Rumors.
- ↑ https://www.milb.com/milb/news/st-louis-cardinals-griffin-roberts-four-other-minor-leaguers-suspended/c-301873254
- ↑ https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/cardinals-griffin-roberts-activated-from-suspension/
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons bio
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