- Kyle Drabek
Kyle Drabek, (born
December 8 ,1987 ,Houston, Texas ) is aMinor League Baseball player. He is a right-handed pitcher for thePhiladelphia Phillies .High school
Drabek attended
The Woodlands High School . While there he was a Aflac, USA Today, and Louisville Slugger High School All-American at Pitcher and Shortstop [ [http://www.aflacallamerican.com/History/2005/Roster/index.cfm?id=101 Aflac All-American ] ] . Drabek was paired up on a Houston summer team with fellow Texas prospect and current Cincinnati Reds outfielderJay Bruce . While at The Woodlands High School, Drabek was named 2005 and 2006 Texas 5-A player of the year. During the 2006 spring season The highlanders were able to capture the Texas 5-A State Championship [ [http://www.wlehmann.com/Twhs/MainPage.htm TWHS Baseball Home Page ] ] . Through the duration of his high school career Drabek compiled a record of 30-1 on the mound while belting 27 home runs.Major League Baseball
Kyle Drabek was selected in the First-round with the 18th overall pick by the Philadelphia Phillies via the
2006 Major League Baseball Draft [ [http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=phi The Official Site of The Philadelphia Phillies | phillies.com: Homepage ] ] .He has made four appearances for the Gulf Coast League since his comeback from Tommy John surgery. He has since been promoted to the Williamsport Crosscutters. He has been solid in two appearances.
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