Cole Winn

Cole Robert Winn (born November 25, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization.

Cole Winn
Texas Rangers
Pitcher
Born: (1999-11-25) November 25, 1999
Longmont, Colorado
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Career

Winn spent his freshman, sophomore, and junior years of high school at Silver Creek High School in Longmont, Colorado.[1] As a junior in 2017 he was 9–0 with a 0.73 ERA with 95 strikeouts in ​47 2⁄3 innings, along with batting .388 with two home runs and 19 RBIs, earning himself the title of Colorado's Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.[2] That summer, in July, he played in the Under Armour All-America Baseball Game at Wrigley Field.[3] He then transferred to Lutheran High School of Orange County in Orange, California for his senior year.[4][5] As a senior, he pitched to an 8–2 record with a 0.20 ERA[6] and was named California's Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year[7] and Baseball America's High School Player of the Year.[8] He originally committed to play college baseball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, but decommitted and then signed to play for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.[9]

Winn was selected 15th overall by the Texas Rangers in the 2018 MLB draft[10] and signed for $3.15 million.[11] After signing, Winn did not appear in an official game with a Rangers' affiliate in the 2018 season. Instead he took part in a new program put in place by Texas for their newly drafted high school pitchers. The "de-load" program as the organization calls it, emphasizes building a foundation mentally and physically, while resting the pitchers bodies from a strenuous senior season and pre-draft showcase circuit. The players are put through a strength program and classroom work until post season fall instructional training starts.[12] Winn was ranked as the #89 overall prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline in their preseason 2019 Top 100 list.[13] He was also ranked as the #72 overall prospect in baseball by ESPN's Keith Law in his preseason 2019 Top 100 list.[14] He was ranked as the #78 overall prospect in baseball by Fangraphs in their preseason 2019 Top 130 list.[15]

Winn was assigned to the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League on May 16, 2019,[16] and produced a 4–4 record with a 4.46 ERA in ​68 2⁄3 innings for them.[17][18]

References
  1. Adam Dunivan (June 4, 2018). "Baseball: Former Silver Creek P Cole Winn drafted in MLB first round". BoCoPreps.com. Daily Camera. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  2. Kyle Newman (May 30, 2017). "Silver Creek ace Cole Winn named 2016–17 Gatorade Colorado Baseball Player of the Year". The Denver Post. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  3. USA TODAY High School Sports (July 7, 2017). "40 players chosen for Under Armour All-America Baseball Game in Chicago". USA Today. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  4. Nathan Rode and PBR Staff (August 25, 2017). "The Buzz: Horvath, Gilbert commit; Winn moves". Prep Baseball Report. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  5. Kevin Askeland (April 2, 2018). "Orange Lutheran baseball repeats as National High School Invitational champions". MaxPreps. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  6. Bob Keisser (June 3, 2018). "MLB Draft: Orange Lutheran's Cole Winn, Santiago's Brice Turang expected to go in first round". Orange County Register. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  7. Steve Fryer (May 29, 2018). "Orange Lutheran's Cole Winn is Gatorade state player of the year". Orange County Register. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  8. Carlos Collazo (June 14, 2018). "High School Player Of The Year: Cole Winn". Baseball America. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  9. Nathan Rode and PBR Staff (March 3, 2017). "The Buzz: Cole Win commits to Mississippi State". Prep Baseball Report. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  10. Kyle Newman (June 4, 2018). "Former Silver Creek ace Cole Winn selected in first round of MLB Draft by Rangers with 15th overall pick". The Denver Post. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  11. Associated Press (June 12, 2018). "Cole Winn among Rangers draft-pick signees". ESPN.com.
  12. Jamey Newberg (October 17, 2018). "The logic behind Rangers' unorthodox, innovative "de-load" program, and how their young pitchers feel about it". The Athletic. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  13. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo and Mike Rosenbaum (January 26, 2019). "These are MLB's Top 100 Prospects". MLB.com. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  14. Keith Law (January 29, 2019). "Keith Law's 2019 top prospects: Nos. 100-51". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  15. Eric Longenhagen and Kiley McDaniel (February 13, 2019). "2019 Top 100 Prospects". Fangraphs.com. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  16. Evan Grant (May 9, 2019). "First round pick rhp Cole Winn receives first Rangers promotion before ever appearing in a game". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  17. The Associated Press (August 17, 2019). "Winn leads Crawdads to 1-0 win over Greenville". Hickory Daily Record. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  18. Andrew Battifarano (August 29, 2019). "Hickory's Winn turns in longest outing". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
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