Medal record
Casey Weathers
Competitor for  United States
Men's baseball
Bronze	2008 Beijing	Team

Casey Weathers (born June 10, 1985 in Elk Grove, California) is a Minor League Baseball pitcher who was drafted by the Colorado Rockies 8th overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.^[1] He played in college for the Vanderbilt Commodores.

Contents 1 Biography 2 MLB Draft 3 Professional career 4 Awards and honors 5 Scouting report 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Biography

Weathers attended Laguna Creek High School in Elk Grove, and then Sacramento City College where he played in the outfield. During one practice, Weathers claimed he could throw harder than teammate Adam Eisner. This ongoing banter led to Weathers lighting up the radar gun for fun. Despite his wanting to remain an outfielder, once he hit 94 MPH on the gun, he was eventually converted to a pitcher by the coaching staff. After two years at Sacramento City College, Weathers transferred to Vanderbilt University to play for head coach Tim Corbin and pitching coach Derek Johnson. After his first year at Vanderbilt, Weathers participated in the Alaskan Summer League and was a late addition to the Team USA roster where he joined Corbin and teammates David Price and Pedro Alvarez. Weathers enjoyed a successful senior season at Vanderbilt where he led the team in saves and tied for the team lead in wins. He was named a First Team All American and a finalist for National Stopper of the Year.

[edit] MLB Draft

Weathers was drafted by the Colorado Rockies with the 8th overall pick of the 2007 amateur draft and signed a contract on June 18, 2007, with a $1.8 million signing bonus ^[2].

[edit] Professional career

In 2008, he was selected for the United States baseball team for the 2008 Summer Olympics. On October 31, 2008, Weathers underwent Tommy John surgery to repair his pitching elbow.

[edit] Awards and honors

• 2007 Baseball America First Team All American ^[3]
• 2007 Collegiate Baseball First Team All American ^[4]
• 2007 American Baseball Coaches Association First Team All American ^[5]
• 2007 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Third Team All American^[6]
• 2007 First Team All SEC ^[7]

[edit] Scouting report

Weathers has two power offerings and durability, as evidenced by back-to-back outings over an early February 2007 weekend. ^[8]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube
• Vanderbilt bio