Colorado Rockies Name Vanderbilt Alumnus Casey Weathers to 40 Man Roster

        Today, the Colorado Rockies added pitcher Casey Weathers to their 40 man roster. The Rockies drafted Weathers as their first pick (number eight overall in the first round) of the 2007 draft. Weathers pitched for Vanderbilt playing along side David Price, Pedro Alvarez and many other great players.


        In 2006 he played on the US National Team that won Gold at the FISU World Championship. He was voted first team All American in 2007. In 2008 he was selected and played for the United States Baseball Team in the Summer Olympics helping the team secure Bronze. In 2008 Casey had to undergo Tommy John Surgery on his right arm. After sitting out 2009, he pitched for Tri City and Class A Modesto. Despite a few difficult games, he progressed throughout the season to finish strong.

        I have kept up with Casey since watching him play at Vanderbilt, and am glad that his surgery and rehab appear to have gone well. I look forward to seeing him smoke his fastball past MLB’s top talent or catch them looking at one of his hard breaking strikes before slowly walking back to the dugout.

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