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My favorite factoid about BGSU baseball is a pitching staff in the late '70s that featured Cy Young winner Orel Hershiser, Detroit Tigers pitching coach Jeff Jones and MLB umpire Jim Joyce. They've also produced longtime minor league slugger Andy Tracy, setup man Roger McDowell and two-time World Series winner Doug Bair. Those were the glory days, but they still have a crop of alum worthy of praise, especially since two of them are surefire big leaguers.
| Bowling Green Falcons draft history at Baseball-Reference | |||||
| Last MLB Player: Burke Badenhop/Nolan Reimold, present | |||||
| P | Name | Drafted | 2012 Team | 2013 Team | Comments |
| RHP | Burke Badenhop | 2005, 19th rd | Tampa Bay Rays | Milwaukee Brewers | Badenhop is starting to become a well-traveled reliever. After being part of the famous Miguel Cabrera trade between Detroit and Florida, he was flipped to the Rays in 2011 and again to Milwaukee this past offseason for Raul Mondesi, Jr. He's a good, solid reliever that should stay in the majors for a few more years, at least. |
| 2B | Jon Berti | 2011, 18th rd | Blue Jays High-A Dunedin Blue Jays | Same | |
| RHP | Ross Gerdeman | 2011, 35th rd | Diamondbacks Rookie League Missoula Osprey | Same? | |
| OF | Nolan Reimold | 2005, 2nd rd | Baltimore Orioles | Same | Reimold played just 16 games last year before succumbing to injury. He should be back and should have a nice season as the team's fourth outfielder. |
| RHP | Brennan Smith | 2010, 33rd rd | Tigers Class A West Michigan Whitecaps | Same | Smith had a terrific season in 2011 with the Short Season-A Connecticut Tigers but hasn't advanced beyond Class A yet. He's no longer in the Whitecaps rotation, but Bless You Boys says his ceiling is a big league reliever. |
| RHP | Charles Wooten | N/A | Ind. League London (Ont.) Rippers | ? | Wooten's Rippers folded midway through last year and spent the rest of the season as a glorified traveling team (the "Road Warriors"), then everyone was deemed a free agent. The transactions page indicates that Wooten signed with the Lake Erie Crushers, but he's not on their roster page. |