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2013 Modesto Nuts Headed to Spring Training

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February 4, 2014
By: Alyssa Lenart

      The 2014 baseball season is rapidly approaching. As we are about two months away from the season opener, the time has come for players to pack their things and head out to their designated spring training centers. For the Colorado Rockies, that destination is Scottsdale, Arizona. The Rockies released the list of their non-roster Major League Spring Training invitees February 3rd. Of the 24 invitees, four of them played for Modesto in 2013: Ryan Casteel, Jon Gray, Eddie Butler and Scott Oberg. 

Catcher Ryan Casteel:

Casteel was drafted by the Rockies in the 17th round of the 2010 June Draft out of Cleveland State Community College. He spent the entire 2013 season in Modesto. Rounding out the season, he batted .270 with 22 homeruns and drove in 76 RBI's. He led the Nuts in homeruns and placed sixth overall for homeruns in the Cal-League for the season.

RHP Jon Gray:

Currently the #14 prospect on MLB.com's Top 100 prospects Jon Gray is fan favorite. Drafted by Colorado in the first round of the 2013 June Draft, Gray went from the Rookie League to High-A in the 2013 season. With Modesto, he went 4-0 with a 0.75 ERA and 36K in just 24.0 IP. Overall, Gray went 4-0 with a 1.93 ERA and an impressive 51:8 strikeout to walk ratio in his first professional season.

RHP Eddie Butler:

In January of 2014, MLB.com named Butler the 41st prospect on the MLB.com 2014 Top 100 prospects. Butler was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the first round of the 2012 First-Year Player Draft out of Radford University. During the 2013 season, he pitched for the Nuts. He went 3-4 with a 2.39 ERA with 67K in 67.2 IP. In August of the 2013 season, he was promoted to the Double-A Tulsa Drillers. In just 27.2 IP he went 1-0 with 25K and ended the season with an astounding 0.65 ERA.

RHP Scott Oberg:

Selected by Colorado in the 15th round of the 2012 June Draft out of UConn, Oberg has posted impressive stats since beginning his professional career. He spent the 2013 season with the Nuts where he went 1-6 with a 1.86 ERA with 63K, 33 saves in 53.1 IP. After the conclusion of the 2013 season, Baseball America stated that Oberg throws the best curveball of any Colorado Rockies minor league pitcher. For more top honors in the Rockies farm system click here.

Pitchers and catchers report to Scottsdale February 15th and the first whole team practice is scheduled for February 23rd. We here at the Modesto Nuts are looking forward to the upcoming season and hosting a new team of future spring training invitees.