Cody Ponce

Cody Ponce
Milwaukee Brewers
Pitcher
Born: (1994-04-25) April 25, 1994
Pomona, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Cody Joe Ponce (born April 25, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He played college baseball for the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos.

Career

Ponce graduated from Damien High School in La Verne, California. He enrolled at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, to play college baseball for the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos.[1] Considered a possible first round draft pick in the 2015 MLB Draft,[2] Ponce would have become the second Division II player to be chosen in the first round of the MLB Draft.[3]

The Milwaukee Brewers selected Ponce in the second round, with the 55th overall selection.[4] Ponce signed with the Brewers, receiving a $1,108,000 signing bonus, the full slot value assigned to the pick. He reported to the Helena Brewers of the Rookie-level Pioneer League to make his professional debut.[5][6] The Brewers then promoted Ponce to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Class A Midwest League.[7] He posted a combined 2-1 record with a 2.29 ERA in 14 games between both clubs.Ponce began the 2016 season on the disabled list with the Brevard County Manatees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League,[8] and made his first appearance for Brevard County in June.[9] He pitched to a 2-8 record with a 5.25 ERA in 17 games for Brevard County. He spent the 2017 season with both the Carolina Mudcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, and the Biloxi Shuckers of the Class AA Southern League,[10] where he posted a combined 10-9 record with a 3.14 ERA.[11]

MLB.com ranked Ponce as Milwaukee's 14th best prospect going into the 2018 season.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Cal Poly Pomona's Cody Ponce leads Broncos into NCAA Division II Regionals". dailybulletin.com. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Cal Poly Pomona pitcher Cody Ponce showing his upside - MLB draft - MLB Draft Blog - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ponce on the brink of making history". The Poly Post. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ Todd Rosiak. "What the Brewers are saying about their draft picks". jsonline.com. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  5. ↑ Tom Haudricourt. "Notes - Brewers draft picks get royal treatment". jsonline.com. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ Fox Sports. "Milwaukee Brewers sign three MLB draft picks". FOX Sports. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  7. ↑ Froberg, Tim (August 2, 2015). "Timber Rattlers' Ponce has tools to make it big". Appleton Post-Crescent. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  8. ↑ McCalvy, Adam (January 20, 2016). "Cody Ponce placed on disabled list | MLB.com". M.mlb.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Brewers vs. Athletics: Wednesday game report". Jsonline.com. June 8, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Shuckers' Ponce tosses gem in Double-A debut". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Cody Ponce Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Hiura headlines new-look Brewers Top 30 Prospects list". MLB.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
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