Griffin Roberts

Griffin Roberts
St. Louis Cardinals
Pitcher
Born: (1996-06-13) June 13, 1996
Midlothian, Virginia
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Griffin Roberts (born June 13, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Career

Roberts graduated from James River High School in Midlothian, Virginia. As a senior, he pitched to a 6–0 record with a 1.24 ERA.[1] He was not drafted out of high school in the 2015 MLB draft and he enrolled at Wake Forest University where he played college baseball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.[2]

In 2016, as a freshman, Roberts struggled with his command. In 15.2 innings pitched that year, he walked 18 batters, threw seven wild pitches, and hit five batters while compiling a 9.19 ERA.[3] As a sophomore in 2017, he greatly improved, and became Wake Forest's closer, finishing the year with a 2–5 record, a 2.19 ERA, and eight saves to go along with striking out 80 batters in 53.1 innings.[4] He was named to the All-ACC Second Team.[5]

After his sophomore year, Roberts was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 29th round of the 2017 MLB draft, but he did not sign and returned to Wake Forest.[6] That same summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Wareham Gatemen, and was named to their All Star Game.[7] As a junior in 2018, he transitioned into a starting pitcher, and became Wake Forest's Friday night starter, going 5–4 with a 3.82 ERA while striking out an ACC-best 130 batters in 96.2 innings.[8] He was named to the All-ACC Second Team for the second season in a row.[9]

The St. Louis Cardinals selected Roberts with the 43rd overall selection in the 2018 MLB draft.[10] Roberts agreed to terms with the Cardinals and received a $1,664,200 signing bonus.[11] He was assigned to the GCL Cardinals.

References

  1. ↑ "For Griffin Roberts, Interest in His Ability No Longer an Issue". Darmouth Week. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.richmond.com/sports/high-school/baseball/griff-roberts-goes-from-james-river-to-walk-on-at/article_77b86882-8055-5a79-8ee2-c09673c985d9.html
  3. ↑ "Newfound confidence turns Roberts into Wake's ace closer". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Griffin Roberts Plans to Return to Wake Forest for 2018". Best College Sports News Network. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Gavin Sheets, named first-team All-ACC, has picked up where Will Craig left off". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Wake Forest's Griffin Roberts making smooth transition from bullpen to starting rotation". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Catching up with local pitchers Daniel Lynch and Griffin Roberts, who are tearing up the Cape Cod League". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Cardinals hold distinction of drafting first player born in the 2000s". Missourinet. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/052118aaa.html
  10. ↑ "Deacons' Griffin Roberts picked 43 overall by St. Louis Cardinals in MLB Draft". greensboro.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  11. ↑ Adams, Steve; Todd, Jeff. "Amateur Draft Signings: 6/11/18". MLB Trade Rumors.
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