He initially attended Bethel College before transferring to Vanderbilt University,[2] where he played three seasons. In his first season there, 2008, he was 2-1 with a 3.51 ERA in 21 games (three starts). In 2009, he was 4-3 with a 5.56 ERA in 18 games (six starts), while averaging more than a strikeout an inning for the second straight season. He also went 3-0 with a 1.25 ERA in 10 games for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[3][4] The Seattle Mariners took him in the 22nd round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft, but again he did not sign a contract. Back with Vanderbilt in 2010, he was 6-0 with a 3.91 ERA 24 games (five starts). He was listed among the best draft prospects from Tennessee that year.[5] The Reds drafted him in the 11th round of that year's draft and he inked a contract.
Professional career
Minor leagues
He pitched for the Billings Mustangs in 2010, appearing in 14 games and going 1-3 with a 2.42 ERA. In 2011, he was 2-2 with 22 saves and a 1.35 ERA in 51 games for the Dayton Dragons, striking out 89 batters and allowing only 29 hits in 60 frames. MLB.com named him the Class A Relief Pitcher of the Year and MiLB.com named him an Organization All-Star.[6] He was also a Midwest League Post-Season All-Star. With the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in 2012, he was 2-3 with a 3.41 ERA in 56 games. In 2013, he posted a 5.43 ERA and allowed 73 hits in 63 innings with the Blue Wahoos. He played in the Arizona Fall League in both 2012 and 2013. He spent 2014 with Pensacola and was 5-3 with a 4.06 ERA in 52 games, again averaging more than a strikeout per inning. For the fourth year in a row, he was with Pensacola to start 2015, but was promoted to the Louisville Bats partway through the campaign.[7]
In 2013, he was named among the Reds' best prospects by John Sickels.[8] He has appeared at spring training with the major league club each year since 2012.
Cincinnati Reds
Hayes was called by the Reds on April 20, 2016. To make room for Hayes on the 40-man roster, the Reds designated right-hander Keyvius Sampson for assignment. Sampson was optioned to Triple-A Louisville on April 16. He made his Major League debut versus the Chicago Cubs on April 21, 2016.
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^"2009 Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
^"BaseballAmerica.com: Draft: Draft Preview: State Report: Tennessee". baseballamerica.com. June 2, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
^"Drew Hayes Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
^"Drew Hayes Minor, Fall & Winter Leagues Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
^John Sickels (2013-01-13). "Cincinnati Reds Top 20 Prospects for 2013". Minor League Ball. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
External links
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
February 03, 2023
drew, hayes, baseball, andrew, trent, hayes, born, september, 1987, american, former, professional, baseball, pitcher, played, major, league, baseball, cincinnati, reds, 2016, drew, hayeshayes, with, reds, 2016pitcherborn, 1987, september, 1987, mckenzie, tenn. Andrew Trent Hayes born September 3 1987 is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball MLB for the Cincinnati Reds in 2016 Drew HayesHayes with the Reds in 2016PitcherBorn 1987 09 03 September 3 1987 age 35 McKenzie TennesseeBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 21 2016 for the Cincinnati RedsLast MLB appearanceMay 15 2016 for the Cincinnati RedsMLB statisticsWin loss record0 0Earned run average8 38Strikeouts8TeamsCincinnati Reds 2016 Contents 1 Amateur career 2 Professional career 2 1 Minor leagues 2 2 Cincinnati Reds 2 3 Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 3 References 4 External linksAmateur career EditPrior to playing professionally he attended McKenzie High School in McKenzie Tennessee when he was drafted in the 29th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks a few picks ahead of outfielder Khris Davis 1 He did not sign a contract He initially attended Bethel College before transferring to Vanderbilt University 2 where he played three seasons In his first season there 2008 he was 2 1 with a 3 51 ERA in 21 games three starts In 2009 he was 4 3 with a 5 56 ERA in 18 games six starts while averaging more than a strikeout an inning for the second straight season He also went 3 0 with a 1 25 ERA in 10 games for the Yarmouth Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League 3 4 The Seattle Mariners took him in the 22nd round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft but again he did not sign a contract Back with Vanderbilt in 2010 he was 6 0 with a 3 91 ERA 24 games five starts He was listed among the best draft prospects from Tennessee that year 5 The Reds drafted him in the 11th round of that year s draft and he inked a contract Professional career EditMinor leagues Edit He pitched for the Billings Mustangs in 2010 appearing in 14 games and going 1 3 with a 2 42 ERA In 2011 he was 2 2 with 22 saves and a 1 35 ERA in 51 games for the Dayton Dragons striking out 89 batters and allowing only 29 hits in 60 frames MLB com named him the Class A Relief Pitcher of the Year and MiLB com named him an Organization All Star 6 He was also a Midwest League Post Season All Star With the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in 2012 he was 2 3 with a 3 41 ERA in 56 games In 2013 he posted a 5 43 ERA and allowed 73 hits in 63 innings with the Blue Wahoos He played in the Arizona Fall League in both 2012 and 2013 He spent 2014 with Pensacola and was 5 3 with a 4 06 ERA in 52 games again averaging more than a strikeout per inning For the fourth year in a row he was with Pensacola to start 2015 but was promoted to the Louisville Bats partway through the campaign 7 In 2013 he was named among the Reds best prospects by John Sickels 8 He has appeared at spring training with the major league club each year since 2012 Cincinnati Reds Edit Hayes was called by the Reds on April 20 2016 To make room for Hayes on the 40 man roster the Reds designated right hander Keyvius Sampson for assignment Sampson was optioned to Triple A Louisville on April 16 He made his Major League debut versus the Chicago Cubs on April 21 2016 Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Edit On May 13 2017 Hayes signed with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball He became a free agent after the 2017 season References Edit 29th Round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft Baseball Reference com Baseball Reference com Retrieved November 20 2015 TheBaseballCube com Archived September 18 2015 at the Wayback Machine Drew Hayes pointstreak com Retrieved September 25 2019 2009 Yarmouth Dennis Red Sox thebaseballcube com Retrieved September 23 2021 BaseballAmerica com Draft Draft Preview State Report Tennessee baseballamerica com June 2 2010 Retrieved November 20 2015 Drew Hayes Stats Highlights Bio MiLB com Stats The Official Site of Minor League Baseball MiLB com Retrieved November 20 2015 Drew Hayes Minor Fall amp Winter Leagues Statistics amp History Baseball Reference com Baseball Reference com Retrieved November 20 2015 John Sickels 2013 01 13 Cincinnati Reds Top 20 Prospects for 2013 Minor League Ball Retrieved November 20 2015 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Drew Hayes baseball amp oldid 1135321992, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
