Tech Alumni In The Majors 2010


Brandon Boggs         OF      Texas Rangers

Marlon Byrd           OF      Chicago Cubs

Bruce Chen            LHP     Kansas City Royals

Tyler Greene          IF      St. Louis Cardinals

Micah Owings          RHP     Cincinnati Reds
 - Designated for assignment

Mike Nickeas          C       New York Mets

Eric Patterson      2B/OF     Oakland Athletics
 - June 26, 2010: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Boston Red Sox

Jay Payton            OF      Colorado Rockies
 - Called up from Class AAA Colorado Springs 9/7

Mark Teixeira         1B      New York Yankees                $12,500,000

Jason Varitek         C       Boston Red Sox                  $10,442,031

Matt Wieters          C       Baltimore Orioles

Blake Wood            RHP     Kansas City Royals

Cam Bonifay           Special Assistant to GM                 Cincinnati Reds

Bobby Dews            Special Advisor to GM                   Atlanta Braves   

John Stewart          Northeast Scouting Supervisor           Atlanta Braves 


Tech Alumni In Japan


Matt Murton          OF      Hanshin Tigers



Tech Alumni In Korea

Bong Jung-Keun* LHP LG Twins

Tech Alumni In The Minors


Charlie Blackmon      OF      Tulsa Drillers               AA      Colorado Rockies
 - Began season in extended Spring Training (hamstring injury)

Brandon Boggs         OF      Oklahoma City RedHawks      AAA      Texas Rangers
 - Placed on seven-day disabled list 4/10 (right shoulder tendinitis)
 - Reactivated 4/18 

Eddie Burns           RHP                                  A       Cleveland Indians

Kevin Cameron         RHP     Fresno Grizzlies            AAA      San Francisco Giants

Bruce Chen            LHP     Omaha Royals                AAA      Kansas City Royals
 - Promoted to Kansas City 4/23

Wally Crancer        C/OF     Frederick Keys               A       Baltimore Orioles
- Placed on the voluntarily retired list 5/4.

David Duncan          LHP     Lexington Legends            A       Houston Astros
 - Promoted to Class A Lancaster JetHawks 6/8

Michael Fisher        IF      Savannah Sand Gnats          A       New York Mets
 - Released by Atlanta at end of Spring Training
 - Signed by New York Mets and assigned to extended Spring Training
 - Assigned to Class A Savannah 5/30
 - Promoted to Class AA Binghamton
 - Reassigned to Class A St. Lucie

Tyler Greene          SS      Memphis Redbirds            AAA      St. Louis Cardinals

Tim Gustafson         RHP     Mississippi Braves           AA      Atlanta Braves

Chris Hicks           RHP                                  A       Houston Astros

Wes Hodges            3B      Columbus Clippers           AAA      Cleveland Indians

Lee Hyde              LHP     Mississippi Braves           AA      Atlanta Braves
 - Promoted to Class AAA Gwinnett

Riccardo Ingram      Coach    Roving Hitting Instructor            Minnesota Twins

Jeff Kindel           1B      Tulsa Drillers               AA      Colorado Rockies 

Andrew Kown           RHP     Syracuse Chiefs             AAA      Washington Nationals
 
Andy Mitchell         RHP     Norfolk Tides               AAA      Baltimore Orioles 

Luke Murton           1B      Charleston RiverDogs         A       New York Yankees 

Mike Nickeas          C       Buffalo Bisons              AAA      New York Mets
 - Reassigned to Class AA Binghamton 4/12

Danny Payne           OF      Lake Elsinore Storm          A       San Diego Padres
 = Reassigned to Class A Fort Wayne 

Jay Payton            OF      Colorado Springs Sky Sox    AAA      Colorado Rockies

Whit Robbins          3B      New Britain Rockcats         AA      Minnesota Twins

Brad Rulon            RHP     Tampa Yankees                A       New York Yankees 
 - Released 6/22

Jake Sullivan         LHP     Bowling Green Hot Rods       A       Tampa Bay Rays

Zach Von Tersch       RHP     Savannah Sand Gnats          A       New York Mets

Blake Wood            RHP     Omaha Royals                AAA      Kansas City Royals

* Studied English as a Foreign Language at Georgia Tech