- Bill Rhinehart
Infobox MLB player
name=Bill Rhinehart
width=300
position=First Base
team=Harrisburg Senators
number=11
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1984|11|22stat1label=
Batting average
stat1value=.269
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=18
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=89
teams=
*Vermont Lake Monsters (by|2007)
*Hagerstown Suns (by|2008) /Potomac Nationals (by|2008) /Harrisburg Senators (by|2008-present)William Curtis Rhinehart (born November 22, 1984 in
Roseville, California ) is afirst baseman inMinor League Baseball , who plays for theHarrisburg Senators . He was drafted by theWashington Nationals in the 11th round of the 2007 MLB draft out of theUniversity of Arizona where he became only the third player since 1950 to lead the team in batting average, home runs and RBIs. [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jun/20/despite-not-looking-the-part-rhinehart-produces/] He was the 340th overall pick, and stands 6'0" and weighs 202lbs. [MILB.com] Nonspecific|date=September 2008Rhinehart made his professional debut on June 20, 2007 with the short season
Vermont Lake Monsters where he finished the season and earned aNew York-Penn League all-star appearance. In the 2008 season, Bill started with low A ball affiliateHagerstown Suns . On June 22, 2008, fellow first baseman and Washington Nationals top prospect, Chris Marrero, broke his right fibula which ended his season. [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jun/22/top-prospect-out-for-season-after-leg-injury/] This lead to his promotion to thePotomac Nationals of theCarolina League on June 23 where he hit a two run home run during his first at-bat [http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/category/potomac-a/page/9/] . Seven days later, Rhinehart was again promoted to theWashington Nationals ' AA affiliate, theHarrisburg Senators where he finished the 2008 season.Honors
*06/17/2008 SAL Mid-Season All-Star
*06/17/2008 SAL All-Star Game Top Star
*05/05/2008 SAL Player of the Week
*08/14/2007 NYP Mid-Season All-Star [http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Bill%20Rhinehart&pos=1B&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=453408]References
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