- Kevin Ahrens
Kevin Ahrens is a third baseman [ [http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/events/draft_report/y2007/index.jsp?mc=ahrens MLB.com Draft Report for Kevin Ahrens] ] who was drafted by the
Toronto Blue Jays ofMajor League Baseball 16th overall in the2007 Major League Baseball Draft [ [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2007/drafttracker.jsp MLB.com Draft Tracker] ] .High school career
Ahrens attended
Memorial High School inHouston ,Texas At the 2006 World Wood Bat Championships, he led the Houston Heat with game-winning hits in the quarter- and semifinals. [ [http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/223123 Jays make power a priority] , By Mark Zwolinski, "
Toronto Star ," June 8, 2007]He was named player of the year in the Greater Houston area and was twice selected all-state and three times all-district. [Khan Jr., Sam." [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/hs/agh/4896448.html It's child's play for Ahrens] ".Accessed June 24, 2007.] [ [http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/sports/20070628/allusabase_ahrens.art.htm Kevin Ahrens, infielder] , "
USA Today ," June 28, 2007]Prior to the 2007 draft, he signed to play baseball with Texas A&M.
2007 draft
Sports Illustrated projected Ahrens as a top-20 prospect for the 2007 draft. [ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/sioncampus/06/07/draft.capsules/1.html Top 20 MLB Amateur Draft Prospects] , By Bryan Smith, Special to SI.com, June 7, 2007]
After being selected by Toronto in the sixteenth spot, Ahrens decided to forgo college and enter the Blue Jays organization. He was given a $1.44 million US signing bonus, the 10th-highest for a Blue Jay prospect, which included $60,000 for schooling to offset his not going to Texas A&M. [ [http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Baseball/MLB/Toronto/2007/06/22/4281819-sun.html Jays bust out chequebook: Top pick Kevin Ahrens signs for $1.44-million] , By Bob Elliott, Sun Media, June 22, 2007]
References
* [http://torontosun.com/Sports/Columnists/Elliott_Bob/2007/06/23/4283904.html Kevin Ahrens hasn't played in a major-league game, but the Jays' No. 1 selection has stepped in against Roger Clemens] , Column by Bob Elliott, "
Toronto Sun ," June 23, 2007
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