Alan Horne

Alan Horne

William Alan Horne (born January 5, 1983 in Marianna, Florida) is a minor league pitcher in the New York Yankees organization. He is listed at 6 feet 4 inches, 195 lbs, and throws right-handed.

Horne was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the first round (27th overall) of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft, but opted not to sign and instead went to the University of Mississippi, where he has a solid freshman season, only to succumb to injury requiring Tommy John surgery. Horne took a medical redshirt his sophomore year. Horne then transferred to Chipola College for his junior year. He was drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the 30th Round (893rd overall) of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft, but bypassed a reported six-figure bonus to attend the University of Florida. After helping the Gators to the College World Series Finals, Horne considered returning to Florida as a fifth year senior, but was drafted in the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft, by the Yankees in the 11th round (349th overall), and signed, receiving a $400,000 bonus.

Horne made his professional debut in 2006 with the A Tampa Yankees, and in 2007 has pitched for the AA Trenton Thunder, where he has pitched well and attracted interest from other teams.

His best offering a heavy 92-95 mph fastball that he does a good job of keeping in the bottom third of the zone. He works off his fastball with a hammer curveball that bites hard and down in the zone. He learned a cut fastball at Chipola Junior College.On August 25 2007 Horne was awarded the Eastern League Pitcher of the Year Award. A ceremony was held before the game.

Awards and honors

* 2007 - Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star
* 2007 - Eastern League Pitcher of the Year [http://www.easternleague.com/2007POY.pdf]

References

External links

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* [http://ingeorgewetrust.blogspot.com/2006/03/prospect-profile-alan-horne.html Prospect Profile: Alan Horne]
* [http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Alan%20Horne&pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=458951 Minor League Baseball: Statistics]


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