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January 14, 2007
Hip, Hip, Jorge! Sounds So Nice They Drafted Him Twice
Today, I learned something about Jorge Posada. From decaturdaily.com -
Retired Calhoun Community College baseball coach Fred Frickie and one of his former prize students, Jorge Posada, will receive a base on balls into the Alabama Community College Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday.
Drafted by the Yankees out of high school in Puerto Rico, Posada played shortstop and third base at Calhoun in 1990 and 1991. In 1990, he was voted the team’s best hitter. The following year, he was named co-captain at Calhoun and selected to the all-conference team. Also, he left Calhoun with his associate’s degree.
After his first year with Calhoun, the Yankees drafted Posada again, but Frickie said he didn’t feel the money was right for him to leave school.
According to Frickie, after Posada’s second year at Calhoun, he signed a scholarship offer with The University of Alabama, but later signed with the Yankees, who upped their offer.
Someone in the Yankees organization really saw something in Posada - so much so that he never left their radar. Looking for more on this, I found an excellent bio on Posada at JockBio. It's worth reading.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at January 14, 2007 09:18 AM