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Full Name: Aaron Allan Slegers

Born: 09/04/1992

Birthplace: Scottsdale, AZ

College: Indiana

Height: 6' 10"

Weight: 245

Bats: R

Throws: R

Twitter:@aslegers

 

The 140^th overall pick in the 2013 draft out of Indiana University signed with the Twins and was assigned to Elizabethon to make his major league debut.

 

Pitching out of the bullpen, Slegers dominated rookie ball hitters posting the following line:

 

[TABLE]

ear

Age

Tm

Lg

Lev

Aff

W

L

W-L%

ERA

G

GS

GF

CG

SHO

SV

IP

H

R

ER

HR

BB

IBB

SO

HBP

BK

WP

BF

WHIP

H/9

HR/9

BB/9

SO/9

SO/BB

2013

20

Elizabethton

APPY

Rk

MIN

0

0

[/TD]

[TD]0.47

9

0

4

0

0

3

19.0

16

2

1

0

2

0

18

1

0

0

68

0.947

7.6

0.0

0.9

8.5

9.00

[/TABLE]

 

In 2014, Slegers was sent to begin the season at Cedar Rapids. As the opening day starter, Slegers went 5 innings, giving up 2ER on 5 Hits, while striking out 5.

 

Check back on this thread often, he’s going to rock it this year!

6' 10" sheesh. Big boy.

 

Slegers off to a good start this spring. 27 k's to 4 walks in 28.2 IP. 1 HR allowed.