Colin Poche #38

Selected by the Diamondbacks in the 14th round of the 2016 June Draft out of Dallas Baptist University, the same program that produced former Ray Ben Zobrist…began his collegiate career at the University of Arkansas, where he was teammates with Ryne Stanek and Jalen Beeks, and underwent Tommy John surgery following his sophomore season…previously selected by the Orioles in the fifth round of the 2012 June Draft, but did not sign.

2018

Named Minor League Reliever of the Year by the Rays Baseball Operations department… began the season with Double-A Jackson in the Diamondbacks organization, then pitched for Double-A Montgomery and Triple-A Durham in the Rays system following a May 1 acquisition as a player to be named in the Steven Souza Jr. trade… between the two organizations, went 6-0 with a 0.82 ERA (66-IP, 6-ER) and 110 SO for a 15.0 SO/9 IP ratio…no minor league pitcher with as many innings recorded a better SO/9 IP ratio…struck out 45.6 pct. of his batters faced…named the Rays Minor League Pitcher of the Month for June, going 1-0 with a 0.57 ERA (15.2-IP, 1-ER) and 28 SO…made 5 apps in the International League postseason, recording 12 SO in 7 IP, to help the Bulls win a second consecutive Governors' Cup…named to the Rays Organizational All-Star Team by MLB.com and Baseball America's Minor League All-Star Team…ranked by Baseball America as the No. 20 prospect in the Rays system following the season.