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A.J. Cole | Starting Pitcher

Team: Washington Nationals
Age / DOB:  (21) / 1/5/1992
Ht / Wt:  6'4' / 180
Bats / Throws: Right / Right
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Nationals acquired RHP A.J. Cole from the Athletics in a three-team trade.
Cole, 21, returns to the organization that drafted him after being traded to the A's last winter in the Gio Gonzalez deal. The right-hander put up a 3.70 ERA with 133 strikeouts over 133 2/3 innings between Low- and High-A in 2012. Jan 16 - 8:04 PM

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Athletics acquired RHP A.J. Cole, LHP Tommy Milone, RHP Brad Peacock and C Derek Norris from the Nationals for LHP Gio Gonzalez.

Cole posted a 4.04 ERA and 108/24 K/BB ratio in 89 innings this past season at the Single-A level. He's raw and has a ways to go in his development, but the 19-year-old right-hander carries the upside of a potential top-end starter. He was a fourth-round pick of the Nationals in the 2010 MLB Amateur Draft and was ranked this winter as the Nationals' No. 4 prospect by Baseball America.
Thu, Dec 22, 2011 05:19:00 PM

Nationals agreed to terms with fourth-round pick RHP A.J. Cole.

Quite a get for the Nats, as Cole was thought to be a difficult sign, thus the reason why he fell to the fourth round. The right-hander will get $2 million, which is well above the suggested slot for a fourth-rounder.
Source: MLBlogs.com
Sun, Aug 15, 2010 08:49:00 AM

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Batters
PosRoleName
C1Kurt Suzuki
2Wilson Ramos
3Jhonatan Solano
1B1Adam LaRoche
2Chad Tracy
3Chris Marrero
2B1Danny Espinosa
2Anthony Rendon
3Steve Lombardozzi
4Jeff Kobernus
SS1Ian Desmond
3B1Ryan Zimmerman
LF1Bryce Harper
2Roger Bernadina
CF1Denard Span
RF1Jayson Werth
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Stephen Strasburg
2Gio Gonzalez
3Jordan Zimmermann
4Dan Haren
5Ross Detwiler
6Ross Ohlendorf
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Rafael Soriano
2Drew Storen
3Tyler Clippard
4Craig Stammen
5Ryan Mattheus
6Christian Garcia
7Ian Krol
8Fernando Abad
9Xavier Cedeno