Dillon Tate

Dillon Tate
New York Yankees
Pitcher
Born: (1994-05-01) May 1, 1994
Harbor City, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Medal record
Men’s Baseball
Representing  United States
Haarlem Baseball Week
2014 Haarlem National team

Dillon Michael Tate (born May 1, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization. He played college baseball at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the first round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, and traded to the Yankees during the 2016 season.

Amateur career

Tate attended Claremont High School in Claremont, California, graduating in 2012.[1] He made the school's baseball team, but received little playing time as a freshman. He then began to train at the Major League Baseball (MLB) Urban Youth Academy in Compton, California.[2] He was not selected in the MLB draft out of high school.[3]

Tate enrolled at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he played college baseball for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.[4] As a freshman he appeared in four games, pitching three innings, and had a 9.00 earned run average (ERA).[3][5] That summer, he grew from 165 pounds (75 kg) to 200 pounds (91 kg) through weight training.[3] As a sophomore, he served as the Gauchos' closing pitcher, finishing the season with a 1.45 ERA, 12 saves, and 46 strikeouts.[5] Tate was expected to enter his junior season in 2015 as the closer again, but was converted into a starting pitcher after an injury to one of the teams starters.[6][7][8] He started 14 games in his junior year, pitching to a 8–5 win–loss record with a 2.26 ERA and 111 strikeouts in  103 1⁄3 innings pitched.[1][3]

Professional career

Tate was considered one of the top prospects for the 2015 MLB draft.[9][10][11] He was drafted by the Texas Rangers with the fourth overall selection.[3] He signed with the Rangers on June 12, earning a $4.2 million signing bonus.[1][12] Tate made his professional debut for the Spokane Indians of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League,[13] and was promoted to the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League in 2016. He spent time on the disabled list with a strained hamstring.[14] Tate pitched 65 innings for Hickory, with a 5.12 ERA, 55 strikeouts, and 27 walks.[15] His fastball velocity, which previously ranged from 92 to 98 miles per hour (148 to 158 km/h),[16] decreased to 90 to 93 miles per hour (145 to 150 km/h) in his time with Hickory.[17]

On August 1, 2016, the Rangers traded Tate and fellow prospects Erik Swanson and Nick Green to the New York Yankees for Carlos Beltrán.[15] The Yankees assigned Tate to the Charleston RiverDogs of the South Atlantic League to pitch as a reliever for the remainder of 2016, in order to work with pitching coach Justin Pope to fix various mechanical flaws that can lead to an increase in velocity.[17] The Yankees assigned him to the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League after the regular season, and he was named to the Fall Stars Game.[18]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Torribio, Sarah (June 25, 2015). "Dillon Tate on fast-track to MLB". Claremont Courier. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ Laymance, Austin (June 1, 2015). "Tate finds path to Draft in Compton UYA". MLB.com. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Rangers draft pitcher Dillon Tate with fourth overall pick". Star-Telegram. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ Shotgun Spratling. "Dillon Tate's Work Ethic Garners Respect - D1Baseball.com". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "CBB: UCSB's Tate named Preseason All-American". Presidio Sports. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Dillon Tate added to Golden Spike Award watch list". Presidio Sports. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  7. ↑ "John Zant: Gauchos are Golden on the Mound". Presidio Sports. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  8. ↑ Kendall Rogers. "Golden Spikes Spotlight: Dillon Tate". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  9. ↑ "UC-Santa Barabara's Dillon Tate surging up draft boards -- MLB draft - Keith Law Blog - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Weekend MLB draft notes: Mike Matuella sits, Dillon Tate sparkles - MLB Draft Blog - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  11. ↑ Kendall Rogers. "Buzzworthy: UCSB's Tate Shows Top Pick Stuff - D1Baseball.com". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Rangers get bargain, sign top pick Dillon Tate for $4.2 million". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Dillon Tate makes professional debut". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  14. ↑ "No. 3 Texas Rangers prospect Dillon Tate back on track for Hickory Crawdads - MiLB.com News - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  15. 1 2 Sullivan, T.R. (January 27, 2016). "First-round pick Tate eyes first full pro season: Fourth overall selection in 2015 Draft building out pitching repertoire". MLB.com. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Rangers prospect Dillon Tate ready for 2016". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  17. 1 2 Kuty, Brendan (August 2, 2016). "How Yankees will slowly fix pitching prospect Dillon Tate". NJ.com. NJ Advance Media. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Yankees, Mets represented at Arizona Fall League All-Star Game". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
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