Robert Michael Seay (born June 20, 1978 in Sarasota, Florida) Bobby Seay is a Major League Baseballpitcher. He has played with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2001-2004) and the Colorado Rockies (2005-present). He was a graduate of Sarasota High School in Sarasota Florida, where he compiled a 30-4 record in three years at Sarasota High School (1994-1996) with a 0.79 Earned Run Average and 362 strikeouts in 221.1 innings pitched. He led Sarasota High School to the Florida State Championship and 16th in the national ranking in his senior year, going 10-2 with 122 SO and 29 BB in 70 innings with an 0.70 ]. He was drafted by the White Sox in 1196 but he was made a free agent based on major league baseball's amateur draft rule 4-3. Then he was signed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and made his major league debut in 2001. He stayed with the organization until 2004, when he was traded to the Colorado Rockies for outfielder Reggie Taylor after being designated for assignment. Then, only after 3 games with the Rockies he was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left pectoral muscle. Ringling estate Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 52,715. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Tampa Bay Devil Rays American League AAA Durham Bulls AA Montgomery Biscuits A Visalia Oaks Southwest Michigan Devil Rays Hudson Valley Renegades R Princeton Devil Rays The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St. ... Colorado Rockies National League AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox AA Tulsa Drillers A Modesto Nuts Asheville Tourists Tri-City Dust Devils R Casper Rockies The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. ... In baseball statistics, earned run average (denoted by ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. ... In baseball statistics, earned run average (denoted by ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. ... Tampa Bay Devil Rays American League AAA Durham Bulls AA Montgomery Biscuits A Visalia Oaks Southwest Michigan Devil Rays Hudson Valley Renegades R Princeton Devil Rays The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St. ... Colorado Rockies National League AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox AA Tulsa Drillers A Modesto Nuts Asheville Tourists Tri-City Dust Devils R Casper Rockies The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. ... An outfielder moves in to catch a fly ball Outfielder is a collective term including left fielder, center fielder, and right fielder, the three positions in baseball farthest from the batter. ... In baseball, the disabled list (AKA. DL) is a means for teams to remove their injured players from the roster in order to summon healthy players to temporarily replace them. ...
Awards
First-team High School All-America (1996)
1 of 12 players nominated by Louisville Slugger for the High School Player-of-the-Year Award (1996)
External Links
MLB.com: Bobby Seay (http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/team/player.jsp?player_id=150144)
ESPN.com: Bobby Seay (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?statsId=6780)
Yahoo! Sports: Bobby Seay (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlbpa/players/6780)
Detroit.Tigers.MLB.com reports Detroit Tigers RP BobbySeay, who was designated for assignment last week, cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday, June 21.
USAToday.com reports Colorado Rockies RP BobbySeay was sent outright to Triple-A Colorado Springs Sunday, July 17.
Colorado Rockies RP BobbySeay (thumb) left the game against the San Diego Padres Friday, July 8, after experiencing inflammation in his left hand, according to Eddie Pells of the Associated Press.
In a final acknowledgement that their $3 million investment in BobbySeay didn't work out, the Devil Rays designated him for assignment on April 2 and traded him Friday.
A 26-year-old lefthander, Seay went 12th overall to the White Sox in the 1996 draft.
Seay has two plus pitches in his fastball and curveball, but his inconsistent control and command have undermined him.