Fansided · Jan 14, 2019
Tampa Bay Rays: Cole Sampen scouting report
The Tampa Bay Rays recently acquired Oliver Drake from the Blue Jays and needed to make room on their 40-man roster. To do this they traded away Jaime Shultz to the Dodgers and received Cole Sampen in return. Let’s break down the young right-hander.
A product of Wright State who was taken in the 20th round of the 2018 draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cole Sampen now comes to the Tampa Bay Rays organization following a roster clearing move.
Sampen, a 23 year old right handed pitcher, is the son of former major league pitcher Bill Sampen, who pitched across parts of 5 season with the Expos, Angels, and Royals. Sampen finished with a career 25-21 record and a 3.73 ERA over 299.1 innings.