Chris Tritle
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Chris Tritle was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 19th round of the 2000 MLB draft*. Chris played a few years in the minors before retiring. He was born in Cedar Rapids and played high school ball at Center Point-Urbana.
* 2000 MLB Draft Iowa Connections: Joel Hanrahan (2nd Norwalk), Tritle (19th Center Point-Urbana), Jose Rodrigeuz (24th Iowa Western CC), Ryan Danly (38th Cedar Rapids), Ryan Trytten (39th Ottumwa), Alan Abram (40th Des Moines), Sean Johnson (41st Clinton), Michael Laesch (43rd ISU), Ben Riley (49th Iowa Western CC)
** MLBers from Cedar Rapids: Mike Boddicker, Cal Eldred, Ben Ford, Bill Hoffer, Mitch Keller, Bruce Kimm, A.J. Puk, Dick Rozek, Scott Schebler, Shawn Sedlacek, Cy Slapnicka, Ryan Sweeney, Greg Thayer, John Wathan, Earl Whitehill
Personal Notes
Chris Tritle of one of many Iowa baseball players who played in the minors, but never really got close to the majors. Many of them have minor league cards, some have none, and Chris is in the select few that got to have major cards. Bowman is usually the main source for these players, as they are the prospecting set. Chris however have a bunch of cards across many sets in the 2002 year. So, why Chris? My guess is that the checklist builders in each of these companies are also prospecting, and when they add they look for those who rank high on the top prospect lists (not Chris). Chris was probably selected for one reason. He was the MVP of the Arizona League in 2001. Chris did not have any other major cards after 2002.
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