Nationals Sign RHP Erick Fedde
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2014 NATIONALS AGREE TO TERMS WITH RHP ERICK FEDDE The Washington Nationals today agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Erick Fedde, the No. 18 overall pick in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo and Assistant General Manager & Vice President of Scouting Operations Kris Kline made the joint announcement. Fedde, a 6-foot-4, 180-pound junior out of the University of Nevada Las Vegas, is regarded as one of the top collegiate arms in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft and is coming off a season in which he went 8-2 with a 1.76 ERA (15 ER/76.2 IP) and 82 strikeouts in 11 starts for the Rebels. The 21-year-old was named the 2014 Mountain West Pitcher of the Year and to the All-Mountain West First Team after going 6-1 with league-leading 1.60 ERA (10 ER/56.1 IP) in eight starts in conference play. He was also named a Louisville Slugger Second-Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball and to the midseason Golden Spikes Award watch list. Fedde entered the 2014 season rated as the No. 12 pitching prospect and the No. 17 overall prospect in collegiate baseball, according to Baseball America. As a sophomore, in 2013, Fedde went 7-3 with a 3.92 ERA (42 ER/96.1 IP) in 15 starts. He led the UNLV staff and ranked fourth in the Mountain West with 83 strikeouts, and was named to the Spring Academic All-Mountain West team. Following the season, he was 3-1 with a 2.34 ERA for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He left the league after tossing a league-best 30.2 innings and recording 26 strikeouts, third-most in the league. Fedde joined the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team later in the summer. The right-hander, who underwent “Tommy John” ligament replacement surgery on June 3, 2014, will report to Viera, Fla., to continue this rehab under the Nationals’ care. Fedde is a graduate of Las Vegas High School where played alongside Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper. He was also an all-state soccer player and helped lead LVHS to a soccer state championship in 2009. He was originally selected by the San Diego Padres in the 24th round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, but he did not sign. A recap of the Nationals’ 2014 First-Year Player Draft is below (signed players in bold): RD PICK PLAYER POS B/T HT WT DOB SCHOOL 1 (18) Erick Fedde RHP R/R 6-4 180 2/25/93 University of Nevada-Las Vegas 2 (57) Andrew Suarez LHP L/L 6-2 205 9/11/92 University of Miami (FL) 3 (93) Jakson Reetz C R/R 6-1 195 1/3/96 Norris (NE) High School 4 (124) Robbie Dickey RHP R/R 6-3 205 4/6/94 Blinn (TX) Junior College 5 (154) Drew Van Orden RHP R/R 6-4 200 1/19/92 Duke (NC) University 6 (184) Austen Williams RHP R/R 6-3 220 12/19/92 Texas State University 7 (214) Dale Carey CF R/R 6-2 190 11/14/91 University of Miami (FL) 8 (244) Jeff Gardner LF L/R 6-2 220 1/21/92 University of Louisville (KY) 9 (274) Austin Byler 1B L/R 6-3 225 10/15/92 University of Nevada-Reno 10 (304) Matthew Page RF L/L 6-3 210 10/22/91 Oklahoma Baptist University 11 (334) Weston Davis RHP R/R 6-3 185 7/6/96 Manatee (FL) High School 12 (364) Domenick Mancini RHP R/R 6-3 190 9/28/93 Miami (FL) Dade CC 13 (394) Austin Davidson 3B L/R 6-0 180 1/3/93 Pepperdine (CA) University 14 (424) James Bourque RHP R/R 6-4 195 7/7/93 University of Michigan 15 (454) Ryan Ripken 1B L/L 6-6 230 7/26/93 Indian River (FL) State JC 16 (484) Cole Plouck LHP L/L 6-2 175 4/25/94 Pima (AZ) Community College 17 (514) Alec Keller CF L/R 6-2 200 5/13/92 Princeton (NJ) University 18 (544) McKenzie Mills LHP L/L 6-4 205 11/19/95 Sprayberry (GA) High School 19 (574) Clay Williamson RF L/R 6-1 205 6/1/93 Cal State – Fullerton 20 (604) Brian Langlois RF R/R 6-1 200 10/30/91 Pepperdine (CA) University 21 (634) Connor Bach LHP L/L 6-4 225 6/24/92 Virginia Military Institute 22 (664) Daniel Salters C L/R 6-3 210 2/5/93 Dallas (TX) Baptist University 23 (694) Chris Riopedre SS R/R 5-9 175 4/16/93 East Tennessee State University 24 (724) Kyle Simmons RHP R/R 6-6 205 9/25/91 Texas Lutheran University 25 (754) Kyle Bacak C R/R 5-9 175 11/15/91 Texas Christian University 26 (784) Chase McDowell RHP L/R 6-2 195 12/14/90 Rice (TX) University 27 (814) Conor Keniry SS L/R 6-1 195 12/2/91 Wake Forest (NC) University 28 (844) Kida De La Cruz RHP R/R 6-5 240 8/10/94 Volunteer State (TN) CC 29 (874) DJ Jauss RHP R/R 6-2 200 9/5/90 University of Massachusetts 30 (904) Tyler Mapes RHP R/R 6-2 210 7/18/91 Tulane (LA) University 31 (934) Samuel Johns RHP R/R 6-3 210 7/12/91 Evansville (IN) University 32 (964) Elliott Cary CF L/L 6-3 175 10/1/95 Clackamas (OR) High School 33 (994) Clay Casey CF R/R 6-2 200 5/14/95 DeSoto Central (MS) High School 34 (1024 Evan Skoug C L/R 5-11 195 10/21/95 Libertyville (IL) High School 35 (1054) Tommy Doyle RHP R/R 6-6 215 5/1/96 Flint Hill (VA) School 36 (1054) John Henry Styles LHP L/L 5-11 185 7/25/95 Episcopal (TX) High School 37 (1114) Quinn Brodey LHP L/L 6-1 195 12/1/95 Loyola (CA) High School 38 (1144) Stuart Fairchild RF R/R 6-0 195 3/17/96 Seattle (WA) Prep 39 (1174) John Littell OF R/R 6-4 190 8/16/95 Stillwater (OK) High School 40 (1204) Jacob Hill LHP L/L 6-2 210 5/27/94 Orange Coast (CA) CC -- 30 -- .