Today marks Colby Rasmus ‘s 40th birthday.
Rasmus was selected as the 28th overall pick in the first round of the 2005 draft. The Blue Jays chose Ricky Romero with the 6th pick that year.
He appeared on Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects list for three consecutive years: ranked #29 in 2007, #5 in 2008, and #3 in 2009.
In 2009, Colby made it to the majors, hitting .251/.307/.407 with 16 home runs, picking up a few Rookie of the Year votes along the way. Then, Colby had an excellent 2010 season, hitting. 276/.361/.498 with 23 home runs and posting a 4.3 bWAR. It seemed that he was becoming the player the prospect list had suggested he would…
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