Cincinnati Steam

Five former and current Steam players taken in 2009 MLB draft

The Cincinnati Steam proudly announces that five players with ties to the team were taken in the 2009 MLB Amateur draft.

Danny Rosenbaum was the first, selected in the 22^nd round by the Washington Nationals with the 652^nd overall pick. Rosenbaum, from Loveland High School, is a left-handed pitcher out of Xavier University, where he posted a 5-5 record in 16 appearances, totaling over 88 innings and 77 strikeouts. Rosenbaum was a member of the 2007 Cincinnati Steam, when he made nine appearances and three starts with a 5.05 ERA.

Joey O’Gara was the next player taken with the 938^th pick by the Florida Marlins in the 31^st round. O’Gara, out of Sycamore High School, is a right-handed pitcher from Indiana University, where he threw over 46 innings, working his way to a 3-3 record and a 5.83 ERA. For the Steam, O’Gara went 5-0 with a 2.39 ERA in seven starts.

After that was St. Xavier High School’s Tommy Nurre, a right-handed first baseman from Miami University. He was taken with the 1,139^th overall pick by the Cincinnati Reds. Nurre led the Redhawks with a .406 batting average, 17 home runs and 54 RBI in 2009. With the Steam, he batted .299 with five home runs in his 37 starts.

Robert Sabo, out of Middletown High School, was the next taken with the 1,145^th overall pick by the Cleveland Indians. Sabo is a right-handed pitcher from Kent State, where he struck out 24 batters in just over 26 innings of work for the Golden Flashes. With the Steam in 2007, Sabo made two appearances, totaling three innings and giving up only two hits for no earned runs.

Zach Hurley was the final Steam player selected, taken by the Florida Marlins with the 1,358^th overall pick. Hurley, from Springboro High School, is a left-handed outfielder from Ohio State University. Hurley batted .349 for the Buckeyes in 2009, as well as knocking in 53 RBI in his 59 starts. For the Steam in 2008, Hurley hit a league-leading .433 en route to being crowned the GLSCL Player of the Year and Top Position Prospect.