Draft : : Top Prospects
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Draft Focus: Kyle Zimmer

Allan Simpson        
Photo: San Francisco
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Kyle Zimmer Perfect Game player profile

Position:  RHP
Height:  6-4
Weight: 220
Bats/Throws: R/R
Birthdate:  September, 1991
College:  San Francisco
Hometown:  La Jolla, Calif.
Previously Drafted:  Never drafted
Projected Draft Round:  1

Zimmer was a virtual unknown in the scouting community late last spring when he hooked up with UCLA righthander Gerrit Cole in an opening-round game of the NCAA tournament. With a large mass of scouts on hand to take in what turned out to be Cole’s last opportunity to pitch before he was ultimately taken with the No. 1 overall selection in the 2011 draft, it was Zimmer who ended up taking center stage.


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