Colorado Rockies: What happened to those 2012 Double-A All-Stars?

Tulsa pitcher Dan Houston started the All-Star Game and faced the minimum number of batters over his two innings of work. He would reach Triple-A Colorado Springs in both 2013 and 2014 (seeing action in 33 games during that span) but never make it to the Majors.

Nick Schmidt earned the All-Star Game win by pitching a flawless fourth. However, like Houston, the southpaw would reach Triple-A in two different seasons but advance no higher.

Drillers closer Coty Woods entered the All-Star Game with a 0.56 ERA and picked up the save in the game. Shortly after that save, he was sent to Triple-A where he struggled. He was returned to Tulsa and then picked up by the Texas Rangers off waivers in the offseason. Texas returned him to Colorado and Woods developed elbow soreness as he would be on and off the injured list before stepping away from the game at the end of the 2013 campaign.

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Edwar Cabrera started two games for the Colorado Rockies in the 2014 season, lasting a combined 5.2 innings and logging an 11.12 ERA. He signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros before the 2016 season but was released in May.

Josh Sullivan posted a 2.76 ERA in 60 games for the Drillers in 2012. He was placed on the Colorado 40-man roster that November but was injured pitching the following April for Triple-A Colorado Springs. In August, he was designated for assignment.

Looking back, this trip down memory lane reminded me that minor league success and accolades certainly don’t always translate into a lasting career in the Majors. Tulsa’s three infielders (Arenado, Paulsen, and Rutledge) were the exceptions to the rule for the Drillers in 2012.