All of that group except for Montgomery eventually formed the core of the Royals club that made the World Series in consecutive years, losing to the Giants in 2014 and defeating the Mets in 2015. Alex Gordon, Luke Hochevar, Mike Moustakas, Eric Hosmer, Mike Montgomery and Colon were all first-round selections of the Royals between 20. Those poor big league results allowed the team to have a series of high draft picks, which they used to launch a return to competition. The Royals were deep in the midst of a rebuild at the time, with 2010 marking their seventh consecutive losing season, in what would eventually be a nine-year streak. Three years later, in the 2010 draft, the Kansas City Royals selected Colon in the first round, fourth overall. Just 18 years old at the time, Colon instead opted to attend California State University, Fullerton. Colon hopes to continue his life in baseball as a coach and one day manage in the big leagues.Ĭolon was selected by the Padres in the 10th round of the 2007 draft, out of Canyon High School in Anaheim, California. He will hang up his spikes after playing in the big leagues for three different teams across six seasons. Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2022įormer major league infielder Christian Colon is set to retire from baseball, MLBTR has learned.

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