Bryan Woo (left) and Andrew Alvarez (right), drafted earlier this month, have signed professional contracts with the Mariners and Nationals, respectively.
Cal Poly Draftees Woo and Alvarez Sign Professional Contracts
7/29/2021 9:02:00 AM | Baseball
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- Three former Cal Poly baseball players and a National Letter of Intent signee have signed professional contracts.
Pitcher Bryan Woo, drafted in the sixth round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Seattle Mariners earlier this month, signed for $318,200.
A graduate of Alameda High School, Woo was 2-2 with a 6.11 ERA and one save during the 2021 season. He struck out 42 batters over 28 innings and made 10 appearances on the mound, including two starts.
Woo twice pitched over five innings in relief and earned victories in both games. He struck out seven over 5 1/3 innings in a 7-6 triumph at CSUN and fanned eight batters over 5 2/3 frames in a 5-1 win at Long Beach State. Woo did not allow a run in either contest and scattered three hits each time.
Woo was one out from finishing the game at Long Beach State on April 11 but injured his right elbow while securing the second out of the ninth inning and was sidelined the rest of the season. Kyle Scott threw one pitch to secure the final out, a line drive to third base.
Woo's save was against UCLA as he pitched one scoreless inning in the 8-5 triumph.
Southpaw Andrew Alvarez, selected by the Washington Nationals in the 12th round, inked his contract a week after the draft. Details of his pact have not been released and he has yet to be assigned to a team. The Nationals' rookie league team is the FCL Nationals in the Florida Complex League (formerly the Gulf Coast League).
A fourth-year junior, Alvarez was one of Cal Poly's southpaw starters in Saturday doubleheaders. He compiled a 7-3 win-loss record, leading the Mustangs in victories, with 81 strikeouts over 88 1/3 innings and a 4.08 ERA. Alvarez struck out a career-high 12 against UC Riverside and tossed a complete game at UC Davis, a four-hitter with six strikeouts.
Alvarez, 3-2 with a 6.75 ERA after eight appearances (six starts), kicked it up a notch in the second half of the season, posting a 4-1 mark and 2.75 ERA in his final eight starts. Hs was an All-Big West honorable mention this spring and captured the team's Mike Krukow Outstanding Pitcher Award.
Catcher Myles Emmerson signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Los Angeles Angels. The fifth-year senior made the All-Big West First Team, was one of three players sharing Big West Defensive Player of the Year honors and earned Cal Poly's John Orton Golden Glove Award.
Emmerson finished with a .312 batting average, 14 doubles and 23 RBIs. He also picked off five baserunners, No. 1 in the Big West, threw out 11 would-be base stealers and compiled a .991 fielding percentage with just four errors in 442 chances.
Over his Mustang career, Emmerson picked off 12 runners, third in Cal Poly's Division I history, and threw out 34 would-be base stealers, No. 5 in the school's Division I record book. He was first on the team in at-bats (234) and second with 73 hits, 14 doubles and 47 runs scored.
He was a career .288 hitter at Cal Poly with 27 doubles and 58 RBIs, playing in 168 games with 148 starts. He started all 56 games this year — 45 behind the plate, eight in left field, two at first base and one at third base.
Outfielder Cameron Butler, who signed an NLI with the Mustangs in November, was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 15th round and signed his $150,000 contract on July 20.
A graduate of Big Valley Christian High School in Modesto, Butler is coming off a phenomenal senior season as he hit .741. Among his 60 hits were 20 doubles, four triples and 15 home runs and Butler knocked in 61 runs and scored 59 times in 22 games.
Emmerson and Butler have yet to be assigned to a minor league team.
Cal Poly has had at least one player drafted each year since 1999. A year ago, Taylor Dollard was the 25th Mustang to be drafted in the top five rounds of the MLB Draft.
A total of 76 Cal Poly players coached by Larry Lee over the last 19 seasons have signed professional baseball contracts, including 74 in the last 17 years. During Lee's 19-year tenure, 34 Mustangs have been drafted in the top 10 rounds.
Pitcher Bryan Woo, drafted in the sixth round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Seattle Mariners earlier this month, signed for $318,200.
A graduate of Alameda High School, Woo was 2-2 with a 6.11 ERA and one save during the 2021 season. He struck out 42 batters over 28 innings and made 10 appearances on the mound, including two starts.
Woo twice pitched over five innings in relief and earned victories in both games. He struck out seven over 5 1/3 innings in a 7-6 triumph at CSUN and fanned eight batters over 5 2/3 frames in a 5-1 win at Long Beach State. Woo did not allow a run in either contest and scattered three hits each time.
Woo was one out from finishing the game at Long Beach State on April 11 but injured his right elbow while securing the second out of the ninth inning and was sidelined the rest of the season. Kyle Scott threw one pitch to secure the final out, a line drive to third base.
Woo's save was against UCLA as he pitched one scoreless inning in the 8-5 triumph.
Southpaw Andrew Alvarez, selected by the Washington Nationals in the 12th round, inked his contract a week after the draft. Details of his pact have not been released and he has yet to be assigned to a team. The Nationals' rookie league team is the FCL Nationals in the Florida Complex League (formerly the Gulf Coast League).
A fourth-year junior, Alvarez was one of Cal Poly's southpaw starters in Saturday doubleheaders. He compiled a 7-3 win-loss record, leading the Mustangs in victories, with 81 strikeouts over 88 1/3 innings and a 4.08 ERA. Alvarez struck out a career-high 12 against UC Riverside and tossed a complete game at UC Davis, a four-hitter with six strikeouts.
Alvarez, 3-2 with a 6.75 ERA after eight appearances (six starts), kicked it up a notch in the second half of the season, posting a 4-1 mark and 2.75 ERA in his final eight starts. Hs was an All-Big West honorable mention this spring and captured the team's Mike Krukow Outstanding Pitcher Award.
Catcher Myles Emmerson signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Los Angeles Angels. The fifth-year senior made the All-Big West First Team, was one of three players sharing Big West Defensive Player of the Year honors and earned Cal Poly's John Orton Golden Glove Award.
Emmerson finished with a .312 batting average, 14 doubles and 23 RBIs. He also picked off five baserunners, No. 1 in the Big West, threw out 11 would-be base stealers and compiled a .991 fielding percentage with just four errors in 442 chances.
Over his Mustang career, Emmerson picked off 12 runners, third in Cal Poly's Division I history, and threw out 34 would-be base stealers, No. 5 in the school's Division I record book. He was first on the team in at-bats (234) and second with 73 hits, 14 doubles and 47 runs scored.
He was a career .288 hitter at Cal Poly with 27 doubles and 58 RBIs, playing in 168 games with 148 starts. He started all 56 games this year — 45 behind the plate, eight in left field, two at first base and one at third base.
Outfielder Cameron Butler, who signed an NLI with the Mustangs in November, was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 15th round and signed his $150,000 contract on July 20.
A graduate of Big Valley Christian High School in Modesto, Butler is coming off a phenomenal senior season as he hit .741. Among his 60 hits were 20 doubles, four triples and 15 home runs and Butler knocked in 61 runs and scored 59 times in 22 games.
Emmerson and Butler have yet to be assigned to a minor league team.
Cal Poly has had at least one player drafted each year since 1999. A year ago, Taylor Dollard was the 25th Mustang to be drafted in the top five rounds of the MLB Draft.
A total of 76 Cal Poly players coached by Larry Lee over the last 19 seasons have signed professional baseball contracts, including 74 in the last 17 years. During Lee's 19-year tenure, 34 Mustangs have been drafted in the top 10 rounds.
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