Cole Armstrong

From BR Bullpen

Melville Cole Armstrong

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 210 lb.

School Chipola Junior College
High School Delphi Academy (Langley, BC)

Born August 24, 1983 in Surrey, BC Canada

Cole Armstrong reached AAA in 2008.

Armstrong played for the Canadian team in the 2000 World Junior Championship. After college, he was picked by the Atlanta Braves in the 12th round of the 2003 amateur draft. He was 2 for 17 with a walk for the 2003 GCL Braves. In 2004, he hit .316/.411/.471 for the Danville Braves and was named the All-Star catcher for the Appalachian League. Armstrong was third in the Appy in OBP, 4th in average and 4th in RBI (driving in 46 in 49 games).

Cole struggled for the 2005 Rome Braves, only batting .228/.283/.357. He was picked by the Chicago White Sox in the minor league phase of the Rule V Draft that winter. He split 2006 between the Winston-Salem Warthogs (.237/.322/.321 in 42 games) and Birmingham Barons (3 for 25, 2 BB), limited by a right knee injury. In 2007, he hit .288/.342/.474 with 12 HR and 39 RBI in 80 games for Winston-Salem and .239/.273/.366 in 22 for Birmingham.

Armstrong split 2008 between Birmingham (.252/.293/.413 in 64 games) and the AAA Charlotte Knights (.275/.310/.406 in 35 games). Cole was on the Canadian provisional roster for the 2009 World Baseball Classic.