Ross Seaton

Ross Allen Seaton

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 200 lb.
• High School Second Baptist School
• Born September 18, 1989 in Tulsa, OK USA

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Biographical Information

Ross Seaton pitched professionally from 2008 to 2017. Though he spent part of four seasons at Triple-A, he never ascended to the majors.

He was taken by the Houston Astros in the 3rd round of the 2008 amateur draft, between pitchers Kyle Weiland and Jonathan Pettibone and in the same round as star reliever Craig Kimbrel. He was signed by scouts Rusty Pendergrass and Mike Burns. Though he had a 3.29 ERA in 24 starts for the Lexington Legends his second campaign, success generally eluded him as he posted multiple full-season ERAs over 5 and two over 6, with a high of 6.64 in 28 starts for the Lancaster JetHawks in 2010. He reached Triple-A for the first time in 2012, going 0-1 with a 3.09 ERA in 4 starts for the Oklahoma City RedHawks. He wrapped up his career in independent ball in 2017.

Baseball America ranked him the Astros #3 prospect in 2009, between Bud Norris and Brian Bogusevic. They ranked him the Astros #6 prospect in 2010, between Chia-Jen Lo and Tanner Bushue. He was a South Atlantic League Mid-Season All-Star in 2009. In 2010, he tied Juan Nicasio for the California League lead in starts with 28. He also led the league in hits allowed (198), runs allowed (126), earned runs allowed (108) and was second in homers allowed (22, behind Andrew Carraway's 25). In 2011, he led the Texas League in starts (28); he was also second in runs allowed (103, behind Shawn Haviland's 133) and earned runs allowed (90, behind Haviland's 113).

Overall, he was 46-60 with a 4.83 ERA in 176 games (165 starts) in affiliated ball. In 927 2/3 innings, he allowed 1,038 hits and 247 walks (1.385 WHIP), while striking out 594 batters. At all levels, he was 50-67, 202 games (184 starts). At Triple-A, he was 5-10, 6.30 in 29 games (21 starts).