Drafted in the second round of the 2008 draft (74th overall), Tyler Cole Chatwood has emerged as one of the Angels’ elite pitching prospects. He has a power arm, throwing a 92-97 MPH heater, a power curve, and changeup.
In 2009, Chatwood was named to the MidWest League’s All Star team. Additionally, he played for the Cedar Rapids Kernels in the post season, earning the win in his only appearance.
In 2010, Chatwood was named to the California League All Star team after thoroughly dominating the league. He was promoted to Double-A and earned honors Texas League’s Pitcher of the week for the week of July 19th, 2010. Chatwood finished the season by helping the Bees make their unsuccessful run towards the post season; he won his only start for the Bees.
Recently, AngelsWin.com’s Dykuizen had the opportunity to speak with Tyler Chatwood to find out more about this promising player.
Click below to listen to the audio interview.