• Full name Joshua Patrick William Spence
  • Born 01/22/1988 in Grovedale, VIC, Australia
  • Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 195 / Bats: L / Throws: L
  • School Arizona State
  • Debut 06/24/2011
  • Drafted in the 9th round (274th overall) by the San Diego Padres in 2010 (signed for $100,000).
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    Australian lefthander Spence was a third-round pick by the Angels last year. He didn't sign and came back to Arizona State for his senior year, but he hasn't pitched at all due to a mysterious elbow injury. The school never released any specific information about a diagnosis, though Spence has said he is confident he'll pitch again. As a soft-tossing lefthander he'll always have to prove himself, and he'll be a late pick this year, if he's drafted at all. Spence has graduated from school but could get a redshirt and return for one more year.

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