• Full name Joshua L. Cephas
  • Born 04/17/1987 in Berkeley, CA
  • Profile Ht.: 6'0" / Wt.: 195 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Southern Nazarene
  • Drafted in the 34th round (1,014th overall) by the San Diego Padres in 2009.
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    Righthander Josh Cephas is one of the more intriguing senior signs in the draft. Though he drew little attention and went undrafted in two years at Contra Costa (Calif.) JC and his first at Southern Nazarene, his fastball touched 95 mph this spring. The 6-foot, 195-pounder starts with a methodical delivery before he cranks it up and the ball jumps out of his hand. He also has a hard slider. Cephas is still raw and projects best as a reliever after striking out 70 in 47 innings in that role this spring.

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