Who Drafted Mitch Garver?

Mitchell Lyn Garver was picked in the 9th round of the 2013 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins out of the University of New Mexico.



Garver was taken after the Twins had already selected two other catchers, Stuart Turner and Brian Navarreto, so he was already behind the eight ball in terms of playing time.

Mitch Garver
Mitch Garver

Garver was assigned to Elizabethton of the advanced rookie Appalachian League, where he split time between catcher and designated hitter in order to get at bats and hit.



With an 8.4 percent walk rate and a 13.8 percent strikeout rate, he hit 243/.313/.366 with 15 doubles, 2 triples, and 2 home runs.

In 2014, Garver was promoted to the Midwest League’s low-A Cedar Rapids.

He caught approximately half of the games he played throughout the season, batting .298/.399/.481 with 29 doubles, 16 home runs, and seven stolen bases while walking 12.1 percent and striking out 12.9 percent.

In 2015, Garver was promoted to high-A Fort Myers of the Florida State League, where he struggled to drive the ball, hitting .245/.356/.333 with 24 doubles, 4 home runs, and 5 stolen bases while walking 13.3% and striking out 15.8% of the time.

After the 2015 season, he headed to the Arizona Fall League, where he hit.317/.404/.512 in 12 games against the greatest prospects in the game.

Garver began the 2016 season with AA Chattanooga of the Southern League and ended it with a month at AAA Rochester of the International League.

With 30 doubles, 12 home runs, a 10.2 percent walk rate, and a 21.8 percent strikeout rate, he hit for a combined .270/.342/.422 with 30 doubles, 12 home runs, a 10.2 percent walk rate, and a 21.8 percent strikeout rate.

Who Drafted Mitch Garver?

Garver was drafted in the ninth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft by the Minnesota Twins.