The Colorado Rockies PR team announced on Tuesday that they have signed infielder Eric Stamets to a minor league contract with an invite to spring training.
Stamets, 28, was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the 6th round of the June 2012 draft in his junior year at the University of Evansville, where he overlapped with Rockies starting pitcher Kyle Freeland, who was a freshman in Stamets junior (and final) year.
After Stamets left, Freeland pitched with Rockies pitcher Phillip Diehl with Evansville as well.
After spending 3 1/2 years in the Angels organization, Stamets was traded to the Cleveland Indians for outfielder David Murphy.