When the Southern California native was drafted in the sixth round out of Loyola Marymount University a year and nine months ago, David Fletcher could have never in his wildest dreams imagined that he’d advance to double-A so quickly in just his first full-season of minor league ball, much less have a golden opportunity to impress the Angels coaching staff.
Well, Fletcher, now 22, has done exactly that.
After performing above-average across rookie and A-ball in 2015, he performed decently in high-A last season, slashing .275/.321/.346 in 78 games. It was enough to earn him a promotion to double-A Arkansas, where he improved to post a .