Full Name: Cody Allen Satterwhite
Born: 01/27/1987
Birthplace: Jackson, MS
College: Mississippi
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 205
Bats: R
Throws: R
Biography:Resides in Byram, Miss., during the offseason.
...Named the Gatorade High School Player of the Year in Mississippi following his senior season at Hillcrest Christian High School in 2005.
...Selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 37th round of the June 2005 draft out of Hillcrest Christian High School, but he did not sign.
...Tabbed a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Magazine and he earned Freshman All-Southeastern Conference honors in 2006 after posting an 11-2 record, 5.00 ERA (63.0IP/35ER), two saves and 46 strikeouts in 23 games (seven starts) at the University of Mississippi.
...A Second-Team All-Southeastern Conference selection as a sophomore at the University of Mississippi in 2007, he compiled a 4-4 record, 3.31 ERA (54.1IP/20ER), four saves and 44 strikeouts in 27 appearances.
...Saw action with the USA National Team at the Pan American Games during the summer of 2007, posting a 1-0 record, 2.55 ERA (17.2IP/5ER), four saves and 16 strikeouts in 14 outings.
...Finished 3-5 with a 5.33 ERA (72.2IP/43ER) and 55 strikeouts in 16 games (14 starts) as a junior at the University of Mississippi in 2008.
...Recommended/signed by Jim Rough for the Tigers.
2008 Highlights:Made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast League Tigers and Single-A Lakeland after being selected by Detroit in the second round of the June 2008 draft.
...Assigned to the Gulf Coast League Tigers after signing with the organization on June 23 -- saw action in three games before he was transferred to Lakeland on July 16...Posted a 0.77 ERA (11.2IP/1ER) over a 12-outing stretch with Lakeland July 17-August 17.
...Named the eighth-best prospect in the Tigers organization following the season by Baseball America.
2009 Highlights:Spent the entire 2009 season with Double A Erie, appearing in 34 games before missing most of the season's final two months due to two separate stints on the disabled list.
...Rated as possessing the best fastball in the Eastern League by Baseball America.
...Tied for fourth in the Eastern League with four saves during May -- finished 1-2 with a 2.77 ERA (13.0IP/4ER) and 16 strikeouts in eight outings during the month.
...Compiled a 2-0 record, 0.75 ERA (12.0IP/1ER), four saves and 13 strikeouts in nine appearances during July -- tied for fifth in the Eastern League with four saves during the month.
...Sidelined August 3-15 with a right shoulder strain -- saw action in three games before returning to the disabled list for the remainder of the season on August 26 with a right shoulder strain.
...Limited lefthanded batters to a .188 batting average (15-for-80).
...righties hit .290 (31-for-107) with Satterwhite on the mound.
...Named the 14th-best prospect in the Tigers organization following the season by Baseball America.
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