On the latest ‘From Phenom to the Farm,’ Christian Colon walks through his rise to fourth-overall draft pick and rocky MLB career.Time Stamps(3:55) Playing with a 1st Rounder in HS(7:00) Signing with Fullerton + Draft Decision(17:45) Team USA Experience(23:20) 2009 CWS Run(34:00) Junior Year Draft Experience(48:00) Jump to Double-A and Pressure of Being 4th Overall Pick(59:20) Would He Have Been Happier Drafted Lower(1:04:29) Struggles Breaking Into the Royals Lineup(1:18:50) Positive Experience with the Reds Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

On the latest ‘From Phenom to the Farm,’ Christian Colon walks through his rise to fourth-overall draft pick and rocky MLB career. Time Stamps (3:55) Playing with a 1st Rounder in HS (7:00) Signing with Fullerton + Draft Decision (17:45) Team USA Experience (23:20) 2009 CWS Run (34:00) Junior Year Draft Experience (48:00) Jump to Double-A and Pressure of Being 4th Overall Pick (59:20) Would He Have Been Happier Drafted Lower (1:04:29) Struggles Breaking Into the Royals Lineup (1:18:50) Positive Experience with the Reds Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On the latest ‘From Phenom to the Farm,’ Christian Colon walks through his rise to fourth-overall draft pick and rocky MLB career.Time Stamps(3:55) Playing with a 1st Rounder in HS(7:00) Signing with Fullerton&nbsp;+ Draft Decision(17:45) Team USA Experience(23:20) 2009 CWS Run(34:00) Junior Year Draft Experience(48:00) Jump to Double-A and Pressure of Being 4th Overall Pick(59:20) Would He Have Been Happier Drafted Lower(1:04:29) Struggles Breaking Into the Royals Lineup(1:18:50) Positive Experience with the Reds Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Former 4th Overall Draft Christian Colon On His MLB Career

&#34;From Phenom to the Farm&#34; is a monthly series presented by Baseball America featuring interviews with former &amp; current professional players that made the jump from high school directly to pro ball, and whose experiences vary across the professional baseball spectrum. Players will chronicle their personal experiences in transitioning from high school graduation directly into the life of a professional baseball player.  The competition jump, adjusting to life on their own for the first time, handling money, learning professionalism, and other various aspects that a player encounters on their journey through the farm system. They’ll look back and provide insight on what they could’ve done, if anything, to be more prepared for life as a teenage professional athlete, and their opinions on what organizations should be doing to get the most out of their high school signees.

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"From Phenom to the Farm" is a monthly series presented by Baseball America featuring interviews with former & current professional players that made the jump from high school directly to pro ball, and whose experiences vary across the professional baseball spectrum. Players will chronicle their personal experiences in transitioning from high school graduation directly into the life of a professional baseball player. The competition jump, adjusting to life on their own for the first time, handling money, learning professionalism, and other various aspects that a player encounters on their journey through the farm system. They’ll look back and provide insight on what they could’ve done, if anything, to be more prepared for life as a teenage professional athlete, and their opinions on what organizations should be doing to get the most out of their high school signees.

"From Phenom to the Farm" is a monthly series presented by Baseball America featuring interviews with former &amp; current professional players that made the jump from high school directly to pro ball, and whose experiences vary across the professional baseball spectrum. Players will chronicle their personal experiences in transitioning from high school graduation directly into the life of a professional baseball player.&nbsp; The competition jump, adjusting to life on their own for the first time, handling money, learning professionalism, and other various aspects that a player encounters on their journey through the farm system.&nbsp;They’ll look back and provide insight on what they could’ve done, if anything, to be more prepared for life as a teenage professional athlete, and their opinions on what organizations should be doing to get the most out of their high school signees.&nbsp;

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