Trey Haley

Curtis R. Haley
(Trey)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 180 lb.
• High School Central Heights High School

• Born June 21, 1990 in San Augustine, TX USA

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Biographical Information

Pitcher Trey Haley was a second-round selection by the Cleveland Indians in the 2008 amateur draft, the 76th player selected, out of Central Heights High School in Nacogdoches, TX. The scout was Kevin Cullen. Haley signed for a $1,250,000 bonus, the highest of any pick between numbers 58 and 100. He was the only high schooler Cleveland took in the first eight rounds.

Haley made his professional debut the year he was drafted, but pitched only three games his first season, one with the GCL Indians and two with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, going 0-1 with a 30.86 ERA, the result of surrendering 8 runs on 4 hits and 6 walks in 1 1/3 innings at Mahoning Valley. In 2009, he played for the Lake County Captains of the Class-A Midwest League. He went 4-8, 5.56 in 19 games (16 starts), giving up 70 hits in 77 2/3 innings while striking out 57. However, his control was a problem, as he walked 65 batters. He returned to Lake County in 2010, but did not really improve. His record was 5-11, 5.97, in 27 games. He pitched 116 innings, gave up 122 hits and 86 walks, but did strike out 97. He was second to Tyler Sample in the MWL in walks, tied for third in hit batsmen (13) and tied Nick Bucci for fourth in wild pitches (14). He also tied for third in losses.

He was back at Lake County for a third go-round in 2011. In his first start of the season on April 11th against the Dayton Dragons, he left after three innings, having given up a run on two walks and a pair of wild pitches but no hits; he had reached his pitch count limit at that point. Relievers Francisco Jimenez and Clayton Ehlert, who succeeded him, also gave up no hits for a combined no-hitter in the 3-1 win, whith Jimenez getting credit for the victory. He only made one more start for Lake County before heading to the disabled list, then pitched a couple of times with the AZL Indians on a rehabilitation assignment. When he came back to Lake County, he was used as a reliever and pitched a lot better, finishing his stint there with 5 hits and 8 walks allowed in 12 2/3 innings, against 17 strikeouts and a 2.84 ERA. He earned a promotion to the Kinston Indians, where he went 1-1 in 19 games out of the bullpen, with a save and a 3.77 ERA. He struck out 27 batters in 28 2/3 innings, while walking 17, giving an indication that he may be starting to master the control issues that have kept him from progressing.