Cotton was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the tenth round of the 1989 Major League Baseball Draft out of Angelina College. He began his professional career with the rookie-level Burlington Indians. With Burlington, Cotton batted .207 with 47 hits, five doubles, one triples, and two home runs in 64 games. In the field, Cotton played all 64 games at second base and committed 29 errors in 306 total chances. The next season, 1990, Cotton played for the Class-A Short Season Watertown Indians. In 73 games that season, Cotton batted .210 with 60 hits, nine doubles, four triples, and two home runs. He played all of his 73 games at second base, committing 26 errors in 364 total chances. In 1991, Cotton played for the Class-A Columbus Indians. With Columbus, Cotton batted .227 with 88 runs, 92 hits, 11 doubles, nine triples, 13 home runs, 42 runs batted in (RBIs) and 57 stolen bases in 122 games. Cotton was promoted to the Class-A Advanced Kinston Indians in 1992. With Kinston, Cotton batted .200 with 67 runs, 72 hits, seven doubles, three triples, 11 home runs, 39 RBIs, and 23 stolen bases in 103 games. Cotton stayed with Kinston in 1993 and batted .264 with 81 runs, 120 hits, 16 doubles, three RBIs, 13 home runs, 51 RBIs, 28 stolen bases, and 24 caught stealing in 127 games. Cotton primarily played in the outfield (125 games) in 1993, compared the previous seasons where he primarily played second base.
John Cotton Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Family
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