Bill Rhinehart
William Curtis Rhinehart (born November 22, 1984 in Roseville, California) is a first baseman In Minor League Baseball, who plays for the Harrisburg Senators. He was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 11th round of the 2007 MLB draft out of the University of Arizona where he became only the third player since 1950 to lead the team in batting average, home runs and RBIs. He was the 340th overall pick, and stands 6'0" and weighs 202lbs.
Rhinehart made his professional debut on June 20, 2007 with the short season Vermont Lake Monsters where he finished the season and earned a New York-Penn League all-star appearance. In the 2008 season, Bill started with low A ball affiliate Hagerstown Suns. On June 22, 2008, fellow first baseman and Washington Nationals top prospect, Chris Marrero, broke his right fibula which ended his season. This led to his promotion to the Potomac Nationals of the Carolina League on June 23 where he hit a two run home run during his first at-bat . Seven days later, Rhinehart was again promoted to the Washington Nationals' AA affiliate, the Harrisburg Senators where he finished the 2008 season.
Honors
- 06/17/2008 SAL Mid-Season All-Star
- 06/17/2008 SAL All-Star Game Top Star
- 05/05/2008 SAL Player of the Week
- 08/14/2007 NYP Mid-Season All-Star