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Current Contract
Contract renewable through 2013.
Became a Cardinal
Selected in the first round (18th overall) of the June, 2007 First-Year Player Draft. Received a $1,395,000 signing bonus.
2007
The Cardinals highest draft pick since 2000, Kozma hit just .233 with two home runs and 11 RBI in his professional debut. He played in 42 games, 30 of them with the Rookie League, Johnson City Cardinals. He'll start the 2008 season with the Quad Cities River Bandits.
Career Notes
Was the Cardinals highest draft choice since 2000 (Shaun Boyd, 13th overrall). Rated the 7th-best prospect in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America. Kozma was an All-American at Owasso High School in Owasso, OK. He
finished senior season with team-bests in batting average (.522), runs (56), RBI (55) and home runs (11). Kozma struck out just five times in 113 at-bats and had 23 walks. He had a three-homer game in the Oklahoma state 6-A playoffs and helped lead Owasso
HS to a state title as his solo HR was the only run in the 1-0 championship win.
Player Awards
Midwest League All-Star 2008
Birdhouse Top 40 Prospect 2008: #16
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