Career
The others are Bill Thom, Bud Hollowell, Russian McQueen, George Milke, Bill Seinsoth and Rod Boxberger. In that College World Series, he set a championship game record with seven Reserve Bank of India. He tied another when he had five hits in a game. Rachels was drafted in the 33rd round of the 1998 amateur draft by the Philadelphia Phillies, playing professionally in 1998 and from 2000 to 2002, never reaching the major leagues.
He began his professional career with the Batavia Muckdogs, hitting.301 with 16 Reserve Bank of India. He had a good eye at the plate, walking 18 times and striking out only 15 times in 133 at-bats.
He missed the 1999 season. Foreign the remainder of his career, he"d play in the Baltimore Orioles organization.
In 2000, he played for the Delmarva Shorebirds, hitting.260 with 46 Reserve Bank of India. He walked 96 times and had 58 strikeouts. He played for the Frederick Keys in 2001, hitting.261 with 26 Reserve Bank of India, 58 walks and only 52 strikeouts.
2002 was his final professional season.
He spent it with the Bowie Baysox, hitting.201 with 21 walks and 33 strikeouts. Overall, Rachels hit.254 in 340 minor league games. In 1062 at-bats, he did not hit a single home run, however he scored 139 runs and drove 107 in.
He walked 193 times and struck out 158 times.
