Mike Poehl [Michael Wayne Poehl] is a former American
Minor League Baseball Player active during the 1984-1991 seasons whose career included a stint at AA. He last played in the
Kansas City Royals organization in 1991. Poehl is 62 years old and was born on
August 28th, 1964 in
Houston, Texas. He played High School baseball for the
Waltrip High School Rams in Houston, Texas. He played 2 years of NCAA Division I College Baseball for the
University of Texas Longhorns [
Southwest Conference] where he was teammates with future Major Leaguers
Billy Bates,
Dennis Cook,
Scott Coolbaugh,
Rick Parker,
Mark Petkovsek,
Rusty Richards,
Bruce Ruffin and
Greg Swindell. Participated in the D1 NCAA Tournament in
1984 [College World Series] and
1985 [College World Series]. Poehl was selected in the
1st round (
9th overall) of the
1985 MLB Amateur Draft by the
Cleveland Indians, receiving
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a $125,000 signing bonus. Ranked by Baseball America as the Cleveland Indians No. 1 MLB prospect in 2026 pre-season Prospect rankings. His most frequent teammates throughout his career, based on statistics listed below were Charlie Scott and Casey Webster. Poehl played 6 minor league seasons with the Cleveland Guardians and 1 season with the Kansas City Royals. Finished 10th in Carolina League with 9 Wins in 1987. Finished 5th in Carolina League with 10 Losses in 1987. Finished 5th in Carolina League with 1 Shutouts in 1987. Finished 7th in Carolina League with 100 Strikeouts in 1987. Finished 1st in Southern League with 0.10 Home Runs per 9 Innings in 1991. Led the Southern League (AA) with a .10 Home Runs per 9 Innings in 1991. Prospect rankings are available since 1990 and are based on pre-season rankings from various ranking sites.
