He was drafted by the Cubs with the 127th overall pick in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.
Following his junior year at Oregon, Dixon was picked by the Atlanta Braves in the fifth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.
Tate was drafted out of high school by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 42nd round of the 2007 amateur draft.
Though he was considered a possible first-round draft pick in the 2007 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, his association with sports agent Scott Boras, whose players typically demand large signing bonuses, and an injury led him to fall into the 14th round, where he was selected by the Colorado Rockies.
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