Current Contract
Contract renewable through 2011.

Became a Cardinal
Selected in the fifth round (170th overall) of the June, 2005 First-Year Player Draft. Received a $150,000 signing bonus.

2007 Season
Boggs help lead the Double-A Springfield Cardinals to a Texas League Northern Division Championship with a 11-7 record and a 3.84 ERA. The ironman Boggs did not miss a turn in a season in which he ranked second in the Texas League with 117 strikeouts, tied for fifth with 11 wins and 26 starts and 9th in ERA (3.84). Named the Scout.com Springfield Cardinals "Pitcher of the Year" at the end of the season.

Career Notes
Boggs made 27 starts for high Class A Palm Beach in 2006, going 10-6 with a 3.41 ERA. He allowed 153 hits, struck out 126 and walked 51 in 145 innings.

In 2005, Boggs appeared in 15 games, 14 of which were starts, for short-season Class A New Jersey. He went 4-4 with a 3.89 ERA, allowing 77 hits, striking out 61 and walking 24 in 71-2/3 innings.

Player Awards
Birdhouse Top 20 Prospect 2008: #13
Birdhouse Top 40 Prospect 2007: #21
Birdhouse Top 40 Prospect 2006: #34
AFL Rising Stars 2007
Texas League Mid-season All-Star 2007
Florida State League All-Star 2006

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