Chris Cox in action for Quebec (Photo courtesy Nandre Bois/Quebec Capitales/Canadian Baseball Network)

The Can-Am League announced on Tuesday that the contract of Quebec Capitales pitcher Chris Cox (Watertown 2010) has been sold to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Click here for the full release.

Cox was recently named the second-best professional prospect in independent baseball by Baseball America for the 2012 season. The former Watertown flamethrower helped the Quebec Capitales to a Can-Am League championship in his first professional season. As Quebec’s set-up man, Cox made 36 appearances. He finished among the Can-Am League’s top 10 in games pitched and he struck out 38 batters in 44.1 innings.

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The Canisius College product is the second former Wizard to be signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Current Arizona farm hand John Pedrotty, who spent last season with the Midwest League’s South Bend Silver Hawks, pitched for the Wizards in 2009. Pedrotty was taken by Arizona in the 13th round (394th overall) of the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft out of Holy Cross.