slˈeɪʔn̩ wʌz dɹˈæftᵻd ɪnðə sˈɛvəntˌiːnθ ɹˈaʊnd ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈiːɡ bˈeɪsbɔːl dɹˈæft baɪ ðɪ ˌæɹɪzˈoʊnə dˈaɪəməndbˌæks ænd sˈaɪnd dʒuːlˈaɪ fˈaɪv, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd.
Slaten was drafted in the 17th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks and signed July 5, 2000.