Major League Pitchers
Gerrit Cole, Starting Pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates
Gerrit Cole, starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, was drafted out of high school by the New York Yankees in 2008 but he opted instead to go to UCLA. Three years later, he was drafted by the Pirates. [read more...]
Nathan Eovaldi, Starting Pitcher, Miami Marlins
Nathan Eovaldi, starting pitcher for the Miami Marlins, was first drafted in 2008 by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He played in the Dodgers' minor league system from 2008 through 2011, when he was called up to pitch in 10 games with the Dodgers. [read more...]
Henderson Alvarez, Starting Pitcher, Miami Marlins
Henderson Alvarez, starting pitcher for the Miami Marlins, started his professional baseball career in the minor leagues in 2007. A year later, he signed a contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. He continued to play in the minor leagues until August, 2011, when he was called up to pitch in 10 games with the Blue Jays. [read more...]
Josh Beckett, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers
Josh Beckett, starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, started his professional baseball career in the Miami Marlins' minor league system in 2000. A year later, he pitched in four games with the Marlins. In 2002, he pitched 107.2 innings in 23 games and he finished the season with a 6-7 record and a 4.10 ERA. [read more...]
Yordano Ventura, Starting Pitcher, Kansas City Royals
Yordano Ventura, starting pitcher for the Kansas City Royals, signed with the Royals in 2008. He pitched in their minor league system from 2009 through most of 2013, finishing with a 20-23 record and a 3.47 ERA. [read more...]
Jacob Turner, Starting Pitcher, Miami Marlins
Jacob Turner, starting pitcher for the Miami Marlins, was a top player in high school and one of his coaches was Mike Matheny, the current manager of the St. Louis Cardinals. Turner was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 2009 and he spent almost two years in their minor league system before being called up to pitch in three games with them in 2011. [read more...]
Homer Bailey, Starting Pitcher, Cincinnati Reds
Homer Bailey, starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, was a star pitcher in high school, finishing his four years with a 41-4 win-loss record and a 0.98 ERA. He was drafted by the Reds in 2004 and he played in their minor league system from 2004 through most of 2007. He joined the Reds for 9 games in 2007 and he pitched in 8 games with them in 2008. [read more...]
Jake Peavy, Starting Pitcher, Boston Red Sox
Jake Peavy, starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, was a star player in high school, winning the Alabama High School Player of the Year award prior to being drafted by the San Diego Padres in 1999. After three years in the minor leagues, he was pitching in 17 games with the Padres in 2002. [read more...]
Jason Hammel, Starting Pitcher, Chicago Cubs
Jason Hammel, starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, was first drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2002. He pitched in the Rays' minor league system from 2002 until 2006, when they called him up to pitch in 9 games. He was both a starting pitcher and a relief pitcher in 2007 and 2008, playing in 24 games with the Rays in 2007 and in 40 games in 2008. [read more...]
Jose Quintana, Starting Pitcher, Chicago White Sox
Jose Quintana, starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox, first signed with the New York Mets in 2006. The following year, he was suspended for the entire season due to a drug policy violation. In 2008, he signed with the New York Yankees and he pitched in their minor league system for four years. [read more...]