Major League Pitchers
Jordan Zimmermann, Starting Pitcher, Washington Nationals
Jordan Zimmermann, starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals, was drafted by the Nationals in 2007. The following year, he led the minors Eastern League in ERA, wins, and strikeouts. He started the 2009 season with the Nationals but in August, he had Tommy John surgery. In 16 games that year, he had a 16-7 record and a 2.60 ERA. He spent most of the 2010 season on the DL, playing in just seven games with the Nationals that year. [read more...]
Jonathon Niese, Starting Pitcher, New York Mets
Jonathon Niese, starting pitcher for the New York Mets, was drafted by the Mets in 2005. He played in the Mets' minor league system from 2005 through most of 2009. He joined the Mets for three games in 2008 and five games in 2009. [read more...]
Michael Wacha, Starting Pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals
Michael Wacha, starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, was a top baseball and basketball player in high school prior to the Cardinals drafting him in 2012. He played in their minor league system in 2012 and part of 2013. He ended his minor league career with a 5-3 record and a 2.29 ERA. [read more...]
Masahiro Tanaka, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees
Masahiro Tanaka, starting pitcher for the New York Yankees, began playing baseball when he was in first grade in Japan. He started as a catcher and by the time he was in junior high school, he was both a catcher and a pitcher. In high school, he was a top pitcher. In 2007, he started playing in the Japanese professional leagues and he won the Pacific League Rookie of the Year award that season. In 2013, he had a perfect winning record of 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA. [read more...]
Wei-Yin Chen, Starting Pitcher, Baltimore Orioles
Wei-Yin Chen, starting pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, played in Japan from 2004 through 2011. In 2009, he led the Japanese Central League in ERA. After the 2011 season, he signed with the Orioles. [read more...]
Zack Wheeler, Starting Pitcher, New York Mets
Zack Wheeler, starting pitcher for the New York Mets, was a top player in high school. In 2009, his senior year, he had a 9-0 record with a 0.54 ERA and 151 strikeouts in 13 games. [read more...]
Alex Cobb, Starting Pitcher, Tampa Bay Rays
Alex Cobb, starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays, started his professional baseball career in the minor leagues in 2006. He continued playing in the minors through most of 2011 and part of 2012, finishing with a 35-29 win-loss record in 114 games. [read more...]
Andrew Cashner, Starting Pitcher, San Diego Padres
Andrew Cashner, starting pitcher for the San Diego Padres, was first drafted in 2008 by the Chicago Cubs. He pitched in the Cubs' minor league system in 2008 and 2009. [read more...]
Garrett Richards, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Angels
Garrett Richards, starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels, was a top player in high school and college before being drafted by the Angels in 2009. He played in the Angels' minor league system from 2009 through most of 2012, finishing with a 34-11 record and a 3.34 ERA. [read more...]
Tyler Skaggs, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Angels
Tyler Skaggs, starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels, was first drafted by the Angels in 2009. He played in their minor league system from 2009 until July, 2010, when they traded him to the Arizona Diamondbacks. He then pitched in the Diamondbacks' minor league system through most of the 2013 season. [read more...]