Madison Bumgarner, Starting Pitcher, San Francisco Giants
Madison Bumgarner, starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, started playing baseball at the age of four and by the time he was in high school, he was a top player. The Giants drafted him in 2007. He played in the Giants' minor league system from 2008 through part of 2010, finishing his minor league career with a 34-6 win-loss record and a 2.00 ERA. [read more...]
Marco Estrada, Starting Pitcher, Milwaukee Brewers
Marco Estrada, starting pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, was first drafted in 2005 by the Washington Nationals. He pitched in the Nationals' minor league system from 2005 through 2009, joining the Nationals for 11 games in 2008 and 4 games in 2009. [read more...]
Ricky Nolasco, Starting Pitcher, Minnesota Twins
Ricky Nolasco, starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, was first drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2001. He played in the Cubs' minor league system for five seasons before being traded to the Miami Marlins in December, 2005. [read more...]
Sonny Gray, Starting Pitcher, Oakland Athletics
Sonny Gray, starting pitcher for the Oakland Athletics, was a top player in high school when he was first drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2008. He opted, however, to attend Vanderbilt University instead. In 2011, prior to his senior year at Vanderbilt, he was drafted by the Athletics. [read more...]
Travis Wood, Starting Pitcher, Chicago Cubs
Travis Wood, starting pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, was first drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in 2005. He played in the Reds' minor league system from 2005 through 2009, spending much of the 2007 season on the DL. He joined the Reds for 17 games in 2010 and for 22 games in 2011. [read more...]
Wade Miley, Starting Pitcher, Arizona Diamondbacks
Wade Miley, starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, was drafted by the team in 2008. He pitched in the Diamondbacks' minor league system from 2008 through most of 2011, finishing his minor league career with a 24-21 win-loss record and a 3.69 ERA. He joined the Diamondbacks for eight games in 2011. [read more...]
Yovani Gallardo, Starting Pitcher, Milwaukee Brewers
Yovani Gallardo, starting pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, was drafted by the Brewers in 2004. He played in their minor league system from 2004 to 2007, when he was called up to pitch in 20 games with the Brewers. In 2007, he had a 9-5 record and a 3.67 ERA. The following season, he was on the DL and he pitched in just four games with the Brewers. [read more...]