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Do higher drafted pitchers ever go straight to the major's?
Posted on 7/18/15 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 7/18/15 at 1:44 pm
heard on the radio the other day that Nola was the fastest Phillies pitcher to make it to major's.
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Posted on 7/18/15 at 2:02 pm to broadcaster
Yes but it's incredibly rare.
Mike Leake was the most recent pitcher in 2010.
Notably, Jim Abbot also went straight to the majors in 1989.
Only 21 players at any position have ever done it.
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L2 google. It's magical..
Mike Leake was the most recent pitcher in 2010.
Notably, Jim Abbot also went straight to the majors in 1989.
Only 21 players at any position have ever done it.
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L2 google. It's magical..
This post was edited on 7/18/15 at 2:06 pm
Posted on 7/18/15 at 2:07 pm to cdav114
Very rarely. Nola should be proud of his feat.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 2:40 pm to broadcaster
Major is what?
Posted on 7/18/15 at 2:54 pm to cdav114
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Mike Leake was the most recent pitcher in 2010.
Brandon Finnegan pitched for TCU in the 2014 CWS, drafted In June by Kansas City and called up in September while also pitching in the 2014 World Series .... only player to ever accomplish that feat
Posted on 7/18/15 at 3:19 pm to broadcaster
Stephen Strasburg
Posted on 7/18/15 at 3:19 pm to broadcaster
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major's
No. Just because a word ends in 's' doesn't mean it gets an apostrophe.
Posted on 7/18/15 at 5:09 pm to Biggmatt78
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Stephen Strasburg
No
Posted on 7/18/15 at 7:22 pm to ClientNumber9
Sadly over half the people here thinks it does
Posted on 7/18/15 at 11:55 pm to broadcaster
Griffey Jr and A-Rod were 2 of the few to ever be in the majors while still teenagers.
Posted on 7/19/15 at 12:53 am to RMLtiger
Joe Nuxhall was 15 years old when he pitched his first game.
Posted on 7/19/15 at 6:52 am to broadcaster
David Clyde early 70s. Texas phenom with a 0.18 ERA coming out of HS, pitched in the season opener for the Rangers a few months removed from HS. They were gonna let him pitch a few games then send him down to th minors to develop. He did well in his first few starts and drew crazy attendance so they left him in the majors and basically ruined his career. Hitters got use to him and pounded him. Never recovered. He would have probably been a great one with time to develop
Posted on 7/19/15 at 7:27 am to broadcaster
I would say the prototype for the pitcher going straight to the majors after signing was Bob Feller--as far as a pitcher who became a longterm success.
He made his ML debut in 1936 at age 17 and his career speaks for itself.
Sal "The Barber" Magile went up to bat against him one time and took three straight fastballs for strikes. He told the umpire, "that last one sounded a little low."
He made his ML debut in 1936 at age 17 and his career speaks for itself.
Sal "The Barber" Magile went up to bat against him one time and took three straight fastballs for strikes. He told the umpire, "that last one sounded a little low."
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