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Post by AustinHoya03 on Sept 13, 2006 20:20:34 GMT -5
So I'm watching the Rangers beat up on Detroit and Andrew Miller comes into the game in the 7th to pitch. This is the same Andrew Miller who pitched in the CWS final for UNC this summer. Does anyone know if a college pitcher has ever made it to the big club that quickly after being drafted before? I cannot think of anyone who pitched in college and the majors in the same season.
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Post by hoyarooter on Sept 13, 2006 21:00:18 GMT -5
I don't think it took Clemens very long, although I doubt that he was in the majors the same season. I'll bet there are a few others.
And remember Al Kaline never played in the minors.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Sept 13, 2006 22:32:03 GMT -5
Austin -- I don't know about a college pitcher, but David Clyde went from HS straight to the majors. Which is a more "impressive" feat anyway. In the olden days there was a lot more direct to the pros - I'd imagine it somewhere included a pitcher who went immediately.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2006 10:49:36 GMT -5
How dare you fools forget my favorite player OF ALL TIME.
A man drafted by four major sports franchises in three different sports (the Vikings drafting him having never played football before!). A man with a World Series-clinching RBI. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. A man who retired in the top 10 of most offensive categories. A man who carried his team to the College World Series as an outfielder AND pitcher, earning Most Outstanding Player accolades. A man who was once the highest paid player in the game. A man born on the same day Bobby Thompson hit the "Shot Heard 'Round The World." A man who was once sued by PETA after he killed a bird at Toronto's old CNE Stadium during warmup tosses. A man who, shortly after the CWS in '73, chose MLB over the NBA, NFL and ABA and was IMMEDIATELY promoted to the big leagues that season, skipping the minors altogether. A man who, without a doubt, is and was the most exciting player to watch take two bases (on doubles, from first to third, from second home).
The Man. The Myth. The Legend. My favorite athlete of all time. The reason I've always worn #31.
Dave Winfield.
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Post by sleepyjackson21 on Sept 14, 2006 11:45:35 GMT -5
There have been at least a dozen and probably close to 20 players who have gone straight from the draft to the majors. Winfield, John Olerud and Robin Yount are the ones that i know for sure.
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Post by hoyarooter on Sept 14, 2006 12:21:08 GMT -5
How dare you fools forget my favorite player OF ALL TIME. A man drafted by four major sports franchises in three different sports (the Vikings drafting him having never played football before!). A man with a World Series-clinching RBI. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. A man who retired in the top 10 of most offensive categories. A man who carried his team to the College World Series as an outfielder AND pitcher, earning Most Outstanding Player accolades. A man who was once the highest paid player in the game. A man born on the same day Bobby Thompson hit the "Shot Heard 'Round The World." A man who was once sued by PETA after he killed a bird at Toronto's old CNE Stadium during warmup tosses. A man who, shortly after the CWS in '73, chose MLB over the NBA, NFL and ABA and was IMMEDIATELY promoted to the big leagues that season, skipping the minors altogether. A man who, without a doubt, is and was the most exciting player to watch take two bases (on doubles, from first to third, from second home). The Man. The Myth. The Legend. My favorite athlete of all time. The reason I've always worn #31. Dave Winfield. Indeed, how could anyone forget Mr. May? Actually, I'm a great admirer of Dave Winfield. But he can't hold a candle to my favorite player and the reason I'm left handed (well, maybe not, but it sounds good) - and he even has his own locker in Cooperstown - Stan Musial. |
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Post by TigerHoya on Sept 14, 2006 13:05:53 GMT -5
Didn't Devine from NC State make it up to Atlanta after the minor league season was over the same year he was drafted?
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Post by SFHoya99 on Sept 14, 2006 13:25:05 GMT -5
Good lord, Buff, no one forgot Winfield. But since Austin specifically said college pitcher, I didn't think Winfield applied.
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Post by hifigator on Sept 14, 2006 15:56:22 GMT -5
Austin, Andrew Miller is from right here in Gainesville. He went to Bucholz high school and then became a Tarheel. I read that he had it written into his contract that he would be called up to the bigs this year. I thought that was a might unusual to say the least. But the kid has got some good stuff. He is a lefty who hits the mid nineties with a lot of movement. The even more telling sign is that he was called up in August making him eligible for the post season roster. Initially everyone presumed that he would get called up after the minor league season ends and the major league rosters are expanded. I think they have every intention of keeping him on for the post season. He is a very useful pitcher to have. He can come in for long relief and give you five innings or he can be a starter or he is a great situational pitcher specifically against lefties. He is also resiliant enough to start one day and then come on in relief the next two days. In fact he did that at UNC at least once, starting on Friday and then getting 2 saves on Saturday and Sunday.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Sept 14, 2006 16:09:25 GMT -5
"I read that he had it written into his contract that he would be called up to the bigs this year. I thought that was a might unusual to say the least. "
He's not the first.
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Post by Jack on Sept 14, 2006 17:22:20 GMT -5
"I read that he had it written into his contract that he would be called up to the bigs this year. I thought that was a might unusual to say the least. " He's not the first. Right. It is a big perk, because it starts your service clock toward free agency. |
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Post by FLHoya on Sept 14, 2006 18:55:36 GMT -5
Didn't Devine from NC State make it up to Atlanta after the minor league season was over the same year he was drafted? Yep. And I believe he gave up a Grand Slam on his first pitch (or very least first AB...actually I think his first two batters faced). Yet, this wasn't the worst thing that happened to him last season. He also gave up the series-winning homer to Chris Burke in the 18th inning of Game 4 of the NLDS. |
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Post by DanMcQ on Sept 14, 2006 22:27:06 GMT -5
So I'm watching the Rangers beat up on Detroit and Andrew Miller comes into the game in the 7th to pitch. This is the same Andrew Miller who pitched in the CWS final for UNC this summer. Does anyone know if a college pitcher has ever made it to the big club that quickly after being drafted before? I cannot think of anyone who pitched in college and the majors in the same season. Craig Hansen pitched for both St. Johns and the Red Sox last season. |
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Sept 15, 2006 14:20:27 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for the insight.
Buff, I certainly did not forget my mother's 1973 classmate at the U, I just forgot Winfield pitched in college. Although Winfield technically fits the category based on my question, I was really looking for guys who pitched both in college and the majors in the same season.
FWIW, my parents, both students at the U while Winfield was there, have always told me basketball was Winfield's best sport.
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