The Reds’ Mike Leake has just joined a very exclusive group:
PITCHERS who advanced to the major leagues without first playing minor league baseball.
Here are some of the others:
1996 Ariel Prieto
1994 Darren Dreifort
1989 Jim Abbott
1979 Tim Conroy
1979 Mike Morgan
1974 David Clyde
1974 Eddie Bane
1974 Dick Ruthven
1972 Pete Broberg
1972 Burt Hooton
1970 Steve Dunning
1968 Mike Adamson
Speaking of Mike Morgan, check out his dossier in our latest book
“The Rollie Fingers Baseball Bible.”
As usual, there’s stuff in there you won’t find anywhere else.
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