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Originally Posted by The Meat Dragon
well props
I'm sure being a 90 MPH lefty pitcher you were probably drafted within the 1st 5 rounds and signed a pretty nice 6 figure bonus
congrats
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Our quarterback was a LHer that threw in the high 80's with regularity. He didn't get drafted out of HS.
He went to Wichita State and pitched there until he graduated. He got drafted in the 3rd round by the Red Sox and had some arm trouble. I think he's still bouncing around the BoSox organization in AA somewhere as a reliever. He's probably 28 or 29 at this point, so I don't imagine he's going to ever 'make it'. (Tough break, he was a damn nice guy. Valedictorian, Wendy's HS Heisman finalist, Varsity basketball captain; the works. He had every reason to be an asshole but was as good a guy as you'd ever meet).
The point being that you're just wrong. There's no shortage of lefties that can chuck the ball that don't get drafted out of HS. He had to pay his dues in college before he got a look and when he did he was even taken quite high (so it's not as though the talent wasn't there). Sometimes you just don't draw the right eyes your way.
EDIT: Looks like he threw a handful of innings at AAA last season, so it appears he's still kicking around out there.