No matter how good you are?

[Fine Vol]

Does every player from college go into the minors or are there some players good enough to go straight to the bigs? If yes, who was the last great player to do so?

 

[vols kick balls]

Does every player from college go into the minors or are there some players good enough to go straight to the bigs? If yes, who was the last great player to do so?

I cant think of any recent player that has done it. Several spend less than a full year in the minors.

 

[Fine Vol]

I cant think of any recent player that has done it. Several spend less than a full year in the minors.

Why does it work in Bball and not baseball?:hmm:

 

[vols kick balls]

Because a lot of the top talent from HS goes strait to the minors instead of college. It also takes some time for players to adjust to the different levels of competition.

 

[TennNC]

Didn't Mark Prior go straight to the bigs?

 

[vols kick balls]

Didn't Mark Prior go straight to the bigs?

No, but he is one of the few guys who spent less than a year in the minors. Tim Lincecum from the Giants is the most recent to spend less that a year in the Minors.

 

[cd12]

I think Jeff Burroughs son did it......but it didn't work out to well. Bob Horner did it but that was a long time ago.

Hudson Street maybe?

 

[vols kick balls]

I think Jeff Burroughs son did it......but it didn't work out to well. Bob Horner did it but that was a long time ago.

Hudson Street maybe?

Did you mean Huston Street? If so then thats a good one. IDK about him.

 

[cd12]

Did you mean Huston Street? If so then thats a good one. IDK about him.

Yeah thats who I meant.

 

[vols kick balls]

Huston Street played a total of 21 games in the minors. Id say thats about as close as you are going to see in a long time.

 

[cd12]

didn't he pitch in the CWS and MLB playoffs in the same year?

 

[vols kick balls]

No, but he is one of the few guys who spent less than a year in the minors. Tim Lincecum from the Giants is the most recent to spend less that a year in the Minors.

I went back and looked and he made 9 starts in the minors.

 

[TennNC]

Huston Street played a total of 21 games in the minors. Id say thats about as close as you are going to see in a long time.

VKB, nice work on the quick research on these guys.

I lived in Austin for 3 years and saw Street pitch a few times. He seemed like a guy who could step right into the bigs and get it done.

 

[TennNC]

IBob Horner did it but that was a long time ago.

Somebody call my name?

 

[Vercingetorix]

Pete Incaviglia is the last guy I can remember that came straight out of college to the majors and never played a game in the minors.

 

[hatvol96]

Dave Winfield went straight from the U of Minnesota to the Majors.

 

[TennNC]

Dave Winfield went straight from the U of Minnesota to the Majors.

One of three people to be drafted in 3 different professional sports. A ridiculously good athlete. I'm glad he chose baseball.

 

[The Dude]

The only other one I could think of was Robin Yount, but he actually played 64 games of -A ball as a 17 year old in 1973. He made his MLB debut in '74 and broke the record for games played by a teenager.

 

[TennNC]

The only other one I could think of was Robin Yount, but he actually played 64 games of -A ball as a 17 year old in 1973. He made his MLB debut in '74 and broke the record for games played by a teenager.

One of my childhood heroes and favorite players.