On the first night of a backwards weekend in Coca-Cola Field, one thing remained the same: Matt Harvey looked the part of a future big-league starter. The right-hander opened with 42/3 no-hit innings and posted his fifth straight win Thursday as the Buffalo Bisons beat Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre, 6-2, before an announced crowd of 4,510.
In his long, winding journey from a 41st-round draft-and-follow pick in 2006 to major league starter, Brad Peacock has made a lot of stops. He's gone from Melbourne, Fla., and the Gulf Coast League, to Single-A Hagerstown, Single-A Vermont, back to Hagerstown, down to Single-A Potomac, up into Pennsylvania with Double-A Harrisburg and then to upstate New York with Triple-A Syracuse.
NEW YORK -- This must have been exactly what Jeremy Hefner had in mind for his debut as a major league starter. He cruised through the first two innings against the meager bats of the San Diego Padres. In the bottom of the second, he even got a lead off an unearned run. This was going to be his night.
SAN FRANCISCO - Hisanori Takahashi has proven himself to be a capable major league starter. But he also has shown himself to be a more than capable reliever, too. While Takahashi would like to stay in the Mets' rotation, each start has the potential to be his last.
INDIANAPOLIS -- When Joe Martinez was traded from San Francisco to the Pirates at the July 31 trade deadline, he was excited for a few reasons. One, he'd have the opportunity to be closer to his New Jersey home. But perhaps more importantly, it meant a better shot at big- league starter's job.
SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Giants got the offensive first baseman they've been seeking. The Cleveland Indians received a pitcher they consider a future big league starter. The Giants acquired first baseman Ryan Garko from the Indians on Monday, filling a big need in the infield and adding a key right- handed bat.
ST. LOUIS -- Over the past two years, Bronson Arroyo has pitched a perfect game in Triple-A, emerged as a very reliable major- league starter and cracked the Red Sox's postseason starting rotation. But he's probably best-known for a pair of infamous encounters with Alex Rodriguez and his corn-rowed hair style. Arroyo was surprisingly glib on both subjects on Tuesday, prior to Game 3 of the World Series with the Cardinals. Back on July 24, Arroyo hit Rodriguez with an offspeed pitch, causing the $250 million Yankee third baseman to shout invectives back at the 27- year-old hurler.
It would be easy to criticize the Blue Jays for letting RHP Josh Banks leave on waivers in late April, but he had been a mediocre minor league starter and began the season with a 7.02 ERA in three Class AAA starts. The Padres picked up Banks for $20,000, and it appeared they'd get nothing for their investment when Banks, 25, put together a 6.66 ERA in eight appearances for San Diego's Class AAA team.
DETROIT - As a big-league starter, Joba Chamberlain still is feeling his way about the early innings, conscious of saving something in the tank for later. Only, he's seldom been around for later. Wednesday night marked Chamberlain's 16th Yankees start, and it came with one of those light-bulb moments.
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - Todd Wellemeyer was a 13-game winner in his first full season as a major league starter, earning a $4.05 million salary while avoiding arbitration in January. It's a huge status jump for a 30-year-old late bloomer the St. Louis Cardinals claimed off waivers from the pitching-poor Royals in May 2007. Funny, instead of somebody who's got it made, he still acts like he's scuffling for a job with zero peace of mind.
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