Prospect Retro: Mark Buehrle

By Seven Costanza

FutureSox.com/SoxNet

 

In honor of Mark Buehrle's perfect game, Seven Costanza of our sister site, FutureSox.com, decided to write-up a prospect retro which highlights Buehrle's earlier years....Read the Full Article

Nice article. I remember seeing Buehrle's debut against the Brewers. He mopped up in a Sox rout of the Brewers (Maggs homered twice). I had taken my then-11 yr. old son to the game. We moved out to the right field bleachers for the 9th inning so he could have a closer up look at his favorite player, Maggs. As I watched Buehrle work I remarked to my son, "I like this guy. He works fast and throws strikes". Ahhh, memories.

He couldn’t make his high school freshman team. He got cut sophomore year, too. Buehrle didn’t want to bother junior year, until his parents reminded him they didn’t raise a quitter.

 

Even then, Buehrle didn’t enthrall anyone. The only school that recruited him was Jefferson College, a junior college in rural Hillsboro, Mo. The White Sox drafted him in the 1,139th spot overall after his first year, watched him blossom as a sophomore and signed him for $167,000 as a draft-and-follow. Thirty-six minor-league games and 421 days later, he was in the major leagues.

Good story, Mr. Costanza. Also the above came from yahoo.com.

Amazing how he's blossomed. You would think all 38th round type pitching prospects would copy Mark's style. Work fast. He's a pleasure to watch pitch even the rare days he doesn't have it.

Good story, Mr. Costanza. Also the above came from yahoo.com.

Amazing how he's blossomed. You would think all 38th round type pitching prospects would copy Mark's style. Work fast. He's a pleasure to watch pitch even the rare days he doesn't have it.

 

I would actually discourage working faster for young pitchers. They'll tend to rush their delivery a bit and they won't be consistent with their release point.