Throwing Trenton's final pitch was Pat Vendite, the hurler who, incredibly, throws from both sides of the mound.
Venditte had a great year. At Tampa -- (his second season at Tampa) -- he threw 72 innings with a 1.73 ERA. Promoted to Trenton, he pitched 2 innings and gave up 2 runs. In the Eastern League playoffs, he was lights out.
I do not question the wisdom of Yankee scouts, who know far more about Venditte's chances than I do. But I feel sorry for Venditte. He was drafted by the wrong team.
If signed by almost any other team in baseball, today he would be throwing in a major league park, if only to sell a few tickets. The Yankees wouldn't do that. So he's lost in obscurity, until some other team gives him a chance.
he has another year before he is eligable for rule 5, good job guy
ReplyDeleteIf Bill Veeck was still around he'd have found a way to coax the Yankees into trading him in a deadline deal for somebody like Austin Kearns.
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