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November 25, 2008
Homegrown Starting Pitchers, Updated
A list of starting pitchers developed by AL West teams during the Wild Card era. Criteria for listing: Player originally drafted or signed by the respective team, pitched 162 innings (or one inning per team game in strike years), and not yet eligible for free agency.
| Year | Texas | Los Angeles | Oakland | Seattle |
2008 | - | John Lackey, Ervin Santana, Joe Saunders, Jered Weaver | - | Felix Hernandez |
2007 | - | John Lackey | Joe Blanton | Felix Hernandez |
2006 | - | John Lackey, Ervin Santana | Joe Blanton, Barry Zito | Felix Hernandez, Gil Meche, Joel Pineiro |
2005 | - | John Lackey | Joe Blanton, Barry Zito | Ryan Franklin, Joel Pineiro |
2004 | - | John Lackey | Rich Harden, Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Barry Zito | Ryan Franklin, Joel Pineiro |
2003 | - | John Lackey, Ramon Ortiz, Jarrod Washburn | Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Barry Zito | Ryan Franklin, Gil Meche, Joel Pineiro |
2002 | - | Ramon Ortiz, Jarrod Washburn | Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Barry Zito | - |
2001 | Doug Davis | Ramon Ortiz, Scott Schoeneweis, Jarrod Washburn | Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Barry Zito | - |
2000 | - | Scott Schoeneweis | Tim Hudson | - |
1999 | - | - | - | - |
1998 | - | - | - | - |
1997 | Darren Oliver | Jason Dickson | - | - |
1996 | Darren Oliver, Roger Pavlik | - | - | - |
1995 | Roger Pavlik | - | - | - |
1994 | Kevin Brown, Kenny Rogers | - | Todd Van Poppel | Dave Fleming |
Texas has developed only one homegrown starter during the last 11 seasons. Eighteen months after Davis qualified for the ERA title, Texas waived him.
Posted by Lucas at November 25, 2008 01:11 PM