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January 04, 2014
Homegrown Starting Pitching, Updated
Here's a list of every truly homegrown starting pitcher in the wildcard-era AL West. By that I mean: pitching for the team that originally drafted or signed him, ineligible for free agency, and reaching 162 innings (or 1 IP per game in 1994-1995). So, for example, Rick Helling doesn't count because Texas traded and reacquired him prior to his four consecutive 200-inning seasons, and Felix Hernandez drops off after 2011 even though he remained an M because he'd reached six years of MLB service. Each season's division winner is colored.
| Year | Texas | Los Angeles | Oakland | Seattle |
| 2013 | Derek Holland | - | AJ Griffin | - |
| 2012 | Derek Holland | Jered Weaver | - | - |
| 2011 | Derek Holland, CJ Wilson | Ervin Santana, Jered Weaver | Trevor Cahill | Felix Hernandez, Michael Pineda |
| 2010 | CJ Wilson | Ervin Santana, Jered Weaver | Dallas Braden, Trevor Cahill | Doug Fister, Felix Hernandez |
| 2009 | Scott Feldman | Joe Saunders, Jered Weaver | Trevor Cahill | Felix Hernandez |
| 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 |
Yes, I'm missing Houston in 2013, but, well, 2013 wasn't Houston's year. I'll update in due course.
Posted by Lucas at January 4, 2014 01:23 AM