MORTENSEN LANDS TRIPLE-A SPOT WITH ASTROS
Source: American Association News
Independent Baseball Chatter – by Bob Wirz Jared Mortensen makes a very good story for the American Association because it was in the league where he threw his very first professional pitches in 2013. Three years after breaking in with a 4-6, 3.77 season as mostly a starter at Grand Prairie, the 28-year-old righthander suddenly finds himself with a new life only one step from the major leagues. The Canadian was drafted into the Houston farm system in the Triple-A phase of the Rule 5 draft at the winter meetings outside of Washington, D.C., Thursday. He had been in the Tampa Bay system, going 7-7, 5.23 as primarily a relief pitcher for Double-A Montgomery this past summer. What set the 5-foot-11 hurler apart were his 86 strikeouts in a mere 70.1 innings. He gave up only 53 hits although his walks were somewhat high at 57. Previously the chief spokesman for Baseball Commissioners Bowie Kuhn and Peter Ueberroth, Bob Wirz has been writing extensively about Independent Baseball since 2003. He is a frequent contributor to this site, has a blog, www.IndyBaseballChatter.com, and his book, “The Passion of Baseball”, was introduced in October.
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