Before: Selected in the 38th round of 1997 draft by Philadelphia Phillies. Struck out 67 batters in only 65.1 innings for Class-A Piedmont of the South Atlantic League in 1998. Has struck out 211 batters in only 185 professional innings. In 29.1 innings, allowed only 3 earned runs for a 0.92 ERA for Batavia of the Class-A New York Penn League in 1997.