When was josh beckett drafted

We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Let's summarize his career, see what he was like as a prospect, and assess how he ranks historically. Considered one of the best prep pitchers of his generation, Josh Beckett was the second-overall choice in the draft, selected by the Florida Marlins out of high school in Spring, Texas.

He was clocked as high as 99 MPH as an amateur and showed a good breaking ball to go with all the heat, along with an ideally-athletic , pound frame. He signed too late to pitch in and the Marlins had to give him a big league contract even to get that done. On the field he was excellent, posting a 2. He didn't throw quite as hard in pro ball as he did in high school, working at instead of the uppers, but the curve was terrific and his command was better than expected.

The negative was health: a sore elbow and a tender shoulder limited him to just 12 starts. It's also available for football, basketball and hockey.

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Full Site Menu Return to Top. Louis Cardinals. Became the 3rd-fastest pitcher since to reach 1, K's, after only A. PHI while with Florida. Established career highs in innings Finished among AL leaders in complete games T-3rd, 4 , wins T-4th, 17 , strikeouts per 9.

The team was in those contests. In 16 home starts, went with a 3. NYY, his 12th start of the year at Fenway Park Was 1st Red Sox hurler to go undefeated in his 1st 11 home starts to begin a season since Curt Schilling 11 in Tossed 7. Went with a 7. Posted a 2. CLE Elias.

Entered the All-Star break tied for the Major League lead with 11 wins Joined Tim Wakefield as the 7th pair of teammates ever to share their league's lead at that point in the season Atlanta's Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux were the last to do it with 12 each in Wes Ferrell and Lefty Grove are the only other pitchers to accomplish the feat for Boston, winning 11 games each before the Midsummer Classic in Tossed a club season-high Finished among AL leaders in complete games T-3rd, 4 , wins T- 4th, 17 , strikeouts per 9.

The team was in those contests Was 1st Red Sox hurler to go undefeated in his 1st 11 starts to begin a season since Curt Schilling 11 in Was with a 7. Was with a 1. CLE Elias Averaged 8. Burnett 9. Has fanned at least batters in each of the last 6 seasons, one of 5 major leaguers to do so Struck out 8 or more on 8 occasions, tied for the 6th-highest total in the A. NYY for the A. Recorded each of his first 6 outs by way of the K and whiffed 8 through 3. Was the first Sox hurler to fan at least 13 in a game since Curt Schilling's 14 K's on September 21, at Baltimore.

Recorded 3 strikeouts in a loss vs. Baltimore on June 10 ending a streak of 17 consecutive starts with at least 5 K's that began August 29, Recorded career strikeout No.

Walked just 34 batters, his lowest single-season total since issuing 11 free passes over 4 games in , his first season at the major league level Issued 2 walks or less in each of his final 17 starts of the season beginning June 4 with a strikeoutto- walk ratio of 4.

Tied for the A. Beginning on May 24 at Oakland, went with a 2. Overall, went on the road and at home, the 3rd straight season and 4th in the last 5 that he has posted more wins as a visitor. Tim Wakefield led the league with 9 team losses in his quality starts Sox scored a total of 98 runs in his 12 wins, an average of 8. Was his 2nd stint on the DL in after missing from March 25 retroactive to March 19 to April 6 with a lower back strain Has made 12 career trips to the DL including 3 since joining the Red Sox in Gave up at least 5 runs on 6 occasions, including a pair of 8-run outings, July 30 vs.

Was with a 2. Made 4 starts after being activated on September 5, going with a 2. Tossed at least 6. Logged his 2nd double-digit strikeout effort of the season, and his 3rd straight game of at least 9 K's, when he fanned 10 in a victory at Baltimore on May Tossed his 5th career complete game on July 19 against the Angels in Los Angeles but took the loss Did not allow a run until a 7th-inning leadoff homer by Vladimir Guerrero Basically, it all boils down to his shoulder and elbow.

If Josh Beckett's arm holds up, he should be one of the best pitchers in baseball -- not just in the future, but this year. He is currently writing a biography of Bob Feller. He lives in Lawrence, Kansas, with his wife, son, and two cats. You can send John questions or comments at JASickels aol. Message Board. MLB en espanol. Louis Tampa Bay Texas Toronto. John Sickels. ESPN Auctions. The Rookies. Throughout spring training, John Sickels will provide in-depth reports on 10 of the hottest rookies to watch.

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