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HOUSTON The Astros have had their share of Rule 5 Draft successes in the past 50 years, a list that incudes left-handed pitcher Wesley Wright, center fielder Willy Taveras and right-handed pitcher Xavier Hernandez. Those were the outliers.
Most of the players the club has taken in the Rule 5 Draft over the years didn’t reach the Majors or didn’t have much of an impact when they did, which isn’t an unusual outcome for the Rule 5 Draft. Players taken in the Major League phase must remain on that club’s active roster for the entire next season or be offered back to the former club.
Most games by MLB, Cubs pitchers in only season By JohnW53 on Dec 10, 2020, 9:00am CST +
Probably not. I didn t.
A 6-foot-1, 185-pound left hander, he appeared in
64 games for the Reds in 2014.
That is the most games of any pitcher in the Modern Era whose Major League career was just 1 season.
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IMPRESSIVE START
Coutlangus attended the University of South Carolina, then was drafted by and signed with the Giants at age 22. He spent 51 games with San Francisco s Rookie and High-A farm clubs in 2004-05, then was placed on waivers during spring training in 2006 and picked up by the Reds.
After splitting 2006 at Louisville and Chattanooga, he made it to the Reds. In his big league debut on April 7, 2007, he struck out the first batter he faced, to end the sixth inning. He opened the seventh by throwing out a batter who tried to bunt his way on base, then Coutlangus was replaced. He earned a hold, as the Reds beat the Pirates, 6-5.