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Just goes to prove, that someone will pony up if the velocity is high enough.
NEIGHBORGALL RETIRES
The Jason Neighborgall saga reached an end with his retirement after three years in the D-Backs’ organization.
Neighborgall, who wowed scouts with a fastball in the high-90 mph range, signed with the D-Backs for a $500,000 bonus after being taken in the third round of the 2005 draft.
Neighborgall had immense difficulty harnessing his stuff, however, going 1-4 with a 17.32 ERA in 51 games. He walked 128 and threw 60 wild pitches in 42 1/3 innings.
“I never try to talk someone in or out of retirement,” said A. J. Hinch, the D-Backs’ director of minor league operations.
“I think it had been a grind for him. He did his best. He didn’t care to continue.”
The Jason Neighborgall saga reached an end with his retirement after three years in the D-Backs’ organization.
Neighborgall, who wowed scouts with a fastball in the high-90 mph range, signed with the D-Backs for a $500,000 bonus after being taken in the third round of the 2005 draft.
Neighborgall had immense difficulty harnessing his stuff, however, going 1-4 with a 17.32 ERA in 51 games. He walked 128 and threw 60 wild pitches in 42 1/3 innings.
“I never try to talk someone in or out of retirement,” said A. J. Hinch, the D-Backs’ director of minor league operations.
“I think it had been a grind for him. He did his best. He didn’t care to continue.”