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I saw some film last night of Zach McAllister on WHOI, channel 19.
Zach is now pitching for the Staten Island Yankees, a Class A team in the Yankees' system.
They have just started their season*** and are 1-2 and Zach pitched yesterday.
He went 3 innings, gave up 5 runs (4 earned) non 6 hits, and struck out 3.
He faced 17 batters, more than any other pitcher on either team in the game as both teams were trying out several arms this early in the season.
Zach took the loss and is 0-1 this year in Class A, and he was 5-2 last season, 3.09 ERA in 11 games, and started one game in the Rookie League (Gulf Coast League).
Here's hoping Zach has a great season.
***the reason their season is starting so late is that this is a special Class A Short Season League, specifically designed to start in June and run through September so that the kids who are coming out of college can still play in their collegiate post season and College World series.
Here is a definition of the short Season League:
"Short-Season Leagues - As the name implies, these leagues play a shortened season, starting in June and ending in early September (thus, there are only a few off-days during the season). The late start to the season is designed to allow college players to complete the College World Series, which runs through late-June, before turning professional, give major-league teams time to sign their newest draftees, and immediately place them in a competitive league. Players in these leagues are a mixture of newly-signed draftees and second-year pros who either weren't ready to move on, or for whom there was not space at a higher level to move up. Second-year pros tend to be assigned to extended spring training until the short-season leagues begin.
Short-Season A - Consists of the New York-Penn League and Northwest League and is the highest level short-season affiliate for 22 Major League organizations. The remaining 8 MLB clubs have their highest level short-season affiliate in either the Appalachian or Pioneer Leagues. In many instances players drafted out of college will begin their careers at this level, while high-school draftees will begin their careers in either an Advanced-Rookie or Rookie League."
Zach is now pitching for the Staten Island Yankees, a Class A team in the Yankees' system.
They have just started their season*** and are 1-2 and Zach pitched yesterday.
He went 3 innings, gave up 5 runs (4 earned) non 6 hits, and struck out 3.
He faced 17 batters, more than any other pitcher on either team in the game as both teams were trying out several arms this early in the season.
Zach took the loss and is 0-1 this year in Class A, and he was 5-2 last season, 3.09 ERA in 11 games, and started one game in the Rookie League (Gulf Coast League).
Here's hoping Zach has a great season.
***the reason their season is starting so late is that this is a special Class A Short Season League, specifically designed to start in June and run through September so that the kids who are coming out of college can still play in their collegiate post season and College World series.
Here is a definition of the short Season League:
"Short-Season Leagues - As the name implies, these leagues play a shortened season, starting in June and ending in early September (thus, there are only a few off-days during the season). The late start to the season is designed to allow college players to complete the College World Series, which runs through late-June, before turning professional, give major-league teams time to sign their newest draftees, and immediately place them in a competitive league. Players in these leagues are a mixture of newly-signed draftees and second-year pros who either weren't ready to move on, or for whom there was not space at a higher level to move up. Second-year pros tend to be assigned to extended spring training until the short-season leagues begin.
Short-Season A - Consists of the New York-Penn League and Northwest League and is the highest level short-season affiliate for 22 Major League organizations. The remaining 8 MLB clubs have their highest level short-season affiliate in either the Appalachian or Pioneer Leagues. In many instances players drafted out of college will begin their careers at this level, while high-school draftees will begin their careers in either an Advanced-Rookie or Rookie League."
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