As part of the Aaron Garza trade to Grand Prairie, Beach Bums' field manager Jon Cahill and I were invited down to an open tryout in Texas to take our pick of players that showed up. The best prospect at that tryout camp was the 6'8" 230-pound Read, who is currently living and working in Texas as a mechanical engineer and playing winter baseball in a league in Mexico. Read showed quite a bit of life on his fastball at the tryout despite a wind chill that was in the teens (the tryout was in January). However, Read's best pitch is a split-fingered fastball that he can throw for strikes or bury it in the dirt to get a strikeout.
His senior season at Missouri S & T, Read threw a single-season record 77 innings with a 3.74 ERA, 10 walks, and 52 strikeouts, which tied another single-season school record. For his career, Read ranks 1st all-time in innings pitched (234), 3rd in games pitched (57), 2nd in career strikeouts (142), and 8th in ERA (4.93).
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Is he going to be used out of the pen? What happened to the post on Daley? Did that fall through?
Read is going to compete for a job in the bullpen. We've got a verbal commitment from one very good starting pitcher and a contract that is due back very soon from another starting pitcher, so our rotation is looking pretty solid at this point.
I deleted the post on Danly for right now because I was told that we got his contract back, but that information was wrong. Nothing fell through, but I jut don't like to announce anything until we have it in writing. You're so on top of things, Mark!
I do what I can Jason. Love the game and especialy the Bums.
I really appreciate how closely you follow what we're doing - I wish we had some more people making comments on the Blog! I enjoy reading what people have to say.
Well Jason I like the fact that you share with us so much about the Bums and the League as well. Your job of building a team is seems to be the most exciting thing to be involved in. I always admire the GMs that build teams in the four major sports...not easy. That being said its got be even tougher for the Gms in the independent leagues. Anyhow keep up the good work Jason.
Steve is going to be missed down here in Tejas. He'll be a great addition to the team. Hopefully we get a chance to see him play.
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