Passing on draft's top talent not a good idea
All this Colin Moran talk turns us to the past to look at draft where a team passed on the consensus top talent.
- Born: 1980/09/30
- Age: 32
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 210
- Bats/Throws: R / R
- Seasons: 5
- Place of birth: Indianapolis, IN
- Drafted by: the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2002 (1st round)
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84.2 | 65 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 26 | 99 | 3.83 | 1.07 | |
| 2001 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 106 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 19 | 119 | 3.50 | 1.16 | |
| 2002 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 104.2 | 88 | 47 | 36 | 0 | 33 | 139 | 3.10 | 1.16 | |
| 2003 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 97.1 | 101 | 39 | 33 | 5 | 27 | 67 | 3.05 | 1.32 | |
| 2004 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 160 | 77 | 66 | 18 | 47 | 100 | 4.10 | 1.43 | |
| 2005 | Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13.50 | 1.50 |
| 2005 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 109.1 | 104 | 48 | 41 | 11 | 26 | 82 | 3.38 | 1.19 | |
| 2007 | Pirates | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5.29 | 1.71 |
| 2007 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2 | 146 | 70 | 67 | 10 | 59 | 89 | 4.00 | 1.36 | |
| 2008 | Indians | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 4.91 | 1.16 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 90 | 54 | 46 | 8 | 25 | 60 | 5.52 | 1.53 | |
| 2009 | Blue Jays | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3.00 | 2.17 |
| 2009 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 | 42 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 3.52 | 1.28 | |
| 2010 | Royals | 13 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.2 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 6.12 | 1.59 |
| 2010 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 86 | 35 | 32 | 8 | 28 | 73 | 2.82 | 1.12 | |
| Career Total | 26 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.2 | 98 | 53 | 51 | 13 | 31 | 54 | 5.62 | 1.58 | |
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