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jdettbarn · 04-01-2005, 09:43 AM

Interesting Daphne Story #1:

The River Cats starting first baseman (Pasqual Laroca) was originally drafted as a starting pitcher by Seattle in the 4th round of the 2009 amateur draft. The Rainiers successfully converted him to the field in 2011, where he went on to compile a .350 batting average over 3 minor league seasons. The Rainiers traded him to the River Cats in 2013 and he immediately moved into the starting lineup, hitting .345 over the remaining 69 games. Over the course of his 4 big league seasons, Laroca has a career batting average of .309, two Player of the Week awards and one Player of the Month award. Not too shabby for a pitcher who most scouts gave up on after two minor league seasons!

(BTW, Thanks to Akrobat and Jeremy for the kind words!)

Edit: And who could forget Chappy!! (Me obviously)

04-01-2005, 09:43 AM	#6
jdettbarn All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 635	Interesting Daphne Story #1: The River Cats starting first baseman (Pasqual Laroca) was originally drafted as a starting pitcher by Seattle in the 4th round of the 2009 amateur draft. The Rainiers successfully converted him to the field in 2011, where he went on to compile a .350 batting average over 3 minor league seasons. The Rainiers traded him to the River Cats in 2013 and he immediately moved into the starting lineup, hitting .345 over the remaining 69 games. Over the course of his 4 big league seasons, Laroca has a career batting average of .309, two Player of the Week awards and one Player of the Month award. Not too shabby for a pitcher who most scouts gave up on after two minor league seasons! (BTW, Thanks to Akrobat and Jeremy for the kind words!) Edit: And who could forget Chappy!! (Me obviously) __________________ NPBL Idaho Spuds GM Former Federal Baseball League and JOBL Commish (2002 - 2011) Last edited by jdettbarn; 04-01-2005 at 12:48 PM.