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Danny Herrera
"I'm 5-6," Herrera said. "My first year of professional ball, I listed myself as 5-8, but they had me at 5-8, 145 pounds. That made me feel like I was some frail guy, which I'm not. I weigh 165, 170 pounds. I used to lie about my height, but I don't do that anymore. I am 5-foot-6." The Rangers selected him in the 45th round of the 2006 draft. "One of the area scouts made an impassioned plea to take this guy, you know, when we give the area guys a chance to take a flier on a guy, a gut pick," said Buck Showalter, then the Rangers' manager. "He said, 'He has an out pitch, he's left-handed and has the heart of a lion. We asked, 'What's wrong?'" ... "He's 5-6," the scout said. - ESPN article by, of course, Tim Kurkjian
In four seasons, he went 5-8 with a 3.72 ERA (113 ERA+) and eventually, the guard at the players' entrance figured out he should keep sending him over to the concession entrance. To quote Herrera, "Sometimes, it's good to flash your ID card."
Redid the facegen.
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