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Chasing The Dream: The Lance McCullers Jr. Story and Interview

June 29, 2012 // 3 Comments

Finishing a season 13-0 with an 0.18 ERA is unheard of. That is until you familiarize yourself with Lance McCullers Jr. The right-handed pitcher who hails from Tampa Florida completed his senior year at Jesuit High School with just that stat line. Even before he started his incredible season he was already one of the top ranked pitchers eligible to be drafted in 2012. In this weeks feature we take a look at McCullers Jr. phenomenal high school numbers, his blood lines and of course signing with the Houston Astros. [...]

Chasing The Dream: The James Paxton Story and Interview

May 25, 2012 // 3 Comments

Growing up in Canada, most youngsters dream of being the next Lemieux, Gretzky or Crosby, not James Paxton however, as he dreamed of becoming the next Randy Johnson or Andy Pettitte. In our lastest installment of Chasing The Dream we take a look at James Paxton as he rises through the Mariners system and gets close to making his debut in the big leagues. [...]

Chasing The Dream: The Justin Bianco Story and Interview

May 14, 2012 // 3 Comments

In the early rounds of the 2011 MLB Draft the Arizona Diamondbacks drafted a duo of prospects from the Western Pennsylvania area. Already featured here on Chasing The Dream is one half of that duo, John Leonard. Now we take a look at the other half Justin Bianco as he also begins his journey through the minor leagues to reach his goal of making it to the major leagues. [...]

Chasing The Dream: The Matt Bywater Story and Interview

April 25, 2012 // 1 Comment

In 2010 the Baltimore Orioles selected left-handed starting pitcher Matt Bywater in the seventh round. While most college pitchers sign relatively fast Bywater considered putting off his chase of a major league baseball career for his senior season at Pepperdine. In the final hours before the deadline period was to end, Bywater ultimately decided to begin his pursuit of the majors. [...]