Taking Their Time to Deliver
Published 5/11/2008 by Dave Sheinin at washingtonpost.com - MLB
Five of the top pitchers so far this season -- Scott Olsen of the Marlins, Gavin Floyd (White Sox), Ervin Santana (Angels), Edinson Vólquez (Reds) and Zack Greinke (Royals) -- were born within 12 months of one another between January 1983 and January 1984, and all five signed as teenagers between...
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