"What?! He's Still Playing?!" Part One of Five

Have you ever looked at a box score or turned on the TV to a baseball game and seen a name you never expected to see? A name you hadn't seen in several years? I had a moment like that just last week. I looked at a Royals box score and was flabbergasted at their starting pitcher. "What Bruce Chen's still pitching?!" Obviously, players who come back to the majors after several years away get some mainstream exposure. I thought it would be a fun idea to look through the minor leagues and see what former major leaguers are still kicking around. I'll do this in five parts. I feel that often, when I'm doing a big list like this, I wind up writing a 10-page article nobody wants to read all the way through, and  I'm losing viewers by cramming four or five articles' worth of information into one. So I'm trying out a new split-up approach — we'll see how it goes. This article will look at the International League (Triple-A) pitchers. The next one will look at IL hitters. Part 3 will be ... (link)