Feldman’s Strong Effort Punctuates Rangers’ 6-1 Victory In Chicago

In the four-plus years that had passed since he was drafted out of the College of San Mateo with the 886th-overall pick in the 2003 MLB First-Year Player Draft, Scott Wynne Feldman had never pitched more than 79.1 innings in a single professional season. Initially drafted as a starting pitcher out of the same junior college that yielded former All-Star closer John Wetteland, but subsequently developed by Texas as a reliever, Feldman’s rapid ascent through the minor leagues was nothing short of remarkable - particularly when considering that the once-corpulent sinkerballer lost virtually an entire year of development time when he succumbed to Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery in October 2003. After tossing just seven innings for the rookie-level Arizona Rangers in 2004, Feldman skyrocketed through the... [read full story]