Christian Bergman continues to ride his excellent command and low walk rate to major league success.
Christian Bergman was never supposed to play in the majors. That’s less a comment on Bergman than it is on college pitchers drafted in the 24th round out of college. His path was supposed to have been written once the first 23 rounds of the 2010 amateur draft passed without him getting a phone call—or, more likely at that stage of the draft, a telegram.
Bergman was never supposed to play in the majors after he debuted in rookie ball as a 22 year-old.