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Walker, Not a Texas Ranger

Not Ferris Bueller, either…

I am not sure how much you may know about Walker Buhler. Most fans know that he was a pitcher at Vanderbilt University. As a Freshman he was 4-3 with a 3.14 ERA. As a sophomore he was 12-2 with a 2.64 ERA as Vanderbilt won a College World Series. He was drafted by the Dodgers as the 24th pick in Andrew Friedman’s first Dodger Draft and then promptly underwent Tommy John Surgery. What a crazy move. Yeah, crazy like a fox. Dodgers GM Farhan Zaidi said this:

“We still think he is one of the top pitching talents in the draft.