The San Francisco Giants drafted Ryan Vogelsong in the fifth round of the 1998 MLB draft out of Kutztown University.
Despite his small-school status and Day 2 draft position, Vogelsong moved quickly through the minors and made his MLB debut on Sept. 2, 2000, tossing six scoreless innings over the final month of the 2000 season.
The following season, he was packaged with outfielder Armando Rios and traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates at the deadline in exchange for veteran outfielder John Vander Wal and a right-handed starter by the name of Jason Schmidt.