Before the Atlanta Braves snagged him on Tuesday afternoon, the Orioles selected Kevin Gausman out of LSU as their first pick – fourth overall – in the 2012 draft. He skipped rookie ball entirely, appeared in two games in low A – ball, and five games in A+ ball that year.
Gausman started 2013 in AA; eight games later found himself in Baltimore pitching against Toronto. Five starts later he made his first AAA appearance only to be called back to Baltimore before his second AAA start.
Between 2013 and the beginning of 2016, he made twenty trips between AAA and the majors.