Amir Garrett was the ace for the Cincinnati Reds to start the season. After six starts Garrett was 3-2 with a 4.25 ERA. That included his only bad start of the season to that point. It made his decision to quit basketball for baseball look good.
Six starts into the season he was averaging six innings per start to lead the team. He was also averaging 91 pitches including 58 strikes per game. At the time he left for his Louisville “vacation” Garrett also led the team in strikeouts.
Garrett, unfortunately, came back a changed man.