When the Arizona Diamondbacks released Asher Wojciechowski at the end of spring training, the 28-year-old former first-round pick went home. For three weeks, he pondered his baseball future. To keep his arm fresh, he worked out at his alma mater, the Citadel.
“I was home for three weeks and didn't have a job and just wondering what was gonna happen,” he said.
In the middle of April, the Cincinnati Reds came calling. Their Triple-A pitching staff was so depleted, they needed Wojciechowski to come start right away. He wound up being the Louisville Bats’ best starter, and now finds himself back in the majors for the first time since he was first called up in 2015.