When the LA Angels drafted Griffin Canning in the second round of the 2017 MLB Draft, they were drafting a player with the talent to have been picked a full round earlier. Many teams were concerned over Canning’s workload at UCLA and his accompanying medicals.
The Angels promptly shut him down for the 2017 minor league season. Then in 2018, Canning worked through the minor leagues quickly, and injury free. He finally made the major leagues last season, where he went through highs and lows, but had an overall successful rookie season.
That is, until he was shut down on August 22nd.