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#41 | Pitcher | New York Yankees | Roster 
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Career Notes 1996 Led the Seattle Mariners with 13 wins, 196.2 innings, 132 strikeouts and 35 starts, which was good for second best in the American League ... Won his first three starts of the season, allowing only five runs in 21.2 innings before losing two straight and compliling a 6.69 ERA over his next 7 games ... Limited left handers to a .229 average while righties hit him at a .330 clip ... Allowed three or fewer earned runs in 20 of 35 starts and worked 11 or more innings 11 times. 1995 Led the Yankees in losses, hit batsmen and balks ... Finished eighth in the AL in complete games and pickoff throws, second in stolen-base percentage allowed (85.2%), third in balks and most home runs allowed per nine innings, fourth in most pitches thrown per batter, fifth in stolen bases allowed, sixth in highest ERA and lowest groundball/flyball ratio ... Traded by the New York Yankees with Russ Davis to the Seattle Mariners for Tino Martinez, Jeff Nelson and Jim Mecir on Dec. 7, 1995. 1993 Spent his fifth season in the Yankee organization ... Started the season at Columbus (AAA) and went 3-5 with a 4.81 ERA in 16 starts before being recalled to New York Aug. 26 ... Compiled a 1-2 record with a 4.65 ERA in his six starts with the Bronx Bombers ... Was on the Columbus DL from May 23 to July 21 with groin and shoulder injuries ... Recorded 12 strikeouts vs. Norfolk in his final appearance before being recalled at Columbus ... Earned his first major league win on the day of his recall (Aug. 26) as he shutout Cleveland for 7 1/3 innings in the Yanks' 4-0 win ... Went 0-1 with a 5.63 ERA in his last two starts for New York. 1992 Made his professional debuts at the Class AA and major league level ... Combined to go 6-11 with a 3.04 ERA ... Started the season at Albany (AA) and was promoted to the Yanks Sept. 8 ... Went 0-2 with a 3.81 ERA in three starts for the Yankees, all at Yankee Stadium ... Earned a no-decision in his major league debut Sept. 11 vs. Kansas City ... Greg Jeffries was the first batter and out of his career ... While at Albany, struck out 155 batters in 146 2/3 innings ... Led the Eastern League in strikeouts and finished fourth in ERA ... Held opponents to a .213 average ... Was selected as the Yankees Minor League Player of the Month for April ... Went 1-1 with a 1.08 ERA in his final five starts to earn his September promotion ... Made his major league debut at age 21, the youngest player to take the mound for the Yankees since Jose Rijo in 1984 ... Became the first Yankee to make the jump from Double-A to the majors since Stefan Weaver in 1982 ... Was the youngest pitcher in the AL in 1992 ... Was voted as the fifth-best prospect in the Yankee organization by Baseball America.
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