Found June 11, 2007 on
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He was named High School Player of the Year in 1997. In '99, he graduated to Minor League Player of the Year. The next year, at the age of 20, he went 11-7 with a 3.50 ERA and 194 strikeouts in the majors. His was one of the most intriguing starts to a career in recent memory. Where are you now, Rick Ankiel?
On the 2007 AAA Pacific Coast League All-Star team, that's where. Starting in the outfield.
In case you've missed it, Dwight Gooden-sans-coke-habit went 4-for-5 today for the Memphis Redbirds and has homered in three straight games, totaling 8 RBI in that span. As it turns out, Ankiel's insistence on becoming a hitter may have been one of his least crazy ideas to date.
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Some shots at Ankiel on espn.com but hey I'm glad it's been a good change for him...his story reminds me of chuck knoblauch when he couldn't throw anything within 20ft. of 1st base.