Kris Medlen is listed at 5'10'' and even that may be a stretch. His small stature and the fact that he played mostly shortstop at Santa Ana Junior College prior to being drafted had many questioning whether or not he could ever be a productive professional pitcher, which resulted in a 10th round draft selection in 2006.Despite the slights against him, Medlen dominated the minors, posting an FIP (Fielding Independent Pitching) higher than 4.00 just once, and he saw even more success once he transitioned to starting pitcher in the summer of 2008. Through Medlen's 227 minor league innings, 120 of which came in 2008 when he moved to starter midway through the season, he sports a 2.42 ERA, 5.16 K/BB ratio, and a 1.07 WHIP. When Medlen transitioned to starter, it was mostly to work on his change-up since he was behind most of the others at his level due to playing the field in college. The transition greatly helped his changeup, as he is able to now compliment it nicely wi...
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