Ross Detwiler

Infobox MLB player


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name=Ross Detwiler
position=Starting Pitcher
team=Washington Nationals
number=48
bats=Right
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1986|3|6
debutdate=September 7
debutyear=2007
debutteam=Washington Nationals
statyear=September 7, 2007
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=0-0
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=1
stat2label=Earned Run Average
stat2value=0.00
teams=
*Washington Nationals (by|2007)

Ross Emery Detwiler (born March 6, 1986 in Wentzville, Missouri) is a Major League Baseball pitcher in the Washington Nationals organization. He is a height|ft=6|in=5 convert|175|lb|kg|lk=on left-handed pitcher with a mid 90s miles per hour fastball. He throws a fastball, curveball, and changeup. [cite web|url=http://ww2.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/events/draft_report/y2007/index.jsp?mc=detwiler|accessdate=2007-09-18|date=2007-02-23|publisher=Minor League Baseball|work=milb.com|title=2007 draft report]

In college Detwiler pitched for Missouri State University of the Missouri Valley Conference. In 2006, he was a member of the All-MVC Tournament team. [cite news | date=July 6, 2007 | title=Nationals welcome Detwiler to fold | author=Bill Ladson | publisher=MLB.com | url=http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070706&content_id=2071341&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was] In 2007, he finished his third year with a 2.22 ERA in 14 starts and 100 strikeouts in 89 innings. The Washington Nationals drafted him in the first round (sixth overall) in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft, making him the highest Missouri State draft pick in history.cite news | date=September 3, 2007 | title=Detwiler in the big leagues, called up by Washington Nationals | publisher=missouristatebears.com | url=http://www.missouristatebears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=59240&SPID=6480&DB_OEM_ID=13800&ATCLID=1207574] Detwiler was the fifth pitcher taken by the Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos franchise in the first round of the draft in the last six years following Clint Everts, Chad Cordero and Bill Bray in 2002, 2003 and 2004, respectively, and Colton Willems taken in 2006. [cite web|url=http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070607&content_id=2011186&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was|accessdate=2007-09-18|date=2007-06-07|title=Nats stick with pitching at top of Draft|publisher=MLB Advanced Media, L.P.|work=mlb.com|author=Ladson, Bill]

During the summer of his freshman year in college Detwiler played for Wentzville Legion Post 323. Detwiler dominated his opponents during the season but still had one loss.fact|date=May 2008

After being drafted and signed by the Nationals, he pitched four games in the rookie Gulf Coast League, and then five games with the high A Potomac Nationals. He then was brought up to the majors for a brief time. He became the first player drafted in the 2007 Draft to appear in a Major League game. [cite news | date=September 10, 2007 | title=Notes: Detwiler absorbing Majors: Draft pick trying not to be overwhelmed by stay with club | author=Tom Keller | publisher=MLB.com | url=http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070910&content_id=2200166&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was] He joined Chad Cordero and Ryan Zimmerman as the third member of the Nationals franchise to be called up to the Major Leagues in the same year that he was drafted. He is also represented by Creative Artists Agency who also represent Zimmerman. [cite web|url=http://blog.washingtonpost.com/nationalsjournal/2007/06/ryan_detwiler.html|accessdate=2007-09-18|date=2007-06-07|title=Nationals Journal|work=washingtonpost.com|publisher=The Washington Post Company]

On 7 September 2007, he made his debut, pitching one hitless inning in relief against the Atlanta Braves, striking out one. [cite web|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=270907115|accessdate=2007-09-18|date=2007-09-07|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|title=Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves (box score)]

References

External links

* [http://www.scoutingbook.com/players/p2181 The Book on Ross Detwiler from ScoutingBook.com]
* [http://www2.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/players/Ross_Detwiler/ SportsNet]