major leaguer

When it comes to teenagers who look the part of a future major leaguer, Quentin Young of Oaks Christian comes to mind.

“For every guy, I wrote, ‘Fringe major leaguer,’" Uecker said of his days scouring amateur games. "So in case he made it nobody could say, ‘How’d you miss that guy?’

“Any major leaguer can really do that. At the end of the day, you’re not going to have much success when you’re working behind in the count.”

He didn’t behave like a first-year major leaguer looking to prove that he could hold his own against superior competition.

The screwball is so rare that Honeywell is believed to be the only current major leaguer throwing the pitch, which left-hander Hector Santiago threw for five teams, including the Angels, from 2011-2019.