Michael McGreevy
| Michael McGreevy | |
|---|---|
.jpg) McGreevy with the Palm Beach Cardinals in 2021 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 8, 2000 San Clemente, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Michael Steven McGreevy (born July 8, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Amateur career
McGreevy grew up in
Undrafted out of high school, McGreevy enrolled at
UC Santa Barbara where he pitched in 29 games as a reliever during his freshman season, posting a 5–1 record with six saves and was named first team All-Big West Conference and a freshman All-American by Baseball America.[3] As a sophomore, he went 2–0 with a 0.99 ERA in four starts before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.[4][5] During his junior season, McGreevy became a first round prospect for the upcoming Major League Baseball draft.[6][7] He finished his junior season with a 9–2 record, a 2.92 ERA and 115 strikeouts against 11 walks over 101+2⁄3 innings.[8]
Professional career
McGreevy was selected by the
Low-A Southeast.[12]
He pitched six innings with Palm Beach, giving up six runs and ten hits over six innings.
McGreevy was assigned to the Peoria Chiefs of the High-A Midwest League to begin the 2022 season.[13] After eight starts in which he went 3-1 with a 2.58 ERA over 45+1⁄3 innings, he was promoted to the Springfield Cardinals of the Double-A Texas League.[14]
References
- ^ "San Clemente High counts on returning seniors to give Tritons the edge in competitive South Coast League". March 19, 2018.
- ^ "Michael McGreevy". UC Santa Barbara.
- ^ "Michael McGreevy rising up draft boards". Baseball Prospect Journal. May 21, 2021.
- ^ "McGreevy is computing some striking numbers for UCSB baseball". Santa Barbara News-Press. April 7, 2021.
- ^ "UCSB's Boys of Summer scrambled to find some playing time". Santa Barbara News-Press. August 11, 2020.
- ^ McDaniel, Kiley (May 27, 2021). "MLB draft stock watch: Who is playing their way into the first round?". ESPN.com.
- SNY.tv. May 20, 2021.
- ^ Spain, Garrett (June 11, 2021). "Latest MLB Pipeline Mock Draft has Braves taking UC Santa Barbara RHP Michael McGreevy". Talking Chop.
- ^ Hummel, Rick (11 July 2021). "Cardinals draft Santa Barbara pitcher McGreevy in first round". STLtoday.com.
- ^ Silver, Zachary (July 16, 2021). "Top pick McGreevy signs with Cards". MLB.com. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ Rains, Rob (August 19, 2021). "Brewers rally late, knock off Cardinals 6-4 in 10 innings". KSDK.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ "Kim slides back to starter with Flaherty out". MLB.com.
- ^ "Pipeline isn't loaded, but several top-end prospects could help the Cardinals soon". 3 April 2022.
- ^ "Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Rises to Double-A". 24 May 2022.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- UCSB Gauchos bio
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