Grayson Garvin

Grayson Garvin
Tampa Bay Rays
Pitcher
Born: October 27, 1989 Suwanee, Georgia
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Grayson O'Neil Garvin (born October 27, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization.

Career

Garvin attended Wesleyan School in Norcross, Georgia.^[1] He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 45th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at Vanderbilt University. Garvin was mostly a relief pitcher in his first two seasons at Vanderbilt.^[2] As a junior in 2011, he became a full-time starter, going 13–2 with a 2.48 earned run average (ERA) and 101 strikeouts in 18 starts. For his play he was named the SEC Pitcher of the Year.^[3]

Garvin was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the first round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.^[4] He signed with the Rays and made his professional debut in 2012 with the Charlotte Stone Crabs.^[5] He pitched in only 11 games that season, before suffering an injury which required Tommy John surgery.^[6] He returned to start 11 games for the Gulf Coast Rays and Charlotte. Garvin played 2014 with the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits, but was limited to only 74 innings due to injuries.^[7]

References

1. Wolves' ace Garvin takes it all in stride
2. Injury-shortened 2010 set stage for VU left-hander's success this spring
3. Garvin tops in SEC
4. Former Wesleyan Star Garvin Drafted by Tampa Bay Rays
5. Wesleyan's Garvin signs with Rays
6. Rays' Garvin aiming for rebound season
7. Another setback for Tampa Bay Rays prospect Garvin

External links

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Vanderbilt Commodores bio