How much were scouted out of American River JC?
“Pretty good. I remember my freshman year I got a couple of little cards, profile cards, that players normally get. We played against Sacramento City JC, which is a pretty well known junior college that always has some good prospects, every Thursday, so I happened to be seen by a lot of scouts there, and then they started to follow me around.” How much effort did the Brewers give to signing you immediately after the draft? “There wasn’t any pressure, really. I hadn’t really shown too much in terms of what my ability was because I had been hurt and I was only throwing about 84 during our season. Then I got a call from the Brewers scout in my area that advised me about a baseball camp, and I went to it. Then my arm finally recovered during that and two weeks after the season I hit 90 for the first time. Just from that, I was thinking maybe they were saying ‘Whoa, we got to get this kid,’ but at the same time, ‘Let’s make sure he can stay healthy for a year,’ because that was the biggest
