Michael McGreevy
Michael Steven McGreevy (born July 8, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
| Michael McGreevy | |
|---|---|
McGreevy with the Palm Beach Cardinals in 2021 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 8, 2000 San Clemente, California | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Amateur career
McGreevy grew up in San Clemente, California and attended San Clemente High School.[1] In 2018, his senior year, he pitched to a 2.20 ERA.[2]
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 St. Louis Cardinals in the first round with the 18th overall selection in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft.[9] He signed with the Cardinals on July 16, 2021 for a $2.75 million bonus.[10] McGreevy was assigned to the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Cardinals to start his professional career.[11] After two games, he was promoted to the Palm Beach Cardinals of 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.
- ^ "Yankees select RHP prospect Michael McGreevy in latest MLB Pipeline 2021 mock draft". 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. "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".
- ^ "Cardinals' Masyn Winn: Rises to Double-A".
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- UCSB Gauchos bio