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Non-Prospect, Dirk Hayhurst 69th Wizard to get the Call

August 22nd, 2008 | Author: Chad Gramling

According to SignonSanDiego.com, Triple-A reliever Dirk Hayhurst will start Saturday against the San Francisco Giants. The 27-year-old has appeared in 216 minor league games since the Padres drafted him in the 8th round (221st overall) of the 2003 draft.

For the past two years, Hayhurst has written articles for Baseball Americain their Non-Prospect Diary feature. Ironically, his entry for April 4, 2007 – Maddux gives minor leaguers pearls of wisdom – holds extra meaning, because Hayhurst will take the recently traded Maddux’s rotation spot.

“This was a special treat for me. I have been watching this guy pitch since I was a young thrower. I am really not ashamed to say I idolize the guy.”

On the season, Hayhurst is 2-3 with a 3.75 ERA for the Portland Beavers. The right-hander, who made two starts, has 98 strikeouts and 28 walks in 84 innings.

With the Wizards in 2004, Hayhurst went 9-4 with a 2.66 ERA. He appeared in 26 games, which included 17 starts. Over 118.1 innings pitched, he struck out 106 and walked just 19 batters. Hayhurst will become the 69th former Wizards player to debut in Major League Baseball and the seventh this year.

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