#488 Mike Nagy

maybe, with considerably less fanfare, the Mark Fydrich of late 1960’s ...From Class A ball to a one season Red Sox wonder in his rookie year...12-2 record....AL Rookie Pitcher of the Year....stingy with home runs by keeping the the ball low....never achieved those heights again...Some elbow issues and the irregularity  of serving  in the military seemed throw off his pitching style and confidence....ERA ballooned in 1970 and even worst in 1971....pitched two innings for the Red Sox in 1972....Next three season played in Texas, St. Louis , and Houston’s farm systems,  getting isolated work for the for the last two big clubs ....did eventually play in Mexico but eventually retired  became a real estate agent....big guy at 6’3” from the Bronx...Hungarian heritage...also married a woman with same last name....has a SABR profile despite short career.