Drafted in the 34th round (1,046th overall) by the Oakland Athletics in 2007.
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For a fifth-year senior, righthander Ryne Tacker has outstanding stuff. He has a 90-94 mph fastball, flashes a solid curveball and throws a sinking changeup. The swingman earned Conference USA pitcher-of-the-year honors as a swingman for Rice (9-1, 3.01, three saves), but his medical history is worrisome. Tacker didn't pitch at all in 2006 because of a stress fracture in his elbow. His last two starts in May were abbreviated when he felt soreness in the same area of his arm. He began his career at Texas A&M and also spent a year at Navarro (Texas) Junior College.
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