IP 287
ERA 6.272
WHIP 1.669
BB/9 4.484
SO/9 6.052
  • Full name Garrett Andrew Olson
  • Born 10/18/1983 in Fresno, CA
  • Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 205 / Bats: R / Throws: L
  • School Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
  • Debut 07/04/2007
  • Drafted in the C-1 round (48th overall) by the Baltimore Orioles in 2005 (signed for $650,000).
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    Olson positioned himself as a premium draft pick with a sparkling summer in the Alaska League last year, following in the footsteps of first-rounders Jeff Francis (Rockies, 2002) and David Purcey (Blue Jays, 2004), and projected 2005 first-rounder Mike Pelfrey as the league's No. 1 prospect. Olson went 7-0, 0.88 for the Anchorage Bucs, striking out 53 in 51 innings and walking just eight. He did not allow a home run and then worked 16 more scoreless innings at the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita. His breakthrough continued this season as he went 10-4, 2.69 with 116 strikeouts in 120 innings at Cal Poly. He has a feel for three pitches: an 88-90 mph fastball, a 12-to-6 hammer curveball and a changeup that he has worked hard to refine. He now ranks as the third-best lefthander in California, behind fellow Big West Conference southpaws Cesar Ramos (Long Beach State) and Ricky Romero (Cal State Fullerton). A mechanical engineering major at Cal Poly, Olson has designs on joining the FBI if a career in professional baseball doesn't pan out.

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  • Rated Best Control in the Baltimore Orioles in 2008
  • Rated Best Control in the Baltimore Orioles in 2007
  • Rated Best Changeup in the Baltimore Orioles in 2007
  • Rated Best Curveball in the Baltimore Orioles in 2007
  • Rated Best Curveball in the Baltimore Orioles in 2006

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